NULL 62°

Jerry DeMarco

Senior Reporter

jdemarco@dailyvoice.com

FOLLOW ON

Facebook Twitter Linkedin

Born in Newark and raised in Hudson County, Jerry DeMarco is a 38-year veteran of the news industry and a renowned breaking news reporter. He has covered local, county and state police, as well as the FBI, ATF and other federal agencies.

DeMarco joined Daily Voice in 2015 after six years running Cliffview Pilot, one of the nation's few independent breaking news sites. As an independent publisher, he helped establish Local Independent Online News, a national trade organization.

Prior to launching his own site, DeMarco served as a reporter for the Bergen Record, Stamford Advocate, Rockland Journal News, News Tribune, and Trenton Times.

DeMarco has won national recognition for his investigative work, including Clarion, Heywood Broun and Deadline Club awards. He's changed public policy and managed several major projects -- including one that helped put a corrupt public official in federal prison and another that forced a sitting New Jersey attorney general from office for her participation in a Bergen County traffic stop involving her boyfriend.

DeMarco regularly lectures at a graduate course in media relations at Fairleigh Dickinson University and previously was an adjunct professor at Lehman College in the Bronx. 

He has a Bachelor's Degree in English from St. Peter's University in Jersey City.

Jerry DeMarco's Contributions

News
Wayne PD: Cracked Windshield Leads To Gun Arrests Of Wanted Ex-Con, GF Wayne PD: Cracked Windshield Leads To Gun Arrests Of Wanted Ex-Con, GF
Wayne PD: Cracked Windshield Leads To Gun Arrests Of Wanted Ex-Con, GF A transplanted ex-con and his girlfriend were carrying a gun when Wayne police stopped them, authorities said. Jennifer Cabrol was driving a vehicle with Rhode Island license plates and a cracked windshield when Officers Spencer Schoonmaker and Joseph Cobianchi stopped her and passenger Corey Hiler on Route 23, Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. They quickly discovered an outstanding warrant for Hiler, then learned from police in Rhode Island that the New England native was probably strapped, the captain said. Passaic County Sheriff’s K-9 Max, who was brought to the scene, helped point police …

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
News
SUV Collides With Porsche, Pole In Lodi SUV Collides With Porsche, Pole In Lodi
SUV Collides With Porsche, Pole In Lodi A crash with a Porsche sent an SUV into a utility pole at a busy Lodi intersection. Both the Nissan Rogue and the Cabriolet convertible were severely damaged in the crash outside the BP station at Essex Street and Riverview Avenue just off westbound Route 80 around midnight Saturday. There was no immediate word on injuries. Both vehicles had to be towed following the accident at Essex Street and Riverview Avenue in Lodi.Jo Fehl for DAILY VOICE Lodi police and firefighters responded. Belfie's Towing removed the vehicles. A PSE&G crew was summoned to repair the pole. PHOTOS by Jo Fe…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
News
GOTCHA! Manhunt Nets Two After Paramus Resident Confronts Home Burglar GOTCHA! Manhunt Nets Two After Paramus Resident Confronts Home Burglar
Gotcha! Manhunt Nets Two After Paramus Resident Confronts Home Burglar A burglar who was confronted by a Paramus homeowner after entering an occupied residence Friday morning was captured by police a short time later, authorities confirmed. Alqadir Ward, 26, of East Orange was nabbed by Paramus and Washington Township police as he tried to hide in bushes along the Garden State Parkway shortly after 8 a.m., Paramus Police Capt. Frank Scott said. A DPW worker and police employee pointed the officers toward Ward after spotting him in the area of Georgian Drive during an extensive manhunt, Scott said. Also arrested was a woman who the captain said was with h…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
News
Not THAT Jack Bauer: Wrong-Way Driver Caught With Meth, LSD For Sale, Mahwah PD Says Not THAT Jack Bauer: Wrong-Way Driver Caught With Meth, LSD For Sale, Mahwah PD Says
Not That Jack Bauer: Wrong-Way Driver Caught With Meth, LSD For Sale, Mahwah PD Says A Park Ridge motorist who drove into a Mahwah hotel parking lot through the exit was busted by township detectives with crystal meth and LSD for sale, authorities said. Jack Cassidy Bauer, 33, “exhibited extremely nervous behavior when asked routine questions” after they approached his 2002 Subaru Legacy on Thursday, Capt. Guido Bussinelli said. A search of the vehicle turned up the meth, acid, some Ecstasy, Xanax and drug paraphernalia, the captain said. Bauer was charged with various drug offenses -- including first-degree possession of LSD with the intent to sell it – and sent to the Be…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
News
GOTCHA! Detectives Nab Armed Englewood Teen, Alleged Teaneck Accomplice In Paterson Shooting GOTCHA! Detectives Nab Armed Englewood Teen, Alleged Teaneck Accomplice In Paterson Shooting
Gotcha! Detectives Nab Armed Englewood Teen, Alleged Teaneck Accomplice In Paterson Shooting A 19-year-old Englewood man was carrying a loaded gun when city police detectives nabbed him and an ex-con from Teaneck on attempted murder charges out of Paterson, authorities said. The investigators chased down Zion Martin, 19, of Englewood, and Malik Lee, 26, of Teaneck after spotting them in the area of West Englewood Avenue and Lafayette Place earlier this week, Detective Lt. Fred Pulice said. Both were wanted on warrants in connection with the May 5 shooting of a 28-year-old Paterson man who survived after being struck multiple times on Summer Street and Hamilton Avenue, authorities s…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
News
Authorities: Ramapo High School Threats Unfounded, Police File Delinquency Complaints Authorities: Ramapo High School Threats Unfounded, Police File Delinquency Complaints
Authorities: Ramapo High School Threats Unfounded, Police File Delinquency Complaints An alleged threat at a Bergen County high school proved unfounded, authorities said. Franklin Lakes police said Friday that they consulted with the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office and filed delinquency complaints in connection with the alleged threats against classmates last week at Ramapo High School. The "multiple charges" against the underage teen will be heard behind closed doors by a judge in the Family Part of Superior Court in Hackensack. There was "no immediate threat to staff or students present" when the alleged threats were made, Franklin Lakes Police Capt. Mark McCombs said …

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
News
Bean Counter Who Embezzled Hundreds Of Thousands From Bergen Tour Company Sentenced Bean Counter Who Embezzled Hundreds Of Thousands From Bergen Tour Company Sentenced
Bean Counter Who Embezzled Hundreds Of Thousands From Bergen Tour Company Sentenced An accountant from Lyndhurst was sentenced to a plea-bargained 21 months in federal prison for her role in embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from a guided tour company she worked for. Ruby Baroni, 55, took a deal from the government rather than face trial – the same as her former manager, Estela Laluf, 76, of River Edge. Laluf was sentenced in April to an agreed-upon 27 months in federal prison. U.S. District Judge Julien Xavier Neals sentenced Baroni on Thursday to two years of supervised release and ordered her to pay $295,297 in restitution. Between 2010 and 2016, she and Lal…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
News
Man Struck, Killed By Commuter Train In Glen Rock Man Struck, Killed By Commuter Train In Glen Rock
Man Struck, Killed By Commuter Train In Glen Rock A man was struck and killed by a commuter train before dawn Friday in Glen Rock, authorities said. NJ Transit and Glen Rock police responded about a half-mile south of the Main Line train station shortly before 2:30 a.m., borough Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. They found the victim in a wooded area near the Route 208 overpass, he said. Official identification was pending of the man, believed to be in his late 20s to early 30s, who was pronounced dead at the scene. No injuries to the crew or 10 riders aboard the train were reported, NJ Transit said.  The No. 1101 Main Line train l…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
News
Violent Englewood Criminal Freed Under Bail Reform Slams, Knocks Out Innocent Pedestrian Violent Englewood Criminal Freed Under Bail Reform Slams, Knocks Out Innocent Pedestrian
Violent Englewood Criminal Freed Under Bail Reform Slams, Knocks Out Innocent Pedestrian An Englewood mugger who was released by a judge after committing two strong-arm robberies in the city slammed an innocent pedestrian into a wall, knocking the victim out cold and breaking his shoulder, authorities said. City detectives had identified Roger Hernandez, 22, in March as the robber who grabbed separate victims on James Street and Depot Square Park (also known as Veterans Park) several weeks earlier. One victim got away and the other was assaulted and had his cellphone taken, Detective Lt. Fred Pulice said. Police arrested and charged Hernandez, then sent him to the Bergen Count…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
News
Body Of Man In Late 20s Or 30s Pulled From Hudson River North Of GWB Body Of Man In Late 20s Or 30s Pulled From Hudson River North Of GWB
Body Of Man In Late 20s Or 30s Pulled From Hudson River North Of GWB Authorities were trying to identify a man whose body washed up on the Hudson River shoreline in the shadow of the George Washington Bridge. The fully-clothed body reportedly was first spotted by a jet skier on the Washington Heights side of the river sometime Tuesday evening. Palisades Interstate Parkway police were called to the Englewood Marina off Henry Hudson Drive in Englewood Cliffs around 8:30 a.m. Wednesday after it reached the shoreline there, PIP Police Lt. Raymond E. Walter said. The victim is about 5-foot-8 and 200 pounds and appeared to have been in his late 20s or 30s, Walter…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Prev Page 365 of 2962 363 364 365 366 367 Next
3,641 - 3,650 of 29,614 articles