Jerry DeMarco

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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.

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Hackensack, NJ
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Bergen County Consumer Investigators Protect Holiday Shoppers Bergen County Consumer Investigators Protect Holiday Shoppers Bergen County Consumer Investigators Protect Holiday Shoppers
Bergen County Consumer Investigators Protect Holiday Shoppers HACKENSACK, N.J. -- Investigators planned to re-visit dozens of businesses in Bergen County who had until Wednesday to clearly post signs regarding their refund policies, authorities said. The Bergen County Division of Consumer Affairs’ Office of Consumer Protection issued 57 warnings after visiting 248 stores over a 10-day period, County Executive Jim Tedesco said. This was done before the holiday shopping season kicks off "not only to protect Bergen County consumers but to educate the various businesses throughout the county of the policy," Tedesco said. Investigators will cont…

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Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
Lyndhurst police No-Shave November raises $2,200 Lyndhurst police No-Shave November raises $2,200 Lyndhurst police No-Shave November raises $2,200
Lyndhurst police No-Shave November raises $2,200 A Lyndhurst Police No-Shave November campaign brought in more than $2,200. Participants included Detectives Ron Guirland, Mike Lemanowicz and Vin Auteri, Lt. John Kerner, Sgts. Rich Jarvis and John Mazzure, and Officers Chris Cuneo, Geoffrey Rejent, Michael Giangeruso, Charles Giangeruso, John Decamp, James Goral, Paul Haggerty and Rob Fernandez. PHOTO: Courtesy LYNDHURST PD

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Alpine PIP Traffic Stop Leads To NY Pot Grow Houses Alpine PIP Traffic Stop Leads To NY Pot Grow Houses Alpine PIP Traffic Stop Leads To NY Pot Grow Houses
Alpine PIP Traffic Stop Leads To NY Pot Grow Houses ALPINE, N.J. -- What began as a tailgating stop on the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Alpine led to the discovery of a two New York marijuana grow houses, the seizure of three ounces of pot and 648 prescription pills -- including Oxycodone, Hydrocodone, Xanax, and Adderall -- and the arrests of two men. PIP Police Lt. Jesse Cohen and Officer David Moscaritolo stopped Robert Sciolo, 48, of Orange County, NY, on the northbound highway for tailgating and then failing to signal several lane changes at 10:40 p.m. Tuesday, Police Chief Michael Coppola said. As they approached the Nissan X-Terra …

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Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Bogota Police Bring Thanksgiving Meals To Needy Families Bogota Police Bring Thanksgiving Meals To Needy Families Bogota Police Bring Thanksgiving Meals To Needy Families
Bogota Police Bring Thanksgiving Meals To Needy Families BOGOTA, N.J. -- Bogota police brought Thanksgiving meals to two needy families. Police Chief Daniel Maye said he welcomed the opportunity to "give back to the community" and thanked those who helped collect the turkeys, potatoes, stuffing and other fixings delivered on Wednesday. Each family also got a Shop Rite gift card for additional food.

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Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
In-Store, Online: Be Wary, Bergen Black Friday Shoppers In-Store, Online: Be Wary, Bergen Black Friday Shoppers In-Store, Online: Be Wary, Bergen Black Friday Shoppers
In-Store, Online: Be Wary, Bergen Black Friday Shoppers PARAMUS, N.J. -- Keep cool and don't get conned if you're dashing for deals and discounts on Thanksgiving or Black Friday, acting New Jersey Attorney General John J. Hoffman and the state Division of Consumer Affairs warn. Hoffman urged shoppers to "follow some basic rules to ensure they’re getting a fair and honest deal” during what he called “the trifecta of holiday bargain shopping": Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday. “It’s easy to get caught up in the fun and excitement surrounding the start of the holiday shopping season,” added DCA Acting Director Steve Lee. “We’r…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
3 Cut From Overturned Car On Palisades Interstate Parkway in Alpine 3 Cut From Overturned Car On Palisades Interstate Parkway in Alpine 3 Cut From Overturned Car On Palisades Interstate Parkway in Alpine
3 Cut From Overturned Car On Palisades Interstate Parkway in Alpine ALPINE, N.J. -- Three people who had to be extricated from an overturned vehicle were hospitalized with injuries that authorities said weren't life-threatening on the Palisades Interstate Parkway late Wedneday. The crash occurred on the median of the northbound PIP near the Alpine Lookout, police said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Bergen Bomb Squad Inspects Black Backpack Left At Ho-Ho-Kus Bus Stop Bergen Bomb Squad Inspects Black Backpack Left At Ho-Ho-Kus Bus Stop Bergen Bomb Squad Inspects Black Backpack Left At Ho-Ho-Kus Bus Stop
Bergen Bomb Squad Inspects Black Backpack Left At Ho-Ho-Kus Bus Stop HO-HO-KUS, N.J. -- The Bergen County Sheriff's Bomb Squad were called to inspect a backpack found near a bus stop on Franklin Turnpike. The black backpack was discovered just after 4 p.m. about 15 feet behind the bus stop at 14 North Franklin Turnpike across from the post office. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Elmwood Park Police Bust Three Out-of-Towners In Separate Stops Elmwood Park Police Bust Three Out-of-Towners In Separate Stops Elmwood Park Police Bust Three Out-of-Towners In Separate Stops
Elmwood Park Police Bust Three Out-of-Towners In Separate Stops ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. -- Three men arrested by Elmwood Park police in separate stops were all from out of town, authorities said. The first was on Monday, when officers stopped 20-year-old Elias Dieck on eastbound Route 46 and determined that he was intoxicated, Police Chief Michael Foligno said. On Tuesday, they arrested Patrick McLoughlin, 20, of Hillsdale, who they said was carrying 11 bags of heroin and one of cocaine when they stopped him on Broadway. That same day, 34-year-old John Pernice of Lodi was charged with illegal possession of prescription drugs after police stopped him on Bo…

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Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Saddle River Man Charged With Date Rape Saddle River Man Charged With Date Rape Saddle River Man Charged With Date Rape
Saddle River Man Charged With Date Rape SADDLE RIVER, N.J. -- An abandoned 911 cellphone call lead Allendale police to a Saddle River store clerk who they said raped a woman after meeting her hours earlier. Blake G. Tannen was being held on $200,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail, charged with aggravated sexual assault and possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. Allendale police got the 911 call at 12:40 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 22, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said. "Allendale Police determined that the cellular telephone from which the call originated was located at 5 Baldwin Road [in Saddle River]," M…

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Fort Lee, NJ
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Fort Lee Auditor, 40, Charged With Repeatedly Sexually Assaulting Girl Fort Lee Auditor, 40, Charged With Repeatedly Sexually Assaulting Girl Fort Lee Auditor, 40, Charged With Repeatedly Sexually Assaulting Girl
Fort Lee Auditor, 40, Charged With Repeatedly Sexually Assaulting Girl FORT LEE, N.J. -- An auditor from Fort Lee was ordered held on $300,000 bail, charged with repeatedly sexually assaulting an underage girl. Leosandro P. Dilag, 40, was charged with six counts of aggravated sexual assault, sex assault, as well as singular counts of aggravated sexual contact and child endangerment. A family member notified Fort Lee police on Sunday. They, in turn, contacted the New Jersey Division of Child Protection and Permanency and the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit "and a cooperative investigation ensued," Prosecutor John L. Molinelli sa…

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