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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Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
DWI amateur boxer bounced car off Holland Tunnel wall, police charge DWI amateur boxer bounced car off Holland Tunnel wall, police charge DWI amateur boxer bounced car off Holland Tunnel wall, police charge
DWI amateur boxer bounced car off Holland Tunnel wall, police charge BEYOND BERGEN: A female amateur boxer from Belleville bounced her car off a Holland Tunnel wall while being followed by a Port Authority police officer who arrested her around dawn this morning. Susan L. Jugo was charged with DWI, refusing to take a beath test, reckless driving and bail jumping for an active warrant out of Weehawken after her 1999 black Toyota Camry was stopped at 14th Street and Marin Boulevard around 5:30 a.m., the authority’s Joseph Pentangelo told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. Jugo’s eyes “were glassy and glazed and a strong odor of alcohol emanated from the car,” he said. “During…

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Hackensack, NJ
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Juicy Platters opening in Hackensack features giveways Juicy Platters opening in Hackensack features giveways Juicy Platters opening in Hackensack features giveways
Juicy Platters opening in Hackensack features giveways SHOUT OUT: Many waited through the night for this morning’s special grand opening of Juicy Platters in Hackensack — for special prizes and a good cause. The irst 25 guests on line at the 11 a.m. opening at the West Pleasantview Avenue store in the Summit Plaza next to the GNC were each getting $500 Juicy gift cards, while portions of the day’s proceeds were being donated to the American Cancer Society/ National Kidney Foundation. The day also promises raffles and gift giveaways, including an iPad Mini 3, as well as visits from special guests to raise important health awareness. PHOTOS…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Authorities investigate SUV torched in Overpeck Park Authorities investigate SUV torched in Overpeck Park Authorities investigate SUV torched in Overpeck Park
Authorities investigate SUV torched in Overpeck Park PHOTOS: Jack Dunn, Regional Fire Photos PHOTOS: Someone torched an abandoned SUV in Overpeck Park in Leonia overnight. A Leonia police officer spotted the smoke and flames coming from an area of brush in the park’s south side around 12:20 a.m. and discovered the unoccupied Nissan Murano with no one around. Firefighters kept the blaze from spreading through the brush. The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office was investigating. The county Sheriff’s Bureau of Criminal Identification collected evidence. PHOTOS: Jack Dunn, Regional Fire Photos  

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Lodi police revive OD victim with Narcan Lodi police revive OD victim with Narcan Lodi police revive OD victim with Narcan
Lodi police revive OD victim with Narcan SHOUT OUT: Lodi police rescued a 24-year-old drug overdose victim with Narcan. Officer Javier Hernandez administered three doses before the victim came around at a Norwood Avenue home on Wednesday, Detective Sgt. Justin Bertone said. Having turned blue, his eyelids half shut, the victim “began mumbling words” as his skin color changed, Bertone said. An EMS crew took him to Hackensack University Medical Center. After the third deployment the victim began to have eye movement, skin pigmentation became normal and was mumbling words. Emergency medical personnel arrived and transported the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cresskill-Closter, NJ
Breaking News
Englewood man charged with selling crack, having stun gun Englewood man charged with selling crack, having stun gun Englewood man charged with selling crack, having stun gun
Englewood man charged with selling crack, having stun gun An Englewood man hid 40 bags of crack on his body and had a stun gun and a scale for measuring drugs for sale when investigators armed with a warrant searched his house, authorities said. Bobby Wheeler, 29, was being held on $75,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail, charged with possession of the gun and the crack, which Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said was being sold in Englewood, following Wednesday’s arrest at his Coriander Way home. Police from Cresskill, Dumont and Tenafly also participated in the arrest, the prosecutor said. BMUGSHOT: Courtesy BERGEN COUNTY PROSECUTOR

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
SUV Torched In Overpeck Park SUV Torched In Overpeck Park SUV Torched In Overpeck Park
SUV Torched In Overpeck Park LEONIA, N.J. -- Someone torched an abandoned SUV in Overpeck Park, authorities said. A Leonia police officer spotted the smoke and flames coming from an area of brush in the park’s south side around 12:20 a.m. and discovered the unoccupied Nissan Murano with no one around, CLIFFVIEW PILOT reported. Firefighters kept the blaze from spreading through the brush. The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office was investigating. The county Sheriff’s Bureau of Criminal Identification collected evidence.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
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Englewood Man Charged With Crack, Stun Gun Englewood Man Charged With Crack, Stun Gun Englewood Man Charged With Crack, Stun Gun
Englewood Man Charged With Crack, Stun Gun ENGLEWOOD, N.J. -- A city man hid 40 bags of crack on his body and had a stun gun and a scale for measuring drugs for sale when investigators armed with a warrant searched his house, authorities said. Bobby Wheeler, 29, was being held on $75,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail, charged with possession of the gun and the crack, which Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said was being sold in Englewood, following Wednesday's arrest at his Coriander Way home. Police from Cresskill, Dumont and Tenafly also participated in the arrest, the prosecutor said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Breaking News
Lodi Police Save OD Victim With Narcan Lodi Police Save OD Victim With Narcan Lodi Police Save OD Victim With Narcan
Lodi Police Save OD Victim With Narcan LODI, N.J. -- Police rescued a 24-year-old drug overdose victim with Narcan. Officer Javier Hernandez administered three doses before the victim came around at a Norwood Avenue home on Wednesday, Detective Sgt. Justin Bertone said. Having turned blue, his eyelids half shut, the victim "began mumbling words" as his skin color changed, Bertone said. An EMS crew took him to Hackensack University Medical Center. After the third deployment the victim began to have eye movement, skin pigmentation became normal and was mumbling words. Emergency medical personnel arrived and transported…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Hackensack marijuana, pot-edibles delivery dealer busted, Bergen authorities say Hackensack marijuana, pot-edibles delivery dealer busted, Bergen authorities say Hackensack marijuana, pot-edibles delivery dealer busted, Bergen authorities say
Hackensack marijuana, pot-edibles delivery dealer busted, Bergen authorities say YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Hackensack man was providing drive-up delivery of pot and marijuana-laced edibles throughout Bergen County when detectives busted him, authorities said. Investigators seized a pot of pound and “edible cakes” containing marijuana and hash oil when they arrested Germaine “Smooth” Zayas, 31, yesterday after executing a search warrant at his Madison Avenue apartment, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said this afternoon. The strike team included members of Molinelli’s Narcotic Task Force, the Hackensack Police Department and the Bergen County Sheriff’s Depar…

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Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Breaking News
Garfield Fugitive In Taxi Robberies Captured In Albania Garfield Fugitive In Taxi Robberies Captured In Albania Garfield Fugitive In Taxi Robberies Captured In Albania
Garfield Fugitive In Taxi Robberies Captured In Albania GARFIELD, N.J. -- A local man who avoided authorities for nearly a decade for his role in what they said were a half-dozen armed taxi cab robberies in Bergen County was behind bars after the U.S. Marshals Service captured him in Albania. Now 25, Indrit Shehi was 16 when authorities said he and three other teens who dubbed themselves “the Bravehearts” robbed people in Garfield, Lodi and Wallington. He remained a fugitive after skipping arraignment on first-degree armed robbery and weapons possession charges out of Lodi in 2006. The arrest resulted from an investigation by members of the cou…

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