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
Breaking News
Wallington woman, 20, charged with DWI assault by auto in Garfield crash with motorcylist Wallington woman, 20, charged with DWI assault by auto in Garfield crash with motorcylist Wallington woman, 20, charged with DWI assault by auto in Garfield crash with motorcylist
Wallington woman, 20, charged with DWI assault by auto in Garfield crash with motorcylist YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A motorcyclist was hospitalized last night after being struck by a car in Garfield driven by a drunken 20-year-old woman from Wallington, said authorities who charged her with assault by auto and DWI. Natalie Sorotowicz was released on a summons to an adult pending an Aug. 19 arraignment in Garfield Municipal Court, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said this afternoon. “The motorcyclist sustained obvious and serious injury and was immediately transported to Hackensack University Medical Center” following the 11:38 p.m. crash at the intersection of Semel A…

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Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
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Elmwood Park police bust two with 27 bags of heroin Elmwood Park police bust two with 27 bags of heroin Elmwood Park police bust two with 27 bags of heroin
Elmwood Park police bust two with 27 bags of heroin YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Elmwood Park police arrested two men who they said were carrying 27 bags of heroin between them, along with hypodermic syringes, in the parking lot of the Broadway Pathmark last night. Taylor Floyd, 22, of Old Bridge and 21-year-old David Bautista of Howell were released on summonses on charges of possessing drugs and the syringes, Police Chief Michael Foligno told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. Bautista also was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia.

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Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Holland Tunnel driver goes wrong way on Sixth Avenue, crashes Holland Tunnel driver goes wrong way on Sixth Avenue, crashes Holland Tunnel driver goes wrong way on Sixth Avenue, crashes
Holland Tunnel driver goes wrong way on Sixth Avenue, crashes BEYOND BERGEN: A 23-year-old Lakewood, NJ man whose license had been suspended four times drove the wrong way down Sixth Avenue in lower Manhattan, crashing his SUV into a sedan, after a Port Authority police officer tried to stop him before dawn this morning. The officer began following Efriam M. Nussbaum, 23, after he changed lanes in the Holland Tunnel in a black 2015 Infinity around 1 a.m., the authority’s Joseph Pentangelo told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this morning. After taking the St. John’s Rotary onto southbound Varick Street, Nussbaum turned onto eastbound Laight Street, where the office…

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Man who left ‘odd items’ in Bergen courthouse bathroom stole them from Teaneck school, authorities charge Man who left ‘odd items’ in Bergen courthouse bathroom stole them from Teaneck school, authorities charge Man who left ‘odd items’ in Bergen courthouse bathroom stole them from Teaneck school, authorities charge
Man who left ‘odd items’ in Bergen courthouse bathroom stole them from Teaneck school, authorities charge CVP EXCLUSIVE: A collection of “odd items” that forced the evacuation of the Bergen County Courthouse last week after they were found in a bathroom included a coach’s whistle and stopwatch, among other harmless materials, that a law enforcement source told CLIFFVIEW PILOT were stolen from a Teaneck school by a man arrested yesterday. Hackensack police took 27-year-old Ronnell Freeman into custody after Bergen County Sheriff’s detectives identified him from courthouse surveillance video from last Thursday. That day, police cleared the building after finding the collection, which included a…

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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Glen Rock police juvenile officer sent naked pics, sexual messages to girls, authorities charge Glen Rock police juvenile officer sent naked pics, sexual messages to girls, authorities charge Glen Rock police juvenile officer sent naked pics, sexual messages to girls, authorities charge
Glen Rock police juvenile officer sent naked pics, sexual messages to girls, authorities charge YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Glen Rock police detective sergeant in charge of his department’s juvenile bureau exchanged sexually explicit messages with two girls — ages 14 and 17 — and asked the younger one to provide naked photos of herself after sending her two of his private parts, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli charged today. Eric Reamy, 51, of Fair Lawn — who was scheduled to retire the end of this month — “engaged in this conduct while he was investigating and or supervising the two juvenile females,” Molinelli said after a judge ordered the married sergeant held on $250,000…

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Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Lodi narcotics squad busts Paterson man in undercover heroin deal Lodi narcotics squad busts Paterson man in undercover heroin deal Lodi narcotics squad busts Paterson man in undercover heroin deal
Lodi narcotics squad busts Paterson man in undercover heroin deal YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Lodi undercover detectives working on a tip arrested a 20-year-old Paterson man after he sold them heroin last night, authorities said. Narcotics Division members took Marcel Priest into custody after the 6:46 p.m. bust in the area of the Main Street Dunkin Donuts, Lt. Robert Salerno said. Priest was being held on $10,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail, charged with manufacturing and distributing drugs and distributing drugs both in a school zone and near a public park. MUGSHOT: Courtesy LODI PD

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Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
Wallington scuba squad teams with Franklin Lakes, Oakland, Wyckoff firefighters in emergency reservoir training Wallington scuba squad teams with Franklin Lakes, Oakland, Wyckoff firefighters in emergency reservoir training Wallington scuba squad teams with Franklin Lakes, Oakland, Wyckoff firefighters in emergency reservoir training
Wallington scuba squad teams with Franklin Lakes, Oakland, Wyckoff firefighters in emergency reservoir training PUBLIC SAFETY: With daily boat and kayak rentals now being run on the North Haledon Reservoir, the Wallington Fire Department Emergency Squad Scuba Team, along with firefighters from Franklin Lakes, Oakland and Wyckoff are conducting special rescue training this week. The reservoir’s purchase by the borough of Franklin Lakes prompted local firefighters to establish procedures and training, while bringing in the dive team to check the waterway’s conditions. Last night they helf the first of two sessions at the Franklin Lakes Nature Preserve to discuss and share information about each agenc…

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Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Breaking News
Cruise ship employee sentenced to 13 months for molesting sleeping passenger Cruise ship employee sentenced to 13 months for molesting sleeping passenger Cruise ship employee sentenced to 13 months for molesting sleeping passenger
Cruise ship employee sentenced to 13 months for molesting sleeping passenger YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A cruise ship employee responsible for stocking passenger minibars was sentenced in Newark today to 13 months in federal prison for sexually abusing a sleeping woman aboard a trip. Karan Seechurn, 26, of Mauritius previously pleaded guilty to one count of abusive sexual contact, admitting that he used his pass kep to enter the woman’s room last Dec. 23 and then touched her as she slept. The federal government has special maritime jurisdiction over sexual abuse cases, such as those that occur on cruise ships, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman noted. Fishman credited s…

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Teaneck, NJ
Breaking News
Teaneck School 'Odd Items’ Left In Courthouse Bathroom Teaneck School 'Odd Items’ Left In Courthouse Bathroom Teaneck School 'Odd Items’ Left In Courthouse Bathroom
Teaneck School 'Odd Items’ Left In Courthouse Bathroom TEANECK, N.J. -- A collection of "odd items" that forced the evacuation of the Bergen County Courthouse were stolen from a Teaneck school by a local man arrested yesterday, authorities said. Hackensack police took 27-year-old Ronnell Freeman into custody after Bergen County Sheriff's detectives identified him from courthouse surveillance video from last Thursday. That day, police cleared the building after finding the collection, which included a coach's whistle and stopwatch and a prayer card, among other harmless materials, a law enforcement source told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. "N…

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Fort Lee, NJ
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300-ton crane crushes Cliffside Park water main, floods homes, businesses, streets 300-ton crane crushes Cliffside Park water main, floods homes, businesses, streets 300-ton crane crushes Cliffside Park water main, floods homes, businesses, streets
300-ton crane crushes Cliffside Park water main, floods homes, businesses, streets UPDATE: A 300-ton crane crushed a 24-inch water main outside a shopping center construction site on Anderson Avenue in Cliffside Park this morning, flooding streets, drastically reducing pressure to customers in several towns — and in some cases cutting off service entirely — while crippling the downtown business district. Workers at the Cliffside Park Towne Centre site were raising the crane’s boom after lowering it to the street on Anderson Avenue to repair a sensor when the weight shifted, Bergen County Executive James Tedesco said a short time after the 7:30 incident. That crushed …

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