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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Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Lodi man pushed down stairs after grabbing woman’s butt, police say Lodi man pushed down stairs after grabbing woman’s butt, police say Lodi man pushed down stairs after grabbing woman’s butt, police say
Lodi man pushed down stairs after grabbing woman’s butt, police say YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A 62-year-old Lodi man was injured when he was pushed down a flight of stairs by a woman whose buttocks he grabbed, police said. They also arrested his sister, they said, when she interfered as they took him into custody. Jamshid Ghassem was charged with criminal sexual contact and released on a summons after last night’s incident near his Wisse Street apartment, Lt. Robert Salerno said. Police also arrested his sister, 57-year-old Jamshid Ghassem, Soheila Loeffelman, after she interfered with the arrest, Salerno said. She, too, was released on a summons. MUGSH…

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by Jerry DeMarco
West Milford, NJ
Breaking News
Wanaque Man Tells Of Surviving Route 208 Crash Wanaque Man Tells Of Surviving Route 208 Crash Wanaque Man Tells Of Surviving Route 208 Crash
Wanaque Man Tells Of Surviving Route 208 Crash WANAQUE, N.J. -- Luke Lecuyer, 35, of Wanaque walked away without a scratch after his SUV was slammed on Route 208 in Fair Lawn, ending up on its side -- and says the incident holds valuable lessons about texting and driving. “I work in medical sales. I was on my way to my next sales call to a doctor in Haldeon, coming from River Edge," he told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. "I had just gotten on 208 North around 3:20 p.m. when about a half-mile up traffic had stopped suddenly. “I’m not sure why cause it usually doesn’t clog there. I drive 208 very often so I know trouble spots and this normall…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Oradell Police Save Two Heroin OD Victims With Narcan Oradell Police Save Two Heroin OD Victims With Narcan Oradell Police Save Two Heroin OD Victims With Narcan
Oradell Police Save Two Heroin OD Victims With Narcan ORADELL, N.J. —Police made two Narcan saves of separate heroin overdose victims in less than 24 hours. Officers Joseph Maino and Kyle Costa found a 19-year-old Summit Avenue man unresponsive and having difficulty breathing following a 911 call around 10 p.m. Friday. Two doses brought the victim around, and he was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center. Two doses did the same for a 52-year-old Kinderkamack Road man around 3:45 p.m. Saturday after Sgt. Victor Egg and Officer Michael Bartlett responded along with New Milford Lt. Kevin Kiene. The victim -- who initially wasn't breathin…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Fair Lawn PD: Intruder Double-Dipped Naked In Pool Fair Lawn PD: Intruder Double-Dipped Naked In Pool Fair Lawn PD: Intruder Double-Dipped Naked In Pool
Fair Lawn PD: Intruder Double-Dipped Naked In Pool FAIR LAWN, N.J. –A Maryland man who fled a Fair Lawn hotel after skinny dipping in its pool was arrested after he returned the next day, authorities said. Odell Duppins Jr., 27, of Parkville, MD bolted the Hyatt Place hotel on Broadway before police arrived after taking a dip around 12:30 p.m. on July 22, Sgt. Brian Metzler said. The next day, a hotel employee called police again to say that Duppins was back, Metzler said. He was arrested, charged with lewdness and released on a court summons.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Bogota Woman Charged With Stabbing Boyfriend With Scissors Bogota Woman Charged With Stabbing Boyfriend With Scissors Bogota Woman Charged With Stabbing Boyfriend With Scissors
Bogota Woman Charged With Stabbing Boyfriend With Scissors BOGOTA, N.J. -- A borough man was hospitalized and his live-in girlfriend arrested tonight after police said she stabbed him in the front of the neck with a pair of scissors. Officers responding to several calls to Cane Street around 7:30 p.m. found Essence Nivea Coleman Whitlock, 19, holding her 21-year-old boyfriend's neck, saying that he'd been stabbed. They grabbed the 5-foot-3-inch, 140-pound Whitlock and an ambulance took him to Hackensack University Medical Center with injuries that Detective Capt. James Sepp told CLIFFVIEW PILOT weren't considered life-threatening. They also recover…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Oradell police save two heroin OD victims in less than 16 hours Oradell police save two heroin OD victims in less than 16 hours Oradell police save two heroin OD victims in less than 16 hours
Oradell police save two heroin OD victims in less than 16 hours SHOUT OUT: Oradell police made two Narcan saves of separate heroin overdose victims in less than 16 hours. Officers Joseph Maino and Kyle Costa found a 19-year-old Summit Avenue man unresponsive and having difficulty breathing following a 911 call around 10 p.m. Friday. Two doses brought the victim around, and he was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center. Two doses did the same for a 52-year-old Kinderkamack Road man around 3:45 p.m. Saturday after Sgt. Victor Egg and Officer Michael Bartlett responded along with New Milford Lt. Kevin Kiene. The victim — who initially wasn’t b…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Closter man free on bail in drug-induced death caught with heroin, police baton at Alpine Lookout Closter man free on bail in drug-induced death caught with heroin, police baton at Alpine Lookout Closter man free on bail in drug-induced death caught with heroin, police baton at Alpine Lookout
Closter man free on bail in drug-induced death caught with heroin, police baton at Alpine Lookout YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Closter man charged in the heroin-induced overdose death of an Emerson woman was arrested after he and a woman were found parked overnight at the Alpine Lookout on the Palisades with four dozen folds of heroin and a collapsible police baton, authorities said. Jesse Kurzweil, 28, (above) was indicted last year along with 29-year-old Christopher Benvenuto of Old Tappan on charges of “strict liability for a drug-induced death” after prosecutors said they supplied Doreen Leach, 47, with the heroin that killed her on June 11, 2013. Kurzweil also was indicted last week…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
3-car collision in Waldwick jams northbound Route 17 3-car collision in Waldwick jams northbound Route 17 3-car collision in Waldwick jams northbound Route 17
3-car collision in Waldwick jams northbound Route 17 PHOTOS: Boyd A. Loving PHOTOS: A 3-vehicle chain reaction crash on northbound Route 17 near Sheridan Avenue in Waldwick backed up traffic as far south as Race Track Road in Ridgewood. One person reported a minor back injury but refused hospitalization. Waldwick police, firefighters and EMS units responded to the 1:45 p.m. crash. A flatbed tow truck removed a Toyota Camry involved in the crash from the highway. PHOTOS: Boyd A. Loving  

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Jitney operators in Ridgefield, Hudson fined Jitney operators in Ridgefield, Hudson fined Jitney operators in Ridgefield, Hudson fined
Jitney operators in Ridgefield, Hudson fined PUBLIC SAFETY: A jitney bus operator in Ridgefield, another in Haledon and 13 in Hudson County were cited by state authorities last week for violating “Angelie’s Law,” which requires them to post public notices inside and outside their vehicles on how to report complaints and concerns. All of the companies — except for NV Bus Service of North Bergen — was cited forone “non-compliant” vehicle and issued a violation notice that carries a $1,000 fine and $176.87 for the state’s investigative costs. NV Bus Service was cited for three non-compliant vehicles and one driver who didn’t have the p…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Hackensack man with juvenile record gets probation for robbing gas station Hackensack man with juvenile record gets probation for robbing gas station Hackensack man with juvenile record gets probation for robbing gas station
Hackensack man with juvenile record gets probation for robbing gas station CVP EXCLUSIVE: A Hackensack man who admitted robbing a gas station with an old school mate — while he said he was taking a break from online studies — avoided prison time Friday. “I view this as being an enormous opportunity for you, sir,” Superior Court Presiding Judge Susan J. Steele told 19-year old Joshua Berroa, while sentencing him to three years probation. “I direct you to obtain new employment, obtain your GED and undergo any drug and alcohol testing, as directed by probation.” Steele said she ratified a plea deal struck with prosecutors because Berroa — — who authorities said has…

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