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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Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Firefighters, county hazmat handle Leonia sewage backup Firefighters, county hazmat handle Leonia sewage backup Firefighters, county hazmat handle Leonia sewage backup
Firefighters, county hazmat handle Leonia sewage backup PHOTOS: Courtesy Regional Fire Photos Leonia firefighters and Bergen County Hazardous Materials Unit controlled a sewage backup on Hawthorne Terrace this afternoon.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Indictment charges Elmwood Park man with rape, relative with trying to help him flee Indictment charges Elmwood Park man with rape, relative with trying to help him flee Indictment charges Elmwood Park man with rape, relative with trying to help him flee
Indictment charges Elmwood Park man with rape, relative with trying to help him flee UPDATE: An indictment returned by a grand jury in Hackensack last week charges an Elmwood Park man with raping a mentally-challenged 22-year-old woman and a relative with trying to help him duck authorities. Carlos Zambrano (above, left), 35, surrendered to authorities last June 25, two days after the woman was interviewed by members of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Special Victims Unit and Elmwood Park police. Detectives spoke with several family members and friends while searching for Zambrano – who is married and unemployed – for those two days, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Moline…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Six hospitalized after multi-vehicle pileup on Route 3 in East Rutherford Six hospitalized after multi-vehicle pileup on Route 3 in East Rutherford Six hospitalized after multi-vehicle pileup on Route 3 in East Rutherford
Six hospitalized after multi-vehicle pileup on Route 3 in East Rutherford YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Six people involved in a multi-vehicle accident on eastbound Route 3 in East Rutherford across from MetLife Stadium were brought to the trauma unit at Hackensack University Medical Center just after midnight with injuries that weren’t considered life-threatening, responders told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. East Rutherford and Bergen County Bureau of Police Services officers were among the responders. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Bogota men, both 67, jailed in grow house raid that yields pot plants, $20,000 cash Bogota men, both 67, jailed in grow house raid that yields pot plants, $20,000 cash Bogota men, both 67, jailed in grow house raid that yields pot plants, $20,000 cash
Bogota men, both 67, jailed in grow house raid that yields pot plants, $20,000 cash YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Bogota police arrested two 67-year-old men, seized 13 pots plants and confiscated $20,000 in alleged proceeds from a marijuana grow house. A tipster led detectives to the Homestead Place house, where they executed a search warrant yesterday and found the plants — “in different stages of development” — along with the cash and a growing room “equipped with professional growing lights and a ventilation system,” Police Chief John C. Burke told CLIFFVIEW PILOT early this afternoon. Gary Hill, Thomas Heger (MUGSHOTS: Courtesy BERGEN COUNTY SHERIFF) Roommates Gary Hill …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Barricaded Ridgewood man with gun spoke to priest of Columbine, asked if he was prepared to die, sources say Barricaded Ridgewood man with gun spoke to priest of Columbine, asked if he was prepared to die, sources say Barricaded Ridgewood man with gun spoke to priest of Columbine, asked if he was prepared to die, sources say
Barricaded Ridgewood man with gun spoke to priest of Columbine, asked if he was prepared to die, sources say PHOTOS: Boyd A. Loving CVP EXCLUSIVE REPORT: A suicidal man who briefly barricaded himself in his Ridgewood garden apartment this afternoon told a priest that he had a gun and a bomb — and made references to Columbine, a law enforcement source told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. Richard Park, 22, went to a Palisades Park church earlier today and made “some disturbing and alarming statements” to the pastor there, Palisades Park Police Chief Benjamin Ramos told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this afternoon. The pastor and some of his congregants then went to police headquarters seeking protection, he said. “The pa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Lyndhurst man who merged ‘provocative’ images of girl, 14, with photos of him, wife having sex avoids prison Lyndhurst man who merged ‘provocative’ images of girl, 14, with photos of him, wife having sex avoids prison Lyndhurst man who merged ‘provocative’ images of girl, 14, with photos of him, wife having sex avoids prison
Lyndhurst man who merged ‘provocative’ images of girl, 14, with photos of him, wife having sex avoids prison EXCLUSIVE REPORT: A Lyndhurst man who lured a teenager into “provocative” photos and then shopped her images into those of him and his wife having sex avoided prison when a judge in Hackensack yesterday suspended a three-year sentence. Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor Brian Sinclair (STORY / PHOTO: CLIFFVIEW PILOT Courthouse Reporter Mary K. Miraglia) Michael Gadaleta, 35, pleaded guilty to third-degree child endangerment for what Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor Brian Sinclair called “sexualization of a minor.” “It’s not child pornograhy because she was fully clothed,” Sinclair …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
TOMORROW: Wingmen MC Bergen motorcycle run in honor of Sgt. Timothy R. McGill TOMORROW: Wingmen MC Bergen motorcycle run in honor of Sgt. Timothy R. McGill TOMORROW: Wingmen MC Bergen motorcycle run in honor of Sgt. Timothy R. McGill
Tomorrow: Wingmen MC Bergen motorcycle run in honor of Sgt. Timothy R. McGill SHOUT OUT: With a Ramsey police officer leading the way and a military truck bringing up the rear, the 2015 Wingmen MC of Bergen County motorcycle run sets off tomorrow (SUNDAY) morning at 10 o’clock in honor of U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Timothy R. McGill, a borough native son who was killed serving his country in 2013. Late registration is at 9 a.m. at Empire Luncheonette (24 E. Prospect St. in Waldwick) for the fundraising run for the Wounded Warrior Project. An after-party, with food, drink and a 50/50 raffle, follows the run at Brady’s Bar & Restaurant on West Main Street in Ramsey. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Beekman-Poughquag, NY
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Were you with the Indianhead 2nd Infantry Division? Were you with the Indianhead 2nd Infantry Division? Were you with the Indianhead 2nd Infantry Division?
Were you with the Indianhead 2nd Infantry Division? SHOUT OUT: A search is under way for anyone who ever served in the Army’s 2nd Infantry Division, more commonly known as Indianhead, which played a key role in the D-Day invasion of Normandy 71 years ago today. The Second (Indianhead) Division Association is planning a reunion of the division’s soldiers from Sept. 22-26 in San Antonio, Texas. *        *        *        *        *        * If you served in the Indianhead Division, or know someone who did, please contact SDA Secretary-Treasu…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Brookfield, CT
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Lodi man stopped for making illegal U-turn carrying heroin, Molly, cocaine, Garfield police charge Lodi man stopped for making illegal U-turn carrying heroin, Molly, cocaine, Garfield police charge Lodi man stopped for making illegal U-turn carrying heroin, Molly, cocaine, Garfield police charge
Lodi man stopped for making illegal U-turn carrying heroin, Molly, cocaine, Garfield police charge YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Lodi man stopped by a Garfield police officer for making an illegal U-turn before dawn this morning was carrying 43 bags of heroin, 36 Xanax pills, two bags of Molly and one of cocaine, authorities said. Armand Jonusllari, 23, who records show has a drug arrest history, was being held on $50,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail, charged with various drug possession counts, being under the influence of drugs and driving while under the influence. Officer Sebastian Tyburski stopped the car a 3:05 a.m. today in the area of Clark Street and Sherman Place and found Jonu…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Elmwood Park boy, 16, charged in prank threat to ‘shoot up’ high school Elmwood Park boy, 16, charged in prank threat to ‘shoot up’ high school Elmwood Park boy, 16, charged in prank threat to ‘shoot up’ high school
Elmwood Park boy, 16, charged in prank threat to ‘shoot up’ high school YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A 16-year-old Elmwood Park High School student who sent a prank text to a classmate that he planned to “shoot up the school” was being detained and local and county police were remaining through dismissal today after a modified shelter-in-place was lifted. “You better run home…cause I’m going to shoot up the school,” read the text, prompting an immediate response from Elmwood Park and Saddle Brook police and Bergen County Sheriff’s officers just after 1:30 p.m. “It didn’t have a phone number, so it appeared anonymous,” Elmwood Park Police Chief Michael Foligno told…

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