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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Teaneck, NJ
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Teaneck police nab local man with pot-laced baked goods, stolen handgun Teaneck police nab local man with pot-laced baked goods, stolen handgun Teaneck police nab local man with pot-laced baked goods, stolen handgun
Teaneck police nab local man with pot-laced baked goods, stolen handgun YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A 22-year-old Teaneck man who police said was dealing drugs in town had a stolen handgun, 19 rounds of ammo, two dozen baked goods spiked with THC, some pot and packaging materials in his home when it was raided last week, authorities said today. Oshane Wright posted $15,000 bail and was released from Teaneck police headquarters shortly after his May 20 arrest. He was charged with two illegal weapons possession counts and various drug crimes. In addition to the drugs and illegal baked goods, Police Chief Robert A. Carney said the warranted search of Wright’s Nort…

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Hackensack, NJ
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Hackensack detectives combine to tap two in street stabbing Hackensack detectives combine to tap two in street stabbing Hackensack detectives combine to tap two in street stabbing
Hackensack detectives combine to tap two in street stabbing YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A trio of Hackensack veteran investigators teamed up with a pair of new detectives to nab two Bronx men in the stabbing of a city man. Detectives Rocco Duardo and William Inglima and Officer Alberto Gutierrez were on Central Avenue near First Street just before 3:30 p.m. Tuesday when they saw two men being chased, Capt. Timothy Lloyd told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. The trio chased down and grabbed two of the pursuers, one of whom was carrying a wood-handled meat cleaver in his sock, said Lloyd, the department’s commanding officer. Tarik Jenkins and Archie Adolphus Bennett,…

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Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
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Truck clipped by train flees Elmwood Park crossing Truck clipped by train flees Elmwood Park crossing Truck clipped by train flees Elmwood Park crossing
Truck clipped by train flees Elmwood Park crossing NEWSBREAK: Authorities were searching for a red pickup truck with Pennsylvania license plates that passed downed gates and flashing lights at the Midland Avenue railroad crossing in Elmwood Park, was clipped by a passenger train and took off late this morning. The Hoboken-bound Port Jervis train clipped the rear of the truck, which continued north on Midland Avenue, around 11:10 a.m., NJ Transit’s Nancy Snyder told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. None of the 200 or so passengers or crew members was injured, she said. Authorities asked that anyone with information that could help the investigation call…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Elmwood Park police bust five out-of-towners, seize 110 bags of heroin Elmwood Park police bust five out-of-towners, seize 110 bags of heroin Elmwood Park police bust five out-of-towners, seize 110 bags of heroin
Elmwood Park police bust five out-of-towners, seize 110 bags of heroin YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: In a span of a little over six hours, Elmwood Park police seized 110 bags of heroin and charged five out-of-towners with drug offenses yesterday in three separate traffic stops. A 2:20 p.m. stop on Locust Street led to possession charges against Paul Hennessey, 21, of Closter and Charles Iskander, 30, of Paramus after Police Chief Michael Foligno said his officers seized 10 bags of heroin and one of cocaine. At 4:25 p.m., officers charged Paul Suschinsky, 32 of Shrub Oak, NY and Juana Andrews, 31, of New Brunswick with possession after finding 50 bags of heroin fol…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
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Police chief vows prosecution, restitution for Ridgewood school ‘swatting’ threat Police chief vows prosecution, restitution for Ridgewood school ‘swatting’ threat Police chief vows prosecution, restitution for Ridgewood school ‘swatting’ threat
Police chief vows prosecution, restitution for Ridgewood school ‘swatting’ threat UPDATE: Ridgewood Police Chief John Ward vowed to prosecute to the fullest extent of the law and seek full reimbursement for a full-scale response this morning to a bogus report of a gunman on the roof of George Washington Middle School. The all-clear was given around 10:20 a.m., less than a half hour after the call forced a brief lockdown and response from various law enforcement agencies (The West Side Presbyterian Church, which operates a nursery school, also briefly went into lockdown). “A call was received of a possible threat to the school,” Ward told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. “The school we…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
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Oradell police hiring Oradell police hiring Oradell police hiring
Oradell police hiring POLICE JOB BANK: The Oradell Police Department is hiring 2 officers before the end of the year. They work a 12-hour Pittman schedule. Applicants must have a New Jersey Police Training Commission Certification for Basic Course for Police Officers (No Class 2 waivers). Applicants with Higher Education will be preferred. Interested candidates should hand-deliver (8am-4pm Mon-Fri) or mail a full resume with cover letter to: Oradell Police Department Attn: DSGT William Wicker OIC 355 Kinderkamack Rd Oradell, NJ 07649 DEADLINE: FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2015 The Borough of Oradell is an Equal O…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Rochelle Park patrolman pops pair with 250+ pills Rochelle Park patrolman pops pair with 250+ pills Rochelle Park patrolman pops pair with 250+ pills
Rochelle Park patrolman pops pair with 250+ pills YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Rochelle Park police officer crashed a hotel parking lot drug deal last night, leading to the arrests of two men — one of them a fugitive sought by the NYPD — and the seizure of 258 pills without prescriptions, along with some pot, crack and $800 in alleged proceeds. Officer Jared Shatkin approached a suspicious-looking vehicle around 10:30 p.m. and caught a whiff of burnt marijuana, Detective James DePreta told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this morning. The owner, 37-year-old Clayton Earle of Oakland, consented to a search that turned up marijuana and a baggie of oxycodone t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Reward possible in Englewood Route 4 gas station robbery Reward possible in Englewood Route 4 gas station robbery Reward possible in Englewood Route 4 gas station robbery
Reward possible in Englewood Route 4 gas station robbery YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Englewood police were seeking the public’s help finding a gunman who robbed a Route 4 service station attendant last night. The Spanish-speaking bandit pulled up to the pumps at the Exxon at Kenwood Road — the last Englewood service station on the eastbound highway at the Fort Lee border — around 11 p.m., Detective Capt. Timothy Torell told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. He then drove off with an undisclosed amount of cash in a small white vehicle, possibly a Hyundai, Torell said. Anyone with information that could help the investigation is asked to call Englewood detectives: …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
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Fleeing JFK Airport taxi hustler injures Port Authority police officers Fleeing JFK Airport taxi hustler injures Port Authority police officers Fleeing JFK Airport taxi hustler injures Port Authority police officers
Fleeing JFK Airport taxi hustler injures Port Authority police officers BEYOND BERGEN: One Port Authority police officer was struck and another damaged his hand smashing the window of a cab driven by a fleeing accused taxi hustler outside JFK Airport. The officer were trying to arrest 34-year-old Leslie Bourne of Brooklyn for preying on unwitting customers outside the Terminal 4 parking lot last night when he rolled up his window, catching one of their hands inside, the authority’s Lenis Rodrigues told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this afternoon. The other officer then bashed the window open to free his partner’s hand when Bourne hit the gas, clipping the officer whose ha…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
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Garbage truck loses brakes, hits cars, downs power lines in Fairview Garbage truck loses brakes, hits cars, downs power lines in Fairview Garbage truck loses brakes, hits cars, downs power lines in Fairview
Garbage truck loses brakes, hits cars, downs power lines in Fairview PHOTOS: A driver escaped serious injury after his garbage truck barreled down a hill in Fairview this afternoon, striking several cars, smashing utility poles and downing power lines, before tipping on Broad Avenue. No one else was hurt after the driver apparently lost his brakes on Prospect Avenue and the truck smacked five poles and a few vehicles before coming around the corner A heavy duty wrecker was called to remove the truck, while PSE&G crews worked to replace and repair the poles and restore area power.

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