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
New Mary Ann Collura Memorial Pistol Range sign dedicated New Mary Ann Collura Memorial Pistol Range sign dedicated New Mary Ann Collura Memorial Pistol Range sign dedicated
New Mary Ann Collura Memorial Pistol Range sign dedicated SHOUT OUT: On a morning when Bergen County commemorated its fallen law enforcement officers, a new sign was dedicated at the Police Officer Mary Ann Collura Memorial Pistol Range in Mahwah today. The range at the Bergen County Law & Public Safety Institute was named for her 11 years ago yesterday. Time has only strengthened memories of Collura, who was shot and killed on the grounds of the Van Riper Ellis Broadway Baptist Church on River Road after coming to the aid of a fellow officer trying to arrest a murderous ex-con the night of Holy Thursday, April 17, 2003. The 18-year vetera…

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by Jerry DeMarco
West Milford, NJ
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Night of Comedy to benefit Cub Scouts Night of Comedy to benefit Cub Scouts Night of Comedy to benefit Cub Scouts
Night of Comedy to benefit Cub Scouts SHOUT OUT: A trio of comics will highlight an upcoming Night of Comedy to benefit the Wanaque Cub Scouts Pack 132. Tickets are still available for the May 30 event at the Wanaque First Aid Squad, 5 Melrose Ave. DOORS: 7 p.m. SHOW: 8:30 HEADLINER: Don MacArthur WITH: Joe Fernandes, Joe Conte PIzza and soda available — but fee free to bring your own food and snacks. ADMISSION: $25/person CONTACT: Doreen Tamburri (973) 953-7223

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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Sketch issued of driver who Mahwah girl, 9, says grabbed her Sketch issued of driver who Mahwah girl, 9, says grabbed her Sketch issued of driver who Mahwah girl, 9, says grabbed her
Sketch issued of driver who Mahwah girl, 9, says grabbed her ALERT: A 9-year-old Mahwah girl told police that a driver with a gold or silver tooth and a facial scar pulled up to her and grabbed her arm last night before she ran off. The girl told officers that she was walking along Margaret Court — in a townhouse complex off Franklin Turnpike, near the Suffern border — when the dark-skinned driver, who looked to be about 30, pulled up in a dark, four-door sedan around 7:30 p.m. and asked if she wanted candy, Mahwah Police Chief James Batelli said this morning. When she refused, she said, he pulled the car closer and grabbed her arm — leaving abrasi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Hackensack police officer, driver who ran stop sign both OK after crash Hackensack police officer, driver who ran stop sign both OK after crash Hackensack police officer, driver who ran stop sign both OK after crash
Hackensack police officer, driver who ran stop sign both OK after crash UPDATE: A Hackensack police officer was injured, but not seriously in an crash this morning. According to a witness, Officer Matthew DeBonis was headed west on Central Avenue in a city police cruise when the other driver ran a stop sign on northbound Railroad Avenue at 7:40 a.m., Capt. Timothy Lloyd told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. Both were taken to Hackensack University Medical Center. The driver was issued summonses, Lloyd said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
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PHOTO GALLERY: Bergen officers who died in line of duty honored at NJ Law Enforcement Memorial Service PHOTO GALLERY: Bergen officers who died in line of duty honored at NJ Law Enforcement Memorial Service PHOTO GALLERY: Bergen officers who died in line of duty honored at NJ Law Enforcement Memorial Service
Photo Gallery: Bergen officers who died in line of duty honored at NJ Law Enforcement Memorial Service TRIBUTE: In honor of those New Jersey law enforcement officers who gave their lives in the past year to keep us safe — including Waldwick Police Officer Christopher Goodell and Cliffside Park Police Officer Stephen Petruzzello — here is a photo tribute from the 31st annual New Jersey Law Enforcement Memorial Service in The Great Auditorium in Ocean Grove. ALL PHOTOS Maria D.L. Angeles for CLIFFVIEW PILOT Those honored along with Goodell (EOW: July 17, 2014) and Petruzzello (EOW: Dec. 29, 2014) were Jersey City Detective Melvin Santiago (EOW: July 13, 2014), Ocean County Prosecutor’s Off…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Waldwick Officer Christopher Goodell, Cliffside Park Officer Stephen Petruzzello honored at NJ memorial service Waldwick Officer Christopher Goodell, Cliffside Park Officer Stephen Petruzzello honored at NJ memorial service Waldwick Officer Christopher Goodell, Cliffside Park Officer Stephen Petruzzello honored at NJ memorial service
Waldwick Officer Christopher Goodell, Cliffside Park Officer Stephen Petruzzello honored at NJ memorial service CLIFFVIEW PILOT photos TRIBUTE: Police Officers Christopher Goodell of Waldwick and Stephen Petruzzello of Cliffside Park were honored along with three other law enforcement officers from New Jersey who gave their lives to protect others the past year at a solemn memorial service today in Ocean Grove. “No matter their ages, they were too young for this,” Acting New Jersey Attorney General John J. Hoffman told the gathering of family members, friends, law enforcement officers, prosecutors, judges and others at the 31st annual New Jersey Law Enforcement Memorial in Ocean Grove’s Great Audi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Teaneck, NJ
Breaking News
Teaneck executive recruiter charged with ripping off $150,000 from Morgan Stanley Teaneck executive recruiter charged with ripping off $150,000 from Morgan Stanley Teaneck executive recruiter charged with ripping off $150,000 from Morgan Stanley
Teaneck executive recruiter charged with ripping off $150,000 from Morgan Stanley A Teaneck headhunter double-dipped a commission from Morgan Stanley, pocketing $150,000 that he wasn’t entitled to, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said today in announcing his arrest on theft charges. Melvin Reed, 58, was arraigned earlier today and released without bail after members of Molinelli’s White Collar Crimes Unit arrested him at his home yesterday following a six-month investigation. Reed and his company, David Reed & Associates of Teaneck, accepted a $150,000 commission payment from Morgan Stanley Asia, LTD in June 2008 “in exchange for recruiting and placing a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
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Waldwick police nab local man with 66 bags of cocaine for sale Waldwick police nab local man with 66 bags of cocaine for sale Waldwick police nab local man with 66 bags of cocaine for sale
Waldwick police nab local man with 66 bags of cocaine for sale YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Waldwick police alerted to a suspicious man trying to get into a car said they found a local man carrying 66 bags of cocaine earlier today. Denis Estrada, 28, was ordered held on $10,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail after Officers David Passaretti, William Wright and Sgt. Frank Paccione found him in the area, questioned him and took him into custody, Lt. Douglas Moore told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this afternoon. He’s charged with three cocaine possession counts — one with the intent to distribute the drug and another within 1,000 feet of a school zone. MUGSHOT: Courtes…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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Moonachie mechanic charged with sexually assaulting girl, 9 Moonachie mechanic charged with sexually assaulting girl, 9 Moonachie mechanic charged with sexually assaulting girl, 9
Moonachie mechanic charged with sexually assaulting girl, 9 A 21-year-old mechanic from Moonachie accused of sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl was being held $300,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail following his arrest yesterday. Eduardo Mendiola was charged with aggravated sexual assault, sex assault and child endangerment, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli announced this afternoon. The girl “disclosed to her mother what had taken place” and she went to Moonachie police, who notified Molinelli’s Special Victims Unit, the prosecutor said. A detective then interviewed the girl, who “provided specific details,” he said. Mendiola, wh…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Bergen police officer finds woman who wandered from Hackensack special needs facility Bergen police officer finds woman who wandered from Hackensack special needs facility Bergen police officer finds woman who wandered from Hackensack special needs facility
Bergen police officer finds woman who wandered from Hackensack special needs facility FOUND: A Bergen County police officer on Route 46 in Teterboro tonight found a 27-year-old woman who wandered off from a special needs facility in Hackensack yesterday morning, Capt. Timothy Lloyd told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. April Small was taken to Bergen Regional Medical Center in Paramus after being around 8:30 p.m. after Bergen County Bureau of Police Services Officer Jeffrey DePalma found her. The Jersey City native’s mother was on her way there, Lloyd said. Small had no money, cellphone or bus pass and doesn’t drive, police said after she went missing from the Friendship House on Atlant…

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