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
NJ Attorney General rejects TV reporter’s fake-memorabilia claims against Bergen prosecutor NJ Attorney General rejects TV reporter’s fake-memorabilia claims against Bergen prosecutor NJ Attorney General rejects TV reporter’s fake-memorabilia claims against Bergen prosecutor
NJ Attorney General rejects TV reporter’s fake-memorabilia claims against Bergen prosecutor UPDATE: The state Attorney General’s Office confirmed that it has closed an inquiry into a complaint by a local TV station that Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli lied to county freeholders in securing a no-bid contract for an authenticator to help him auction off seized baseball memorabilia that the reporter says he knew was bogus. “Our investigation did not uncover anything that rose to the level of criminality,” the AG’s Office wrote in an email published yesterday by PIX11. Consumer reporter Howard Thompson argued in his report that there was “no evidence” that a state probe “…

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Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
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Elmwood Park police nab two 25-year-olds in separate arrests, seize 25 bags of heroin, one crack Elmwood Park police nab two 25-year-olds in separate arrests, seize 25 bags of heroin, one crack Elmwood Park police nab two 25-year-olds in separate arrests, seize 25 bags of heroin, one crack
Elmwood Park police nab two 25-year-olds in separate arrests, seize 25 bags of heroin, one crack YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Two 25-year-old men had 25 bags of heroin and a bag of crack between them in separate arrests last night, Elmwood Park police said. Justin Canning of Oak Beach, NY was charged with possession of 20 bags of heroin, as well as drug paraphernalia, after he was nabbed by officers on Locust Street around 5 p.m., Police Chief Michael Foligno said this morning. Four hours later, they charged Joseph Borsina with possessing five bags of heroin and one of crack after officers took him into custody in the Kmart parking lot on Broadway. Both men were released on court summon…

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Hackensack, NJ
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Ridgefield Park firefighters quickly put down basement blaze Ridgefield Park firefighters quickly put down basement blaze Ridgefield Park firefighters quickly put down basement blaze
Ridgefield Park firefighters quickly put down basement blaze YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Ridgefield Park firefighters quickly extinguished a basement fire before it could extend throughout the house last night. The call to the 2½-story, wood-frame Preston Street house came in just before midnight. No serious injuries were reported, although the homeowner was treated at the scene for smoke inhalation sustained as he was evacuating his family. He declined hospitalization. A discarded cigarette butt was believed responsible. Bogota FAST joined their village colleagues while Hackensack provided mutual aid. PHOTO: Chris Freitag, Bergen Regional Fire P…

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Garfield-Lodi, NJ
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Garfield man chases bicycle thief, gets punched in the face Garfield man chases bicycle thief, gets punched in the face Garfield man chases bicycle thief, gets punched in the face
Garfield man chases bicycle thief, gets punched in the face A Garfield man got punched in the face when he chased and tried to stop a man from taking a family member’s bike, police said. The Ray Street resident told officers the Hispanic bandit was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt when he swiped the bicycle just after 3 p.m., Capt. Darren Sucorowski told CLIFFVIEW PILOT tonight. He said he chased and caught up to the thief, who got off the bike and socked him, disorienting him for the moment as he fled down a side street. EMTs treated the man at the scene, Sucorowski said. Anyone with information that could help find the bike and the thief is…

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Queens man accused of masturbating on camera after making video calls to Bergen victims Queens man accused of masturbating on camera after making video calls to Bergen victims Queens man accused of masturbating on camera after making video calls to Bergen victims
Queens man accused of masturbating on camera after making video calls to Bergen victims YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A 33-year-old Queens masturbated on camera after making social media video calls to two unsuspecting victims in Bergen County, authorities said in announcing his arrest this afternoon. Police in New York City took Marty Napoleon into custody earlier today so that he can be extradited to New Jersey to face two counts each of stalking and cyber harassment charges. Napoleon, who is single and unemployed, “was using a social media application to make video telephone calls over Wi-Fi to randomly contact numerous victims in Bergen County,” Bergen County Prosecutor John L…

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Hackensack laborer charged with having sex with girl, 12 Hackensack laborer charged with having sex with girl, 12 Hackensack laborer charged with having sex with girl, 12
Hackensack laborer charged with having sex with girl, 12 YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Hackensack granite cutter was arrested today and charged with having sex with a 12-year-old girl five years ago. Jorge L. Gonzalez, 32, was being held on $150,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail, charged with aggravated sexual assault and child endangerment. The girl, now 17, “recently disclosed what had taken place to a counselor and the Division of Child Protection and Permanency,” Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said this afternoon. They notified members of Molinelli’s Special Victims Unit, who contacted the Maywood Police Department and arranged a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
State trooper from Bergen charged with kicking driver in high-speed 3-county chase that ended in Fairview crash State trooper from Bergen charged with kicking driver in high-speed 3-county chase that ended in Fairview crash State trooper from Bergen charged with kicking driver in high-speed 3-county chase that ended in Fairview crash
State trooper from Bergen charged with kicking driver in high-speed 3-county chase that ended in Fairview crash A New Jersey State Police trooper involved in a high-speed chase that began in Newark and ended in Fairview after the car rammed several police vehicles was charged by state authorities with kicking the driver in the head after he was already handcuffed on the ground. The state Attorney General’s Office confirmed simple assault (disorderly person) charges against Aris Varvar, 32, of Paramus, a six-year NJSP veteran who once worked as a dispatcher and special police officer in Cliffside Park. State Police Supt. Col. Rick Fuentes said supervisors called for an internal investigation that le…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Missing Wayne man, 70, makes it back home after detour takes him to Philadelphia Missing Wayne man, 70, makes it back home after detour takes him to Philadelphia Missing Wayne man, 70, makes it back home after detour takes him to Philadelphia
Missing Wayne man, 70, makes it back home after detour takes him to Philadelphia SAFE AT HOME: A disoriented Wayne man who’d gone missing yesterday returned home this afternoon, telling his family he’d gotten lost while returning from a doctor’s visit — and ending up more than 100 miles away in Philadelphia. John Carroll, 70, told family members he feared that they’d be angry if he called to say he was lost, his daughter, Eileen, told CLIFFVIEW PILOT shortly before 3 p.m. Twenty minute earlier, her father suddenly showed up at the family home as the search for him intensified across two states. “We were standing on the deck having a coffee. My mom had run out to get…

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Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Driver gets out after car overturns on Route 287 in Mahwah Driver gets out after car overturns on Route 287 in Mahwah Driver gets out after car overturns on Route 287 in Mahwah
Driver gets out after car overturns on Route 287 in Mahwah PHOTO: A driver got out of his car after it crashed and overturned on Route 287 at the Route 17 split in Mahwah this morning. A New Jersey State Police trooper supported the man’s neck as he sat against the guard rail before EMS responded and brought him to a hospital following the 9:20 a.m. crash. PHOTO: Lukasz Adamkiewicz CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS

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Beekman-Poughquag, NY
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Drama over the Hudson: Port Authority police handcuff struggling suicidal man to GWB railing, pull him to safety Drama over the Hudson: Port Authority police handcuff struggling suicidal man to GWB railing, pull him to safety Drama over the Hudson: Port Authority police handcuff struggling suicidal man to GWB railing, pull him to safety
Drama over the Hudson: Port Authority police handcuff struggling suicidal man to GWB railing, pull him to safety YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A trio of quick-thinking Port Authority police officers handcuffed a suicidal 22-year-old man to a George Washington Bridge railing before pulling him back to safety. Officers found the emotionally disturbed man on the other side of the railing of the closed north walkway just before 2 a.m. today, the authority’s Joseph Pentangelo told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this morning. A contractor called them after seeing him get out of his 2014 Honda CVR on the westbound upper level and sprint toward the walkway. The distraught man told responding Officer Christopher Arroyo, Alex B…

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