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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Hackensack, NJ
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Alleged accomplice could testify against Garfield ex-con in Elmwood Park convenience store robbery Alleged accomplice could testify against Garfield ex-con in Elmwood Park convenience store robbery Alleged accomplice could testify against Garfield ex-con in Elmwood Park convenience store robbery
Alleged accomplice could testify against Garfield ex-con in Elmwood Park convenience store robbery CVP EXCLUSIVE: A heroin-addicted Garfield ex-con has less than a month to accept a 10-year plea offer from prosecutors or stand trial for the stolen motorcycle-aided holdup of an Elmwood Park convenience store last summer. “I’m not coming down on my offer,” Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor Nicholas Ostuni told Presiding Superior Court Judge Liliana DeAvila-Silebi during a court appearance today for Ariel Drapczynski. “The proofs in the case are very strong.” Ariel Drapczynski (STORY / COURTROOM PHOTOS: CLIFFVIEW PILOT Courthouse Reporter Mary K. Miraglia) What’s more, Ostuni said, an …

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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Summons, no bail for pregnant woman accused of stashing 89 heroin bags in vagina Summons, no bail for pregnant woman accused of stashing 89 heroin bags in vagina Summons, no bail for pregnant woman accused of stashing 89 heroin bags in vagina
Summons, no bail for pregnant woman accused of stashing 89 heroin bags in vagina UPDATE: A pregnant Pennsylvania woman accused of stashing 89 folds of heroin in her vagina during a traffic stop was due in court tomorrow, as her unborn child’s father tried to sell his truck to pay to retrieve his impounded car. Glen Rock police said officers stopped 27-year-old Dakota Dunning’s 2003 Sabb with expired New York license plates on Route 208 near Lincoln Avenue on Friday. After discovering warrants for Dunning and passenger Marina McCarthy — as well as noticing “marks and behavior consistent with drug use” — the officers got his consent to search the car, Detective Sgt. Eri…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Hackensack day laborer charged with hitting child in face with belt, ordered held on $100G bail Hackensack day laborer charged with hitting child in face with belt, ordered held on $100G bail Hackensack day laborer charged with hitting child in face with belt, ordered held on $100G bail
Hackensack day laborer charged with hitting child in face with belt, ordered held on $100G bail YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A day laborer from Hackensack was being held on $100,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail after authorities said he hit a 3-year-old child in the face and on the back with a leather belt. Luis Pacheco, 28, was charged with child endangerment on Friday after staff members at the youngster’s preschool called Hackensack police about the injuries, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said this afternoon. City police notified his Special Victims Unit, as well as the state Division of Child Protection and Permanency, Molinelli said, and the child was medically examin…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Lodi teacher’s .219 blood alcohol ‘greatly contributed’ to crash that injured Bergen police officer, expert says Lodi teacher’s .219 blood alcohol ‘greatly contributed’ to crash that injured Bergen police officer, expert says Lodi teacher’s .219 blood alcohol ‘greatly contributed’ to crash that injured Bergen police officer, expert says
Lodi teacher’s .219 blood alcohol ‘greatly contributed’ to crash that injured Bergen police officer, expert says YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A math teacher whose car slammed into a police cruiser, critically injuring Bergen County Police Officer Daniel Breslin on Route 46 in Lodi last April, had a blood alcohol level of .219 that “greatly contributed to the accident,” a prosecutor this morning said an expert’s report shows. Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor Martin Delaney (STORY/PHOTOS: CLIFFVIEW PILOT Courthouse Reporter Mary K. Miraglia) Psychopharmacologist John Brick is prepared to testify that Michael Ettz was “severely impaired” when the crash occurred at 1:50 a.m. last April 19, Assistant Ber…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
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Women in Route 80 bridge SUV plunge reunite with their Hackensack Fire Department rescuers Women in Route 80 bridge SUV plunge reunite with their Hackensack Fire Department rescuers Women in Route 80 bridge SUV plunge reunite with their Hackensack Fire Department rescuers
Women in Route 80 bridge SUV plunge reunite with their Hackensack Fire Department rescuers SHOUT OUTS: A month to the day that Hackensack firefighters rescued two women whose SUV plunged over the side of a Route 80 bridge, falling perilously close to the Hackensack River, a reunion brought them all together again. Liz Wolthoff, 23, said she and Becca Winslow, 25, were headed to their daycare center jobs when she swerved to avoid a tractor-trailer near the Bogota exit. Her car hit a patch of ice and slid into a snow bank that acted as a ramp, sending her SUV over the guardrail. It landed on all fours on a tree trunk and part of a chainlink fence. “Did I kill my best friend?”…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Take plea or be tried for selling gun used in Hackensack police shootout, judge tells defendant Take plea or be tried for selling gun used in Hackensack police shootout, judge tells defendant Take plea or be tried for selling gun used in Hackensack police shootout, judge tells defendant
Take plea or be tried for selling gun used in Hackensack police shootout, judge tells defendant YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Paramus man who sold a handgun that a fleeing fugitive used to shoot at Hackensack police officers has until April 6 to accept a plea deal or go to trial, a judge in Hackensack said this morning. Sean Stark was one of two middlemen in the journey of a gun sold by a retired Florida law enforcement officer to a pawn shop. Robert Leonardis (MUGSHOT: Courtesy BERGEN COUNTY SHERIFF) The weapon ended up in the hands of Robert Leonardis, a self-proclaimed Bloods gang member who was wanted for attempted murder when he led Hackensack officers on a chase that ended in a …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
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SUV swiped, vehicles burglarized overnight in Ridgewood SUV swiped, vehicles burglarized overnight in Ridgewood SUV swiped, vehicles burglarized overnight in Ridgewood
SUV swiped, vehicles burglarized overnight in Ridgewood YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Ridgewood detectives were reviewing neighborhood surveillance video after an SUV was stolen and several vehicles broken into overnight. Police said they got six reports of car entries on Heights Road, Crest Road and Sunset Avenue. All were unlocked, Detective Chris McDowell said. A 2009 Escalade was also reported stolen from a Sunset Avenue home. McDowell reminded citizens to always lock car doors and never leave keys inside. “Items that may be expensive and vulnerable to theft should not be left in the vehicle,” he said. It’s also vital that citizens immed…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
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FBI seeking new applicants FBI seeking new applicants FBI seeking new applicants
FBI seeking new applicants SHOUT OUT: The FBI is looking to hire new agents. Speakers of foreign languages are highly prized, with a priority for Arabic, Farsi, Pashto, Maghreb (Moroccan/Algerian), Yemeni, Afghani, Pakistani, Somali, Uighur, Chinese (all dialects) and Uzbek. To qualify, you must: • Be a U.S. citizen; • Be at least 23 years of age, but younger than 37 at the time of hiring, with exceptions are given for federal law enforcement officers (1811s) and those eligible for veteran’s preference; • Have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university; • Have lived in the U.S. for three of the …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
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Carlstadt firefighters squelch commercial roof blaze Carlstadt firefighters squelch commercial roof blaze Carlstadt firefighters squelch commercial roof blaze
Carlstadt firefighters squelch commercial roof blaze UPDATE: Carlstadt firefighters quickly doused a roof fire this morning at the Unimac Graphics printing factory behind the Meadowlands Sports Complex. Just off Paterson Plank Road, Unimac produces billboards and other large signs and graphics for exhibits, bus shelters, kiosks and other uses. Moonachie FAST and a Wood-Ridge ladder also responded to the 7:30 a.m. fire, which apparently ignited in a duct in a press room, where workers hit it with extinguishers. STORY / PHOTO: CLIFFVIEW PILOT Correspondent Kevin Teel

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Lyndhurst, NJ
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