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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Northern Highlands, NJ
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Allendale police offer internships for college students Allendale police offer internships for college students Allendale police offer internships for college students
Allendale police offer internships for college students SHOUT OUTS: Allendale police are offering a part-time internship that offers college students credit while working in law enforcement. Students who are accepted “will receive a valuable experience and a basic understanding of law enforcement functions,” the department said. Requirements: • College student majoring in criminal justic or a related field; • GPA of 2.5 or higher; • No criminal history; • Of good character. Pick up an application at Allendale Police Headquarters. Then submit to Officer Jamie Hillgardner (201) 825-1900 x. 408 ([email protected])

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Hackensack, NJ
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Candle sparks fire that destroys Lodi two-family house Candle sparks fire that destroys Lodi two-family house Candle sparks fire that destroys Lodi two-family house
Candle sparks fire that destroys Lodi two-family house YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A candle keeping a pipe warm in a rear sun porch sparked a three-alarm blaze that destroyed a Lodi two-family home last night. Firefighters battled through the night to control and extinguish the Columbia Avenue blaze, which apparently began around 1:30 a.m. on a sunporch in back of the house and was briefly fed at one point by a ruptured gas line, Lodi Fire Chief Ron Cannici told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. The cause hadn’t been immediately determined, said Cannici, who declared the blaze under control just after 5 a.m. A firefighter had to be taken to Hackensack Universit…

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Husband’s parents find Closter couple stabbed dead in murder-suicide Husband’s parents find Closter couple stabbed dead in murder-suicide Husband’s parents find Closter couple stabbed dead in murder-suicide
Husband’s parents find Closter couple stabbed dead in murder-suicide YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: In what authorities said was a murder-suicide, a Closter couple with a 15-month-old son were found stabbed to death by the husband’s parents late last night. • UPDATE (Sun., Feb. 8): A Closter man strangled and stabbed his wife once in the chest before stabbing himself in the chest Friday night, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said an autopsy has found. The parents of Michael Tabacchi, 27, found his body and that of 41-year-old Denise Iran Pars Tabacchi after receiving a text around 11 p.m., Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli told CLIFFVIEW PILOT…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Accused pill-popping thief freed without bail again after police nab him at Fair Lawn High School Accused pill-popping thief freed without bail again after police nab him at Fair Lawn High School Accused pill-popping thief freed without bail again after police nab him at Fair Lawn High School
Accused pill-popping thief freed without bail again after police nab him at Fair Lawn High School YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: An accused prescription pill thief awaiting trial on four previous burglaries broke into another home this afternoon and stole Xanax after ducking out of Fair Lawn High School during lunch, police said. Jared Conney, an 18-year-old senior from West Milford, climbed in through an unlocked window and swiped the pills, then “admitted to the burglary during questioning” after he tried tossing them across the FLHS gym floor when approached by School Resource Officer Mark Wyka and security staff around 12:30 p.m., Sgt. Brian Metzler said this afternoon. The Burbank Stree…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Pair of Paterson ex-cons picked off in 300-bag Paramus mall heroin bust Pair of Paterson ex-cons picked off in 300-bag Paramus mall heroin bust Pair of Paterson ex-cons picked off in 300-bag Paramus mall heroin bust
Pair of Paterson ex-cons picked off in 300-bag Paramus mall heroin bust YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Two Paterson ex-cons not out of prison a year were grabbed by detectives on their way to sell 300 bags of heroin at the Garden State Plaza in Paramus yesterday, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said. Maliek J. Cooper, 30, and 42-year-old James Cross were being held on $100,000 bail each in the Bergen County Jail, charged with drug distribution. James Cross, Maliek Cooper (Courtesy NJDOC) Members of the Bergen County Narcotic Task Force, along with county sheriff’s officers and Paramus and Elmwood Park police, made the busts during a controlled traffic s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Monsey, NY
Breaking News
Fairview police find cocaine, pills, $2,000 cash in hidden compartment after traffic stop Fairview police find cocaine, pills, $2,000 cash in hidden compartment after traffic stop Fairview police find cocaine, pills, $2,000 cash in hidden compartment after traffic stop
Fairview police find cocaine, pills, $2,000 cash in hidden compartment after traffic stop YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Jersey City man stopped for an equipment violation was arrested last night after Fairview police found cocaine, pills and $2,000 in cash in a hidden compartment in his car. Angel L. Garcia, 27, was being held on $150,000 bail, charged with distributing cocaine and prescription drugs, as well as possessing and being under the influence of drugs. Angel Garcia (MUGSHOT: Courtesy FAIRVIEW PD) Detective Sgt. Michael Martic reported smelling a strong odor of burnt and raw marijuana after stopping the 2009 Nissan Altima on Fairview Avenue at Bergenwood Road just befor…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
5 Washington Township family members indicted in pot, gun bust 5 Washington Township family members indicted in pot, gun bust 5 Washington Township family members indicted in pot, gun bust
5 Washington Township family members indicted in pot, gun bust YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Five members of a Washington Township family busted after detectives last summer found four pounds of pot, seven guns and $8,100 in cash in their home were indicted by a grand jury in Hackensack. CLIFFVIEW PILOT first reported the arrests by prosecutor’s detectives of gun enthusiast Glenn Gerhard; his wife, Hilda Gerhard; and their son, Matthew Gerhard, following a court-warranted search of their Viola Terrace home. The Gerhards’ daughter, Christina, and her newlywed husband, Scott Gersten, later turned themselves in after returning from a trip to North Carolina. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
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Lyndhurst police join NJ Project Medicine Drop Lyndhurst police join NJ Project Medicine Drop Lyndhurst police join NJ Project Medicine Drop
Lyndhurst police join NJ Project Medicine Drop PUBLIC SAFETY: Lyndhurst police have become the latest law enforcement agency in New Jersey — and 17th in Bergen County — to join the state attorney general’s “Project Medicine Drop” campaign by placing an anonymous drop box at headquarters. More than 100 police departments, sheriff’s offices and State Police barracks have the secure drop boxes, allowing citizens to dispose of prescription drugs anonymously, no questions asked, any time of day. Bergen has more medicine drop boxes by far: Ocean County is second, with 11; Monmouth has eight. This is because of a “deep commitment” on the p…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
Elmwood Park police say Rutherford heroin user shot up in Pathmark bathroom Elmwood Park police say Rutherford heroin user shot up in Pathmark bathroom Elmwood Park police say Rutherford heroin user shot up in Pathmark bathroom
Elmwood Park police say Rutherford heroin user shot up in Pathmark bathroom YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Elmwood Park police walked into a local Pathmark rest room moments after a 24-year-old Rutherford man shot himself up there with heroin last night, authorities said. Officers followed Stephen Pedhoretzky after Police Chief Michael Foligno said he’d been acting suspiciously in the parking lot around 8:50 p.m. They found him carrying six bags of heroin and a syringe, the chief said this afternoon. Pedhoretzky was processed and released on a court summons.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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Bergen lawmaker wants to eliminate county government Bergen lawmaker wants to eliminate county government Bergen lawmaker wants to eliminate county government
Bergen lawmaker wants to eliminate county government New Jersey’s 21 counties would no longer have governments if freshman state Assembly Robert Auth of Bergen County gets his way, NJ Advance Media reports. Auth has introduced a bill in Trenton that would direct an obscure state commission to recommend to the Legislature how best to eliminate county government. Although transferring the functions to the state and municipalities means hiring more people, Auth said they wouldn’t be highly-paid managers. “I totaled up all the county budgets throughout the state. It’s like $6.5 billion a year in New Jersey,” he said. “That’s a lot of money.” …

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