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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Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
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Suspended sentence for man who photo-shopped head shots of Wyckoff girl, 12, onto naked women Suspended sentence for man who photo-shopped head shots of Wyckoff girl, 12, onto naked women Suspended sentence for man who photo-shopped head shots of Wyckoff girl, 12, onto naked women
Suspended sentence for man who photo-shopped head shots of Wyckoff girl, 12, onto naked women EXCLUSIVE REPORT: A New Hampshire widower who photo-shopped head shots of a 12-year-old Wyckoff girl onto images of naked women after showing her pictures of his penis got off with a suspended sentence today, thanks to a plea deal. Superior Court Judge Edward Jerejian called the behavior “despicable” but gave 66-year-old Robert Alfred Patzelt credit for nine months that he’s spent in the Bergen County Jail, based on the agreement a defense lawyer struck with prosecutors. He also imposed Megan’s Law sex offender registration for life and a Nicole’s Law restraining order prohibiting contact…

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Hackensack, NJ
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Bergen sheriff’s Quality of Life unit seizes imitation handgun, arrests brothers Bergen sheriff’s Quality of Life unit seizes imitation handgun, arrests brothers Bergen sheriff’s Quality of Life unit seizes imitation handgun, arrests brothers
Bergen sheriff’s Quality of Life unit seizes imitation handgun, arrests brothers YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Its tail lights were out and its hazards were flashing, so officers with a special county sheriff’s detail pulled a car over in Hackensack — and found two brothers carrying pot and an imitation handgun, Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino said this afternoon. Leroy Williams, 19, tried tipping away from the car driven by his 22-year-old brother, Carl, after the stop last Saturday night at Lafayette and Hudson streets by detectives with a Quality of Life unit, Saudino said. The members of the unit — which includes Hackensack police officers — smelled a strong odor …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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Power restored to Avalon at Edgewater neighborhood, cars retrieved, post office, schools to reopen Power restored to Avalon at Edgewater neighborhood, cars retrieved, post office, schools to reopen Power restored to Avalon at Edgewater neighborhood, cars retrieved, post office, schools to reopen
Power restored to Avalon at Edgewater neighborhood, cars retrieved, post office, schools to reopen UPDATE: Power has been restored to homes surrounding the fire-ravaged Avalon at Edgewater apartment complex, 80 units in a neighboring building are open again — half of which are affordable housing — and a special fund for displaced families has topped $40,000, Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this afternoon. Edgewater schools will reopen on Monday, and the post office on River Road, down the street from the complex, reopens tomorrow, he added. The slow, arduous process includes 150 cars being retrieved by their owners from an underground parking garage earlier tod…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Hasbrouck Heights man charged with trafficking kiddie porn Hasbrouck Heights man charged with trafficking kiddie porn Hasbrouck Heights man charged with trafficking kiddie porn
Hasbrouck Heights man charged with trafficking kiddie porn YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Authorities today arrested a 25-year-old Hasbrouck Heights man who they said was trafficking in online child pornography. Investigators also seized a small amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia while taking North Bergen native Daniel Ferguson of Cleveland Avenue into custody after searching his home, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said this afternoon. Ferguson, who is single and unemployed, was released on a summons charging him with one count of child endangerment. He’s due for arraignment Tuesday in Central Municipal Court in Hackensack. MUGSHO…

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Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
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Elmwood Park police collect 700 bags of heroin, paraphernalia from foreclosed stash house Elmwood Park police collect 700 bags of heroin, paraphernalia from foreclosed stash house Elmwood Park police collect 700 bags of heroin, paraphernalia from foreclosed stash house
Elmwood Park police collect 700 bags of heroin, paraphernalia from foreclosed stash house YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Elmwood Park police this morning seized 700 bags of heroin and found 300 used bags of the drug, along with 30 or so used hypodermic needles, in a foreclosed home being used as a stash house. A Blue Stone employee conducting a monthly maintenance check discovered the drugs and paraphernalia and notified police, Police Chief Michael Foligno said after his officers responded to the 18th Avenue residence around 11 a.m. “It was apparent that not only were they using this location to use their drugs but also to sell and store them,” Foligno said. Along with the drugs, …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
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Driver in serious condition after salt trucks collide on Route 17 in Hasbrouck Heights Driver in serious condition after salt trucks collide on Route 17 in Hasbrouck Heights Driver in serious condition after salt trucks collide on Route 17 in Hasbrouck Heights
Driver in serious condition after salt trucks collide on Route 17 in Hasbrouck Heights PHOTOS: CLIFFVIEW PILOT Correspondent Kevin Teel (top), Michael J. Shurin, Hudson County View (above) YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A driver was in serious condition after firefighters extricated him from one of two brine sprayers that collided on southbound Route 17 this afternoon. Rescue teams from Lodi and Wood-Ridge assisted their Hasbrouck Heights colleagues in freeing the driver after the collision at Williams Avenue around 12:20 p.m. closed the highway for early an hour. The other driver was also taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with injuries that weren’t considered se…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Elmwood Park police back heroin arrests with treatment information Elmwood Park police back heroin arrests with treatment information Elmwood Park police back heroin arrests with treatment information
Elmwood Park police back heroin arrests with treatment information PUBLIC SAFETY: Amid what has become a steady stream of arrests for heroin possession — sometimes several in a day — Elmwood Park police today released a list of treatment facilities for drug abusers seeking help with their addictions. The department “recognizes that many people become trapped in the cycle of substance abuse and are struggling for a way out,” Police Chief Michael Foligno said. “While we remain committed to our law enforcement mission, we are equally committed to doing our part to encourage people to get help.” “It’s important to know that help is available,” he said. Hig…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Beekman-Poughquag, NY
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Standard state review of police shooting of accused drug dealer who rammed Middlesex County detective’s car Standard state review of police shooting of accused drug dealer who rammed Middlesex County detective’s car Standard state review of police shooting of accused drug dealer who rammed Middlesex County detective’s car
Standard state review of police shooting of accused drug dealer who rammed Middlesex County detective’s car BEYOND BERGEN: As is done whenever there is a police-involved shooting in New Jersey, the Attorney General’s Shooting Response Team is reviewing the circumstances of an incident yesterday in which a local officer on loan to the Middlesex County narcotics task force fired at an accused drug dealer carrying 500 bags of heroin who rammed his car into a law enforcement vehicle and struck a detective. The target, who wasn’t hit, was quickly taken into custody after his car collided with another police vehicle, Acting New Jersey Attorney General John J. Hoffman said. Identified as Isaiah D. Rob…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Former NJCU production manager from Rochelle Park gets 3 years for stealing $87,587 from box office Former NJCU production manager from Rochelle Park gets 3 years for stealing $87,587 from box office Former NJCU production manager from Rochelle Park gets 3 years for stealing $87,587 from box office
Former Njcu production manager from Rochelle Park gets 3 years for stealing $87,587 from box office YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Rochelle Park woman was sentenced to three years in state prison today for embezzling $87,587 in box office receipts over the course of nine years while she was the production manager for the Music, Dance and Theater Department at New Jersey City University. Kathleen Peet (formerly Sarmiento), 37, still owes $53,587 in restitution to the university after previously paying $34,000. She also is permanently barred from public employment. Peet pleaded guilty in Jersey City to a second-degree theft charge in November. Acting N.J. Attorney General John Hoffman said…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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South Hackensack police crack 5-town smash-and-grab burglary spree with arrests of heroin-addicted trio South Hackensack police crack 5-town smash-and-grab burglary spree with arrests of heroin-addicted trio South Hackensack police crack 5-town smash-and-grab burglary spree with arrests of heroin-addicted trio
South Hackensack police crack 5-town smash-and-grab burglary spree with arrests of heroin-addicted trio ANOTHER CVP SCOOP: South Hackensack police cracked a string of smash-and-grab burglaries in five towns with the arrests of two men and a woman who they said were feeding combined 200-bag-a-day heroin habits. One of those charged, 47-year-old Robert Bodurka of Maywood (above, left), was released from state prison three months ago after serving two years for burglary and drug convictions. Bodurka and his alleged accomplices — Ginette Lezette, 31, of Emerson and 21-year-old Thomas Sussina of Sussex — split the proceeds while staying at the Airport Motel off Route 46 in South Hackensack, law …

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