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
Couple out on bail for heroin busted on same charges in Elmwood Park Couple out on bail for heroin busted on same charges in Elmwood Park Couple out on bail for heroin busted on same charges in Elmwood Park
Couple out on bail for heroin busted on same charges in Elmwood Park YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A River Vale couple out on bail on heroin charges were arrested by Elmwood Park police for the same offense. Investigators last July said that they recovered less than a half ounce of the drug during a search of the Midvale Court home of Shelby V. Zanotti, who was arrested along with her boyfriend, Vincent Celentano of Clifton. Vincent Celentano, Shelby V. Zanotti (MUGSHOTS: Courtesy BERGEN COUNTY PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE) Celentano and Zanotti were freed on $15,000 bail each after the search, which included members of the Bergen County prosecutor’s Narcotic Task Forc…

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Monsey, NY
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Port Authority must restore lifetime E-Z Pass privileges for retired police officers, court rules Port Authority must restore lifetime E-Z Pass privileges for retired police officers, court rules Port Authority must restore lifetime E-Z Pass privileges for retired police officers, court rules
Port Authority must restore lifetime E-Z Pass privileges for retired police officers, court rules BEYOND BERGEN: The Port Authority must restore free E-Z Pass privileges to retired police officers, a New York state appeals court ruled last week. The authority is violating union contracts in which it clearly agreed to vest members who retired in good standing with lifetime free passage over its bridges and tunnels, which they “enjoyed while employed,” the Appellate Division said in upholding three lower-court rulings. The PA terminated the 38-year-old practice in 2011, the day after a previous contract containing the benefit expired. However, the pact held a “flow-through agreement” …

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Ridgewood, NJ
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Police charge Lodi woman, 68, in stabbing Police charge Lodi woman, 68, in stabbing Police charge Lodi woman, 68, in stabbing
Police charge Lodi woman, 68, in stabbing YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A 68-year-old Lodi woman was free on $30,000 bail posted by her family after police said she stabbed a 61-year-old man in the hand in a weekend domestic dispute. Grace Cirotti-Flynn is charged with aggravated assault and two illegal weapons counts following the incident, just before 1 a.m. in a Terrace Avenue apartment. Officers found the victim in front of the building “with his left hand wrapped up in a towel applying pressure to his wounds that he received after he was stabbed,” Lt. Robert Salerno said this afternoon. Cirotti-Flynn, who’d locked herself in the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
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Wallington police save heroin overdose victim, 22, with Narcan Wallington police save heroin overdose victim, 22, with Narcan Wallington police save heroin overdose victim, 22, with Narcan
Wallington police save heroin overdose victim, 22, with Narcan SHOUT OUT: Wallington police had their first Narcan save when two officers rescued a 22-year-old heroin victim who had turned blue and wasn’t breathing. The Main Avenue victim’s mother told Sgt. Daniel Ziobro that her son “may have taken drugs,” so he looked at the man’s arm and found needle marks, Police Chief Carmello Imbruglia told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this afternoon. Meanwhile, the Wallington Emergency Squad began CPR. Ziobro administered a dose of Narcan and the man “began breathing on his own and slowly opened his eyes,” the chief said. “The patient was able to tell the sergeant wher…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Teaneck, NJ
Breaking News
Gas leak forces evacuation of Teaneck laundry, neighboring businesses Gas leak forces evacuation of Teaneck laundry, neighboring businesses Gas leak forces evacuation of Teaneck laundry, neighboring businesses
Gas leak forces evacuation of Teaneck laundry, neighboring businesses YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A natural gas leak forced the evacuation of a few dozen people from a Teaneck laundry and neighboring businesses this morning. Police, firefighters and EMS workers responded just after 10 a.m. to the area of 1460 Teaneck Road. Emergency workers gained entry to the businesses closed for the holiday. PSE&G workers were summoned. CLIFFVIEW PILOT PHOTO

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Elmwood Park sex offender accused of inappropriate activity with Paramus girl could get parole in 15 months Elmwood Park sex offender accused of inappropriate activity with Paramus girl could get parole in 15 months Elmwood Park sex offender accused of inappropriate activity with Paramus girl could get parole in 15 months
Elmwood Park sex offender accused of inappropriate activity with Paramus girl could get parole in 15 months ONLY ON CVP: Although sentenced to five years in prison, a convicted sex offender from Elmwood Park who authorities originally charged with trying to pay a 15-year-old Paramus girl for sex will be eligible for parole in as little as 15 months. Defense attorney Raymond Flood (STORY / PHOTOS: Mary K. Miraglia, CLIFFVIEW PILOT Courthouse Reporter) However, a judge warned him that he could then be civilly committed. Daniel Tvert, 33, “clearly has issues regarding sexual behavior and does need sex offender counseling,” Superior Court Judge James J. Guida said. “I am concerned for the safe…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Trail of jewelry found after Glen Rock burglary Trail of jewelry found after Glen Rock burglary Trail of jewelry found after Glen Rock burglary
Trail of jewelry found after Glen Rock burglary FROM THE WEEKEND: Whoever broke into a Glen Rock house either headed into or over the weekend left a trail of jewelry on the front walk and lawn after apparently getting spooked, police said. The break-in on Hamilton Avenue happened between 3 p.m. Friday and the same time Saturday, police said. The rear window of the home off a deck was found smashed, they said. They may have parked a car nearby, “where it would have attracted less attention than right in front of someone’s home,” police said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Elmwood Park police grab 2 headed toward Paterson, one with heroin, after shoplifting Elmwood Park police grab 2 headed toward Paterson, one with heroin, after shoplifting Elmwood Park police grab 2 headed toward Paterson, one with heroin, after shoplifting
Elmwood Park police grab 2 headed toward Paterson, one with heroin, after shoplifting YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Two alleged shoplifters apparently thought they’d made a clean getaway when Elmwood Park police officers roared up, stopped their car as they headed toward Paterson and found one of them carrying 15 bags of heroin. The report came in around 8:30 Saturday night from the CVS on Market Street, Police Chief Michael Foligno said. Moments later, officers stopped the pair nearly eight blocks away. Enrique Rodriguez, 41, of Clifton was charged with drug possession and 45-year-old Cory Newman with shoplifting, the chief said. Both were released with court summonses.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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PIP closed from Fort Lee to Pomona after 20-vehicle crash, spinouts, stalls PIP closed from Fort Lee to Pomona after 20-vehicle crash, spinouts, stalls PIP closed from Fort Lee to Pomona after 20-vehicle crash, spinouts, stalls
PIP closed from Fort Lee to Pomona after 20-vehicle crash, spinouts, stalls UPDATE: The Palisades Interstate Parkway was closed from Fort Lee to Pomona, NY for three hours today while police and cleanup crews worked to assist motorists and clear the highway. PIP police responded to a host of crashes, including a 20-car collision that resulted in three injuries on the southbound PIP near Hudson Terrace and forced the closure of the GWB approach. There were eight other crashes and five disabled vehicles in a short morning span, PIP Police Chief Michael Coppola said. Several others are unable to move at various times, the chief said. • EXCLUSIVE  VIDEO/PHOTOS: Una…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Hackensack woman not wearing seat belt ejected in Wyckoff crash, police say Hackensack woman not wearing seat belt ejected in Wyckoff crash, police say Hackensack woman not wearing seat belt ejected in Wyckoff crash, police say
Hackensack woman not wearing seat belt ejected in Wyckoff crash, police say YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A 31-year-old Hackensack woman who police said wasn’t wearing a seat belt was ejected from her Jeep after it spun out and hit a utility pole on northbound Route 208 in Wyckoff this morning. Nicole Laskau sustained head injuries in the 10:45 a.m crash between Grandview and Cedar Hill avenues, Police Chief Benjamin Fox said, adding that she wasn’t wearing a seat belt. The rear of the 2005 Jeep Liberty hit the pole, snapping it and ejecting Laskau, Fox said. The highway was closed for about an hour. Sgt. Michael Ragucci and Officers Terrance Murphy and Michael Tee…

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