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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Trumbull-Monroe, CT
Breaking News
Driver in NYC crashes threatens to ‘take out a police officer,’ Port Authority says Driver in NYC crashes threatens to ‘take out a police officer,’ Port Authority says Driver in NYC crashes threatens to ‘take out a police officer,’ Port Authority says
Driver in NYC crashes threatens to ‘take out a police officer,’ Port Authority says BEYOND BERGEN: A Pennsylvania driver his a Port Authority police car, then claimed he “wanted to take out a police officer” before he was taken into custody, authorities said this morning. Matthew Cash, 24, was headed south in the fire lane on Varick Street in lower Manhattan near the Holland Tunnel when his Audi hit two parked vehicles and the PAPD car around 7:50 p.m., the authority’s Joseph Pentangelo said. Matthew Cash (MUGSHOT: Courtesy PORT AUTHORITY PD) “He made anti -police statements to the police, claimed he had smoked PCP and stated he wanted to take out a police officer,” P…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Trash hauler killed by garbage truck in Franklin Lakes Trash hauler killed by garbage truck in Franklin Lakes Trash hauler killed by garbage truck in Franklin Lakes
Trash hauler killed by garbage truck in Franklin Lakes YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A worker for a trash hauling company was killed in Franklin Lakes yesterday when he was accidentally run over by the truck. Stanley Rollins, 53, was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson, where he was pronounced dead just after 4:30 p.m. Driver William Handlin of Kearny was backing the Gaeta Recycling Co. truck out of Paterson on Black Hawk Lane when it drove over Rollins’s legs, Police Lt. John Bakelaar told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. Handlin immediately called 911, he said. Handlin received a summons for careless driving. Two non-related summonses…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
NJ authorities warn of new ‘highly lethal’ heroin NJ authorities warn of new ‘highly lethal’ heroin NJ authorities warn of new ‘highly lethal’ heroin
NJ authorities warn of new ‘highly lethal’ heroin PUBLIC SAFETY: Three unique heroin brands — some of which aren’t even heroin but are being sold as the drug — have been responsible for no fewer than six recent heroin deaths in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, authorities warned today. “Power Hour,” “Taliban” and “Strike Dead” contain potentially fatal drug mixtures “not typically seen,” New Jersey Acting Attorney General John J. Hoffman said, following lab tests by State Police. “Some of the drugs found within these drug stamps will not respond to the administration of Narcan, which is used by law enforcement and first responders to prevent…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Garden State Plaza shooter’s brother arrested by Elmwood Park police on heroin charges Garden State Plaza shooter’s brother arrested by Elmwood Park police on heroin charges Garden State Plaza shooter’s brother arrested by Elmwood Park police on heroin charges
Garden State Plaza shooter’s brother arrested by Elmwood Park police on heroin charges YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: The brother of Garden State Plaza Mall shooter Richard Shoop was arrested on heroin possession charges by Elmwood Park police. Kevin James Shoop, 24, of Teaneck and 20-year-old Kayla Thomas of Paramus were carrying 20 bags of the drug when officers approached them on 54th Street near Broadway Tuesday night, Police Chief Michael Foligno said. Shoop’s brother, Richard, opened fire at the mall the night of Nov. 4, 2013, causing a panic followed by a lockdown and massive law enforcement response, before shooting himself in a remote area of the plaza (SEE: Prosecutor: G…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Search on for driver who nearly ran down Fair Lawn police officer Search on for driver who nearly ran down Fair Lawn police officer Search on for driver who nearly ran down Fair Lawn police officer
Search on for driver who nearly ran down Fair Lawn police officer YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Authorities tonight were searching for a 20-year-old local man who they said nearly ran down a Fair Lawn police officer. The officer was investigating a suspicious car report when he spotted the gray 2010 Mazda on Essex Street at Morlot Avenue. The driver “aimed the car at [the officer] and just missed hitting him,” a law enforcement source told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. “Then he took off.” Police believe he headed into Paterson. Authorities obtained an arrest warrant for the man, who has previous addresses in Fair Lawn and Dumont and prior arrests. He’s charged this ti…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Fort Lee narcotics detectives bust tenant for pot, Adderall, Ritalin, nunchucks, handcuffs Fort Lee narcotics detectives bust tenant for pot, Adderall, Ritalin, nunchucks, handcuffs Fort Lee narcotics detectives bust tenant for pot, Adderall, Ritalin, nunchucks, handcuffs
Fort Lee narcotics detectives bust tenant for pot, Adderall, Ritalin, nunchucks, handcuffs YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: After watching a pair of drug deals in an apartment complex parking garage, Fort Lee police moved in and arrested a tenant while seizing pot, Adderall, Ritalin, nunchucks, and a pair of handcuffs. Narcotics Detectives TJ Cullen and Bryan Drumgoole spotted the hand-to-hand sales in the parking garage of 2001 Hudson Terrace yesterday, Capt. Stephen Gallagher said tonight. They quickly focused on 28-year-old Richard S. Choi and obtained a search warrant for his apartment, the captain said. Members of the Anti-Crime/Narcotics Bureau, General Investigation Bureau, and…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Scarf-wearing robber pulls knife on Teaneck gas station attendant Scarf-wearing robber pulls knife on Teaneck gas station attendant Scarf-wearing robber pulls knife on Teaneck gas station attendant
Scarf-wearing robber pulls knife on Teaneck gas station attendant IMAGES: Courtesy TEANECK PD YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: Teaneck police were searching for a robber who they said was carrying a large kitchen knife and wearing some type of wrap around his face while holding up a local gas station. The robber — who can be seen holding the knife above — took off on foot after taking an undisclosed amount of cash from the Teaneck Road Exxon station near Fort Lee Road just before 8:30 Monday night, Lt. Andrew McGurr said this afternoon. The robber was described as white, heavyset and balding, possibly in his 40s. He was wearing a long-sleeved black shirt wit…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Elmwood Park, South Hackensack police team up to nab alleged ‘taxi cab bandit’ in bank, motel robberies Elmwood Park, South Hackensack police team up to nab alleged ‘taxi cab bandit’ in bank, motel robberies Elmwood Park, South Hackensack police team up to nab alleged ‘taxi cab bandit’ in bank, motel robberies
Elmwood Park, South Hackensack police team up to nab alleged ‘taxi cab bandit’ in bank, motel robberies YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Elmwood Park and South Hackensack police teamed up to nab a man dubbed the taxi cab bandit, charging him with a New Year’s Eve bank robbery, a Route 46 motel holdup and two botched attempts of local fast-food restaurants. Acting on a tip, detectives yesterday went to Bergen Regional Medical Center, where they found that their primary suspect, 31-year-old Gregory Morehouse, had been admitted for treatment. UPDATE: Hackensack police today charged a man dubbed the taxi cab bandit with the New Year’s Eve robbery of a CVS — boosting his bail to a combined $850,000. READ…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Probe of shooting at Ridgewood church leads to arrest of former Marine corporal Probe of shooting at Ridgewood church leads to arrest of former Marine corporal Probe of shooting at Ridgewood church leads to arrest of former Marine corporal
Probe of shooting at Ridgewood church leads to arrest of former Marine corporal YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Authorities investigating shots fired at a Ridgewood church around Christmastime have arrested a former U.S. Marine Corps corporal after seizing high-capacity magazines for a military-style rifle at his home. Sources also told CLIFFVIEW PILOT that assault rifles have also been seized that are tied to dozens of shots fired into the side of the Old Paramus Reformed Church building — several of which went through a stained glass window — nearly two weeks ago. Alex Norrell, 23, was taken into custody yesterday and charged with possession of the magazines, as well as ma…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Hackensack minibus crash sends 3 to hospital Hackensack minibus crash sends 3 to hospital Hackensack minibus crash sends 3 to hospital
Hackensack minibus crash sends 3 to hospital Three people were hospitalized and a fourth declined medical attention after a crash involving a minibus this morning in Hackensack. City police were investigating the crash just after 10 a.m. at Hudson and Kansas streets. Hackensack firefighters and a Hackensack University Medical Centers BLS unit were among the responders. Firefightes applied a speed-drying chemical to a large fluid spill. PHOTO: Hackensack Fire Lt. Justin Derevyanik

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