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
Breaking News
Christmas message from son of slain police officer: Why I can’t breathe Christmas message from son of slain police officer: Why I can’t breathe Christmas message from son of slain police officer: Why I can’t breathe
Christmas message from son of slain police officer: Why I can’t breathe THE SON OF A SLAIN POLICE OFFICER WRITES: I can’t breathe. It’s December 22, 2014, approximately 10:30 Eastern Time, and I’m short of breath. You see, I always get uncomfortable at about this time, even though it’s been thirty four years. Thirty four years during which I’ve grown from a devastated six year old boy to a forty year old man with a son of my own. A son named after a grandfather he’ll never know, because thirty four years ago his grandfather, Port Authority Police Department Patrolman William Perry, was gunned down while simply trying to do his job so he could go home and spend …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Heroin-carrying Pennsylvania man stopped for doing 90 mph is Maced after fighting with South Hackensack police Heroin-carrying Pennsylvania man stopped for doing 90 mph is Maced after fighting with South Hackensack police Heroin-carrying Pennsylvania man stopped for doing 90 mph is Maced after fighting with South Hackensack police
Heroin-carrying Pennsylvania man stopped for doing 90 mph is Maced after fighting with South Hackensack police ANOTHER CVP SCOOP: A Pennsylvania man stopped for doing 90 miles an hour on Route 80 was sprayed with Mace after he fought with officers who found 20 bags of heroin in his car, South Hackensack police said. Sgt. Lance Kelly and Officer Sean Bannon pulled the vehicle over around 9:30 last night while working a “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” detail, Capt. Robert Kaiser told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. Leon Berry Jr. 43, of Wilkes Barre, was unable to produce any paperwork for the vehicle — and gave the officers a glimpse of the drugs while looking for it, Kaiser said. He also threw several bags of h…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cresskill-Closter, NJ
Breaking News
Garfield man zapped with Taser after jumping onto police car Garfield man zapped with Taser after jumping onto police car Garfield man zapped with Taser after jumping onto police car
Garfield man zapped with Taser after jumping onto police car YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Garfield police had to Taser a 24-year-old city man who they said jumped onto the hood of a patrol car, threw himself against the windshield and clenched his fists, rushing officers who tried to calm him down. Officers responding to a report of a man yelling and screaming on Grand Street near Palisade Avenue just after 1:30 a.m. yesterday found Alnardo Zayas running toward them in the middle of the street, Lt. Richard Uram said this afternoon. He “continued running toward the officers’ vehicle, jumped onto the hood, then threw himself on the windshield” before roll…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
New Milford man stalked, harassed ex-wife, enemies for 7 years, police charge New Milford man stalked, harassed ex-wife, enemies for 7 years, police charge New Milford man stalked, harassed ex-wife, enemies for 7 years, police charge
New Milford man stalked, harassed ex-wife, enemies for 7 years, police charge YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A New Milford man is charged with stalking his ex-wife and others the past seven years, keeping dossiers complete with photographs of them that he’d taken himself and posing as them in online forums — while sources said he listened in his car to tapes of his divorce hearing. John L. Kross, 64, posted $22,500 and was released pending a Jan. 14 Municipal Court hearing on stalking and harassment charges. A judge ordered him to have no contact with any of the alleged victims. New Milford police also took custody of a legal handgun — “still brand new, in the box,” sai…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Husband of missing Emerson woman changed identity after illegally entering U.S. Husband of missing Emerson woman changed identity after illegally entering U.S. Husband of missing Emerson woman changed identity after illegally entering U.S.
Husband of missing Emerson woman changed identity after illegally entering U.S. YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Detectives investigating the disappearance of an Emerson mom have discovered that her husband entered the U.S. illegally from Ireland and for the past 15 years has been living under an assumed name. Using the name Joseph Murphy, 51-year-old Paschal Delahunty became a lawful permanent resident (green card holder) in 1990, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said in announcing Delanhunty’s arrest this afternoon. Delahunty, a painter, was being held on $350,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail, charged with possession of a false government document, after being a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
PBA urges members to remove visible shields from cars PBA urges members to remove visible shields from cars PBA urges members to remove visible shields from cars
PBA urges members to remove visible shields from cars PUBLIC SAFETY: The Essex County Sheriff’s Office PBA Local is urging its members to remove police shields from their vehicle windshields and windows after shots reportedly were fired at an off-duty officer’s car. This comes after the New Jersey State PBA instituted a shield blackout yesterday. “The possibility exits that off-duty officers and their families may become a target,” PBA Local 183 says in a notice. “All members should remove all shields from your windows. “Be safe…be smart and aware of your surroundings at all times.” ALSO SEE: NJPBA urges members to use extra caution amid…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
Wood-Ridge resident, 72, caught giving other man oral sex in county park bathroom, Lyndhurst police say Wood-Ridge resident, 72, caught giving other man oral sex in county park bathroom, Lyndhurst police say Wood-Ridge resident, 72, caught giving other man oral sex in county park bathroom, Lyndhurst police say
Wood-Ridge resident, 72, caught giving other man oral sex in county park bathroom, Lyndhurst police say YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A 72-year-old Wood-Ridge man and a 50-year-old Lyndhurst man were caught having sex in the bathdroom of a county park this morning, authorities said. Officers responding to a call about men engaged in lewd activity in the Bergen County Park South restroom just after 11 a.m. said they found the older man, identified as William Manahan, giving the younger one, Joseph Laido, oral sex in a stall. “He quickly stood up from a kneeling position in front of the other male and retreated into the neighboring stall,” Capt. John Valente told CLIFFVIEW PILOT tonight. “The secon…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
SUV driver severely injured in Elmwood Park crash with UPS tractor-trailer SUV driver severely injured in Elmwood Park crash with UPS tractor-trailer SUV driver severely injured in Elmwood Park crash with UPS tractor-trailer
SUV driver severely injured in Elmwood Park crash with UPS tractor-trailer CLIFFVIEW PILOT PHOTOS: Ira Hofherr YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: A critically injured Saddle Brook man was breathing when firefighters cut him from his SUV after it slammed into a UPS tractor trailer in Elmwood Park tonight, responders at the scene told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. The crash occurred around 7:30 p.m. as the rig driver made a left from East 54th Street onto Molnar Drive. The SUV slammed into the trailer, shearing off its top, Police Chief Michael Foligno told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. Borough firefighters, joined by Saddle Brook Fire Department Rescue 1, removed the 45-year-old driver from the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
Christie, Cuomo meet privately at Il Villaggio in Carlstadt Christie, Cuomo meet privately at Il Villaggio in Carlstadt Christie, Cuomo meet privately at Il Villaggio in Carlstadt
Christie, Cuomo meet privately at Il Villaggio in Carlstadt YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Amid heavy security, Governors Chris Christie and Andrew Cuomo held a private lunch meeting at Il Villaggio’s in Carlstadt today, multiple sources told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. What the New Jersey and New York governors discussed in the private room at the Route 17 restaurant wasn’t immediately known. “There are some things that should be kept private,” owner Ralph Magliocchetti told CLIFFVIEW PILOT, refusing to answer any questions about the meeting. Magliocchetti’s restaurant has long been a popular destination for high-ranking government officials and politicos lookin…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Fairview marks 50th year of Christmas holiday tour Fairview marks 50th year of Christmas holiday tour Fairview marks 50th year of Christmas holiday tour
Fairview marks 50th year of Christmas holiday tour SHOUT OUT: Fairview’s Chamber of Commerce marked the 50-year anniversary of borough firefighters’ Christmas holiday tour with a plaque of appreciation to its key organizers. Al Demuro (second from left), the chamber’s vice-chairman, presents the plaque to former Fire Chief Dennis (Santa) Licameli, Ralph Salemme, Tony Marsico and Chief Pat Buglione. Licameli is only the fifth firefighter in the tour’s 50 years to participate in Sunday’s festivities, which included a float, holiday characters and decorated apparatus for the entertainment of residents, merchants and their children, as well a…

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