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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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Independent film producer among victims of ID thieves caught by Fort Lee police Independent film producer among victims of ID thieves caught by Fort Lee police Independent film producer among victims of ID thieves caught by Fort Lee police
Independent film producer among victims of ID thieves caught by Fort Lee police EXCLUSIVE: A former major independent film producer was among 14 victims whose credit card numbers were stolen by a crew of thieves — three of whom Fort Lee police said they arrested during a traffic stop near the George Washington Bridge — an indictment returned in Hackensack says. The ring used the stolen credit card numbers to buy gift cards and iPhones, 43 of which were found after a Fort Lee detective stopped a rented 2014 Chrysler 300 this past March for speeding past him near the GWB lower-level tolls. The iPhones alone were worth more than $27,000, police said at the time. Fort …

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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Fair Lawn police seek two in CVS shoplifting Fair Lawn police seek two in CVS shoplifting Fair Lawn police seek two in CVS shoplifting
Fair Lawn police seek two in CVS shoplifting UPDATE: Police issued an alert for two men following a shoplifting at a Fair Lawn CVS this morning. One of them walked out of the Broadway pharmacy with $112 worth of electric razors just after 11 a.m. He wearing a black jacket and cap, Fair Lawn police told CLIFFVIEW PILOT, adding that an initial report of a robbery was wrong. The other, a white man, drove the getaway car, a silver Honda Accord with the New Jersey license plate F35-BTZ. Fair Lawn police asked that anyone who sees the car or has information that could help the investigation call them: (201) 796-1400

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Hackensack, NJ
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Teaneck, NJ
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Teaneck police nab ex-con with loaded gun outside home Teaneck police nab ex-con with loaded gun outside home Teaneck police nab ex-con with loaded gun outside home
Teaneck police nab ex-con with loaded gun outside home YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Responding to a call from a terrified Teaneck woman, police last night arrested an ex-con who they said was carrying a loaded gun when he tried breaking into her home. Kevin P. Hotchkiss, 47, was being held on $5,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail this morning, charged with three illegal weapons possession counts, including being a felon in possession of a handgun. The Hamilton Road woman — described only as a relative of his — got her children out of the house and dialed 911 around 7 p.m., emergency responders with direct knowledge of the incident told CLIFFVIEW P…

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Hackensack, NJ
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Faulty HVAC unit sends smoke through Rochelle Park municipal building Faulty HVAC unit sends smoke through Rochelle Park municipal building Faulty HVAC unit sends smoke through Rochelle Park municipal building
Faulty HVAC unit sends smoke through Rochelle Park municipal building UPDATE: A faulty rooftop heating and ventilation unit sent smoke through the Rochelle Park municipal building after business hours last night. Problems with the HVAC unit atop the West Passaic Street building sent the moderate to heavy smoke into the clerk’s office and parts of the first and second floor. PSE&G was summoned to cut all power. Saddle Brook firefighters provided a ladder to the roof. Maywood also responded. Borough officials were notified, and the Building Department was on scene to inspect. PHOTO: Charlie Greco

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Tarrytown-SleepyHollow, NY
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Bill Cosby shows in Tarrytown won’t be cancelled, Music Hall says it has no choice Bill Cosby shows in Tarrytown won’t be cancelled, Music Hall says it has no choice Bill Cosby shows in Tarrytown won’t be cancelled, Music Hall says it has no choice
Bill Cosby shows in Tarrytown won’t be cancelled, Music Hall says it has no choice BEYOND BERGEN: Although venues nationwide are cancelling performances by Bill Cosby on his current tour, the executive director of The Music Hall in Tarrytown said he has no choice but let scheduled shows in two weeks go on. “We were unaware of this controversy when the show was booked, as I am sure the majority of ticket holders and other concerned individuals were,” Music Hall Executive Director Bjorn Olsson said in a message to patrons. Cosby is slated for two performances at the historic venue on Dec. 6. “The show happens to be booked by an outside promoter,” Olsson said, “but I thi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
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Police nab Brooklyn man in Englewood ‘gasoline alley’ station beating Police nab Brooklyn man in Englewood ‘gasoline alley’ station beating Police nab Brooklyn man in Englewood ‘gasoline alley’ station beating
Police nab Brooklyn man in Englewood ‘gasoline alley’ station beating YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A strike force of Englewood and New York City police, Bergen County sheriff’s officers and U.S. marshals took a Brooklyn man into custody in connection with the baseball-bat beating of a Route 4 gas station attendant nine months ago. Charles Morgan, 28, told the 54-year-old attendant he was having trouble opening the outside bathroom door of the “gasoline alley” Sunoco station around 6 a.m. March 24, Detective Capt. Timothy Torell said. When the attendant bent down to look, Morgan hit him repeatedly with the bat, he said. The attendant fought back, despite severe…

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Englewood, NJ
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Tenafly house fire blows through rear roof Tenafly house fire blows through rear roof Tenafly house fire blows through rear roof
Tenafly house fire blows through rear roof ONLY ON CVP: Flames blew through the roof of a 2½-story wood frame house in Tenafly tonight. Firefighters had the blaze under within a half-hour of it sparking in the attic around 5 p.m. Frozen runoff made for some treacherous footing and brought the local DPW. PHOTO: Stacey Kufel CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
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New Milford basement fire quickly snuffed New Milford basement fire quickly snuffed New Milford basement fire quickly snuffed
New Milford basement fire quickly snuffed ONLY ON CVP: A New Milford resident returned home this afternoon to a basement fire believed sparked by a faulty alarm system. Borough firefighters quickly snuffed the Graphic Boulevard blaze, limiting the exterior damage. They were joined by their colleagues from Oradell, while an engine each from Bergenfield (FAST), Dumont and River Edge provided mutual aid. The scene was cleared in a little over an hour.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Garfield delivery man had sex with girl, 14, prosecutor says Garfield delivery man had sex with girl, 14, prosecutor says Garfield delivery man had sex with girl, 14, prosecutor says
Garfield delivery man had sex with girl, 14, prosecutor says YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A 21-year-old Garfield delivery man accused of having sex with a 14-year-old girl was being held on $100,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail following is arrest earlier today. Starlin Villalona-Perdoma of Van Winkle Avenue is charged with sexual assault and child endangerment, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said. Detectives from Molinelli’s Special Victims Unit and Garfield police arrested Villalona-Perdoma. The girl “initially reported the incident to the Paterson Police Department, who then contacted the Garfield Police Department,” he said. “They co…

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