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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Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
Dumont man sexually assaulted Elmwood Park girl for 10 years, authorities charge Dumont man sexually assaulted Elmwood Park girl for 10 years, authorities charge Dumont man sexually assaulted Elmwood Park girl for 10 years, authorities charge
Dumont man sexually assaulted Elmwood Park girl for 10 years, authorities charge YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Authorities have charged a 32-year-old Dumont man with having “inappropriate sexual activity” with an Elmwood Park girl over the course of a decade, beginning when she was five and he was 10. David C. Polkowski, 32, who is single and unemployed, was being held on $200,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail. Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said the woman, who has since moved out of New Jersey, is now 27 years old — which means the alleged assaults began in 1992 and ended in 2002. Polkowski was charged with aggravated sexual assault and child endangerment…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Ramapo College students charged with raping female classmate Ramapo College students charged with raping female classmate Ramapo College students charged with raping female classmate
Ramapo College students charged with raping female classmate UPDATE: Two Ramapo College students are charged with raping a female student and videotaping a portion of it, authorities said today. Christian A. Lopez, 24, of Secaucus, and 18-year-old Nakeem D. Gardner of Paterson and  were being held on $300,000 bail each in the Bergen County Jail, charged with aggravated sexual assault. Gardner also is charged with invasion of privacy for taking video and photos of the woman without her consent. The woman told investigators she’d attended an overnight fraternity party, went to lie down after not feeling well and woke up the next day partially cloth…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Teaneck Bond Gang founder charged with plotting murder of burglary crew member Teaneck Bond Gang founder charged with plotting murder of burglary crew member Teaneck Bond Gang founder charged with plotting murder of burglary crew member
Teaneck Bond Gang founder charged with plotting murder of burglary crew member YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A judge in Hackensack this afternoon continued bail at $750,000 for a founding member of the infamous James Bond Gang who is charged with plotting a thwarted scheme from his jail cell to have one of his co-defendants killed, Detectives from Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli’s office charged WIlliam “Christopher” Collins, 41, with conspiracy to commit murder after a tipster told them of the alleged plot. That boosted his total bail to more than $1 million. Collins was one of four men and a 17-year-old boy taken into custody last December by a task force c…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
2 charged with robbery in Hackensack Applebee’s dine-and-dash 2 charged with robbery in Hackensack Applebee’s dine-and-dash 2 charged with robbery in Hackensack Applebee’s dine-and-dash
2 charged with robbery in Hackensack Applebee’s dine-and-dash YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Thanks to surveillance images posted online, Hackensack police have charged two men with robbery for double-dooring an Applebee’s restaurant and then clipping the manager in the parking lot with their Cadillac Escalade as they fled. Keith Koeppel, 56, of Lodi was arrested at his home by city police and remained held on $250,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail after a viewer recognized the North Bergen native in a story posted about the Oct. 14 incident. Michael Comas, 23, of Cliffside Park was picked up by at his girlfriend’s house in Stamford, where he was being he…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Jersey Shore woman lets dog pee on clothes in store, leads police chase Jersey Shore woman lets dog pee on clothes in store, leads police chase Jersey Shore woman lets dog pee on clothes in store, leads police chase
Jersey Shore woman lets dog pee on clothes in store, leads police chase APB (BEYOND BERGEN): Authorities were looking for a Jersey Shore woman who they said let her dog urinate on 14 dresses and 11 pairs of pants at a Lane Bryant store, then ran several red lights and kept going when police tried to pull her over. Wet road conditions and the potential for harm to others made officers pull back as 35-year-old Theresa Tumbleson of Jackson fled in a white Chevy Malibu in TOms River yesterday afternoon. Store employees told police that Tumbleson became belligerent with them after her small dog caused $2,000 in damage. She faces eluding and obstruction charges, …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Teaneck woman charged in roundup of Bond Gang heirs provided burglary addresses, prosecutor says Teaneck woman charged in roundup of Bond Gang heirs provided burglary addresses, prosecutor says Teaneck woman charged in roundup of Bond Gang heirs provided burglary addresses, prosecutor says
Teaneck woman charged in roundup of Bond Gang heirs provided burglary addresses, prosecutor says YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A former Englewood school lunch room attendant supplied her live-in boyfriend with locations to burglarize as part of a break-in spree that spanned three counties, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said this morning, confirming CLIFFVIEW PILOT’s report yesterday of her arrest. Janay Cole, 26, of Fort Lee Road in Teaneck turned herself in to detectives at Molinelli’s Paramus office on Friday after a week on the run, the prosecutor said. Cole’s boyfriend, Jamelle SIngletary, was one of four men — three from Teaneck — who were arrested at the Queens home of a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Affordable Care Act assistance center opens in Cliffside Park Affordable Care Act assistance center opens in Cliffside Park Affordable Care Act assistance center opens in Cliffside Park
Affordable Care Act assistance center opens in Cliffside Park SHOUT OUT: One of two New Jersey centers to help citizens enroll for coverage under the federal Affordable Care Act opened in Cliffside Park yesterday. Assistance is free and bilingual representatives are available at the centers, operated by SRA International, which provides IT solutions and professional services to government organizations. Hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday at the Cliffside Park center at 596 Anderson Avenue (see map, below). You can schedule an appointment or walk in. PHONE: (201) 414-0465 Email: enroll_njnorth@sra.…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Car clips phone pole, cuts across lawn, slams into SUV in Lodi driveway Car clips phone pole, cuts across lawn, slams into SUV in Lodi driveway Car clips phone pole, cuts across lawn, slams into SUV in Lodi driveway
Car clips phone pole, cuts across lawn, slams into SUV in Lodi driveway ONLY ON CVP: A woman declined hospitalization after her sedan clipped a telephone pole, barreled across a Lodi front lawn and slammed into an SUV parked in a driveway tonight. The driver told emergency responders that she hit accelerator instead of the brake on Union Street. Moonachie First Aid & Rescue Squad treated her for a minor injury.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Hackensack police say Little Ferry pair cooked crack near toddler, drove car with secret license-plate stash Hackensack police say Little Ferry pair cooked crack near toddler, drove car with secret license-plate stash Hackensack police say Little Ferry pair cooked crack near toddler, drove car with secret license-plate stash
Hackensack police say Little Ferry pair cooked crack near toddler, drove car with secret license-plate stash YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Little Ferry couple cooked crack with their 2-year-old child at home and stashed the drug along with pot for sale in a secret compartment behind the rear license plate of their car, Hackensack police said. Gregory “G Money” Bruce, 28, was being held on $250,000 bail and Shalieah Castro, 22, on $150,000 bail following their arrests by Hackensack Narcotic Squad detectives and Little Ferry police. Gregory “G Money” Bruce, Shalieah Castro (MUGSHOTS: Courtesy BERGEN COUNTY SHERIFF / IMAGES: Courtesy HACKENSACK PD) The couple, known to area police, recently moved to …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Teaneck, NJ
Breaking News
Former Englewood school lunch attendant charged in roundup of James Bond Gang heirs Former Englewood school lunch attendant charged in roundup of James Bond Gang heirs Former Englewood school lunch attendant charged in roundup of James Bond Gang heirs
Former Englewood school lunch attendant charged in roundup of James Bond Gang heirs EXCLUSIVE REPORT: Authorities have charged a former Englewood school lunch room attendant in connection with the arrests last week of three accused burglars from Teaneck with reputed ties to the infamous James Bond Gang. Janay Cole, 26, remained held on $750,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail after being taken into custody on Friday. *      *      *      *      *      * YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A former Englewood school lunch room attendant supplied her live-in boyfriend with locations to burglarize as part of a break-in spree that spanned three counties, Bergen County Prosecutor John L.…

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