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
Firefighters free driver after Chevy 4×4 slams into utility pole in Teaneck Firefighters free driver after Chevy 4×4 slams into utility pole in Teaneck Firefighters free driver after Chevy 4×4 slams into utility pole in Teaneck
Firefighters free driver after Chevy 4×4 slams into utility pole in Teaneck YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: New Milford, River Edge, and Teaneck firefighters freed a 17-year-old Bergenfield driver trapped in his 4×4 this afternoon after it slammed into a utility pole on New Bridge Road in Teaneck — the same spot that a driver was killed in a similar wreck six months ago. New Bridge Road was closed in both directions as rescuers freed the man, who complained of severe leg pain and was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center by the Teaneck Volunteer Ambulance Corps, after the Chevy Tahoe slammed into the pole around 2:15 p.m. “The injuries don’t appear to be life-thre…

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Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Judge convicts Bogota man, 80, of assaulting mayor Judge convicts Bogota man, 80, of assaulting mayor Judge convicts Bogota man, 80, of assaulting mayor
Judge convicts Bogota man, 80, of assaulting mayor UPDATE: Bergen County’s presiding municipal judge today convicted the 80-year-old father of one of Bogota Mayor Tito Jackson’s political rivals of simple assault for punching the mayor during the June 3 primary election. Presiding Central Municipal Court Judge Roy McGeady (STORY/ PHOTOS: CLIFFVIEW PILOT Courthouse Reporter Mary K. Miraglia) Judge Roy McGeady, who also dismissed a harassment counter-claim against Jackson, said the evidence against Salvatore Trotta was irrefutable. “Having heard the 911 tape multiple times, the punch took place while the mayor was on the phone with the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Police in Bergen ready for last-ever National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Police in Bergen ready for last-ever National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Police in Bergen ready for last-ever National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day
Police in Bergen ready for last-ever National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day PUBLIC SAFETY: Now that the federal government has given authorized pharmacies, hospitals and other facilities the ability to accept unwanted medications for disposal, police departments throughout Bergen County will participate this weekend in the final nationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. The DEA launched the events four years ago because law enforcement agencies were the only ones allowed to collected unwanted prescription drugs. Before then, most people flushed their unused prescription drugs down the toilet, threw them in the trash, or kept them in the household medicine cabin…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Lodi driver tried running down Carlstadt police officer after injuring 2 in DWI crash, indictment says Lodi driver tried running down Carlstadt police officer after injuring 2 in DWI crash, indictment says Lodi driver tried running down Carlstadt police officer after injuring 2 in DWI crash, indictment says
Lodi driver tried running down Carlstadt police officer after injuring 2 in DWI crash, indictment says YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A grand jury in Hackensack this week indicted a Lodi driver on assault and attempted assault charges for crashing his car into another, injuring an East Rutherford man and his 8-year-old son, then nearly running down a Carlstadt police officer who tried to stop him. Kenneth Haines, 24, registered a .19% blood alcohol content — more than twice the legal limit — after he was eventually stopped in Wallington on April 14, Carlstadt Police Chief Thomas Nielsen told CLIFFVIEW PILOT at the time. Haines was behind the wheel of a 2012 Nissan Rogue that crossed the double-ye…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Suspect released in bomb threat at HUMC Suspect released in bomb threat at HUMC Suspect released in bomb threat at HUMC
Suspect released in bomb threat at Humc YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Hackensack police released a suspect after county bomb dogs searched Hackensack University Medical Center overnight following a bomb threat that made a reference to ISIS, authorities told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this morning. The Bergen County Police Department Bomb Squad and K-9 unit “did a sweep with negative results following a telephonic threat to the hospital” at 2:30 a.m., BCPD Capt. James Mullin said. The caller said the hospital had five minutes before a bomb would go off and then hung up, a law enforcement source told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. The call lasted no more tha…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Ramapo soccer player from Hudson County hit in head twice collapses Ramapo soccer player from Hudson County hit in head twice collapses Ramapo soccer player from Hudson County hit in head twice collapses
Ramapo soccer player from Hudson County hit in head twice collapses YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: An 18-year-old Ramapo College soccer player who was hit in the head during a game last week collapsed and was taken to the hospital after another blow during a Roadrunners match tonight, authorities said. Modou Sowe, a native of the African nation of Gambia who moved to Harrison in the eighth grade, was identified by school officials as the freshman player who collapsed and went into seizures after a match against SUNY Purchase. Sowe “suffered a hit to the head during a soccer game last week but was evaluated and cleared to play,” Mahwah Police Chief James Batelli …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Detectives stop suicide attempt of Elmwood Park janitor charged with sexually assaulting girl, 12 Detectives stop suicide attempt of Elmwood Park janitor charged with sexually assaulting girl, 12 Detectives stop suicide attempt of Elmwood Park janitor charged with sexually assaulting girl, 12
Detectives stop suicide attempt of Elmwood Park janitor charged with sexually assaulting girl, 12 YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Police who went to the home of an Elmwood Park hospital janitor with a warrant for sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl found him unconscious on the bathroom floor in a suicide attempt, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said tonight. Detectives from Molinelli’s Special Victims Unit and Elmwood Park police went to First Street home of 45-year-old Emiliano Seda yesterday afternoon after interviewing the girl, the prosecutor said. “After repeated attempts at the door failed to get a response, officers looked through various windows to see if anyone was in t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Story of River Edge boy, 1½, reminds us to go gold to fight childhood cancer Story of River Edge boy, 1½, reminds us to go gold to fight childhood cancer Story of River Edge boy, 1½, reminds us to go gold to fight childhood cancer
Story of River Edge boy, 1½, reminds us to go gold to fight childhood cancer GO GOLD: While many parents were preparing their youngsters for school earlier this month, Daniel and Vanessa Abbadessa of River Edge were at Hackensack University Medical Center, where it was discovered that their 1½-year-old son, Luke, has neuroblastoma. Both teach in the West New York public school system and were preparing to meet their new students when the world suddenly crashed down on them. Luke had shown no signs of trouble before doctors detected a mass during a routine exam 10 days ago. Tests followed and the little innocent’s cancer was diagnosed as Stage 4 aggressive. HELP …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Beekman-Poughquag, NY
Breaking News
Cheers to nation’s oldest law enforcement agency: U.S. Marshals Service celebrates 225th anniversary Cheers to nation’s oldest law enforcement agency: U.S. Marshals Service celebrates 225th anniversary Cheers to nation’s oldest law enforcement agency: U.S. Marshals Service celebrates 225th anniversary
Cheers to nation’s oldest law enforcement agency: U.S. Marshals Service celebrates 225th anniversary SHOUT OUT: The U.S. Marshals Service – the nation’s oldest law enforcement agency – celebrates its 225th anniversary today. The New Jersey district’s first U.S. marshal, Thomas Lowry, was selected by the first U.S. president. “When President George Washington appointed the first 13 U.S. Marshals Sept. 24, 1789, his pen marked the creation of an agency that has since played a role in virtually every facet of the nation’s federal judiciary during times of crisis and times of peace,” said U.S. Marshals Service Director Stacia Hylton. “From upholding the law in our untamed western territori…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Arrest made in William Paterson shooting threat Arrest made in William Paterson shooting threat Arrest made in William Paterson shooting threat
Arrest made in William Paterson shooting threat BEYOND BERGEN: Authorities this afternoon announced that they’ve made an arrest for a social media post that warned of a shooting on a William Paterson University campus. Christopher Geary, 18, of Pompton Lakes is charged with making terroristic threats and causing a false public alarm. The threat briefly put North Haledon schools on lockdown, while classes and activities continued as scheduled at the school. Authorities said no motive was given for the warning in a Yik Yak post. North Haledon police said WPU’s police force made the arrest.

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