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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Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Remnants of grease spill into Ho-Ho-Kus Brook at Glen Rock plant cleaned Remnants of grease spill into Ho-Ho-Kus Brook at Glen Rock plant cleaned Remnants of grease spill into Ho-Ho-Kus Brook at Glen Rock plant cleaned
Remnants of grease spill into Ho-Ho-Kus Brook at Glen Rock plant cleaned ONLY ON CVP: Employees of the Village of Ridgewood’s Water Pollution Control Facility skim the remnants today of a grease spill that entered the Ho-Ho-Kus Brook from their Glen Rock plant last week. Some of roughly 200 gallons of watery fats, oils and gases that burst from a delivery truck transfer line drained into streams that feed the brook. PHOTOS: CLIFFVIEW PILOT Correspondent Boyd A. Loving

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Bergenfield, NJ
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Bergenfield police seek men in reported street assault on woman Bergenfield police seek men in reported street assault on woman Bergenfield police seek men in reported street assault on woman
Bergenfield police seek men in reported street assault on woman HAVE YOU SEEN HIM? Bergenfield police this afternoon released a sketch of a man who a woman said assaulted her on New Bridge Road last week. The woman told police she was walking west on the south side of the road across from Memorial Park after getting off the bus around 7:45 p.m. last Friday when she saw a small sedan pass her and then pull over, Detective Capt. Cathy Madalone said. Two men got out, leaving the driver inside, the woman said. One crossed the street, walked past her, then turned around and hit her in the head, she told police. She said she fell into the roadway and he…

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Hackensack, NJ
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Maywood police officer cut off, crashes headed to reported gun incident Maywood police officer cut off, crashes headed to reported gun incident Maywood police officer cut off, crashes headed to reported gun incident
Maywood police officer cut off, crashes headed to reported gun incident YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Maywood police officer escaped serious injury when a car pulled into his path as he headed to a crime scene, forcing his cruiser off the roadway and into a telephone pole and a fire hydrant. Officer Glenn Tutschek appeared fine but was put into a collar and on a backboard by EMTs, Police Chief David Pegg told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. An East Central Avenue resident called police just after 1:30 today and said she saw a man point a gun and threaten someone she knew during an argument, Pegg said. Responding officers issued a be-on-the-lookout (BOLO) alert for two men …

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Hackensack smoke shop employee had pot in bra, police charge Hackensack smoke shop employee had pot in bra, police charge Hackensack smoke shop employee had pot in bra, police charge
Hackensack smoke shop employee had pot in bra, police charge CVP SCOOP: An employee at a Hackensack smoke shop that’s rankled some residents was found carrying pot in her bra after she was arrested on disorderly and resisting arrest charges, police said today. Nadine Karcs, 36, accidentally backed into another car with hers outside the Fu King Smoke Shop on Main Street just before noon on Wednesday, then went into the nearby nail salon to tell the vehicle’s owner what happened. That woman called police, who went to the smoke shop to get Karcs’ side of the story. She “became argumentative and disorderly” and was taken into custody after refusing t…

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Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Paterson heroin network ringleader to remain imprisoned at least a decade Paterson heroin network ringleader to remain imprisoned at least a decade Paterson heroin network ringleader to remain imprisoned at least a decade
Paterson heroin network ringleader to remain imprisoned at least a decade YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Passaic County man who headed a major heroin supply operation out of Paterson that put kilos of the drug into the hands of suppliers and large-scale dealers each week in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C. will spend at least the next 10 years behind bars following a state sentencing today. Segundo Garcia, 38, of Prospect Park, aka “Moreno,” agreed to a 15-year sentence with no parole eligibility for six years when he admitted last December that he led a narcotics supply ring that distributed millions of dollars worth of smack from a number o…

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Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
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Port Authority detectives find $40G stolen handbags on eBay, bust sellers Port Authority detectives find $40G stolen handbags on eBay, bust sellers Port Authority detectives find $40G stolen handbags on eBay, bust sellers
Port Authority detectives find $40G stolen handbags on eBay, bust sellers BEYOND BERGEN: Port Authority detectives busted a Queens couple who they said tried to sell a pair of stolen handbags worth more than $40,000 on eBay. The bags were taken from luggage that was missing when the owner arrived at JFK Airport from London via British Airways on June 6, the authority’s Joseph Pentangelo said. The woman filed a report with the airline over the missing luggage, which was returned the next day by a recovery service — with the Chanel and Hermes handbags missing, Pentangelo said. Investigating PAPD detectives contacted the seller after spotting them on eBay and ar…

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Monsey, NY
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Investigators snag $11,000 in knockoff merch, make arrests, on Seaside Heights boardwalk Investigators snag $11,000 in knockoff merch, make arrests, on Seaside Heights boardwalk Investigators snag $11,000 in knockoff merch, make arrests, on Seaside Heights boardwalk
Investigators snag $11,000 in knockoff merch, make arrests, on Seaside Heights boardwalk BEYOND BERGEN: Authorities charged the owner, manager and clerk at a Seaside Heights Boardwalk store after seizing nearly $11,000 worth of knockoff merchandise, including dozens of Snoop Dogg vapor pens, as the Summer of ’14 came to a close. State and local investigators last Friday raided “In the Cut” and seized more than 150 watches with such designer brand names as Rolex, Burberry, Gucci, Michael Kors and Casio G-Shock that they said were selling for $49.99 to $209.99. They also snatched up bogus 37 Snoop Dogg G-Pens that retailed at $129.99, as well as knockoff Ray Bans and NFL gloves…

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Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
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Elmwood Park police officer thwarts convenience store holdup Elmwood Park police officer thwarts convenience store holdup Elmwood Park police officer thwarts convenience store holdup
Elmwood Park police officer thwarts convenience store holdup SHOUT OUT: “It could have gone in a very different direction,” Elmwood Park Police Chief Michael Foligno said after one of his officers stopped a convenience store armed robbery yesterday. Officer Michael Goldyn knew something was wrong as he drove past the 7-Eleven at the corner of Market Street and Boulevard before dawn and spotted a store clerk and two strangers near the front entrance. The employee “made eye contact with him as the officer went by,” Foligno said, so the officer turned his cruiser around. Officer Michael Goldyn The would-be robbers were pushing the clerk inside and…

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Enrollment open for Bergen County Sheriff’s Citizens Police Academy Enrollment open for Bergen County Sheriff’s Citizens Police Academy Enrollment open for Bergen County Sheriff’s Citizens Police Academy
Enrollment open for Bergen County Sheriff’s Citizens Police Academy SHOUT OUT: Enrollment is open for the 15th class of Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino’s Citizens Police Academy, an eight-week course designed to give residents a working knowledge of law enforcement policies and tactics. The free academy uses a classroom-style format to demonstrate the types of equipment and tactics used by law enforcement in a wide range of areas — including motor vehicle stops, the Medical Examiner’s Office, gang violence awareness, homicide investigations, K-9 patrol and detection, criminal investigations and ballistics. PHOTO: CLIFFVIEW PILOT Correspondent Boy…

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Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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TOMORROW: Celebratory mass for popular Hasbrouck Heights woman killed in motorcycle crash TOMORROW: Celebratory mass for popular Hasbrouck Heights woman killed in motorcycle crash TOMORROW: Celebratory mass for popular Hasbrouck Heights woman killed in motorcycle crash
Tomorrow: Celebratory mass for popular Hasbrouck Heights woman killed in motorcycle crash SHOUT OUT: Friends, colleagues and loved ones of a well-known Hasbrouck Heights woman killed in a crash in Morris County in late June will gather tomorrow for an 11 a.m. “Celebration of Life” memorial mass at Corpus Christi Church, 218 Washington Pl., Hasbrouck Heights. Puglisi, 43, was riding with a group of friends to the Sussex County Fairgrounds in Augusta for the “Rock, Ribs and Ridges Festival” when her bike struck a chunk of rock or asphalt in the roadway. Two others had swerved to avoid it just before her, witnesses said. A Hasbrouck Heights High School graduate, Puglisi worked …

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