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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Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
Arrest made in sucker punch that knocked out Carlstadt co-worker, triggered convulsions Arrest made in sucker punch that knocked out Carlstadt co-worker, triggered convulsions Arrest made in sucker punch that knocked out Carlstadt co-worker, triggered convulsions
Arrest made in sucker punch that knocked out Carlstadt co-worker, triggered convulsions YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A North Bergen man who they said sucker-punched a Carlstadt co-worker in the back of the head, knocking him out and sending him into convulsions, police said. The Celebrity Carpet Company employee told police he’d gotten into an argument with 25-year-old Luis Larios of 40th Street last Wednesday, Police Chief Thomas Nielsen said. When he wasn’t looking, the victim said, Larios hit him with closed fist in the back of the head. Police responding to the Commercial Avenue business found the unconscious man with head and facial injuries, Nielsen said. He also had co…

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Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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Bogota police cadets making history this week with SCUBA training Bogota police cadets making history this week with SCUBA training Bogota police cadets making history this week with SCUBA training
Bogota police cadets making history this week with Scuba training SHOUT OUT: In what is believed to be a first for any youth academy in the U.S., Bogota police cadets this Wednesday will receive intensive hands-on SCUBA training for search-and-rescue missions. Cadets at the Bogota Police Department Youth Emergency Services Academy “will experience the use of SCUBA as a component of water search and rescue activities,” under the tutelage of Sgt. Craig Lynch, the program director, officials said. The Bogota program prides itself on being on the cutting edge of academies through the unique experiences it offers. All are aimed at “encouraging volunteerism a…

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Tappan-Blauvelt, NY
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Repaving project to close stretches of Palisades Interstate Parkway Repaving project to close stretches of Palisades Interstate Parkway Repaving project to close stretches of Palisades Interstate Parkway
Repaving project to close stretches of Palisades Interstate Parkway PUBLIC SAFETY: Repaving of the New Jersey stretch of the Palisades Interstate Parkway — which will close ramps, lookouts and stretches of highway — begins next Monday night. Signs and detours have been posted for the five-month project, which will rely predominately on overnight road work. Motorists are urged to use Route 9W during those times. Up-to-date INFO: @ParkwayPolice OR: www.ParkwayPolice.org AND: NJDOT 511NJ.org Advanced schedules will be posted.

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Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
Engine fire turns Air India flight from Newark around Engine fire turns Air India flight from Newark around Engine fire turns Air India flight from Newark around
Engine fire turns Air India flight from Newark around BEYOND BERGEN: An engine fire — and not a bird strike, as the Port Authority initially reported — forced a flight bound for India to return to Newark Airport this afternoon. The incident occurred soon after Mumbai-bound Air India Flight 144, with 313 passengers aboard, took off at 4:25 p.m., the authority’s Erica Dumas said. The captain reported seeing flames shooting from a failed engine as he turned the Boeing 777-300 around. It landed on the tarmac less than a half-hour later. Residents from Lyndhurst to Bernardsville reported seeing the jet flying low shortly after takeoff.

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Hackensack, NJ
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Two founding James Bond Gang members, two others indicted in Teaneck burglaries Two founding James Bond Gang members, two others indicted in Teaneck burglaries Two founding James Bond Gang members, two others indicted in Teaneck burglaries
Two founding James Bond Gang members, two others indicted in Teaneck burglaries ONLY ON CVP: Two original members of the infamous James Bond Gang — both of whom were on intensive parole despite extensive criminal histories — used a teenager to commit a trio of home burglaries in Teaneck, an indictment returned by a grand jury in Hackensack says. Jeffrey Whitaker, 50, of Teaneck (above, left) and 41-year-old William “Christopher” Collins of Hackensack (right) were joined by an Englewood man, 19-year-old Davae Harrison, along with the teen, the indictment says. The crew is accused of hitting homes three blocks apart, on Intervale Road and Washington Place in Teaneck, a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
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Killer of Jersey City rookie police officer predicted he was ‘going to be famous’ Killer of Jersey City rookie police officer predicted he was ‘going to be famous’ Killer of Jersey City rookie police officer predicted he was ‘going to be famous’
Killer of Jersey City rookie police officer predicted he was ‘going to be famous’ BEYOND BERGEN: In a murder with chilling echoes, a gunman who killed a rookie Jersey City police officer overnight told someone to watch the TV news because he was “going to be famous,” authorities said. The cold-blooded murder of Police Officer Melvin Santiago bore a reminder to the last line-of-duty officer death in Jersey City — that of Detective Marc DiNardo, who was killed in July 2009 during a raid on an apartment where an armed robber lay in wait. “Patrolman Santiago knew the risks associated with this job, yet he put himself in front of danger in order to keep Jersey City safe,” t…

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Northern Highlands, NJ
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Drug, weapons charges tied to gun in Hackensack police shootout Drug, weapons charges tied to gun in Hackensack police shootout Drug, weapons charges tied to gun in Hackensack police shootout
Drug, weapons charges tied to gun in Hackensack police shootout YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Four people have been indicted on drug and weapons charges in connection with an illegal gun that was used in a shootout with Hackensack police. Jerry “Angel” Nunez of Cliffside Park imported the .45-caliber AMT semi-automatic pistol into New Jersey via UPS from a connection in Florida last June, then sold it to Sean Stark of Paramus for $500, authorities said. Stark, 24, then provided the gun to Robert Leonardis, who police said was later involved in the shootout last July 22. Leonardis fired the .45-caliber handgun at a police cruiser — with one round hitting t…

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Hackensack, NJ
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Two Bergen men with James Bond Gang ties sentenced in burglaries, wild police chase Two Bergen men with James Bond Gang ties sentenced in burglaries, wild police chase Two Bergen men with James Bond Gang ties sentenced in burglaries, wild police chase
Two Bergen men with James Bond Gang ties sentenced in burglaries, wild police chase Two burglars tied to the infamous James Bond Gang are headed to state prison for at least 7½ and eight years, respectively, for leading police on a wild chase after breaking into two Nutley homes. Citing an “epidemic of burglaries in Bergen County,” Superior Court Judge Patrick J. Roma gave Hakeem Chance of Hackensack a 17½-year term while giving 15½ years to his alleged mentor, Dammen McDuffie of Englewood. Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor David Calviello called McDuffie, 40, the “virtual poster child” of a persistent offender and “the very type of criminal the legislature had in mind …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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New Bergen sheriff’s hires will be paid, Donovan’s chief of staff says New Bergen sheriff’s hires will be paid, Donovan’s chief of staff says New Bergen sheriff’s hires will be paid, Donovan’s chief of staff says
New Bergen sheriff’s hires will be paid, Donovan’s chief of staff says YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Bergen County Executive Kathleen Donovan has approved the hiring of eight new sheriff’s employees who should soon be receiving their first paychecks, her chief of staff told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this afternoon. “What’s important here is that the paperwork was signed by the county executive and sent for processing this past week,” Jeanne Baratta said. “I know because it came across my desk. “In fact, I just called one of my staff members to double-check,” she added. “After they were signed, they were sent to personnel to be processed.” Baratta was responding to claims …

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Englewood, NJ
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Hudson man who posed as Navy SEAL convicted of luring teen girl into sex Hudson man who posed as Navy SEAL convicted of luring teen girl into sex Hudson man who posed as Navy SEAL convicted of luring teen girl into sex
Hudson man who posed as Navy SEAL convicted of luring teen girl into sex BEYOND BERGEN: A Hudson County man was convicted this week of posing as a Navy SEAL and then a Victoria’s Secret owner to get a 15-year-old girl to pose for naked photos. Gregory John Schaffer, 35, of Bayonne, was found guilty of enticement to travel to engage in illegal sexual activity, enticement of a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity, attempted enticement to travel to engage in illegal sexual activity, and enticement of a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity after a three-day trial in federal court in Brooklyn. A married father, Schaffer found the victim on craigslist, w…

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