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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Cresskill-Closter, NJ
Breaking News
Authorities seek help in search for Dumont woman Authorities seek help in search for Dumont woman Authorities seek help in search for Dumont woman
Authorities seek help in search for Dumont woman HAVE YOU SEEN HER? The way 18-year-old Mila Kostadinova of Dumont told it, her family upset her, she found a new place to live and she was extremely angry at some “hypocritical son of a bitch.” As authorities tell it, she’s missing. Local police departments ordinarily are the ones to issue missing persons alerts, sometimes in tandem with New Jersey State Police. But this afternoon, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli issued an alert. He asked that anyone who’s seen or knows where to find Kostadinova contact his office’s Tips Line at (201) 226-5532 or the Dumont Police Department …

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Rochelle Park bank robbed Rochelle Park bank robbed Rochelle Park bank robbed
Rochelle Park bank robbed YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: The Bank of Rochelle Park was robbed this afternon by a man who authorities said didn’t show a note or weapon. Investigators were at the bank, at the corner of Rochelle Avenue and Passaic Street, along with scent-tracking K9 units from the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS  

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Accused ringleader in Fairview poker game murder has bail reduced Accused ringleader in Fairview poker game murder has bail reduced Accused ringleader in Fairview poker game murder has bail reduced
Accused ringleader in Fairview poker game murder has bail reduced  YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: The accused ringleader in the murder of a Fairview card game operator had his $2 million bail reduced today — to $1 million cash. Keyshawn Malone, whom authorities described as the “brains” behind the May 4 murder and robbery of 50-year old Jeronimo Lopez, got the reduction based on his New Jersey ties. Still, all agreed he likely wasn’t going to raise that amount. FILE PHOTOS: Evens Dumas, Keshawn Malone, Jose Rivas, Blonso Florestal (STORY / PHOTOS: Mary K. Miraglia, CLIFFVIEW PILOT Courthouse Reporter) Jose Rivas Defense attorney John Weichsel told Presidi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
$1M bail for radiology chief following state Medicaid fraud raids of Hackensack, Englewood clinics $1M bail for radiology chief following state Medicaid fraud raids of Hackensack, Englewood clinics $1M bail for radiology chief following state Medicaid fraud raids of Hackensack, Englewood clinics
$1M bail for radiology chief following state Medicaid fraud raids of Hackensack, Englewood clinics YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: State investigators today made several arrests and seized computers and other evidence from various offices of a Hackensack-based radiology company as part of a Medicaid fraud investigation, sources told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. Among those taken into custody were Rehan Zuberi (inset), the president of American Imaging Center and his wife, Humara Paracha, who were arrested at their Boonton Township home, the sources said. Zuberi was being held $1 million bail and Paracha on $300,000 in the Morris County Correctional Facility in Morris Township on charges ranging from income…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
Rutherford High School student charged with having sex with middle school girl, 14 Rutherford High School student charged with having sex with middle school girl, 14 Rutherford High School student charged with having sex with middle school girl, 14
Rutherford High School student charged with having sex with middle school girl, 14 YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: An 18-year-old Rutherford High School student is charged with having sex with a 14-year-old middle school girl. Everton A. Johnson remained held on $50,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail following his arrest Thursday on charges of sexual assault and child endangerment. The girl told a guidance counselor at Alfred S. Faust Middle School in East Rutherford who then contacted local police, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said this morning. Investigators from his Special Victims Unit and East Rutherford police then interviewed the girl, he said. “During …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Freedom for man caught in Edgewater 2-kilo heroin bust Freedom for man caught in Edgewater 2-kilo heroin bust Freedom for man caught in Edgewater 2-kilo heroin bust
Freedom for man caught in Edgewater 2-kilo heroin bust ONLY ON CVP: A Colombian native tied to a father and son busted with two kilos of heroin at the younger man’s Edgewater home will soon walk out of jail a free man after cutting a deal with state prosecutors. Hoover Rodriguez, 40, of Houston pleaded guilty to one count of money laundering that came from a New Jersey State Police traffic stop on the turnpike in Hamilton 15 months ago. In turn, he will be sentenced to time served. Troopers stopped the Cadillac STS Rodriguez was riding in with two other men and found him carrying $34,950 in cash in a bag, authorities said. They then obtai…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Connecticut auto mechanic charged with having cybersex with Elmwood Park 12 year old Connecticut auto mechanic charged with having cybersex with Elmwood Park 12 year old Connecticut auto mechanic charged with having cybersex with Elmwood Park 12 year old
Connecticut auto mechanic charged with having cybersex with Elmwood Park 12 year old YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Connecticut auto mechanic convinced a 12-year-old Elmwood Park girl to “engage in sexual acts” online while he masturbated, Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said this morning, in announcing his arrest. Scott Brensinger, 29, was taken into custody for Bergen County authorities by police in East Haven, CT, Molinelli said. He will be extradited to New Jersey to face charges of aggravated sexual assault and child endangerment, the prosecutor said. Following a four-month investigation, authorities searched Brensinger’s home and workplace, arresting him on Friday, Moline…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Man accused of selling gun in New Milford shooting death brought to court Man accused of selling gun in New Milford shooting death brought to court Man accused of selling gun in New Milford shooting death brought to court
Man accused of selling gun in New Milford shooting death brought to court ONLY ON CVP: An Essex County ex-con charged with selling a .9mm handgun used in the shooting death of a New Milford man was brought to court today. Nicholas Questal, 23, is charged with a pair of illegal weapons counts — one for being a felon and the other for having the gun without a permit — in connection with what authorities called the “reckless accidental” killing of 22-year-old Alex Bridge behind the Brookchester Apartment Complex in New Milford. A national of Trinidad and Tobago who works construction in New York City, Questal already has a federal drug conviction on his record. He…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Tappan-Blauvelt, NY
Breaking News
Palisades Interstate Parkway police testing new unit that unites radio, lights, sirens Palisades Interstate Parkway police testing new unit that unites radio, lights, sirens Palisades Interstate Parkway police testing new unit that unites radio, lights, sirens
Palisades Interstate Parkway police testing new unit that unites radio, lights, sirens SHOUT OUT: Motorola Solutions has chosen the Palisades Interstate Parkway Police to beta-test a new unit that allows officers to operate a cruiser’s radio, lights and siren at once. The Siren Light Interface Module (SLIM) reduces the amount of devices and wiring needed in the center console, PIPPD Chief Michael Coppola said. There’s also less to replace or repair. Coppola said the department is converting its entire fleet from test modules to the finished product. His officers also participated in a video for Motorola: PHOTOS: Courtesy PALISADES INTERSTATE PARKWAY PD

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Indictment boosts charges against worker accused of sexually assaulting teen at Hackensack home for at-risk children Indictment boosts charges against worker accused of sexually assaulting teen at Hackensack home for at-risk children Indictment boosts charges against worker accused of sexually assaulting teen at Hackensack home for at-risk children
Indictment boosts charges against worker accused of sexually assaulting teen at Hackensack home for at-risk children YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A former employee at a Hackensack group home for at-risk and special needs children was indicted today on charges of putting his finger in the vagina of a teenage patient. The abuse began in February 2010 and continued for six months, a superseding indictment returned in Hackensack against 41-year-old Daniel Blathers of Paterson alleges. According to Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli, Blathers was employed as a unit supervisor responsible for checking on the status of residents at Youth Consultation Services’ Holley Center. Youth Consultation Services’ w…

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