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
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60th arrest for homeless man Port Authority police said punched woman at bus terminal 60th arrest for homeless man Port Authority police said punched woman at bus terminal 60th arrest for homeless man Port Authority police said punched woman at bus terminal
60th arrest for homeless man Port Authority police said punched woman at bus terminal BEYOND BERGEN: Port Authority police said a homeless man who punched a woman at the mid-Manhattan bus terminal over the weekend had been arrested 59 times before. Officers chased down and caught 41-year-old Robert Simmons after he punched the 36-year-old woman, whom he knows, and threatened her with a box cutter, the authority’s Joseph Pentangelo said. The weapon was recovered, Pentangelo said. Simmons, who records show has been in and out of prison four times in the past 25 years, was charged with assault and menacing, he said.  

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Fort Lee, NJ
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Fort Lee officer, K9 partner find pound of cocaine, Oxy, cash in car Fort Lee officer, K9 partner find pound of cocaine, Oxy, cash in car Fort Lee officer, K9 partner find pound of cocaine, Oxy, cash in car
Fort Lee officer, K9 partner find pound of cocaine, Oxy, cash in car YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Fort Lee police officer and his K9 partner picked off two Manhattan men who they said were carrying more than a pound of cocaine and several Oxycontin pills in a secret compartment of their glove box. Officer Richard Hernandez was on patrol with K9 Greener when he stopped their Honda Odyssey for improper turn at 10:30 p.m. Friday, Police Capt. Stanley Zon told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. After obtaining a search consent, Hernandez turned Greener loose — and got a positive indication, Zon said. In addition to the drugs, police seized more than $6,000 in cash, as well as se…

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Cresskill-Closter, NJ
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Englewood police arrest 3 in ‘savage’ beating, robbery of diner worker Englewood police arrest 3 in ‘savage’ beating, robbery of diner worker Englewood police arrest 3 in ‘savage’ beating, robbery of diner worker
Englewood police arrest 3 in ‘savage’ beating, robbery of diner worker YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Englewood police arrested three men in what they called the “savage beating” and robbery of a Guatemalan immigrant who works at a local diner. The attack landed the victim in Englewood Medical Center in critical condition, with eight broken bones in his face and an eye so damaged that he might lose sight in it, Detective Capt. Timothy Torell told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this afternoon. “The beating was so severe that we put the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Squad on standby, based on what our officers saw and what the medical staff told us,” Torell said. The…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Monsey, NY
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NJ lawmakers aim to curb over-aggressive car ‘booting’ NJ lawmakers aim to curb over-aggressive car ‘booting’ NJ lawmakers aim to curb over-aggressive car ‘booting’
NJ lawmakers aim to curb over-aggressive car ‘booting’ SHOUT OUT: State lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are teaming up to tighten up regulations on “booting” parked cars, amid an outcry by motorists in Hoboken. Under the measure, municipalities won’t be able to immobilize your vehicle unless there is an outstanding warrant against it. Assemblyman Carmelo Garcia (D-33), a longtime Hoboken resident, says the bill, if passed, will curb overly aggressive public servants who engage in “a predatory practice that is designed to fill [municipal] coffers.” The cost to retrieve your car after its bee booted can exceed $200. “That’s a financi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
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Tractor-trailer dumps garbage across Fort Lee highway Tractor-trailer dumps garbage across Fort Lee highway Tractor-trailer dumps garbage across Fort Lee highway
Tractor-trailer dumps garbage across Fort Lee highway YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A garbage hauling tractor-trailer tipped over before dawn in Fort Lee, spilling trash across the road and closing Route 1/46 near the George Washington Bridge. The 50-year-old driver from the Bronx told police he felt the steering wheel shimmy as he passed the Bergen Boulevard  split around 2:30 a.m. As he reached the curved ramp, the driver said, he lost control and the rig tipped. Heavy duty crews cleaned up the mess in time for the morning rush. But Route 1 southbound was closed for several hours and two of the northbound lanes for more than two, Police Capt. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Englewood police find former basketball star Sean Banks after 3 months on run Englewood police find former basketball star Sean Banks after 3 months on run Englewood police find former basketball star Sean Banks after 3 months on run
Englewood police find former basketball star Sean Banks after 3 months on run ONLY ON CVP: Former Englewood basketball phenom Sean Banks stayed on the lam for nearly three months before city police caught him this weekend. From here on out, however, his free days are numbered. Banks was supposed to be sentenced to probation on March 7 after pleading guilty to assaulting and restraining his girlfriend but never showed up for court. Superior Court Judge James J. Guida issued a warrant and said that Banks will remain at the Bergen County Jail until he can be sentenced. Englewood police said they nearly had him on May 10, but Banks took off through side streets and b…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
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DWI driver who made illegal turn into Lincoln Tunnel was three times over limit, Port Authority police say DWI driver who made illegal turn into Lincoln Tunnel was three times over limit, Port Authority police say DWI driver who made illegal turn into Lincoln Tunnel was three times over limit, Port Authority police say
DWI driver who made illegal turn into Lincoln Tunnel was three times over limit, Port Authority police say YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Weehawken man caught making an illegal turn into the Lincoln Tunnel with his headlights off had a blood-alcohol level more than three times over the legal limit, Port Authority police said this morning. Police stopped Thomas Arnold before his 2003 Audi made it to the tube from Park Avenue around 1:30 Saturday morning, the authority’s Joseph Pentangelo said. “His face was flushed and his eyes were watery and bloodshot,” he said. Subsequent testing put his BAC at .26%, Pentangelo said. A computer check found a warrant out of North Bergen, he added. Arnold, 39…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
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Upper Saddle River police say driver had baton, heroin, Molly Upper Saddle River police say driver had baton, heroin, Molly Upper Saddle River police say driver had baton, heroin, Molly
Upper Saddle River police say driver had baton, heroin, Molly YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Upper Saddle River police arrested a Paterson man who they said was carrying a police-style baton along with 70 bags of heroin and a small amount of Molly. Troy Blair, 39, was charged with manufacturing or distributing drugs, having drug paraphernalia and weapons possession after officers investigated a suspicious vehicle on Route 17 over the weekend. He was being held on $50,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail. MUGSHOT: Courtesy BERGEN COUNTY SHERIFF  

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
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Bergen sheriff ‘Chief for a Day’ event will bring smiles to chronically ill kids Bergen sheriff ‘Chief for a Day’ event will bring smiles to chronically ill kids Bergen sheriff ‘Chief for a Day’ event will bring smiles to chronically ill kids
Bergen sheriff ‘Chief for a Day’ event will bring smiles to chronically ill kids SHOUT OUT: “Chief for a Day,” one of Bergen County’s most popular law enforcement events, is set for this Friday, featuring youngsters with chronic disabilities from 18 towns holding the ceremonial post and attending a host of activities organized by Sheriff Michael Saudino. The inspirational program provides children and their families a behind-the-scenes look at the inner workings of law enforcement. “As public servants, it is our duty to bring care to those who need it the most,” Sheriff Michael Saudino said. Bergen County Sheriff Saudino w/Brian Tuch, Tenafly Police Chief Robert Cha…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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New Paramus police officers are diverse, experienced New Paramus police officers are diverse, experienced New Paramus police officers are diverse, experienced
New Paramus police officers are diverse, experienced SHOUT OUTS: Six new officers who’ve joined the Paramus police department bring diversity and experience. Police Officer Amit Vaidya Graduated William Dickinson High School (Jersey City), attended Kean University Recent: NJ Transit police officer Current resident of Metuchen, attended the Passaic County Police Academy and was hired by NJ Transit upon his graduation. During his time with NJ Transit, he was selected to work multiple specialty units and received several commendations. Recently with TAC unit, with work ranging from counter-terrorism on the rail lines to community outreach.…

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