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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Driver bails after pickup hits 2 cars, rolls in Garfield Driver bails after pickup hits 2 cars, rolls in Garfield Driver bails after pickup hits 2 cars, rolls in Garfield
Driver bails after pickup hits 2 cars, rolls in Garfield YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: A driver took off on foot after his pick-up truck slammed into two cars before rolling in Garfield overnight. The crash occurred around 1:45 a.m. at the intersection of Union Avenue and Pershing Street. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS PHOTOS: Kevin Teel    

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Englewood, NJ
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Bullets enter house in Englewood drive-by shooting Bullets enter house in Englewood drive-by shooting Bullets enter house in Englewood drive-by shooting
Bullets enter house in Englewood drive-by shooting YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: No one was struck when a drive-by shooter fired several bullets into an Englewood residence during an overnight house party, city police said. Partygoers said they heard a vehicle speed away after the shooting near the intersection of Orchard Street and West Hudson Avenue, a short distance from Englewood’s north shopping district, Detective Capt. Timothy Torell told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. The Bergen County Sheriff’s Bureau of Criminal Identification collected evidence. “We have had some quality of life issues there,” Torell said. “Needless to say, the residence is now …

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Ridgewood, NJ
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Car slams into Ridgewood utility pole, street closed, power cut Car slams into Ridgewood utility pole, street closed, power cut Car slams into Ridgewood utility pole, street closed, power cut
Car slams into Ridgewood utility pole, street closed, power cut EXCLUSIVE: Grove Street in Ridgewood was closed between Stevens and South Van Dien avenues this morning after a Pennsylvania driver fell asleep at the wheel and his vehicle slammed into a utility pole. The driver was uninjured in the crash, just before 6:45 a.m., but the vehicle sustained heavy damage and had to be towed. Electricity was cut to two area homes in the area as a result. PSE&G estimated that Grove Street would remain closed until at least about 6 p.m. due to the extensive amount of work required to replace the pole and related services. STORY / PHOTO: Boyd A. Loving

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
State lawmaker hopes drug bill stems heroin, prescription drug abuse in NJ State lawmaker hopes drug bill stems heroin, prescription drug abuse in NJ State lawmaker hopes drug bill stems heroin, prescription drug abuse in NJ
State lawmaker hopes drug bill stems heroin, prescription drug abuse in NJ SHOUT OUT: A freshman lawmaker from Paramus says he hopes legislation he is co-sponsoring will help fight heroin and prescription pill abuse in New Jersey. Under the measure co-sponsored by Assemblyman Joseph Lagana, doctors and pharmacists both will have to review a patient’s full history of drug use before prescribing or dispensing medications. Pharmacies also would have to submit information on dispensed prescriptions at least once each business day, or according to a schedule determined by the director of the state Division of Consumer Affairs. Those in the industry who illegally pr…

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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Handicapped driver injured in Fair Lawn after car rolls in rainstorm Handicapped driver injured in Fair Lawn after car rolls in rainstorm Handicapped driver injured in Fair Lawn after car rolls in rainstorm
Handicapped driver injured in Fair Lawn after car rolls in rainstorm ONLY ON CVP: The driver of a sedan with handicapped license plates was taken by ambulance to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center after her car rolled completely over in Fair Lawn during this afternoon’s rainstorm. Fair Lawn’s Heavy Rescue squad used the “Jaws of Life” to free the woman after her Toyota Corolla rolled on westwbound Broadway near Plaza Road just after 4:30 p.m. Also responding were Fair Lawn police, firefighters and EMS workers, along with the St. Joe’s paramedic team. Broadway westbound was closed for more than a half-hour while crews worked to rescue the victim and the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Rochelle Park, Pequannock police team up for joint drug busts Rochelle Park, Pequannock police team up for joint drug busts Rochelle Park, Pequannock police team up for joint drug busts
Rochelle Park, Pequannock police team up for joint drug busts YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Rochelle Park police teamed up with their Pequannock colleagues for a coordinated takedown in two locations last night of four people accused of dealing crack cocaine and prescription pills. Investigators from both departments watched for five months before hitting two residences at once at 8 o’clock last night, Rochelle Park Detective Jim DePreta told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this afternoon. Arrested were Marisol Burgos, 42, and Nelson Bonilla, 44, both of Rochelle Park, along with Donna Deleo, 50, and 51-year-old Sean Ryan, both of Pompton Plains. Around 3 p.m. yesterda…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Deer struck, killed on Route 17 in Ho-Ho-Kus Deer struck, killed on Route 17 in Ho-Ho-Kus Deer struck, killed on Route 17 in Ho-Ho-Kus
Deer struck, killed on Route 17 in Ho-Ho-Kus YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: A male driver and female passenger escaped injury today when their sedan struck and killed a deer on Route 17 in Ho-Ho-Kus. The black Dodge Charger struck the deer on the highway’s northbound side just south of the Hollywood Road overpass at 3:45 p.m. Two lanes were closed while the deer was removed and the vehicle was towed. Ho-Ho-Kus police and firefighters responded. STORY / PHOTOS: Boyd A. Loving  

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Valley, NJ
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Woman killed by train in Harrington Park Woman killed by train in Harrington Park Woman killed by train in Harrington Park
Woman killed by train in Harrington Park UPDATE: A woman was struck and killed by a freight train in Harrington Park last night, emergency workers confirmed this morning. The victim was struck near the La Roche Avenue crossing around 9 p.m., according to CSX. The site is about 100 yards south of Harrington Park police headquarters near the DPW building. CSX and borough police were investigating. The company said the 16-car train was bound from Newark to upstate New York. It’s the second Bergen County fatality involving a CSX freight in a week. Last Sunday, a 78-year old Bergenfield man who was awaiting sentencing after ple…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Latin King ‘Black Rose’ seeks new trial in 2005 Lodi retribution murder Latin King ‘Black Rose’ seeks new trial in 2005 Lodi retribution murder Latin King ‘Black Rose’ seeks new trial in 2005 Lodi retribution murder
Latin King ‘Black Rose’ seeks new trial in 2005 Lodi retribution murder ONLY ON CVP: One of Bergen County’s most notorious convicts will find out next week whether he can get a new trial in a nearly decade-old murder. Superior Court Judge Patrick J. Roma said that’s when he’ll rule on a request by imprisoned gang leader Juan “King Black Rose” Rosario for a new trial in the shooting death of 18-year Ralph Pinto of Hasbrouck Heights in Lodi. The motion for a new trial was made by defense attorney Susan Gyss, who said both Rosario’s trial attorney, Donald Liberman, and the lawyer who represented him in appellate court were “inexperienced.” Rosario, 53, was con…

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Northern Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Palisades Interstate Parkway Police launch bicycle patrols Palisades Interstate Parkway Police launch bicycle patrols Palisades Interstate Parkway Police launch bicycle patrols
Palisades Interstate Parkway Police launch bicycle patrols SHOUT OUT: The Palisades Interstate Parkway Police have added a bicycle unit to park patrols. The unit “allows officers more advantages with public outreach and response,” PIPP Chief Michael Coppola said. “The officers will gain mobility in their patrol operations by reaching more remote locations in less time but also allow them to patrol more crowded areas where patrol vehicles are impractical.” It also better connects the department with the enormous bicycling community — amateur and professional — that uses the New Jersey section of Palisades Interstate Park. When the idea came up, …

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