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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Teaneck, NJ
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With overdose fatals topping car crash deaths, NJ officials launch anti-abuse campaign With overdose fatals topping car crash deaths, NJ officials launch anti-abuse campaign With overdose fatals topping car crash deaths, NJ officials launch anti-abuse campaign
With overdose fatals topping car crash deaths, NJ officials launch anti-abuse campaign PUBLIC SAFETY: State authorities this morning launched an advertising and awareness campaign, “Addiction Does Not Discriminate,” and a new website with information on preventing abuse, recognizing when loved ones are at risk, and finding treatment. The campaign will include “heavy outdoor advertising” across New Jersey during the summer, with a special emphasis on the Shore areas that have seen an increase in opiate addiction deaths. The ads feature a composite face representing the fact that prescription drug abuse and heroin addiction transcend demographic groups. They also bear the mes…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
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Bergen prosecutor, other experts show the true face of human trafficking Bergen prosecutor, other experts show the true face of human trafficking Bergen prosecutor, other experts show the true face of human trafficking
Bergen prosecutor, other experts show the true face of human trafficking ONLY ON CLIFFVIEW PILOT: Before she joined a human trafficking task force, Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor Kristin DeMarco thought the crime mirrored the plot of the Liam Neeson movie, “Taken,” in which a girl is kidnapped in Paris by the Albanian mob and sold as a sex slave. In reality, very few people of means are kidnapped, DeMarco (photo above, left) told 100 attendees gathered at the Church of the Presentation in Upper Saddle River for an informational session on human trafficking. Instead, she said, traffickers look for vulnerable people on the fringes of society — teen runaways,…

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Northern Highlands, NJ
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Two Saddle River fire chiefs resign after ‘alarming’ number of unanswered calls Two Saddle River fire chiefs resign after ‘alarming’ number of unanswered calls Two Saddle River fire chiefs resign after ‘alarming’ number of unanswered calls
Two Saddle River fire chiefs resign after ‘alarming’ number of unanswered calls YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: What they say are unanswered requests to remedy insufficient manpower, and the resulting potential for a catastrophe, have led two successive Saddle River fire chiefs to resign their positions. “Over the last few years we have missed up to 40% of our call volume, which totals well over a hundred unanswered calls per year,” Brad Stio wrote to Mayor Samuel S. Raia in his resignation letter last week. “Sadly, these delayed responses include schools, an assisted living facility, a hospice center, businesses, and private dwellings,” says the letter, a copy of which was …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
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Police find man thought missing in Ramapo Mountains Police find man thought missing in Ramapo Mountains Police find man thought missing in Ramapo Mountains
Police find man thought missing in Ramapo Mountains UPDATE: Police said they found a suicidal Franklin Lakes man this morning who was thought missing in the Ramapo Mountains last night. New Jersey State Police sent a chopper, while two command posts were established — off Route 202 and in the lower parking lot — as they searched off Skyline Drive between Oakland and Franklin Lakes after the 31-year-old resident called local police threatening to kill himself. NJ Park Police and local officers responded along with the NJSP. They pinged the man’s cellphone, but a K9 unit didn’t find anyone in the area, they said. The search continued thr…

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Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Breaking News
eBay users urged to change passwords, take other steps, after cyber attack eBay users urged to change passwords, take other steps, after cyber attack eBay users urged to change passwords, take other steps, after cyber attack
eBay users urged to change passwords, take other steps, after cyber attack PUBLIC SAFETY: People who use eBay are being urged to change passwords and take other steps to guard against identity theft, following a cyber-attack on the site. The attack, which eBay officials today said took place between late February and early March, was first detected earlier this month, acting state Attorney General John J. Hoffman said. It compromised the security of certain non-financial data for 145 million active buyers — such as customer names, encrypted passwords, email addresses, physical addresses, phone numbers, and dates of birth, he said. “Anyone who has been an eBay …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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Cliffside Park man charged with masturbating in front of boy, 3 Cliffside Park man charged with masturbating in front of boy, 3 Cliffside Park man charged with masturbating in front of boy, 3
Cliffside Park man charged with masturbating in front of boy, 3 YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Cliffside Park jewelry maker was caught masturbating by a mother while her 3-year-old son was in the room, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said tonight. Bryant Del-Rosario, 18, of Palisade Avenue, was being held on $150,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail, charged with sexual assault and child endangerment. The boy was watching television when the mother walked in, Molinelli said. She called Cliffside Park police, who alerted detectives in the prosecutor’s Special Victims Unit, he said. During a subsequent interview, the mother “provided specific de…

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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Bergen honors police who died in line of duty Bergen honors police who died in line of duty Bergen honors police who died in line of duty
Bergen honors police who died in line of duty TRIBUTE: Law enforcement officers and government officials from throughout Bergen County gathered today for a solemn Police Memorial Day ceremony at the county Law & Public Safety Institute. The program, organized by the Bergen County Police Chiefs Association and the Bergen County PBA Conference, honored those officers from the county who have died in the line of duty. All gathered at a police memorial monument that bears 40 names. Several spoke — including Bergen County Chiefs Association President James Batelli (Mahwah/photo below: left), county PBA Chairman Mark Butler (Ridgewoo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Norwood man, 76, seriously injured in head-on Rockland crash Norwood man, 76, seriously injured in head-on Rockland crash Norwood man, 76, seriously injured in head-on Rockland crash
Norwood man, 76, seriously injured in head-on Rockland crash A 76-year-old Norwood man was seriously injured in a head-on car crash last night in Rockland County and had to be cut from the wreckage by firefighters while EMS workers tended to him. Route 303 from Blauvelt to Orangeburg was closed for hours after a 2013 Dodge Ram driven by a 52-year-old Pearl River man crossed the double-yellow line and slammed into a 2012 Nissan Altima driven by Albert Diana of Sutton Place in Norwood. Diana was taken to Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla with serious injuries, the Nyack Free Press reported. The other driver was treated at Nyack Hospital for in…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Former Elmwood Park bank loan officer gets 18 months for taking bribes Former Elmwood Park bank loan officer gets 18 months for taking bribes Former Elmwood Park bank loan officer gets 18 months for taking bribes
Former Elmwood Park bank loan officer gets 18 months for taking bribes YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A former Elmwood Park bank officer was sentenced today to 18 months in federal prison for taking more than $65,000 in bribes to help customers get low-interest refinancing loans without preparyment penalties. Jose Dominguez, 47, of Newark, also was sentenced in another case in which he admitted that he and a Newark police officer defrauded Spencer Savings Bank to secure a $1.9 million loan to buy two apartment buildings in Elizabeth. The officer, 13-year veteran Victor Patela, was convicted at a trial of several counts and sentenced to four years in federal prison …

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Teaneck, NJ
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Molinelli downgrading charges in Teaneck HS prank gone wild Molinelli downgrading charges in Teaneck HS prank gone wild Molinelli downgrading charges in Teaneck HS prank gone wild
Molinelli downgrading charges in Teaneck HS prank gone wild YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli today downgraded criminal charges against two dozen adults and complaints against 39 juveniles charged in an overnight prank gone wild at Teaneck High School. He also criticized those involved for creating the potential for harm — by flooding darkened hallways with dozens of people — and praised local police for their restraint in dealing with the crowd. “Regardless of the positions that some parents have taken in Teaneck concerning this incident, the entire community should, at the very least, recognize such restraint and…

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