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
New website serving Northwest Bergen debuts New website serving Northwest Bergen debuts New website serving Northwest Bergen debuts
New website serving Northwest Bergen debuts SHOUT OUT: As CLIFFVIEW PILOT shows, Bergen is better served its online news in clusters of towns than through individual town sites. People often travel and do business within specific geographical boundaries that aren’t defined so much by zip codes as by geographic landmarks. For example, in Northwest Bergen, some folks don’t cross Routes 17 or 4 without a compelling reason. A brand-new CLIFFVIEW PILOT partner, Northwest Bergen Press, covers the 13 towns in that area, from schools to taxes to development — and, of course, public safety — and more. Northwest Bergen Press has what matte…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
West Virginia woman indicted for loaded gun, ammo in Mahwah traffic stop West Virginia woman indicted for loaded gun, ammo in Mahwah traffic stop West Virginia woman indicted for loaded gun, ammo in Mahwah traffic stop
West Virginia woman indicted for loaded gun, ammo in Mahwah traffic stop YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A West Virginia woman who Mahwah police said was tailgating her husband as he drove a U-Haul to upstate New York was indicted by a grand jury in Hackensack yesterday on charges of carrying a semi-automatic handgun, dozens of rounds of ammunition and a large knife in her car. Kristin Tibbetts told police when she was stopped on Route 287 last November that she, her husband and a friend were headed to upstate New York to visit friends. Nicholas Tibbetts, who lives with his wife of two years in Handley, West Virginia, is originally from Cohoes, NY. After a brief con…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Ramsey man charged with trafficking in child pornography Ramsey man charged with trafficking in child pornography Ramsey man charged with trafficking in child pornography
Ramsey man charged with trafficking in child pornography A Ramsey man who turns 47 tomorrow was arrested today on charges of having more than 100 images of child pornography. Edward Ford, who authorities said is single and works in the pharmaceutical industry, was being held on $100,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail, charged with child endangerment – specifically, possession and distribution of child pornography. He has an initial appearance in Pascack Joint Municipal Court tomorrow. Ford, who lives in an apartment complex on North Island Road, was arrested by members of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Computer Crimes Unit and Woodclif…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Saudino: Inmate jury duty phone scammers had $300,000 bank accounts Saudino: Inmate jury duty phone scammers had $300,000 bank accounts Saudino: Inmate jury duty phone scammers had $300,000 bank accounts
Saudino: Inmate jury duty phone scammers had $300,000 bank accounts UPDATE: A nationwide jury duty phone scam run by a Georgia corrections officer and prison inmate brought some thieves as much as $300,000 each — and possibly was assisted by higher ups in the system, Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino said today. “Many more arrests are expected” in connection with the scam, said Saudino, who was joined at a news conference on the steps of the county courthouse in Hackensack by his undersheriffs, Inspector Michael Bradley and county Prosecutor John L. Molinelli, among others. Officials at Autry State Prison, in the southern Georgia town of Pelham, seize…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
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Authorities charge Passaic man with masturbating in front of Wallington girls — twice Authorities charge Passaic man with masturbating in front of Wallington girls — twice Authorities charge Passaic man with masturbating in front of Wallington girls — twice
Authorities charge Passaic man with masturbating in front of Wallington girls — twice YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Authorities arrested a Passaic man after a 14-year-old Wallington girl reported seeing him masturbating in a nearby driveway as she walked to school – two weeks after he was reported spotted in a similar incident. Tomas Flores, 26, was being held on $100,000 in the Bergen County Jail following his arrest yesterday. The call called 911 and provided a description to Wallington police, who immediately responded and found Flores across the street, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said late this afternoon. A detective from Molinelli’s Special Victims Unit in…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Fair Lawn detective unites attendees at 30th annual NJ law enforcement memorial Fair Lawn detective unites attendees at 30th annual NJ law enforcement memorial Fair Lawn detective unites attendees at 30th annual NJ law enforcement memorial
Fair Lawn detective unites attendees at 30th annual NJ law enforcement memorial SHOUT OUT: Fair Lawn Detective David Boone had a simple message for those gathered for today’s 30th annual statewide law enforcement memorial service in Ocean Grove’s Great Auditorium: “You are not alone.” For only the second time in the event’s history, the state was fortunate not to have to add any names to the list. The memories linger, however For Boone, it’s thoughts of former colleague Mary Ann Collura, who was gunned down on the grounds of the Van Riper Ellis Broadway Baptist Church after coming to the aid of a fellow officer trying to arrest a murderous ex-con 11 years ago. Boon…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Firefighters quickly snuff Cliffside Park garden apartment blaze Firefighters quickly snuff Cliffside Park garden apartment blaze Firefighters quickly snuff Cliffside Park garden apartment blaze
Firefighters quickly snuff Cliffside Park garden apartment blaze YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: Cliffside Park firefighters quickly put down a garden apartment blaze this afternoon. No injuries were immediately reported from the two-alarm, third-floor fire, which apparently began in a kitchen near the corner of Summit and Prospect avenues around noon. STORY / PHOTO: Richard Criscione

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
No license, registration or insurance for DUI driver in Saddle Brook police chase No license, registration or insurance for DUI driver in Saddle Brook police chase No license, registration or insurance for DUI driver in Saddle Brook police chase
No license, registration or insurance for DUI driver in Saddle Brook police chase ONLY ON CVP: An unlicensed Passaic driver behind the wheel of an unregistered, uninsured car led a Saddle Brook patrol officer on a predawn chase today into Clifton with his headlights off — blowing red lights and weaving across lanes — before he finally pulled over in Clifton, Police Chief Robert Kugler said. Officer Darrin Williams initially tried stopping the 1997 Honda, which Kugler said was traveling west on Route 46 without headlights around 3 a.m. But the driver — identified as 27-year-old Luis Rodriguez of Passaic — kept going, “weaving in and out of the travel lanes, not stopping…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Molinelli says he charged Bergen County officers with shooting cover-up after Higgins ended disciplinary hearing Molinelli says he charged Bergen County officers with shooting cover-up after Higgins ended disciplinary hearing Molinelli says he charged Bergen County officers with shooting cover-up after Higgins ended disciplinary hearing
Molinelli says he charged Bergen County officers with shooting cover-up after Higgins ended disciplinary hearing YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli testified today that he seized an internal affairs investigation from the county Police Department after it became obvious that then-acting Chief Brian Higgins was nullifying disciplinary action against two officers in a shooting cover-up. Molinelli took the witness stand in Hackensack in the trial of Saheed Baksh, who is accused of pocketing shell casings after shooting twice at two fleeing suspects following a high-speed chase from Paramus to Bogota, and Jeffrey Roberts, who is charged with helping him keep it from investi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Smoky heating unit forces evacuation of Waldwick High School Smoky heating unit forces evacuation of Waldwick High School Smoky heating unit forces evacuation of Waldwick High School
Smoky heating unit forces evacuation of Waldwick High School UPDATE: A smoky heating unit in the boy’s locker room forced the temporary evacuation of Waldwick High School this morning. Police and fire officials said the malfunctioning unit was turned off and school officials were having it serviced. Firefighters from Allendale, Franklin Lakes and Midland Park joined their Waldwick colleagues at the Wyckoff Avenue school. Classes were back in session at 9:30 a.m., an hour or so after the evacuation.  

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