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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Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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Ramsey officer to be honored by NJ Chapter of MADD Ramsey officer to be honored by NJ Chapter of MADD Ramsey officer to be honored by NJ Chapter of MADD
Ramsey officer to be honored by NJ Chapter of MADD SHOUT OUT: A Ramsey patrolman will be among several law enforcement officers honored by the New Jersey Chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving for “outstanding enforcement of the state’s Driving While Intoxicated laws.” His superiors nominated Patrolman James “Scott” Peterson for the honor at the Law Enforcement Recognition breakfast scheduled for June 11 at Middlesex County College in Edison. Peterson will be recognized for “outstanding and distinguished service to [the] community” in 2013 for “saving lives by preventing crashes.” The three-year veteran led the department last year wi…

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Hackensack, NJ
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NJ officials: $225,000 from bogus Hurricane Sandy charity split among 5 legit groups NJ officials: $225,000 from bogus Hurricane Sandy charity split among 5 legit groups NJ officials: $225,000 from bogus Hurricane Sandy charity split among 5 legit groups
NJ officials: $225,000 from bogus Hurricane Sandy charity split among 5 legit groups YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Five genuine charities have split $225,000 in contributions to a purported Superstorm Sandy charity that was shut down by state authorities after its operators stole the name of New Jersey First Lady Mary Pat Christie’s fund, acting state Attorney General John J. Hoffman said this morning. The money came from the Hurricane Sandy Relief Foundation (HSRF), created by John Sandberg and Christina Terraccino. A judge in Hackensack last year dissolved the bogus charity, which authorities said gave less than 1% of the proceeds to help victims, under a settlement agreem…

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Cresskill-Closter, NJ
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Bergen chiefs, sheriff boost Passover Week security after Kansas City shootings Bergen chiefs, sheriff boost Passover Week security after Kansas City shootings Bergen chiefs, sheriff boost Passover Week security after Kansas City shootings
Bergen chiefs, sheriff boost Passover Week security after Kansas City shootings PUBLIC SAFETY: Police chiefs throughout Bergen County have boosted Passover Week security in their towns after a gunman killed three people at two Jewish facilities near Kansas City yesterday. In addition, Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino and Bergen County Police Chief Brian Higgins offered their K9 units and other specialized teams to the chiefs to help increase safety and ease concerns in their communities. Saudino and Higgins said any police agency or facility can request a bomb sweep. The sheriff also said that officers out serving warrants are including drive-bys — and stops a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
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Fairview bus driver, 63, molested girl, 12, twice, prosecutor says Fairview bus driver, 63, molested girl, 12, twice, prosecutor says Fairview bus driver, 63, molested girl, 12, twice, prosecutor says
Fairview bus driver, 63, molested girl, 12, twice, prosecutor says YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A 63-year-old bus driver from Fairview was arrested by county and local authorities and charged with molesting a 12-year-old girl twice. Roberto Trochez, who drives for a private North Bergen company, was being held on $350,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail, charge with two counts of aggravated sexual assault and one of child endangerment. Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said Trochez, who is married, was arrested by members of his Special Victims Unit and Fairview police on Friday. The girl, who is now 14, “told a friend what had occurred at the time …

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Monsey, NY
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Distracted drivers in NJ produce ‘staggering’ number of crashes, deaths Distracted drivers in NJ produce ‘staggering’ number of crashes, deaths Distracted drivers in NJ produce ‘staggering’ number of crashes, deaths
Distracted drivers in NJ produce ‘staggering’ number of crashes, deaths PUBLIC SAFETY: New Jersey is coming off a “distracted driving decade” that has law enforcement working overtime to try and stem the worsening crisis of motorists trying to work a two-ton machine and a handheld phone at the same time, the state’s top lawman said this morning. From 2004 to last year, driver inattention was a major contributing circumstance in a “staggering” 1.4 million crashes in New Jersey – about half of all, Acting Attorney General John Hoffman. It also accounted for more than 1,600 deaths on the state’s roads, he added. “What is perhaps most troubling about these numb…

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Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Breaking News
Burglars cut through wall of Oakland jewelry store Burglars cut through wall of Oakland jewelry store Burglars cut through wall of Oakland jewelry store
Burglars cut through wall of Oakland jewelry store YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Oakland police were investigating a large jewelry heist over the weekend by a burglar or burglars who broke through the wall of a neighboring real estate office. The break-in occurred sometime overnight Saturday into Sunday at Alpha Jewelers on Ramapo Valley Road, Lt. Christian Eldridge said this morning. Whoever was responsinble broke through the wall of the adjoining ReMax Real Estate and also got into Star Nails next door — although nothing was taken from either business, Eldridge said. The Bergen County Sheriff’s Bureau of Criminal Identification collected ev…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Fuel spill cleaned in Fair Lawn after BMW rear-ends SUV Fuel spill cleaned in Fair Lawn after BMW rear-ends SUV Fuel spill cleaned in Fair Lawn after BMW rear-ends SUV
Fuel spill cleaned in Fair Lawn after BMW rear-ends SUV YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: A BMW sedan rear-ended a Honda CRV in Fair Lawn this morning, causing a significant fuel spill. A female passenger in the Honda complained of chest pains but declined to be taken to a hospital by ambulance. Meanwhile, members of the Fair Lawn Heavy Rescue Squad applied an absorbent compound to the fluid spill on Broadway near Banata Place. The BMW was removed by a flatbed tow truck. The Honda was driven away. One lane of westbound Broadway was closed while emergency crews worked. STORY / PHOTOS: Boyd A. Loving

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Paterson, NJ
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Glen Rock, Hawthorne police rescue pit bull puppy during Route 208 drug stop Glen Rock, Hawthorne police rescue pit bull puppy during Route 208 drug stop Glen Rock, Hawthorne police rescue pit bull puppy during Route 208 drug stop
Glen Rock, Hawthorne police rescue pit bull puppy during Route 208 drug stop YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Putting themselves at risk, police officers from Glen Rock and Hawthorne dashed across busy Route 208 to rescue a pit bull puppy who bolted from a car after a drug stop. Members of the Glen Rock PD’s “B Squad” pulled over the car headed to upstate New York from Paterson for an equipment violation around 3 p.m., Detective Sgt. Eric Reamy told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. Three men were inside.  “There was drug paraphernalia in plain sight, then officers found a deck of heroin,” Reamy said. “One of the three also had 35 or so more folds in his underwear.” Officers Mike Trove…

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Lyndhurst, NJ
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Lyndhurst police: Suicidal man, 27, hospitalized with self-inflicted gunshot wound Lyndhurst police: Suicidal man, 27, hospitalized with self-inflicted gunshot wound Lyndhurst police: Suicidal man, 27, hospitalized with self-inflicted gunshot wound
Lyndhurst police: Suicidal man, 27, hospitalized with self-inflicted gunshot wound YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A suicidal 27-year-old Lyndhurst man was still alive when he was rushed to the hospital tonight with a self-inflicted gunshot wound, authorities told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. Officers found the Grant Avenue man unconscious but breathing after a 911 call brought them around 8 p.m. He was taken to Clara Maass Medical Center in Belleville. As of 11 p.m., Lyndhurst Police Chief Jim O’Connor said local authorities didn’t know his condition.

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Hackensack, NJ
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Police: Englewood health club worker nearly run over chasing robber Police: Englewood health club worker nearly run over chasing robber Police: Englewood health club worker nearly run over chasing robber
Police: Englewood health club worker nearly run over chasing robber YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: An Englewood Field Club employee had a close call when he was nearly run down by a car driven by a man who had just stolen $500 worth of lawn furniture, city police said this afternoon. Englewood and Bergenfield police converged on 56-year-old Michael Kowalski of Ridgefield Park outside the Teaneck armory after the employee called police while chasing him Friday afternoon. The employee told police he approached Kowalski as he loaded the furniture into his 2002 Saturn from a fenced-in area of the private health and activities club around 2 p.m. Kowalski was behind…

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