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
Breaking News
Wyckoff woman, 20, sentenced in plot to beat up, rob former boyfriend Wyckoff woman, 20, sentenced in plot to beat up, rob former boyfriend Wyckoff woman, 20, sentenced in plot to beat up, rob former boyfriend
Wyckoff woman, 20, sentenced in plot to beat up, rob former boyfriend UPDATE: A 20-year-old Wyckoff woman whose smiling mugshot went viral will spend time behind bars, as will two of her accomplices, in a plot to beat and rob her ex-boyfriend. Margaux Tocci was sentenced to 364 days in the Bergen County Jail for her role in the scheme to lure Robert Solis to an empty parking lot, where two associates ambushed him. Chaupiz, Tocci (FACEBOOK) One of them, Jesse Moscatello, 22, of Oakland, received two years probation, having pleaded guilty to conspiracy. The man who actually wielded a bat and pipe in the attack, 27-year-old Samer “Martin” Saleh of Waldwick…

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Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Truck drops dozens of granite slabs on Route 17 in Mahwah Truck drops dozens of granite slabs on Route 17 in Mahwah Truck drops dozens of granite slabs on Route 17 in Mahwah
Truck drops dozens of granite slabs on Route 17 in Mahwah YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: A truck carrying 42 slabs of granite lost the entire load on northbound Route 17 in Mahwah just before the Route 287 merge late this afternoon, nearly locking down the evening commute and backing up traffic all the way to Saddle River. New Jersey Department of Transportation crews were still clearing debris more than 2½ hours after the load spilled around 4 p.m. State Police were also on the scene investigating and directing traffic. Route 17 north was in gridlock, with surrounding roadways choked, as well. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS  

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Norwood police seek Jeep in reported luring incident Norwood police seek Jeep in reported luring incident Norwood police seek Jeep in reported luring incident
Norwood police seek Jeep in reported luring incident UPDATE: Norwood police were seeking the public’s help following a luring report involving two schoolchildren outside Norwood Public School. They were looking for a silver Jeep Wrangler with a covered spare tire on the back following the incident near Tappan Road and Glenn Avenue around 3:15 p.m. The driver, who reportedly called over two children, was described as white, about 40 years old, with a scruffy beard and eyeglasses. They ran and he took off north on Tappan Road, police said. If you can help the investigation, please call Norwood police:  (201) 750-8623  

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Garfield pizza deliveryman charged in sex tryst with girl, 11 Garfield pizza deliveryman charged in sex tryst with girl, 11 Garfield pizza deliveryman charged in sex tryst with girl, 11
Garfield pizza deliveryman charged in sex tryst with girl, 11 YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A 30-year-old Mexican national living in Garfield was arrested yesterday and charged with having sex with an 11-year-old girl several times over the past five months. Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said members of his Special Victims Unit arrested Eduardo Romero of Grand Street after the girl told a relative — who notified the state Division of Child Protection and Permanency (DCP&P) and Garfield police. Romero, a pizza deliverman, was being held on $100,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail, charged with sexual assault and child endangerment. An arr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Wood-Ridge beautician accused of killing woman, 22, with butt-lifting injections Wood-Ridge beautician accused of killing woman, 22, with butt-lifting injections Wood-Ridge beautician accused of killing woman, 22, with butt-lifting injections
Wood-Ridge beautician accused of killing woman, 22, with butt-lifting injections UPDATE: A black-market beautician from Wood-Ridge was arraigned in Manhattan Criminal Court earlier today on charges of killing a 22-year-old woman with silicone butt-lifting injections in a Meatpacking District hotel. Authorities said Tamira Mobley, 28, left Tamara Blaine convulsing at the Liberty Inn Hotel on 10th Avenue after injecting her last July. Blaine had been writhing and foaming at the mouth for 90 minutes before Mobley got help, DNAInfo New York said it was told by sources. The victim was later pronounced dead at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital (SEE: Woman killed 22-year-old wit…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
South Hackensack police find Molly, MDMA, Oxy in traffic stop South Hackensack police find Molly, MDMA, Oxy in traffic stop South Hackensack police find Molly, MDMA, Oxy in traffic stop
South Hackensack police find Molly, MDMA, Oxy in traffic stop YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A passenger in a car stopped for making an illegal U-turn on Route 46 overnight tried stuffing more than a half-ounce of MDMA powder, Molly and Oxycodone pills down his pants before he was arrested, South Hackensack police said. Ruben Rodriguez, 20, was being held on $40,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail, charged with possession with the intent to distribute the drugs and destroying evidence. Officers Lance Kelly and Sean Bannon stopped the car around 2:30 this morning, Capt. Robert Kaiser told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. The Wayne driver, also 20 years old, received a sum…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Two plead guilty in 40-kilo, $1M cross-country cocaine deal Two plead guilty in 40-kilo, $1M cross-country cocaine deal Two plead guilty in 40-kilo, $1M cross-country cocaine deal
Two plead guilty in 40-kilo, $1M cross-country cocaine deal EXCLUSIVE: Two defendants in a large scale, cross-country cocaine network smashed by New Jersey State Police admitted their roles in moving 40 kilos of the drug and more than $1 million in cash. Cesar E. Perez, 55, of the Bronx, and Divanos A. Mendoza, 37, of Manhattan, told a judge that they were the local connections in a scheme that transported well over $1.4 million worth of cocaine to New Jersey. Although both agreed to sentences of 10 years each, Perez need only serve three years in state prison before he will be eligible for parole and Mendoza 30 months as a result of their guilty …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Hillsdale police bring steroid, needle possession charges against man charged in slashing of ex’s tires Hillsdale police bring steroid, needle possession charges against man charged in slashing of ex’s tires Hillsdale police bring steroid, needle possession charges against man charged in slashing of ex’s tires
Hillsdale police bring steroid, needle possession charges against man charged in slashing of ex’s tires YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Hillsdale police said they found steroids, syringes and drugs without prescriptions in the home of a 24-year-old borough man charged with slashing the tires of his ex-girlfriend’s car in Ho-Ho-Kus. Ridgewood police grabbed Shain Prefi a block from where the car was damaged on First Street the evening of March 2. Bergen County Police assisted. Ho-Ho-Kus police impounded Prefi’s black Audi and sent him to the Bergen County Jail on charges of harassment, criminal mischief, threatening to kill and weapons possession. Prefi being arrested March 2(PHOTO: Boyd A. Loving…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
James Bond Gang burglar pleads guilty to Wyckoff break-ins without a deal from prosecutors James Bond Gang burglar pleads guilty to Wyckoff break-ins without a deal from prosecutors James Bond Gang burglar pleads guilty to Wyckoff break-ins without a deal from prosecutors
James Bond Gang burglar pleads guilty to Wyckoff break-ins without a deal from prosecutors EXCLUSIVE: Without a guarantee of what he’d get in exchange from prosecutors, if anything, an Englewood man affiliated with a recent version of the James Bond Gang burglary crew threw himself on the mercy of the judge yesterday and agreed to plead guilty to a May 2012 Wyckoff break-in. Marc Rainey, already serving time for his part in the burglary of a 600-pound safe in Connecticut, is counting on a three-year plea offer that Bergen County prosecutors originally extended and then withdrew. A prosecutor cut off plea negotiations with Rainey in January, calling him “a complete waste of the …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Diabetic attack might have caused crash on Route 208 in Fair Lawn Diabetic attack might have caused crash on Route 208 in Fair Lawn Diabetic attack might have caused crash on Route 208 in Fair Lawn
Diabetic attack might have caused crash on Route 208 in Fair Lawn YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: The driver of a Nissan Sentra was taken by ambulance to Englewood Medical Center tonight after his car hit the center divider on southbound Route 208 in Fair Lawn, spun around and came to rest on the inner shoulder facing traffic. The crash might have been caused by a medical condition, adding that the driver is diabetic. One lane was closed between Maple and Fair Lawn avenues after the crash, causing delays for nearly 45 minutes. STORY / PHOTO: Boyd A. Loving  

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