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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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Three bail out after Saddle Brook rollover, police investigate Three bail out after Saddle Brook rollover, police investigate Three bail out after Saddle Brook rollover, police investigate
Three bail out after Saddle Brook rollover, police investigate YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Saddle Brook police were sorting out the particulars of a pre-dawn rollover involving three occupants who bailed out of a borrowed car and ran. The crash occured around 12:50 a.m. today under the Route 80 overpass at North Midland Avenue, Deputy Police Chief Robert White told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. A 911 caller told police that two of the 2008 Volkwagen Passet’s occupants ran south on North Midland Avenue, while the other headed east on New Pehle Avenue, White said. Officers located the two nearby, he said. One of them — identified as 19-year-old Christopher Cedeno o…

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Wallington firefighter dies battling overnight blaze Wallington firefighter dies battling overnight blaze Wallington firefighter dies battling overnight blaze
Wallington firefighter dies battling overnight blaze TRIBUTE: A popular veteran firefighter who served the public for more than 40 years  died overnight after falling from the roof of a burning restaurant in Wallington. Gregory Barnas, 57, was cutting a hole in the roof to vent the Akasaka restaurant on Paterson Avenue when he fell. PHOTO: Courtesy Bob Kirsch The captain was later pronounced dead at Hackensack University Medical Center. “What could we say? He was doing his job,” Fire Commissioner Mark Tomko said early this morning. His two sons, firefighters Kevin and John Barnas, were battling the blaze, as well. PHOTOS: Thousand…

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Ringleader in botched $100,000 undercover drug deal in Ridgefield Park points finger at driver Ringleader in botched $100,000 undercover drug deal in Ridgefield Park points finger at driver Ringleader in botched $100,000 undercover drug deal in Ridgefield Park points finger at driver
Ringleader in botched $100,000 undercover drug deal in Ridgefield Park points finger at driver EXCLUSIVE: A man who prosecutors called the ringleader in an abortive attempt to rob an undercover police officer during a sting in a Ridgefield Park hotel parking lot testified that his co-defendant “threatened to kill me” if he didn’t cover for him. Jose Rodriguez of Union City testified in a Hackensack courtroom yesterday against 37-year-old Yohan Balcacer as part of a plea deal he made with prosecutors following his arrest in the October 2011 attempted robbery. Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor James Santulli showed Rodriguez a letter that he wrote in both English and Spanish to inve…

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Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Happy Birthday, Tommy Minervini! Happy Birthday, Tommy Minervini! Happy Birthday, Tommy Minervini!
Happy Birthday, Tommy Minervini! SPECIAL SHOUT OUT: Tommy Minervini turns 9 today, and plenty of people want him to know how special he is — including us. Tommy loves football and dogs. He’s a sweet boy, but tough — “the toughest kid I know,” said Mary Beth Lane Nappi, president of the PTO at Julia A. Traphagen School in Waldwick, where Tommy is in third grade. Tommy has a brother, Steven, in 5th grade and a toddler sister, Harley. His parents, Kelly and Anthony, and extremely active at the school, while Anthony coaches boys football and soccer. Tommy has non-Hodgkin lymphoma and just got back from his third round of c…

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Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Bergen County PD: Paramus personal trainer questioned for pot tries grabbing officers’ guns Bergen County PD: Paramus personal trainer questioned for pot tries grabbing officers’ guns Bergen County PD: Paramus personal trainer questioned for pot tries grabbing officers’ guns
Bergen County PD: Paramus personal trainer questioned for pot tries grabbing officers’ guns YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A 27-year-old personal trainer from Paramus being questioned for pot possession in a county park fought with Bergen County Police officers, at one point trying to take their guns, before being subdued, authorities said tonight. The officers were patrolling the Saddle Brook section of the Saddle River County Park this afternoon when they noticed a car parked in a remote area, BCPD Capt. James Mullin told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. Approaching the vehicles, they spotted the driver — identified as Khahlil Farid Hassan — recline his seat in what seemed an effort to hide from the…

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Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
NJ Transit maintenance vehicle derails, causes minor delays NJ Transit maintenance vehicle derails, causes minor delays NJ Transit maintenance vehicle derails, causes minor delays
NJ Transit maintenance vehicle derails, causes minor delays UPDATE: An NJ Transit track maintenance vehicle derailed early this afternoon in Waldwick, causing delays of up to 15 minutes on the Bergen and Main lines before it was cleared. The 12:30 p.m. derailment occurred near a rail yard during routine maintenance, NJ Transit’s William Smith said. No injuries were reported. The vehicle was clear at 1:05 p.m., Smith said, adding that an investigation was continuing.

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Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
New Jersey State Police ‘Operation Jacked’ takes down international stolen car trafficking ring New Jersey State Police ‘Operation Jacked’ takes down international stolen car trafficking ring New Jersey State Police ‘Operation Jacked’ takes down international stolen car trafficking ring
New Jersey State Police ‘Operation Jacked’ takes down international stolen car trafficking ring YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: An international ring stole and carjacked luxury vehicles in New Jersey and New York and shipped them to West Africa, where they sold for significantly above the sticker price here, authorities said today in announcing a takedown of the operation and the recovery of 140 cars worth more than $8 million. Six fugitives remained at large, while 23 have been arrested and charged in “Operation Jacked,” a 10-month investigation led by the New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice and the New Jersey State Police, assisted by the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Poli…

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Girlfriend who tipped off Englewood burglary ringleader avoids jail time Girlfriend who tipped off Englewood burglary ringleader avoids jail time Girlfriend who tipped off Englewood burglary ringleader avoids jail time
Girlfriend who tipped off Englewood burglary ringleader avoids jail time EXCLUSIVE: The girlfriend of the last known leader of what once was the notorious James Bond Gang made it official yesterday, pleading guilty to hindering his prosecution — and, in doing so, avoiding jail. Blair N. Steeley, 24, admitted that she warned Akeem “Light” Boone that police were looking for him after finding a 9mm Glock semi-automatic handgun, another weapon that had been stolen, and more than half-ounce of cocaine during a raid of the Johnson Avenue apartment that the two shared in September, 2012 . That enabled Boone to lay low for several weeks before he was caught, Assistant…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Breaking News
Ex-con caught by Port Authority police after darting through traffic outside Lincoln Tunnel Ex-con caught by Port Authority police after darting through traffic outside Lincoln Tunnel Ex-con caught by Port Authority police after darting through traffic outside Lincoln Tunnel
Ex-con caught by Port Authority police after darting through traffic outside Lincoln Tunnel YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: An ex-con with a history of gun and convictions jumped from behind the wheel of his car, began running and was chased down as he darted through traffic outside the Lincoln Tunnel last night, Port Authority police said. An officer spotted the gray 1997 Nissan sedan headed north on JFK Boulevard with two passengers and a bogus inspection sticker in the window, the authority’s Joseph Pentangelo told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. Daryl Roberts, 28, of Jersey City told the officer he didn’t have a driver’s license, Pentangelo said. He also had an open traffic warrant, he said. Sud…

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Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
PSE&G road project expected to seriously mess with Bergenfield traffic for weeks PSE&G road project expected to seriously mess with Bergenfield traffic for weeks PSE&G road project expected to seriously mess with Bergenfield traffic for weeks
PSE&G road project expected to seriously mess with Bergenfield traffic for weeks TRAFFIC ALERT: If you’re in the Bergenfield area, be prepared for a PSE&G road project that begins this Monday on South Washington Avenue and New Bridge Road. It’s expected to last several weeks, with two crews working simultaneously from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., weather permitting. On South Washington Ave, trenches will be dug on the east side of the roadway between Liberty Road and New Bridge Road. On New Bridge Road, trenches will be dug on the south side of the roadway between South Washington Ave and the railroad tracks. That’s going to mean lane closures and turn restrictions th…

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