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
‘James Bond Gang’ successor cuts deal to keep girlfriend from prison, no parole until 2021 ‘James Bond Gang’ successor cuts deal to keep girlfriend from prison, no parole until 2021 ‘James Bond Gang’ successor cuts deal to keep girlfriend from prison, no parole until 2021
‘James Bond Gang’ successor cuts deal to keep girlfriend from prison, no parole until 2021 ONLY ON CVP: In a deal that spares his girlfriend prison, the last known leader of what once was the notorious James Bond Gang pleaded guilty to drug and weapons offenses that will add four years to time he’s already serving behind bars. Akeem Boone will be sentenced on March 28, provided the plea deal that prosecutors worked out with his girlfriend, Blair N. Steeley, is approved, as expected, this coming Tuesday. The two also might be done as a couple. While waiting for the proceedings to begin in Hackensack on Wednesday, Steeley told Boone’s lawyer that she’s through with him. It’s “b…

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Northern Highlands, NJ
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Bergen prosecutor charges two in heroin overdose death of Allendale man, 22 Bergen prosecutor charges two in heroin overdose death of Allendale man, 22 Bergen prosecutor charges two in heroin overdose death of Allendale man, 22
Bergen prosecutor charges two in heroin overdose death of Allendale man, 22 YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office have charged two Paterson men with manslaughter and related offenses in the overdose death last month of a 22-year-old Allendale man who they said bought the fatal heroin from them the night before. Allendale police called to his home just found Brendan Cole dead in his bedroom just after 3:30 a.m. Jan. 4, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said this afternoon. An investigation led detectives to Timothy Volpe, 20, and Kaleik Easton, 19, who the prosecutor said sold Cole the smack. “This sale of heroin …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Bergen judge grants son of reggae great Peter Tosh one-week furlough for Jamaica concert Bergen judge grants son of reggae great Peter Tosh one-week furlough for Jamaica concert Bergen judge grants son of reggae great Peter Tosh one-week furlough for Jamaica concert
Bergen judge grants son of reggae great Peter Tosh one-week furlough for Jamaica concert EXCLUSIVE: The youngest son of reggae great Peter Tosh caught a plane for Jamaica this morning, with the permission of Bergen County’s top judge, so that he could perform at a concert, among other activities, while awaiting trial in connection with 65½ pounds of pot that Mahwah police said they found in the trunk of his car last Father’s Day weekend. Jawara G. McIntosh, who has been free since posting a $200,000 cash bond in December, agreed to waive extradition should he not return to the U.S. this coming Wednesday. “The man is a preacher, a teacher and a musician,” attorney Ron Bar-Nada…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
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Port Authority officer injured trying to stop livery driver speeding toward Holland Tunnel Port Authority officer injured trying to stop livery driver speeding toward Holland Tunnel Port Authority officer injured trying to stop livery driver speeding toward Holland Tunnel
Port Authority officer injured trying to stop livery driver speeding toward Holland Tunnel YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Port Authority police officer injured his hand when he was struck by a livery car whose driver refused his order to stop after zipping through a Holland Tunnel toll lane yesterday, authorities said. The officer was directing traffic when he spotted the black Lincoln Town Car speeding from 12th Street, the authority’s Joseph Pentangelo said this morning. “As the vehicle came through an E-ZPass Toll lane, the officer put his left hand out and signaled the driver to stop,” he said. “The driver ignored the officer’s instructions and kept driving.” After hitting the…

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Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Wyckoff baby clings to life after ingesting anti-heroin drug, mother, boyfriend charged Wyckoff baby clings to life after ingesting anti-heroin drug, mother, boyfriend charged Wyckoff baby clings to life after ingesting anti-heroin drug, mother, boyfriend charged
Wyckoff baby clings to life after ingesting anti-heroin drug, mother, boyfriend charged YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A 9-month-old Wyckoff boy who ingested a methadone-like drug was in intensive care with swelling of the brain at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in New York City, and his mother and her boyfriend are facing endangerment charges. UPDATE: A 9-month-old Wyckoff boy who ingested a methadone-like drug, which caused swelling of his brain, has been released from Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in New York City and is in the care of foster parents, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli confirmed. READ MORE …. The unresponsive baby was brought to the Valley Hospital la…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
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Bulgarian national admits role in largest ID theft ring ever Bulgarian national admits role in largest ID theft ring ever Bulgarian national admits role in largest ID theft ring ever
Bulgarian national admits role in largest ID theft ring ever UPDATE: A Bulgarian national yesterday admitted his participation in the notorious Shadowcrew forum, an online marketplace for hacking and identity theft that the government says was the largest online marketplace for hacking and identity theft ever. Aleksi Kolarov, 31, evaded capture until June 14, 2011, when Paraguayan law enforcement authorities arrested him at a hotel in Asunción, Paraguay. Authorities said he was carrying hundreds of thousands of dollars in various currencies, counterfeit payment cards and electronic implements to re-encode cards. Shadowcrew.com was an illegal onli…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
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Port Authority PBA chief in bridge scandal gives more ‘day to day’ duties to second in command Port Authority PBA chief in bridge scandal gives more ‘day to day’ duties to second in command Port Authority PBA chief in bridge scandal gives more ‘day to day’ duties to second in command
Port Authority PBA chief in bridge scandal gives more ‘day to day’ duties to second in command YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: The head of the Port Authority’s PBA notified membership today that he is stepping aside form the union’s day-to-day operations amid the George Washington Bridge lane-closing scandal, a source with knowledge of the move told CLIFFVIEW PILOT tonight. Paul Nunziato is not resigning, the Port Authority police source told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. “He’s recusing himself as president until further notice while the bridge scandal continues,” he said. “[They] are determining who is going to take over his day-to-day duties.” YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: The head of the Port Authorit…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
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Port Authority PD: GWB scofflaw had 20 outstanding warrants Port Authority PD: GWB scofflaw had 20 outstanding warrants Port Authority PD: GWB scofflaw had 20 outstanding warrants
Port Authority PD: GWB scofflaw had 20 outstanding warrants ANOTHER CVP EXCLUSIVE: A cracked windshield and a partially covered licensed plate led to the discovery today of 20 local warrants — worth nearly $2,500 — against a driver from Washington State, Port Authority police said. The unpaid summonses included three out of Bergen County, four out of West New York and a whopping 13 out of North Bergen alone. Jose Ebro I Sajbochol-Otzou, 26, of Kent, WA was stopped by PAPD Officer Frank Franco after his white 1998 Chevy Suburban rolled through the upper level toll plaza around 8:15 a.m., the authority’s Joseph Pentangelo told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. Fir…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Teaneck detectives nab two in connection with Fair Lawn, Paramus burglaries Teaneck detectives nab two in connection with Fair Lawn, Paramus burglaries Teaneck detectives nab two in connection with Fair Lawn, Paramus burglaries
Teaneck detectives nab two in connection with Fair Lawn, Paramus burglaries YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Teaneck Police Chief Robert A. Wilson said he expects other charges may follow against two men found with a fur coat, several women’s handbags and other items taken during burglaries in Fair Lawn and Paramus when one of his detectives stopped them. Detective Edward Kazmierczak recognized Tyrone Goins of Edgewater and began following their Lincoln LS around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, Wilson said this afternoon. After parking on Summit Avenue, one of the two tossed a gold bracelet out of the car, the chief said. Kazmierczak waited for fellow Detective Kevin Brennan. Both …

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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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New Milford school custodian charged with having sex with teen New Milford school custodian charged with having sex with teen New Milford school custodian charged with having sex with teen
New Milford school custodian charged with having sex with teen YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A 46-year-old New Milford school maintenance worker was arrested on rape charges after a 23-year-old woman told police he had sex with her beginning when she was 15 and continuing for three years while she was living in Bergenfield. The woman brought her claims to Bergenfield police last Friday, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said this afternoon. They then notified Special Victims Unit, members of which interviewed the woman yesterday, he said. A short time later, they arrested Abelardo Ramirez of Glen Rock on charges of aggravated sexual assault, sex…

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