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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Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
‘Dusty’s Law’ protecting service animals a step from reality in NJ ‘Dusty’s Law’ protecting service animals a step from reality in NJ ‘Dusty’s Law’ protecting service animals a step from reality in NJ
‘Dusty’s Law’ protecting service animals a step from reality in NJ YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A long-awaited bill that would establish criminal penalties for killing, maiming or interfering with a service dog came closer to becoming “Dusty’s Law” following final approval by the state Senate yesterday. Police cannot investigate such instances as criminal acts but, instead, must refer them to animal control agencies who sometimes cannot respond immediately on nights or weekends. Dusty(Courtesy of THE SEEING EYE) Police response is critical, proponents say, because of the imminent danger to a blind person whose dog is incapacitated or killed. Dusty’s Law m…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Con artists who targeted Leonia woman, 77, avoid prison Con artists who targeted Leonia woman, 77, avoid prison Con artists who targeted Leonia woman, 77, avoid prison
Con artists who targeted Leonia woman, 77, avoid prison EXCLUSIVE: A pair of middle-aged con artists who admitted trying to con a 77-year-old Leonia woman out of her savings could get off with probation after taking guilty pleas. Norman Gladney, 59, and Cheryl Lewis, 55, of the Bronx were headed straight to a trial when they accepted a deal from Bergen prosecutors and admitted the attempted flim-flam in a Hackensack courtroom yesterday. A conviction at a trial could have led to four-year prison sentences. Norman Gladney, Cheryl Lewis (STORY / PHOTOS: Mary K. Miraglia, CLIFFVIEW PILOT Courthouse Reporter) Instead, they get to walk — althoug…

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by Jerry DeMarco
West Milford, NJ
Breaking News
Solar panel protections closer for NJ smoke eaters when the roof is on fire Solar panel protections closer for NJ smoke eaters when the roof is on fire Solar panel protections closer for NJ smoke eaters when the roof is on fire
Solar panel protections closer for NJ smoke eaters when the roof is on fire YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A long-awaited bill that establishes new protections for firefighters when they are working around roof-mounted solar panels is nearly law. The amended measure, which only needs a final OK from the state Assembly after Senate approval in Trenton yesterday, was amended from its original version to reflect regulation updates to the National Electrical Code and Uniform Construction Code that require external shutoff mechanisms. It also calls for the creation of identifying emblems for buildings that have the systems or are served by them. One- and two-family residen…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
NJ officials to Target customers: Use company’s free credit monitoring NJ officials to Target customers: Use company’s free credit monitoring NJ officials to Target customers: Use company’s free credit monitoring
NJ officials to Target customers: Use company’s free credit monitoring PUBLIC SAFETY: State officials this morning urged people who shop at Target to take advantage of one year of free credit monitoring being offered by the company in the wake of the massive data breach — whether they’ve seen suspicious activity in their accounts or not. “In addition, any Target customers who have not already done so should change their PIN numbers and passwords,” Acting Attorney General John J. Hoffman said. Target is offering one year of free credit monitoring not only to those who had information compromised in the data breach but to all of its customers. Go to: CreditM…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Three who dragged Hasbrouck Heights woman in purse snatching bargain lesser prison terms Three who dragged Hasbrouck Heights woman in purse snatching bargain lesser prison terms Three who dragged Hasbrouck Heights woman in purse snatching bargain lesser prison terms
Three who dragged Hasbrouck Heights woman in purse snatching bargain lesser prison terms EXCLUSIVE: A trio from Brooklyn who dragged a woman with their car after stealing her pocketbook in Hasbrouck Heights cut their potential prison time from as much as 20 years to four in a last-minute plea deal. Anthony Davis, Kinzy Gonzalez, and Clinton Steele were all headed to trial for robbing the woman last April for gas money, then dragging her with their car when she tried to get it back. The victim “turned out to be tougher than they thought,” Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor Dyanne Lluch said in court in Hackensack yesterday. And although the woman sustained very minor injurie…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
New Jersey drone law approved, goes to Christie New Jersey drone law approved, goes to Christie New Jersey drone law approved, goes to Christie
New Jersey drone law approved, goes to Christie YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: With a 34-2 vote, New Jersey’s State Senate today approved a bill that provides some of the nation’s strongest protections against drone surveillance. The bill, which went through several incarnations since being introduced last spring, restricts how police, firefighters and other first responders can use drones. It also includes a ban on outfitting them with wewapons. Under the measure, which heads to Gov. Christie’s desk, police must obtain a warrant before using a surveillance drone, except in certain extraordinary situations — same as it is for other types of…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
New Milford police display confessed Hackensack hot prowl burglar’s haul New Milford police display confessed Hackensack hot prowl burglar’s haul New Milford police display confessed Hackensack hot prowl burglar’s haul
New Milford police display confessed Hackensack hot prowl burglar’s haul YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: New Milford police tonight released photos of recovered belongings along with weapons found at the home of a Hackensack man charged with burglarizing a local home while the owners slept. They also released a new mugshot of Chris Connolly, 35, who remained held on $50,000 bail tonight in the Bergen County Jail. The stolen goods include three laptops, five passports, power tools, purses, wallets, jewelry and cash. The weapons include knives and  nunchucks (see below). As CLIFFVIEW PILOT was the first to report earlier today, New Milford detectives tracked down Conn…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Co-founder of notorious Bond Gang burglar crew pinched again — for non-support Co-founder of notorious Bond Gang burglar crew pinched again — for non-support Co-founder of notorious Bond Gang burglar crew pinched again — for non-support
Co-founder of notorious Bond Gang burglar crew pinched again — for non-support EXCLUSIVE: A founder of the original “James Bond Gang” burglary ring, which terrorized homeowners in North Jersey and elsewhere for years, was briefly back behind bars this weekend — for failing to pay child support. The last time many had seen Terence Lawton, he was testifying in federal court in Newark four year ago against his Bong gang co-founder, David Kirkland, in exchange for immunity from prosecution in a new round of burglaries. Kirkland was convicted and sentenced to 18 years in federal prison. Lawton, now 44, was grabbed in October 2012 and paid up the $2,026 that he owed at …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Cliffside cab driver gets probation for fondling customer in back seat Cliffside cab driver gets probation for fondling customer in back seat Cliffside cab driver gets probation for fondling customer in back seat
Cliffside cab driver gets probation for fondling customer in back seat EXCLUSIVE: A cab driver from Cliffside Park avoided a trial today — and is instead getting a year’s probation — for sexually assaulting a female customer in the back seat of his hack. Wilson Mercado, a Dominican native, faces possible deportation, Superior Court Judge Edward A. Jerejian said. Mercado, 53, was driving for a Fairview taxi service when he picked up a female passenger at the Firestone on Anderson Avenue in the early morning hours of February 15, 2012. Authorities said he took the woman to her apartment in Edgewater, stopping along the way so that she could buy cigarettes. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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New Jersey State Police issue ‘urgent’ alert for missing Wayne woman, Garfield man New Jersey State Police issue ‘urgent’ alert for missing Wayne woman, Garfield man New Jersey State Police issue ‘urgent’ alert for missing Wayne woman, Garfield man
New Jersey State Police issue ‘urgent’ alert for missing Wayne woman, Garfield man HAVE YOU SEEN THEM? The  New Jersey State Police this afternoon issued an alert for a New Jersey couple whose families reported them missing 17 days ago, saying that there is a “significant threat to life or property” and that “responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately” if they are spotted. UPDATE (Jan. 19): The bodies of a New Jersey couple whose families reported them missing last month have been found in a car in the Wayne garage of the woman’s mother, law enforcement sources told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. READ MORE …. Local police thought they might’ve caught a break last week, when a wo…

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