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
Two James Bond Gang founding members back behind bars Two James Bond Gang founding members back behind bars Two James Bond Gang founding members back behind bars
Two James Bond Gang founding members back behind bars EXCLUSIVE: Two original members of the infamous James Bond Gang — both of whom were on intensive parole despite extensive criminal histories — were among a group of men arrested on burglary-related charges in a takedown this week, CLIFFVIEW PILOT has learned. Jeffrey Whitaker (above, left), 50, and Christopher Collins (right), 41, were being held on $500,000 bail each in the Bergen County Jail. Both were arrested, along with two others, by a task force coordinated by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and including police from Englewood, Teaneck and other Bergen towns. YOU READ IT …

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Teaneck, NJ
Breaking News
PSE&G: Source of gas odor in several towns unknown PSE&G: Source of gas odor in several towns unknown PSE&G: Source of gas odor in several towns unknown
PSE&G: Source of gas odor in several towns unknown UPDATE: As of mid-afternoon, PSE&G crews were unable to pinpoint the source of natural gas odors reported in and around Teaneck this morning. “We’ve checked several homes and haven’t found anything,” PSE&G’s Christine Lloyd told CLIFFVIEW PILOT just before 2 p.m. “We haven’t determined that it’s not gas, but all of the areas we’ve checked haven’t had readings for gas,” she said. “We’re thinking it must have come in from another location, but we still don’t know what that is. “It’s begun to dissipate, however, so we might not be able to find out.” An initial three dozen or so r…

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Fairfield, CT
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Six-state serial bank robbery suspect had height disadvantage Six-state serial bank robbery suspect had height disadvantage Six-state serial bank robbery suspect had height disadvantage
Six-state serial bank robbery suspect had height disadvantage EXCLUSIVE: He wore many hats, but a man arrested by the FBI this morning after being tied to at least 20 bank robberies in six different states couldn’t overcome one distinguishing feature: He’s short. Luis Alomar, 37, nonetheless tried to blend in to his surroundings during what federal authorities said was a five-month holdup spree that stretched from Connecticut to Florida — and included a $74,000 heist in Wilmington, Delaware. The stocky, 5-foot-4-inch, 145-pound Alomar was arrested around 2:30 this morning in the Long Island town of Medford, a day after the FBI identified him as arme…

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Cresskill-Closter, NJ
Breaking News
FBI: Bandit caught, connected to 20 bank robberies FBI: Bandit caught, connected to 20 bank robberies FBI: Bandit caught, connected to 20 bank robberies
FBI: Bandit caught, connected to 20 bank robberies YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: The FBI this morning said it captured a man accused of committing at least 20 bank holdups in six states. EXCLUSIVE: He wore many hats, but a man arrested by the FBI this morning after being tied to at least 20 bank robberies in six different states couldn’t overcome one distinguishing feature: He’s short. READ MORE …. Luis Alomar, 37, was arrested around 2:30 a.m. today in the Long Island town of Medford, a day after the FBI identified him as armed and dangerous. Alomar is believed to have ties to both to Mastic and Shirley, L.I., and southern Florida — specif…

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Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Ridgewood crash sends one to hospital Ridgewood crash sends one to hospital Ridgewood crash sends one to hospital
Ridgewood crash sends one to hospital YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: A late Monday afternoon collision in Ridgewood sent one driver to the Valley Hospital with injuries that weren’t considered life-threatening. A Mazda and Volkswagen crashed just after 4 p.m. at the intersection of Prospect Street and South Maple Avenue, bringing village police, fire and EMS units. A Glen Rock patrol officer assisted with traffic control, as both vehicles were removed by flatbed tow trucks. STORY / PHOTOS: Boyd A. Loving

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Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Disabled Waldwick boy, 8, getting to see WWE heroes, thanks to NJ Division on Civil Rights Disabled Waldwick boy, 8, getting to see WWE heroes, thanks to NJ Division on Civil Rights Disabled Waldwick boy, 8, getting to see WWE heroes, thanks to NJ Division on Civil Rights
Disabled Waldwick boy, 8, getting to see WWE heroes, thanks to NJ Division on Civil Rights SHOUT OUT: A disabled 8-year-old pro wrestling fan from Waldwick will get to see his World Wrestling Entertainment heroes at the Prudential Center in Newark this Saturday, thanks to Acting NJ Attorney General John J. Hoffman and the state Division on Civil Rights. Waldwick resident Chant Macleod repeatedly tried getting tickets for him and his son Brennan, who has cerebral palsy, through an online presale but was blocked because there was no wheelchair accessibility offered, state officials said this morning. As a member of the WWE Fan Council, the elder Macleod brought the situation to l…

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Northern Highlands, NJ
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Wyckoff police: Counterfeiting couple bought heroin, gift cards Wyckoff police: Counterfeiting couple bought heroin, gift cards Wyckoff police: Counterfeiting couple bought heroin, gift cards
Wyckoff police: Counterfeiting couple bought heroin, gift cards YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Wyckoff police yesterday arrested a Paterson couple who they said were producing thousands of in counterfeit bills of relatively small denominations that they used to buy heroin – and gift cards. It began on Saturday when a local Walgreens alerted Wyckoff police to counterfeit fives, tens and twenties the couple passed at the store, Police Chief Benjamin Fox said this morning. A different Walgreens stopped the passing of similar bills earlier this month, and the woman trying to use them ran out of the store, he said. Surveillance video from both stores helped det…

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Hackensack, NJ
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Indictment: Palisades Park man repeatedly sexually assaulted teen Indictment: Palisades Park man repeatedly sexually assaulted teen Indictment: Palisades Park man repeatedly sexually assaulted teen
Indictment: Palisades Park man repeatedly sexually assaulted teen EXCLUSIVE: For two years, a 41-year-old Palisades Park man who last year participated in the town’s National Night Out against crime sexually assaulted a girl he knew, beginning when she was 14, an indictment returned in Hackensack alleges. Although they didn’t have intercourse, the indictment says, Leo LoPiccolo on various occasions used his finger and tongue on the girl’s private parts, and also had her touch his. The two-year relationship — from July 2009-2011 — was discovered by a staffer at New Milford High School who called local police, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli sa…

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Bicyclist, 51, struck, killed in Lodi Bicyclist, 51, struck, killed in Lodi Bicyclist, 51, struck, killed in Lodi
Bicyclist, 51, struck, killed in Lodi YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A 51-year-old bicyclist who was struck by an SUV in a Lodi intersection today was pronounced dead soon after at Hackensack University Medical Center. The victim was riding his bike south on South Main Street against the flow of traffic when he was hit by a Mercury Mountaineer driven by a 78-year-old man who turned left onto Central Avenue while headed in the same direction, police said. The bicyclist suffered severe head trauma, they said. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS

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Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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How you can help family of New Milford police sergeant with Stage 4 cancer How you can help family of New Milford police sergeant with Stage 4 cancer How you can help family of New Milford police sergeant with Stage 4 cancer
How you can help family of New Milford police sergeant with Stage 4 cancer PLEASE HELP: Already dealing with a rare form of kidney cancer that has reached Stage 4, a popular, highly respected New Milford detective sergeant — and father of three — is now facing mounting medical bills. Brian Long, 43, is undergoing experimental treatments in Manhattan for the renal cell carcinoma, which has spread to his lymph nodes. A former NYPD officer from Bergenfield, Long transferred to New Milford in 1994, launching a 20-year career serving the public. GoFundMe.com (Brian Long) “Brian is an awesome person, officer and father,” Bogota Sgt. Geoffrey Cole told CLIFFVIEW PI…

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