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
Bergen chiefs bring Christmas gifts, Santa, to hospitalized children Bergen chiefs bring Christmas gifts, Santa, to hospitalized children Bergen chiefs bring Christmas gifts, Santa, to hospitalized children
Bergen chiefs bring Christmas gifts, Santa, to hospitalized children SHOUT OUT: A group of Bergen County police chiefs gave Santa Claus a five-star escort, bringing gifts to children at The Valley Hospital Pediatric Unit. The visit and donations were arranged by the Bergen County Police Chiefs Association. Those pictured above (l. to. r.): STANDING: Elmwood Park Police Chief Thomas Johnson, nurses Judith Brewer of Waldwick and Bridget Schweisguth of Mahwah; Glen Rock Police Chief Fred Stahman, Dumont Police Chief  Joseph Faulborn, Oakland Police Chief Edward Kasper, Englewood Cliffs Police Chief Michael Cioffi, Midland Park Police Chief Michael Marra …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
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Alpine police officer charged with DWI in pedestrian crash Alpine police officer charged with DWI in pedestrian crash Alpine police officer charged with DWI in pedestrian crash
Alpine police officer charged with DWI in pedestrian crash YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: An off-duty Alpine police officer was charged with DWI and will likely face additional counts after his car struck a pedestrian in Union County before dawn yesterday. The 20-year-old victim, Patryk Plichta, was crossing North Stiles Street at Blancke Street just after 2 a.m. when he was struck by a 2002 Nissan driven by Wendell Simpson, Linden Police Sgt. Michael Babulski said. Plichta was listed in serious condition at University Hospital in Newark. Simpson, a 13-year department veteran, was released on a summons pending the results of an investigation, Babulski…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Convicted robber admits holding up East Rutherford Papa John’s with women dressed as Muslims Convicted robber admits holding up East Rutherford Papa John’s with women dressed as Muslims Convicted robber admits holding up East Rutherford Papa John’s with women dressed as Muslims
Convicted robber admits holding up East Rutherford Papa John’s with women dressed as Muslims EXCLUSIVE: A Dominican man who, at 22 years old, already has an extensive criminal record, admitted robbing a Papa John’s Pizza in East Rutherford last year with three female accomplices dressed in Muslim clothing. Michael Gomezpolanco, an undocumented immigrant living here illegally, said he planned the Dec. 15, 2012 holdup and drove the other three — two of them 17-year-old sisters — to the Paterson Avenue store. First they stopped to buy the clothing that they used to disguise their identities, he told a judge in Hackensack yesterday. Gomezpolanco said he was carrying a BB gun and si…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Fair Lawn hit-and-run DWI driver was only just released from jail — for DWI Fair Lawn hit-and-run DWI driver was only just released from jail — for DWI Fair Lawn hit-and-run DWI driver was only just released from jail — for DWI
Fair Lawn hit-and-run DWI driver was only just released from jail — for DWI EXCLUSIVE: A “severely intoxicated” Old Tappan woman who Fair Lawn police said had to be pulled from her SUV when she tried to elude officers following a hit-and-run had only just been released from jail for a DWI conviction, CLIFFVIEW PILOT has learned. Ava Cifaldi, a 44-year-old Canadian citizen, was sentenced to the nine-day term following a conviction for an Oct. 5 DWI arrest in Old Tappan, records show. She was sentenced on Dec. 4 and released last Friday. Five days later, she was in trouble again. As CLIFFVIEW PILOT reported Wednesday night, Cifaldi fled a crash on on Route 208 ea…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Convicted Bergen rapist charged with trying to frame assistant prosecutor Convicted Bergen rapist charged with trying to frame assistant prosecutor Convicted Bergen rapist charged with trying to frame assistant prosecutor
Convicted Bergen rapist charged with trying to frame assistant prosecutor YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A repeat sex offender serving a life sentence without parole for raping a 13-year-old after plying her and her friend with alcohol and drugs sent state authorities a false, anonymous letter charging the prosecutor in the case with child abuse, a grand jury has charged. Ivan McKinney, 40, is charged with falsifying or tampering with records, retaliation against a public servant for past official action, and obstructing the administration of law, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said this morning. Ivan McKinney(Courtesy BERGEN COUNTY PROSECUTOR) Molinell …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Lodi fire marshal accused of abusing elderly mom still cannot get pre-trial intervention, judge rules Lodi fire marshal accused of abusing elderly mom still cannot get pre-trial intervention, judge rules Lodi fire marshal accused of abusing elderly mom still cannot get pre-trial intervention, judge rules
Lodi fire marshal accused of abusing elderly mom still cannot get pre-trial intervention, judge rules EXCLUSIVE: A judge in Hackensack today continued his denial of pre-trial diversion for Lodi Fire Marshal Paul Wanco, as new details emerged about his alleged abuse of his elderly mother. Defense attorney Frank Cozzarelli argued that Wanco was not his mother’s caregiver and, therefore, not responsible for an incident in which the 90-year old woman fell and then lay in urine and feces for nearly 15 hours. Superior Court Judge Edward A. Jerejian, in turn, told Cozzarelli (above, right) that the situation was aggravated by “deplorable conditions” that Wanco reportedly forced her to live in. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Bergen County PD: North Bergen Pizza Deliverer Caught With 2 Guns, Ammo, After Route 4 Hit-Run Bergen County PD: North Bergen Pizza Deliverer Caught With 2 Guns, Ammo, After Route 4 Hit-Run Bergen County PD: North Bergen Pizza Deliverer Caught With 2 Guns, Ammo, After Route 4 Hit-Run
Bergen County PD: North Bergen Pizza Deliverer Caught With 2 Guns, Ammo, After Route 4 Hit-Run YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A North Bergen pizza deliveryman who fled a crash on Route 4 in Teaneck was high on pot and carrying two handguns and ammunition when a Bergen County Police officer pulled him over in Hackensack this afternoon, authorities said. BCPD Officer Officer Dan Breslin arrested 18-year-old Thomas Malik and seized a .45-caliber pistol that dates back to 1911. with two magazines and 50 rounds of ammunition, as well as a .22-caliber Derringer (both in photo above). Breslin heard an alert moments earlier following the crash on westbound Route 4 near Teaneck Road, Lt. James Mul…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Safe with $10,000 inside stolen, Moonachie police seek public’s help Safe with $10,000 inside stolen, Moonachie police seek public’s help Safe with $10,000 inside stolen, Moonachie police seek public’s help
Safe with $10,000 inside stolen, Moonachie police seek public’s help HAVE YOU SEEN THIS MAN? Moonachie police are seeking the public’s help in catching a burglar who made off with a safe that the owner of a local café said contained an estimated $10,000 in cash. Police responded to a burglar alarm just before 9 o’clock last night at at the Berry Creek Café on Moonachie Avenue at the same time that the owner called, saying he was watching real-time security video of the break-in at home. The video shows the burglar dragging a safe through a broken rear door, Sergeant Jeff Napolitano told CLIFFVIEW PILOT late this afternoon. Moonachie officers arrived with…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Fair Lawn man in Rochelle Park carjacking held on $150,000 bail Fair Lawn man in Rochelle Park carjacking held on $150,000 bail Fair Lawn man in Rochelle Park carjacking held on $150,000 bail
Fair Lawn man in Rochelle Park carjacking held on $150,000 bail YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: An intoxicated man who Fair Lawn police said was demanding to be arrested this afternoon turned out to be a suspect wanted for a carjacking out of Rochelle Park several hours earlier, authorities said. Police also recovered the vehicle, which was found still running outside a Ridgewood bank. Steven Garfield, 59, of Fair Lawn, who has an arrest record dating back nearly a decade, was charged with first-degree carjacking and fourth-degree impersonating a police officer. He was being held on $150,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail. PHOTO: Boyd A. Loving.SKETCH: Courte…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Ringleader admits smuggling $4.5M of rhinoceros horns through Bergen, elsewhere Ringleader admits smuggling $4.5M of rhinoceros horns through Bergen, elsewhere Ringleader admits smuggling $4.5M of rhinoceros horns through Bergen, elsewhere
Ringleader admits smuggling $4.5M of rhinoceros horns through Bergen, elsewhere YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: The ringleader of a global ring with Little Ferry and Ridgefield connections that trafficked in endangered black rhinoceros horns – believed to cure cancer and have aphrodisiac qualities – admitted his role in the crimes today in federal court in Newark. Zhifei Li, a 29-year-old Chinese national who was indicted by federal grand juries in both Newark and Miami for international smuggling of rhinoceros horns, pleaded guilty to 11 of the charges. U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman said 30 rhinoceros horns and several objects made from rhino horn and elephant ivory worth …

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