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 Valley, NJ
Breaking News
REAL Bergen County police wives, girlfriends: a ‘thriving sisterhood’ REAL Bergen County police wives, girlfriends: a ‘thriving sisterhood’ REAL Bergen County police wives, girlfriends: a ‘thriving sisterhood’
Real Bergen County police wives, girlfriends: a ‘thriving sisterhood’ SHOUT OUT: When your law enforcement officer husband or boyfriend has been under fire — not just from desperate criminals but from politicians and the media — it’s comforting to bond with others in the same situation. It’s exactly what a group of wives and girlfriends of sworn officers in Bergen County are doing. “The REAL Police Wives of Bergen County” have done more than trade war stories and enjoy a few precious moments of shared security. CLICK HERE for REAL Police Wives of Bergen County They’re a “thriving sisterhood, [with]sharing commonalities, experiences, and matters that affe…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
How to help domestic violence victims in Bergen County How to help domestic violence victims in Bergen County How to help domestic violence victims in Bergen County
How to help domestic violence victims in Bergen County SHOUT OUT: You can help victims of domestic violence in Bergen County: Officials are recruiting volunteers for a regional team that will give domestic violence victims necessary information and referrals. Applicants must agree to a criminal background check, be fingerprinted and attend 40-hour training. The Domestic Violence Crisis Response Team program is a collaborative recruitment effort between the county and local police departments in: Allendale Alpine Bergenfield Carlstadt Dumont East Rutherford Elmwood Park Fairview Fort Lee Lodi Norwood Oakland Ridgewood Rochelle Park Tenafly U…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Englewood police: Woman in ski mask troubled, not looking to rob bank Englewood police: Woman in ski mask troubled, not looking to rob bank Englewood police: Woman in ski mask troubled, not looking to rob bank
Englewood police: Woman in ski mask troubled, not looking to rob bank YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A 25-year-old woman who walked into an Englewood bank wearing a ski mask and gloves has “psychological issues and in no way had any intent to rob any banks,” city Detective Capt. Timothy Torell told CLIFFVIEW PILOT tonight. As a result of media coverage that included a surveillance image of the woman at the PNC Bank on Wednesday, city detectives “received several calls from concerned citizens regarding [her] identity,” Torell said. This afternoon, investigators found her working as a temp in a local city business. IMAGE: Courtesy ENGLEWOOD PD “The entire outfit…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Garfield Albanian immigrant gets 13 years for shooting man in chest after bar fight Garfield Albanian immigrant gets 13 years for shooting man in chest after bar fight Garfield Albanian immigrant gets 13 years for shooting man in chest after bar fight
Garfield Albanian immigrant gets 13 years for shooting man in chest after bar fight EXCLUSIVE: An Albanian immigrant from Garfield who went home and got a gun after a bar fight was sentenced to 13 years in state prison today for nearly killing the other man with a bullet in the chest. Melsi Pajo came to the U.S. after winning a lottery in his native Albania, then worked two jobs and went to school at night on a green card to become an air-conditioning technician, Presiding Superior Court Liliana DeAvila-Silebi noted during today’s sentencing hearing in Hackensack. He then “squandered away the American dream” by committing “a violent crime that is completely uncalled for,…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Prosecutors: Ex-boyfriend accused of killing Waldwick woman also raped her Prosecutors: Ex-boyfriend accused of killing Waldwick woman also raped her Prosecutors: Ex-boyfriend accused of killing Waldwick woman also raped her
Prosecutors: Ex-boyfriend accused of killing Waldwick woman also raped her UPDATE: Prosecutors today said a Midland Park man accused of killing his former girlfriend last month after breaking into her parents’ Waldwick home as their 8-month-old son lay in a bassinet nearby raped her two different ways. Presiding Superior Court Judge Liliana DeAvila-Silebi ordered that Mark Spatucci remain held on $2 million bail in the brutal killing of Mary Greff. Prosecutors said Spatucci, 22, climbed into her parents’ home on Oct. 23 through a second-floor window while they were sleeping, got into an argument with her and either strangled or suffocated her before leaving the …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Judge: $2 million bail ‘remains the same’ for Hackensack man charged with killing wife Judge: $2 million bail ‘remains the same’ for Hackensack man charged with killing wife Judge: $2 million bail ‘remains the same’ for Hackensack man charged with killing wife
Judge: $2 million bail ‘remains the same’ for Hackensack man charged with killing wife A judge this morning refused to lower the $2 million bail for a Hackensack man charged with beating his wife to death. “The bail remains the same” for 64-year-old Thomas Fabbricatore, Presiding Superior Court Judge Liliana DeAvila-Silebi told defense attorney Frank Lucianna, who vociferously  objected. “I have the utmost respect for you, your Honor,” Lucianna told DeAvila-Silebi. But his client, he said, “has lost the presumption of innocence.” “When this hits the newspapers, which it will, everyone will think he is guilty because it’s $2 million bail,” said Lucianna, his voice rising…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Paramus Police Officer Vincent M. Brock remembered 20 years after death Paramus Police Officer Vincent M. Brock remembered 20 years after death Paramus Police Officer Vincent M. Brock remembered 20 years after death
Paramus Police Officer Vincent M. Brock remembered 20 years after death SALUTE: Twenty years ago today, Paramus Police Officer Vincent M. Brock was killed in a car crash responding to a bogus 911 call of a shooting at the Garden State Plaza. Today, flags at Paramus Police headquarters are at half-mast in honor of Brock, who wore badge number #326. “His dedication to the Department, compassion for people, his bravery and his sense of humor, will not be forgotten,” the department said in a statement. “We will never forget the ultimate sacrifices made in the line of duty by all police officer’s across this nation — in particular Vinny’s sacrifice on November 22,…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Ridgewood High School student lied about knife attack, police say Ridgewood High School student lied about knife attack, police say Ridgewood High School student lied about knife attack, police say
Ridgewood High School student lied about knife attack, police say UPDATE: It turns out a report by a Ridgewood High School student that he was slashed by a robber in broad daylight on a busy village street was bogus, authorities confirmed last night. “After an exhaustive investigative effort we can now confirm that there was not, nor is there now any current threat to public safety or our children from the alleged slashing/attempted robbery incident which was reported to our police department yesterday,” Ridgewood Police Chief John Ward said in an official statement last night. SEE: Ridgewood High School student reports knife assault by robber “As ma…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Power knocked out to 30,000 in Hudson, East Bergen Power knocked out to 30,000 in Hudson, East Bergen Power knocked out to 30,000 in Hudson, East Bergen
Power knocked out to 30,000 in Hudson, East Bergen UPDATE: Power was restored to nearly 30,000 PSE&G customers in Hudson and Bergen counties tonight following a failure at a switching station roughly 90 minutes earlier that a spokeswoman said directly affected four substations. The 5 p.m. incident created outages in Cliffside Park, Edgewater and Fairview, as well as in North Bergen, West New York, Guttenberg and a portion of Weehawken. Hudson got hit the hardest, with more than 20,000 losing power, according to 6:30 p.m. updated figures from the PSE&G website. Edgewater had the most in Bergen –nearly 4,000 customers lost power, …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Mahwah traffic stop yields stolen handgun, pot, cash Mahwah traffic stop yields stolen handgun, pot, cash Mahwah traffic stop yields stolen handgun, pot, cash
Mahwah traffic stop yields stolen handgun, pot, cash YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Mahwah police said they found a stolen 9mm handgun and a small amount of marijuana during a Route 287 traffic stop in the car of a purported Bloods gang member from Pennsylvania who they said was wanted on a warrant out of Mount Olive. Terence Bethea, 33, of Allentown gave a different account of his travels from his passenger, a Brooklyn woman, after Officer Eric Larsen stopped his Nissan Mini for an obstructed vision violation just after noon today, Police Chief James Batelli said. A computer check showed that the vehicle had fictitious plates and wasn’t unregiste…

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