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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Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Leonia police: Man had officer’s ID, $2,000 cash, in car-buy scheme Leonia police: Man had officer’s ID, $2,000 cash, in car-buy scheme Leonia police: Man had officer’s ID, $2,000 cash, in car-buy scheme
Leonia police: Man had officer’s ID, $2,000 cash, in car-buy scheme YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Leonia police are tracing the source of $2,000 in cash that they seized after arresting a man who they said tried to use the identification of a Georgia police officer to buy a $49,000 Range Rover at a borough dealership. Tysean Afflick, 27, tried putting the cash down as a deposit on the 2010 vehicle at Luxury Hause, a high-end used car dealership on Grand Avenue off Route 46, on Friday, Police Chief Thomas Rowe told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this afternoon. “The salesman got hinky. He could tell something was up,” Rowe said. “So he called us.” Detective Michael Jennings …

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Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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Accused pimp indicted in sex slave trade, $500,000 in stolen diamonds Accused pimp indicted in sex slave trade, $500,000 in stolen diamonds Accused pimp indicted in sex slave trade, $500,000 in stolen diamonds
Accused pimp indicted in sex slave trade, $500,000 in stolen diamonds YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A state grand jury in Trenton today returned indictments charging an accused pimp with human trafficking and his prostitute girlfriend with swiping $500,000 worth of diamonds from a john at Manhattan’s Cosmopolitan Hotel. Percival R. Williams and Chanell “Asha” Vaughn were arrested by federal agents in February following an investigation by the New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice and Edison police. Percival R. Williams — aka “Tayvann Dunston” — and Chanell “Asha” Vaughn (COURTESY: NJ Office of the Attorney General) Williams — also known as Tayvann Dunston — u…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Maywood police find 8 pounds of pot, $26,000, arrest three Maywood police find 8 pounds of pot, $26,000, arrest three Maywood police find 8 pounds of pot, $26,000, arrest three
Maywood police find 8 pounds of pot, $26,000, arrest three YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Maywood couple remains free on bail pending grand jury action on drug charges after authorities reported finding eight pounds of pot, $26,000 in cash and various drug packaging items in their home. Acting on information developed by borough Officer Kevin Madden, Maywood police, Bergen County Sheriff’s officers and agents from ICE and the Drug Enforcement Agency hit the house at 5:30 a.m. Oct. 24 following a series of undercover buys, borough police said today. Miguel T. Brito, 54, and Altagracia Montilla 50, and a juvenile were taken into custody, Detective Richa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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NJ ‘Fugitive Safe Surrender’ sets record: 4,587 turn themselves in NJ ‘Fugitive Safe Surrender’ sets record: 4,587 turn themselves in NJ ‘Fugitive Safe Surrender’ sets record: 4,587 turn themselves in
NJ ‘Fugitive Safe Surrender’ sets record: 4,587 turn themselves in YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A record 4,587 non-violent fugitives turned themselves in to authorities to a special New Jersey surrender program held in Jersey City last week — the third-highest total ever nationwide — acting Attorney General John J. Hoffman announced today. “North Jersey Fugitive Safe Surrender,” staged at Evangelismos Church, cleared nearly 10,000 criminal and civil warrants between Wednesday and Saturday for people who then received favorable consideration from judges, authorities said. Only two of those who surrendered were taken into custody on felony warrants. The rest we…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
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North Arlington woman, 89, dies of injuries after being struck by car North Arlington woman, 89, dies of injuries after being struck by car North Arlington woman, 89, dies of injuries after being struck by car
North Arlington woman, 89, dies of injuries after being struck by car YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: An 89-year-old North Arlington woman struck by a car near her home died of her injuries over the weekend. Dorothy L. Duerr was crossing the street at the Garden Terrace apartment complex when she was struck by a car driven by 52-year-old Robert Taffin, also of North Arlington, around 4:15 p.m. Friday, police said. She was taken to University Hospital in Newark, where she succumbed to her injuries on Saturday. Taffin was issued summonses for careless driving, failing to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk and having tinted windows, North Arlington Police Chief Lo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
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Temperatures in the 20s tonight Temperatures in the 20s tonight Temperatures in the 20s tonight
Temperatures in the 20s tonight UPDATE: Many got that first taste of winter this morning as temperatures plummeted and light snow showers/flurries developed. The much advertised Canadian cold front moved offshore, with a northwest flow in control. Precipitation will taper from the NJ Turnpike to the southern coastline through the morning hours. The only areas where the snow stuck was in the highest elevations (which the National Weather Service expected yesterday). Temperatures remain slightly above freezing throughout the state, and where there’s a breeze (especially near the coast), it feels colder (wind chill). …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Domino’s ceiling fire in Westwood contained Domino’s ceiling fire in Westwood contained Domino’s ceiling fire in Westwood contained
Domino’s ceiling fire in Westwood contained YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: An apparently electrical fire in the bathroom ceiling at a Domino’s Pizza in Westwood brought several companies this morning and was quickly extinguished. Westwood firefighters and police were joined by their colleagues from Hillsdale, Emerson and Oradell following the 9:35 a.m. report. They were finished shortly after 10 o’clock. The Westwood Board of Health also was responding. Police kept traffic moving through the intersection of Old Hook and Kinderkamack roads, although there were brief backups on Kinderkamack in each direction. Dominos, Kinderkamack &…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Sprinklers helped keep Paramus Toys R Us fire from spreading Sprinklers helped keep Paramus Toys R Us fire from spreading Sprinklers helped keep Paramus Toys R Us fire from spreading
Sprinklers helped keep Paramus Toys R Us fire from spreading YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: The sprinkler system at the Route 17 Toys R Us helped keep an overnight fire in a second-floor stockroom from spreading, authorities said early this afternoon. Store employees were evacuated immediately and no injuries were reported to the 2:30 a.m. two-alarm fire, Paramus Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. “The store’s automatic fire sprinkler system kept the fire contained,” he said. Several fire and rescue companies responded, with all of Paramus’s fire and rescue stations as well as the Oradell Fire Department, at the scene and backup assistance provided by…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Police: Englewood burglar had unusual M.O. Police: Englewood burglar had unusual M.O. Police: Englewood burglar had unusual M.O.
Police: Englewood burglar had unusual M.O. YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Robert Feigle Jr. isn’t your usual burglar, Englewood police said tonight: The 46-year-old ex-con, who was arrested by city detectives following a series of tips, tends to take small amounts of jewelry and other valuables, leading some owners to think that the items were misplaced and not stolen, they said. He also succeeded in keeping his activities a secret from family members, who were genuinely surprised when the investigators showed up at their door on Friday, Englewood Detective Capt. Timothy Torell told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. Feigle “appeared on our radar some tim…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
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2013 Veterans Day ceremony in Ridgewood cites Korean War vets 2013 Veterans Day ceremony in Ridgewood cites Korean War vets 2013 Veterans Day ceremony in Ridgewood cites Korean War vets
2013 Veterans Day ceremony in Ridgewood cites Korean War vets SHOUT OUTS: Veterans from the Korean War were among those emphasized during today’s Veterans Day services in Ridgewood. The ceremony at Veterans Field was coordinated by members of American Legion Post 53, based in Ridgewood. BOYD A. LOVING contributed these photos and the one above: PHOTOS: Boyd A. Loving  

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