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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Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Stranger grabs schoolgirl in Ridgewood, parents urged to teach kids street smarts Stranger grabs schoolgirl in Ridgewood, parents urged to teach kids street smarts Stranger grabs schoolgirl in Ridgewood, parents urged to teach kids street smarts
Stranger grabs schoolgirl in Ridgewood, parents urged to teach kids street smarts YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Authorities are seeking the public’s help in finding a man who grabbed a Ridgewood girl on her way home from school yesterday, a week after two other girls were scared off by a driver who pulled up to them in the same neighborhood. Police are also urging extra vigilance by youngsters, parents and teachers. Ridgewood police said they haven’t directly connected the incidents. Several people witnessed yesterday’s attack, which occurred around 3:15 p.m. on North Monroe Street in the area of Sheridan Terrace, Ridgewood detectives said. They described the attacker as w…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Resource officer, DARE program return to Paramus schools Resource officer, DARE program return to Paramus schools Resource officer, DARE program return to Paramus schools
Resource officer, DARE program return to Paramus schools PUBLIC SAFETY: After an absence of more than two years, Paramus police again have an officer and the DARE program in borough schools. A workforce shortage forced the department to pull its resource officers and discontinue Drug Abuse Resistance Education. But the June hiring of four new police officers and the recent promotion of four others to detective made it possible for Detective James Teehan to revive the department’s presence, Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. In his new role, Teehan serves as the security liaison officer to five elementary schools, two middle schools and Paramus Hig…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Mother, Girlfriend Of Hip-Hop Producer ‘Piper’ Of Englewood Avoid Prison For Pot, Guns Mother, Girlfriend Of Hip-Hop Producer ‘Piper’ Of Englewood Avoid Prison For Pot, Guns Mother, Girlfriend Of Hip-Hop Producer ‘Piper’ Of Englewood Avoid Prison For Pot, Guns
Mother, Girlfriend Of Hip-Hop Producer ‘Piper’ Of Englewood Avoid Prison For Pot, Guns EXCLUSIVE: The mother and girlfriend of a low-level hip-hop producer from Englewood avoided prison yesterday for their roles in helping him import West Coast marijuana through the mail. Angeline Piper received probation after admitting that she tried to cover up the drug distribution scheme run by her son, Craig Sydette Piper II — also known as “Piper.” Prosecutors, in turn, dropped a weapons charge against her for a legally-owned Olympic Arms .223-caliber rifle that they said was seized when investigators intercepted a shipment. The elder Piper, who will be 62 next week, said she is o…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Halloween brings three residential burglaries to Tenafly Halloween brings three residential burglaries to Tenafly Halloween brings three residential burglaries to Tenafly
Halloween brings three residential burglaries to Tenafly YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Halloween brought Tenafly a trio of residential burglaries in less than 24 hours. The first was reported at 1:10 p.m. yesterday after a neighbor spotted a rear sliding door left ajar at a Cherry Street residence and alerted the homeowner, who called police, Capt. Michael deMoncada said. Whoever was responsible “targeted several of the bedrooms and appeared to have taken an unknown amount of jewelry,” deMoncada said. The next two break-ins happened right after one another on Mountain Road just after 10 o’clock last night. If you see something, or know something,…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Judge denies venue change in Bergen synagogue firebombings case Judge denies venue change in Bergen synagogue firebombings case Judge denies venue change in Bergen synagogue firebombings case
Judge denies venue change in Bergen synagogue firebombings case YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Superior Court judge today denied a change of venue to the lawyer for one of two men charged in a series of Bergen County firebombings — after it was disclosed that the defendant is accused of threatening the county’s presiding judge. Superior Court Judge Edward A. Jerejian told defense attorney Brian Neary that it’s “not the amount of publicity but the type and quality” that determines whether a defendant has the opportunity for a fair trial. Bergen County is the most populous county in the state, he said, and so it is “premature” to say that jurors would be und…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Hackensack grandfather, 72, charged with molesting 2 girls, boy Hackensack grandfather, 72, charged with molesting 2 girls, boy Hackensack grandfather, 72, charged with molesting 2 girls, boy
Hackensack grandfather, 72, charged with molesting 2 girls, boy YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A 72-year-old Nicaraguan national was arrested early this morning and charged with sexually abusing two girls and a boy beginning 17 years ago. Authorities began investigating Felix Roberto Prado of Hackensack on Monday when the male victim, now 24, went to city police, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said. They found that Prado “abused two other females in the past,” the prosecutor said. “[They] are now also in their mid-twenties.” The 5-foot-4, 155-pound Prado was being held on $250,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail, following his arrest by members …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Six-alarm Oakland fire destroys $1M Skyline Drive home Six-alarm Oakland fire destroys $1M Skyline Drive home Six-alarm Oakland fire destroys $1M Skyline Drive home
Six-alarm Oakland fire destroys $1M Skyline Drive home YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A massive fire at the home of Oakland contractor Ben Perry quickly went to six alarms early this afternoon as firefighters battled water problems. Several firefighters were reported injured at the 3½-story, wood-frame home off Skyline Drive, mostly from exhaustion and smoke inhalation. Googlemaps “It was a total loss,” one emergency worker told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. No one was home when the blaze broke out around noon. One of two dogs was rescued from the nearly 5,000-square-foot home — on nearly two acres of property set back from the tree-lined roadway in the wo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Glen Rock biologist, dog, meet 30-pound snapping turtle Glen Rock biologist, dog, meet 30-pound snapping turtle Glen Rock biologist, dog, meet 30-pound snapping turtle
Glen Rock biologist, dog, meet 30-pound snapping turtle YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: Joseph Mitchell of Glen Rock and his Boston terrier, Rosie, made a friend during their morning walk around the pond at Glen Rock County Park today. Mitchell, a biologist, estimated the turtle’s weight at about 30 pounds. Dr. Mitchell & Co. (Much heavier than Rosie.) A passing Glen Rock police officer placed a traffic cone in the roadway to warn motorists. STORY / PHOTO: Boyd A. Loving Rosie & friend

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Mahwah police charge driver in Ramapo College head-on DWI crash Mahwah police charge driver in Ramapo College head-on DWI crash Mahwah police charge driver in Ramapo College head-on DWI crash
Mahwah police charge driver in Ramapo College head-on DWI crash YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A head-on DWI crash, a suicidal student who claimed to have a gun and a brawl allegedly involving fraternity members marked a tumultuous Halloween night at Ramapo College. Two students were taken to Hackensack Medical Center and Good Samaritan Hospital in Rockland, one with abdominal injuries and the other with head, arm and rib injuries, after the 12:11 a.m. crash, Mahwah Police Chief James Batelli said. The driver of the 1993 Honda Civic, 20-year-old Douglas Hervey of West Milford (photo, above), was charged with assault by auto, DWI, driving underage after consu…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
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Morning crashes close Route 17 north in Ho-Ho-Kus Morning crashes close Route 17 north in Ho-Ho-Kus Morning crashes close Route 17 north in Ho-Ho-Kus
Morning crashes close Route 17 north in Ho-Ho-Kus YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: Ho-Ho-Kus emergency service units responded to at least two separate crashes that closed northbound Route 17 this morning. Police, firefighters and EMS units were on the respective scenes north of Hollywood Avenue. In one, an occupant was taken to The Valley Hospital with injuries that weren’t considered life-threatening. STORY / PHOTOS: Boyd A. Loving

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