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
Car slams head-on into Ridgewood tree Car slams head-on into Ridgewood tree Car slams head-on into Ridgewood tree
Car slams head-on into Ridgewood tree YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: A motorist whose car slammed  head-on into a tree in Ridgewood was taken to Hackensack University Hospital late last night. Ridgewood police, firefighters and EMS units responded to the crash on Fairfield Avenue near Oxford Place in Ridgewood. EMS workers, assisted by paramedics from The Valley Hospital, worked to stabilize the victim on scene prior to transport. The driver’s white Nissan Sentra was removed by flatbed tow truck. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS STORY / PHOTOS: Boyd A. Loving Boyd A. Loving  

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Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Ridgefield Park Volunteer Ambulance squad breakfast benefit set Ridgefield Park Volunteer Ambulance squad breakfast benefit set Ridgefield Park Volunteer Ambulance squad breakfast benefit set
Ridgefield Park Volunteer Ambulance squad breakfast benefit set SHOUT OUT: A fundraising breakfast for the Ridgefield Volunteer Ambulance squad will be held by Friendly’s in Elmwood Park next month. WHAT: Ridgefield Park Volunteer Ambulance breakfast fundraiser WHEN: 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. WHERE: Friendly’s Restaurant, 403 Shaler Blvd., Elmwood Park MORE INFO: (201) 641-4770 The squad consists of nearly 50 senior and youth squad volunteers and operates 24/7.

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Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Police: Motorcylist drives through crash area with no license, registration, insurance — or tags Police: Motorcylist drives through crash area with no license, registration, insurance — or tags Police: Motorcylist drives through crash area with no license, registration, insurance — or tags
Police: Motorcylist drives through crash area with no license, registration, insurance — or tags EXCLUSIVE: Wood-Ridge police were busy with a crash on Route 17 that sent both drivers to the hospital when they grabbed a Garfield man who they said tried to drive his motorcycle through the closed stretch of highway. As if that weren’t enough, they said, cyclist Randy Focarino had no license (his was suspended), his motorcycle wasn’t registered and he didn’t have insurance. The bike didn’t have license plates, either, Detective Joseph Rutigliano Jr. told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. Officers issued Focarino several summonses — for careless driving and failing to stop for an emergency vehicle, amo…

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Teaneck, NJ
Breaking News
Port Authority police: Passenger with guns, ammo arrested at JFK Airport Port Authority police: Passenger with guns, ammo arrested at JFK Airport Port Authority police: Passenger with guns, ammo arrested at JFK Airport
Port Authority police: Passenger with guns, ammo arrested at JFK Airport BEYOND BERGEN: Port Authority police said they arrested a Tennessee man at JFK Airport after they found him carrying two handguns and two rifles — one of them loaded — in  his luggage. Keenan Draughon, 23, of Clarksville, also had high-capacity magazines for the weapons, the authority’s Joseph Pentangelo said. Draughon told an attendant what he had when he checked in. Police immediately were called. They found two 9-millimeter pistols, two magazines capable of holding 15 rounds of 9-millimeter ammo, and two .22-caliber rifles. One of the rifles had a round in the chamber, and both were …

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Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Fair Lawn Officer Timothy Franco honored by AAA North Jersey Fair Lawn Officer Timothy Franco honored by AAA North Jersey Fair Lawn Officer Timothy Franco honored by AAA North Jersey
Fair Lawn Officer Timothy Franco honored by AAA North Jersey SHOUT OUT: Fair Lawn Police Officer Timothy Franco, a 30-year veteran of the force, received a special recognition award from AAA North Jersey this week. Franco was among those honored during the association’s Community Traffic Safety Luncheon on Wednesday at The Brownstone in Paterson. Franco has been the traffic safety officer in Fair Lawn for the past 14 years. He’a also been president of the New Jersey Police Traffic Officer’s Association the past 2 years. PHOTO (from l.): Acting Fair Lawn Police Chief Glen Cauwels, Officer Timothy Franco, Mayor John Cosgrove (Courtesy FAIR LAWN P…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Breaking News
Man robbed at knifepoint in Port Authority bus terminal, arrest made Man robbed at knifepoint in Port Authority bus terminal, arrest made Man robbed at knifepoint in Port Authority bus terminal, arrest made
Man robbed at knifepoint in Port Authority bus terminal, arrest made BEYOND BERGEN: A knifepoint robbery at the Port Authority bus terminal led to an arrest a short time later of a suspect who police said was still holding the knife when they grabbed him. The 43-year-old victim told police he’d just been held up inside the Eighth Avenue terminal around 6 p.m. during the Thursday evening rush. He described his assailant as having several piercings, among other descriptives. Soon after, Port Authority police spotted and arrested 27-year-old Noel Torres and charged him with criminal possession of a weapon. Additional charges were likely. Torres, who told …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Norwood garage fire totals car, SUV Norwood garage fire totals car, SUV Norwood garage fire totals car, SUV
Norwood garage fire totals car, SUV YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: A garage fire in Norwood tonight destroyed a car and an SUV while bringing firefighters from several towns. The blaze at 23 Meadow Lane began in the sedan and then spread to the other vehicle around 9:30 tonight. It was quickly brought under control. Damage appeared confined to the totaled vehicles and the garage, with possible smoke damage in the area directly above. Tow trucks were brought in to remove the vehicles. PHOTOS: Courtesy Justin Roth (JustinRothPhoto.com) JustinRothPhoto.com

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Judge orders former deejay Dave Herman back to NJ after sex sting arrest Judge orders former deejay Dave Herman back to NJ after sex sting arrest Judge orders former deejay Dave Herman back to NJ after sex sting arrest
Judge orders former deejay Dave Herman back to NJ after sex sting arrest UPDATE: Former WNEW-FM DJ Dave Herman is expected back in the U.S. within the next two weeks to face charges of planning to have sex with a 7-year-old Bergen County girl who turned out to be a creation of cyber-crime detectives, following a court appearance earlier today in St. Croix. Herman was holding a stuffed animal when federal agents and investigators from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office took him into custody at the St. Croix airport yesterday as he waited for what he thought would be a rendezvous with the girl and her mother, Prosecutor John L. Molinelli told CLIFFVIEW PILOT ho…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Man charged in Elmwood Park motel robbery caught after taking cab clerk called for him Man charged in Elmwood Park motel robbery caught after taking cab clerk called for him Man charged in Elmwood Park motel robbery caught after taking cab clerk called for him
Man charged in Elmwood Park motel robbery caught after taking cab clerk called for him YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: An Elmwood Park motel guest locked a clerk in a back room, took $150 and fled in the cab she’d called for him — which made his arrest pretty simple, police told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this afternoon. Antoine Jackson, 25, of Paterson was checking out of the Townhouse Inn on Route 46 around 12:15 p.m. when he asked the clerk to call the cab, Capt. Michael Foligno said. As she did, he opened the unlocked door to the plexiglass-enclosed office, forced her into a back room and locked the door, Foligno said. Jackson, who claimed he didn’t have money for cab fare, rifled throu…

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Port Authority police make 8th arrest in PATH train gang assault Port Authority police make 8th arrest in PATH train gang assault Port Authority police make 8th arrest in PATH train gang assault
Port Authority police make 8th arrest in PATH train gang assault UPDATE: An eighth teenager charged in a gang assault on a group of commuters on a PATH train was arrested by Port Authority Police detectives today. The 17-year-old Newark youth was charged with gang assault and robbery, the same as another 17-year-old who was picked up on Wednesday, the authority’s Joseph Pentangelo told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. A combination of interviews and video reviews have led to the additional two apprehensions since the Oct. 13 incident aboard a Jersey City-bound PATH train from Manhattan. Authority officers stopped the train in Hoboken and stopped the assaults on four…

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