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
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Hackensack pizza worker, 18, charged in sexual relationship with girl, 14 Hackensack pizza worker, 18, charged in sexual relationship with girl, 14 Hackensack pizza worker, 18, charged in sexual relationship with girl, 14
Hackensack pizza worker, 18, charged in sexual relationship with girl, 14 YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: An 18-year-old pizza restaurant worker from Hackensack was arrested and charged with having an ongoing sexual relationship with a 14-year-old girl. George Agreda was being held on $50,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail, charged with sexual assault and child endangerment, pending a first court appearance in Hackensack Municipal Court tomorrow. He was arrested late last week after the girl’s father “learned that [she] was in a dating relationship” with Agreda and went to his parents’ house with Hackensack police on Thursday, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli…

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Hackensack, NJ
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Bergen prosecutor: Wyckoff man collected $72,900 in dead mom’s veterans benefits Bergen prosecutor: Wyckoff man collected $72,900 in dead mom’s veterans benefits Bergen prosecutor: Wyckoff man collected $72,900 in dead mom’s veterans benefits
Bergen prosecutor: Wyckoff man collected $72,900 in dead mom’s veterans benefits YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Wyckoff man accepted nearly $73,000 in veterans payments to his mother for four years after she died, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said this morning, in announcing criminal charges against him. Joseph Taradyna, 48, is to be arraigned Thursday in Central Municipal Court in Hackensack on charges of theft by deception. He remains free without bail until then. Taradyna, who is single and unemployed, had direct access to his mother’s account, where the Veterans Administration deposited monthly wire transfers, Molinelli said. His father, disabled World …

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Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
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Franklin Lakes car theft, burglary reported Franklin Lakes car theft, burglary reported Franklin Lakes car theft, burglary reported
Franklin Lakes car theft, burglary reported YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Someone took a Mercedes Benz from its owner’s driveway and $300 in cash and clothing from another car a little over a mile apart over the weekend, Franklin Lakes police said. A Hemlock Court resident said he 2011 Mercedes was swiped sometime between Saturday and yesterday (map above: A). He told police he didn’t remember whether he’d left the key fob in the car or not, Detective Lt. John Bakelaar said this morning. An Ottowa Lane (B) resident, meanwhile, said someone opened her unlocked car door before dawn Monday and took the cash and clothing. Police urge res…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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No deal yet for Lodi man charged with killing 2 changing Route 80 flat tire No deal yet for Lodi man charged with killing 2 changing Route 80 flat tire No deal yet for Lodi man charged with killing 2 changing Route 80 flat tire
No deal yet for Lodi man charged with killing 2 changing Route 80 flat tire EXCLUSIVE: Two New Jersey State Police troopers who responded to a crash off Route 80 in Saddle Brook that killed two New York men changing a tire are prepared to testify in a vehicular homicide trial if the driver doesn’t accept a plea deal, authorities said. Jacob Cintron, 31, of Lodi had just exited Route 80 East at 62B when he lost control of his Hyundai and it struck the New York men, killing both, in October 2012. During a status hearing in Hackensack yesterday, Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor Martin Delaney told Presiding Superior Court Judge Liliana DeAvila-Silebi that he belie…

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Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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Bogota councilman charged with DWI in Bergenfield Bogota councilman charged with DWI in Bergenfield Bogota councilman charged with DWI in Bergenfield
Bogota councilman charged with DWI in Bergenfield YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Bogota councilman was charged with driving while intoxicated in August, Bergenfield police confirmed this morning. Evaristo Burdiez Jr., 42, was released to a family member 2½ hours after police stopped his black Land Rover at 1:25 a.m. Aug. 24 at Clinton Avenue and Henry Street, according to a police report. Burdiez was issued four summonses and his car was towed and impounded, the report provided by Bergenfield police says. Burdiez, who runs a freight shipping and trucking company out of Jersey City, was sworn to the council in 2011 to fill a vacated seat. Hi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
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NY Daily News identifies Jets fan who punched woman as stabbing death ex-con NY Daily News identifies Jets fan who punched woman as stabbing death ex-con NY Daily News identifies Jets fan who punched woman as stabbing death ex-con
NY Daily News identifies Jets fan who punched woman as stabbing death ex-con UPDATE: The New York Daily News last night identified the man who punched a female New England Patriots fan in the face Sunday as an ex-con from Long Island who served three years in prison for fatally stabbing a 17-year-old boy during a fight. YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: The New Jersey State Police have charged four people with simple assault in connection with a brawl Sunday that followed the Jets-Patriots game at MetLife Stadium and spawned a viral video. READ MORE…. Kurt Paschke, who the newspaper said turns 39 this Friday, is a bartender, the son of a Suffolk County police officer and …

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Northern Highlands, NJ
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New Bergen County assistant prosecutor knows his way around courthouse New Bergen County assistant prosecutor knows his way around courthouse New Bergen County assistant prosecutor knows his way around courthouse
New Bergen County assistant prosecutor knows his way around courthouse CVP EXCLUSIVE: He’s Bergen County’s newest assistant prosecutor, but Joseph Torre Jr. is no stranger to the Hackensack courthouse: He was a clerk to the mentor who swore him in during a celebrity-studded event today: retired Superior Court Judge Joseph S. Conte. Torre holds his badge A Ho-Ho-Kus native, Torre recently worked with the law firm of Sekas and Abrahamsen in Englewood. He was graduated from Villanova University, majoring in political science, and then Seton Hall Law School two years ago. Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli (photo, above) assigned Torre to his office…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
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Paramus police charge craigslist cleaning woman from Rutherford with jewelry theft Paramus police charge craigslist cleaning woman from Rutherford with jewelry theft Paramus police charge craigslist cleaning woman from Rutherford with jewelry theft
Paramus police charge craigslist cleaning woman from Rutherford with jewelry theft YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A cleaning woman hired through craigslist was arrested by Paramus police and charged with stealing $2,000 worth of jewelry from a resident’s home. Edira Durakovic, 36, of Rutherford, was released pending a hearing next week following an investigation that led to her arrest. Detective Michael Cebulski went to work after police were notified of the theft on Sept. 23, Detective Capt. Robert M. Guidetti said this afternoon. Besides arresting Durakovic on theft charges, Cebulski recovered two of five stolen pieces of jewelry, Guidetti said. The captain also offered …

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Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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Hasbrouck Heights man arrested twice in 10 days for copper thefts Hasbrouck Heights man arrested twice in 10 days for copper thefts Hasbrouck Heights man arrested twice in 10 days for copper thefts
Hasbrouck Heights man arrested twice in 10 days for copper thefts YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A little more than  a week after he was charged with stealing copper wire from an NJ Transit yard in Denville, a Hasbrouck Heights man was arrested by a borough patrol officer on the lookout following the theft of more than $20,000 of copper and other materials from a Route 17 construction site. “Twice in the past week someone entered the construction zone and stole copper and construction material,” Detective Sgt. Michael Colaneri Jr. told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this afternoon. Patrols were advised to keep an eye out, and around 2:20 a.m. yesterday Officer Daniel Kroncke…

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Northern Highlands, NJ
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Former real estate agent arraigned in murder, burning of East Rutherford woman, 70 Former real estate agent arraigned in murder, burning of East Rutherford woman, 70 Former real estate agent arraigned in murder, burning of East Rutherford woman, 70
Former real estate agent arraigned in murder, burning of East Rutherford woman, 70 EXCLUSIVE: With his parents on one side of the courtroom and loved ones of the victim on the other, a former real estate agent today moved closer to being tried on charges of bludgeoning a 70-year-old East Rutherford woman before torching her and her house. Barring a plea deal, a trial date in January was expected for Daniel T. Rochat, 38, in the grisly Sept. 14, 2012 killing of fellow real estate salesperson Barbara Vernieri, following today’s indictment arraignment. Rochat, a Waldwick native who most recently lived in Wood-Ridge, continued to be held on $3 million bail. He is charged wi…

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