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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Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Glen Rock crash jams evening commute Glen Rock crash jams evening commute Glen Rock crash jams evening commute
Glen Rock crash jams evening commute YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: A crash in Glen Rock injured both drivers, though not seriously, and led to major rush-hour tie-ups tonight. A heavily-damaged Toyota Highlander continued on for nearly a half-mile from the scene before it finally stopped. At the same time, firefighters responded to the crash site Harding Plaza and Rock Road to clean up a major spill caused when the impact ruptured the fuel tank on a Ford Ranger pickup. The Toyota Highlander’s cooling system was also damaged, requiring a second cleanup crew. Robert Nihen, whose wife was driving the Highlander, said she “could no…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Halfway house fugitive with ‘no conscience, no remorse, no soul’ gets 45 years for killing Bergen ex-girlfriend Halfway house fugitive with ‘no conscience, no remorse, no soul’ gets 45 years for killing Bergen ex-girlfriend Halfway house fugitive with ‘no conscience, no remorse, no soul’ gets 45 years for killing Bergen ex-girlfriend
Halfway house fugitive with ‘no conscience, no remorse, no soul’ gets 45 years for killing Bergen ex-girlfriend YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: More than three years of heart-rending anguish for loved ones of a Garfield woman slain by ex-con ex-boyfriend after he fled a Newark halfway house was released today during the plea-bargained sentencing of her killer to 45 years in prison. Friends and loved ones of 21-year-old Viviana Tulli nodded their heads in the crowded Hackensack courtroom after Presiding Superior Court Liliana DeAvila-Silebbi told David Goodell that he must serve 43 years of the sentence before he is eligible for parole because of his criminal history. Goodell, 34, also must pay $5,000 resti…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Hackensack police arrest man in FDU women’s bathroom ‘creeper’ incidents Hackensack police arrest man in FDU women’s bathroom ‘creeper’ incidents Hackensack police arrest man in FDU women’s bathroom ‘creeper’ incidents
Hackensack police arrest man in FDU women’s bathroom ‘creeper’ incidents YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Hackensack police today arrested an alleged “office creeper” who they said spied on women in bathroom at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Women reported three separate incidents — on Aug. 10 and 24 and again on Sept. 6. In the first, a woman told police that 38-year-old Charles Thomas of Paterson followed her into a bathroom as she went in to rinse out a coffee cup. She said she screamed and he ran out the door, got into a Pontiac Bonneville and drove off. Charles Thomas (Courtesy: HACKENSACK PD) In the last two, however, the women told police that Thomas peek…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
SUV crashes into building after New Milford police chase SUV crashes into building after New Milford police chase SUV crashes into building after New Milford police chase
SUV crashes into building after New Milford police chase YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: An unlicensed New Milford motorist led police on a high-speed pre-dawn chase, driving his Mercedes SUV through several parking lots, before crashing it into an apartment complex, running and then ducking behind a trash bin, authorities said today. Officers who found 30-year-old Quincy J. Hilliard hiding there charged him with various offenses, including resisting arrest, leaving the scene of an accident and speeding, Police Chief Frank Papapietro said this afternoon. Hilliad, of Faller Drive, also was charged with driving with a suspended license and careless drivi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Serious head injuries for driver in BMW, Mercedes crash in Ridgewood Serious head injuries for driver in BMW, Mercedes crash in Ridgewood Serious head injuries for driver in BMW, Mercedes crash in Ridgewood
Serious head injuries for driver in BMW, Mercedes crash in Ridgewood YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: The driver of a BMW sedan sustained a serious head injury after her vehicle collided with a Mercedes SUV in Ridgewood this morning. The victim was transported by ambulance to Hackensack University Medical Center after the crash, at the intersection of South Broad Street and Leroy Place. Ridgewood police, firefighters and EMS units all responded. Firefighters clearned up a minor fuel spill resulting from teh crash. Both vehicles were removed by a flatbed tow truck. STORY / PHOTOS: Boyd A. Loving

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Maywood police officer grabs 2 in PSE&G copper haul Maywood police officer grabs 2 in PSE&G copper haul Maywood police officer grabs 2 in PSE&G copper haul
Maywood police officer grabs 2 in PSE&G copper haul YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Maywood police officer who kept his eye on a suspicious vehicle ended up arresting two men before dawn today who police said stole a large amount of copper wire from PSE&G property. Patrick Hayes, 25, and Robert Santos, 24, both of Saddle Brook, were released pending future court dates on charges of burglary, theft, possession of burglary tools and criminal mischief. Officer Matt Parodi saw their car parked, with the motor running, at the dead end of West Hunter Avenue near the utility’s West Central Avenue substation  just before 2:30 a.m., Detective Sgt. Ti…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
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Englewood police hunt woman accused of beating mother-in-law, 82 Englewood police hunt woman accused of beating mother-in-law, 82 Englewood police hunt woman accused of beating mother-in-law, 82
Englewood police hunt woman accused of beating mother-in-law, 82 YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Englewood police are asking the public to help them find an “extremely dangerous” woman who they said beat her 82-year-old mother-in-law so violently that she knocked out several teeth and gave her a severe concussion after the older woman tried to convince her to kick a drug habit. Mary Tene, 54, is believed to be with her husband, most likely in a motel between Englewood and New York City, Detective Capt. Timothy Torell told CLIFFVIEW PILOT tonight. Police responded to an East Palisade Avenue apartment between Dean and Engle streets around 11:15 last night to fin…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Amid the turmoil of how to police Bergen County comes a promise Amid the turmoil of how to police Bergen County comes a promise Amid the turmoil of how to police Bergen County comes a promise
Amid the turmoil of how to police Bergen County comes a promise A UNION PRESIDENT WRITES: Over the past several days there has been a barrage of news articles released through various media outlets all pertaining to law enforcement right here in Bergen County.  More specifically, it involves the validity of a motor vehicle stop of Bergen County Freeholder Maura DeNicola conducted by Sheriff’s Officer Vincent Surace, and an inquiry in to how and why the Bergen County Police had two additional officers respond to that same scene. Additionally, this triggered a written response from Bergen County Police Chief Brian Higgins to Bergen County Executive Kathle…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Live updates: Seaside boardwalk fire Live updates: Seaside boardwalk fire Live updates: Seaside boardwalk fire
Live updates: Seaside boardwalk fire (via NJ.com) SEASIDE PARK — A massive fire started about 2:15 p.m. today at the historic Kohr’s Ice Cream shop near the boardwalk and quickly raged out of control. The blaze wasn’t far from where Hurricane Sandy devastated the Seaside Heights boardwalk last fall…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
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Christie: Firefighters ‘making a stand’ in ‘unthinkable’ boardwalk blaze Christie: Firefighters ‘making a stand’ in ‘unthinkable’ boardwalk blaze Christie: Firefighters ‘making a stand’ in ‘unthinkable’ boardwalk blaze
Christie: Firefighters ‘making a stand’ in ‘unthinkable’ boardwalk blaze YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: More than 400 firefighters are “making a stand” at Lincoln Avenue in Seaside Heights to stop the rapidly moving boardwalk fire from spreading north, Gov. Christie said tonight. “We’re hoping that we’re going to be able to contain it there,” the governor told reporters, beginning around 7:15. “We’re having some success, but we have a ways to go now to see that it doesn’t spread further north. By 8 p.m., he noted, the powerful thunderstorm pounding the state will hit the Shore, bringing a great deal of rain and a shift in the winds. “Both of those things should hel…

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