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
NJ lawmaker wants to raise speed limit to 75 on Parkway, Turnpike NJ lawmaker wants to raise speed limit to 75 on Parkway, Turnpike NJ lawmaker wants to raise speed limit to 75 on Parkway, Turnpike
NJ lawmaker wants to raise speed limit to 75 on Parkway, Turnpike (via NJ.com) Robert Sciarrino/The Star-Ledger TRENTON — The speed limit on two of the busiest roads in New Jersey could increase to 75 mph if one state legislator has his way. Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon (R-Monmouth) told WCBS 880 AM that raising the speed limit…

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Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Upstate NY woman arrested in PIP police cocaine stop Upstate NY woman arrested in PIP police cocaine stop Upstate NY woman arrested in PIP police cocaine stop
Upstate NY woman arrested in PIP police cocaine stop EXCLUSIVE: A traffic stop led to the arrest of an upstate New York woman who Palisades Parkway Police today said was carrying an ounce of cocaine and prescription drugs. PIP Lt. Roman Galloza and Acting Chief Michael Coppola stopped a 2003 Saturn at 4:20 yesterday on the northbound parkway just north of Exit 1 in Tenafly. The license plate was obstructed and a brake light was out on the vehicle, Galloza told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this afternoon. Smelling an odor of pot from inside, the ranking officers separately interviewed the driver and her mother, who was a passenger, Galloza said. Both a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Christie signs tougher measures against child predators into law Christie signs tougher measures against child predators into law Christie signs tougher measures against child predators into law
Christie signs tougher measures against child predators into law YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: New Jersey authorities can now keep child predators behind bars without parole or early release, as part of a series of sweeping measures signed into law by Gov. Christie. The new legislation also makes it easier for authorities to charge and convict offenders by establishing the use of child pornography file-sharing programs as a second-degree crime. “I was always shocked to see some of our defendants get years or even decades in federal prison, while some of the same criminal violations at the state level would result in no jail time,” Christie said.  “These are …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Former cannibalism suspect from Passaic admits luring boy for sex Former cannibalism suspect from Passaic admits luring boy for sex Former cannibalism suspect from Passaic admits luring boy for sex
Former cannibalism suspect from Passaic admits luring boy for sex A former Passaic man who federal authorities said has a fascination for kidnapping, raping and eating children, admitted today that he lured a boy to Pennsylvania for sex and downloaded child pornography. When they arrested him last July, federal agents said 57-year-old Robert Alan Mucha of Newton, in Sussex County, was part of an international child porn ring, several of whose members  “shared his sexual fascination with child cannibalism.” Those people included Michael D. Arnett, who was arrested last year and charged by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Kansas with produci…

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Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
Extinguished fire briefly closes Bergenfield pizzeria Extinguished fire briefly closes Bergenfield pizzeria Extinguished fire briefly closes Bergenfield pizzeria
Extinguished fire briefly closes Bergenfield pizzeria YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A cooking oil fire at a Bergenfield pizzeria was quickly put out but kept the business closed until the stove hood and extinguisher system could be tended to, borough police said this afternoon. The fire broke out on a stove where oil was being heated at Bergenfield Pizza on South Washington Avenue just after 10:30 a.m., Bergenfield Police Capt. Cathy Madalone said. Police and firefighters responded and found that the extinguisher system had squelched the flames, she said. Firefighters found no extension in the building, then ventilated the smoke out, the captain…

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Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
‘Stand strong,’ daughter tells Leonia Fire Company ‘Stand strong,’ daughter tells Leonia Fire Company ‘Stand strong,’ daughter tells Leonia Fire Company
‘Stand strong,’ daughter tells Leonia Fire Company A FIREFIGHTER’S DAUGHTER WRITES: In response to the tumult over the future of firefighting in Leonia, Jessica Ragone wrote to the borough mayor and council: Mayor & Council, It’s 11:25 p.m., and as I am writing this letter, my dad has just gone down my driveway in response to an activated fire alarm. My name Is Jessica Ragone and I have been a resident of Leonia my entire life. Being that I am a college student with a major in teaching, I truthfully could not tell you what exactly the case law states in regards to this whole situation. I could not tell you what this new ordinance me…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
‘Drive sober or get pulled over’ patrols begin Friday through Labor Day ‘Drive sober or get pulled over’ patrols begin Friday through Labor Day ‘Drive sober or get pulled over’ patrols begin Friday through Labor Day
‘Drive sober or get pulled over’ patrols begin Friday through Labor Day PUBLIC SAFETY: As we head into the turn toward Labor Day, “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaigns are ramping up, accelerated by grants from the state. It starts this Friday and continues through Sept. 2, as more than 150 police agencies in New Jersey — 20 of them in Bergen County alone — plan for the crackdown (No, we’re not identifying which agencies). If you don’t think they’re serious, check out last year’s NJ numbers: 1,459 DWI arrests; 6,550 speeding tickets; 4,258 seatbelt violations; 3,193 suspended licenses; 947 reckless driving charges; (and a bonus:) 2,000 fugitives caught…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Monsey, NY
Breaking News
State sues travel companies for pocketing $1 million, stranding customers State sues travel companies for pocketing $1 million, stranding customers State sues travel companies for pocketing $1 million, stranding customers
State sues travel companies for pocketing $1 million, stranding customers YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: State authorities have sued two former travel companies and a brother owner/operator team for accepting more than $1 million from 230 who were left stranded, their rooms unpaid for, in a Ponzi-type scheme. The customers were in Europe when Bloomfield-based Crown Travel Services Inc., also known as Club ABC Tours, and affiliated company ABC Destinations LLC, abruptly closed their doors on Oct. 1, 2012. Many had arrived in Rome to learn that lodging and other accomodations that they’d paid hundreds of thousands of dollars for hadn’t been taken care of. Making it wo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
TV show outs man who it says trolled ‘Hubcap Joe’ of Oradell TV show outs man who it says trolled ‘Hubcap Joe’ of Oradell TV show outs man who it says trolled ‘Hubcap Joe’ of Oradell
TV show outs man who it says trolled ‘Hubcap Joe’ of Oradell SHOUT OUT: A Detroit TV station has outed the Internet troll who’s been messing with Oradell’s “Hubcap Joe” by undercutting his eBay business and making false accusations against him. Joe Demarco said he doesn’t know why the man who Fox 2 Detroit identified as Charles Fitch of Canton, Mich., would go to such lengths to “blackmailing, defrauding and bullying me.” Using the name “Ebayisajoke,” Demarco’s tormentor has created fake accounts and undercut genuine sellers, then not paid up. He’s also left nasty comments on their eBay pages, sabotaging their reputations. He also has his own You…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
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Storm sparks Washington Township power line fire Storm sparks Washington Township power line fire Storm sparks Washington Township power line fire
Storm sparks Washington Township power line fire YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: The evening’s sudden storm was believed responsible for a power line fire that left a gaping hole in a Washington Township street. The line snapped around 9:45 p.m. on East Glen Avenue at Gabriel Way. Washington Township police and firefighters responded, along with PSE&G. Ridgewood police helped with traffic control. East Glen Avenue was closed between Hampshire Road and Gateway Road for about an hour, but no injuries or outages were immediately reported. Washington Township firfighters extinguished the ground fire after a PSE&G lineman cut power to the…

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