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
Shoplifting suspect swims across Passaic River into waiting arms of Fair Lawn police Shoplifting suspect swims across Passaic River into waiting arms of Fair Lawn police Shoplifting suspect swims across Passaic River into waiting arms of Fair Lawn police
Shoplifting suspect swims across Passaic River into waiting arms of Fair Lawn police YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Fair Lawn shoplifting suspect who was chased into Paterson this morning jumped into the Passaic River, swam across — and found Fair Lawn police waiting on the other side. Lt. Derek Bastinck and Officer Sean Nagle joined a security officer in chasing 42-year-old Jose Roldan of Paterson after getting the call just after 8:30 from the Shop Rite on River Road. Other officers joined in as Roldan crossed the Maple Avenue bridge, then ran south in the northbound lanes of Route 20, Detective Sgt. Brian Metzler said. Roldan hopped into the river and came out behind Trib…

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Cyclists struck on 9W in Alpine Cyclists struck on 9W in Alpine Cyclists struck on 9W in Alpine
Cyclists struck on 9W in Alpine YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Two bicyclists were taken to area hospitals this morning after they were struck from behind by a car on 9W in Alpine. Injuries didn’t appear life-threatening, Alpine Police Chief Christopher Belcolle told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. The 57-year-old borough driver was headed south near The Esplanade when his car struck them just before 9 a.m., the chief said. One cyclist was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center and the other to Englewood Medical Center, he said. He was given summonses for careless driving and failing to maintain lane, Belcolle said.

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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Profound shock, grief over watercraft death of Westwood ‘angel’ Profound shock, grief over watercraft death of Westwood ‘angel’ Profound shock, grief over watercraft death of Westwood ‘angel’
Profound shock, grief over watercraft death of Westwood ‘angel’ TRIBUTE: Friends and loved ones remained shocked and grieving today over the accidental death of a 52-year-old Westwood grandmother – and Glen Rock native — in a watercraft crash on Lake Tahoe yesterday. “Words cannot express the profound loss that was endured yesterday when a mother, wife, daughter, sister and friend to many suddenly was taken away from us,” Mary Carpenter DiBenedetto of Washington Township wrote of her good friend, Dawn Finn. “Always with a smile on her face and genuine to everyone she came in contact with,” wrote Cathy Vosburgh-Ace. “God truly received an angel.” “Li…

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
‘I’m Trayvon Martin!’ shouts Hackensack man sentenced to 54 years for raping girl, 13 ‘I’m Trayvon Martin!’ shouts Hackensack man sentenced to 54 years for raping girl, 13 ‘I’m Trayvon Martin!’ shouts Hackensack man sentenced to 54 years for raping girl, 13
‘I’m Trayvon Martin!’ shouts Hackensack man sentenced to 54 years for raping girl, 13 YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: “I’m Trayvon Martin! I’m Trayvon Martin” a Hackensack ex-con shouted at a judge who sentenced him to 54 years in prison without parole today for raping a 13-year-old after plying her and her friend with alcohol and drugs. “You and Mr. [Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor David] Calviello are going to federal prison,” Ivan McKinney, 40, shouted at Superior Court Judge James J. Guida in Hackensack, before county sheriff’s officers shackled him and escorted him out of the courtroom. At that point, McKinney’s 70-year-old father, Fred, began shouting from the back: “Don…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Killer who dismembered ex-girlfriend guilty of desecrating remains in Teaneck Killer who dismembered ex-girlfriend guilty of desecrating remains in Teaneck Killer who dismembered ex-girlfriend guilty of desecrating remains in Teaneck
Killer who dismembered ex-girlfriend guilty of desecrating remains in Teaneck VERDICT: In a decision that shocked no one, jurors in Hackensack today convicted a Bronx man serving time for killing and dismembering his ex-girlfriend of desecrating her remains by trying to bury the parts in a Teaneck basement. Julio Flores kept the stone face he exhibited through much of his trial. Already serving 19 years to life for killing 28-year-old Jaritza Calderon in his Bronx apartment in September 2008, he’s expected to have up to 10 years added when he is sentenced on Sept. 20. Jurors today also convicted him of burglary and hindering his apprehension. “Thank you and God…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Valley, NJ
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Rockleigh employee charged with stealing $50,000 from co-workers’ 401k accounts Rockleigh employee charged with stealing $50,000 from co-workers’ 401k accounts Rockleigh employee charged with stealing $50,000 from co-workers’ 401k accounts
Rockleigh employee charged with stealing $50,000 from co-workers’ 401k accounts YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A former employee at the Rockleigh plant of a company that distributed printed materials lifted documents and computer information for co-workers that allowed him to steal more than $50,000 from their 401k accounts, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said this afternoon. Maurice Golden, 33, of East Orange, was arrested on Tuesday and charged with identity theft and trafficking charges following an investigation by Molinelli’s White Collar Crimes Squad. Detectives also charged him with obstruction and hindering apprehension after he insisted that he was actu…

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Beekman-Poughquag, NY
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NJ federal agents smash ‘largest hacking and data-breach plot’ ever NJ federal agents smash ‘largest hacking and data-breach plot’ ever NJ federal agents smash ‘largest hacking and data-breach plot’ ever
NJ federal agents smash ‘largest hacking and data-breach plot’ ever NASDAQ, Visa, JetBlue and Dow Jones are among some of the world’s largest corporations targeted by a group of credit card thieves from Russia and the Ukraine, leading to the largest hacking and data-breach plot ever prosecuted in the United States, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman said this morning. “Financial institutions, credit card companies, and consumers suffered hundreds of millions in losses” as a result of the scheme, which Fishman said involved the theft of more than 160 million credit and debit card numbers. Total losses exceed $300 million, said Fishman, who was conducting a news…

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Pascack Valley, NJ
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Early-morning Hillsdale deck fire quickly put down Early-morning Hillsdale deck fire quickly put down Early-morning Hillsdale deck fire quickly put down
Early-morning Hillsdale deck fire quickly put down YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Hillsdale firefighters quickly extinguished an early-morning blaze on the rear deck and back of a two-family house after a citizen who saw smoke alerted a passing police sergeant. “The fire got knocked down right away. It didn’t make its way into the interior of the house,” Hillsdale Fire Chief Jason Durie told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this morning. “It looks like [the cause] may have been a cigarette that wasn’t out when it was discarded,” Durie said. “It’s definitely accidental.” Hillsdale Police Sgt. Dan McLaughlin was stopped on Broadway by a passerby who pointed to s…

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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Indictment: Some of Bergen’s elite scammed Indictment: Some of Bergen’s elite scammed Indictment: Some of Bergen’s elite scammed
Indictment: Some of Bergen’s elite scammed EXCLUSIVE: Alpine philanthropist Lenora Klein, Englewood restaurant owner Carlo Bartolomeo and Bergenfield photographer/writer Elizabeth R. Burchard were among a group of Bergen County victims taken in by a con artist who pocketed nearly $450,000, a 17-count indictment returned by a Bergen County grand jury this week alleges. Telling investors she worked for financier George Sorros in the 1980s, 58-year-old Dunya Predovan ran a Ponzi scheme from late 2005 until nearly the end of 2011, authorities allege. Investigators checked with Sorros, the 82-year-old Hungarian-American business magnat…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
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Alpine promotes new sergeant Alpine promotes new sergeant Alpine promotes new sergeant
Alpine promotes new sergeant SHOUT OUT: Alpine police officer Michael Lizzi offically was promoted to sergeant tonight at the mayor and council meeting. Lizzi began his career in 1994 with the New York State Police. Two years later, he transferred to the Alpine department. Lizzi’s wife, Christine, held the Bible with their son as the new sergeant took the oath of office. PHOTO: Courtesy ALPINE PD    

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