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
Carjackers crash in Franklin Lakes, flee into woods Carjackers crash in Franklin Lakes, flee into woods Carjackers crash in Franklin Lakes, flee into woods
Carjackers crash in Franklin Lakes, flee into woods YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: One suspect was immediately taken into custody and three others took off on foot after a carjacked vehicle crashed in Franklin Lakes during a late night/early morning police chase. Paterson police issued the alert of the armed carjacking of a white Toyota around 11:15 last night. A short time later, North Haledon police spotted and chased the 2010 Accord on High Mountain Road into Franklin Lakes — where it crashed near Ewing Avenue. A K9 search for three of the suspects in a wooded area near the site of the crash was under way early this morning. Unconfirmed re…

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Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Ridgewood girl, 5, saves choking mom’s life thanks to Harry Kindergarten ‘911!’ video Ridgewood girl, 5, saves choking mom’s life thanks to Harry Kindergarten ‘911!’ video Ridgewood girl, 5, saves choking mom’s life thanks to Harry Kindergarten ‘911!’ video
Ridgewood girl, 5, saves choking mom’s life thanks to Harry Kindergarten ‘911!’ video SHOUT OUT: A 911 call that turned a 5-year-old Ridgewood girl whose mother was choking on a potato chip into a heroine wouldn’t have been possible without an educational video her father showed her. Chloe Olson was playing nearby as her mom began choking while eating hummus and potato chips and talking on the phone with her dad Tuesday afternoon. Unable to speak, Kerry Olson told him she’d call back. She hung up, then began having trouble dislodging the food. “Chloe got worried and upset,” Ridgewood Police Chief John Ward told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this afternoon. “But her dad had just shown …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Glen Rock police bust two N.Y. men with $10,000 worth of heroin Glen Rock police bust two N.Y. men with $10,000 worth of heroin Glen Rock police bust two N.Y. men with $10,000 worth of heroin
Glen Rock police bust two N.Y. men with $10,000 worth of heroin Glen Rock police arrested two men from northwest New York State who they said had more than 10 bricks of heroin that go for roughly $1,000 each on the street in their car. Officer Michael Trover stopped the car sometime yesterday on an undisclosed road and found 537 bags of the drug concealed somewhere in the vehicle, Police Chief Frederick P. Stahman said in a statement. Roger Allen Miller II of Jeffersonville (above, right) and Shane Kehrley of Youngsville, both from New York towns roughly 95-100 miles from North Jersey, were being held on $250,000 bail each in the Bergen County Jail. …

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Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Rockland man struck in Ridgewood by swerving car, other driver flees Rockland man struck in Ridgewood by swerving car, other driver flees Rockland man struck in Ridgewood by swerving car, other driver flees
Rockland man struck in Ridgewood by swerving car, other driver flees YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: A Rockland County man standing on a corner in Ridgewood was seriously injured when he was struck and thrown nearly 20 feet by a car whose driver apparently swerved to avoid another motorist who ran a stop sign. Police were looking for the driver of the other car, who they said may have hopped out and fled on foot. The Saddle Brook woman’s car continued on after hitting the pedestrian at South Maple Avenue and Dayton Street and rammed into a utility pole, releasing the steering wheel airbag. She appeared fine. The 50-something pedestrian, meanwhile, was conscious…

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Bergen Office for Children director honored for commitment, dedication Bergen Office for Children director honored for commitment, dedication Bergen Office for Children director honored for commitment, dedication
Bergen Office for Children director honored for commitment, dedication SHOUT OUT: The New Jersey Association of Child Care Resources and Referral Agencies recently honored Phyllis Strohmeyer, the director of Bergen County’s Office for Children, with its 2013 Emerging Leader Award. Strohmeyer (above, right), of Rochelle Park, directs a team that focuses on the availability, affordability and quality of early child care and education, Bergen County Executive Kathleen Donovan said this afternoon. The Office for Children coordinates and strengthens child care services for low-income families and child care providers in the county. NJACCRRA President Rebekka Zy…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Port Authority police nab sex offender with stretched earlobes in PATH deli theft Port Authority police nab sex offender with stretched earlobes in PATH deli theft Port Authority police nab sex offender with stretched earlobes in PATH deli theft
Port Authority police nab sex offender with stretched earlobes in PATH deli theft YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A pair of stretched earlobes helped Port Authority police nab a registered sex offender wanted in the theft of several hundred dollars from a deli at the PATH Plaza in Jersey City. Sgt. Daniel McCabe and Officer Brian Compel were on the lookout for 30-year-old Jeffrey Jean of Newark when they spotted him at the Grove Street station around 11:30 yesterday morning, said the Port Authority’s Joseph Pentangelo. Jean, a registered sex offender in both New Jersey and New York, was arrested without incident and charged with theft, Pentangelo said. “His ears and the dist…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Rescuers find suicidal man, 72, on Ramapo Reservation after 5½-hour search Rescuers find suicidal man, 72, on Ramapo Reservation after 5½-hour search Rescuers find suicidal man, 72, on Ramapo Reservation after 5½-hour search
Rescuers find suicidal man, 72, on Ramapo Reservation after 5½-hour search UPDATE: Concerns that a suicidal 72-year-old Mahwah man might be carrying a handgun brought police to the Ramapo Reservation, where they found him exhausted, dazed, but safe after a 5½-hour search that ended just before 2:30 this morning. The man’s girlfriend called police around 8:40 last night saying she hadn’t seen him since the night before, “which was unusual behavior for him,” Mahwah Police Chief James N. Batelli said. Batelli said his officers found the man’s wallet, keys and car – along with an unsigned suicide note — at his Ridge Road condominium. Neighbors described the clothing…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Driver survives Glen Rock rollover Driver survives Glen Rock rollover Driver survives Glen Rock rollover
Driver survives Glen Rock rollover YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A motorist  sustained what police said were non-life-threatening injuries and was charged with driving under the influence in a rollover early this morning. The accident occurred in the 600 block of Lincoln Avenue shortly before 1 a.m. Responding were Glen Rock police, firefighters and EMS workers, along with Hawthorne police. The driver, who was alone in the vehicle, was taken to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood. The vehicle was removed by flatbed tow truck. STORY / PHOTO: Boyd A. Loving

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
Body of missing New Milford man found in storm drain Body of missing New Milford man found in storm drain Body of missing New Milford man found in storm drain
Body of missing New Milford man found in storm drain The body of a 57-year-old New Milford man last seen by his family Tuesday night was found last night in a storm drain that runs under their street, along with a two bags of apples, a liquor bottle and some cash. No foul play is suspected, New Milford Police Chief Frank Papapietro said this morning. Family members called police and said the man had left the house for a walk 24 hours earlier and not returned, Papapietro said. A Bergen County Police K-9 Unit was brought in to search a wooded area near the man’s home, the chief said. That’s when Lt. Kevin Kiene spotted the various items n…

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Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Man charged in brutal Englewood stabbing held on $500,000 bail Man charged in brutal Englewood stabbing held on $500,000 bail Man charged in brutal Englewood stabbing held on $500,000 bail
Man charged in brutal Englewood stabbing held on $500,000 bail ANOTHER PILOT SCOOP: An Englewood man charged in a brutal stabbing at a city takeout restaurant was processed at police headquarters and taken to the Bergen County Jail on $500,000 cash bail after waiving extradition in the Bronx this morning. Marque Edwards is charged with first-degree attempted murder in the June 7 stabbing, which nearly cost ex-convict Sule Imo Ouhuru his life. Edwards seemed “clearly tired of running” when nearly two dozen detectives descended on a small, first-floor apartment in the Bronx and arrested him on June 22, Englewood Detective Capt. Tim Torell told CLIFFVIE…

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