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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Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
Severe heat wave has begun, will remain Severe heat wave has begun, will remain Severe heat wave has begun, will remain
Severe heat wave has begun, will remain ALERT: A potentially crippling heat wave begins today, with the National Weather Service forecasting high temperatures of 93 degrees in some areas today, 96 tomorrow and 94 on Sunday — and that’s not all. Humidity inland is expected to remain high for the extended Fourth of July weekend. The service has put parts of the state under an excessive heat watch from tomorrow morning through Sunday night. It is urging people to: keep out of the sun; stay in air-conditioned spaces, if possible; drink plenty of water; check on loved ones and neighbors. And be sure to protect yo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Mahwah police release surveillance photo in CVS holdup Mahwah police release surveillance photo in CVS holdup Mahwah police release surveillance photo in CVS holdup
Mahwah police release surveillance photo in CVS holdup YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Mahwah police are looking for a man who held up a CVS on Franklin Turnpike last night by putting a gun to the manager’s head, as well as a woman who they believe might have been an accomplice. The robber came in around 9:45 p.m. and asked for help with a heating pad in one of the aisles, Mahwah Police Chief James Batelli said this morning. He then “drew a black handgun from his waistband and held it to the manager’s head” and brought him to the front of the store, where “a second employee was ordered to open a register drawer and place the cash in a green and white…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Judge allows confession in Englewood murder of rapper Kampane Judge allows confession in Englewood murder of rapper Kampane Judge allows confession in Englewood murder of rapper Kampane
Judge allows confession in Englewood murder of rapper Kampane EXCLUSIVE: Bergen County investigators went by the book in getting a confession from ex-con Randy K. Manning to killing rapper Kampane, burning his body and leaving it in an SUV on a Paramus side street, a judge in Hackensack has ruled, clearing the way for his murder trial to begin. In denying a bid to throw out the confession, Superior Court Judge Edward A. Jerejian said that Manning “voluntarily, knowingly and intelligently” signed a Miranda waiver not once, but twice — and was already familiar with the process from a 2004 arrest. Investigators said Manning confessed to shooting rapper…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
19 years old, 19 charges for Englewood ‘crime wave’ 19 years old, 19 charges for Englewood ‘crime wave’ 19 years old, 19 charges for Englewood ‘crime wave’
19 years old, 19 charges for Englewood ‘crime wave’ EXCLUSIVE: A 19-year-old Englewood man who police said deliberately targeted minorities because he thought they wouldn’t report being mugged has been indicted on nearly 20 counts of robbery, theft, burglary and trafficking in stolen goods. Richard Holmes evaded capture for two months before calling his former school resource officer and turning himself in to Englewood police a little under a year ago. Holmes was wanted for snatching jewelry from people on the street in and around the city’s central business district, breaking into houses, and selling the proceeds from both — prompting pol…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
And leading Ridgewood’s Fourth of July parade … And leading Ridgewood’s Fourth of July parade … And leading Ridgewood’s Fourth of July parade …
And leading Ridgewood’s Fourth of July parade … What better choice for a Fourth of July parade partner than your first-born son? Although the police cruiser leading Ridgewood’s 2013 parade today had its lights flashing and siren screaming, the little guy riding shotgun with his dad, Officer Paul Knapp, had no trouble catching some sleep. Leading the parade was New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. Also participating was Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Youngsters invited to ‘Take the challenge’ at Fair Lawn Junior Police Academy Youngsters invited to ‘Take the challenge’ at Fair Lawn Junior Police Academy Youngsters invited to ‘Take the challenge’ at Fair Lawn Junior Police Academy
Youngsters invited to ‘Take the challenge’ at Fair Lawn Junior Police Academy Fair Lawn police are accepting applications for their ‘Take The Challenge’ Junior Police Academy later this month for youngsters 10 to 15 years old. The academy will be held at Westmoreland School the week of July 22 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each day. This year’s theme: “In Order To Get Respect, You Must Give Respect.” Young recruits will be treated to “age-appropriate” demonstrations from the borough’s police, fire, heavy rescue and ambulance squads, as well as the Bergen County Police Department K9 squad and the New Jersey State Police Aviation Unit. They’ll also visit the Bergen…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
Hudson trucker supporting 5 kids gets six years in three-county theft ring Hudson trucker supporting 5 kids gets six years in three-county theft ring Hudson trucker supporting 5 kids gets six years in three-county theft ring
Hudson trucker supporting 5 kids gets six years in three-county theft ring EXCLUSIVE: A commercial truck driver from North Bergen who said he participated in a three-county cargo theft ring to support his five children was sentenced to six years in state prison yesterday. Presiding Superior Court Judge Liliana DeAvila-Silebi told Mohammed Nazzal, 38, that he’s in for an even greater hardship once he is released because the state will likely revoke his commercial driver’s license. Mohammed Nazzal (STORY / PHOTOS: Mary K. Miraglia, CLIFFVIEW PILOT Courthouse Reporter) Still, the judge provided some leniency to Nazzal, who faced up to eight years behind bars unde…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
North Arlington Rough Sex Verdict Returned North Arlington Rough Sex Verdict Returned North Arlington Rough Sex Verdict Returned
North Arlington Rough Sex Verdict Returned EXCLUSIVE: A judge in Hackensack today cleared a Union Township man of attempted murder but convicted him of aggravated assault and threatening to kill his ex-girlfriend during rough sex in her North Arlington apartment. Thomas Cieslik was released from the Bergen County Jail this afternoon — 100 pounds lighter than when he was arrested 13 months ago – pending sentencing by Superior Court Judge Donald R. Venezia on Aug. 29. Cieslik smiled broadly as he was led off from the courtroom by Bergen County Sheriff’s officers after Venezia rendered his verdict following a three-day bench trial. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Appeal rejected for ex-girlfriend of rapper Max B in fatal Fort Lee hotel holdup Appeal rejected for ex-girlfriend of rapper Max B in fatal Fort Lee hotel holdup Appeal rejected for ex-girlfriend of rapper Max B in fatal Fort Lee hotel holdup
Appeal rejected for ex-girlfriend of rapper Max B in fatal Fort Lee hotel holdup SPECIAL REPORT: An appeal by the ex-girlfriend of jailed rapper Max B that her confession should have been tossed and her sentence reduced for a botched armed robbery at a Fort Lee hotel that left one victim dead has been rejected by a New Jersey court. Given the circumstances, Gina Conway’s confession to a Bergen County Prosecutor’s detective clearly wasn’t coerced, while her appeal of the sentence was “without sufficient merit to warrant discussion,” the state Appellate Division found. Conway, 36, will continue serving out her 15-year sentence following the state Appellate Division ruli…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Saddle Brook parolee charged with pulling gun on repo man Saddle Brook parolee charged with pulling gun on repo man Saddle Brook parolee charged with pulling gun on repo man
Saddle Brook parolee charged with pulling gun on repo man YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A parolee living in Saddle Brook — and wanted in two states — was arrested after he pulled a gun on a repo man who came to take his car before dawn this morning, police said. The Federal Recovery Services agent showed police the repossession order before heading to the owner’s Third Street home to pick up the black 2012 Kia Sorrento just after midnight, Deputy Chief Robert White said. Moments later, they got a call from both a concerned resident and the agent, who said the owner “got hostile and threatened him with a gun,” White said. Responding Sgt. Leigh Cadiga…

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