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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Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
Molinelli orders all police in Bergen to watch active shooter video annually Molinelli orders all police in Bergen to watch active shooter video annually Molinelli orders all police in Bergen to watch active shooter video annually
Molinelli orders all police in Bergen to watch active shooter video annually YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli has ordered that all police officers within the county annually review an “active shooter response” video produced by his office beginning June 1. Titled “Lockdown,” the video — and another for school personnel who face similar situations  – were recorded at New Milford High School, from scripts drafted by Bergen County Police Lt. Robert Espinosa and Sgt. John LaDuca. “It is the intent of this directive to mandate that each law enforcement officer within Bergen County view this video annually and as part of any supplement …

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Hackensack, NJ
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Route 17 tour bus crash sends driver cut from car to hospital Route 17 tour bus crash sends driver cut from car to hospital Route 17 tour bus crash sends driver cut from car to hospital
Route 17 tour bus crash sends driver cut from car to hospital YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Members of the Paramus Rescue Squad used the Jaws of Life to free a man who was trapped in his Honda Civic following a collision this morning with a tour bus on northbound Route 17. The driver was taken by Paramus EMS ambulance to Hackensack University Medical Center with what was described as a serious leg injury after the 8:30 a.m. crash between East Ridgewood and East Linwood avenues. No serious injuries were reported among anyone on the tour bus, which police said had roughly 30 people from Brazil, China and India. The left and center lanes of the highway wer…

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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Candelight vigil for fallen police who ‘helped make this world a better, safer place’ Candelight vigil for fallen police who ‘helped make this world a better, safer place’ Candelight vigil for fallen police who ‘helped make this world a better, safer place’
Candelight vigil for fallen police who ‘helped make this world a better, safer place’ SHOUT OUT: Tens of thousands paused last night to formally dedicate to formally dedicate the addition names of 321 fallen law enforcement heroes to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial. Of those added, 120 were officers killed in the line of duty during 2012, while 201 were officers previously undiscovered. Several were New Jersey State Police troopers or NJ state correction officers (SEE BELOW). Craig Floyd, chairman and CEO of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, welcomed an estimated 20,000 law enforcement officers, survivors and supporters before introducin…

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Northern Highlands, NJ
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Allendale landlord going to trial on illegal weapons, ammo, explosives charges Allendale landlord going to trial on illegal weapons, ammo, explosives charges Allendale landlord going to trial on illegal weapons, ammo, explosives charges
Allendale landlord going to trial on illegal weapons, ammo, explosives charges EXCLUSIVE: An Allendale landlord found with a cache of weapons, ammo and explosives after allegedly threatening his tenant with a .357 Magnum has rejected a plea deal and is apparently headed to trial in June, CLIFFVIEW PILOT has learned. The Bergen County Police SWAT team was called to Don Scott’s West Crescent Avenue house after the tenant said Scott pointed a gun at him during a dispute on the back patio last summer. Authorities said Scott didn’t have a permit for a defaced Ruger .357 Magnum that they said turned up during a search of the house. They also found several other guns, tw…

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Hackensack, NJ
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Zit-faced bank robber pleads guilty to Lodi holdup Zit-faced bank robber pleads guilty to Lodi holdup Zit-faced bank robber pleads guilty to Lodi holdup
Zit-faced bank robber pleads guilty to Lodi holdup ANOTHER CVP SCOOP: After at first changing his mind, a bank robber instantly recognized in surveillance photos after the holdup pleaded guilty today to robbing a Chase branch in Lodi last May. Robert Galasso accepted prosecutors’ offer of six years in prison, followed by three years of parole supervision, in exchange for today’s plea in Superior Court in Hackensack to one county of second-degree robbery. A short time earlier, Galasso showed up in Presiding Superior Court Judge Liliania DeAvila-Silebbi’s for a trial date and agreed instead to accept the plea deal. However, when he was brou…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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Lodi police shave heads to support breast cancer victim Lodi police shave heads to support breast cancer victim Lodi police shave heads to support breast cancer victim
Lodi police shave heads to support breast cancer victim SHOUT OUT: Members of the Lodi Police Department shaved their heads to raise breast cancer awareness and show support for Alicia Veri-Rodriguez, who is battling the disease. As soon as Veri-Rodriguez’s cousin, Lodi Police Officer Dominic Miller, offered to shave his head, brother officers took up the cause, as well. Handling the clippers was Alicia’s best friend, Kristen Pinto, from Hair’s Anthony Salon in Garfield. Pictured, from left: Lodi Police Officer Christopher Irizarry, Capt. Joseph Quatrone, Officer Eric Castillo, Veri-Rodriguez, Miller, Officer Ricardo Rodrigues and Chief Vinc…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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Paramus man with weapons cache pleads guilty to single possession count, making threats Paramus man with weapons cache pleads guilty to single possession count, making threats Paramus man with weapons cache pleads guilty to single possession count, making threats
Paramus man with weapons cache pleads guilty to single possession count, making threats YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A former Paramus man who authorities said had a stockpile of weapons and ammunition at his home pleaded guilty today to a single count of weapons possession and another of making terroristic threats. Leonard Eng, who now lives in Kentucky, is scheduled to be sentenced to five years in state prison on June 28 in exchange for his plea. Officers from Paramus and Bogota went to Eng’s former home last July in response to reports of him saying there’d be “two dead cops” if police showed up there, authorties said at the time. However, he was later accused of threatening…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Beekman-Poughquag, NY
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Man who secretly recorded young girls gets 15 years in federal pen Man who secretly recorded young girls gets 15 years in federal pen Man who secretly recorded young girls gets 15 years in federal pen
Man who secretly recorded young girls gets 15 years in federal pen YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Morris County man who admitted using hidden cameras to record young girls in his home was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison today. Ronald Oshrin, a married insurance company project manager from Budd Lake, secretly recorded the girls as they took off their clothes, showered or used the bathroom in his house, then shared the videos and photos online. Agents arrested Oshrin, 50, in April 2012 after he admitted downloading kiddie porn and distributing it through email and posts to file-sharing sites the past five years, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman said. Th…

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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Driver OK in Jeep rollover on Route 208 in Fair Lawn Driver OK in Jeep rollover on Route 208 in Fair Lawn Driver OK in Jeep rollover on Route 208 in Fair Lawn
Driver OK in Jeep rollover on Route 208 in Fair Lawn The driver of a Jeep Cherokee that rolled over on Route 208 north in Fair Lawn just before 1 o’clock this afternoon got out without a scratch. The ramp from Berdan Avenue was closed while a flatbed tow truck uprighted and removed the vehicle. Fair Lawn police, firefighters and the Heavy Rescue team responded. STORY / PHOTOS: Boyd A. Loving

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Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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Hudson contractor admits paying Mariner’s bank officer $49,000 bribe Hudson contractor admits paying Mariner’s bank officer $49,000 bribe Hudson contractor admits paying Mariner’s bank officer $49,000 bribe
Hudson contractor admits paying Mariner’s bank officer $49,000 bribe YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A North Bergen general contractor who owned a West New York flooring company today admitted in federal court in Trenton that he paid a $49,000 bribe to an officer of Mariner’s Bank in Edgewater to renew a $3.5 million line of credit. Rolando Cribeiro, 49, admitted that he was “financially unqualified” to renew the credit line when he made several payments to a bank officer assigned to his account. These included a check for $6,500 and cash payments of roughly $5,000 and $3,500. Cribeiro — who owned CP Building Corp — said he also provided the bank officer with a …

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