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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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Maywood Police Restrained When Man Reaches For Pellet Gun Maywood Police Restrained When Man Reaches For Pellet Gun Maywood Police Restrained When Man Reaches For Pellet Gun
Maywood Police Restrained When Man Reaches For Pellet Gun MAYWOOD, N.J. -- For a split second, Maywood police didn’t know what a 19-year-old Hackensack man who had the butt of a gun sticking out of his waistband was doing last night when he tried to adjust his falling shorts. He then raised his hands and complied with the officers’ orders to hit the ground, Police Chief David Pegg told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. Responding to the call of a man flashing a gun in Memorial Park, Officers Walter Moussou and Christopher Nichols spotted Joshua Dubose riding away on a bicycle, Pegg said. The officers stopped Dubose and ordered him off the bicycle — then spotted t…

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Florida man, 78, unfit to stand trial for sexual assault of River Vale girl, 11, psychiatrist says Florida man, 78, unfit to stand trial for sexual assault of River Vale girl, 11, psychiatrist says Florida man, 78, unfit to stand trial for sexual assault of River Vale girl, 11, psychiatrist says
Florida man, 78, unfit to stand trial for sexual assault of River Vale girl, 11, psychiatrist says CVP EXCLUSIVE: A 78-year-old Florida man charged with sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl while in town to visit a River Vale family is incompetent to stand trial, a judge ruled today in Hackensack. Adam Lustberg, Bernard Starr (STORY / PHOTOS: CLIFFVIEW PILOT Courthouse Reporter Mary K. Miraglia) Today was the first of what could be several competency hearings before Bernard Starr either recovers sufficiently to be tried or charges against him are dismissed and he is permanently committed to a mental treatment facility. Starr, a married retiree, was arrested at his home in Port …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Man who Rochelle Park police said had loaded gun in car turns himself in Man who Rochelle Park police said had loaded gun in car turns himself in Man who Rochelle Park police said had loaded gun in car turns himself in
Man who Rochelle Park police said had loaded gun in car turns himself in YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A man wanted for having a loaded 9mm handgun stashed under the driver’s side floormat of his car turned himself in to Rochelle Park police this afternoon, four days after his photo was published on CLIFFVIEW PILOT. Anthony Enrico III, 28, was released after posting $35,000 bail on charged of having the handgun,as well as prescription drugs, marijuana and drug paraphernalia, among other counts, Detective Sgt. James DePreta told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. Enrico refused to allow his car to be searched after Officer Ryan Burke stopped him on West State Street last week, DePreta…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Woman cleared of stabbing friend charged with assaulting Little Ferry police Woman cleared of stabbing friend charged with assaulting Little Ferry police Woman cleared of stabbing friend charged with assaulting Little Ferry police
Woman cleared of stabbing friend charged with assaulting Little Ferry police YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A former Hackensack woman who was found to have acted in self defense when she stabbed a former friend was pepper-sprayed by Little Ferry police yesterday after authorities said she attacked several officers — spitting in the mouth of one of them. Nilajah Sumter, 35, wrestled with and spit at officers and damaged the front seat partition by kicking it after they tried to get her to stop soliciting for an alternative energy company without a permit, Police Chief Ralph Verdi told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. Sumter was encouraging people along Waterside Drive to do business with…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Suspect Surrenders To Rochelle Park Police For Loaded Gun Suspect Surrenders To Rochelle Park Police For Loaded Gun Suspect Surrenders To Rochelle Park Police For Loaded Gun
Suspect Surrenders To Rochelle Park Police For Loaded Gun ROCHELLE PARK, N.J. -- A man wanted for having a loaded 9mm handgun stashed under the driver’s side floormat of his car turned himself in to Rochelle Park police this afternoon, four days after his photo was published on CLIFFVIEW PILOT. Anthony Enrico III, 28, was released after posting $35,000 bail on charged of having the handgun,as well as prescription drugs, marijuana and drug paraphernalia, among other counts, Detective Sgt. James DePreta told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. Enrico refused to allow his car to be searched after Officer Ryan Burke stopped him on West State Street last week, DePreta sa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Port Authority police arrest pot-smoking motorist in Lincoln Tunnel car fire jam Port Authority police arrest pot-smoking motorist in Lincoln Tunnel car fire jam Port Authority police arrest pot-smoking motorist in Lincoln Tunnel car fire jam
Port Authority police arrest pot-smoking motorist in Lincoln Tunnel car fire jam YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A 61-year-old motorist stuck in traffic when an SUV caught fire in the Lincoln Tunnel this morning was arrested after Port Authority police said they caught him smoking a joint. PAPD officers were canvassing motorists after the 7 a.m. Cadillac Escalade fire was extinguished in the north tube and found Jeffrey Horn getting high, the authority’s Joseph Pentangelo told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. Horn was charged with drug possession and driving under the influence, Pentangelo said. The New Jersey Garage Crew, consisting of two wreckers and four crewman, “entered the tunnel un…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Man Ruled Unfit For Trial In Sex Assault Of River Vale Girl Man Ruled Unfit For Trial In Sex Assault Of River Vale Girl Man Ruled Unfit For Trial In Sex Assault Of River Vale Girl
Man Ruled Unfit For Trial In Sex Assault Of River Vale Girl RIVER VALE, N.J. -- A 78-year-old Florida man charged with sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl while in town to visit a River Vale family is incompetent to stand trial, a judge in Hackensack ruled. Today's competency hearing was the first of what could be several before Bernard Starr either recovers sufficiently to be tried or charges against him are dismissed and he is permanently committed to a mental treatment facility, CLIFFVIEW PILOT reported. Starr, a married retiree, was arrested at his home in Port St. Lucie, FL in May 2013 and extradited to New Jersey. A judge later ordered him…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Breaking News
Driver fleeing Franklin Lakes police officer crashes SUV into tree Driver fleeing Franklin Lakes police officer crashes SUV into tree Driver fleeing Franklin Lakes police officer crashes SUV into tree
Driver fleeing Franklin Lakes police officer crashes SUV into tree YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A 23-year-old Wyckoff driver plowed his SUV into a tree while fleeing from Franklin Lakes police yesterday, authorities said. Officer Nicholas Klein was on a radar detail when he tried to stop the 2014 Ford Explorer driven by Tyler Sakosits on Colonial Road just after 2:30 p.m., Lt. John Bakelaar said. Sakosits accelerated toward Franklin Lake Road, then turned right — where the vehicle hit the tree near Lily Pond Road, he said. Sakosits, who wasn’t injured, was charged with eluding, speeding, reckless driving, failing to signal and disregarding a traffic signal.…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Downed Allendale tree knocks out power, closes road Downed Allendale tree knocks out power, closes road Downed Allendale tree knocks out power, closes road
Downed Allendale tree knocks out power, closes road PHOTO: A downed tree this morning yanked utility wires, cut power to some area customers and closed Forest Road in Allendale between Colonial and Donnybrook drives.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Dogfest to ‘celebrate dogs and the people who love them’ this Sunday in Woodcliff Lake Dogfest to ‘celebrate dogs and the people who love them’ this Sunday in Woodcliff Lake Dogfest to ‘celebrate dogs and the people who love them’ this Sunday in Woodcliff Lake
Dogfest to ‘celebrate dogs and the people who love them’ this Sunday in Woodcliff Lake SHOUT OUT: Dogfest 2015 is set for this Sunday “to celebrate dogs and the people who love them” in Woodcliff Lake. Presented by Almost Home Dog Rescue of NJ, the 7th annual event runs from noon to 4 p.m. in Woodcliff Historic Park on Old Mill Road. It features adoptable pets, K-9 demonstrations, doggies games and contests (with prizes), as well as a tricky tray, 50/50 raffle, ventors, music, food, giveaways and samples — and a splash-down tent. Music by Magic Cube Entertainment. Admission is free. MORE: www.dogest2015.com

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