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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Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Supporters hope to see promotion of first Palisades Park police Korean supervisor Supporters hope to see promotion of first Palisades Park police Korean supervisor Supporters hope to see promotion of first Palisades Park police Korean supervisor
Supporters hope to see promotion of first Palisades Park police Korean supervisor PUBLIC SAFETY: A large, enthusiastic crowd is expected this Tuesday for what promises to be the promotion of the first Korean ranking officer in the history of the Palisades Park Police Department. Supporters are anticipating unanimous approval — unless the proposal to promote Detective Shawn M. Lee is somehow altered. The borough police committee unanimously agreed that Lee, who joined the department 11 years ago, is the “most suited and successful candidate for the position of sergeant,” Police Chief Benjamin Ramos told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. Lee “exhibits the highest levels of discipline e…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Judge gives Lodi man 2 months to reach plea deal in child sex assault case Judge gives Lodi man 2 months to reach plea deal in child sex assault case Judge gives Lodi man 2 months to reach plea deal in child sex assault case
Judge gives Lodi man 2 months to reach plea deal in child sex assault case ONLY ON CVP: A judge in Hackensack gave a 55-year old Lodi man and his attorney two months to reach a plea agreement on charges of sexually assaulting a girl over two years, beginning when she was 8. A five-count indictment returned in April also accuses Joseph Manfredi of child endangerment. Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor Kristin DeMarco told Superior Court Judge Margaret M. Foti on Friday that she has submitted a plea offer in writing to defense attorney Miles Feinstein but still owes him some evidence for review. Authorities allege the assaults occurred several years ago but rece…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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Driver in Holland Tunnel road rage incident pulls sword with 10½-inch blade, Port Authority police charge Driver in Holland Tunnel road rage incident pulls sword with 10½-inch blade, Port Authority police charge Driver in Holland Tunnel road rage incident pulls sword with 10½-inch blade, Port Authority police charge
Driver in Holland Tunnel road rage incident pulls sword with 10½-inch blade, Port Authority police charge BEYOND BERGEN: A Monmouth County man involved in a road-rage incident while merging into the Holland Tunnel in lower Manhattan got out of his car, unsheathed a small sword and threatened another motorist, said Port Authority police who arrested him on the New Jersey side. Richardson Rosius, 32, of Eatontown pointed the Wakazashi sword — with a 10½-inch blade — at the other driver and his wife while shouting at them before returning to his 2008 Honda around 2 p.m., the authority’s Joseph Pentangelo said. “The sworn was in plain view on the passenger front seat of the suspect’s vehicle when…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Bicyclist, 76, in ‘full cardiac arrest’ after being struck in Fair Lawn Bicyclist, 76, in ‘full cardiac arrest’ after being struck in Fair Lawn Bicyclist, 76, in ‘full cardiac arrest’ after being struck in Fair Lawn
Bicyclist, 76, in ‘full cardiac arrest’ after being struck in Fair Lawn PHOTOS: Boyd A. Loving (top), Douglas Haber (above) PHOTOS: A 76-year-old bicyclist was in full cardiac arrest after being struck by a car driven by an 81-year-old woman in Fair Lawn this afternoon. The victim was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson with serious head and other trauma after he was hit by the 1997 Infiniti I30 at the intersection of Plaza Road and Waverly Avenue at 12:25 p.m., Lt. James Corcoran told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. No summonses were issued, the lieutenant said. Both the driver and the cyclist, who responders said wasn’t wearing a helmet, are fro…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
Painters cause Bayonne Bridge power outage by stealing copper wire from underneath, Port Authority police charge Painters cause Bayonne Bridge power outage by stealing copper wire from underneath, Port Authority police charge Painters cause Bayonne Bridge power outage by stealing copper wire from underneath, Port Authority police charge
Painters cause Bayonne Bridge power outage by stealing copper wire from underneath, Port Authority police charge BEYOND BERGEN: A power outage on the Bayonne Bridge led to the discovery that a pair of painters had climbed under the span and stolen 120 feet of copper cable that they sold for scrap, Port Authority police said. The theft from an electrical panel on the New Jersey side of the span was discovered following the June 26 outage, the authority’s Joseph Pentangelo said. The bridge had been closed for construction twice the day before. Port Authority detectives zeroed in on Tiago Bruniera, 33, of Newark and 48-year-old James B. Pace of Middletown after interviewing witnesses and reviewing surv…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
New Milford driver in DWI crash with Garfield police gets probation New Milford driver in DWI crash with Garfield police gets probation New Milford driver in DWI crash with Garfield police gets probation
New Milford driver in DWI crash with Garfield police gets probation ANOTHER CVP EXCLUSIVE: A 23-year-old New Milford woman with a previous DWI conviction received two years of plea-bargained probation yesterday for slamming her car into a Garfield police cruiser on Route 46 in South Hackensack — injuring an officer and two of her passengers — while she was drunk. EDITOR’S NOTE: Due to a reporting error, a previous version of this story cited two previous DWI convictions — which was incorrect. It should have said “one.” Keri Coleman was “born with a bull’s eye on her back,” defense attorney Frank Carbonetti told a judge in Hackensack, noting that his clien…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Glen Rock driver injured after sedan rams utility pole Glen Rock driver injured after sedan rams utility pole Glen Rock driver injured after sedan rams utility pole
Glen Rock driver injured after sedan rams utility pole PHOTOS: A Glen Rock resident was hospitalized after his sedan veered off the road, toppled a traffic control sign and crashed into a utility pole tonight. The driver was taken to The Valley Hospital with injuries that weren’t considered life-threatening after the 9:30 p.m. crash at the intersection of South Maple and Waldron avenues. The 4-door Audi was removed by a flat bed tow truck. There were no reported disruptions to utility services in the area. Glen Rock police and EMS responded. PHOTOS: Boyd A. Loving  

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Indictment names boy, 17, in molesting of three 6-year-olds in Tenafly Indictment names boy, 17, in molesting of three 6-year-olds in Tenafly Indictment names boy, 17, in molesting of three 6-year-olds in Tenafly
Indictment names boy, 17, in molesting of three 6-year-olds in Tenafly CVP EXCLUSIVE: An indictment returned by a grand jury in Hackensack accuses a 17-year-old boy of molesting three boys in Tenafly last year. The six-count indictment alleges that the assaults on the trio of 6-year-old boys occurred between June 23-July 28, 2014. It accuses the teen in each instance of “touching and / or rubbing and / or pinching and / or masturbating the victim’s penis.”

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Edgewater police talk suicidal man down from 4-story roof Edgewater police talk suicidal man down from 4-story roof Edgewater police talk suicidal man down from 4-story roof
Edgewater police talk suicidal man down from 4-story roof YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: After an hour and a half of talking, an Edgewater police officer talked a suicidal man down from the roof of a four-story building. Police closed River Road in both directions while Officer Robert Carrano spoke to the 37-year-old man with a bullhorn from the street and Officers Bekim Dushaj, Dale Price and Dan Massuda went to the roof  around 11 a.m., Police Chief William Skidmore told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this afternoon. Dushaj talked with the man, who was out on a ledge, and eventually convinced him to take his hand, Skidmore said. The man then was then pulled safel…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
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Police find missing New Milford autistic boy, 10, after stopping train in Montvale Police find missing New Milford autistic boy, 10, after stopping train in Montvale Police find missing New Milford autistic boy, 10, after stopping train in Montvale
Police find missing New Milford autistic boy, 10, after stopping train in Montvale CVP EXCLUSIVE: A 10-year-old autistic boy from New Milford was reunited with his grandmother this afternoon after he slipped away from her in River Edge and boarded an NJ Transit train that was later stopped in Montvale. New Milford rookie Police Officer Samuel Gerais — out with his field training officer, Derek Mattessich — found a woman who’d just gotten off  train at the River Edge station who saw the Berkeley Street boy get on, Capt. John Kiene told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. They relayed the information to officers at headquarters who alerted NJ Transit police to stop the train, he said. An …

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