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
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Women can clear charges in Rutherford massage parlor prostitution bust — if they stay out of town Women can clear charges in Rutherford massage parlor prostitution bust — if they stay out of town Women can clear charges in Rutherford massage parlor prostitution bust — if they stay out of town
Women can clear charges in Rutherford massage parlor prostitution bust — if they stay out of town CVP EXCLUSIVE: Two women charged in a prostitution bust at a Rutherford massage parlor after a woman followed her husband into the business can clear their records if they stay out of town. Shanji An, Meishu Jiang (STORY / PHOTOS: CLIFFVIEW PILOT Courthouse Reporter Mary K. Miraglia) A judge in Hackensack yesterday approved Meishu Jiang of Palisades Park (above, left) and Shanji An of Flushing (right) for a special pre-trial intervention program (PTI) with conditions: • They surrender any property seized by police in the Aug. 7, 2014 bust at the Rose Spa on Park Avenue; • They don’t …

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Stamford, CT
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Port Authority police officer nabs Canadian trio at Lincoln Tunnel after W Hotel party assault Port Authority police officer nabs Canadian trio at Lincoln Tunnel after W Hotel party assault Port Authority police officer nabs Canadian trio at Lincoln Tunnel after W Hotel party assault
Port Authority police officer nabs Canadian trio at Lincoln Tunnel after W Hotel party assault BEYOND BERGEN: A Port Authority police officer arrested three Canadian women at the Lincoln Tunnel after they sent a Stamford, CT woman to the hospital for 36 stitches in an assault with a bottle and drinking glasses during a party at the W Hotel in Times Square, authorities said. The 35-year-old victim flagged down Port Authority Police Officer Dan DeVirgilio around 12:30 a.m. yesterday after being released from Bellevue Hospital and following her alleged attackers when they left the hotel, the authority’s Joseph Pentangelo told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this morning. DeVirgilio approached the tri…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
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Lodi police say man threatened neighbor with machete over parked car Lodi police say man threatened neighbor with machete over parked car Lodi police say man threatened neighbor with machete over parked car
Lodi police say man threatened neighbor with machete over parked car YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Lodi man was arrested after police said he threatened his neighbor with a machete last night in a dispute over a car parked in his driveway. Jose Toro, 48, of Aida Court went into his home during the argument just before 6 p.m. and returned “swinging the machete, striking it against the house, while yelling at the victim as if he was looking to fight,” Lt. Robert Salerno said this morning. The neighbor wasn’t struck, he said. Toro was being held on $70,000 bail, charged with aggravated assault and two weapons possession counts. MUGSHOT: Courtesy LODI PD

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Car flies across Route 3 in East Rutherford, driver extricated Car flies across Route 3 in East Rutherford, driver extricated Car flies across Route 3 in East Rutherford, driver extricated
Car flies across Route 3 in East Rutherford, driver extricated UPDATE: A driver had to be extricated this morning after his car barreled across a westbound Route 3 median, went airborne and landed on the other side of the highway in East Rutherford, leaving its engine block behind, responders told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. Once on eastbound Route 3, the Toyota Corolla hit another car, causing a chain-reaction crash involving at least three other vehicles, including a tractor-trailer. A medical chopper landed at nearby MetLife Stadium to take the 19-year-old Jersey City driver to Hackensack University Medical Center following the 6:30 a.m. crash near the ramp …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
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Ridgewood police ID amnesiac through Facebook Ridgewood police ID amnesiac through Facebook Ridgewood police ID amnesiac through Facebook
Ridgewood police ID amnesiac through Facebook UPDATE: Ridgewood police today identified a man who had remained at The Valley Hospital since last week while apparently suffering from temporary amnesia as a Vernon Township resident. The man didn’t know who he is and had “no recollection of any events previous” to walking into the hospital’s emergency room last Wednesday night, Detective Forest Lyons said this afternoon. An anonymous tipster called Ridgewood police after seeing a posting on the department’s Facebook page, leading to the man’s identification. Physicians said he apparently has “transient global amnesia,” a sudden and te…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Paramus ShopRite cashier say rapper Fetty Wap, entourage assaulted him Paramus ShopRite cashier say rapper Fetty Wap, entourage assaulted him Paramus ShopRite cashier say rapper Fetty Wap, entourage assaulted him
Paramus ShopRite cashier say rapper Fetty Wap, entourage assaulted him YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Paramus ShopRite cashier told police that he was struck by the Paterson hip-hopper known as Fetty Wap and members of his entourage over something that they thought he’d said to a woman in their group, CLIFFVIEW PILOT has learned. TMZ reportedly obtained a video of the incident involving Willie Maxwell and three companions in the Route 4 supermarket just after 9 p.m. Friday (CHECK BACK HERE). According to a police report obtained by CLIFFVIEW PILOT under OPRA, the 19-year-old cashier told police that he was working the checkout stand when he was “approached by a f…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Dad at party leaves son, 8, with friend busted for pot by Maywood police Dad at party leaves son, 8, with friend busted for pot by Maywood police Dad at party leaves son, 8, with friend busted for pot by Maywood police
Dad at party leaves son, 8, with friend busted for pot by Maywood police YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Rutherford man left to babysit his friend’s 8-year-old son while he went to visit his girlfriend had a fake Arizona iced tea can filled with pot in his car, Maywood police said. Sgt. Danny Wurhl responded around 10 p.m. Saturday to a report of a suspicious vehicle on Maywood Avenue by Hunter Avenue when he found Carlos Arnau (mugshot, above) with the child, who’s not related to him, Police Chief David Pegg told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this afternoon. Arnau was retrieving paperwork from the glove compartment when Wuhrl said he spotted a bag of white powder inside the box …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Paramus police nab couple with crack pipe, stolen credit cards after brief stolen SUV chase Paramus police nab couple with crack pipe, stolen credit cards after brief stolen SUV chase Paramus police nab couple with crack pipe, stolen credit cards after brief stolen SUV chase
Paramus police nab couple with crack pipe, stolen credit cards after brief stolen SUV chase ANOTHER CVP SCOOP: Paramus police chased a couple in a stolen car for a mile and a half before taking both into custody this morning. Paramus Officers Sal Cosentino and Henry Ramm officers checked the license plate of the black 2004 Ford Expedition after spotting it on Farview Avenue near Ardale Road just before 7:30 a.m. “It had been reported stolen off the street in Passaic yesterday,” Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this afternoon. “The officers activated their lights and siren and attempted to stop the vehicle, but the Expedition failed to stop,” the chief said. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
Detectives charge Bergenfield man with sexually assaulting boy, 14 Detectives charge Bergenfield man with sexually assaulting boy, 14 Detectives charge Bergenfield man with sexually assaulting boy, 14
Detectives charge Bergenfield man with sexually assaulting boy, 14 YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A 43-year-old Bergenfield man charged with sexually assaulting a 13-year-old boy was being held on $250,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail. Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said members of his Special Victims Unit arrested Dennis Calonia at Bergenfield police headquarters on Saturday. They charged him with aggravated sexual assault, aggravated criminal contact and child endangerment, the prosecutor said. The state Division of Child Protection and Permanency notified Bergenfield police and the county SVU, leading to the arrest, he said. A July 22 Munic…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Elmwood Park police seize heroin, cocaine, pot, cash, arrest 5 during anti-drug sweep Elmwood Park police seize heroin, cocaine, pot, cash, arrest 5 during anti-drug sweep Elmwood Park police seize heroin, cocaine, pot, cash, arrest 5 during anti-drug sweep
Elmwood Park police seize heroin, cocaine, pot, cash, arrest 5 during anti-drug sweep YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A special Narcotics Enforcement Initiative by Elmwood Park police led to the seizure of 226 bags of heroin, eight bags of cocaine and a small bag of marijuana, along with the arrests of five people, over the course of several hours at the beginning of the weekend. One of them, 20-year-old Nahciir Bembow of Paterson, had 200 glassine envelopes of heroin for sale when officers grabbed him Friday the parking lot of the Pathmark on Broadway, Police Chief Michael Foligno said this afternoon. He was charged with drug distribution and released on a court summons. Office…

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