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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Northern Valley, NJ
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Northvale police arrest Park Ridge man, Rockland woman in residential safe burglary Northvale police arrest Park Ridge man, Rockland woman in residential safe burglary Northvale police arrest Park Ridge man, Rockland woman in residential safe burglary
Northvale police arrest Park Ridge man, Rockland woman in residential safe burglary YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Northvale police responding to a burglary involving a stolen safe arrested a Park Ridge man and Rockland County woman soon after, thanks to help from witnesses and their Clarkstown colleagues, authorities said. The intruders broke through a front-door glass window to get into the Paris Avenue house before snatching the safe and driving off around 11 a.m. Friday, Police Chief William Essmann said this afternoon. With help from witnesses and Clarkstown police, Northvale officers identified and collared Bryan Pollard of Park Ridge and Brianne M. Oliveira of New City, …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
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Paramus police rescue Waldwick man from burning, overturned car on Route 17 Paramus police rescue Waldwick man from burning, overturned car on Route 17 Paramus police rescue Waldwick man from burning, overturned car on Route 17
Paramus police rescue Waldwick man from burning, overturned car on Route 17 SHOUT OUTS: A trio of Paramus police officers rescued a Waldwick man from his burning car after it crashed into and snapped a utility pole, rolled and caught fire overnight on southbound Route 17. Officers Gil Maynard, Anthony Mordaga and Timothy Reed extinguished the fire, broke the side windows of the black 2015 Nisan Altima and pulled a dazed Andrew Ishak, 28, from the wreck just after midnight, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this afternoon. He was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center by Paramus EMS with moderate injuries including lacerations and abrasion…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Lodi police bust one, seek another in street mugging Lodi police bust one, seek another in street mugging Lodi police bust one, seek another in street mugging
Lodi police bust one, seek another in street mugging UPDATE: Lodi police said they nabbed one of two men who mugged a local resident overnight in a failed bid to rob his wallet. Officers found the victim sitting on the steps of the Passaic Street location, bleeding from the head, at 1:25 a.m., Lt. Robert Salerno said this morning. He told them he “was hanging out with some friends in the yard…when he was approached by two males who struck him in the head with an unknown object and attempted to take his wallet,” Salerno said. “The victim was able to keep his wallet after a brief struggle,” he said. Officer Philip Nobile arrested Patrick …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Beekman-Poughquag, NY
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Former College of New Jersey assistant provost officially identified as GWB suicide Former College of New Jersey assistant provost officially identified as GWB suicide Former College of New Jersey assistant provost officially identified as GWB suicide
Former College of New Jersey assistant provost officially identified as GWB suicide YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: The body of a former assistant provost at The College of New Jersey who jumped to his death from the George Washington Bridge last Tuesday was recovered from the Hudson River over the weekend, Port Authority police told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. Patrick Donohue, 50, of Trenton became the 13th person this year to commit suicide by jumping from the GWB. His body was positively identified by family members at the office of the New York City Medical Examiner after being recovered just north of the bridge Saturday night, the authority’s Joseph Pentangelo said this morning. Don…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Maywood police charge Queens man with meth, bogus IDs Maywood police charge Queens man with meth, bogus IDs Maywood police charge Queens man with meth, bogus IDs
Maywood police charge Queens man with meth, bogus IDs YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Maywood police officer’s check of a suspicious vehicle parked behind a local business led to the arrest of a Flushing, NY man who authorities said was carrying crystal meth and bogus documents. Officer Erik Aronson found the car bearing plates to another car with an expired registration after spotting it off Essex Street just after 8:30 p.m. Friday, Detective Jason Liaban told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this morning. The driver of the vehicle, 26-year-old Changzhan Zhou, “falsely identified himself as another person,” after which spotted the bag of crystal methamphetamine a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Motorcyclist critical after being thrown in Route 17 Hasbrouck Heights crash Motorcyclist critical after being thrown in Route 17 Hasbrouck Heights crash Motorcyclist critical after being thrown in Route 17 Hasbrouck Heights crash
Motorcyclist critical after being thrown in Route 17 Hasbrouck Heights crash UPDATE: A motorcyclist was hospitalized with critical injuries after being thrown when his bike rear-ended a vehicle on northbound Route 17 tonight, responders told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. The unconscious victim was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with severe head trauma and wrist injuries after the crash at Williams Avenue around 9 p.m., they said. Northbound Route 17 was closed at Franklin Avenue. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
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North Arlington police say report unfounded of shots fired at garden apartment complex site of earlier suicide North Arlington police say report unfounded of shots fired at garden apartment complex site of earlier suicide North Arlington police say report unfounded of shots fired at garden apartment complex site of earlier suicide
North Arlington police say report unfounded of shots fired at garden apartment complex site of earlier suicide YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A report of shots fired overnight at a North Arlington garden apartment complex where a resident committed suicide with a handgun two nights earlier was unfounded, authorities told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. A security guard at the Riverview Gardens complex reported hearing possible shots fired from the west just before 2 a.m., said Police Capt. John P. Hearn, the officer in charge of the department. Several officers searched the area for an extended period, but “nothing could be found and no further similar sounds could be heard,” Hearn told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. “As of this t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Teaneck, NJ
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Bergen sheriff, Teaneck police chief among scheduled speakers at houses of worship public safety talk Bergen sheriff, Teaneck police chief among scheduled speakers at houses of worship public safety talk Bergen sheriff, Teaneck police chief among scheduled speakers at houses of worship public safety talk
Bergen sheriff, Teaneck police chief among scheduled speakers at houses of worship public safety talk PUBLIC SAFETY: Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino and Teaneck Police Chief Robert Carney will be among the speakers at a special meeting this Wednesday: “Public Safety & Security in our Institutions, Houses of Worship & Throughout Our Town.” The session — sponsored by the Teaneck Chamber of Commerce from 7-9 p.m. at the Richard Rodda Community Center on Colonial Court — was scheduled by Mayor Lizette Parker, Deputy Mayor Elie Y. Katz and Councilman Mohammed Hameeduddin amid ongoing threats to houses of worship nationwide. Topics will include: • Planning, developing, organizin…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
No prison time for security guard who admitted sexually assaulting boy at Rutherford hotel No prison time for security guard who admitted sexually assaulting boy at Rutherford hotel No prison time for security guard who admitted sexually assaulting boy at Rutherford hotel
No prison time for security guard who admitted sexually assaulting boy at Rutherford hotel EXCLUSIVE: A Jersey City security guard who admitted sexually assaulting a sleeping high school boy in a group he was hired to protect during an overnight stay at a Rutherford hotel could be released on probation following a plea agreement. Jose Olivares, 27, was hanging out in the hotel room with three of the upstate New York boys when they fell asleep after a day in Manhattan. Questioned by his attorney, he told a judge in Hackensack this past week that he gave one of the teens oral sex as the 16-year-old boy slept in the early morning hours of Sept. 15, 2013. Jose Olivares, S. Emile …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Bergen detectives seize pound of pot, arrest Garfield man Bergen detectives seize pound of pot, arrest Garfield man Bergen detectives seize pound of pot, arrest Garfield man
Bergen detectives seize pound of pot, arrest Garfield man UPDATE: A Garfield man had a pound of pot worth $4,000, along with a digital scale, packaging material and a heat sealer, in his apartment when it was raided by narcotics detectives, authorities said. Leon Joseph, 34, was released on a court summons charging himwith marijuana possession with the intent to distribute the drug. Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said members of his Narcotic Task Force hit the Malcolm Avenue residence with Regional SWAT team members and Garfield police on July 2 after detectives watched activities there. MUGSHOT: Courtesy BERGEN COUNTY PROSECUTOR

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