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
Exhaust fan fire sparks Carlstadt pizzeria blaze Exhaust fan fire sparks Carlstadt pizzeria blaze Exhaust fan fire sparks Carlstadt pizzeria blaze
Exhaust fan fire sparks Carlstadt pizzeria blaze PHOTOS: CLIFFVIEW PILOT (top),Lisa O’Beirne (above) PHOTO: Jon Di Iorio(VividEmotionPhotography.com) PHOTOS: Firefighters put down a stubborn blaze that began in an exhaust fan and destroyed a Carlstadt pizzeria restaurant. A Moonachie firefighter was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center to be treated for heat exhaustion responders said. PHOTO: CLIFFVIEW PILOT Correspondent Damien Danis The blaze began just after 11:30 a.m. in the exhaust fan at the rear of Bella Pizza on Hackensack Avenue at the corner of Broad Street. The exhaust had just been cleaned two weeks ago, so…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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Hasbrouck Heights police officer finds Maryland men with pot, weapons, $14,380 cash Hasbrouck Heights police officer finds Maryland men with pot, weapons, $14,380 cash Hasbrouck Heights police officer finds Maryland men with pot, weapons, $14,380 cash
Hasbrouck Heights police officer finds Maryland men with pot, weapons, $14,380 cash YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Hasbrouck Heights patrol officer nabbed two Maryland men with pot, brass knuckles, a spring-loaded knife and $14,380 in vacuum-sealed cash in their car last night, authorities said. Officer Michael DeSimone smelled marijuana as he approached the 2003 Honda Civic, parked at a yellow curb at Jefferson and Terrace avenues around 6 p.m. yesterday, Detective Lt. Michael Colaneri told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this morning. “After they ordered them out of the car, they gave conflicting stories,” Colaneri said. “They said they were lost, but neither of them could say where they w…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
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Allendale police subdue disturbed man who threatened them, co-workers with knives Allendale police subdue disturbed man who threatened them, co-workers with knives Allendale police subdue disturbed man who threatened them, co-workers with knives
Allendale police subdue disturbed man who threatened them, co-workers with knives YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: An emotionally disturbed man threatened Allendale police with a pair of knives before officers subdued him over the weekend. Ferdinand Cazeau, 42, of East Orange was threatening co-workers at a Pearl Court business in the Allendale Business Park when police were called just after 10 a.m. Saturday, Police Chief George Scherb told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this morning. Officers Sean Hubbard and Dan Rosendahl were “escorted to the rear loading dock of the building where the suspect was standing,” Scherb said. “He immediately began to menace the officers with the knives,” he …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
One caught, other sought, after Totowa chase ends off Route 80 in Saddle Brook One caught, other sought, after Totowa chase ends off Route 80 in Saddle Brook One caught, other sought, after Totowa chase ends off Route 80 in Saddle Brook
One caught, other sought, after Totowa chase ends off Route 80 in Saddle Brook YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: One suspect was in custody and a search for another just off Route 80 was called off after a car chase from Totowa to Saddle Brook tonight. “Both were wanted in connection with attempted auto theft in North Caldwell,” a law enforcement officer with direct knowledge of the chase told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. The occupants of the white Nissan bailed out after pulling off at Exit 62 of the eastbound highway, he said. “The car went zooming by before taking the exit,” one witness told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. Totowa Police Officer Joseph Flynn grabbed one occupant almost immediatel…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Thug snatches Saddle Brook woman’s purse on dark street Thug snatches Saddle Brook woman’s purse on dark street Thug snatches Saddle Brook woman’s purse on dark street
Thug snatches Saddle Brook woman’s purse on dark street ANOTHER CVP SCOOP: A strong-arm robber lay in wait for a Saddle Brook woman who told police he grabbed her purse and ran as she walked to her front door on a quiet dead-end street last night. Police were called after a Garden Street neighbor heard the middle-aged woman’s screams around 11:30 p.m., Police Chief Robert Kugler told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. The victim told police she pulled up to her home, parked on the street and was waking up her front steps when the dark-skinned, 6-foot-tall, medium-built robber ran up, grabbed her gold-colored purse and ran down the street. Inside were credit c…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
4 hospitalized in overnight Route 4 crash in Teaneck 4 hospitalized in overnight Route 4 crash in Teaneck 4 hospitalized in overnight Route 4 crash in Teaneck
4 hospitalized in overnight Route 4 crash in Teaneck ONLY ON CVP: Four people were hospitalized — one of whom had to be extricated — after a car entering westbound Route 4 from Queen Anne Road in Teaneck overnight was struck by one exiting. Teaneck firefighters removed a door to free an occupant who was having difficulty breathing and complained of head, neck and back pain following the 1 a.m. crash, Izzy Infield of the Teaneck Volunteer Ambulance Corps told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. The TVAC took two occupants to Hackensack University Medical Center and two to Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck, he said. The Bergen County Bureau of Police Servic…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Palisades Park cafe owners beg customers to stop wi-fi pirating Palisades Park cafe owners beg customers to stop wi-fi pirating Palisades Park cafe owners beg customers to stop wi-fi pirating
Palisades Park cafe owners beg customers to stop wi-fi pirating A Korean cafe in Palisades Park is asking its customers not to use its free wi-fi to download copyright-protected music and video files. Verizon briefly disconnected the Internet line at Caffé Bene, citing illegal file sharing from its IP address, according to The Korea Times. The shop’s mother/daughter owners later posted their plea in both English and Korean in a notice on their wall. “VERIZON has given us many warnings, and it will [take] legal actions for the next illegal downloader…,” the notice says, in part. The music and movie industries have sued the owners of IP addresses th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Monsey, NY
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Arbitrator orders Port Authority to return lifetime E-Z Pass privileges to current, retired police officers Arbitrator orders Port Authority to return lifetime E-Z Pass privileges to current, retired police officers Arbitrator orders Port Authority to return lifetime E-Z Pass privileges to current, retired police officers
Arbitrator orders Port Authority to return lifetime E-Z Pass privileges to current, retired police officers CVP EXCLUSIVE: An arbitrator this week ordered the Port Authority to restore free E-Z Pass access and parking at authority-operated airports to all of its current and retired-in-good-standing police officers. The authority “had no right to unilaterally wipe out this benefit” following a request by Gov. Christie in late 2010, Public Employment Relations Board Arbitrator Jack Tillem wrote in Wednesday’s decision, a copy of which was obtained by CLIFFVIEW PILOT. The Port Authority said it would appeal the ruling. A veteran PAPD sergeant told CLIFFVIEW PILOT that Christie, an attorney by tr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Plea deal will bring Saddle Brook man four years in prison for delivery man holdup Plea deal will bring Saddle Brook man four years in prison for delivery man holdup Plea deal will bring Saddle Brook man four years in prison for delivery man holdup
Plea deal will bring Saddle Brook man four years in prison for delivery man holdup ONLY ON CVP: A Saddle Brook man faces four years in prison after admitting his role in the attempted home-delivery robbery of a Garfield business owner who ended up smashing his cars into three others in a bid to escape. Questioned by his attorney, Justin Glazer, 20, admitted ordering alcohol and soda from the restaurant and then threatening the the 61-year-old owner when he showed up. Authorities said Glazer and his friend, 20-year-old Xhonero Shehu, gave the victim $113.30 in counterfeit cash. When he gave it back, they said, one of the robbers pulled out a .177-caliber Marksman BB gun …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Driver gets summons in Ridgewood utility pole crash Driver gets summons in Ridgewood utility pole crash Driver gets summons in Ridgewood utility pole crash
Driver gets summons in Ridgewood utility pole crash STORY / PHOTOS: Boyd A. Loving PHOTOS: A female driver got a summons after her Chevy Sonic slammed into a utility pole in Ridgewood today. The driver was uninjured in the 4:30 p.m. collision on North Walnut Street. The vehicle was removed by flatbed tow truck. STORY / PHOTOS: Boyd A. Loving

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