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.

Jerry DeMarco's Contributions

Cresskill High School, four others in NJ, ‘swatted’ with bogus threats Cresskill High School, four others in NJ, ‘swatted’ with bogus threats Cresskill High School, four others in NJ, ‘swatted’ with bogus threats
Cresskill High School, four others in NJ, ‘swatted’ with bogus threats UPDATE: A caller who claimed to have a gun and threatened that “things are going to happen” at Cresskill High School made the district one of five in New Jersey this morning that had schools locked down and searched in separate “swatting” incidents. Authorities were trying to find connections among tactical team responses to calls in Cranford, Princeton, West Milford and West Orange that they said were similar to Cresskill’s. A similar scenario played out in Middletown, NY, following a phone-in threat. A separate incident in South Brunswick was sparked by a misunderstanding over an adul…
Roommates, 67, remain jailed in Bogota marijuana grow house bust Roommates, 67, remain jailed in Bogota marijuana grow house bust Roommates, 67, remain jailed in Bogota marijuana grow house bust
Roommates, 67, remain jailed in Bogota marijuana grow house bust MUGSHOTS: Two 67-year-old men roommates arrested by Bogota police with 13 pots plants and $20,000 in alleged proceeds in a marijuana grow house bust remained held in the Bergen County Jail over the weekend. A tipster led detectives to the Homestead Place house, where they executed a search warrant on Friday. Officers found the plants “in different stages of development,” along with the cash and a growing room “equipped with professional growing lights and a ventilation system,” Police Chief John C. Burke told CLIFFVIEW PILOT on Saturday. Gary Hill (above, right) remained held on $60,000…
Hot 97 Summer Jam concert-goers detoured when Rochelle Park police find pot for sale under hood Hot 97 Summer Jam concert-goers detoured when Rochelle Park police find pot for sale under hood Hot 97 Summer Jam concert-goers detoured when Rochelle Park police find pot for sale under hood
Hot 97 Summer Jam concert-goers detoured when Rochelle Park police find pot for sale under hood YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A trio of Poughkeepsie men who were headed to last night’s Hot 97 Summer Jam at MetLife Stadium last night ended up at Rochelle Park police headquarters after officers found two ounces of pot for sale hidden under the hood of their BMW. Officer Jared Shatkin stopped the car for several motor vehicle violations on southbound Route 17 at 8:15 p.m., Detective James DePreta told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this morning. Approaching it, the officer smelled raw marijuana, DePreta said. Drug paraphernalia also was strewn throughout the interior, he said. After obtaining consent to …
Franklin Lakes police nail Queens man on credit card fraud at Stop & Shop Franklin Lakes police nail Queens man on credit card fraud at Stop & Shop Franklin Lakes police nail Queens man on credit card fraud at Stop & Shop
Franklin Lakes police nail Queens man on credit card fraud at Stop & Shop YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Franklin Township police responding to a call from a Stop & Shop employee arrested a Queens man who they said was using a stolen credit card to buy gift cards. Tori Begho, 31, remained held on $25,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail this morning, charged with credit card fraud, after Detective Lt. John Bakelaar said he was taken into custody at the Franklin Avenue store just after 5 p.m. yesterday. MUGSHOT: Courtesy FRANKLIN LAKES PD
Mustang convertible broadsides utility pole in Fair Lawn Mustang convertible broadsides utility pole in Fair Lawn Mustang convertible broadsides utility pole in Fair Lawn
Mustang convertible broadsides utility pole in Fair Lawn PHOTOS: CLIFFVIEW PILOT Correspondent Jon Ryan PHOTOS: Fair Lawn firefighters using the Jaws of Life freed a driver who was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center after her Ford Mustang convertible broadsided a utility pole tonight. Traffic was halted both ways on Saddle River Road while emergency crews worked following the crash around 9 p.m. The driver complained of hip pain. Fair Lawn police were investigating. PHOTOS: CLIFFVIEW PILOT Correspondent Jon Ryan  
Ten NJ State Police troopers injured, 61 concert-goers arrested at Hot 97 Summer Jam at MetLife Stadium Ten NJ State Police troopers injured, 61 concert-goers arrested at Hot 97 Summer Jam at MetLife Stadium Ten NJ State Police troopers injured, 61 concert-goers arrested at Hot 97 Summer Jam at MetLife Stadium
Ten NJ State Police troopers injured, 61 concert-goers arrested at Hot 97 Summer Jam at MetLife Stadium UPDATE:  A New Jersey State Police arrested 61 people on a variety of charges and “took the appropriate steps to restore order to what was a brief and volatile situation” after a near-riot erupted outside the Hot 97 Summer Jam at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford last night, NJSP Supt. Col. Rick Fuentes said this afternoon. Ten troopers were injured in a series of incidents that broke out after people without tickets to the event climbing fences and rushing gates to get in, law enforcement sources told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. Reinforcements in riot gear responded in armed personnel carriers aft…
Driver hospitalized after Ho-Ho-Kus crash Driver hospitalized after Ho-Ho-Kus crash Driver hospitalized after Ho-Ho-Kus crash
Driver hospitalized after Ho-Ho-Kus crash PHOTOS: Boyd A. Loving PHOTOS: One driver was taken to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood following a collision between a Chevrolet SUV and a 4-door Suzuki sedan in Ho-Ho-Kus tonight. Several other occupants of both vehicles were evaluated by EMS but refused further medical attention following the 7:15 p.m. crash at Maple Avenue and Franklin Turnpike. HoHoKus police and firefighters also responded. Both vehicles were removed by flatbed tow truck. PHOTOS: Boyd A. Loving  
Motorcyclist hospitalized in Lodi crash Motorcyclist hospitalized in Lodi crash Motorcyclist hospitalized in Lodi crash
Motorcyclist hospitalized in Lodi crash ONLY ON CVP: A motorcyclist was hospitalized this evening after his bike was struck by a car pulling out of a Lodi pizzeria. The crash occurred in the 300 block of Harrison Avenue near the Garfield border around 6 p.m. The female driver wasn’t injured, responders told CLIFFVIEW PILOT.
Family escapes injury when car slams into Ridgewood utility pole Family escapes injury when car slams into Ridgewood utility pole Family escapes injury when car slams into Ridgewood utility pole
Family escapes injury when car slams into Ridgewood utility pole STORY / PHOTOS: Boyd A. Loving PHOTOS: A couple and their two young children escaped injury when their Toyota sedan slammed into a utility pole in Ridgewood early this evening. Ridgewood police and firefighters responded to the 5 p.m. crash at Godwin Avenue and Cottage Street, with Midland Park police assisting with traffic control. The vehicle was removed via flatbed tow truck. STORY / PHOTOS: Boyd A. Loving
Statue of Fr. Mychal Judge to be dedicated in East Rutherford next weekend Statue of Fr. Mychal Judge to be dedicated in East Rutherford next weekend Statue of Fr. Mychal Judge to be dedicated in East Rutherford next weekend
Statue of Fr. Mychal Judge to be dedicated in East Rutherford next weekend TRIBUTE: A host of Bergen County firefighters will join in the dedication next Sunday of a life-sized statue of the late Fr. Michael Judge, who died in the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center, across from the East Rutherford church where he served. The East Rutherford Fire Department will unite with the Carlstadt Fire Department and FDNY Ceremonial Unit for the 1:30 p.m. unveiling at St. Joseph’s Park. Mychal, who is buried in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Totowa, was stationed at St. Joseph’s twice, in the 60s and 70s. He spent his final years in New York City as FDNY chaplain. The Rev.…
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