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
Son of reggae great Peter Tosh bound for trial for 65½ pounds of pot found in Mahwah traffic stop Son of reggae great Peter Tosh bound for trial for 65½ pounds of pot found in Mahwah traffic stop Son of reggae great Peter Tosh bound for trial for 65½ pounds of pot found in Mahwah traffic stop
Son of reggae great Peter Tosh bound for trial for 65½ pounds of pot found in Mahwah traffic stop ANOTHER CVP EXCLUSIVE: It’s official: The youngest son of reggae great Peter Tosh is headed to trial in September for 65½ pounds of pot that Mahwah police found in the trunk of his car on Father’s Day Weekend 2013. Jawara McIntosh, 35, didn’t have a license — and had open bottles of booze on the front seat — when officers stopped his rental car for recklessly cutting off other motorists on Route 17. He and his passenger, 24-year-old Carlotta Z. Leslie, “denied any knowledge that the marijuana was in the vehicle,” police said at the time. Jawara McIntosh, Carlotta Z. Leslie (STORY / PHOT…

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Hackensack, NJ
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Maywood police charge Dumont driver with eluding, resisting, DUI after chase Maywood police charge Dumont driver with eluding, resisting, DUI after chase Maywood police charge Dumont driver with eluding, resisting, DUI after chase
Maywood police charge Dumont driver with eluding, resisting, DUI after chase ANOTHER CVP SCOOP: A Dumont man under the influence of alcohol or drugs led Maywood police on a chase along Route 17 and side streets before he was taken into custody this afternoon, authorities said. Michael Robertson, 24, was charged with eluding, resisting arrest, driving under the influence and several motor vehicle violations. He was ordered held on $15,000 bail and was being transferred to the Bergen County Jail early this evening. An off-duty New Jersey State Police trooper alerted officers at 3:15 p.m. that Robertson was driving erratically on Essex Street, Sgt. Timothy Moran told…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
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NJ corrections officers closer to better off-duty protection NJ corrections officers closer to better off-duty protection NJ corrections officers closer to better off-duty protection
NJ corrections officers closer to better off-duty protection SHOUT OUT: The NJ Sentae today unanimously approved a measure that would give corrections officers the same protections as police officers when they’re while off duty and out of uniform. If the state Assembly agrees and Gov. Christie signs it into law, the measure upgrades attacks on corrections and certain law enforcement officers because of their jobs from simple to aggravated assault. Currently, corrections officers need to be in uniform for that to happen. The fact that ex-cons and released inmates often live in the same communities as corrections officers makes the new law necessar…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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NJ anti-dog fighting measure nearly law NJ anti-dog fighting measure nearly law NJ anti-dog fighting measure nearly law
NJ anti-dog fighting measure nearly law SHOUT OUT: The NJ Senate today approved a measure that would make dog fighting and leading dog fighting networks criminal offenses. “As authorities have attested, dog fighting is a barbaric crime that often extends far beyond animal murder or cruelty,” the bill’s primary sponsor, Senate Republican Leader Tom Kean (R-Union, Somerset, Morris), said. “Weapons and narcotics are frequently found at the scene of a fight, posing a threat to the safety and security of the community at large,” Kean said. “Amending current racketeering laws to include dog fighting will give law enforcement the tool…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
River Edge intersection closed after tractor-trailer topples utility pole River Edge intersection closed after tractor-trailer topples utility pole River Edge intersection closed after tractor-trailer topples utility pole
River Edge intersection closed after tractor-trailer topples utility pole PHOTOS: A tractor-trailer snapped a utility pole in half, taking down power lines, near the busy intersection of Kinderkamack Road between Main Street and Grand Avenue in River Edge this afternoon just as rush hour was about to begin. ABOVE: Aiden Flannery BELOW: River Edge Fire Dept

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Another month to discuss plea deal for Hackensack ex-con accused in hammer attack on girlfriend, police chase Another month to discuss plea deal for Hackensack ex-con accused in hammer attack on girlfriend, police chase Another month to discuss plea deal for Hackensack ex-con accused in hammer attack on girlfriend, police chase
Another month to discuss plea deal for Hackensack ex-con accused in hammer attack on girlfriend, police chase CVP EXCLUSIVE: A judge today gave a defense attorney another month to try and strike a plea deal after he rejected an offer of 20 years in state prison — 17 without parole — for a Hackensack man who police said hit his girlfriend in the head with a ball-peen hammer before stealing her car and a chase that ended in a crash. Assistant Prosecutor Danielle Grootenboer told the Presiding Superior Court Judge Susan J. Steele that a counter-officer made by defense attorney Robert Kalisch on behalf of 52-year-old Mark Hunt was unacceptable. “However,” she said, “I think it would be productive if …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
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Guatemalan national charged with grabbing 68-year-old woman’s buttocks on Fairview street Guatemalan national charged with grabbing 68-year-old woman’s buttocks on Fairview street Guatemalan national charged with grabbing 68-year-old woman’s buttocks on Fairview street
Guatemalan national charged with grabbing 68-year-old woman’s buttocks on Fairview street YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Fairview police charged a Guatemalan national with grabbing a 68-year-old woman’s buttocks as she bent over on a local street. Officers responding to the call at Hamilton Avenue and DeSoto Place on Saturday found 36-year-old Federico Chavez nearby, Capt. Vincent Belluci told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this morning. A witness positively identified the 5-foot-6, 350-pound Chavez, who was taken into custody, Belluci said. Chavez was being held on $50,000 in the Bergen County Jail, charged with criminal sexual contact. Federal immigration authorities were notified. MUGSHOT:…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Eight busted in Rochelle Park weekend prostitution sting Eight busted in Rochelle Park weekend prostitution sting Eight busted in Rochelle Park weekend prostitution sting
Eight busted in Rochelle Park weekend prostitution sting YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A weekend prostitution sting by Rochelle Park detectives led to eight arrests. An undercover office posing as a john booked appointments at area hotels through online ads, Detective James DePreta said. Arrest on charges of engaging in prostitution: Jessica Crespin, 36, of Washingtonville, NY; Tahinah Borgella, 26, of West Orange; Chiahui Wang, 34, of Springfield, NY; Saurenia Floyd, 37 of Howell. Charged with conspiracy and aiding in prostitution was 40-year-old Martin Gross of Highland Mills, NY, who police said “acted as security” for one of the women. Char…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Lodi police charge repeat offender with threatening to kill ex-boyfriend, self Lodi police charge repeat offender with threatening to kill ex-boyfriend, self Lodi police charge repeat offender with threatening to kill ex-boyfriend, self
Lodi police charge repeat offender with threatening to kill ex-boyfriend, self YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A 24-year-old heroin addict from Lodi who was charged with DWI after her car plunged over a 12-foot wall and into a Garfield shopping center parking lot last year was arrested again over the weekend after police said she threatened to kill her ex-boyfriend and herself with a knife. Kelly Luterzo was free on $2,500 bail after she’d trashed the 60-something man’s apartment and police responding to his call last Thursday found her with heroin (SEE: Lodi heroin addict whose car plunged into Garfield parking lot arrested again). Just before 6 a.m. on Saturday, the victi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Hackensack police charge 3 with cocaine for sale after traffic stop Hackensack police charge 3 with cocaine for sale after traffic stop Hackensack police charge 3 with cocaine for sale after traffic stop
Hackensack police charge 3 with cocaine for sale after traffic stop YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Hackensack police nabbed a trio of men in a traffic stop who they said were carrying nearly six ounces of cocaine for sale. Officers Mohammad Sheikh and Keith Marrano stopped the vehicle for an equipment violation at Main and Passaic Streets around 9:40 p.m. Friday, Capt. Timothy Lloyd told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this morning. They smelled burning marijuana from inside the car, obtained consent to search it and found the cocaine and six cellphones, Lloyd said. Charged with distributing drugs on school property and ordered held on $35,000 bail each in the Bergen County J…

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