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
NYC couple walking in NJ Turnpike traffic lanes fatally struck by Washington Township police car NYC couple walking in NJ Turnpike traffic lanes fatally struck by Washington Township police car NYC couple walking in NJ Turnpike traffic lanes fatally struck by Washington Township police car
NYC couple walking in NJ Turnpike traffic lanes fatally struck by Washington Township police car UPDATE: A New York City couple were walking in the northbound lanes of the New Jersey Turnpike in Secaucus after their SUV had become disabled on the other side of the highway when they were struck and killed by a Crown Victoria police cruiser car driven by a Washington Township (Bergen County) officer at 1:06 a.m., State Police said in a release. “The preliminary investigation revealed that Jason Champion, 41, of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Nuwnah Laroche, 34, of East Elmhurst, were traveling in a 2001 Cadillac Escalade when it became disabled on the southbound side of the roadway,” the release sa…

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Beekman-Poughquag, NY
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Minnesota woman, 22, jumps from GWB after flying to NYC Minnesota woman, 22, jumps from GWB after flying to NYC Minnesota woman, 22, jumps from GWB after flying to NYC
Minnesota woman, 22, jumps from GWB after flying to NYC CVP EXCLUSIVE: A 22-year-old honor student who was about to be graduated from the University of Minnesota flew to New York City hours before she jumped to her death from the George Washington Bridge this afternoon. Paramedics using a defibrillator restored a pulse after an NYPD Harbor Unit pulled the Asian woman from the Hudson River near the West 79th Street boat basin, five miles or so from the bridge, the Port Authority’s Joseph Pentangelo told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. She was pronounced dead at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center shortly before 5:30 p.m. Authorities told CLIFFVIEW PILOT th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Five Fort Lee workers at Old Tappan apartment building hospitalized in CO incident Five Fort Lee workers at Old Tappan apartment building hospitalized in CO incident Five Fort Lee workers at Old Tappan apartment building hospitalized in CO incident
Five Fort Lee workers at Old Tappan apartment building hospitalized in CO incident YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Five employees of a power-washing company working at a new Old Tappan apartment building were hospitalized with symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning this afternoon. “The victims’ symptoms did not appear serious or life-threatening at the time of transport” for evaluation and treatment to Hackensack UMC at Pascack Valley in Westwood and Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, Old Tappan Police Chief Thomas Shine said. PSE&G and the Old Tappan Fire Department received CO meter readings of 650 parts per million after the 12:25 p.m. call to 40 Russell Avenue, the c…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
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Three arrested as Leonia police officer stops iPhone ID scam Three arrested as Leonia police officer stops iPhone ID scam Three arrested as Leonia police officer stops iPhone ID scam
Three arrested as Leonia police officer stops iPhone ID scam ANOTHER CVP EXCLUSIVE: An alert Leonia police officer stopped a trio of Bronx men before they could get out of town with several iPhones bought with bogus IDs, authorities said. Officer Raymond Forsdahl was on patrol on Broad Avenue when he spotted a green Mitsubishi wagon with New York plates occupied by two of the men Friday afternoon, Capt. Scott Tamagny told CLIFFVIEW PILOT today. As Forsdahl watched, the driver parked illegally in front of one business and then another before making a U-turn on Broad Avenue, Tamagny said. Detectives headed to business district while the office stop…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cresskill-Closter, NJ
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Bergen prosecutor’s ‘Choose Not to Use’ anti-drug poster contest applauds student winners Bergen prosecutor’s ‘Choose Not to Use’ anti-drug poster contest applauds student winners Bergen prosecutor’s ‘Choose Not to Use’ anti-drug poster contest applauds student winners
Bergen prosecutor’s ‘Choose Not to Use’ anti-drug poster contest applauds student winners SHOUT OUTS: Northeast Bergen students dominated this year’s “Choose Not to Use” poster contest sponsored by the county prosecutor’s office for area schoolchildren to describe why or how they won’t take drugs. The eight winners were selected online from 24 finalists at each middle- and high school grade level from 5th to 12th grade, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said. “With one of the winning entries receiving approximately 600 votes, public interest in the contest was impressive,” he said. * * * * * * 5th grade: Daisy Kaplan, Demarest Middle School 6th grade: Brian Jon, T…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
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Three adults, juvenile seized with loaded semi-automatic after Englewood police chief makes stop Three adults, juvenile seized with loaded semi-automatic after Englewood police chief makes stop Three adults, juvenile seized with loaded semi-automatic after Englewood police chief makes stop
Three adults, juvenile seized with loaded semi-automatic after Englewood police chief makes stop YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A trio of teens and a 22-year-old man are all taking the weight for a loaded semi-automatic handgun found in a car pulled over by Englewood Police Chief Lawrence Suffern. Suffern stopped the erratically-driven 1998 blue Mercedes Benz at 2:40 p.m. Saturday at Liberty Road and Glenbrook Parkway. At almost the same time, an alert went out for several males — one armed with a handgun — who fled in a blue Mercedes after chasing another, Detective Capt. Timothy Torell told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this afternoon. Backups arrived and all four occupants were taken into custody on…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Wood-Ridge firefighters douse fast-moving blaze Wood-Ridge firefighters douse fast-moving blaze Wood-Ridge firefighters douse fast-moving blaze
Wood-Ridge firefighters douse fast-moving blaze PHOTOS: CLIFFVIEW PILOT (top), Keith Cauwenberghs Jr. (above) FROM LAST NIGHT (UPDATE): A fast-moving Wood-Ridge fence fire ignited by a short-circuited electrical box last night spread to a garage but was quickly snuffed by firefighters. Wood-Ridge police and firefighters responded in less than a minute to the 8:22 p.m. call on dead-ended Sussex Road off Hackensack Street, Police Chief Joseph Rutigliano told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. They found the wooden fence and a neighboring garage off Hillcrest Avenue afire, he said. Residents were evacuated as firefighters attacked the blaze, which con…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
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East Rutherford police accreditation assessment team invites public comment East Rutherford police accreditation assessment team invites public comment East Rutherford police accreditation assessment team invites public comment
East Rutherford police accreditation assessment team invites public comment SHOUT OUT: East Rutherford residents and merchants are invited to give their opinion of the borough police department as part of a process known as accreditation. Members of the department and borough employees are encouraged to call, as well, during the scheduled phone-in period on May 18 between 9 – 11 a.m. THE NUMBER: (201) 438-0165, ext. 611 OR EMAIL: [email protected] Telephone comments are limited to 5 minutes and “must address the agency’s ability to comply with the accreditation standards,” according to Police Chief Larry Minda. (You can also write to the New Jersey State A…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
New Fair Lawn auxiliary police officer joins force New Fair Lawn auxiliary police officer joins force New Fair Lawn auxiliary police officer joins force
New Fair Lawn auxiliary police officer joins force SHOUT OUT: A 21-year-old Elmwood Park man who was graduated from the Bergen County Law & Public Safety Institute in Mahwah has joined the Fair Lawn Auxiliary Police. A Paramus Catholic graduate, Daniel Carrone immediately began in-service training with a field training officer, said FLPD Sgt. Brian Metzler, the auxiliary squad director. The all-volunteer auxiliary force supports the borough police department in patrol functions, courthouse security and traffic assistance and security at special events. MORE INFO: FLAP Lt. Michelle Luscombe (201) 794-5418 or go to: fairlawnauxpolice.…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Ex-con in Englewood carjacking, chase named in robbery, assault, eluding indictment Ex-con in Englewood carjacking, chase named in robbery, assault, eluding indictment Ex-con in Englewood carjacking, chase named in robbery, assault, eluding indictment
Ex-con in Englewood carjacking, chase named in robbery, assault, eluding indictment YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: An Essex County ex-con who crashed a vehicle carjacked from Englewood on the Garden State Parkway following a police chase — the second time he’d flipped a stolen car during a pursuit — was indicted on robbery, assault and eluding charges. Latrey Evans, 36, roared off in the black 2006 Infiniti G35 left running outside an Englewood convenience store on West Englewood Avenue last Sept. 1, knocking down the owner when he rushed out and opened the driver’s side door, authorities said at the time. The owner dialed 911 and city police issued an alert for the vehicle. …

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