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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Ridgefield, CT
Breaking News
Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month message: Share the road Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month message: Share the road Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month message: Share the road
Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month message: Share the road PUBLIC SAFETY: Motorcycle safety is the responsibility of everyone on the road, said Ridgefield Police Sgt. Robert Meurer, who offered several tips in recognition of May as Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. Sharing the road, although a simple idea, is often forgotten by drivers of all types of vehicles, said Meurer, who noted that motorcycles “are among the smallest and most vulnerable on the road, putting riders at greater risk of death and serious injury in a crash. ” Motorcylists are 30 times more likely than car occupants to die in a crash — and five times more likely to be injured –…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Tenafly police charge MTV reality show cast member with having prescription drugs for sale Tenafly police charge MTV reality show cast member with having prescription drugs for sale Tenafly police charge MTV reality show cast member with having prescription drugs for sale
Tenafly police charge MTV reality show cast member with having prescription drugs for sale ANOTHER CVP SCOOP: Jimmy Caceres, a onetime aspiring baseball player and cast member of MTV’s “Washington Heights,” was charged with attempted drug distribution after Tenafly police said they found him carrying three large bottles of liquid medications without prescriptions during a Route 9W traffic stop. Caceres, 26, of Paterson was stopped at noon yesterday by Officers Vincent Cooper and Jason Heese for having tinted windows on his 2011 Blue Honda Civic, Capt. Michael deMoncada told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this afternoon. “Both smelled burnt marijuana coming from the interior of the car” and ob…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
Purported ‘Judge Judy’ guest charged with in-flight thefts Purported ‘Judge Judy’ guest charged with in-flight thefts Purported ‘Judge Judy’ guest charged with in-flight thefts
Purported ‘Judge Judy’ guest charged with in-flight thefts BEYOND BERGEN: A Bronx woman who police said swiped a tote bag from a crew member and other valuables from a fellow passenger aboard a flight to JFK Airport told authorities she was headed home after appearing on “Judge Judy.” American Airlines Flight 22 left Los Angeles yesterday at 3:20 p.m. and arrived just after midnight this morning, the Port Authority’s Joseph Pentangelo said. “While in flight, a crew member noticed that her tote bag was missing. The pilot made an announcement over the loudspeaker for passengers to assist in searching for the apparently lost bag,” he said. About 4…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
Garfield police accreditation assessment team invites public comment Garfield police accreditation assessment team invites public comment Garfield police accreditation assessment team invites public comment
Garfield police accreditation assessment team invites public comment SHOUT OUT: Garfield residents and merchants are invited to give their opinion of the city borough police department as part of a process known as accreditation. Members of the department and city employees are encouraged to call, as well, during the scheduled phone-in period this coming Monday, May 4, between 9 – 11 a.m. THE NUMBER: (201) 206-1390 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 Kevin S. Amos (You can also write to the New Jersey…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Rockland driver, 88, critical after car barrels off GSP, through guardrail in Washington Township Rockland driver, 88, critical after car barrels off GSP, through guardrail in Washington Township Rockland driver, 88, critical after car barrels off GSP, through guardrail in Washington Township
Rockland driver, 88, critical after car barrels off GSP, through guardrail in Washington Township YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: An 88-year-old Pearl River man was in critical condition in the trauma unit at Hackensack University Medical Center this afternoon after his Suburu Forester barreled off a Garden State Parkway exit, across the road and through a guardrail. The vehicle tore a huge hole in the guardrail and landed in a wooded embankment after coming off northbound Exit 168 and speeding straight across Washington Avenue, hitting a tree and then spinning around just before 12:15 p.m. The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Fatal Accident Investigation Unit responded, along with township, …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
WATCH: Englewood jewel thief smashes way out of store with hammer WATCH: Englewood jewel thief smashes way out of store with hammer WATCH: Englewood jewel thief smashes way out of store with hammer
Watch: Englewood jewel thief smashes way out of store with hammer VIDEO: Englewood police released surveillance video showing a 24-year-old ex-con smashing his way out of a locked jewelry store with the same hammer he used to break the display-case glass. Barris G. Simpson, who police suspect might be trying to hide out in Paterson, is seen trying to snatch up some of the jewelry he dropped in a desperate attempt to escape after the owner electronically locked the front door. Simpson ran back to the case and retrieved the hammer after pulling several times on the door handle. WATCH: Police said Simpson fled through a sewer system after the store …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Mahwah man, 20, charged with stabbing Ridgewood rival, 19, over woman Mahwah man, 20, charged with stabbing Ridgewood rival, 19, over woman Mahwah man, 20, charged with stabbing Ridgewood rival, 19, over woman
Mahwah man, 20, charged with stabbing Ridgewood rival, 19, over woman YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A 20-year-old Mahwah man was charged with stabbing a 19-year-old Ridgewood man at the victim’s front door last night in what multiple law enforcement sources told CLIFFVIEW PILOT was a dispute over a woman. Matthew Luis, 20, was being held on $65,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail, charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and a pair of weapons offenses. The victim was expected to fully recover after being rushed to Hackensack University Medical Center following the 9 p.m. assault on South Pleasant Avenue, Police Chief John Ward told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. C…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Owner disputes account of Wyckoff police officer’s fatal shooting of dog in burglary call Owner disputes account of Wyckoff police officer’s fatal shooting of dog in burglary call Owner disputes account of Wyckoff police officer’s fatal shooting of dog in burglary call
Owner disputes account of Wyckoff police officer’s fatal shooting of dog in burglary call UPDATE: A Wyckoff police officer investigating a burglary report shot and killed a German Shepherd whom his chief said grabbed hold of the officer’s boot after he went to the wrong address. Witnesses, however, insisted the officer shot Otto from a few feet away in the chest, then “approache[d] the dog at close range and fire[d] a bullet through his back” after neighbors tried to tell him that Goran and Olga Vukobratovic’s home was the wrong house. Wyckoff Police Chief Benjamin Fox provided this version of yesterday’s events: “On April 29 at 3:45pm, Wyckoff Police received a call of a po…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Fair Lawn police arrest Rockland couple with 107 bags of heroin Fair Lawn police arrest Rockland couple with 107 bags of heroin Fair Lawn police arrest Rockland couple with 107 bags of heroin
Fair Lawn police arrest Rockland couple with 107 bags of heroin A Rockland couple was found with 107 bags of heroin in their car after the driver tossed a used heroin fold out the window, Fair Lawn police said. Theodore Niforos, 24, of Pomona and 23-year-old Jennifer Coogan of Stony Point were taken into custody by Officer Brian Rypkema in the parking lot of Lukoil Gas & Dunkin’ Donuts on Route 208 Tuesday afternoon. “During questioning, Niforos admitted to having 2 bricks of heroin inside the vehicle,” Sgt. Brian Metzler said. Coogan, meanwhile, was found with a hypodermic needle and an arrest warrant out of Elmwood Park, he said. Both were c…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
Landing gear fire on Newark tarmac cancels Amsterdam flight Landing gear fire on Newark tarmac cancels Amsterdam flight Landing gear fire on Newark tarmac cancels Amsterdam flight
Landing gear fire on Newark tarmac cancels Amsterdam flight BEYOND BERGEN: All 135 passengers and crew members were safely ushered off an international flight at Newark Airport tonight after a pilot lined up for takeoff behind it saw smoke coming from the landing gear, authorities said. The United Airlines 757 was in line to head to Amsterdam when the smoke was spotted around 6:10 p.m., the Port Authority’s Joseph Pentangelo said. The smoke “appeared to be located near the airliner’s brakes,” he said, adding that there was no fire. Port Authority police helped unload everyone aboard. They were then taken by bus to Terminal C. The airport remai…

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