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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Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
GSP minivan blaze in Elmwood Park doused GSP minivan blaze in Elmwood Park doused GSP minivan blaze in Elmwood Park doused
GSP minivan blaze in Elmwood Park doused PHOTO: No injuries were reported after a Honda minivan was engulfed in flames on the Garden State Parkway in Elmwood Park this morning.Elmwood Park firefighters responded.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
DWI, reckless charges against motorcyclist ‘catapulted’ 150 feet in head-on Paramus crash DWI, reckless charges against motorcyclist ‘catapulted’ 150 feet in head-on Paramus crash DWI, reckless charges against motorcyclist ‘catapulted’ 150 feet in head-on Paramus crash
DWI, reckless charges against motorcyclist ‘catapulted’ 150 feet in head-on Paramus crash YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: An independent contractor remained in critical condition at Hackensack University Medical Center this morning after his motorcycle crossed the double-yellow line and collided with a sedan in Paramus last night, throwing him 150 feet, authorities said James O’Connor, 30, was speeding south on Farview Avenue when the cycle crossed the double-yellow line as it reached a slight hill and turn in the road and slammed head-on into a 2001 Toyota Camry at Carletta Court just before 7 p.m., Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. O’Connor, who responders said fr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Child sex charges against Lodi man outlined in indictment Child sex charges against Lodi man outlined in indictment Child sex charges against Lodi man outlined in indictment
Child sex charges against Lodi man outlined in indictment ONLY ON CVP: A 55-year-old Lodi man sexually assaulted a girl orally and digitally over the course of two years, beginning when she was 8, an indictment returned by a grand jury in Hackensack alleges. The five-count indictment also accuses Joseph Manfredi of child endangerment. Special Victims Unit detectives arrested Manfredi last May after interviewing the girl, who’s now a teenager, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said at the time. She had told a Lodi High School guidance counselor who, in turn, alerted Lodi police, he said. Manfredi, who is single and unemployed, remain…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Bronx trip yields Englewood detectives 2012 burglary suspect, four defendants in gas station robbery Bronx trip yields Englewood detectives 2012 burglary suspect, four defendants in gas station robbery Bronx trip yields Englewood detectives 2012 burglary suspect, four defendants in gas station robbery
Bronx trip yields Englewood detectives 2012 burglary suspect, four defendants in gas station robbery YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Englewood detectives armed with an arrest warrant were waiting in a Bronx courtroom when a man tied by DNA evidence to a September 2012 burglary showed up yesterday on another matter. Miguel Otero, 35, was charged by the NYPD with being a fugitive from justice and ordered held pending extradition to New Jersey after being served by Detective Sgt. Gregory Martin and Detective Ana Bedoya. Otero broke into a 2010 Porsche Panamera in the Windsor Park apartment complex on Route 4 East in Englewood and took $40,000 worth of professional photography equipment on Sept. 19,…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
Owner says stock lost in East Rutherford cabinet shop fire Owner says stock lost in East Rutherford cabinet shop fire Owner says stock lost in East Rutherford cabinet shop fire
Owner says stock lost in East Rutherford cabinet shop fire ONLY ON CVP: The owner of an East Rutherford cabinet shop said he lost a lot of stock in a late afternoon fire today. East Rutherford firefighters quickly knocked down the blaze that broke out around 4:15 p.m. at Alex’s Cabinet Shop on Paterson Avenue, which apparently was ignited among some old rags left on the floor. Wallington FAST and engines from Carlstadt and Rutherford also responded to the fire, which had minor extension to the second floor. STORY / PHOTOS: CLIFFVIEW PILOT Correspondent James Wood Sr.  

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
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Three promoted, four sworn by Bergen sheriff Three promoted, four sworn by Bergen sheriff Three promoted, four sworn by Bergen sheriff
Three promoted, four sworn by Bergen sheriff SHOUT OUTS: Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino promoted three officers and swore in four new ones today. New Lt. Eugene Alexander and Sgt. Betsy Chery and David Rubano were promoted and Corrections Officers Michael Andreano, Amanda Kern, Stephanie Lignal and Matthew Strauss were sworn in. Alexander joined the department in 2003 and was promoted to sergeant in 2008. Rubano joined in 2005 and Chery a year later. “The proud tradition of the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office will continue with the new leadership and addition of qualified individuals.” Saudino said. PHOTO: Courtesy BERGEN …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Union boss who shook down longshoremen gets 28 months in federal prison Union boss who shook down longshoremen gets 28 months in federal prison Union boss who shook down longshoremen gets 28 months in federal prison
Union boss who shook down longshoremen gets 28 months in federal prison BEYOND BERGEN: A former longshoremen’s union vice president was sentenced to 28 years in federal prison today for his role in shaking down members at Port Newark and Port Elizabeth for Christmas season tribute. Nunzio LaGrasso, 64, of Florham Park, previously admitted conspiring to extort the holiday payments from members of ILA Local 1478, following the largest Mafia roundup in the history of the New York/New Jersey area more than four years ago. A slew of witnesses and tapes secretly made during high-level mob meetings led to the arrests of nearly 130 members and associates of seven Maf…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
North Bergen man, 75, jailed after stolen car stop on Route 17 in Wood-Ridge North Bergen man, 75, jailed after stolen car stop on Route 17 in Wood-Ridge North Bergen man, 75, jailed after stolen car stop on Route 17 in Wood-Ridge
North Bergen man, 75, jailed after stolen car stop on Route 17 in Wood-Ridge ANOTHER CVP EXCLUSIVE: A 75-year-old North Bergen man remained held on $7,500 bail today after a Bergen County Bureau of Police Services officer arrested him on northbound Route 17 in Wood-Ridge last night behind the wheel of a stolen car. Eugenio Brito was charged with possession of stolen property following the 9 p.m. stop by Officer Jason Gretkowski, thanks to a license plate reader that registered a hit on the vehicle, Anthony Cureton of the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. MUGSHOT: Courtesy BERGEN COUNTY SHERIFF

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by Jerry DeMarco
Teaneck, NJ
Breaking News
Teaneck electrician charged with having sexual communication with girl, 14 Teaneck electrician charged with having sexual communication with girl, 14 Teaneck electrician charged with having sexual communication with girl, 14
Teaneck electrician charged with having sexual communication with girl, 14 YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A 54-year-old married electrician from Teaneck had inappropriate sexual communication with a 14-year-old girl, authorities said today in announcing his arrest. Carlos Reyes was being held on $100,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail on an third-degree aggravated criminal sexual contact charge and a count of child endangerment. The girl confided in a school counselor who contacted the state Division of Child Protection and Permanency (DCP&P) and Teaneck Police Department, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said this afternoon. After police contacted his …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Home & Kidz honored by Paramus PD, OEM for response to Oradell Animal Hospital explosion Home & Kidz honored by Paramus PD, OEM for response to Oradell Animal Hospital explosion Home & Kidz honored by Paramus PD, OEM for response to Oradell Animal Hospital explosion
Home & Kidz honored by Paramus PD, OEM for response to Oradell Animal Hospital explosion SHOUT OUTS: For coming to the rescue after an MRI machine exploded at the Oradell Animal Hospital last month, the Home & Kidz has received a community service award from Paramus police and emergency management officials. The March 6 explosion displaced more than 60 animals — many of them fish, dogs and cats who were already sick or injured — and 100 or so employees, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said (SEE: PHOTOS: MRI explosion at Oradell Animal Hospital in Paramus leaves one worker critical, 2 others hospitalized). The owners and staff at Home & Kidz immediately offered shelter …

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