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
Little Ferry boy, 9, clipped by car OK Little Ferry boy, 9, clipped by car OK Little Ferry boy, 9, clipped by car OK
Little Ferry boy, 9, clipped by car OK YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A 9-year-old boy was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center as a precaution after being clipped by a passing car outside a Little Ferry Chinese restaurant this afternoon. The restaurant owner had given the boy money to go to a nearby store and the youngster dashed out when he was struck on Liberty Street near Washington Avenue, police told CLIFFVIEW PILOT.

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Pickup driver extricated after Kinderkamack Road crash in Oradell Pickup driver extricated after Kinderkamack Road crash in Oradell Pickup driver extricated after Kinderkamack Road crash in Oradell
Pickup driver extricated after Kinderkamack Road crash in Oradell PHOTOS: Tim Carroll YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: Firefighters extricated a pickup truck driver trapped after Ford F-150 crashed on Kinderkamack Road in Oradell late this afternoon. Responders included River Edge Rescue 1, Oradell Squad 22, Hackensack University University Medical Center ALS, Holy Name Medical Center BLS, Oradell and Emerson police and the Bergen County Sheriff’s Bureau of Police Services. PHOTO: Aidan Flannery    

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Hasbrouck Heights mixed-use building damaged, birds rescued in 4-alarm fire Hasbrouck Heights mixed-use building damaged, birds rescued in 4-alarm fire Hasbrouck Heights mixed-use building damaged, birds rescued in 4-alarm fire
Hasbrouck Heights mixed-use building damaged, birds rescued in 4-alarm fire PHOTOS: CLIFFVIEW PILOT Senior Correspondent Kevin Teel (top), CLIFFVIEW PILOT Correspondent Damien Danis (above) PHOTOS: Flames spread quickly from a Hasbrouck Heights pizzeria to a neighboring beauty salon and apartments above a mixed-use building this afternoon. No injuries were immediately reported, firefighters rescued two pet birds and the officials said the rear of the building sustained significant damage. The fire in the 300 block of Boulevard across from Borough Hall began just after 1 p.m. in the back of Hasbrouck Heights Pizzeria and quickly went to three alarms — and then …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Aggravated manslaughter charge for ZZ Top fan in friend’s Route 80 death in Elmwood Park Aggravated manslaughter charge for ZZ Top fan in friend’s Route 80 death in Elmwood Park Aggravated manslaughter charge for ZZ Top fan in friend’s Route 80 death in Elmwood Park
Aggravated manslaughter charge for ZZ Top fan in friend’s Route 80 death in Elmwood Park YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: A Morris County man charged with aggravated manslaughter in the death of his friend after their car crashed on Route 80 in Elmwood Park on their way home from a ZZ Top concert in Englewood remained held on $500,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail following a court appearance this morning. * * * * * * YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: A Morris County man beat his friend to death after their car crashed on Route 80 in Elmwood Park and then walked away following a ZZ Top concert in Englewood, a prosecutor revealed this morning. READ MORE…. * * * * * * New Jersey State Polic…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Rochelle Park police grab Passaic man gathering iPhones shipped to unsuspecting customers Rochelle Park police grab Passaic man gathering iPhones shipped to unsuspecting customers Rochelle Park police grab Passaic man gathering iPhones shipped to unsuspecting customers
Rochelle Park police grab Passaic man gathering iPhones shipped to unsuspecting customers A 25-year-old Passaic man was out collecting replacement iPhones that scammers had sent to unsuspecting residents in three towns when Rochelle Park police arrested him yesterday afternoon, authorities said. Police responding to a call from a Rochelle Avenue resident that a strange man was banging on her door found Duany Perez-Clemente talking to her neighbor. Perez-Clemente told Sgt. Dan Urban and Officer Todd Starling that he was trying to retrieve a friend’s mailed cellphone, Detective James DePreta told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. The caller said she found two packaged iPhones on her porch but …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
No injuries in 3-car Hackensack River bridge crash that jams Route 80 No injuries in 3-car Hackensack River bridge crash that jams Route 80 No injuries in 3-car Hackensack River bridge crash that jams Route 80
No injuries in 3-car Hackensack River bridge crash that jams Route 80 PHOTO: No one was injured in a car fire following a three-vehicle crash on the Hackensack River bridge that temporarily closed three local lanes and one express lane on westbound Route 80 this morning. Hackensack Engines 1 & 2, Rescue, and Deputy 1 responded along with New Jersey State Police around 8 a.m., Hackensack Fire Lt. Justin Derevyanik told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. One occupant declined hospitalization, he said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Bogota PD Charges Hackensack Man With Mortgage Scam That Took Immigrant Siblings' Life Savings Bogota PD Charges Hackensack Man With Mortgage Scam That Took Immigrant Siblings' Life Savings Bogota PD Charges Hackensack Man With Mortgage Scam That Took Immigrant Siblings' Life Savings
Bogota PD Charges Hackensack Man With Mortgage Scam That Took Immigrant Siblings' Life Savings YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Bogota brother and sister who came to the U.S. from Colombia lost their life savings when a Hackensack man swiped $40,000 from them in a mortgage scam and spent it on a European getaway, authorities told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this morning. The siblings contacted police after receiving a letter from the mortgage company denying them credit and discovering that Gerrmaiou Chape took their down payment and never forwarded their application, Police Chief John C. Burke said. “They recently sold property in their home country and moved to the United States for a better life f…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Franklin Lakes police chase ends with Passaic County man’s arrest in Morris Franklin Lakes police chase ends with Passaic County man’s arrest in Morris Franklin Lakes police chase ends with Passaic County man’s arrest in Morris
Franklin Lakes police chase ends with Passaic County man’s arrest in Morris YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A drunk Passaic County driver was chased nearly 20 miles from Franklin Lakes to Montville before police took him into custody overnight, authorities said this morning. Sgt. Robert Lyon and Officer Francis O’Brien tried to stop Dariusz Mazur for speeding just before 1 a.m. on Route 208, Lt. John Bakelaar told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. Mazur took off, with the officers in pursuit, and headed onto southbound Route 287, he said. Other police agencies were alerted via SPEN (State Police Emergency Network) and the vehicle was stopped by the Franklin Lakes officers at mile marke…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
North Arlington police chase ends with crash, arrests in car thefts North Arlington police chase ends with crash, arrests in car thefts North Arlington police chase ends with crash, arrests in car thefts
North Arlington police chase ends with crash, arrests in car thefts YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: An overnight North Arlington police chase involving two stolen cars ended with the arrests of two Passaic men with previous burglary convictions. On the lookout following a series of vehicle burglaries and thefts, Officer Thomas Farrell spotted a silver Toyota Camry with a Mercury GMG 2000 driving together through side streets around 3 a.m. He tried to stop them, but both took off, Police Chief Louis Ghione told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this morning. The two vehicles split, and Farrell stayed with the Mercury, whose driver lost control on Schuyler Avenue. The vehicle cras…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Cross dresser, companion busted in South Hackensack prostitution sting Cross dresser, companion busted in South Hackensack prostitution sting Cross dresser, companion busted in South Hackensack prostitution sting
Cross dresser, companion busted in South Hackensack prostitution sting YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Two accused prostitutes — one of them a transvestite — were busted by undercover South Hackensack detectives after they showed up at a Route 46 motel and negotiated a $100 fee for “complete” sex, authorities said tonight. Gregory Foster, 29, of the Bronx (main photo, above) and Samantha Connelly, 27, Jersey City (inset), were also carrying crystal meth and crack cocaine, for which both were charged after they were arrested around 4 o’clock this afternoon, Capt. Robert Kaiser told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. The 5-foot-1-inch, 126-pound Connelly was also wanted on a drug-relat…

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