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
Two to be tried separately in alleged sex assaults on 3 Garfield sisters Two to be tried separately in alleged sex assaults on 3 Garfield sisters Two to be tried separately in alleged sex assaults on 3 Garfield sisters
Two to be tried separately in alleged sex assaults on 3 Garfield sisters EXCLUSIVE REPORT: Two men could be headed to separate trials on charges of sexually assaulting three underage sisters from the same Garfield family if their lawyers can’t secure plea deals. Chang L. Acuna, 40, of Garfield (above, left) and 60-year-old Victor J. Medina of Clifton (right) are each accused of sexually assaulting two of the girls. Acuna is also charged with molesting a third. Authorities were contacted after a discussion among the trio about boys led to the older one talking about Acuna and the others disclosing additional offenses, prosecutors said. The oldest girl then we…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
2 families temporarily evacuated, resident attended to by EMS after Maywood gas leak 2 families temporarily evacuated, resident attended to by EMS after Maywood gas leak 2 families temporarily evacuated, resident attended to by EMS after Maywood gas leak
2 families temporarily evacuated, resident attended to by EMS after Maywood gas leak ONLY ON CVP: Two Maywood families were temporarily evacuated and one resident refused hospitalization after a gas line ruptured during road work leak this afternoon. West Pleasant Avenue was closed between Palmer Avenue and Spring Valley Road while repairs were done. Maywood firefighters and EMS responded along with PSE&G. Paramus and Rochelle Park fire companies were briefly on standby. PHOTO: CLIFFVIEW PILOT Correspondent Kevin Teel

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by Jerry DeMarco
Beekman-Poughquag, NY
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VIDEO: Port Authority PD seizes tractor-trailer with toll-evading hydraulic bumper VIDEO: Port Authority PD seizes tractor-trailer with toll-evading hydraulic bumper VIDEO: Port Authority PD seizes tractor-trailer with toll-evading hydraulic bumper
Video: Port Authority PD seizes tractor-trailer with toll-evading hydraulic bumper YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST (VIDEO): In the span of five minutes this morning, Port Authority police at the George Washington Bridge stopped a man from jumping and arrested a tractor-trailer driver who they said tried to duck a toll with a hydraulic bumper that lifted to conceal its license plate from EZ Pass cameras. The 34-year-old Cooper City, Florida man told officers who found him walking on the closed north walkway at 8:30 a.m. that “he was homeless, he was depressed and he came to the bridge to jump off,” the authority’s Joseph Pentangelo told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. He was taken to Bergen Regi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
Two Bergen, three Rockland moving companies among 19 cited by state, seven illegals seized Two Bergen, three Rockland moving companies among 19 cited by state, seven illegals seized Two Bergen, three Rockland moving companies among 19 cited by state, seven illegals seized
Two Bergen, three Rockland moving companies among 19 cited by state, seven illegals seized PUBLIC SAFETY: Two Bergen County moving companies were among 19 in New Jersey and Rockland County cited by state authorities with violations that has cost them civil penalties of up to $2,500 each following an undercover sting operated from a Wyckoff industrial complex. What’s more, the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs investigation — in conjunction with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) — led to the arrests of seven illegal aliens, Acting New Jersey Attorney General John J. Hoffman said this morning. Three had previous convictions — including a Salvadoran national who…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
U.S. Marshals capture one of ‘Bergen’s Most Wanted’ in Lodi girl’s rape U.S. Marshals capture one of ‘Bergen’s Most Wanted’ in Lodi girl’s rape U.S. Marshals capture one of ‘Bergen’s Most Wanted’ in Lodi girl’s rape
U.S. Marshals capture one of ‘Bergen’s Most Wanted’ in Lodi girl’s rape UPDATE: A high school security guard at a private Paramus high school who fled the country after skipping sentencing for sexually assaulted a Lodi girl was in the Bergen County Jail after being captured by U.S. Marshals in Jamaica, thanks to tips received by the county sheriff. Homer Bishop, 41, remained held without bail this morning on charges of aggravated sexual assault and two counts of child endangerment. Additional counts related to his flight were expected. The 5-foot-9-inch, 182-pound Bishop, of Paterson, was working at Frisch Yeshiva High School in Paramus when he was arrested in …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
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Trial delayed for Allendale man charged in Hackensack shooting, police chase Trial delayed for Allendale man charged in Hackensack shooting, police chase Trial delayed for Allendale man charged in Hackensack shooting, police chase
Trial delayed for Allendale man charged in Hackensack shooting, police chase ONLY ON CVP: An Allendale man accused of firing a revolver at his wife and another man in Hackensack’s Foschini Park and then leading police on a mad chase — ramming his SUV into two of their cars and injuring three officers — is set to go to trial April 6. The trial for James Thompson, 61, was to begin yesterday in Hackensack but had to be postponed because his attorneys are still in a murder trial that began last fall. Thompson has remained jailed since his Jan. 2. 2014 arrest. His bail is $250,000 (down from an original $500,000). James Thompson (MUGSHOT: Courtesy BERGEN COUNTY SHERI…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
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Palisades Park officers honored for saving choking dinner guest, 82, from Old Tappan Palisades Park officers honored for saving choking dinner guest, 82, from Old Tappan Palisades Park officers honored for saving choking dinner guest, 82, from Old Tappan
Palisades Park officers honored for saving choking dinner guest, 82, from Old Tappan SHOUT OUTS: A trio of Palisades Park police officers who rescued an 82-year-old woman choking on a piece of meat during a Christmas Eve 2014 dinner received life-saving awards from the mayor and council last night. Borough Clerk Martin A. Gobbo’s aunt, Thelma Miller of Old Tappan, was on the kitchen floor, having difficulty breathing, when Officers Alessandro “Alex” Monteleone, Theodore Christolias and David Chun arrived at the West Edsall Avenue home. Monteleone said he “attempted a sweep of the mouth…with my index finger but was unable to dislodge the piece.” The officers then tapped …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Teaneck, NJ
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Female pedestrian struck in Teaneck reported stable Female pedestrian struck in Teaneck reported stable Female pedestrian struck in Teaneck reported stable
Female pedestrian struck in Teaneck reported stable YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A female pedestrian sustained possible hip and leg injuries after being hit by a vehicle tonight. Cedar Lane was shut down at Garrison Avenue after the crash around 5:30 p.m. The woman was taken to Holy Name Medical Center in stable condition while the driver remained at the scene, emergency responders told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Judge keeps defendant’s bail at $100,000 in Mahwah seizure of 13 pounds of pot, $22,000 cash Judge keeps defendant’s bail at $100,000 in Mahwah seizure of 13 pounds of pot, $22,000 cash Judge keeps defendant’s bail at $100,000 in Mahwah seizure of 13 pounds of pot, $22,000 cash
Judge keeps defendant’s bail at $100,000 in Mahwah seizure of 13 pounds of pot, $22,000 cash EXCLUSIVE: A Queens man tried become the second of four men who Mahwah police said they caught with more than 13 pounds of pot to be released, but a judge in Hackensack today refused to reduce his $100,000 bail. Luis Vilela, 26, has “no real ties to New Jersey” and the investigation “is still ongoing,” Superior Court Judge Edward A. Jerejian said in denying the bid. The judge said he’s signed “several warrants” in connection with what he said appeared to be a major trafficking operation that moved drugs from the West Coast to New Jersey and New York. It began when Mahwah Detectives Mich…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
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Palisades Park man charged with sexually assaulting girl, 7, five years ago Palisades Park man charged with sexually assaulting girl, 7, five years ago Palisades Park man charged with sexually assaulting girl, 7, five years ago
Palisades Park man charged with sexually assaulting girl, 7, five years ago YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Palisades Park counter worker was behind held on $300,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail, charged with sexually assaulting a 7-year-old girl five years ago. George Cabadiana, 36, was arrested late last night on charges of aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault and child endangerment. The girl, now 13, told a 15-year-old sister, who alerted a school social worker in Long Island, where they now live, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said this afternoon. A school employee there then contacted Palisades Park school district officials, who alerted borou…

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