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
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Loaded gun, hollow-point bullets, fake police ID in Rochelle Park stop lead to indictments of 2 Virginia men Loaded gun, hollow-point bullets, fake police ID in Rochelle Park stop lead to indictments of 2 Virginia men Loaded gun, hollow-point bullets, fake police ID in Rochelle Park stop lead to indictments of 2 Virginia men
Loaded gun, hollow-point bullets, fake police ID in Rochelle Park stop lead to indictments of 2 Virginia men YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Two men — one of them a Virginia security guard who authorities said claimed to be a police officer following a traffic stop last summer — were indicted by a grand jury on weapons and other charges. Jeremy Evans, 31, opened his wallet and displayed a badge that said “Special Officer Commonweath of Virginia” after Officer Jared Shatkin pulled over the rented black Dodge Charger on southbound Route 17 the night of July 10, authorities told CLIFFVIEW PILOT at the time. Shatkin and fellow Officer James LaVigna said they also noticed a large amount of cash sticking out …

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Hackensack, NJ
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Bergen bank-robbing couple from Paterson get sentencing breaks Bergen bank-robbing couple from Paterson get sentencing breaks Bergen bank-robbing couple from Paterson get sentencing breaks
Bergen bank-robbing couple from Paterson get sentencing breaks ONLY ON CVP: A Paterson couple who committed a string of North Jersey TD Bank robberies last year that netted more than $10,000 got relatively brief state prison sentences for three Bergen County holdups thanks to deals their lawyers cut with prosecutors. Ex-con Lamont Moseley, who at 30 years old has six previous convictions, was sentenced Friday in Hackensack to six years — a little over five of which he must serve before he can be eligible for parole. However, Superior Court Judge Edward Jerejian approved 605 days of credit for time he’s spent in the Bergen County Jail since the arrest…

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Hackensack, NJ
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Two indicted in alleged juvenile rape of girl, 14, in Paramus park Two indicted in alleged juvenile rape of girl, 14, in Paramus park Two indicted in alleged juvenile rape of girl, 14, in Paramus park
Two indicted in alleged juvenile rape of girl, 14, in Paramus park YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Two 20-year-old Paramus men accused of raping a drunken girl in a borough park when they were juveniles were indicted on aggravated sexual assault and restraint charges. Matthew Hazuda (above, left) and Rahul Mathew (right) have remained free since a judge approved prosecutors’ request in October to waive the case to adult criminal court. Detectives arrested Hazuda, who was 16, and Mathew, who was 17, after the girl, then 14, told her mother in October 2011 that she’d been attacked two months earlier. She gave investigators a “detailed account “ of being “forcibl…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Hackensack man indicted on charges of setting hair of female bar patron, 78, on fire Hackensack man indicted on charges of setting hair of female bar patron, 78, on fire Hackensack man indicted on charges of setting hair of female bar patron, 78, on fire
Hackensack man indicted on charges of setting hair of female bar patron, 78, on fire ONLY ON CVP: A 64-year-old Hackensack man who police said set fire to a 78-year-old woman’s hair in a bar downstairs from the high-rise where each lives was indicted on aggravated assault charges by a grand jury in Hackensack. The victim, who recovered from her injuries, was having drinks with friends at the Bel Posto restaurant on Prospect Avenue last June 17 when Steven B. Schaffel got up from where he was sitting, passed by and deliberately ignited her hair, authorities said. Fellow patrons quickly snuffed the flames — some using placemats — while Schaffel ducked out, Hackensack Police…

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Hackensack, NJ
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Judge again cuts bail for Dominican brothers in botched burglary that left one dead, Paramus officer injured Judge again cuts bail for Dominican brothers in botched burglary that left one dead, Paramus officer injured Judge again cuts bail for Dominican brothers in botched burglary that left one dead, Paramus officer injured
Judge again cuts bail for Dominican brothers in botched burglary that left one dead, Paramus officer injured EXCLUSIVE REPORT: A judge in Hackensack yesterday continued what has been as series of bail reductions in connection with a botched overnight burglary on Route 4 in Paramus that left a police officer injured and their accomplice dead. Although bail originally was set at $500,000 each for Manhattan brothers Hector and Joshue Felix — both of whom have previous burglary convictions — it is now $100,000 following the second reduction in less than two months. Presiding Superior Court Judge Liliana DeAvila-Silebi, Hector Felix, Nico Vega, Josue Felix (STORY / FILE PHOTOS: CLIFFVIEW PILOT Courth…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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A loyal friend remembered: Serge Forget, 58, of Cliffside Park A loyal friend remembered: Serge Forget, 58, of Cliffside Park A loyal friend remembered: Serge Forget, 58, of Cliffside Park
A loyal friend remembered: Serge Forget, 58, of Cliffside Park A DEAR FRIEND WRITES: “Don’t slip on the ice.” Serge Forget would have said that this morning. He’d say it most days, in fact. It was his version of “Be careful.” Serge, who attended grade school at Epiphany Church with me when we were growing in Cliffside Park, died two Sundays ago — a day after driving me to the church so that I could get the best vantage point to take photos for CLIFFVIEW PILOT of Officer Michael Petruzzello’s funeral. He was 58. Richard Criscione (CLIFFVIEW PILOT Senior Correspondent) Serge, who was born in Canada and came with his family to Cliffside Park in four…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
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Three new Lyndhurst police officers in training Three new Lyndhurst police officers in training Three new Lyndhurst police officers in training
Three new Lyndhurst police officers in training SHOUT OUTS: Two of Lyndhurst’s newest police officers began 22 weeks of training yesterday the Bergen County police academy, joining an alernate-route candidate who graduates next month from the academy in Essex County. Officer John DeCamp will begin working with a field training officer after next month’s graduation, followed by Officers Steve Batista and Officer John DeCamp in mid-June. The FTOs “will teach, guide and continually evaluate the new officers for up to a six-month period,” Capt. John Valente said. Batista, a former staff sergeant with the U.S. Marine Corps, is the first v…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
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Human trafficking network found when kidnapped men at GWB yell to Port Authority police for help Human trafficking network found when kidnapped men at GWB yell to Port Authority police for help Human trafficking network found when kidnapped men at GWB yell to Port Authority police for help
Human trafficking network found when kidnapped men at GWB yell to Port Authority police for help YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: An international human trafficking ring that stretches into China, Russia, the Netherlands and elsewhere was discovered after Port Authority police rescued two kidnapped men who yelled for help from an SUV headed to the George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee yesterday, CLIFFVIEW PILOT has learned. “Help me! Help me!” one of the undocumented immigrants shouted to an officer who’d briefly stopped the vehicle on the upper-level Route 95 approach to the tolls, the authority’s Joseph Pentangelo said. The driver tried taking off but became stuck in morning rush-hour traff…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Elmwood Park police officer chases down accused equipment thief Elmwood Park police officer chases down accused equipment thief Elmwood Park police officer chases down accused equipment thief
Elmwood Park police officer chases down accused equipment thief YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: An Elmwood Park police officer collared an accused equipment thief from Fair Lawn after a foot chase into Saddle Brook this afternoon. An employee at the Sanzari construction yard on Wallace Street chased 40-year-old Jason Mouzon along the NJ Transit tracks into Saddle Brook, where he was joined by transit police and a Bergen County Sheriff’s K-9 unit, just after 3 p.m., Police Chief Michael Foligno said tonight. Elmwood Park Police Officer Keith Hartmann was holding a perimeter position on East 54th Street when he spotted Mouzon jump from the railroad embankment, …

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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Montvale man charged with having 20 bags of heroin after police chase into Fair Lawn Montvale man charged with having 20 bags of heroin after police chase into Fair Lawn Montvale man charged with having 20 bags of heroin after police chase into Fair Lawn
Montvale man charged with having 20 bags of heroin after police chase into Fair Lawn YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Montvale man carrying 20 bags of heroin in his car tried to outrace Elmwood Park police earlier this evening but was stopped after a mile-long pursuit, authorities said. Officers tried pulling over a Honda Accord driven by 34-year-old Justin Clancy on Florence Place around 5:45 p.m., Police Chief Michael Foligno said. Clancy continued into Fair Lawn before finally stopping he said. He was released on $10,000 bail pending a court hearing on charges of eluding and drug possession.

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