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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Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Police chief honored by MLK committee of Ridgewood, Glen Rock Police chief honored by MLK committee of Ridgewood, Glen Rock Police chief honored by MLK committee of Ridgewood, Glen Rock
Police chief honored by MLK committee of Ridgewood, Glen Rock TRIBUTE: In a climate where some would prefer to pit law enforcement against citizens,  Ridgewood Police Chief John Ward was honored Monday by the Ridgewood and Glen Rock Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Committee for 35 years of community service “through partnership and collaboration.” The Rev. Jan Phillips presented Ward with the community service plaque of appreciation during the 33rd annual interfaith celebration of both towns in remembrance of Dr. King, which included a march through downtown and a service. The committee, made up of 11 volunteers from both municipalities, note…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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Driver of mail truck that snapped Bogota utility pole says he lost brakes Driver of mail truck that snapped Bogota utility pole says he lost brakes Driver of mail truck that snapped Bogota utility pole says he lost brakes
Driver of mail truck that snapped Bogota utility pole says he lost brakes ONLY ON CVP: The driver of a box truck hauling mail that slammed into a utility pole in Bogota late this afternoon told police he lost his brakes. The 54-year-old Petrillo Trucking driver declined medical attention after the crash brought down wires and debris on River Road, emergency responders told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. Bogota police, firefighters and EMS workers were among those at the scene. “The road will probably be shut for hours while they get in a new pole and restring the wires,” Detective Capt. James Sepp told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. CLIFFVIEW PILOT PHOTO: Daniel Carrone

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
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Fairview day laborer charged with sexually assaulting girl, 10 Fairview day laborer charged with sexually assaulting girl, 10 Fairview day laborer charged with sexually assaulting girl, 10
Fairview day laborer charged with sexually assaulting girl, 10 YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Special Victims Unit detectives arrested a 31-year-old day laborer from Fairview today on charges that he had sex with a 10-year-old acquaintance. State child welfare workers learned of the incident and notified investigators who took Dario Luis Chonay of Roosevelt Street into custody after interviewing the girl who’s now 12, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said this afternoon. Chonay was being held on $500,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail, charged with aggravated sexual assault and child endangerment. He had to surrender his passport as a condition of…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
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Waldwick office suite used for prostitution, police say after bust Waldwick office suite used for prostitution, police say after bust Waldwick office suite used for prostitution, police say after bust
Waldwick office suite used for prostitution, police say after bust YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A three-room Waldwick office suite was being used for prostitution, said police who busted an upstate New York woman on charges of offering sex for money. Inna Shtotland, 49, was released on a summons to appear in Municipal Court on Thursday on charges of engaging in prostitution following her arrest earlier today. Waldwick Detective Sgt. Troy Seifert opened the case after receiving reports of possible prostitution at the Wyckoff Avenue office suite, which Lt. Douglas Moore said was registered to Serenity Massage Therapy. Police immediately notified the Bergen Co…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Judge reminds Lodi teacher: 6 years prison minimum under plea for DWI crash that injured Bergen County Police Officer Danny Breslin Judge reminds Lodi teacher: 6 years prison minimum under plea for DWI crash that injured Bergen County Police Officer Danny Breslin Judge reminds Lodi teacher: 6 years prison minimum under plea for DWI crash that injured Bergen County Police Officer Danny Breslin
Judge reminds Lodi teacher: 6 years prison minimum under plea for DWI crash that injured Bergen County Police Officer Danny Breslin YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A judge in Hackensack this afternoon reminded a local high school teacher who was drunk when his car slammed into a police cruiser, critically injuring Bergen County Police Officer Daniel Breslin on Route 46 in Lodi last April, that he’d have to serve nearly six years in prison without parole if he accepts a plea deal from prosecutors. Little else happened during the afternoon status conference for Michael Ettz apart from minor procedural issues and scheduling. Both sides are due back March 9. Danny Breslin (FAMILY PHOTO) Prosecutors have said they have video evi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Teaneck, NJ
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Teaneck driver, 63, surrenders in hit and run that seriously injured Bergenfield pedestrian Teaneck driver, 63, surrenders in hit and run that seriously injured Bergenfield pedestrian Teaneck driver, 63, surrenders in hit and run that seriously injured Bergenfield pedestrian
Teaneck driver, 63, surrenders in hit and run that seriously injured Bergenfield pedestrian YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A 63-year-old Teaneck man was released without bail after surrendering to authorities yesterday in a hit-and-run crash that seriously injured a Bergenfield man last week. Car pieces found at the scene matched a 1998 Volvo S70 sedan driven by Daniel Dawkins when it hit 32-year-old Brian Gilligan as he tried to stop traffic for a backing truck on Woodbine Street around 7:45 p.m. Thursday, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said this afternoon. Authorities last week released this screen capture from area video surveillance footage Detectives charged Dawkins …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
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Hillsdale police grab wrong-way DWI driver after Ridgewood hit and run Hillsdale police grab wrong-way DWI driver after Ridgewood hit and run Hillsdale police grab wrong-way DWI driver after Ridgewood hit and run
Hillsdale police grab wrong-way DWI driver after Ridgewood hit and run YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A River Vale man was drunk when he drove the wrong way down a one-way Ridgewood street, rear-ended a car with his and was finally stopped by police in Hillsdale, authorities said. Jeffrey Albrechtson, a 61-year-old international management development consultant, was released on a variety of charges and summonses following his arrest on Van Emburg Avenue just before 5 o’clock yesterday. These include leaving the scene of an accident, reckless driving and DWI. A caller told village police he’d tried to stop him from driving away on South Broad Street near the New …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Rutherford off-duty detective nabs borough man in bus stop stabbing Rutherford off-duty detective nabs borough man in bus stop stabbing Rutherford off-duty detective nabs borough man in bus stop stabbing
Rutherford off-duty detective nabs borough man in bus stop stabbing UPDATE: An off-duty Rutherford police detective spotted and collared an unemployed local man wanted in a bus stop stabbing a short time earlier, authorities said. Detective Kevin Scannell was monitoring radio transmissions when he heard the alert and spotted 29-year-old Donald K. Vickers of Rutherford on Paterson Avenue in East Rutherford, Police Chief John Russo said this morning. He was carrying a knife “that was folded to replicate a credit card,” the chief said. Moments earlier, he said, Vickers stabbed the 23-year-old victim four times with another weapon, a Smith & Wesson fold…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
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Mixed emotions as Bergen County Police Chiefs Association installs 2015 president, officers Mixed emotions as Bergen County Police Chiefs Association installs 2015 president, officers Mixed emotions as Bergen County Police Chiefs Association installs 2015 president, officers
Mixed emotions as Bergen County Police Chiefs Association installs 2015 president, officers SHOUT OUT: Mixed emotions ran deep this weekend as the Bergen County Police Chiefs Association installed its 2015 president, Wood-Ridge Police Chief Joseph Rutigliano, who earlier that day buried his father in upstate New York. Also sworn in during a sold-out gala dinner that drew more than 350 people to the Fiesta on Route 17 Saturday night were the association’s Board of Officers: 1st Vice President Frank Regino (Westwood) 2nd Vice President Edward J. Kasper (Oakland) 3rd Vice President Joseph Madden (Park Ridge) Recording Secretary Fred Stahman (Glen Rock) Financial Secretary Thomas Sh…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
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Teaneck ambulance crew chief who dragged heart attack crash victim on blanket says he simply improvised Teaneck ambulance crew chief who dragged heart attack crash victim on blanket says he simply improvised Teaneck ambulance crew chief who dragged heart attack crash victim on blanket says he simply improvised
Teaneck ambulance crew chief who dragged heart attack crash victim on blanket says he simply improvised SHOUT OUT: “Sometimes you have to improvise,” said an EMT who dragged a man having a heart attack more than a quarter-mile on a blanket on icy Route 95 in Teaneck with help from bystanders yesterday after a massive pileup. “One thing I’ve learned though 6,000-plus calls is that there are no textbook cases,” Michael Rothschild told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this afternoon. CLIFFVIEW PILOT published an exclusive video of yesterday’s rescue, shot with a cellphone by TSA agent Arianny Luna. Several TV networks picked it up, broadcasting and posting the clip online: With so many area municipalities…

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