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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Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
Why so many stories about child sex abusers? Why so many stories about child sex abusers? Why so many stories about child sex abusers?
Why so many stories about child sex abusers? A PUBLISHER WRITES: Some have asked why CLIFFVIEW PILOT publishes so many stories about people arrested on child sexual abuse charges. Simple: I believe we can do better at preventing them from hurting our children. For every monster who lays a hand on a child, there’s at least one parent or guardian who’s somewhere else — or, worse, looking the other way. Take Karem Guzman of New Milford. Jerry DeMarcoCLIFFVIEW PILOTPublisher/Editor Authorities said she knew that her husband, Freddy Guzman, sexually abused a girl for four years, beginning when she was 12 — but did nothing about it.…

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Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Pickup truck slams into Ridgefield Park house Pickup truck slams into Ridgefield Park house Pickup truck slams into Ridgefield Park house
Pickup truck slams into Ridgefield Park house ONLY ON CVP: A driver refused medical attention after his pickup truck slammed into a Ridgefield Park house this afternoon. The foundation was shored up and boarded after the East Grand Avenue mishap. Village police, firefighters and OEM workers responded. STORY / PHOTOS: Eamonn Radburn

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Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Saddle River police nab Paterson pair after attempted break-in Saddle River police nab Paterson pair after attempted break-in Saddle River police nab Paterson pair after attempted break-in
Saddle River police nab Paterson pair after attempted break-in YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Saddle River police rushing to the scene of an attempted burglary grabbed two 25-year-old Paterson men before they could get out of town, authorities said. The would-be victim was home when the bandits tried to break in just before 11 a.m., Police Chief Timothy McWilliams told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. She called her husband, who alerted police. Several marked and unmarked units responded, with one of the unmarkeds stopping the suspects’ red, two-door Chevy on Jaclyn Avenue. “That’s the benefit of calling police immediately,” Police Capt. Jason Cosgriff told CLIFFVIEW P…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
No injuries when car rams Hasbrouck Heights police cruiser No injuries when car rams Hasbrouck Heights police cruiser No injuries when car rams Hasbrouck Heights police cruiser
No injuries when car rams Hasbrouck Heights police cruiser ONLY ON CVP: No injuries were reported when a passenger car collided with a Hasbrouck Heights police cruiser around noon today, authorities said. The officer was responding to a call when a 2012 Volvo driven by a 53-year-old Saddle Brook woman hit the police car at the corner of Madison Avenue and Boulevard, Detective Sgt. Michael Colaneri Jr. told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. “Right now it appears that our officer had the overhead lights on and the other driver made a left into the police vehicle,” the sergeant said. The police car sustained minor damage, and both vehicles were towed. An investi…

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Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
Modell’s selling t-shirts to support families of slain NYPD officers Modell’s selling t-shirts to support families of slain NYPD officers Modell’s selling t-shirts to support families of slain NYPD officers
Modell’s selling t-shirts to support families of slain Nypd officers SHOUT OUT: Modell’s Sporting Goods is selling “I LOVE NEW YORK’S FINEST” t-shirts online and in its stores to raise money for the families of two NYPD officers gunned down by a madman in Brooklyn. All of the proceeds from the shirts go to the families of Officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu. The shirts are $10 each. “We must take care of our own,” CEO Mitchell Modell said. “With the outpouring of requests for this great cause, we felt that it was necessary to make [the shirts] available online. We’ve had a tremendous response from Police Officers looking to support the cause from Hou…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Defendant in several jurisdictions arrested after chase, crash in Saddle Brook Defendant in several jurisdictions arrested after chase, crash in Saddle Brook Defendant in several jurisdictions arrested after chase, crash in Saddle Brook
Defendant in several jurisdictions arrested after chase, crash in Saddle Brook ONLY ON CVP: A car chase on Route 46 last night ended in Saddle Brook with the fleeing BMW falling eight feet over a wall and the arrest of a Bronx man already facing charges in no fewer than five other jurisdictions — including for sucker-punching a local police officer in Hasbrouck Heights last fall. Eric Sicard, 36, was brought to Hackensack University Medical Center after Bergen County police took him into custody, a law enforcement official told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. He was later brought to the Bergen County Jail, where he was being held on $25,000 bail. The chase began after a county p…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Teaneck, NJ
Breaking News
New Milford couple charged in four-year sexual abuse of girl New Milford couple charged in four-year sexual abuse of girl New Milford couple charged in four-year sexual abuse of girl
New Milford couple charged in four-year sexual abuse of girl YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A New Milford woman turned a blind eye while her husband sexually abused a girl for four years, beginning when she was 12, authorities said this morning, in announcing their arrests. Freddy Guzman, an elevator repairman, was being held on $300,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail, charged with aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault and child endangerment. Karem Guzman, a property manager, was released on a summons charging her with child abuse and neglect. The Lennox Avenue couple are both 36 years old. The alleged victim, now 20, went to Teaneck police, who n…

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Judge releases man in Lodi stabbing Judge releases man in Lodi stabbing Judge releases man in Lodi stabbing
Judge releases man in Lodi stabbing ONLY ON CVP: A Lodi man charged with stabbing his neighbor repeatedly during a winter snow-clearing argument was freed by a judge in Hackensack yesterday so that he could satisfy the terms of a restraining order and move to a new apartment. However, Presiding Judge Liliana DeAvila-Silebi said 58-year-old Bradford Patrick must remain under electronic monitoring and can only leave his new Central Avenue residence in Hackensack to visit his lawyer. A property bond satisified the $750,000 bail that secured Patrick’s release, said the attorney, Salvatore Vargo. Bradford Patrick (MUGSHOT: Lod…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Elmwood Park police arrest 4 in parking lot drug deal, seize 50 bags of heroin, half-ounce of crack Elmwood Park police arrest 4 in parking lot drug deal, seize 50 bags of heroin, half-ounce of crack Elmwood Park police arrest 4 in parking lot drug deal, seize 50 bags of heroin, half-ounce of crack
Elmwood Park police arrest 4 in parking lot drug deal, seize 50 bags of heroin, half-ounce of crack YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Elmwood Park police interrupted a drug deal in a supermarket parking lot last night, arresting four people and seizing 50 bags of heroin and a half-ounce of crack cocaine. Officers spotted one vehicle pull into the lot around 5 p.m. and another pull alongside it a short time later, Police Chief Michael Foligno said. Once the deal was made, they moved in, he said. Arrested were: Bonita Brown, 49, of Elmwood Park; Jason Cook, 31, of Sparta; Kaytie Hazekamp, age 26 of Hamburg; Giles Harris, 45, of Paterson. All were charged with possession of the heroin and crac…

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Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Port Authority detectives charge Manhattan man with stealing container chassis Port Authority detectives charge Manhattan man with stealing container chassis Port Authority detectives charge Manhattan man with stealing container chassis
Port Authority detectives charge Manhattan man with stealing container chassis ONLY ON CVP: Port Authority police detectives based in Newark arrested a Manhattan man who they said swapped the VIN number and license plates from junked equipment onto a leased chassis before returning the older model to an Elizabeth truck company.. The chassis, which are used for shipping containers at the ports, are each worth about $10,000 new, authorities said. “In some cases he slapped new numbers on top of the old ones,” a source told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. “He’d leave half the old one still on.” He also spray-painted the old chassis — and posted a photo of it on Facebook, the source …

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