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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Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
DWI driver in Upper Saddle River crash leaves car in middle of street DWI driver in Upper Saddle River crash leaves car in middle of street DWI driver in Upper Saddle River crash leaves car in middle of street
DWI driver in Upper Saddle River crash leaves car in middle of street YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A drunk driver who left his car in the middle of an Upper Saddle River street after it struck a large rock overnight today was caught a mile and a half away, authorities said. Officers found the disabled, heavily damaged vehicles blocking both lanes of traffic on Lake Street just after 1 o’clock this morning, Detective Lt. Edward Kane told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. Witnesses told police they saw Malachy Concar, 26, of Pearl River bail out of the car and take off through nearby backyards, Kane said. Officers from Upper Saddle River, Ramsey, and the Bergen County Sheriff’s …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Teller gives greybeard gunman currency straps instead of cash in bungled Lodi bank robbery Teller gives greybeard gunman currency straps instead of cash in bungled Lodi bank robbery Teller gives greybeard gunman currency straps instead of cash in bungled Lodi bank robbery
Teller gives greybeard gunman currency straps instead of cash in bungled Lodi bank robbery BEHIND THE STORY: A Lodi bank teller handed a bumbling bandit a stack of currency straps instead of cash this morning — and he took off with it, police said. “It was a pretty brazen move,” Detective Capt. Donald Scorzetti told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this afternoon. “But it paid off.” The would-be robber entered the Capital One branch on Essex Street around 10:45 a.m. Witnesses estimated him as 50 to 60 years old and roughly 6 feet tall, with a grey beard. He was wearing dark sunglasses and a black wool hat. Opening his tan trench coat to reveal a black handgun with a brown handle, he demanded …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Juvenile, 17, driving stolen BMW grabbed after chase, crash in Teaneck Juvenile, 17, driving stolen BMW grabbed after chase, crash in Teaneck Juvenile, 17, driving stolen BMW grabbed after chase, crash in Teaneck
Juvenile, 17, driving stolen BMW grabbed after chase, crash in Teaneck UPDATE: A 20-year-old man and a 17-year-old juvenile driving a stolen BMW were taken into custody by Passaic County Sheriff’s officers following an overnight chase that ended in a crash on eastbound Route 4 in Teaneck. The vehicle slammed into the median several times before coming to a stop near Webster Avenue around 2:30 a.m., about 20 minutes after the pursuit began, Passaic County Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. PCSO Sgt. Ed Shantley tried pulling over the black 1998 Beamer on Memorial and Broadway in Paterson for having a broken tail light and a bogus license plate, …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Elmwood Park police seek 2 who beat, robbed resident, 63 Elmwood Park police seek 2 who beat, robbed resident, 63 Elmwood Park police seek 2 who beat, robbed resident, 63
Elmwood Park police seek 2 who beat, robbed resident, 63 Elmwood Park police are hoping someone saw something just after midnight today that will help find two muggers who beat and robbed a 63-year-old borough resident. The victim told police he’d just gotten out of his car when he spotted the pair standing apart in the parking lot of his River Drive co-op, Chief Michael Foligno said this morning. Both were in their early 20’s, with thin builds and roughly 5-foot=9, the man said, adding that they wore black jackets and dark-colored hats. “As he walked past them, they came together and approached him from behind and began punching him [in] the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Elmwood Park police nab two on drug charges, thanks to tipster Elmwood Park police nab two on drug charges, thanks to tipster Elmwood Park police nab two on drug charges, thanks to tipster
Elmwood Park police nab two on drug charges, thanks to tipster A tipster led Elmwood Park police to the seizure of 10 bags of heroin, five bags of crack and two crack pipes, along with the arrests of man and woman, both 25, this afternoon. Officers spotted the pair in the area of Van Riper Avenue and Market Street, then stopped their car on Pine Street around 1:15 p.m., Chief Michael Foligno said. They charged Rommie Shihadeh of Elmwood Park and Adalis Prieto of Fair Lawn with various drug and paraphenalia possession offenses, as well as with being under the influence of drugs, before releasing them pending a Municipal Court hearing.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Snow plow tips over on Garden State Parkway Snow plow tips over on Garden State Parkway Snow plow tips over on Garden State Parkway
Snow plow tips over on Garden State Parkway PHOTOS: No injuries were reported after a snow plow and sanding truck tipped over on the northbound Garden State Parkway in Paramus this afternoon. Traffic was backed up for miles but eventually eased after the mishap a half-mile south of Exit 165, motorists told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. PHOTOS: Courtesy Bergen Brookside Auto Body and Towing, Inc.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Maywood police arrest alleged pot thief, ‘victim’ who reported her Maywood police arrest alleged pot thief, ‘victim’ who reported her Maywood police arrest alleged pot thief, ‘victim’ who reported her
Maywood police arrest alleged pot thief, ‘victim’ who reported her YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Demarest woman who served a little more than three months in the county jail for violating probation on a crack-related crash that sent two people to the hospital was arrested by Maywood police on charges of stealing pot from a 60-year-old resident — who, in turn, was charged with drug possession. Salvatore Odovardi, who has a criminal history of his own, reported to police last month that 27-year-old Nicole Italiano broke into his Demarest Place apartment and swiped pot and drug paraphernalia from him, Detective Jason Liaban said this afternoon. Italiano was tak…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
18 months in federal pen for Fort Lee man who ducked taxes on $600G of income 18 months in federal pen for Fort Lee man who ducked taxes on $600G of income 18 months in federal pen for Fort Lee man who ducked taxes on $600G of income
18 months in federal pen for Fort Lee man who ducked taxes on $600G of income YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Fort Lee man was sentenced today to 18 months in federal prison for evading taxes on $600,000 worth of income. Mikhail Goldman, 63, previously admitted not telling the IRS about a 5% fee he took on $12 million worth of checks he cashed that were written to various companies that he controlled. U.S. District Court Judge Faith Hochberg ordered Goldman to pay $120,000 in restitution to the government as part of his plea deal and put him on three years of supervised release after he serves his sentence. U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman credited special agents of IRS-C…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Bounty hunters who tried grabbing Carlstadt man didn’t have licenses, indictment charges Bounty hunters who tried grabbing Carlstadt man didn’t have licenses, indictment charges Bounty hunters who tried grabbing Carlstadt man didn’t have licenses, indictment charges
Bounty hunters who tried grabbing Carlstadt man didn’t have licenses, indictment charges YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A trio of Long Island-based bounty hunters trying to collar a Carlstadt man on outstanding warrants were indicted on charges of operating without a license. A 2nd Street resident called police after four men with a dog came to the door just before midnight Sept. 9 and one tried opening a window screen, Police Chief Thomas Nielsen said at the time. The group fled and Carlstadt police issued a be-on-the-lookout alert, Nielsen said. Soon after, East Rutherford Police Officer Michael Podiea said he was approached in the parking lot of a Route 17 Exxon station by thre…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Grand jury indicts Mahwah man in condo complex bio-chemical scare Grand jury indicts Mahwah man in condo complex bio-chemical scare Grand jury indicts Mahwah man in condo complex bio-chemical scare
Grand jury indicts Mahwah man in condo complex bio-chemical scare YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A biochemical engineer from Mahwah was indicted by a grand jury in Hackensack in connection with an hours-long scare at his condo complex last spring that began after police said he attached a gas mask to his front door along with a warning note that said “Chemo bio fire cannot be subdued.” Charges against Maksim Burakhovich include sounding a false public alarm, possession of a knife and burglary — for cutting his way into a neighboring unit where police said they found him naked and huddled in a corner the evening of June 10. A resident of the Society Hill comple…

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