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
Hackensack couple charged in neighborhood pot-growing operation Hackensack couple charged in neighborhood pot-growing operation Hackensack couple charged in neighborhood pot-growing operation
Hackensack couple charged in neighborhood pot-growing operation YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Hackensack police today charged a man and woman with operating a marijuana-growing facility discovered yesterday by city firefighters in a basement apartment on a quiet street. Franciso Henao Botero, who turns 54 this Saturday, was being held on $750,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail, while Vicenta Encarnacio, 38, was being held on $500,00 bail, following yesterday’s discovery on Pine Street. 101 Pine Street Both are charged with operating a fortified drug facility, drug distribution, hindering arrest and child endangerment, among other offenses. CLIFFVIEW PIL…

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Paterson, NJ
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Fair Lawn babysitter caught stealing drugs, jewelry on surveillance camera, police say Fair Lawn babysitter caught stealing drugs, jewelry on surveillance camera, police say Fair Lawn babysitter caught stealing drugs, jewelry on surveillance camera, police say
Fair Lawn babysitter caught stealing drugs, jewelry on surveillance camera, police say YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A home surveillance camera caught a Fair Lawn babysitter stealing medication and jewelry, police said this morning. Jacklyn Feldman, 24, of Hawthorne was taken into custody and released on a summons to appear in Municipal Court on theft charges after she admitted stealing the items from the Eastern Drive home, Sgt. Brian Metzler said. PHOTO: CLIFFVIEW PILOT Senior Correspondent Boyd A. Loving

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Paterson man, 70, caught selling heroin, South Hackensack police say Paterson man, 70, caught selling heroin, South Hackensack police say Paterson man, 70, caught selling heroin, South Hackensack police say
Paterson man, 70, caught selling heroin, South Hackensack police say ANOTHER CVP SCOOP: A 70-year-old Paterson man was arrested by South Hackensack police on drug dealing charges last night. Officers were conducted a “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” detail just after 9 o’clock last night when they stopped a car in the Airport Motel parking lot off Route 46 after its driver failed to maintain his lane, Capt. Robert Kaiser told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. Jose Ramon Maldonado of Garret Street was carrying six $20 bag of cocaine along with 28 Xanax pills “for distribution purposes,” the captain said. Maldonado, who has a previous drug arrest history, was being held on…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Teaneck, NJ
Breaking News
Teaneck man charged in early-morning crash, shooting incident wasn’t shot, police say Teaneck man charged in early-morning crash, shooting incident wasn’t shot, police say Teaneck man charged in early-morning crash, shooting incident wasn’t shot, police say
Teaneck man charged in early-morning crash, shooting incident wasn’t shot, police say UPDATE: A Teaneck man hospitalized after a reported shooting and car crash this morning cut himself and wasn’t shot, authorities said tonight in announcing his arrest on weapons charges. Vijay Persaud, 19, was ordered held on $10,000 bail, Police Chief Robert A. Carney said. The chain reaction began just before 6 a.m., when several residents reported shots fired in the area of Beaumont Avenue by Church Street, the chief said. Officers found two vehicles in the driveway of 1245 Beaumont Avenue, next door to St. Paul’s Church, which houses a Montessori day school. “Several windows of th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Hackensack marijuana growing operation had lighting, irrigation, more, police director says Hackensack marijuana growing operation had lighting, irrigation, more, police director says Hackensack marijuana growing operation had lighting, irrigation, more, police director says
Hackensack marijuana growing operation had lighting, irrigation, more, police director says YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Hackensack firefighters responding to a stove blaze in a basement apartment found a large marijuana-growing operation — complete with lighting, irrigation and fertilizer, City Police Director Michael Mordaga said last night. The Pine Street residence “was wired with grow lights, had an irrigation system and had several pallets of fertilizer,” Mordaga said, adding that two people were taken into custody. “It was a major operation,” the director said. *      *      *      *      *      *  Franciso Henao Botero, Vicenta Encarnacio YOU READ IT HERE FIRST (UPDATE)…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
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Port Authority police grab suicidal man off bus from Vermont, find drugs Port Authority police grab suicidal man off bus from Vermont, find drugs Port Authority police grab suicidal man off bus from Vermont, find drugs
Port Authority police grab suicidal man off bus from Vermont, find drugs BEYOND BERGEN: A Vermont man who posted suicidal intentions on social media was taken into custody by Port Authority police at the midtown bus terminal before dawn today, authorities said. PAPD officers had received an alert from their colleagues in Springfield around 4 a.m. that 29-year-old Padraic Scanlon was armed and possibly suicidal, the authority’s Joseph Pentangelo told CLIFFVIEW PILOT tonight. They found Scanlon around 11 a.m. outside the Port Authority bus terminal, Pentangelo said. He was carrying 6 grams of MDMA, 12 Oxycodone pills, a small amount of marijuana and no weapons…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Mini-van plows into Haworth house, DWI driver charged Mini-van plows into Haworth house, DWI driver charged Mini-van plows into Haworth house, DWI driver charged
Mini-van plows into Haworth house, DWI driver charged ONLY ON CVP: Haworth building officials allowed a family to remain in their home after a mini-van driven by a drunken Rockland County man plowed into a corner of the house last night, compromising the foundation, authorities said. James Rainford, 46, of Orangeburg, NY was headed north on Schraalenburgh Road when he either passed out or lost control of the 2005 Dodge at Haworth Avenue around 11:10 p.m., Lt. Thomas Ryan told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. It careened through the bushes and rammed the house on the southwest side, he said. Rainsford had only scratches but was taken to Hackensack Universi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Tenafly pedestrian, 81, hospitalized after being struck Tenafly pedestrian, 81, hospitalized after being struck Tenafly pedestrian, 81, hospitalized after being struck
Tenafly pedestrian, 81, hospitalized after being struck ONLY ON CVP: An 81-year-old Tenafly pedestrian was conscious with a cut on her head after being struck by an SUV pulling out of the post office parking lot late this afternoon, authorities said. The 37-year-old borough driver was following the nornal traffic pattern when his 2013 Toyota Highlander struck the woman as he pulled from the lot at the corner of Washington Street and Tenafly Road, Capt. John Trainor said. She was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with injuries that weren’t considered life-threatening following the crash just before 3:40 p.m., Police Capt. Michael de…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
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Washington Township jewelry store burglars net nearly $1M in merchandise Washington Township jewelry store burglars net nearly $1M in merchandise Washington Township jewelry store burglars net nearly $1M in merchandise
Washington Township jewelry store burglars net nearly $1M in merchandise YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Burglars escaped overnight with several thousand dollars worth of jewelry — possibly close to $1 million worth — after cutting through the metal roof of a store in a Washington Township shopping center. The burglars cut two holes in the roof to get into Amir Jewelers and a hole in the wall to get out, as well as another in a fence behind the Washington Town Center, sometime after 10 o’clock last night, authorities told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. They disabled the alarms and camera systems of the Pascack Road business, as well. PHOTO: CLIFFVIEW PILOT Senior Correspondent Bo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Tappan-Blauvelt, NY
Breaking News
Final arrest made in Rockland mall Black Friday attacks Final arrest made in Rockland mall Black Friday attacks Final arrest made in Rockland mall Black Friday attacks
Final arrest made in Rockland mall Black Friday attacks BEYOND BERGEN: Police today arrested a third and final suspect in a string of unprovoked Black Friday assaults on shopppers at the Palisades Center Mall — charging him with a hate crime. Florend Gjevukaj, 18, of Yonkers (above, left) is charged along with two 17-year-olds, Ardijan Mehaj, also of Yonkers (middle), and Chris Bujaj of Tuckahoe (right) with attacking five people in three incidents. The release of surveillance video to the public made the difference, authorities said. READ MORE….

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