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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Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
Man, 20, killed crossing Route 3 after UConn loss to Duke at Izod Center Man, 20, killed crossing Route 3 after UConn loss to Duke at Izod Center Man, 20, killed crossing Route 3 after UConn loss to Duke at Izod Center
Man, 20, killed crossing Route 3 after UConn loss to Duke at Izod Center UPDATE: A 20-year-old Connecticut man who’d attended UConn’s loss to undefeated Duke at the Izod Center was struck and killed by a car last night while trying to cross eastbound Route 3 in East Rutherford, authorities said. No charges were filed against the 35-year-old driver in the 10:35 p.m. incident following the NCAA college basketball game, police said. An investigation was continuing. The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Fatal Accident Investigations Unit joined East Rutherford police, the Bergen County Sheriff’s Bureau of Criminal Identification, New Jersey State Police and Rutherford…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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‘Empty chair’ defendant cleared of attempted murder, convicted of aggravated assault in Hackensack laundry stabbing ‘Empty chair’ defendant cleared of attempted murder, convicted of aggravated assault in Hackensack laundry stabbing ‘Empty chair’ defendant cleared of attempted murder, convicted of aggravated assault in Hackensack laundry stabbing
‘Empty chair’ defendant cleared of attempted murder, convicted of aggravated assault in Hackensack laundry stabbing YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A fugitive from Hackensack was cleared of attempted murder charges today but convicted in asbentia of aggravated assault for stabbing his ex-girlfriend’s husband at a city laundry. Jurors deliberated for nearly three days before reaching their mixed verdict in the “empty chair” prosecution of Carlos Victoriano, 29, who fled to his native Dominican Republic before the trial. “I’m moved to tears. I am so thrilled for justice for [the victim],” Assistant Prosecutor Natalie Candela told CLIFFVIEW PILOT following the verdict. “We could appreciate how thorough delibera…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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Bergen County police chiefs support pursuit of trooper killer Chesimard from Cuba Bergen County police chiefs support pursuit of trooper killer Chesimard from Cuba Bergen County police chiefs support pursuit of trooper killer Chesimard from Cuba
Bergen County police chiefs support pursuit of trooper killer Chesimard from Cuba The Bergen County Police Chiefs Association expressed its support this afternoon for New Jersey State Police Superintendent Col. Rick Fuentes’ pursuit of fugitive JoAnne Chesimard — and justice for the family of Werner Foerster, the trooper she gunned down in cold blood — amid President Obama’s attempt to normalize relations with Cuba. “We hope that a change in policy and relations with Cuba will include discussion and negotiation in the return of this infamous convicted escaped inmate, as well as many other criminals who seek and enjoy asylum just 90 miles from our great country,” said BCP…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Teaneck, NJ
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New Teaneck police chief sees ‘great things’ ahead for full-service department, community New Teaneck police chief sees ‘great things’ ahead for full-service department, community New Teaneck police chief sees ‘great things’ ahead for full-service department, community
New Teaneck police chief sees ‘great things’ ahead for full-service department, community TOP: Teaneck Police Chief Robert A. Carney LEFT TO RIGHT: Deputy Chief Glenn O’Reilly; Capt. John Faggello; Lt. Scott Tesser; Sgt. Kimberly Johnson; Sgt. Zoraida Martinez; Sgt. Jeanette Williams    SHOUT OUTS: Teaneck Police Chief Robert A. Carney officially shed the “acting” title during a promotional ceremony during last night’s Township Council meeting. Carney was appointed acting chief after Robert Wilson retired in March. He began his service in Teaneck as a patrol officer in 1988. Four years later, he was promoted to burglary investigator. He moved to the Community Policin…

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Paterson, NJ
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Bergen prosecutor calls TV station fake baseball memorabilia report ‘shoddy, irresponsible,’ offers refunds Bergen prosecutor calls TV station fake baseball memorabilia report ‘shoddy, irresponsible,’ offers refunds Bergen prosecutor calls TV station fake baseball memorabilia report ‘shoddy, irresponsible,’ offers refunds
Bergen prosecutor calls TV station fake baseball memorabilia report ‘shoddy, irresponsible,’ offers refunds Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli is answering accusations by a local TV station that he knew seized baseball memorabilia auctioned off by his office earlier this year was bogus by reaching out directly to the buyers. Besides slamming PIX11’s reporting, the prosecutor is offering refunds to anyone who bought $36,835 worth of memorabilia from William Stracher’s collection sold by Caspert Auctioneers of Englewood Cliffs for his office on May 3 and Sept. 27. “The right thing here is to make sure that you have confidence in our office, regardless of the fact that we still believe tha…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
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Passenger caught trying to smuggle pistol to Mexico City in SpongeBob SquarePants video game, Port Authority police charge Passenger caught trying to smuggle pistol to Mexico City in SpongeBob SquarePants video game, Port Authority police charge Passenger caught trying to smuggle pistol to Mexico City in SpongeBob SquarePants video game, Port Authority police charge
Passenger caught trying to smuggle pistol to Mexico City in SpongeBob SquarePants video game, Port Authority police charge YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Port Authority police arrested a Brooklyn man after TSA agents found parts of a .22-caliber semi-automatic handgun hidden in a video game featuring SpongeBob SquarePants, among other characters, that he tried bringing onto a flight from JFK Airport. Agents “detected something unusual” about 48-year-old Oscar Ramirez carry-on items as they passed through the X-ray machine at a security checkpoint in Terminal 1 yesterday morning, the authority’s Joseph Pentangelo told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. Removing the bottom of a Nintendo PlayStation 2 “Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots” …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Teaneck cash-for-gold businesses among 71 cited for violations in NJ Teaneck cash-for-gold businesses among 71 cited for violations in NJ Teaneck cash-for-gold businesses among 71 cited for violations in NJ
Teaneck cash-for-gold businesses among 71 cited for violations in NJ YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Three Teaneck stores combined for 172 violations of “cash-for-gold” sales requirements, state officials said in announcing a crackdown this morning on nearly six dozen New Jersey shops accused of operating the businesses illegally. The move comes as cash-strapped customers look to trade in jewelry for money to buy holiday presents and pay bills, authorities said. The state Office of Weights and Measures continued crackdown led to nearly 10,000 summonses for cash-for-gold violations at jewelry stores, pawn shops and other locations, primarily in the urban centers of…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Palisades Park mayoral candidate, Korean associates indicted in $500,000 real estate scam Palisades Park mayoral candidate, Korean associates indicted in $500,000 real estate scam Palisades Park mayoral candidate, Korean associates indicted in $500,000 real estate scam
Palisades Park mayoral candidate, Korean associates indicted in $500,000 real estate scam ONLY ON CVP: A onetime Palisades Park mayoral candidate was indicted along with two alleged accomplices in connection with a real estate scam that authorities said fleeced Korean investors of more than $500,000. The victims said they invested in Fort Lee-based companies known as E2West Corp and Family Club to buy share in a golf resort/condominium called Nest Hill on the southern island of Jeju in South Korea. Controlling those companies were onetime Palisades Park independent mayoral candidate Kiyoung “Kenneth” Kim (above, left), 44, and 43-year-old South Korean national Shangsu Han (abo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
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Woman charged with pepper-spraying, zip-tying competitor in Lyndhurst hotel room robbery Woman charged with pepper-spraying, zip-tying competitor in Lyndhurst hotel room robbery Woman charged with pepper-spraying, zip-tying competitor in Lyndhurst hotel room robbery
Woman charged with pepper-spraying, zip-tying competitor in Lyndhurst hotel room robbery YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: After a nearly 3-month search, Lyndhurst police arrested an Orange resident who they said doused a woman working for a competing employer with pepper spray in a local hotel room, bound her with zip ties and taped her mouth while taking $200, an iPhone and a backpack filled with clothing and makeup. Andrea Rivers, 20, had changed her phone number and listed online contacts following the Sept. 24 incident at the Quality Inn on Polito Avenue just off Route 17, law enforcement sources told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. On Monday, police in Fairfield arrested Rivers on their Lynd…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Teaneck ex-con charged with breaking into Bogota house before fire Teaneck ex-con charged with breaking into Bogota house before fire Teaneck ex-con charged with breaking into Bogota house before fire
Teaneck ex-con charged with breaking into Bogota house before fire YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Bogota police today charged a 62-year-old career criminal from Teaneck with breaking into an abandoned Bogota house two hours before it was gutted by fire last Friday. Detectives recovered items stolen from the Central Avenue home from Donald Bann while arresting him, Police Chief John C. Burke told CLIFFVIEW PILOT tonight. Bann was being held on $22,500 bail in the Bergen County Jail, charged with burglary and theft following an investigation by Detective Sgt. Jonathan Misskerg, Detective Victor Negron and Patrolman Kevin Geraghty. He also had harassment and conte…

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