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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Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Bronx pair had pound of pot, Englewood Cliffs police charge Bronx pair had pound of pot, Englewood Cliffs police charge Bronx pair had pound of pot, Englewood Cliffs police charge
Bronx pair had pound of pot, Englewood Cliffs police charge ONLY ON CVP: A Bronx couple had more than a pound of marijuana in their car when they were stopped over the weekend, Englewood Cliffs police said. Officers Ryan Peterson and Kyle Ust could smell pot from inside the vehicle they stopped on Sylvan Avenue between Irving and Bayview just after 2 a.m. Saturday, Sgt. James Tracy told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this afternoon. The driver, later identified as 35-year-old Colin Ramsey, gave the officers several false IDs, Tracy said. A subsequent search turned up the pot. Ramsey and his passenger, 18-year-old Tishan Bradford were charged with possessing …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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‘High’ bail has made Hackensack man accused of killing wife ‘psychotic,’ lawyer says ‘High’ bail has made Hackensack man accused of killing wife ‘psychotic,’ lawyer says ‘High’ bail has made Hackensack man accused of killing wife ‘psychotic,’ lawyer says
‘High’ bail has made Hackensack man accused of killing wife ‘psychotic,’ lawyer says YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: The $2 million bail that judges have refused to lower for a 65-year-old Hackensack man charged with beating his wife to death with a cane in their home has made him “psychotic,” his lawyer told a judge today. Thomas Fabbricatore’s condition is so bad, 91-year-old defense attorney Frank Lucianna said, that he’s asked for a lawyer with more experience. “This is a good example of what high bail does to a defendant,” Lucianna told Presiding Superior Court Judge Liliana DeAvila-Silebi. “It’s impossible to discuss the case with him.” Fabbricatore cannot use his home to…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
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DWI driver rolls car on Bayonne Bridge, Port Authority police say DWI driver rolls car on Bayonne Bridge, Port Authority police say DWI driver rolls car on Bayonne Bridge, Port Authority police say
DWI driver rolls car on Bayonne Bridge, Port Authority police say BEYOND BERGEN: A Newark man was drunk when he rolled his car on the Bayonne Bridge overnight. Port Authority Police Officer Basil Puglisi found Vladimir Dickens, 30, outside his Infiniti G20 in a northbound lane near Avenue A shortly after midnight today, the authority’s Joseph Pentangelo said. “His speech was slurred and he had a smell of liquor,” Pentangelo said. Dickens had crawled out of the vehicle after it damaged traffic barriers in the crash, he said. The Infiniti was impounded and Dickens arrested on DWI charges. IMAGES: Courtesy PORT AUTHORITY PD

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by Jerry DeMarco
Teaneck, NJ
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Authorities find fugitive charged in Teaneck house rape Authorities find fugitive charged in Teaneck house rape Authorities find fugitive charged in Teaneck house rape
Authorities find fugitive charged in Teaneck house rape YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A search of more than three months has ended with the arrest of a 28-year-old Teaneck man who authorities said brought a 15-year-old girl to his family’s home, where she raped by two others. Keith Brewley, 28, was being held on $250,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail, charged wth child endangerment. The girl told investigators from Teaneck and the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Special Victims Unit that Brewley, whom she knew, drove her to the Maple Avenue home of his family in late August to socialize. The girl was “unaware that two other males were at the residence…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Hackensack ex-con blows up sentencing for sexually assaulting girl by suddenly claiming he’s innocent Hackensack ex-con blows up sentencing for sexually assaulting girl by suddenly claiming he’s innocent Hackensack ex-con blows up sentencing for sexually assaulting girl by suddenly claiming he’s innocent
Hackensack ex-con blows up sentencing for sexually assaulting girl by suddenly claiming he’s innocent ONLY ON CVP: A 69-year-old ex-con who pleaded guilty on the eve of his trial to sexually assaulting an 8-year-old girl threw another monkey wrench into the case when he told the sentencing judge in Hackensack that he didn’t do it. Jose Centeno STORY / PHOTOS: CLIFFVIEW PILOT Courthouse Correspondent Mary K. Miraglia Jose Centeno had agreed to a five-year state prison sentence but instructed an interpreter in Spanish to deliver a message to Superior Court Judge James J. Guida in court on Friday. “I am innocent,” the wheelchair-bound Centeno said. “Tell him.” His lawyer, for one, was…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Teaneck, NJ
Breaking News
Keep burglars from ruining your holiday season Keep burglars from ruining your holiday season Keep burglars from ruining your holiday season
Keep burglars from ruining your holiday season A POLICE CHIEF WRITES: Burglars are especially active this time of year, warns acting Teaneck Police Chief Robert A. Carney, who offers some sound advice: “First and foremost, be alert. Be aware of suspicious vehicles circling the area or parked on the block. Be aware of suspicious people approaching your neighbor’s front door, driveway or rear yard on foot. “Burglars typically knock on your front door or ring the doorbell before they break into your house. If they don’t get an answer, they’ll force their way in through a door or window. “If you answer the door for a burglar, they will …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
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Man charged with stealing Elmwood Park packages owes $23,253 in child support Man charged with stealing Elmwood Park packages owes $23,253 in child support Man charged with stealing Elmwood Park packages owes $23,253 in child support
Man charged with stealing Elmwood Park packages owes $23,253 in child support YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A 53-year-old man whom Elmwood Park police said was caught on surveillance video toting UPS-delivered packages stolen from a resident’s home owed $23,253 in child support, records show. Borough police turned Erick Tschaikowsky over to the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office after charging him in connection with pair of packages thefts — Nov. 30 on Parkview Avenue and again Wednesday on Rosemont Avenue. Surveillance video from the first theft showed Tschaikowsky riding a bicycle carrying stolen packages, Police Chief Michael Foligno told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. Officer Keith …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Knee injury for Hackensack firefighter in repair shop blaze Knee injury for Hackensack firefighter in repair shop blaze Knee injury for Hackensack firefighter in repair shop blaze
Knee injury for Hackensack firefighter in repair shop blaze ONLY ON CVP: A city firefighter sustained a minor knee injury helping to quickly put down an overnight car fire in Hackensack repair shop. The New Street fire was quickly knocked down and brought under control within 20 minutes after firefighters cut through a roll-up door, Hackensack Fire Lt. Justin Derevyanik told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. PHOTO: Bobby Scordamaglia

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Was stabbing, robbery of Rutherford student a setup? Was stabbing, robbery of Rutherford student a setup? Was stabbing, robbery of Rutherford student a setup?
Was stabbing, robbery of Rutherford student a setup? An assailant stabbed and robbed a 20-year-old college student who stopped an apparent assault on a woman, Rutherford police said. Police found the East Rutherford victim lying near a curb on Vreeland Avenue after he called 911 just after 10 o’clock Friday night. He was conscious and taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, where he was reported in stable condition. Also found at the scene was a folding knife with a black plastic handle and a silver blade three to four inches long, Detective Sgt. Michael Garner said. The victim stopped his car and got out after seeing the woman in …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Elmwood Park police officer disarms burglary suspect with claw hammer Elmwood Park police officer disarms burglary suspect with claw hammer Elmwood Park police officer disarms burglary suspect with claw hammer
Elmwood Park police officer disarms burglary suspect with claw hammer YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Paterson burglary suspect out on bail for attacking a woman with a rock pulled a claw hammer on an Elmwood Park police officer who knocked it from his hand and took him into custody, authorities said. Lt. Marc D’Amore and Officer Michael Mulligan spotted 47-year-old Auguston McLeod outside a Market Street convenience store while responding to a 911 call of a man who’d shattered the front door glass with the hammer just after midnight yesterday, Police Chief Michael Foligno McLeod took off with Mulligan in pursuit, repeatedly ordering him to show his hands, the ch…

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