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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Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Ridgefield Park police sergeant catches Bronx man dumping 500 tires Ridgefield Park police sergeant catches Bronx man dumping 500 tires Ridgefield Park police sergeant catches Bronx man dumping 500 tires
Ridgefield Park police sergeant catches Bronx man dumping 500 tires YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Ridgefield Park police sergeant caught a suspect dumping more than 500 used tires before dawn near Overpeck Creek, producing a case that the state Attorney General’s Division of Criminal Justice is prosecuting, authorities said. Sgt. Michael Cmielewski was on patrol around 4:20 a.m. Tuesday when he spotted a rental boxed truck backed into the corner of the parking lot at 55 Challenger Road, Capt. Daniel Hippe told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this afternoon. Looking closer, he spotted the tires dumped onto the property and a bank of one of the creek’s tributaries, then chased…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Truck clips Route 4 overpass in Paramus Truck clips Route 4 overpass in Paramus Truck clips Route 4 overpass in Paramus
Truck clips Route 4 overpass in Paramus YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: The top of a waste hauling truck struck the Forest Avenue overpass on eastbound Route 4 in Paramus just after 4:30 today, spilling debris onto the highway and clogging already thick traffic. The crash occurred moments before a Route 4 car fire near Spring Valley Avenue. Combined, the two incidents backed traffic to Broadway in Fair Lawn, motorists said. Witnesses said the trucker pulled over about a half-mile or so down the highway after the overpass was struck. The bridge didn’t appear severely damaged, although a 2-inch chunk of concrete apparently was knocked …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
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Runner for fraud ring had 47 bogus credit cards in her name, Wyckoff police charge Runner for fraud ring had 47 bogus credit cards in her name, Wyckoff police charge Runner for fraud ring had 47 bogus credit cards in her name, Wyckoff police charge
Runner for fraud ring had 47 bogus credit cards in her name, Wyckoff police charge YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Harlem woman working as a runner for a fraud ring was carrying 47 bogus credit cards with her name on them when she was arrested outside a local pharmacy, Wyckoff police said. Officers grabbed 21-year-old Melissa A. Menifield of West 122nd Street as she fled the Franklin Avenue CVS Tuesday afternoon, Police Benjamin C. Fox said this afternoon. Menifield was working for ring by hitting different stores with the phony plastic, buying gift cards and other items and then bringing them to her employers for a fee, the chief said. Wyckoff police charged her with fraud…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Bergen County police chiefs association thanks veterans for ‘cover of freedom, way of life’ Bergen County police chiefs association thanks veterans for ‘cover of freedom, way of life’ Bergen County police chiefs association thanks veterans for ‘cover of freedom, way of life’
Bergen County police chiefs association thanks veterans for ‘cover of freedom, way of life’ SHOUT OUT: The Bergen County Police Chiefs Association and Foundation took their annual gift-giving to local veterans to another level today, donating more than $1,500 in gift cards and cash through the Alfred J. Thomas Home for Veterans in Garfield and the county TRACERS Program. For years, the chiefs have collected food and clothing to be donated to veterans in need. “This year we felt that the veterans could be better served through a gift card program,” Bogota Police Chief John Burke told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. “We believe it’s the least we could do for the cover of freedom and way of life …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Rallying to help Fair Lawn family of 5 burned out of home Rallying to help Fair Lawn family of 5 burned out of home Rallying to help Fair Lawn family of 5 burned out of home
Rallying to help Fair Lawn family of 5 burned out of home SHOUT OUT: A Fair Lawn community has rallied to the aid of a family of five whose home was destroyed by fire last week. Neighbor Laura Sabatello began by collecting clothing, toiletries, cash and gift certificate for the family. Neighbors, friends and even strangers took to social media to coordinate their efforts.   A GoFundMe account was established. CLICK HERE: The mother works in the infant delivery unit at Hackensack University Medical Center and the father for PC Richard and Sons. They have three boys — two of whom attend Fair Lawn High School and one who goes to Bergen Tech. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
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Salvadoran couple brought to court in fight that killed Waldwick mother Salvadoran couple brought to court in fight that killed Waldwick mother Salvadoran couple brought to court in fight that killed Waldwick mother
Salvadoran couple brought to court in fight that killed Waldwick mother Two illegal Salvadoran immigrants from Waldwick charged in the heart-attack death of the man’s 45-year-old mother during a violent fight were brought to court in Hackensack today. Claudia Yanira Hernandez Soriano, 25 and Juan Francisco Martinez Rojas, 28 were fighting after a late-night party on Sunday when Ana Angelina Rojas-Jovel tried to intervene, authorities said. Hernandez Soriano assaulted the woman, sending her into cardia arrest, they said. Hernandez Soriano was charged with four criminal complaints, the most serious of which is manslaughter by causing the death of Anna Rojas, …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
Eleven more Port Authority officers disciplined in Hoboken graduation booze bash Eleven more Port Authority officers disciplined in Hoboken graduation booze bash Eleven more Port Authority officers disciplined in Hoboken graduation booze bash
Eleven more Port Authority officers disciplined in Hoboken graduation booze bash BREAKING NEWS: A Port Authority lieutenant has accepted a 10-day unpaid suspension, a sergeant will be transferred from a plum assignment back to patrol and nine additional officers are being disciplined for their roles in an alcohol-fueled, post-graduation bash in Hoboken this past summer, CLIFFVIEW PILOT has learned. Nine of the veteran officers being disciplined will be transferred out of the police academy back to their original commands, sources with direct knowledge of the situation told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this afternoon. A sergeant who attended the party — and who currently is assigne…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
‘The Cake Boss’ busted for DWI on Manhattan’s west side ‘The Cake Boss’ busted for DWI on Manhattan’s west side ‘The Cake Boss’ busted for DWI on Manhattan’s west side
‘The Cake Boss’ busted for DWI on Manhattan’s west side BEYOND BERGEN: The NYPD arrested “Cake Boss” Buddy Valastro this morning for drunk driving after stopping his yellow 2014 Corvette on 10th Avenue near the Hudson Yards, NBC New York is reporting. Valastro, of Montville, who owns and operates Carlo’s Bakery in Hoboken, Ridgewood and Westfield, failed a breath test after officers topped him for swerving through traffic between 20th and 32nd streets, the report says. Police told NBC New York that the Little Ferry native was “unsteady on his feet” when he got out of the car. They also said his face was flushed and his eyes bloodshot. Valast…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Ridgewood crash sends car onto retaining wall Ridgewood crash sends car onto retaining wall Ridgewood crash sends car onto retaining wall
Ridgewood crash sends car onto retaining wall ONLY ON CVP: A motorist sustained a minor injury after her vehicle collided with a Ford pickup truck in Ridgewood this morning. The crash at the intersection of Godwin and South Murray Avenues sent the woman’s Toyota Corolla up onto a short retaining wall for a nearby residence. Both vehicles were towed from the scene. The injured driver refused medical assistance. Ridgewood police, firefighters and EMS workers responded. STORY/PHOTOS: CLIFFVIEW PILOT Senior Correspondent Boyd A. Loving

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield, CT
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Ridgefield furniture business owners pay NJ to resolve consumer fraud charges Ridgefield furniture business owners pay NJ to resolve consumer fraud charges Ridgefield furniture business owners pay NJ to resolve consumer fraud charges
Ridgefield furniture business owners pay NJ to resolve consumer fraud charges YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: The owners of a Ridgefield furniture business have agreed to pay the state $300,000 to resolved consumer fraud charges. Lev Stanik of Rahway and Roman Tyger of Brooklyn failed to deliver merchandise or provide refunds the state Attorney General and Division of Consumer Affairs alleged in a lawsuit filed in Union County two years ago. Some customers were told the furniture they ordered had been discontinued, while others were given refund checks that bounced, authorities said. Both operated LaFurniture & Design Ltd on Bergen Boulevard in Ridgefield, in additio…

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