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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Teaneck, NJ
Breaking News
Elmwood Park police arrest Teaneck man on heroin charges Elmwood Park police arrest Teaneck man on heroin charges Elmwood Park police arrest Teaneck man on heroin charges
Elmwood Park police arrest Teaneck man on heroin charges The anti-heroin initiative growing throughout the state included an arrest by Elmwood Park police yesterday of a 22-year-old Teaneck man who they said was carrying 58 bags of heroin, a large amount of materials used to package heroin and a syringe. Mark Olszewski was acting suspiciously when Officer Michael Ingrasselino approached him sitting in a car parked on River Drive yesterday afternoon, Police Chief Michael Foligno said this morning. Olszewski was released on a summons to appear in Municipal Court to answer charges of heroin possession with the intent to distribute the drug in a sc…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Attempted murder, stalking indictment for Lodi man in snow-blowing fight Attempted murder, stalking indictment for Lodi man in snow-blowing fight Attempted murder, stalking indictment for Lodi man in snow-blowing fight
Attempted murder, stalking indictment for Lodi man in snow-blowing fight ANOTHER CVP SCOOP: A Lodi man who police said went after three of his neighbors with a knife during a winter snow-clearing argument last year was indicted by a Bergen County grand jury on attempted murder and stalking charges. Bradford A. Patrick, 57, got angry after his 48-year-old neighbor apparently blew some snow onto his Pasadena Avenue property while digging out on Feb. 9, 2013 after a weekend storm, according to the indictment returned in Hackensack. The two, who’ve had troubles in the past, exchanged words before Patrick went after him and two of the victim’s family members with a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
NJ gun buyers would have to take course in responsible ownership under proposed law NJ gun buyers would have to take course in responsible ownership under proposed law NJ gun buyers would have to take course in responsible ownership under proposed law
NJ gun buyers would have to take course in responsible ownership under proposed law YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: New Jersey gun buyers would first have to successfully complete a firearms education program, under a law proposed by two Bergen County state Assembly members. The measure introduced by Democrats Joe Lagana and Tim Eustace requires gun buyers to produce any of the following: a certificate indicating satisfactory completion of a National Rifle Association firearms course; a certificate that the applicant is a certified National Rifle Association Firearms Instructor; a copy of a firearms or hunting license or permit from any other jurisdiction that requires the h…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Alleged ID thieves indicted in Lyndhurst police chase, crash Alleged ID thieves indicted in Lyndhurst police chase, crash Alleged ID thieves indicted in Lyndhurst police chase, crash
Alleged ID thieves indicted in Lyndhurst police chase, crash ONLY ON CVP: A trio of alleged ID thieves from New York men face aggravated assault and eluding charges in connection with a July police chase through Lyndhurst. Officer James Goral first stopped the speeding gold 2008 BMW — which bore a phony temporary license plate — on eastbound Page Avenue near Route 17, Police Chief James O’Connor told CLIFFVIEW PILOT shortly after the July 17 chase. The driver pulled the car to the side of the road at Schuyler Avenue but then hit the gas, made a U turn and headed west on Page Avenue after Goral got out of his police cruiser. The BMW nontinued up t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Mahwah man who police say fired buckshot at brother in money dispute indicted Mahwah man who police say fired buckshot at brother in money dispute indicted Mahwah man who police say fired buckshot at brother in money dispute indicted
Mahwah man who police say fired buckshot at brother in money dispute indicted ONLY ON CVP: A Mahwah man who police said fired buckshot at his brother during an argument over money was indicted on weapons and assault charges. Police said Stephen Schwarz pointed the shotgun at his brother as he approached the back door of his Nilsen Avenue home June 23 and fired, blasting a hole in a screen door and embedding buckshot in the porch. His brother, who wasn’t struck, told police he’d gone to his brother’s house after work to discuss a fight earlier in the week over the alleged theft of money, they said. He told them he punched out a pane of glass on the locked door, sh…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Dozing driver’s car rams utility pole on Route 17 in Hasbrouck Heights Dozing driver’s car rams utility pole on Route 17 in Hasbrouck Heights Dozing driver’s car rams utility pole on Route 17 in Hasbrouck Heights
Dozing driver’s car rams utility pole on Route 17 in Hasbrouck Heights ONLY ON CVP: A driver told police he fell asleep behind the wheel before his car struck a utility pole on Route 17 in Hasbrouck Heights this morning, tying up traffic on both sides. He got out of the car under his own steam and was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center by the Moonachie First Aid & Rescue Squad following the 6:15 a.m. crash on the highway’s southbound side.  

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Englewood woman charged in indictment with giving daughter 2-by-4 in box cutter assault Englewood woman charged in indictment with giving daughter 2-by-4 in box cutter assault Englewood woman charged in indictment with giving daughter 2-by-4 in box cutter assault
Englewood woman charged in indictment with giving daughter 2-by-4 in box cutter assault ONLY ON CVP: The mother of an Englewood girl accused of slashing another teen with a box cutter was indicted by a grand jury in Hackensack on charges of giving her daughter a 2-by-4 to use during the fight. In addition to weapons possession, 53-year-old Tarita Mitchell of Rockcreek Terrace is charged in the indicment with using a minor to commit second-degree aggravated assault. One of the girls had been slashed on the neck and back with a box cutter during the July 2 fight on Katherine Street near Tryon Avenue when police arrived, Police Chief Lawrence Suffern said at the time. She was…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Hackensack ex-con indicted for bashing woman in head with hammer Hackensack ex-con indicted for bashing woman in head with hammer Hackensack ex-con indicted for bashing woman in head with hammer
Hackensack ex-con indicted for bashing woman in head with hammer YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Hackensack career criminal was indicted on charges of smashing a woman in the head with a hammer during a street argument in the middle of the night. The 49-year-old victim was having trouble seeing out of her right eye and had severe bruises on the side of her head after the pre-dawn July 16 assault, Hackensack Police Director Michael Mordaga told CLIFFVIEW PILOT at the time. She was sitting in a lawn chair outside 163 Central Avenue when she got into an argument with Larry Duiguid, 40, who lives up the block, Mordaga said. The unemployed Duiguid took off but …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Lodi woman, 22, charged with stabbing boyfriend’s hand, slashing seven tires on 2 cars Lodi woman, 22, charged with stabbing boyfriend’s hand, slashing seven tires on 2 cars Lodi woman, 22, charged with stabbing boyfriend’s hand, slashing seven tires on 2 cars
Lodi woman, 22, charged with stabbing boyfriend’s hand, slashing seven tires on 2 cars A 22-year-old Lodi woman stabbed her boyfriend in the hand, then slashed seven tires on two of his cars after a fight, said police, who arrested her on aggravated assault and weapons charges. Julissa Garcia posted $20,000 bail and was released following her Tuesday night. The boyfriend was treated at the Hamilton Avenue home and didn’t require further medical assistance, police said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Indictment says Saddle Brook widower, 83, touched girl’s genitals Indictment says Saddle Brook widower, 83, touched girl’s genitals Indictment says Saddle Brook widower, 83, touched girl’s genitals
Indictment says Saddle Brook widower, 83, touched girl’s genitals ONLY ON CVP: An 83-year-old widower from Saddle Brook molested an 11-year-old girl a short time before his wife of 55 years died, according to an indictment returned by a grand jury in Hackensack. Nicolangelo Pallotta touched the girl between Sept. 1 and Dec. 31 last year, the indictment alleges. His wife died on Dec. 19. She was 73. Pallotta has been free on $100,000 bail that he posted after his Jan. 29 arrest. The girl “disclosed the information to her mother, who advised the victim’s school what had occurred,” Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said a day after the arrest.…

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