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
Lodi detective retrieves stolen camera equipment, makes arrest in Craiglist sting Lodi detective retrieves stolen camera equipment, makes arrest in Craiglist sting Lodi detective retrieves stolen camera equipment, makes arrest in Craiglist sting
Lodi detective retrieves stolen camera equipment, makes arrest in Craiglist sting YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Lodi police detective investigating the theft of a resident’s camera equipment in Newark set up a sting and arrested a Jersey City man earlier today, authorities said. Detective Sgt. Justin Bertone arranged to “buy” the stolen items after the victim spotted them on Craigslist, Lt. Robert Salerno said this afternoon. Bertone set up a meeting in Lodi, then arrested Raul Ovalles, 31, of Summit Avenue, on charges of receiving stolen property. The victim got his property back and Ovalles was released pending a court hearing. MUGSHOT: Courtesy LODI PD

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Northvale podiatrist facing sex charges practiced without license, indictment says Northvale podiatrist facing sex charges practiced without license, indictment says Northvale podiatrist facing sex charges practiced without license, indictment says
Northvale podiatrist facing sex charges practiced without license, indictment says YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: After being arrested on charges of fondling a patient’s breasts and making inappropriate sexual comments to staff working at assisted-living residences, a Northvale podiatrist continued practicing without a license, a grand jury indictment returned in Hackensack alleges. Frederick M. Weintraub, 63, of Upper Saddle River, was indicted yesterday on a single third-degree count of “practicing medicine without a license or with a revoked license” on April 28 of this year in Northvale. As CLIFFVIEW PILOT first reported, Northvale police arrested and charged Weintraub on …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Newark man charged with stealing credit cards from employees at 3 Bergen hospitals Newark man charged with stealing credit cards from employees at 3 Bergen hospitals Newark man charged with stealing credit cards from employees at 3 Bergen hospitals
Newark man charged with stealing credit cards from employees at 3 Bergen hospitals YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Newark man stole credit cards, cash and other items from pocketbooks in employee break rooms at Bergen County’s three major hospitals before being arrested yesterday by Teaneck police. Derrick Williams, 50, was being held on $170,000 combined bail in the Bergen County Jail. He was also wanted on a warrant out of Highland Park. Williams is charged with various counts of burglary, theft and credit card theft out of Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, Hackensack University Medical Center and Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck. “Often when we experience these t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Route 4 ramp in Hackensack blocked by wrong-way driver Route 4 ramp in Hackensack blocked by wrong-way driver Route 4 ramp in Hackensack blocked by wrong-way driver
Route 4 ramp in Hackensack blocked by wrong-way driver ONLY ON CVP: A car coming off the Hackensack Avenue entrance ramp to eastbound Route 4 barreled across the grass median and ended up across the exit ramp from the highway late this morning. No injuries were reported.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Elmwood Park man chases ex-girlfriend with machete, police say Elmwood Park man chases ex-girlfriend with machete, police say Elmwood Park man chases ex-girlfriend with machete, police say
Elmwood Park man chases ex-girlfriend with machete, police say YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Dominican native from Elmwood Park man chased his ex-girlfriend with a machete that he pulled from his car trunk and was arrested moments later, police said. The woman locked herself in his car during an argument with 45-year-old Edison Ortiz yesterday afternoon and he smashed the driver-side window with the weapon, Police Chief Michael Foligno said this morning. She ran and Ortiz chased her, “brandishing the machete and swinging it at her,” Foligno said. He took off when he heard the police sirens, but officers found him a short time later — and recovered the …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Back-to-back Teaneck crashes send 4 to hospital Back-to-back Teaneck crashes send 4 to hospital Back-to-back Teaneck crashes send 4 to hospital
Back-to-back Teaneck crashes send 4 to hospital ONLY ON CVP: Four people were hospitalized in separate crashes just blocks apart. Both drivers were taken by Teaneck Volunteer Ambulance Corps after one was extricated by firefighters following the first crash, between two cars at Queen Anne Road and Vandelinda Avenue, at 9:54 p.m., police said. The second occurred about an hour later at Mildred Street and Griggs Avenue when a car took down a stop sign and struck a tree. TVAC took two people to the hospital — one to Hackensack University Medical Center and the other to Englewood Medical Center — while  a third declined medical attention. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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Tractor-trailer tips, ties up traffic on 287 Tractor-trailer tips, ties up traffic on 287 Tractor-trailer tips, ties up traffic on 287
Tractor-trailer tips, ties up traffic on 287 UPDATE: A tractor-trailer driver sustained minor injuries but area traffic was backed up well past dark after a tractor-trailer loaded with spools of copper wire tipped on Route 287 at the New York state line flyover in Mahwah yesterday. Mahwah police, firefighters and EMS workers responded to the crash around 5:30 p.m. outside the Sheraton Crossroads. One responder estimated the truck had 17 tons of copper wire that was off-loaded to a flatbed trailer. Mahwah Engine Tanker 425 and Engine 222 arrived simultaneously and found a minor fuel leak. Crews applied speedy dry to the fuel. PHO…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Colombian national indicted as Leonia business-suit burglar Colombian national indicted as Leonia business-suit burglar Colombian national indicted as Leonia business-suit burglar
Colombian national indicted as Leonia business-suit burglar YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A grand jury in Hackensack today returned an indictment against an illegal Colombian immigrant who Leonia police said was the business-suited burglar caught on video breaking into a home. Also named in the indictment is his alleged accomplice. Carlos Becerra, 43, was wearing a suit, gloves and sunglasses when he committed two burglaries in Leonia on July 18 — on Cottage Place and Hillside Avenue — and an attempted break-in on July 30 on Van Orden Avenue, authorities said. Carolina Gomez (ALL IMAGES: Courtesy LEONIA PD) He was arrested in early August by Leonia D…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Oakland supermarket cashier exonerated of theft charges when prosecutor quits trial Oakland supermarket cashier exonerated of theft charges when prosecutor quits trial Oakland supermarket cashier exonerated of theft charges when prosecutor quits trial
Oakland supermarket cashier exonerated of theft charges when prosecutor quits trial CVP EXCLUSIVE: The trial of a longtime ShopRite cashier charged with bilking the Oakland store by over-processing coupons and refunds came to an abrupt end when a judge in Hackensack denied an assistant Bergen County prosecutor’s attempt to introduce nearly 6,000 new pages of evidence . Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor Yomara Castro (STORY/PHOTOS: CLIFFVIEW PILOT Courthouse Reporter Mary K. Miraglia) The outcome exonerated 51-year-old Desiree Vigliarolo of Oakland, who has worked for the Post Road store 13 years. Double jeopardy laws prevent her from being retried on the same charg…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
DWI charge for Washington Township man in Ridgewood Mercedes crash DWI charge for Washington Township man in Ridgewood Mercedes crash DWI charge for Washington Township man in Ridgewood Mercedes crash
DWI charge for Washington Township man in Ridgewood Mercedes crash ONLY ON CVP: A Washington Township man was drunk when he backed his Mercedes Benz sedan into a supermarket retaining wall yesterday, Ridgewood police said. Gerald Kent, 43, was also charged with reckless driving and having an open container of alcohol in the car. Kent wasn’t injured when he backed the vehicle into a retaining wall in front of the Kings Supermarket on North Maple Avenue around 4:15 p.m. He was taken away in handcuffs while a tow truck removed the Mercedes, slowing traffic in both directions. STORY/PHOTOS: CLIFFVIEW PILOT Correspondent Boyd A. Loving  

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