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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Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
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Saddle Brook police seek public’s help finding adults, boy who passed counterfeit bills Saddle Brook police seek public’s help finding adults, boy who passed counterfeit bills Saddle Brook police seek public’s help finding adults, boy who passed counterfeit bills
Saddle Brook police seek public’s help finding adults, boy who passed counterfeit bills ANOTHER CVP SCOOP: Saddle Brook police were looking for several people — including a young boy — who passed counterfeit currency at area businesses this week. Managers from Donnagio’s Italian restaurant, the Medicine Shoppe pharmacy and Dunkin Donuts all gave police bogus $10 bills that they said were passed between 3:30-4 p.m. on Monday, Columbus Day. A cashier at the CVS Pharmacy on Fairlawn Parkway also turned over a $100 that was used there that same day. The customers all appeared to be in their late 20s to early 30s — except for a youngster with one of the women who appeared to be…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
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Pickup, mini-van in Ridgewood crash Pickup, mini-van in Ridgewood crash Pickup, mini-van in Ridgewood crash
Pickup, mini-van in Ridgewood crash ONLY ON CVP: The drivers of a pickup and a mini-van escaped injury in an afternoon crash in Ridgewood. The Ford pickup truck collided with a Chrysler Town & Country minivan at the corner of Robinson Lane and Oak Street around 2:15 p.m. A flatbed tow truck removed the minivan, while the pickup — with damage limited to a dented front bumper — was driven away. Ridgewood police, firefighters and EMS workers responded. STORY/PHOTO: CLIFFVIEW PILOT Correspondent Boyd A. Loving

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Jurors convict aspiring singer of raping Teaneck boy, 14 Jurors convict aspiring singer of raping Teaneck boy, 14 Jurors convict aspiring singer of raping Teaneck boy, 14
Jurors convict aspiring singer of raping Teaneck boy, 14 CVP EXCLUSIVE: Jurors in Hackensack cried while convicting an aspiring singer early this evening of sodomizing a 14-year-old Teaneck boy six years ago. William “Pierre” Sanders, 34, also broke down in tears — as did members of his and the victim’s family — when the guilty verdicts to all three counts he faced were pronounced. Even the victim’s father, who was stoic and buttoned-down throughout the trial, cried openly. Jurors deliberated off and on beginning after lunch Thursday, and called for a readback this morning, before convicting Sanders of second-degree sexual assault, fourth-deg…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Englewood couple held in beating of 8-year-old Englewood couple held in beating of 8-year-old Englewood couple held in beating of 8-year-old
Englewood couple held in beating of 8-year-old YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: An Englewood couple were jailed on $75,000 bail each in the alleged beating of an 8-year-old child. A school social worker spotted the youngster’s bruises and notified authorities, who arrested Erika Luna, 31, and 29-year-old Israel Diaz-Garcia of the 100 block of Liberty Road yesterday, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said late this afternoon. Molinelli said the couple “repeatedly struck [the child] causing face and leg bruises. “A social worker at the child’s school learned of the incident and contacted the Englewood Police Department, who then notif…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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Mahwah police: 2 caught, 2 sought in $500 gas station theft Mahwah police: 2 caught, 2 sought in $500 gas station theft Mahwah police: 2 caught, 2 sought in $500 gas station theft
Mahwah police: 2 caught, 2 sought in $500 gas station theft YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Mahwah police have charged two of four men who they said swiped $500 from a local service station while distracting an attendant. The other two should be in custody fairly soon, they said. The quartet pulled into the BP Station on Franklin Turnpike in a four-door, black 2004 Hyundai Sonata just before 12:30 a.m. Saturday and asked for $30 worth of gas, Police Chief James N. Batelli said this afternoon. As the vehicle was being fueled, the two back-seat passengers went into the station’s convenience store, followed by the attendant, Batelli said. While they kept…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Lawyer says pre-teen victim testimony isn’t enough to convict Bergenfield man of sex assault Lawyer says pre-teen victim testimony isn’t enough to convict Bergenfield man of sex assault Lawyer says pre-teen victim testimony isn’t enough to convict Bergenfield man of sex assault
Lawyer says pre-teen victim testimony isn’t enough to convict Bergenfield man of sex assault YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: The lawyer for a Colombian national from Bergenfield accused of molesting a pre-teenage girl told jurors in Hackensack today that the case is “lacking facts” because it’s based solely on her testimony. Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor Kristin DeMarco (STORY / PHOTOS: CLIFFVIEW PILOT Courthouse Reporter Mary K. Miraglia) An assistant Bergen County prosecutor countered that the account given by the girl — who turned 15 a month ago — is the only one that matters. Luis E. Lopez, 53, is accused of molesting her twice nearly a year apart, the first time when she w…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
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‘Suspicious substance’ in Oakland bank ATM harmless ‘Suspicious substance’ in Oakland bank ATM harmless ‘Suspicious substance’ in Oakland bank ATM harmless
‘Suspicious substance’ in Oakland bank ATM harmless YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A “suspicious substance” found in an ATM deposit machine at an Oakland bank turned out harmless, police said this afternoon. Members of the Bergen County Hazardous Materials Unit who responded to the Chase Bank branch on Ramapo Valley Road analyzed the substance, with negative results, Police Chief Edward Kasper said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Rochelle Park burglar apologizes to homeowner, flees with jewelry Rochelle Park burglar apologizes to homeowner, flees with jewelry Rochelle Park burglar apologizes to homeowner, flees with jewelry
Rochelle Park burglar apologizes to homeowner, flees with jewelry YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: “I’m sorry,” a burglar told an elderly Rochelle Park woman who walked in on him as he dashed out her front door with a bag full of her jewelry early this afternoon, authorities told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. The thief was described as Hispanic, in his late 20s to early 30s, about 5-foot-10 to 6 feet tall with a thin build, andwearing a blue and white t-shirt, jeans and what are believed to be Air Jordan sneakers. The Catherine Street resident returned home around noon to find her back door kicked in, so she went inside, Detective James DePreta told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. He …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Lodi man charged with 14 counts of Oxycodone prescription fraud Lodi man charged with 14 counts of Oxycodone prescription fraud Lodi man charged with 14 counts of Oxycodone prescription fraud
Lodi man charged with 14 counts of Oxycodone prescription fraud ONLY ON CVP: A Lodi man forged prescriptions for Oxycodone each month for more than half a year before authorities busted him, a grand jury indictment returned in Hackensack alleges. Melvin Lewis remained free without bail after being charged with 14 counts of prescription fraud, all written the same Manhattan neurologist’s prescription pad and filled at the same Terhune Avenue pharmacy in Lodi. The frauds began on Sept. 12, 2013 and continued each month, with a break this past March, before ending on April 1, the indictment says. *      *      *      *      *      *  M. Veleber …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
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Former Bergen undersheriff, lawmaker says two investigators needed on fatal police incidents Former Bergen undersheriff, lawmaker says two investigators needed on fatal police incidents Former Bergen undersheriff, lawmaker says two investigators needed on fatal police incidents
Former Bergen undersheriff, lawmaker says two investigators needed on fatal police incidents BEYOND BERGEN: Claiming that “oversight of police is limited,” a former Bergen County undersheriff is co-sponsoring a bill in Trenton that would require two independent investigators whenever a law enforcement officer in New Jersey is involved in a fatality on the job. “It’s important to recognize that the police provide our communities with an incredibly valuable service,” said Deputy House Speaker Gordon Johnson (D-Bergen) of Englewood, a primary sponsor of the measure (above, left). “However, it’s equally important to realize that oversight is a critical component of any government agenc…

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