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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Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Park Ridge Dairy Queen customer info hacked? Park Ridge Dairy Queen customer info hacked? Park Ridge Dairy Queen customer info hacked?
Park Ridge Dairy Queen customer info hacked? PUBLIC SAFETY: Hackers may have gained access to customer information — including names and credit card numbers — at the Dairy Queen/Orange Julius in Park Ridge in August, the parent company announced today. Dairy Queen officials said they have no evidence to this point that hackers obtained Social Security or PIN numbers or email addresses. The Park Ridge site, on Kinderkamack Road, is one of 395 locations around the country — and one of only two in New Jersey — affected by the data breach, company officials said. The other New Jersey site is in Plainfield in Union County. Customers wh…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Valley, NJ
Breaking News
One Haworth school evacuated, another locked down after 911 call from suicidal student One Haworth school evacuated, another locked down after 911 call from suicidal student One Haworth school evacuated, another locked down after 911 call from suicidal student
One Haworth school evacuated, another locked down after 911 call from suicidal student YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Haworth’s public school was temporarily locked down today after a 19-year-old student at a private school for the disabled called 911 and said he wanted to kill himself. The caller said he was in a school but didn’t know the name or the address, Police Lt. Michael Gracey told CLIFFVIEW PILOT tonight. “He said he was depressed, that he was angry at him mom, that he didn’t want to go to school and wanted to drop out, and that he wanted to shoot himself in the head,” the lieutenant said. Gracey and his partner tracked the original of the cellphone call to the Sacred…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Judge bans release of police officer’s name in fatal Paramus burglary Judge bans release of police officer’s name in fatal Paramus burglary Judge bans release of police officer’s name in fatal Paramus burglary
Judge bans release of police officer’s name in fatal Paramus burglary YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A judge in Hackensack this afternoon sealed the complaints against three men arrested in a botched overnight burglary yesterday that left a Paramus officer injured and their accomplice dead — and ordered that the officer’s name not be made public. Presiding Superior Court Judge Liliana DeAvila-Silebi said her order binds all law enforcement, court personnel and attorneys. Presiding Superior Court Judge Liliana DeAvila-Silebi (STORY / PHOTOS: CLIFFVIEW PILOT Courthouse Reporter Mary K. Miraglia) The officer’s name must be removed from the complaints against all th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Harrington Park paralegal indicted on child porn possession charges Harrington Park paralegal indicted on child porn possession charges Harrington Park paralegal indicted on child porn possession charges
Harrington Park paralegal indicted on child porn possession charges ONLY ON CVP: A Harrington Park paralegal for a New York City law firm remained free without bail after being indicted on four counts of child pornography possession. Anthony Zito, a 33-year-old paralegal in the billing department of Leahey & Johnson, was “using the Internet to acquire and transmit images and/or video files depicting child pornography,” Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said following Zito’s arrest by members of hs Computer Crimes Unit in May 2013. These included “images and/or videos of pre-pubescent children engaged in sexual acts,” he said. MUGSHOT: Court…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Hit-and-run driver charged after crashing BMW through Hackensack cemetery fence Hit-and-run driver charged after crashing BMW through Hackensack cemetery fence Hit-and-run driver charged after crashing BMW through Hackensack cemetery fence
Hit-and-run driver charged after crashing BMW through Hackensack cemetery fence YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A BMW convertible driven by a Mahwah man with a drug history careened through a Hackensack cemetery fence, toppling headstones, as he tried to flee a crash this morning, authorities told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. Eric Lynch, 29, was on northbound Hackensack Avenue when he blew a red light at Temple Avenue just after 10 a.m. and his car struck another in the intersection, sending the driver to the hospital, Detective Capt. Thomas Salcedo said. He continued on for another block, making a high-speed turn toward Devoe Place, where the Beamer was hit by a southbound car before p…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Fugitive arrested after sucker-punching Hasbrouck Heights police sergeant Fugitive arrested after sucker-punching Hasbrouck Heights police sergeant Fugitive arrested after sucker-punching Hasbrouck Heights police sergeant
Fugitive arrested after sucker-punching Hasbrouck Heights police sergeant ONLY ON CVP: Hasbrouck Heights police discovered that a man who punched an officer in the face outside a local Dunkin Donuts was wanted by authorities in New York, Teaneck and Little Ferry. Responding to a disorderly persons call early yesterday, Sgt. Scott Adamo was sucker-punched by 36-year-old Erik C. Sicard, police said. Adamo and Officer Daniel Kroncke seized Sicard, who refused to be processed or identify himself, Detective Sgt. Michael Colaneri Jr. told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. Police quickly learned who he is — along with outstanding warrants in his name. New York authorities said the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Court appearance for 3 in Paramus burglary shooting, bail at $500,000 each Court appearance for 3 in Paramus burglary shooting, bail at $500,000 each Court appearance for 3 in Paramus burglary shooting, bail at $500,000 each
Court appearance for 3 in Paramus burglary shooting, bail at $500,000 each YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: Three men arrested in a botched overnight burglary that left a Paramus officer injured and their accomplice dead after trying to run him over were being held on $500,000 bail each on a variety of charges in the Bergen County Jail. A 12:30 court appearance was scheduled for this afternoon. Held on charges of burglary, conspiracy, criminal attempt, resisting and possession of weapons and burglary tools were Hector Felix, 25, and Josue Felix, 21, and both of E. 143rd Street in Manhattan, and 25-year-old Nico Vega of Summit Avenue in the Bronx (left to right above). PHO…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Main Street cafe damaged in overnight Hackensack fire Main Street cafe damaged in overnight Hackensack fire Main Street cafe damaged in overnight Hackensack fire
Main Street cafe damaged in overnight Hackensack fire OVERNIGHT: A two-alarm fire at a cafe on Main Street in Hackensack was quickly knocked down within a half-hour. No injuries were reported in the blaze, reported at 2:12 a.m. at the single-story Citrus Café, which sustained “heavy smoke and moderate fire damage,” city Fire Lt. Justin Derevyanik said. Assisting at the scene were Teaneck (FAST Team) and Englewood firefighters, with mutual aid covering the city from Bogota, Ridgefield Park and South Hackensack. Also responding were Hackensack Volunteer EMS, Hackensack University Medical Center ALS and city police. Fire officials were i…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Rutherford man, 19, indicted on sex charges with East Rutherford girl Rutherford man, 19, indicted on sex charges with East Rutherford girl Rutherford man, 19, indicted on sex charges with East Rutherford girl
Rutherford man, 19, indicted on sex charges with East Rutherford girl ONLY ON CVP: Grand jurors in Hackensack have indicted a 19-year-old Rutherford man on four counts of sexual assault of an East Rutherford middle-school girl he’d had a relationship with. Everton A. Johnson was 18 and attending Rutherford High School during the alleged relationship, which authorities said lasted from March to May as the girl turned from 13 to 14. She told a guidance counselor at Alfred S. Faust Middle School in East Rutherford who then contacted local police, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said at the time. Investigators from his Special Victims Unit and E…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Boy, 3, OK after hand is caught in Paramus mall escalator Boy, 3, OK after hand is caught in Paramus mall escalator Boy, 3, OK after hand is caught in Paramus mall escalator
Boy, 3, OK after hand is caught in Paramus mall escalator ONLY ON CVP: A 3-year-old Westchester boy escaped serious injury after his hand got caught in an escalator at the Garden State Plaza earlier this evening, police told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. The boy was coming down the escalator at the UNI QLO store around 5:45 p.m. when his hand got trapped at the base, Sgt. Elliot Colon said. Borough Fire Department and Rescue Squad members used extrication tools to free him. His mother refused medical aid for the boy, who sustained some minor scrapes, saying she’d have him attended to in New York. Although there wasn’t a mechanical failure, the escalator …

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