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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Hackensack, NJ
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Driver dead, 3 in custody after police stop attempted Paramus cellphone store burglary Driver dead, 3 in custody after police stop attempted Paramus cellphone store burglary Driver dead, 3 in custody after police stop attempted Paramus cellphone store burglary
Driver dead, 3 in custody after police stop attempted Paramus cellphone store burglary YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Paramus police officer managed to shoot at a fleeing suspect, killing him, after being struck and landing on the hood of the getaway car in an aborted burglary of a Paramus cellphone store on Route 4 this morning, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said. Miguel Reyes, 20, from Harlem River Drive in Manhattan, hit the gas of a 2015 Kia, striking one of two Paramus police officers who responded to the 4:36 a.m. burglary alarm, in an attempt to flee with three accomplices onto westbound Route 4, Molinelli said this morning. The officers had noticed the rear …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Driver who dragged Ridgefield officer, hit police cars in wrong-way Route 46 chase held on $250,000 bail Driver who dragged Ridgefield officer, hit police cars in wrong-way Route 46 chase held on $250,000 bail Driver who dragged Ridgefield officer, hit police cars in wrong-way Route 46 chase held on $250,000 bail
Driver who dragged Ridgefield officer, hit police cars in wrong-way Route 46 chase held on $250,000 bail YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A heroin addict wanted by several law enforcement agencies dragged a Ridgefield police officer with his mini-van at a Route 46 roadblock, launching a wild chase that included him driving the wrong way on the highway and smashing the vehicle into a civilian’s SUV and two patrol cars. The dragged officer and the driver of the smashed cruiser were both taken to Hackensack University Medical Center for evaluation but were otherwise fine, Police Chief Thomas Gallagher told CLIFFVIEW PILOT tonight. “Everybody is OK,” the chief said. Meanwhile, 25-year-old Denny Oh of H…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Harmless white powder at Hackensack bank came off $1,000 cash in bill counting machine Harmless white powder at Hackensack bank came off $1,000 cash in bill counting machine Harmless white powder at Hackensack bank came off $1,000 cash in bill counting machine
Harmless white powder at Hackensack bank came off $1,000 cash in bill counting machine YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A white powder that came off $1,000 cash sent through a sorting machine at a Hackensack bank — prompting a large emergency response — proved harmless, authorities told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. It began when a customer asked to buy a bank check with the cash. “When they ran it through the counting machine, the white powder came off,” a law enforcement source familiar with the incident told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this afternoon. Another employee was notifying police when the worker cleaned up the spill. “By the time Hazmat arrived, it had already been cleaned up,” the source sa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
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Two charged as adults in 2011 rape of Paramus girl, 14 Two charged as adults in 2011 rape of Paramus girl, 14 Two charged as adults in 2011 rape of Paramus girl, 14
Two charged as adults in 2011 rape of Paramus girl, 14 YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Charges against two 20-year-old Paramus men accused of raping a drunken 14-year-old girl in a borough park when they were juveniles three years ago have been waived up to adult criminal court, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli announced this afternoon. Matthew Hazuda and Rahul Mathew remain free on charges of aggravated sexual assault, the prosecutor said. The girl told her mother in October 2011 that she’d been attacked two months earlier by Hazuda, who was 16, and Mathew, who was 17, Molinelli said today. Members of the prosecutor’s Special Victims Uni…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Bergen police, sheriff’s officers raise Special Olympics funds in plane pull Bergen police, sheriff’s officers raise Special Olympics funds in plane pull Bergen police, sheriff’s officers raise Special Olympics funds in plane pull
Bergen police, sheriff’s officers raise Special Olympics funds in plane pull SHOUT OUTS: Police from several Bergen departments raised thousands of dollars while participating in a rain-soaked 2014 Plane Pull for Special Olympics at Newark-Liberty International Airport this past weekend. Raising $3,155 were the “Green Giants,” made up of law enforcement officers and their family and friends from the Bergenfield, Bogota and Ridgefield police departments. Fair Lawn police and “Bergen’s Boldest,” PBA Local #134 of the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office, raised $1,200 each. Also participating were Elmwood Park PBA members, who took 1st place for the fastest pull and …

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Northern Highlands, NJ
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New Saudino database tracks stolen goods New Saudino database tracks stolen goods New Saudino database tracks stolen goods
New Saudino database tracks stolen goods YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: The nation’s largest online database for authorities investigating the sales of stolen goods was officially launched today by Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino. Designed by merchants and local law enforcement, “Leads Online” provides “rapid electronic access to transactions from thousands of reporting businesses, such as pawn shops, gold buyers, scrap metal processors and eBay listings,” Saudino said. “The goal of this program is to streamline coordination and communication between law enforcement and vendors in order to reduce the hassles of reporting, and get…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Five taken to hospital in three-car Montvale crash Five taken to hospital in three-car Montvale crash Five taken to hospital in three-car Montvale crash
Five taken to hospital in three-car Montvale crash YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Five people were taken to area hospitals — among them, a grandmother, daughter and 6-week-old grandson — after a three-vehicle crash in Montvale this morning. A 2011 Nissan Rogue, a 2015 Mazda CX-5, and a 2011 Chrysler 300 collided at Summit Avenue and Spring Valley Road around 11 a.m., Capt. Joseph Sanfilippo told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. The 32-year-old Mazda driver from Montvale and his passenger, a 36-year-old Washington State woman, both complained of neck pain and were taken to The Valley Hospital for treatment, Sanfilippo said. The 24-year-old Nissan driver, her 6…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Oakland man indicted in New Milford jewelry store robbery Oakland man indicted in New Milford jewelry store robbery Oakland man indicted in New Milford jewelry store robbery
Oakland man indicted in New Milford jewelry store robbery YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: An Oakland man who police said scuffled with a pair of New Milford store owners after swiping several thousand dollars worth of jewelry was indicted on theft and other charges by a grand jury in Hackensack. Two police officers said they had to draw their guns to stop 58-year-old Greg Schrumpf from running them down after he threw the loot onto the roof of a River Road shopping center and tried to flee on June 5. Officers Derek Mattessich and Michael Lafrano were on a motor-vehicle stop in front of the Brookchester (Shop-Rite) Shopping Center when they heard cries f…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Cognitively impaired boy, 17, hospitalized after attacking Closter police officer with knife Cognitively impaired boy, 17, hospitalized after attacking Closter police officer with knife Cognitively impaired boy, 17, hospitalized after attacking Closter police officer with knife
Cognitively impaired boy, 17, hospitalized after attacking Closter police officer with knife YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A cognitively impaired 17-year-old boy lunged at a police officer with a knife and then threw it at him before being taken into custody, Closter Police Chief Dennis Kaine said this morning. Officer Vincent Sarubbi went to a local residence on a 911 hangup at 5 o’clock last night and was met by the homeowner, who told him that her son had made the call. “She went on to explain that everything was OK,” Kaine said. Suddenly, her son came down the stairs and lunged at Sarubbi, the chief said. The officer quickly closed the door in front of him, but the boy opened i…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
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Four to hospital, four summonses, after Ramsey Route 17 crash Four to hospital, four summonses, after Ramsey Route 17 crash Four to hospital, four summonses, after Ramsey Route 17 crash
Four to hospital, four summonses, after Ramsey Route 17 crash ONLY ON CVP: Four people were taken to area hospitals yesterday afternoon after a Honda Civic collided with a Toyota Sienna minivan on southbound Route 17 southbound at Spring Street. The male driver of the Honda sustained a head injury in the 3 p.m. crash and was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center. Police gave him four summonses. The female driver and two female passengers in the Sienna sustained shoulder injuries and were all transported by ambulance to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood. Responding were Ramsey police and EMS workers, mahwah police, Allendale EMS workers an…

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