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
Breaking News
BCPD promoting new sergeants, including decorated Marine vets BCPD promoting new sergeants, including decorated Marine vets BCPD promoting new sergeants, including decorated Marine vets
Bcpd promoting new sergeants, including decorated Marine vets SHOUT OUTS: Two women, two decorated Marine veterans from the first Gulf War and a Chinese-American translator who speaks three dialects are officially being promoted to sergeant with the Bergen County Police Department today. The 5 p.m. swearing-in will be held at the Hall of Heroes at the Bergen County Law and Public Safety Institute, 281 Campgaw Road, in Mahwah. Sgt. Christopher Chan (above)  Bergen County Police Department (CVP) · Fair Lawn native, was graduated from FLHS; · Bachelor of Science in Management, Rensselaer; · Former NYPD and Fair Lawn police officer, more than 12 yea…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Aiding Teaneck cyclist struck by car was ‘just instinct,’ Bergen executive candidate Tedesco says Aiding Teaneck cyclist struck by car was ‘just instinct,’ Bergen executive candidate Tedesco says Aiding Teaneck cyclist struck by car was ‘just instinct,’ Bergen executive candidate Tedesco says
Aiding Teaneck cyclist struck by car was ‘just instinct,’ Bergen executive candidate Tedesco says ONLY ON CVP: Bergen County executive candidate Jim Tedesco said he didn’t think much about helping stabilize a 42-year-old Hackensack bicyclist moments after he was struck by a car last night in Teaneck. “It’s instinct when something like that happens,” he told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. “You just do it without thinking about it.” The Teaneck Volunteer Ambulance Corps took the victim to Hackensack University Medical Center with a broken leg and head trauma following the 8:41 p.m. crash on River Road near Grenville Avenue, Police Lt. Andrew McGurr said this morning. Meanwhile, the 57-year-old New …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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NJSP: Haworth man drove wrong way in Route 80 tractor-trailer crash NJSP: Haworth man drove wrong way in Route 80 tractor-trailer crash NJSP: Haworth man drove wrong way in Route 80 tractor-trailer crash
Njsp: Haworth man drove wrong way in Route 80 tractor-trailer crash YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A 25-year-old Haworth man was driving eastbound on westbound Route 80 in Saddle Brook when his sedan slammed head-on into a tractor-trailer overnight, killing him, New Jersey State Police said. Sean Hernandez was behind the wheel of a white 2014 Toyota Corolla that collided with a 2007 Peterbilt rig driven by 52-year-0ld Alphe Boudreaux of Quebec, Canada, in the left lane at mile marker 63.5 at 1:10 a.m. NJSP Sgt. Jeff Flynn told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. Sean Hernandez Hernandez, a YMCA acquatics instructor who was graduated from William Paterson University and Northern …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Murder trial opens for New Milford man in stabbing death of estranged wife Murder trial opens for New Milford man in stabbing death of estranged wife Murder trial opens for New Milford man in stabbing death of estranged wife
Murder trial opens for New Milford man in stabbing death of estranged wife After slashing his estranged wife’s throat six times, killing her, a New Milford busboy went home to his parents’ house to shower and was about to hop a connecting flight to Colombia from JFK when authorities grabbed him in Orlando, a prosecutor told jurors in Hackensack today. A defense attorney for 27-year-old Pedro Gutierrez, meanwhile, reminded the jurors that the burden in the murder trial that opened this morning is on those prosecutors to prove their allegations. Shaday Betancourth Brian Neary, who’s heading the defense team, also objected to nearly everything that Assistant Berg…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Deportation for illegal immigrant in Cliffside Park home invasion Deportation for illegal immigrant in Cliffside Park home invasion Deportation for illegal immigrant in Cliffside Park home invasion
Deportation for illegal immigrant in Cliffside Park home invasion ONLY ON CVP: An illegal Ecuadoran immigrant from Cliffside Park who broke into his estranged wife’s home last October will likely be deported later this year after pleading guilty in Hackensack today to burglary and aggravated assault charges. Cesar Molina, 51, originally was charged with a variety of sexual and aggravated assault offenses in connection with the Oct. 15, 2013 incident. He will be sentenced to time served on Nov. 14 before being deported, under the terms of a plea bargain. Molina remained held this morning on $35,000 bail and a federal immigration detainer that would kee…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Grand jurors return charges of attempted murder of police in Hackensack shootout Grand jurors return charges of attempted murder of police in Hackensack shootout Grand jurors return charges of attempted murder of police in Hackensack shootout
Grand jurors return charges of attempted murder of police in Hackensack shootout YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A self-proclaimed Bloods gang member who authorities said took potshots at Hackensack police was indicted on a trio of attempted murder and five aggravated assault charges. Grand jurors in Hackensack charged 23-year-old Robert Leonardis with the attempted murders of Sgt. James Dalton and Officers Joseph Ayoubi and Brett McCarthy, in addition to the charges of attempted reckless bodily injury against all three, in connection with the July 22, 2013 gunfight. Ayoubi was “lucky to be alive” after a bullet fired by Leonardis shattered the windshield of his squad car and…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Hackensack customer service rep charged with molesting girl, 10 Hackensack customer service rep charged with molesting girl, 10 Hackensack customer service rep charged with molesting girl, 10
Hackensack customer service rep charged with molesting girl, 10 YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A 30-year-old customer service representative from Hackensack man was being held on $250,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail on charges that he molested a 10-year-old girl. Favio F. Maldonado was charged with aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault and child endangerment after being arrested Friday by members of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit and Hackensack police. Earlier that day, the girl “disclosed to her mother that [Maldonado] touched her over and under her clothing on several occasions,” Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
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Paws for concern over bears in Ridgewood, Wyckoff Paws for concern over bears in Ridgewood, Wyckoff Paws for concern over bears in Ridgewood, Wyckoff
Paws for concern over bears in Ridgewood, Wyckoff PHOTOS: It’s become Bear Week 2014 in Bergen and beyond. From Wyckoff to Wayne, sightings are being reported and bears are being pursued by people trying to capture images — including one that drew a media throng to Ridgewood today. Police and animal control officers hoped to keep the 350-to-400-pound black bear in place after it climbed a tree across from the Ridge Elementary School on West Ridgewood Avenue — at least until state fish and wildlife agents could end the standoff. Things didn’t go as planned, however. Tranquilizer darts missed, so the agents tried blasting the bear wit…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
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New Fairview police chief, deputy chief, captains, supervisors sworn New Fairview police chief, deputy chief, captains, supervisors sworn New Fairview police chief, deputy chief, captains, supervisors sworn
New Fairview police chief, deputy chief, captains, supervisors sworn SHOUT OUTS: Fairview police officially have a new chief, deputy chief and group of supervisors following promotions by the borough. Thomas Juliano, who had served as the department commander following Police Chief Frank DelVecchio’s retirement at the end of April, was sworn as chief. Deputy Chief Martin Kahn was promoted from captain of detectives. Also sworn were new Capts. Vincent Bellucci and Brendan O’Reilly, as well as new Lts. Dennis Andreazza and Mark Citakian, and new Sgts. Robert Sabatino, Joseph Bucco and Gino Sculco.

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Pascack Valley, NJ
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‘Staying Safe in Cyberspace’ talk for parents set ‘Staying Safe in Cyberspace’ talk for parents set ‘Staying Safe in Cyberspace’ talk for parents set
‘Staying Safe in Cyberspace’ talk for parents set PUBLIC SAFETY: The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Computer Crimes Unit will be presenting an in-depth presentation on Internet safety for parents at Westwood Regional High School in Washington Township on Oct. 9. Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli  “Staying Safe in Cyberspace – Internet Safety for Parents,” is “a comprehensive examination of today’s Internet and the dangers that lurk inside chat rooms, instant messages, e-mail and blogs,” organizers said. It begins at 7 p.m.. The presentation is an integral function of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Computer Crime…

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