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
Teaneck-bound military vehicle rolls back onto its wheels in NJ Turnpike crash Teaneck-bound military vehicle rolls back onto its wheels in NJ Turnpike crash Teaneck-bound military vehicle rolls back onto its wheels in NJ Turnpike crash
Teaneck-bound military vehicle rolls back onto its wheels in NJ Turnpike crash UPDATE: A military vehicle returning to the Teaneck Armory from Fort Dix rolled completely over and back onto its wheels again after being struck by a tractor-trailer on the New Jersey Turnpike in East Rutherford this afternoon. Three soldiers in the 15-ton, M1117 Armored Security Vehicle (ASV) sustained minor injuries, emergency responders told CLIFFVIEW PILOT following the 4:40 p.m. crash just south of Exit 16W in East Rutherford. The M1117 — with a fully-enclosed turret and armor designed to deal with small-arms fire, mines and improvised explosives — was reportedly popular with Ame…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Wyckoff police tackle DWI incidents Wyckoff police tackle DWI incidents Wyckoff police tackle DWI incidents
Wyckoff police tackle DWI incidents PUBLIC SAFETY: In just a few weeks time, Wyckoff police responded to what some are calling a troubling trend of DWI-related incidents countywide. Sept. 25 (1:50 a.m.) Officer Robert Schlossberg stopped a vehicle on Rt. 208 for doing 35 miles per hour and arrested the driver, 34-year-old Stacy M. Cruz of North Haledon, after she refused to submit to a breath test. She was released to a friend on summonses for DWI, refusing to submit to a breath test, failing to signal and improper driving on marked lanes of travel. Sept. 18 (5:58 p.m.) A citizen reported a possible intoxicated driver on Rt…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Lodi heroin addict who burglarized Saddle Brook police chief’s car arrested again, authorities say Lodi heroin addict who burglarized Saddle Brook police chief’s car arrested again, authorities say Lodi heroin addict who burglarized Saddle Brook police chief’s car arrested again, authorities say
Lodi heroin addict who burglarized Saddle Brook police chief’s car arrested again, authorities say YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Released without bail after breaking the Saddle Brook police chief’s car, a Lodi heroin addict was right back at it, said authorities who arrested him this morning. Once again, an alert resident summoned police, who took 21-year-old Matthew Timothy Jolls into custody as he tried entering a 2011 BMW parked in the lot of the Saddle Brook VFW on Market Street around midnight today, Police Chief Robert Kugler told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. The resident reported seeing Jolls entering a 2014 Toyota Carolla on Harrison Avenue, Kugler said. ALSO SEE: Saddle Brook neighborhood get…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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Wood-Ridge couple who lost son holding ‘Ladies Night Out’ to raise funds for childhood cancer research Wood-Ridge couple who lost son holding ‘Ladies Night Out’ to raise funds for childhood cancer research Wood-Ridge couple who lost son holding ‘Ladies Night Out’ to raise funds for childhood cancer research
Wood-Ridge couple who lost son holding ‘Ladies Night Out’ to raise funds for childhood cancer research HOW YOU CAN HELP: A Wood-Ridge couple whose 13-year-old son died of AML leukemia is holding a special shop/dine/mingle “Ladies Night Out” fundraiser at the Fiesta in the hopes of increasing scarce funding for pediatric cancer research. Linda and Richard Venezia are the driving force behind Benjamin’s Hope 4 the Future foundation — named for their first-born son, who died in December 2012, nine months after he was diagnosed. The 501(c)3 organization has helped families in need, raised funds for research and established an annual scholarship for young community volunteers. The second annu…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Accused ‘Bergen bandit,’ alleged accomplice indicted in six armed robberies Accused ‘Bergen bandit,’ alleged accomplice indicted in six armed robberies Accused ‘Bergen bandit,’ alleged accomplice indicted in six armed robberies
Accused ‘Bergen bandit,’ alleged accomplice indicted in six armed robberies ONLY ON CVP: Faced with a potential dismissal of the case, prosecutors obtained indictments against two men in a string of armed robberies in four Bergen County towns earlier this year. Although police arrested Hamilton Sanchez-Olmo, 22, as their primary suspect moments after one of the March holdups, they didn’t pick up his alleged accomplice — 35-year-old Emsha Wellington of Lodi — until last month. An indictment returned by a grand jury in Hackensack a week and a half ago charges Wellington equally with Sanchez-Olmo for threatening clerks with a deadly weapon while robbing: Sunoco …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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Mahwah police add charges against trio caught passing counterfeit $100 bills Mahwah police add charges against trio caught passing counterfeit $100 bills Mahwah police add charges against trio caught passing counterfeit $100 bills
Mahwah police add charges against trio caught passing counterfeit $100 bills UPDATE: Mahwah police were trying to identify a fourth member of a crew caught passing counterfeit $100 bills in town and in Rockland County. Officers grabbed the Bronx trio Monday night as they tried to make a getaway. They seized ten counterfeit $100 bills, along with $2,000 in cash that the defendants apparently produced by passing phony bills, Chief James Batelli said at the time (SEE: Mahwah police catch three with counterfeit $100 bills) An investigation by Sgt. Michael Blondin led to three additional charges of receiving stolen property each against Christopher A. Moore, 27 (above,…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Motorcyclist escapes injury in Ridgewood crash Motorcyclist escapes injury in Ridgewood crash Motorcyclist escapes injury in Ridgewood crash
Motorcyclist escapes injury in Ridgewood crash ONLY ON CVP: A motorcyclist walked away from a collision with a Honda Odyssey van in Ridgewood this afternoon. His Harley Davidson was less fortunate; it was removed from the roadway by a flatbed tow truck. Village police, firefighters and EMS workers responded to the crash at the intersection of South Broad and Hudson Streets. STORY/PHOTO: CLIFFVIEW PILOT Correspondent Boyd A. Loving

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Mexican immigrant who repeatedly molested Fair Lawn girl, 10, could be free after 16 months Mexican immigrant who repeatedly molested Fair Lawn girl, 10, could be free after 16 months Mexican immigrant who repeatedly molested Fair Lawn girl, 10, could be free after 16 months
Mexican immigrant who repeatedly molested Fair Lawn girl, 10, could be free after 16 months ONLY ON CVP: Thanks to a plea deal, a Mexican immigrant from Fair Lawn man who repeatedly molested a 10-year-old family member could be freed after spending little more than 16 months behind bars. Although eligibility doesn’t mean that Jose Anguiano will get parole, Superior Judge James J. Guida yesterday warned the girl’s family to prepare because “it is highly likely [he] will be out soon.” The girl’s parents both spoke emotionally but agreed to the terms of the plea agreement, sparing the girl the ordeal of a trial. Meanwhile, relatives and friends who attended yesterday’s proceeding…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Back-to-back crashes tie up Routes 4, 17 Back-to-back crashes tie up Routes 4, 17 Back-to-back crashes tie up Routes 4, 17
Back-to-back crashes tie up Routes 4, 17 ONLY ON CVP: Two separate motor-vehicle crashes with moments of one another sent two people to the hospital with injuries that weren’t deemed life-threatening and tied up traffic at the busy interchange of Routes 4 and 17 this afternoon. A BMW and Kia sedan were involved in the more serious of the two collisions just before 1 p.m. on westbound Route 4 just east of 17, which left the Kia facing the wrong way on a ramp. They were removed by a flatbed tow truck. Paramus and Bergen County police and two Paramus ambulances responded. STORY/PHOTOS: CLIFFVIEW PILOT Correspondent Boyd A. L…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Illegal Colombian with 2 kilos of heroin in Edgewater gets 10 years, could be out in months Illegal Colombian with 2 kilos of heroin in Edgewater gets 10 years, could be out in months Illegal Colombian with 2 kilos of heroin in Edgewater gets 10 years, could be out in months
Illegal Colombian with 2 kilos of heroin in Edgewater gets 10 years, could be out in months A Colombian national who was arrested at his son’s Edgewater home with two kilos of heroin after sneaking back into the country was sentenced to 10 years in state prison — after which he’ll again be deported — as part of a plea deal. Miguel Angel Guzman-Nieves (STORY / PHOTOS: CLIFFVIEW PILOT Courthouse Reporter Mary K. Miraglia) Presiding Superior Court Judge Liliana DeAvila-Silebi said the fact that the 50-year-old Miguel Angel Guzman-Nieves of Houston attended school in Colombia only until he was 10 “contributed to a life of crime.” But she wasn’t about to grant a defense attorney…

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