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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Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Lodi man, 90, scares off four intruders in water utility scam Lodi man, 90, scares off four intruders in water utility scam Lodi man, 90, scares off four intruders in water utility scam
Lodi man, 90, scares off four intruders in water utility scam PUBLIC SAFETY: A 90-year-old Lodi man nearly fell victim to water company worker scam but somehow managed to scare off four men who got into his home, police said. One of the thieves came to the front door of the East Place home yesterday saying he needed to come inside to check the water, Lt. Robert Salerno said. After walking the homeowner to the kitchen “in an attempt to show him discolored water,” the bandit unlocked the back door to let the three others, Salerno said. The group had split up when the target began asking questions, the lieutenant said. “At that point, he told them …

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Beekman-Poughquag, NY
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Port Authority police say GWB toll evader smeared grease on plates Port Authority police say GWB toll evader smeared grease on plates Port Authority police say GWB toll evader smeared grease on plates
Port Authority police say GWB toll evader smeared grease on plates YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Washington State trucker smeared grease on his license plates in an attempt to duck the tolls at the George Washington Bridge this morning, but a Port Authority police officer sniffed it out, authorities said. Port Authority Police Officer George Kwiecinski stopped the blue 2007 Freight Liner tractor-trailer after it blew through the EZ Pass lane around 5:30 a.m., the authority’s Joseph Pentangelo told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this morning. “Both the rear and front license plates of the vehicle had been tampered with,” Pentangelo said. “The plates had been smeared with gr…

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Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Breaking News
IRS smushes ‘The Situation,’ brother for tax evasion on $8.9M of income IRS smushes ‘The Situation,’ brother for tax evasion on $8.9M of income IRS smushes ‘The Situation,’ brother for tax evasion on $8.9M of income
IRS smushes ‘The Situation,’ brother for tax evasion on $8.9M of income YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: TV personality Michael “The Situation” Sorrentino and his brother were to surrender to IRS agents today to face charges of ducking taxes on $8.9 million in income from promotional gigs while claiming pricey clothing, high-end cars and personal grooming as business expenses. The “Jersey Shore” participant and his brother/manager, Marc Sorrentino, were being brought before a federal judge in Newark this afternoon for a first appearance on an indictment charging them with not property paying taxes from promotional appearances. First, however, “Sitch” posted on Instagr…

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Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
SUV slams into Ridgewood tree after driver reaches for soft drink SUV slams into Ridgewood tree after driver reaches for soft drink SUV slams into Ridgewood tree after driver reaches for soft drink
SUV slams into Ridgewood tree after driver reaches for soft drink ONLY ON CVP: The driver of a silver Chevy Traverse escaped injury after it slammed into a tree in Ridgewood this morning when she apparently reached down to retrieve a soft drink and lost control. Ridgewood police, firefighters and EMS workers also responded to the intersection of Frederick Street and North Pleasant Avenue around 9:15 a.m. The driver refused medical treatment. No summonses were issued. STORY / PHOTOS: CLIFFVIEW PILOT Correspondent Boyd A. Loving  

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Defendants in Bergenfield drug robbery shootings brought to court Defendants in Bergenfield drug robbery shootings brought to court Defendants in Bergenfield drug robbery shootings brought to court
Defendants in Bergenfield drug robbery shootings brought to court ONLY ON CVP: Arraignments on charges that include attempted murder, armed robbery and burglary concluded yesterday for five men tied to a vicious, drug-related shooting in Bergenfield last year. Variously charged with 22 counts of criminal wrongdoing — nearly a third of them first-degree offenses — are: Christian Nova, 22, of Englewood; Mario Ferreira, 23, of Sucasunna; Zakeer Roberts and Hasan “Smoke” Sly, both 24, of East Orange; James Atwoods, 35, of Newark TOP: Zakeer Roberts (left), Mario Ferreira BELOW: Christian Nova (STORY/FILE PHOTOS: Mary K. Miraglia) Defense attorneys enter…

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Indictment charges 4 in Paramus home invasion, chase Indictment charges 4 in Paramus home invasion, chase Indictment charges 4 in Paramus home invasion, chase
Indictment charges 4 in Paramus home invasion, chase YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Four people chased and caught by Hackensack in Teaneck minutes after a home-invasion robbery in Paramus were indicted by a grand jury yesterday. Charged with kidnapping, robbery and burglary are: Lazaro R Guiterez, 37 (above, top right); bail: $700,000 Edgardeo H Vazquez-Lopez, 20 (bottom left); bail: $800,000 Christian Hernandez, 23 (bottom right) bail: $760,000 Madelyn Trinidad-Ramos, 38 (top left); bail: $70,000 All are from Houston, Texas, authorities said. One of them, Vazquez-Lopez, was wanted by the FBI, records show. Federal immigration authorities have…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Former Fort Lee bank official surrenders to FBI, charged with embezzling $1.2M Former Fort Lee bank official surrenders to FBI, charged with embezzling $1.2M Former Fort Lee bank official surrenders to FBI, charged with embezzling $1.2M
Former Fort Lee bank official surrenders to FBI, charged with embezzling $1.2M A former assistant vice-president at BankAsiana in Fort Lee surrendered to the FBI today to face charges of embezzling more than $1 million from her employer, authorities said. Miye Chon, 34, of Englewood Cliffs, made a series of unauthorized transfers from customers’ CDs into the bank’s vault cash account, then walked out with the money over the course of several years, U.S. Attorney Paul S. Fishman said this afternoon. Dozens of illegal transfers typically went for tens of thousands of dollars at a time, although one was for $100,000, Fishman said. “Bank records show that during one w…

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Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Waldwick convict to be re-tried for attempted murder in 2009 stabbing Waldwick convict to be re-tried for attempted murder in 2009 stabbing Waldwick convict to be re-tried for attempted murder in 2009 stabbing
Waldwick convict to be re-tried for attempted murder in 2009 stabbing YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A state prisoner from Waldwick whose attempted murder conviction was overturned on appeal returned to a Hackensack courtroom today to prepare for a new trial. Jurors convicted 51-year-old Mark C. Sheppard two years ago of trying to kill a Guatemalan immigrant on July 4, 2009. Mark Sheppard (STORY/PHOTOS: CLIFFVIEW PILOT Courthouse Reporter Mary K. Miraglia) But the state Appellate Division overturned the conviction earlier this month, ruling that the trial judge improperly admitted evidence that included a videotaped interview with police. Sheppard is serving a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Haworth woman, 86, drives car through back of garage into neighbor’s yard Haworth woman, 86, drives car through back of garage into neighbor’s yard Haworth woman, 86, drives car through back of garage into neighbor’s yard
Haworth woman, 86, drives car through back of garage into neighbor’s yard ONLY ON CVP: Haworth police requested a driver re-examination by New Jersey Motor Vehicle Services for an 86-year-old borough woman who plowed her car through the back of her garage and into a neighbor’s backyard this morning. The St. Albans Place woman wasn’t injured in the 10:49 a.m. mishap, Lt. Thomas Ryan told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. She told police she “thought she was pressing the brake” when her 1979 Mercury barreled through the rear wall of the garage and into her Sunset Avenue neighbor’s yard, Ryan said. The car sustained damage to the front, sides and undercarriage, he said. Also d…

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Judge sets $1M bail in retrial of military vet accused of pushing wife off Palisades in Englewood Cliffs Judge sets $1M bail in retrial of military vet accused of pushing wife off Palisades in Englewood Cliffs Judge sets $1M bail in retrial of military vet accused of pushing wife off Palisades in Englewood Cliffs
Judge sets $1M bail in retrial of military vet accused of pushing wife off Palisades in Englewood Cliffs YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A judge in Hackensack today set bail at $1 million for a former Army major and Special Forces member from Washington Township whose conviction for pushing his estranged wife to her death from the Rockefeller Lookout in Englewood Cliffs 22 years ago was overturned. “There are no changed circumstances” that would warrant bail for 63-year-old Stephen Scharf, Presiding Superior Court Judge Liliana DeAvila-Silebi said. The judge set an April 7 date for the next court hearing in the case so that defense attorney Ben Malin would have enough time to prepare. Malin argued…

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