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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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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101-year-old driver OK in Glen Rock crash 101-year-old driver OK in Glen Rock crash 101-year-old driver OK in Glen Rock crash
101-year-old driver OK in Glen Rock crash ONLY ON CVP: A 101-year-old driver escaped unhurt after she crashed her car on a lawn in Glen Rock yesterday. Her Toyota Corolla mounted a curb and came to rest on the front lawn of a nearby home after she lost control at the intersection of Nottingham and Belvidere Roads. The woman, who refused medical treatment, got a ride from the scene. Her car was towed. STORY / PHOTOS: Boyd A. Loving  

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Minor cuts for two boys hit by shattered glass at Paramus mall Minor cuts for two boys hit by shattered glass at Paramus mall Minor cuts for two boys hit by shattered glass at Paramus mall
Minor cuts for two boys hit by shattered glass at Paramus mall YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Two boys, ages 6 and 7, were cut but not seriously injured at the Bergen Town Center in Paramus today when they were hit by broken glass from a railing panel a level above them that was smashed by a stanchion that either fell or was knocked over, police told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. The boys’ mother and grandmother went with them by ambulance to Hackensack University Medical Center following the 3:20 p.m. incident, Sgt. Brian McGovern said. The group was outside the Old Navy store at the bottom of a pair of escalators when the glass from the shattered panel fell about 3…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
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Clothing saves Englewood man in street stabbing, ex-con with knife arrested Clothing saves Englewood man in street stabbing, ex-con with knife arrested Clothing saves Englewood man in street stabbing, ex-con with knife arrested
Clothing saves Englewood man in street stabbing, ex-con with knife arrested YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Several layers of clothing may have saved an Englewood man’s after he was stabbed twice in the back last night during anrgument, police said today. Officers found the wounded 46-year-old victim just after 7:20 p.m. at the intersection of Lafayette Place and West Englewood Avenue — commonly known as Wides Corner — in the city’s Fourth Ward. Fellow city resident John Bullock, who was standing nearby, dropped a bloody knife and was taken into custody on charges of attempted murder and aggravated assault, among others, Detective Capt. Timothy Torell said. Torell said…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Saddle Brook bank robber bought heroin with proceeds, police say Saddle Brook bank robber bought heroin with proceeds, police say Saddle Brook bank robber bought heroin with proceeds, police say
Saddle Brook bank robber bought heroin with proceeds, police say YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A bandana-wearing bandit from Paterson who robbed a Saddle Brook bank of roughly $4,500 yesterday afternoon bought 300 or so bags of heroin with much of the proceeds, authorities told CLIFFVIEW PILOT after township detectives arrested him outside a Rochelle Park hotel less than seven hours later. Detectives investigating the 2:30 p.m. holdup at the Spencer Savings Bank in the Terra Mini Mall on Market Street were scouring area hotels when they found the getaway car — a four-door, gold 2000 Mazda Millenia — in the parking lot of the Ramada Inn off the Garden State Par…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
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Judge gives Wyckoff convict serving time for bat attack break in police chase Judge gives Wyckoff convict serving time for bat attack break in police chase Judge gives Wyckoff convict serving time for bat attack break in police chase
Judge gives Wyckoff convict serving time for bat attack break in police chase ONLY ON CVP: An apologetic Wyckoff man already serving six years in state prison for his role in a baseball-bat bashing of his then-girlfriend’s ex during a robbery got a break from a judge in Hackensack today for leading police on a high-speed chase. Superior Court Judge Edward A. Jerejian not only shaved a plea-bargained sentence from six to five years for Daniel Chaupiz, 22. The judge also allowed him to serve it at the same time as his current prison term. As a result, Chaupiz could be free in a little over two years after spending a few months behind bars. “I apologize for my actio…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Wyckoff police charge Paterson man, 22, in theft of $360 sneakers from boys, 13 Wyckoff police charge Paterson man, 22, in theft of $360 sneakers from boys, 13 Wyckoff police charge Paterson man, 22, in theft of $360 sneakers from boys, 13
Wyckoff police charge Paterson man, 22, in theft of $360 sneakers from boys, 13 YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: IP addresses led Wyckoff police to a 22-year-old Paterson man whom they charged with robbing a pair of $360 sneakers at knifepoint from two 13-year-old boys. Steven Cardona — who was being held on $100,000 bail — is suspected in similar holdups in other towns, Wyckoff Police Chief Benjamin C. Fox said this afternoon. The boys said the robber told them via Facebook to meet them at the Cedar Hill Shopping Center on Aug. 21 after he agreed to buy a new pair of Air Jordan 3 Retro sneakers from them for a marked-up, resale price of $360. The boys rode their bicycles t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Fair Lawn police warn of roving church scammers after incident where detective is pastor Fair Lawn police warn of roving church scammers after incident where detective is pastor Fair Lawn police warn of roving church scammers after incident where detective is pastor
Fair Lawn police warn of roving church scammers after incident where detective is pastor PUBLIC SAFETY: A woman who told a staffer at a Fair Lawn Baptist church that she needed money to fix a flat fire after her car had broken down on the way from Delaware to get her son a blood transfusion was in for a surprise: The pastor at Van Riper-Ellis Church is borough Detective David Boone. Now police are warning local houses of worship to be wary. PHOTO: Boyd A. Loving, CLIFFVIEW PILOT Correspondent “It’s important to let our churches and temples know about this right away, because these people go from place to place,” Boone told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this morning. Sgt. Brian Met…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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Port Authority police lieutenant facing department charges in graduation booze bash, sources say Port Authority police lieutenant facing department charges in graduation booze bash, sources say Port Authority police lieutenant facing department charges in graduation booze bash, sources say
Port Authority police lieutenant facing department charges in graduation booze bash, sources say CVP EXCLUSIVE: Videotaped evidence that is “of good quality and quite devastating” is leading to at least four different departmental charges against a Port Authority police academy lieutenant for his behavior during an alcohol-fueled, post-graduation bash in Hoboken earlier this summer, sources told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this morning. The lieutenant “is suspected of being badly inebriated and guilty, as a result, of failure to supervise the rookies who are seen on video stealing beer and damaging the bathroom area of the bar,” one Port Authority source said. Internal affairs investigators next…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
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Franklin Lakes police chase into Passaic County ends with recovery of three stolen vehicles Franklin Lakes police chase into Passaic County ends with recovery of three stolen vehicles Franklin Lakes police chase into Passaic County ends with recovery of three stolen vehicles
Franklin Lakes police chase into Passaic County ends with recovery of three stolen vehicles YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Franklin Lakes police recovered three stolen vehicles, as well as a host of valuables, after a brief overnight pursuit. Officer Donald Wilson spotted two occupied cars parked on Franklin Avenue with their lights off while on patrol just after 2:30 a.m., Detective Lt. John Bakelaar said this morning. As he approached, both took off. Wilson pursued the vehicles west into Oakland and then onto Route 287 before finding both abandoned a quarter-mile or so apart in a residential area. One of them, a 2005 Mercedes Benz E Class, was reported stolen out of Ho-Ho-Kus. Fo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Ridgewood man indicted on child porn trafficking charges Ridgewood man indicted on child porn trafficking charges Ridgewood man indicted on child porn trafficking charges
Ridgewood man indicted on child porn trafficking charges ONLY ON CVP: A grand jury in Hackensack indicted an unemployed Ridgewood man on charges of trafficking in child pornography. Cyber-detectives were trolling online when they encountered 28-year-old Joseph Nizza in January, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said following his March 15 arrest. He then “uploaded illicit files to undercover investigators” from his Computer Crimes Task Force and the Passaic County Sheriff’s Department Internet Crime Unit, the prosecutor said. These included “images and videos of pre-pubescent children engaged in sexual acts,” he said. Nizza posted …

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