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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Teaneck, NJ
Breaking News
Englewood police arrest Teaneck man after brief car chase, crash Englewood police arrest Teaneck man after brief car chase, crash Englewood police arrest Teaneck man after brief car chase, crash
Englewood police arrest Teaneck man after brief car chase, crash YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Teaneck deadbeat dad led Englewood police on a brief chase in an unregistered, uninsured car before he crashed and was taken into custody last night, authorities said. Richard A. Chambers, 31, sped off after Officers Joseph Doyle and Christopher Colon tried stopping his 1997 Honda Civic for double parking in front of the McDonalds on downtown West Palisade Avenue around 9 p.m., Detective Capt. Timothy Torell told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this afternoon. Chambers lost control of the car, which crossed into oncoming traffic and crashed into a grassy berm on the front yard o…

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Hackensack, NJ
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Hackensack man, 74, charged with hitting female neighbor with vodka bottle Hackensack man, 74, charged with hitting female neighbor with vodka bottle Hackensack man, 74, charged with hitting female neighbor with vodka bottle
Hackensack man, 74, charged with hitting female neighbor with vodka bottle YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A 74-year-old Hackensack man hit a 72-year-old neighbor with a vodka bottle last night, putting her in the hospital with severe head trauma, authorities said this morning. Russell Dawson was being held on $50,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail following the incident at a Kansas Street apartment building around 8:45 p.m. Police were trying to determine what caused the argument that led to Dawson hitting the neighbor with the bottle, shattering it. She was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center. Dawson, meanwhile, was arrested without incident on charges o…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Father files lawsuit over alleged sexual assault of boy at Leonia firehouse Father files lawsuit over alleged sexual assault of boy at Leonia firehouse Father files lawsuit over alleged sexual assault of boy at Leonia firehouse
Father files lawsuit over alleged sexual assault of boy at Leonia firehouse YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Leonia firefighter today sued the borough, the fire department and others in connection with the alleged sexual abuse of his son by a special needs adult at the borough firehouse. Darius E. Levine and his adoptive parents — David Levine and Christine Banas — are also named in the civil suit filed today by attorney Rosemarie Arnold in Superior Court in Hackensack on behalf of the Ridgefield Park boy. “It seems that the investigation is revealing more and more that this teen has propensities for this kind of behavior,” Arnold told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this morning, “yet…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
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NJSP Busts Pair In Road-Rage Fistfight On Garden State Parkway In Paramus NJSP Busts Pair In Road-Rage Fistfight On Garden State Parkway In Paramus NJSP Busts Pair In Road-Rage Fistfight On Garden State Parkway In Paramus
Njsp Busts Pair In Road-Rage Fistfight On Garden State Parkway In Paramus UPDATE: New Jersey State Police said they arrested two men following a fistfight on the Garden State Parkway yesterday. Summonses to answer simple assault charges in court were issued to both for the brawl that broke out around 10:20 a.m. at milepost 166.6 the NJSP said. One was arrested by responding troopers, while the other was later picked up at his home, police said. It wasn’t immediately clear what prompted the fight or whether the men knew each other. Several 911 callers told local and State Police that both drivers were fighting in the middle of the road after one stopped his v…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Breaking News
Fire destroys cars on Lodi lot Fire destroys cars on Lodi lot Fire destroys cars on Lodi lot
Fire destroys cars on Lodi lot YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Lodi police were investigating a fire that destroyed four cars at an auto repair shop last night. No injuries were reported in the blaze at N and S Auto Repair at 35 Terhune Avenue. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS PHOTOS: CLIFFVIEW PILOT Correspondent Kevin Teel  

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Allendale crash sends 3 to hospital Allendale crash sends 3 to hospital Allendale crash sends 3 to hospital
Allendale crash sends 3 to hospital ONLY ON CVP: A crash in Allendale this afternoon sent at least three people to area hospitals and required firefighters to use the Jaws of LIfe to free one of the drivers. The collision of a Toyota Camry and Lincoln Crossover loaner vehicle occured just before 3 p.m. at the intersection of West Crescent Avenue and Hamilton Street. Ambulances from The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood and Allendale transported the victims after members of Allendale Rescue and Engine freed the Camry driver. Also at the scene were chiefs from Saddle River and Ramsey. West Crescent was shut down in the area as…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
White bucket at Franklin Lakes recycling plant draws hazmat response White bucket at Franklin Lakes recycling plant draws hazmat response White bucket at Franklin Lakes recycling plant draws hazmat response
White bucket at Franklin Lakes recycling plant draws hazmat response ONLY ON CVP: An unknown substance in a white bucket left next to a bin at the Franklin Lakes Recycling Center drew responders from various agencies today. The DeKorte Drive area was closed to public access while the substance was investigated. No injuries were immediately reported. Responders included Franklin Lakes police, firefighters and EMS, the Mahwah Fire Co. #2 Hazmat Team and the Bergen County Hazardous Materials Unit. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS STORY / PHOTOS: CLIFFVIEW PILOT Correspondent Boyd A. Loving STORY / PHOTOS: CLIFFVIEW PILOT Correspondent Boyd A. Loving  

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Recent NJ high court ruling weighed in Fort Lee seizure of heroin, stolen guns Recent NJ high court ruling weighed in Fort Lee seizure of heroin, stolen guns Recent NJ high court ruling weighed in Fort Lee seizure of heroin, stolen guns
Recent NJ high court ruling weighed in Fort Lee seizure of heroin, stolen guns ONLY ON CVP: A case involving the seizure of three pounds of heroin, two stolen handguns and other contraband from a Fort Lee apartment last year is being delayed while a recent higher court decision involving reasonable searches is considered. Jose Rivas, 52, of the Bronx had been driving on a flat tire with hazard lights flashing on Hudson Terrace in front of a Palisades Interstate Parkway entrance/exit in May 2013 when a Fort Lee officer pulled up to help. Contradictory explanations of where Rivas had been and where he was going led Fort Lee K9 Officer Rick Hernandez to call for backup…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Port Authority police stop two would-be GWB jumpers a half-day apart Port Authority police stop two would-be GWB jumpers a half-day apart Port Authority police stop two would-be GWB jumpers a half-day apart
Port Authority police stop two would-be GWB jumpers a half-day apart YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Port Authority police said they grabbed a would-be jumper from Clifton who tried to hide from there on the George Washington Bridge this morning — a little more than 24 hours after intervening in an attempt by another man — on the one-year anniversary of “Bridgegate.” Clifton police alerted their PAPD counterparts that the 29-year-old man had called his mother saying that he planned to jump. Officers then pinged his cellphone and spotted him trying to hid from them on the south walkway around 10:20 a.m. He gave a false name and said he wasn’t planning to jump, th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Hackensack man gets 3 years for pointing loaded gun at teenage neighbor Hackensack man gets 3 years for pointing loaded gun at teenage neighbor Hackensack man gets 3 years for pointing loaded gun at teenage neighbor
Hackensack man gets 3 years for pointing loaded gun at teenage neighbor ONLY ON CVP: A Hackensack man who threatened a teenage neighbor with a gun will spend three years in state prison, helping to spare his brother and sister time behind bars. “He will have to served every day of the three years,” defense attorney Robert N. Kalisch said of Jahad Jones (above, right) Jones, overcome with emotion, told the judge that he regretted his actions. “I’m sorry,” he said, choking back tears. “There’s nothing I can do to put it back. I will learn from it, and something good will come from it,” he said. Jahlil Jones (above, left) got probation, meanwhile, along with…

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