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
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Fort Lee man indicted in seven local burglaries Fort Lee man indicted in seven local burglaries Fort Lee man indicted in seven local burglaries
Fort Lee man indicted in seven local burglaries ANOTHER CVP SCOOP: A Fort Lee man originally arrested in a pot bust last year at a local motel has been charged with seven residential burglaries no more than a dozen blocks apart. A 15-count indictment returned by a grand jury in Hackensack charges Christian L. Corchado with committing the break-ins at two homes in the 2000 block of Linwood Avenue, and in: the 500 block of Summit Avenue; the 1600 block of Valley Street; the 2000 block of Fletcher Avenue; the 1600 block of Maple Street; Hazlitt Avenue. Corchado was released on $25,000 bail five weeks ago after spending three month…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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TODAY: Hackensack firefighters ‘Fill the Boot’ for MDA at Home Depot shopping plaza TODAY: Hackensack firefighters ‘Fill the Boot’ for MDA at Home Depot shopping plaza TODAY: Hackensack firefighters ‘Fill the Boot’ for MDA at Home Depot shopping plaza
Today: Hackensack firefighters ‘Fill the Boot’ for MDA at Home Depot shopping plaza SHOUT OUT: Hackensack firefighters and their families are celebrating their 35th year of the Muscular Dystrophy Association’s “Fill the Boot Drive” at the Home Depot shopping plaza on Hackensack Avenue, just off Route 4. It’s an “all hands” operation for more than two dozen members of Hackensack Professional Firefighters IAFF Local 2081 and Hackensack Professional Fire Officers IAFF Local 3172, accompanied by their loved ones, leading up to this weekend’s MDA Labor Day telethon. They’re hoping to reach their fundraising goal of $10,000, which will be used towards MDA research, medicine…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Fort Lee driver in fatal Ridgefield crash charged with death by auto, reckless DWI Fort Lee driver in fatal Ridgefield crash charged with death by auto, reckless DWI Fort Lee driver in fatal Ridgefield crash charged with death by auto, reckless DWI
Fort Lee driver in fatal Ridgefield crash charged with death by auto, reckless DWI YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Authorities have brought death by auto and reckless DWI charges against a Fort Lee man who they said was drunk and speeding when his car barreled through bus stop signs and into oncoming traffic over a stretch of nearly a quarter-mile in Ridgefield before slamming into a building, killing one of his passengers. Tamer M. Ammar, 20, remained hospitalized today following the pre-dawn July 24 crash near the Ridgefield circle. Killed was fellow Fort Lee High School athlete Miles Reme, 20. Injured was another 20-year-old FLHS graduate, James Racanelli. Investigators …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
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No signs of trauma on homeless man whose body was found next to Bogota railroad tracks No signs of trauma on homeless man whose body was found next to Bogota railroad tracks No signs of trauma on homeless man whose body was found next to Bogota railroad tracks
No signs of trauma on homeless man whose body was found next to Bogota railroad tracks YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Authorities don’t believe a middle-aged homeless man whose body was found in a secluded area alongside railroad tracks in Bogota overnight was struck by a train or the victim of foul play. Micheal Clifford, 50, had “serious health issues” and recently was hospitalized, Detective Sgt. Jon Misskerg told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this afternoon. “Preliminary findings from the Bergen County Medical Examiner indicate that was no sign of trauma,” Misskerg said. “An exact cause of death is pending toxicology results, which will take a few weeks.” Two pedestrians in the area found…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
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TODAY: T-shirt sale to benefit Officer Christopher Goodell Scholarship Fund TODAY: T-shirt sale to benefit Officer Christopher Goodell Scholarship Fund TODAY: T-shirt sale to benefit Officer Christopher Goodell Scholarship Fund
Today: T-shirt sale to benefit Officer Christopher Goodell Scholarship Fund SHOUT OUT: Members of Allendale/Waldwick PBA Local 217 are selling t-shirts today to benefit the Police Officer Christopher Goodell Scholarship Fund. The sale — in front of the Waldwick Public Safety Complex, 15 East Prospect Street — runs until 2 p.m. (see map below). Waldwick Police Officer Christopher Goodell Adult and youth sizes are available. The cost: $15 (Shirt front, back above). Make checks payable to: Christopher Goodell Scholarship Fund. *      *      *      *      *     * You can also go here to DONATE: CHRISTOPHER GOODELL SCHOLARSHIP FUND *      *      *     …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Lyndhurst man forged court order in fake-cop rape, robbery of prostitute at motel, indictment says Lyndhurst man forged court order in fake-cop rape, robbery of prostitute at motel, indictment says Lyndhurst man forged court order in fake-cop rape, robbery of prostitute at motel, indictment says
Lyndhurst man forged court order in fake-cop rape, robbery of prostitute at motel, indictment says SPECIAL REPORT: A Lyndhurst man forged a court order clearing charges that he handcuffed two prostitutes at a South Hackensack motel and sexually assaulted one of them while impersonating a police officer, Bergen County authorities have charged. Robert W. Krzykalski, 36, actually completed Pre-Trial Intervention successfully in 2011, records show. He then applied for what is known as an expungement to clear his record. A judge in Hackensack denied the request. Police should be able to access that information due to the nature of the offenses, Superior Court Judge Donald Venezia ruled. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
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Lyndhurst police charge man with assaulting elderly couple, neighbor in break-in Lyndhurst police charge man with assaulting elderly couple, neighbor in break-in Lyndhurst police charge man with assaulting elderly couple, neighbor in break-in
Lyndhurst police charge man with assaulting elderly couple, neighbor in break-in YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: An intruder broke into an elderly couple’s Lyndhurst home, attacked both of them and a neighbor who tried to save them, then fled before being grabbed by police, authorities said tonight. A 74-year-old woman said the robber slipped into the Bogle Drive home through an unlocked door, grabbed her and demanded money, Capt. John Valente told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. The woman’s husband, also 74, tried to intervene but was struck in the head, Valente said. A 50-year-old upstairs neighbor rushed to help, but she was pushed aside by the robber, who fled empty-handed into nearby…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
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Oakland police charge resident, 57, with growing pot next to park Oakland police charge resident, 57, with growing pot next to park Oakland police charge resident, 57, with growing pot next to park
Oakland police charge resident, 57, with growing pot next to park YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A 57-year-old Oakland man was released on $75,000 bail after police today arrested him on charges of growing marijuana next to a local park. Concerned citizens a week ago pointed Oakland police to 10 pot plants being grown next to Great Oak Park near the end of Spruce Street, Lt. Christian Eldridge said this afternoon. Seen tending to the plants on surevillance video was Rory Dooley, Eldridge said. Detective Bart Pagerie, who headed the investigation with the assistance of several officers, charged Dooley with : manufacturing/distributing marijuana; manufact…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
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Leonia attempted burglary report actually a juvenile prank, police say Leonia attempted burglary report actually a juvenile prank, police say Leonia attempted burglary report actually a juvenile prank, police say
Leonia attempted burglary report actually a juvenile prank, police say UPDATE: An earlier report of an interrupted burglary in Leonia was incorrect, Police Chief Thomas Rowe said tonight. “Earlier today, our department received a call about a possible burglary in process in the Golf Course section of town,” Rowe told residents on a Leonia message board. “When my officers arrived on the scene, they observed several males take off running. My officers chased after the males and apprehended two of them,” he wrote. “Both males were juveniles. “After interviewing all of the juveniles involved in today’s incident, we determined that the juveniles were playing a …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Hackensack pot suspect leaves 10-month-old daughter in car while running from police Hackensack pot suspect leaves 10-month-old daughter in car while running from police Hackensack pot suspect leaves 10-month-old daughter in car while running from police
Hackensack pot suspect leaves 10-month-old daughter in car while running from police YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Hackensack man pulled over by city police ran off, leaving his 10-month-old daughter in the car this morning, authorities said. An officer stopped the 1997 Honda at Pangborn and Clinton places just after 11:20 a.m. because the car was “all over the road,” Detective Capt. Thomas Salcedo told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. The driver, 25-year-old Vontrell Hines of Hackensack, then pushed the officer and took off, leaving the toddler behind, Salcedo said. A Bergen County Sheriff’s Office K9 unit tracked the 6-foot, 180-pound Hines behind a house on Maple Avenue, where he was ta…

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