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
Breaking News
Rockland man resentenced for stabbing, running over ex-wife in Mahwah hotel parking lot Rockland man resentenced for stabbing, running over ex-wife in Mahwah hotel parking lot Rockland man resentenced for stabbing, running over ex-wife in Mahwah hotel parking lot
Rockland man resentenced for stabbing, running over ex-wife in Mahwah hotel parking lot ONLY ON CVP: A judge in Hackensack reaffirmed a 14-year prison sentence for a Rockland man who repeatedly stabbed and then ran over his ex-wife with his truck in a Mahwah hotel parking lot. Presiding Superior Court Judge Liliana DeAvila-Silebi said a state appeals court sent the case back to her for resentencing because “it was not clear if there were prior violations of restraining orders” against Allan Pelcak Jr., 46, of Spring Valley. Pelcak appealed his sentence based on the judge’s notation that he had “convictions” for violating domestic violence restraining orders at the time he as…

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Northern Highlands, NJ
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Man struck by dislodged trailer in Upper Saddle River gas station crash on Route 17 Man struck by dislodged trailer in Upper Saddle River gas station crash on Route 17 Man struck by dislodged trailer in Upper Saddle River gas station crash on Route 17
Man struck by dislodged trailer in Upper Saddle River gas station crash on Route 17 ONLY ON CVP: A passenger who got out to stretch his legs was hospitalized after a freak accident at a Route 17 service station in Upper Saddle River. The passenger — who was in a pickup truck pulling a log splitter on a small trailer — was struck around 5:30 p.m. after a minivan barreled in off the northbound highway and hit the truck, which was stopped at the Valero station. The impact dislodged the splitter, which hit the victim. He was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center. The Toyota Sienna continued on, crashing into a guardrail. The minivan driver was issued summonses, U…

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Fort Lee, NJ
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Leonia police find dog’s owners Leonia police find dog’s owners Leonia police find dog’s owners
Leonia police find dog’s owners IS THIS YOUR DOG? Leonia police have found the owner of a Yorkie who was turned in this afternoon. The Yorkshire Terrier was found in the 400 block of Pine Hill Road, Police Chief Thomas Rowe said. The owner turned up tonight, he said.  

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Bogota belltower blaze confined Bogota belltower blaze confined Bogota belltower blaze confined
Bogota belltower blaze confined UPDATE: Firefighters confined a small but stubborn blaze in the belltower of a local church. The fire broke at St. Joseph’s Church on East Fort Lee Road around 3:30 p.m. and kept responders busy more than an hour. It was declared under control at 4:40 p.m. Bergenfield, Englewood, Ridgefield Park, Teaneck and Hackensack firefighters assisted or provided mutual aid. PHOTOS: Courtesy BRIAN SMITH   PHOTO: Courtesy KEVIN PATRICK        

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Hackensack, NJ
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Man charged with cashing stolen Italian food company checks in Hackensack, Lyndhurst, Little Ferry Man charged with cashing stolen Italian food company checks in Hackensack, Lyndhurst, Little Ferry Man charged with cashing stolen Italian food company checks in Hackensack, Lyndhurst, Little Ferry
Man charged with cashing stolen Italian food company checks in Hackensack, Lyndhurst, Little Ferry ONLY ON CVP: A Dominican national cashed several forged checks stolen from two well-known Brooklyn-based food companies at banks in Hackensack, Lyndhurst and Little Ferry, authorities have charged. Jose M. Sanchez — also known as Jose M. Sanchez-Hernandez — cashed seven checks of more than $500 each at the various branches over a 10-period from late February to early March, an indictment returned in Hackensack alleges. The indictment says Sanchez signed the names of the company owners, Sal Lioni of Sal Lion Provisions and Anthony Scicchitano of S. Mandros Imported Food, both of whom are w…

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Teaneck, NJ
Breaking News
Missing more than a month, Teaneck man returns Missing more than a month, Teaneck man returns Missing more than a month, Teaneck man returns
Missing more than a month, Teaneck man returns YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A 48-year-old Teaneck man who went missing over a month ago returned home yesterday, police said this afternoon. William Lindsey, who was last seen on July 25, was gone nearly three weeks before he was reported missing on Aug. 14. Authorities didn’t divulge the circumstances under which Lindsey, who is classified as special needs/developmentally impaired, returned.

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Hackensack, NJ
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South Hackensack police say DWI hit and run driver tried using key in different car South Hackensack police say DWI hit and run driver tried using key in different car South Hackensack police say DWI hit and run driver tried using key in different car
South Hackensack police say DWI hit and run driver tried using key in different car YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A drunk driver smashed his car into a Route 46 guardrail in South Hackensack, then tried to use his key in another car and was arrested along with a companion, authorities said. Patrick Rodriguez, 25, and his passenger, 38-year-old Angelo Vargas, took off after the car struck a guardrail on the westbound highway Tuesday afternoon, Capt. Robert Kaiser told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. Officers Sean Bannon and Brian Kropp grabbed the pair moments later after Rodriguez “entered another vehicle and tried using his key which obviously did not work,” Kaiser said. Both suspects wer…

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Hackensack, NJ
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Accused ‘Bergen bandit’ could go free if indictment isn’t brought soon, judge warns Accused ‘Bergen bandit’ could go free if indictment isn’t brought soon, judge warns Accused ‘Bergen bandit’ could go free if indictment isn’t brought soon, judge warns
Accused ‘Bergen bandit’ could go free if indictment isn’t brought soon, judge warns ONLY ON CVP: A judge in Hackensack gave prosecutors until Sept. 12 to bring an indictment against a man charged with a string of armed robberies in four Bergen County towns or she’ll dismiss the case. “My client has been in jail since March 18, and he hasn’t been indicted,” the attorney for 22-year-old Hamilton Sanchez-Olmo told Presiding Superior Court Judge Liliana DeAvila Silebi. Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor Will Miller, in turn, requested a 2½-week extension, which the judge granted. CLIFFVIEW PILOT broke the news overnight Miller noted that an alleged accomplice in the hold…

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West Milford, NJ
Breaking News
Port Authority police make subway groping arrest Port Authority police make subway groping arrest Port Authority police make subway groping arrest
Port Authority police make subway groping arrest BEYOND BERGEN: Port Authority police grabbed an alleged subway groper after a Hudson County woman said he touched her rear. The woman told PAPD officers inside the Sixth Avenue PATH station in Manhattan that she was walking up the stairs after getting off the downtown M train at 34th Street when 39-year-old Nasim Ahamed of Jackson Heights in Queens grabbed her. Officers found and arrested Ahamed on forcible touching charges after she identified him, the authority’s Joseph Pentangelo said this morning. MUGSHOT: Courtesy PAPD  

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Hackensack, NJ
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Rochelle Park stop turns up crack, pot, Molly Rochelle Park stop turns up crack, pot, Molly Rochelle Park stop turns up crack, pot, Molly
Rochelle Park stop turns up crack, pot, Molly YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Rochelle Park police last night found 87 bags of crack cocaine, seven bags of marijuana and five Molly pills after stopping a North Bergen man who they said was in the process of delivering the drugs. Officer Jared Shatkin followed a Toyota Corolla into the parking lot of the Ramada Inn around 11 p.m. after the driver failed to signal the turn, Detective James DePreta said this morning. The driver — identified as 35-year-old Miguel Ortiz III — then “appeared to make several anxious maneuvers,” DePreta said. He then tried to quickly position his car in several par…

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