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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Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Woman’s butt grabbed, man’s nose bloodied outside Teaneck nightclub, police say Woman’s butt grabbed, man’s nose bloodied outside Teaneck nightclub, police say Woman’s butt grabbed, man’s nose bloodied outside Teaneck nightclub, police say
Woman’s butt grabbed, man’s nose bloodied outside Teaneck nightclub, police say ONLY ON CVP: No one at this point appears interested in signing complaints following a series of punches thrown outside a Teaneck nightclub that police said was sparked after one patron allegedly grabbed another’s girlfriend’s behind. The crowd was letting out of LifeUltralounge at 3 a.m. Sunday when the scuffles broke out near the Water Street exit in the municipal parking lot on American Legion Drive, Detective Sgt. Kenneth Egbert told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. Officers from Teaneck, Bogota and Ridgefield Park who broke things up said a man with a bloody nose approached them saying he’d been pun…

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Hackensack, NJ
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Hackensack police charge alleged pimp, driver, hooker in undercover bust Hackensack police charge alleged pimp, driver, hooker in undercover bust Hackensack police charge alleged pimp, driver, hooker in undercover bust
Hackensack police charge alleged pimp, driver, hooker in undercover bust ONLY ON CVP: An anonymous tip and an undercover sting led to charges against a Lodi man who Hackensack police said ran a prostitution operation from a city apartment and a Ridgefield Park man who they said was his driver. An undercover officer went to the Park Street residence in early April after making an appointment on the phone with Oscar Rincon (above, left), Detective Capt. Thomas Salcedo told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. There he met the alleged driver, Luis A. Duenas-Hidalgo (above, right), and Cecilia Calvario-Ramirez of Queens. “The conversation quickly led to an offer of sex for money…

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Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
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Stabbing suspect runs from pursuers — into Port Authority police garage Stabbing suspect runs from pursuers — into Port Authority police garage Stabbing suspect runs from pursuers — into Port Authority police garage
Stabbing suspect runs from pursuers — into Port Authority police garage BEYOND BERGEN: A 19-year-old man accused of stabbing another teen on a basketball court in a Jersey City housing project ran from two pursuers — directly into a Port Authority police garage near the Holland Tunnel. The officers questioned Kenny Daugett and his pursuers — aged 21 and 23 — before taking him into custody, the authority’s Joseph Pentangelo told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. They also found the knife believed used on the victim, who needed 14 stitches to close a wound on his arm, he said. He also had wounds on his neck, Pentangelo said. Officers also rushed to the Holland Gardens apartme…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Rider OK after motorcycle crash on Route 4 in Paramus Rider OK after motorcycle crash on Route 4 in Paramus Rider OK after motorcycle crash on Route 4 in Paramus
Rider OK after motorcycle crash on Route 4 in Paramus ONLY ON CVP: A motorcyclist was taken by ambulance to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center with injuries that police said weren’t life-threatening injuries following a collision with a passenger vehicle on eastbound Route 4. The 5:15 p.m. crash in the left lane of the highway just east of Forest Avenue backed traffic into Fair Lawn. Police were investigating. STORY / PHOTOS: Boyd A. Loving

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Maywood police promotions made Maywood police promotions made Maywood police promotions made
Maywood police promotions made SHOUT OUTS: Following a pair of retirements, Maywood police made a series of promotions. The force now has a new captain, two new lieutenants and four new sergeants: Capt. Joseph Natale was promoted from lieutenant; Lt. Terence Kenny was promoted from sergeant; Lt. Mark Gillies was promoted from sergeant; Sgt. Mary Agnes Tutschek was promoted from patrol; Sgt. Darryl Wuhrl was promoted from patrol; Sgt. Richard Brown was promoted from patrol; Sgt. Derek Smith was promoted from patrol. TOP: (l. to r.): Councilmen Adrian Febre, Frank Morrone and Thomas Lindenau, Sgt. Richard Brown, Lt. Ma…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Heroin-addicted Garfield ex-con caught, charged with Elmwood Park convenience store robbery Heroin-addicted Garfield ex-con caught, charged with Elmwood Park convenience store robbery Heroin-addicted Garfield ex-con caught, charged with Elmwood Park convenience store robbery
Heroin-addicted Garfield ex-con caught, charged with Elmwood Park convenience store robbery YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Authorities today arrested a heroin-addicted Garfield ex-con charged with being the motorcycle-riding robber who held up an Elmwood Park convenience store last week. Ariel Drapczynksi — who CLIFFVIEW PILOT learned was briefly hospitalized this weekend after a drug overdose — was being held on $150,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail tonight. Bergen County sheriff’s detectives and Garfield and Elmwood Park police arrested Drapczynksi in the backyard of his girlfriend’s residence on Van Bussum Avenue in Garfield at 2:55 p.m. SURVEILLANCE IMAGE: Courtesy ELMWOOD P…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Elderly resident drives into Glen Rock construction trench Elderly resident drives into Glen Rock construction trench Elderly resident drives into Glen Rock construction trench
Elderly resident drives into Glen Rock construction trench ONLY ON CVP: Service on NJ Transit’s Bergen Line in Glen Rock was temporarily suspended this afternoon after an elderly motorist drove her car around safety cones and a flagman and into an open construction trench. The driver, a Glen Rock resident, wasn’t injured, but the undercarriage of her Toyota Camry was heavily damaged. The woman, who used a walking cane, was provided a wheelchair, while a tow truck removed her vehicle. Glen Rock and NJ Transit police responded. STORY / PHOTOS: Boyd A. Loving    

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Hackensack gas station attendant robbed of $150 at gunpoint Hackensack gas station attendant robbed of $150 at gunpoint Hackensack gas station attendant robbed of $150 at gunpoint
Hackensack gas station attendant robbed of $150 at gunpoint ONLY ON CVP: Hackensack police were investigating a gas station holdup last night that netted the gunman $150. The attendant at the Delta station at Hudson and Lafayette streets said he was in the booth when the 5-foot-7 robber approached just after 9 p.m. wearing a black hoodie and scarf. The robber pulled a handgun and demanded money, and he gave him the day’s receipts, the attendant said. The bandit then ran off, he said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Animal tech admits neglecting dogs at Ridgefield Park animal hospital, gets fine, community service Animal tech admits neglecting dogs at Ridgefield Park animal hospital, gets fine, community service Animal tech admits neglecting dogs at Ridgefield Park animal hospital, gets fine, community service
Animal tech admits neglecting dogs at Ridgefield Park animal hospital, gets fine, community service YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A veterinary tech pleaded guilty in Hackensack to animal cruelty today, then was fined $5,500 and ordered to provide 40 hours of community service for jamming dozens of German Shepherds jammed into tiny crates — some of them in a basement area that authorities said resembled a dungeon — at a Ridgefield Park animal hospital. Edison Davalos, who faced 71 counts of animal cruelty, pleaded guilty in Central Municipal Court to 11 of the counts in exchange for no prison time. He must meet a payment schedule to satisfy the fine or be sent to the Bergen County Jail for 45 …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Police Pipes and Drums of Bergen County annual golf outing set Police Pipes and Drums of Bergen County annual golf outing set Police Pipes and Drums of Bergen County annual golf outing set
Police Pipes and Drums of Bergen County annual golf outing set SHOUT OUT: The Police Pipes and Drums of Bergen County’s annual golf outing is set for Oct. 20 at the Edgewood Country Club in River Vale. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Kilted Cops Memorial Scholarship Fund for children of law enforcement officers. Dinner at the Florentine Gardens will follow the outing — with an open bar, prizes and a performance by the band. SCHEDULE: 8:30 a.m. Registration / Breakfast 10:30 a.m. Shotgun start / Shamble Format / Best Drive / Play Your Own Ball Lunch At Clubhouse Turn 5 p.m. Dinner at the Florentine *      *      *      *      *      * …

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