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
Defendants indicted in Bergenfield drug robbery shootings Defendants indicted in Bergenfield drug robbery shootings Defendants indicted in Bergenfield drug robbery shootings
Defendants indicted in Bergenfield drug robbery shootings EXCLUSIVE: Four defendants charged in the shooting of an accused drug dealer and another man during a Bergenfield home invasion kept them and a woman confined while they searched the residence, an indictment handed up by a grand jury in Hackensack alleges. The 22-count indictment charges Christian Nova, Zakeer Roberts, Hasan “Smoke” Sly with the Sept. 1, 2013 break-in and shooting of John Newcomb and Gilbert Mercado with the intention of killing them. CLOCKWISE: Zakeer Roberts, Mario Ferreira, Christian Nova(FILE PHOTOS: Mary K. Miraglia) Authorities at the time said two men pulled t…

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Fort Lee, NJ
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Leonia police make arrests in business suit burglaries Leonia police make arrests in business suit burglaries Leonia police make arrests in business suit burglaries
Leonia police make arrests in business suit burglaries YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Thanks in part to a Telemundo viewer who recognized him, Leonia police said they’ve caught the business-suited burglary captured on surveillance video breaking into a home, as well as an alleged lookout he was talking with on a cellphone. Carlos Becerra, 43, who was wearing a suit, gloves and sunglasses when he committed two burglaries in Leonia on July 18 and an attempted break-in on July 30, was being held on Riker’s Island in New York City pending extradition, Police Chief Thomas Rowe said this morning. Carolina Gomez (MUGSHOTS: Courtesy LEONIA PD) He was arre…

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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Car slams into parked sedan in Fair Lawn Car slams into parked sedan in Fair Lawn Car slams into parked sedan in Fair Lawn
Car slams into parked sedan in Fair Lawn ONLY ON CVP: One white sedan slammed into another that was parked on a Fair Lawn street tonight, sending the driver to the hospital. The Ford Fusion driver had to be taken out through the passenger seat after his car crossed into the oncoming lane, struck the parked BMW on Chandler Drive and came to rest with its front end on the curb around 7 p.m. CLIFFVIEW PILOT Photos

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
East Orange man turns himself in to Lyndhurst police in nightclub stabbing East Orange man turns himself in to Lyndhurst police in nightclub stabbing East Orange man turns himself in to Lyndhurst police in nightclub stabbing
East Orange man turns himself in to Lyndhurst police in nightclub stabbing UPDATE: A 21-year-old East Orange man turned himself in to Lyndhurst police today to face attempted murder charges in connection with an overnight box-cutter stabbing before dawn yesterday at a packed local nightclub. Detective Sgts. John Mazure and John Kerner and Detective Vincent Auteri identified Malik Taylor after reviewing club surveillance footage and interviewing several witnesses, Capt. John Valente said tonight. They first went to Taylor’s job in Union and his home, but couldn’t find him, Valente said. Aware they were looking for him, Taylor turned himself in, the captain said…

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Grand jury presents molesting indictment for Cliffside Park entertainment manager’s birthday Grand jury presents molesting indictment for Cliffside Park entertainment manager’s birthday Grand jury presents molesting indictment for Cliffside Park entertainment manager’s birthday
Grand jury presents molesting indictment for Cliffside Park entertainment manager’s birthday ONLY ON CVP: An entertainment manager who turned 39 today was indicted by a Bergen County grand jury on charges of molesting a 12-year-old Cliffside Park High School student. Detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Special Victims Unit and Cliffside Park police arrested Wilson Crespo on May 14, 2013 after the girl “reported the attempted sexual abuse to school personnel,” Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said at the time. Crespo, an Ecuadoran national who lived with his wife in Cliffside Park, posted $100,000 bail three days later and was released from the Bergen County J…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
‘From Girl to Leader': Celebrating Women’s Equality Day ‘From Girl to Leader': Celebrating Women’s Equality Day ‘From Girl to Leader': Celebrating Women’s Equality Day
‘From Girl to Leader': Celebrating Women’s Equality Day SHOUT OUT: New Jersey lawmakers and women’s groups aim to start trying to reverse the declining numbers of women in office in the Garden State with “From Girl to Leader: a Celebration of Women’s Equality Day” at Bergen Community College later this month. Girls are encouraged to attend the free Aug. 26 event, where they and their parents can meet with female leaders. They will include: Liz Abzug, whose mother, Bella, was known for her tireless work on behalf of women’s rights, will be one of the speakers. She is the executive director of the Bella Abzug Leadership Institute in New York C…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Woman hospitalized in Hillsdale rollover Woman hospitalized in Hillsdale rollover Woman hospitalized in Hillsdale rollover
Woman hospitalized in Hillsdale rollover UPDATE: A woman climbed from her overturned SUV after it was struck and knocked into a utility pole in Hillsdale yesterday afternoon. The woman was taken to the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, while the four occupants of the other car, including two children, were attended to at the scene. An initial investigation determined that the Hyundai SUV was headed north on Kinderkamack Road when it was struck by a Ford sedan headed east on Washington Avenue around 3:20 p.m., police said. CLIFFVIEW PILOT PHOTOS: Courtesy Tommy Palamidis  

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
New Milford backyard fire destroys shed, damages deck, pool, siding New Milford backyard fire destroys shed, damages deck, pool, siding New Milford backyard fire destroys shed, damages deck, pool, siding
New Milford backyard fire destroys shed, damages deck, pool, siding YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: An overnight fire behind a New Milford home ignited propane tanks, destroyed a shed — and all of its contents — and damaged a deck, a pool and the house siding. Neighbors who were roused from their homes by a pair of mini explosions just after 2:30 a.m. told CLIFFVIEW PILOT that their properties sustained minor damage, as well, from the Ryeside Avenue fire. Police evacuated several homes and firefighters quickly snuffed the flames, but not before damage was done. That includes power tools, bicycles and other items stored in the shed. Authorities were trying to d…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Bergen father, son agree to pay $5.5 million to settle investment scam charges Bergen father, son agree to pay $5.5 million to settle investment scam charges Bergen father, son agree to pay $5.5 million to settle investment scam charges
Bergen father, son agree to pay $5.5 million to settle investment scam charges YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Bergen County father and son have agreed to pay $5.5 million — including $4 million full restitution — for conning more than 30 victims out of investments they used to buy two Maseratis and a Ferrari, among other goodies for themselves. Other family members benefitted from the money stolen from the investors through the sale of unregistered security notes by George J. Bussanich Sr., 55, of Park Ridge and his 34-year-old son, George Bussanich Jr. of Upper Saddle River, state authorities said. “This was not a legitimate investment gone bad, but a scam by the defend…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Mahwah men charged with robbing boy in bogus drug deal ask judge to let them clear records Mahwah men charged with robbing boy in bogus drug deal ask judge to let them clear records Mahwah men charged with robbing boy in bogus drug deal ask judge to let them clear records
Mahwah men charged with robbing boy in bogus drug deal ask judge to let them clear records ONLY ON CVP: A judge in Hackensack set a hearing for later this month to determine whether two Mahwah men charged with jumping a 17-year-old boy and robbing him of $60 after luring him into a bogus drug deal can enter a pre-trial intervention program. If admitted, Adam P. Krilla, 20, and Daniel F. Mapes, 19, could have the charges removed, provided they follow certain requirements. Authorities initially denied them entry, but Superior Court Judge James J. Guida yesterday set an Aug. 25 hearing to determine whether or not to uphold the decision. Adam P. Krilla, Daniel F. Mapes (STORY / P…

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