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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Teaneck man gets two years time served in teen molesting case Teaneck man gets two years time served in teen molesting case Teaneck man gets two years time served in teen molesting case
Teaneck man gets two years time served in teen molesting case ONLY ON CVP: A Teaneck man originally charged with molesting a teenage girl was sentenced to time served after pleading guilty to a lesser count of child endangerment. Richard Rhode, 42, was to report directly to the Megan’s Law section of the probation department after his release after two years behind bars, a judge in Hackensack said on Friday. The victim and her family decided against attending the sentencing. They submitted an impact statement, however, in which the girl said she was violated by a person of trust. “All she can do is cry,” Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor Kristin …

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Hackensack, NJ
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Little Ferry man who police said ran over girlfriend indicted for attempted murder Little Ferry man who police said ran over girlfriend indicted for attempted murder Little Ferry man who police said ran over girlfriend indicted for attempted murder
Little Ferry man who police said ran over girlfriend indicted for attempted murder ONLY ON CVP: A grand jury has brought attempted murder charges against a Little Ferry man who police said punched his girlfriend in the face, then ran her over and dragged her with his car before fleeing. Oscar Pedraza, 18, turned himself in the day after the May 9 incident on West Fifth Street. Police said he knocked the 32-year-old down with his car and dragged her before taking off. She was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with serious injuries. The 5-foot-6, 300-pound Pedraza remained held on $385,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail. The indictment returned in Hackensa…

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Hackensack, NJ
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Armed robber who tipped Lyndhurst barmaid $20 gets 10 years Armed robber who tipped Lyndhurst barmaid $20 gets 10 years Armed robber who tipped Lyndhurst barmaid $20 gets 10 years
Armed robber who tipped Lyndhurst barmaid $20 gets 10 years ONLY ON CVP: A Lyndhurst ex-con who tipped a barmaid $20 during an armed robbery was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Donald Tuohy apologized and read a statement Friday about his failure to overcome alcoholism. “This could all have been avoided if I just tried harder,” he told a judge in Hackensack. “I should have called people, gone back to meetings, asked for help. Alcohol has taken everything from me, and now my freedom. “Your honor, if there is a chance for leniency, you won’t regret it.” Tuohy, 50, said he was “deeply ashamed” and that the people he robbed at gunpoint “didn’t de…

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Hackensack, NJ
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Parenting classes ordered for Westwood sitter after 2-year-olds leave house, head up busy street Parenting classes ordered for Westwood sitter after 2-year-olds leave house, head up busy street Parenting classes ordered for Westwood sitter after 2-year-olds leave house, head up busy street
Parenting classes ordered for Westwood sitter after 2-year-olds leave house, head up busy street ONLY ON CVP: A Westwood babysitter who lost track of his 2-year old niece and nephew while they left the house and headed down a heavily trafficked road in diapers was sentenced to three years probation and parenting classes by a judge who called him “completely irresponsible.” “It’s fortunate nothing happened to the children,” Superior Court Judge Edward Jerejian told James Walker in Hackensack yesterday. Walker, 35, was babysitting for the two toddlers at the home of his mother and sister when the two got out of bed, climbed over a large mound of dirt outside the house and toddled down …

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Northern Highlands, NJ
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Suspected burglar stole bicycle of police following him, authorities say Suspected burglar stole bicycle of police following him, authorities say Suspected burglar stole bicycle of police following him, authorities say
Suspected burglar stole bicycle of police following him, authorities say BEYOND BERGEN: A suspected burglar man who police say stole one of their bicycles while they were tailing him was arrested by Port Authority police for fare evasion. Robert M. Hernandez, 37, had no identification and gave police a fake name (Marcus Campbell) when they arrested him and brought him back to their Journal Square precinct in Jersey City for processing, the authority’s Joseph Pentangelo said. They charged Hernandez with theft of services, then turned him over to Hoboken police, who said he stole a surveillance team bicycle. Hernandez, who also had a warrant out of his Toms Ri…

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Hackensack, NJ
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Final convict in East Rutherford ‘Muslim-garb’ pizzeria robbery gets eight years Final convict in East Rutherford ‘Muslim-garb’ pizzeria robbery gets eight years Final convict in East Rutherford ‘Muslim-garb’ pizzeria robbery gets eight years
Final convict in East Rutherford ‘Muslim-garb’ pizzeria robbery gets eight years ONLY ON CVP: A 19-year-old Elizabeth woman who admitted robbing a Papa John’s in East Rutherford in Muslim garb with her sister and two accomplices was sentenced today in Hackensack to eight years in state prison. Jessica Morales — who already has six arrests on her adult criminal record — will serve the sentence concurrently with one out of Union County for a similar crime. She won’t be eligible for parole for the Bergen conviction for at least 6½ years. She also must pay $585 restitution for the cash stolen from Papa John’s, and an iPhone that belonged to a customer. Jessica Morales S…

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Paterson, NJ
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River Vale man gets four years in prison for sucker-punch ‘knockout’ attacks at Massachusetts college River Vale man gets four years in prison for sucker-punch ‘knockout’ attacks at Massachusetts college River Vale man gets four years in prison for sucker-punch ‘knockout’ attacks at Massachusetts college
River Vale man gets four years in prison for sucker-punch ‘knockout’ attacks at Massachusetts college UPDATE: A River Vale teen who received notoriety for a “Make-a-Wish” meeting he had with hockey great Wayne Gretzky pleaded guilty and was sentenced to four years in prison this week for breaking the jaw of one classmate and shattering the face of another during a vicious super-punch game of “knockout” at the Massachusetts college he’d been attending. Dillon DeStefano, 20, was sentenced after his 88-year-old grandmother, Jennie DeStefano of Westwood, asked the judge to reconsider. “He doesn’t deserve this,” she told the Salem (MA) Superior Court judge. “He was at the wrong place at the wr…

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Hackensack, NJ
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Unlicensed driver charged in Fairview crash that left woman, 75, critical Unlicensed driver charged in Fairview crash that left woman, 75, critical Unlicensed driver charged in Fairview crash that left woman, 75, critical
Unlicensed driver charged in Fairview crash that left woman, 75, critical YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: An licensed and inexperienced Cliffside Park driver was speeding yesterday when he lost control of a BMW that slammed head-on into oncoming traffic, leaving a 75-year-old North Bergen woman in critical condition and injuring a 64-year-old Fairview man, authorities said. Sean Griffin, seen in the CLIFFVIEW PILOT photo being interviewed by a police officer following yesterday’s 3:50 p.m. crash on Bergen Boulevard, was released on a summons charging him with reckless assault by auto, among other offenses. Authorities also charged him with giving false information abou…

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Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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Cliffside Park police sergeant charged with hitting detective in jaw after party Cliffside Park police sergeant charged with hitting detective in jaw after party Cliffside Park police sergeant charged with hitting detective in jaw after party
Cliffside Park police sergeant charged with hitting detective in jaw after party YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Cliffside Park detective sergeant was released on a summons to appear in court on charges of punching another in the jaw. Michael Giampietro, 37, of River Edge went to the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office to be officially charged with aggravated assault yesterday in connection with the March 28 incident. He was scheduled to appear in Central Municipal Court next Thursday. A source close to Giampietro said he and Detective Sgt. Sean Mackay were at a retirement party before the incident, which occurred near Giampietro’s home. He said Mackay was behind Giampiet…

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Hackensack, NJ
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Carlstadt police say man tossed gun out window after firing into bedroom wall Carlstadt police say man tossed gun out window after firing into bedroom wall Carlstadt police say man tossed gun out window after firing into bedroom wall
Carlstadt police say man tossed gun out window after firing into bedroom wall YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Carlstadt man fired a shot into the wall of his home during an argument and then threw the gun out the window, said police who arrested him. Officers responded to the 10th Street home of Gregg Venturini on a call of a domestic dispute involving a handgun at 11:40 p.m. Wednesday, Police Chief Thomas Nielsen said this afternoon. Venturini, 56, apparently made “suicidal gestures” before firing a single .22-caliber shot into a bedroom wall and then tossing the legally registered Sterling Model 302SS semi-automatic handgun onto a back door overhang below. “Although …

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