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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Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Washington Township police confirm arrest of ex-con after resident interrupts burglary Washington Township police confirm arrest of ex-con after resident interrupts burglary Washington Township police confirm arrest of ex-con after resident interrupts burglary
Washington Township police confirm arrest of ex-con after resident interrupts burglary YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Washington Township police today confirmed a CLIFFVIEW PILOT report from the weekend of the arrest of an ex-con from Englewood after a resident interrupted a home burglary. Corey DeGroat remained in custody at Hackensack University Medical Center, where he was taken after injuring his ankle during the police search for him Friday night. The break-in charged to DeGroat, 37, was one of several reported in the neighborhood that night. Washington Township police charged DeGroat with burglary, theft, resisting arrest and criminal mischief after a Bergen County Sheriff…

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by Jerry DeMarco
West Milford, NJ
Breaking News
Port Authority police arrest TSA agent after cab driver is stiffed for ride Port Authority police arrest TSA agent after cab driver is stiffed for ride Port Authority police arrest TSA agent after cab driver is stiffed for ride
Port Authority police arrest TSA agent after cab driver is stiffed for ride BEYOND BERGEN: A TSA worker stiffed a cabbie $23.33 for a ride to LaGuardia Airport and was arrested, Port Authority police said. And he’s apparently done it before, they said. The taxi went looking for 27-year-old Arthur Pichardo of the Bronx about a half-hour after he hopped out of the cab at Terminal C, promising to return, the authority’s Joseph Pentangelo told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this afternoon. PAPD officers arrested him on theft charges soon after, Pentangelo said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Palisades Park mayoral candidate caught, L.A. fugitive sought in $500,000 South Korean real estate ripoff Palisades Park mayoral candidate caught, L.A. fugitive sought in $500,000 South Korean real estate ripoff Palisades Park mayoral candidate caught, L.A. fugitive sought in $500,000 South Korean real estate ripoff
Palisades Park mayoral candidate caught, L.A. fugitive sought in $500,000 South Korean real estate ripoff YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Palisades Park mayoral candidate was in custody and an accomplice from Los Angeles was being sought in connection with a real estate scam that authorities said fleeced Korean investors of more than $500,000. Both the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Los Angeles FBI office received the intial complaints beginning four years ago. UPDATE (YOU READ IT HERE FIRST): Former South Korean fugitive brought to Bergen in $500,000 real estate ripoff with Palisades Park mayoral candidate The victims said they invested in companies known as E2West Corp and Family Clu…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Westwood husband, wife go to federal prison for $3.4M mortgage scam Westwood husband, wife go to federal prison for $3.4M mortgage scam Westwood husband, wife go to federal prison for $3.4M mortgage scam
Westwood husband, wife go to federal prison for $3.4M mortgage scam YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A federal judge in Newark this morning sentenced a husband and wife from Westwood to 18 months and 24 months, respectively, for scamming lending companies out of $3.4 million in mortgages — $269,000 of which the government said they pocketed. Linda Yarleque and Fabio Moreno also were ordered to pay $716,353 in restitution, forfeit $262,198 and undergo three years of supervised release. U.S. District Judge William H. Walls staggered the sentences, with Yarleque serving her 24 months first, followed by Moreno at 18 months. Jurors last November convicted the couple …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Emerson firefighters pluck worker from failed jack lift above ballfield Emerson firefighters pluck worker from failed jack lift above ballfield Emerson firefighters pluck worker from failed jack lift above ballfield
Emerson firefighters pluck worker from failed jack lift above ballfield YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Emerson firefighters rescued a worker who was left nearly 40 feet above a borough ballfield concession stand this afternoon after a hi-lift jack failed as he replaced light-tower bulbs. The hydraulic line to the bucket ruptured, buckling the steel supporting structure, just before 1 p.m. at the Emerson Recreation Center Complex in Hillman Park, Emerson Police Chief Donald Rossi told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. The arm bent roughly 90 degrees, the chief said. “Fortunately, the employee had the proper harness and safety equipment on,” Rossi said. “The Emerson Fire Departmen…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Jurors convict drug-addicted burglar of all counts in killing of Fairview WWII veteran, 88 Jurors convict drug-addicted burglar of all counts in killing of Fairview WWII veteran, 88 Jurors convict drug-addicted burglar of all counts in killing of Fairview WWII veteran, 88
Jurors convict drug-addicted burglar of all counts in killing of Fairview WWII veteran, 88 YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Jurors in Hackensack today convicted a drug-addicted Cliffside Park man of all 11 counts against him in the killing of  a World War II veteran from Fairview during a burglary. Edwin Estrada, 22, shuffled some papers, spoke with his attorney and otherwise kept a mostly blank expression as the verdict was read. The jurors began deliberating a little after 9 a.m. and returned the verdict around 11:30. Defense attorney John Pieroni told CLIFFVIEW PILOT that he felt the jurors “completely disregarded” testimony by psychiatrists that Estrada didn’t have the mental capa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Verdict: Lawmakers must change NJ bail system — now Verdict: Lawmakers must change NJ bail system — now Verdict: Lawmakers must change NJ bail system — now
Verdict: Lawmakers must change NJ bail system — now A PUBLISHER WRITES: At last, New Jersey criminals who are found to represent a clear danger to the public will be denied bail — if our lawmakers in Trenton do the right thing on Thursday. CLIFFVIEW PILOT readers have seen story after story describing violent criminals arrested for hurting someone else while still facing charges in previous cases. Look no further than Sean Banks, a poster child for repetitive offending. Jerry DeMarcoPublisher/EditorCLIFFVIEW PILOT Banks, a former Englewood basketball phenom, was on the lam for nearly three months before city police caught him eight wee…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
New Milford widower, 74, charged with trying to set fire in neighbor’s mailslot New Milford widower, 74, charged with trying to set fire in neighbor’s mailslot New Milford widower, 74, charged with trying to set fire in neighbor’s mailslot
New Milford widower, 74, charged with trying to set fire in neighbor’s mailslot YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Bergen County prosecutor’s detectives today charged a 74-year-old New Milford man with pouring gasoline through a neighbor’s mailslot and then trying to light it yesterday morning. Louis Fallon, a widower who lives on Allessandrini Avenue, was being held on $50,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail, charged with second-degree aggravated arson with the danger of injury. An undisclosed number of weapons were also seized from  his home, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said. According to the prosecutor, “members of the New Milford Police Department respond…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Driver suffers severe arm injury in three-car crash on Route 17 in Paramus Driver suffers severe arm injury in three-car crash on Route 17 in Paramus Driver suffers severe arm injury in three-car crash on Route 17 in Paramus
Driver suffers severe arm injury in three-car crash on Route 17 in Paramus YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: The crashes continued on southbound Route 17 when three vehicles collided in Paramus this morning, sending one driver to the hospital with what was called a serious arm injury. The driver of a Nissan Sentra was taken by ambulance to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood following the 9 a.m. crash near Boston Market. The Nissan rear-ended a Ford van and in turn was rear-ended itself. The Nissan had to be removed by flatbed tow truck. The other two vehicles showed minimal damage. The highway’s left lane was closed for about a half hour, causing extensive delays. Para…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Heroin addict stole grandmother’s car, sold it in Paterson, Wyckoff police say Heroin addict stole grandmother’s car, sold it in Paterson, Wyckoff police say Heroin addict stole grandmother’s car, sold it in Paterson, Wyckoff police say
Heroin addict stole grandmother’s car, sold it in Paterson, Wyckoff police say YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A heroin addict stole his grandmother’s car from a Wyckoff church parking lot as she worked the Election Day polls inside, then sold it in Paterson for $200 cash and $150 worth of heroin, authorities said this morning. Det. Sgts. Michael Musto and Joseph Soto brought theft charges against 22-year-old Arthur J. Garlick of Wyckoff following a weeks-long investigation, Police Chief Benjamin C. Fox said. Garlick’s grandmother was working the polls at the Cedar Hill Christian Reformed Church when he took the 1999 Lincoln Town Car from the parking lot sometime the mornin…

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