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
Englewood police hunt ringleaders of major bank fraud ring Englewood police hunt ringleaders of major bank fraud ring Englewood police hunt ringleaders of major bank fraud ring
Englewood police hunt ringleaders of major bank fraud ring YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Englewood detectives are headed up the chain of an organized fraud ring after arresting a woman who they said tried to obtain a home equity loan after opening a bank account in someone else’s name. Using the stolen identity, 29-year-old Tazsheena Reid applied for the loan and then arrived Friday at the Wells Fargo branch on West Palisade Avenue to pick up her $25,000 check, Detective Capt. Timothy Torell said. Bank employees called police and stalled her until officers arrived, Torell said. The officers found her carrying a counterfeit New York State driver’s lic…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Driver OK after car rams tree in Ridgewood Driver OK after car rams tree in Ridgewood Driver OK after car rams tree in Ridgewood
Driver OK after car rams tree in Ridgewood ONLY ON CVP: A motorist escaped injury after she lost control of her white Nissan Altima and it hit a tree in Ridgewood overnight. The woman was alone when the crash occurred at 1:30 a.m. in the 300 block of Kensington Drive, causing heavy front-end damage. Ridgewood police who responded said the driver may have swerved to avoid hitting a deer. STORY/PHOTO: Boyd A. Loving

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
PHOTOS: Procession for Waldwick Police Officer Christopher Goodell PHOTOS: Procession for Waldwick Police Officer Christopher Goodell PHOTOS: Procession for Waldwick Police Officer Christopher Goodell
Photos: Procession for Waldwick Police Officer Christopher Goodell TRIBUTE: The body of Waldwick Police Officer Christopher Goodell was escorted in a solemn but powerful five-mile procession this afternoon from Wyckoff to to the Ho-Ho-Kus church where he will be buried tomorrow. In a massive display of law enforcement honor and respect, uniformed officers from all corners participated. Boyd A. Loving, a CLIFFVIEW PILOT correspondent, photographed the procession as it left Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff on its way to St. Luke’s Church in Ho-Ho-Kus. Waldwick Police Officer Christopher Goodell Visiting hours continue until 9 o’clock tonight at the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Motorist seriously injured in Fair Lawn rear-end crash Motorist seriously injured in Fair Lawn rear-end crash Motorist seriously injured in Fair Lawn rear-end crash
Motorist seriously injured in Fair Lawn rear-end crash ONLY ON CVP: A motorist was seriously injured when her Chevy Malibu rear-ended a Suburban on Maple Avenue near Route 208 in Fair Lawn just before noon today. She was taken by ambulance to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson. Southbound Maple Avenue was closed at Elm Avenue until the victim was removed from the scene and the Malibu was towed. Responding were Fair Lawn police and EMS workers, along with a paramedic unit from The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood. Glen Rock police, who arrived first, secured the scene for their Fair Lawn colleagues. STORY / PHOTOS: Boyd A. Loving…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Fort Lee police pinch NY quartet with 236 stolen prescriptions Fort Lee police pinch NY quartet with 236 stolen prescriptions Fort Lee police pinch NY quartet with 236 stolen prescriptions
Fort Lee police pinch NY quartet with 236 stolen prescriptions YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Fort Lee police found a quartet of New York residents carrying 236 blank prescriptions when they stopped their BMW near the George Washington Bridge. Officers Stephen Domenick and John Gallo pulled over the four-door 2010 BMW 550 for a traffic violation beneath the Fletcher Avenue overpass on Routes 1&9 (aka: Route 46) just before 2:30 a.m. Saturday, Capt. Robert Zevits said this afternoon. Standing next to the sedan, both officers smelled raw marijuana, Zevits said. After obtained the owner’s consent to search the car, they found the prescription slips in a …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
‘Rot in hell!’ loved one of Hackensack man fatally shot on Route 80 shouts at accused gunman ‘Rot in hell!’ loved one of Hackensack man fatally shot on Route 80 shouts at accused gunman ‘Rot in hell!’ loved one of Hackensack man fatally shot on Route 80 shouts at accused gunman
‘Rot in hell!’ loved one of Hackensack man fatally shot on Route 80 shouts at accused gunman ONLY ON CVP: “Rot in hell, you piece of sh-t!” a loved one of the late Jeffrey Mansilla shouted from the back of a Hackensack courtroom today following a brief hearing for both the man accused of killing him and an alleged accomplice. Nearly two dozen family members and friends attended the brief court appearance for Mujahideen Abdullah, 25, and 28-year-old Jomaris Gonzalez, 28, both of Newark. One woman held up a large photo of Mansilla, a popular Hackensack limousine company owner who was shot on Route 80 in Saddle Brook and later died at Hackensack University Medical Center. Jomaris …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Englewood woman with 27 aliases brought friend’s child to store thefts, police say Englewood woman with 27 aliases brought friend’s child to store thefts, police say Englewood woman with 27 aliases brought friend’s child to store thefts, police say
Englewood woman with 27 aliases brought friend’s child to store thefts, police say YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: An Englewood woman with a dozen felony convictions and 27 aliases brought a friend’s 6-year-old girl with her as she stole merchandise from a local store and then assaulted a worker who tried to stop her, police said. Tamar Thomas, 53, began shouting at the Papyrus employee when he approached her in the store on Saturday afternoon — “a common tactic used by shoplifters” — then yanked the child out by the arm, Detective Capt. Timothy Torell told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. The woman followed Thomas, who took more than $200 worth of merchandise, and caught up to her and the chi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Trucker brought to court in crash that killed Waldwick officer Trucker brought to court in crash that killed Waldwick officer Trucker brought to court in crash that killed Waldwick officer
Trucker brought to court in crash that killed Waldwick officer YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: A long-haul driver who was behind the wheel when his tractor-trailer slammed into a Waldwick police officer’s car, killing him, was brought to court today for an initial appearance. Ryon Cumberbatch, 28, said nothing as Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor Danielle Grootenboer read the charges of vehicular homicide. He remained quiet and composed throughout the brief proceeding in Hackensack and sighed heavily as he sat with his attorney, David Glassman, waiting for the session to start. Waldwick Police Officer Christopher Goodell Judge Edward A. Jerejian conti…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Police hunt Israeli national, 64, in Tenafly home invasion, stun gun attack on former business partner Police hunt Israeli national, 64, in Tenafly home invasion, stun gun attack on former business partner Police hunt Israeli national, 64, in Tenafly home invasion, stun gun attack on former business partner
Police hunt Israeli national, 64, in Tenafly home invasion, stun gun attack on former business partner YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A 64-year-old Israeli citizen assaulted his former business partner after breaking into his Tenafly home carrying a stun gun last night, police said. The victim called police just before 10 p.m., saying that Avigdor Eldan broke into the Roberts Court home through a back door and assaulted him, Capt. Michael deMoncada said this morning. He then took off on foot, the homeowner said. The victim, 44, was treated at a local hospital with injuries that deMoncada said weren’t life-threatening. Meanwhile, police obtained an arrest warrant for Eldan, with $75,000 bail, …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Less than a year behind bars for jealous Englewood husband who beat pregnant wife Less than a year behind bars for jealous Englewood husband who beat pregnant wife Less than a year behind bars for jealous Englewood husband who beat pregnant wife
Less than a year behind bars for jealous Englewood husband who beat pregnant wife ONLY ON CVP: An Englewood man could be out of prison in a couple of months for beating his pregnant wife with a laptop, binding her with tape and then tying a cellphone cord around her neck after becoming jealous. Although a judge in Hackensack sentenced James McGill (above, right) to four years in prison on Friday, that term will be drastically reduced by parole eligibility and 241 days of credit for time he’s already spent in jail, his lawyer told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. McGill, 44, came home last Nov. 20 to find a photo of his wife and another man on the laptop, along with messages indicating…

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