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
Charles Leaf blames state child welfare workers, sentenced to 26 years for sex assault on girl, 4 Charles Leaf blames state child welfare workers, sentenced to 26 years for sex assault on girl, 4 Charles Leaf blames state child welfare workers, sentenced to 26 years for sex assault on girl, 4
Charles Leaf blames state child welfare workers, sentenced to 26 years for sex assault on girl, 4 YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Despite an impassioned insistence of innocence, former Fox 5 investigative reporter Charles Leaf was sentenced in Hackensack today to 26 years in state prison for sexually assaulting a 4-year-old girl and of have kiddie porn on his home computer in Wyckoff. Leaf, who must serve a month short of 20 years before he’ll be eligible for parole, remained composed — even more subdued than during his trial — as Superior Court Judge James J. Guida sentenced him. Of many supporters during his trial, only his wife, Monica, was in court today. Her husband spoke for nearly a …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Authorities charge Elmwood Park man with rape, relative with trying to help him flee Authorities charge Elmwood Park man with rape, relative with trying to help him flee Authorities charge Elmwood Park man with rape, relative with trying to help him flee
Authorities charge Elmwood Park man with rape, relative with trying to help him flee YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Investigators charged an Elmwood Park man with raping a 22-year-old woman and charged a relative with trying to help him duck authorities. Carlos Zambrano (above, left), 34, surrendered to authorities on Wednesday, two days after the woman was interviewed by members of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Special Victims Unit and Elmwood Park police. Detectives spoke with several family members and friends while searching for Zambrano – who is married and unemployed – for those two days, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said this afternoon. One of them, 27-ye…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Spencer Bank in Lodi robbed Spencer Bank in Lodi robbed Spencer Bank in Lodi robbed
Spencer Bank in Lodi robbed YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A lone robber held up the Spencer Savings Bank in Lodi around 12:30 this afternoon. The robber was described as black, 5-foot-6 and wearing a white t-shirt, jeans and a baseball cap. He was last seen running down McKinley Avenue toward Hasbrouck Heights after robbing the South Main Street bank. No weapon was shown, police said. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS PHOTOS: Richard Criscione, CLIFFVIEW PILOT Correspondent  

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Ramsey bookkeeper charged with stealing $500,000 to feed gambling habit Ramsey bookkeeper charged with stealing $500,000 to feed gambling habit Ramsey bookkeeper charged with stealing $500,000 to feed gambling habit
Ramsey bookkeeper charged with stealing $500,000 to feed gambling habit YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Ramsey flooring company bookkeeper with a gambling habit systematically stole $500,000 over the past four years by forging the owner’s signature on checks that she noted as “Xmas Bonus,” “Med Expenses,” “Commission” and other purposes, authorities said. Monica Arencibia, 49, of Dumont was being held on $250,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail following her arrest earlier this week. The owner of Modern Flooring Co. Inc. on Orchard Street reported the theft on June 11, Police Chief Bryan Gurney said. The income after large jobs didn’t match the work, the owner tol…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Citizen, fellow police help lead to Wyckoff burglary arrest Citizen, fellow police help lead to Wyckoff burglary arrest Citizen, fellow police help lead to Wyckoff burglary arrest
Citizen, fellow police help lead to Wyckoff burglary arrest YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A helpful citizen and assistance from neighboring law enforcement helped Wyckoff police arrested a 31-year-old burglary suspect from Haledon. Wyckoff Police Sgt. Kevin Kasak canvassed the neighborhood after a Thomas Place woman returned home Tuesday morning to find her front door ajar and jewelry, cash and an iPad missing, Chief Benjamin Fox said this morning. A neighbor told Kasak that a Hispanic female earlier that day came to his home, Fox said. When he opened the door, the resident said, the woman “had a story about picking up her child and then claimed that …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
Hasbrouck Heights repeat offender cuts deal, reduces prison term in East Rutherford gun case Hasbrouck Heights repeat offender cuts deal, reduces prison term in East Rutherford gun case Hasbrouck Heights repeat offender cuts deal, reduces prison term in East Rutherford gun case
Hasbrouck Heights repeat offender cuts deal, reduces prison term in East Rutherford gun case ONLY ON CVP: A Hasbrouck Heights ex-con with a long criminal history and repeated probation violations pleaded guilty to armed robbery this week, reducing his prison time for being caught with a gun by throwing his co-defendant under the bus. In exchange for a straight 18-month prison sentence, Jaren Stun agreed to testify against Serafin Fernandez if the charges against him go to trial. Fernandez and the 36-year-old Stun, also known as “Jay Bird,” were arrested by East Rutherford police following a November 2012 chase that forced a school lockdown. Serafin Fernandez (MUGSHOT: Courtesy …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Hasbrouck Heights woman, 60, dog killed crossing street, summons to Lodi driver Hasbrouck Heights woman, 60, dog killed crossing street, summons to Lodi driver Hasbrouck Heights woman, 60, dog killed crossing street, summons to Lodi driver
Hasbrouck Heights woman, 60, dog killed crossing street, summons to Lodi driver UPDATE: Hasbrouck Heights police issued a summons for failing to yield to a 45-year-old Lodi woman whose SUV struck and killed a 60-year-old borough woman and her dog as they crossed a local street last night. The victim was struck as she crossed the Boulevard at Lawrence Avenue around 8:10 p.m. by a 2003 GMC Envoy headed north, Traffic Bureau Sgt. Scott Adamo told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this morning. The dog was killed at the scene, and the woman died later at Hackensack University Medical Center, he said. An investigation was continuing, said Adamo, adding that alcohol and drugs weren’t invo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
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Elmwood Park, Garfield police talk suicidal woman out of jumping into lake Elmwood Park, Garfield police talk suicidal woman out of jumping into lake Elmwood Park, Garfield police talk suicidal woman out of jumping into lake
Elmwood Park, Garfield police talk suicidal woman out of jumping into lake YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Elmwood Park and Garfield police talked a suicidal woman distraught over breaking up with her boyfriend from jumping into the Dundee Lake just north of the dam this morning. Both departments responded to find the 20-something Montclair woman “right at the water’s edge” off Kipp Avenue and River Drive just after 8 a.m., Police Capt. Frank Thorpe told CLIFFVIEW PILOT shortly after the incident. “She was distraught over the breakup of her relationship with her boyfriend,” the captain said. Officers from both departments talked with her, however, and eventually she w…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Daughter, son of police chiefs among 77 graduating from Bergen academy Daughter, son of police chiefs among 77 graduating from Bergen academy Daughter, son of police chiefs among 77 graduating from Bergen academy
Daughter, son of police chiefs among 77 graduating from Bergen academy SHOUT OUTS: Two Bergen County police chiefs got to present their offspring with certificates as 77 new officers were graduated from the Bergen County Police Academy’s basic training class yesterday. “What a proud moment it was for my family and me,” Saddle Brook Police Chief Robert Kugler said after presenting the certificate to his daughter, Shayna, a new Bergen County Sheriff’s officer, during the graduation ceremony at Paramus Catholic High School. Bergen County Executive Kathleen Donovan, Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino (CLIFFVIEW PILOT) Saddle River Police Chief Timothy Mc…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Ex-con, girlfriend charged with trying to sell drugs from Bergen County Jail Ex-con, girlfriend charged with trying to sell drugs from Bergen County Jail Ex-con, girlfriend charged with trying to sell drugs from Bergen County Jail
Ex-con, girlfriend charged with trying to sell drugs from Bergen County Jail ONLY ON CVP: A fugitive ex-con caught with two handguns and more than a quarter-pound of cocaine following a chase through Route 3 traffic in East Rutherford was charged with trying to sell drugs from the Bergen County Jail. Marcus Carter, 36, conspired with his girlfriend using jail phones, an indictment returned by a grand jury in Hackensack this week alleges. Carter, of Staten Island, was arrested last August after leading a U.S. marshal on a chase through traffic outside the the Homestead Village/Extended Stay hotel. Marcus Carter (STORY / PHOTOS: Mary K. Miraglia, CLIFFVIEW PILOT C…

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