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
Head-on Ho-Ho-Kus crash sends woman to hospital Head-on Ho-Ho-Kus crash sends woman to hospital Head-on Ho-Ho-Kus crash sends woman to hospital
Head-on Ho-Ho-Kus crash sends woman to hospital ONLY ON CVP: A woman was taken by ambulance to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood following a head-on crash in Ho-Ho-Kus earlier today. The victim complained of severe leg pain after the 12:25 p.m. collision between a Mercury Mountaineer and a Honda CRV on Jacqueline Avenue near East Saddle River Road. STORY / PHOTOS: Boyd A. Loving Both vehicles were removed by flatbed tow trucks. Ho-Ho-Kus police were investigating. Several witnesses remained at the scene.        

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
PATH fare-jumper has dreadlock yanked out after punching woman in face, police say PATH fare-jumper has dreadlock yanked out after punching woman in face, police say PATH fare-jumper has dreadlock yanked out after punching woman in face, police say
PATH fare-jumper has dreadlock yanked out after punching woman in face, police say BEYOND BERGEN: Port Authority police arrested a 36-year-old Brooklyn fare-jumper who they said was nearly grabbed by two bystsanders — one of whom pulled out a dreadlock — after he punched a woman at a PATH station, fracturing her orbital bone. Ibrahim King jumped the turnstiles at the 9th Street station in Manhattan, paced the platform and then punched the 21-year-old victim as they both headed out an exit around 3:40 a.m. Sunday, the Port Authority’s Steve Coleman told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. Two men who were with her chased down and tackled King, but he broke free and took off, Coleman said. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Toddler fine, others hospitalized after Fair Lawn crash Toddler fine, others hospitalized after Fair Lawn crash Toddler fine, others hospitalized after Fair Lawn crash
Toddler fine, others hospitalized after Fair Lawn crash ONLY ON CVP: A toddler strapped into a car seat escaped injury, but three other occupants had to be taken by ambulance to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood after a crash in Fair Lawn this morning. Traffic on Wagaraw Road was diverted in both directions after a Nissan Altima collided with a Chevrolet Traverse at the intersection of Pomona Avenue around 11 a.m. STORY / PHOTOS: Boyd A. Loving  

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Lodi man charged in identity theft alcohol ring Lodi man charged in identity theft alcohol ring Lodi man charged in identity theft alcohol ring
Lodi man charged in identity theft alcohol ring YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Lodi man who owns a Jersey City nightclub was arrested and charged with stealing credit card information from gas station customers that was then used to buy alcohol for his business. Kenny Frias, 42, collected the information through skimming devices attached to credit card swipe machines by accomplices who worked at area gas stations, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said this morning. The alcohol bought in Glen Rock with the stolen identities was then sold at Frias’ Phebe Nightclub and Restaurant on Newark Avenue in Jersey City, the prosecutor said. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Two accused of throwing good Samaritan from car after Saddle Brook shoplifting indicted Two accused of throwing good Samaritan from car after Saddle Brook shoplifting indicted Two accused of throwing good Samaritan from car after Saddle Brook shoplifting indicted
Two accused of throwing good Samaritan from car after Saddle Brook shoplifting indicted UPDATE: Two accused shoplifters who threw a good Samaritan from their car while fleeing a Saddle Brook supermarket were indicted on aggravated assault charges by a grand jury in Hackensack. An employee at the A&P supermarket used his cellphone to snap a shot of the getaway car and send it to police, along with the license plate and direction of travel. Police found the vehicle a half-mile away, stuck in a snowpile, after it skidded off the road at the intersection of Saddle River Road and Pehle Avenue. Both Philip Gannaway (above, right), 31, of Franklin Lakes and 45-year-old Roy Ot…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cresskill-Closter, NJ
Breaking News
Cresskill police chief plans icy plunge to raise funds for Wounded Warrior Project Cresskill police chief plans icy plunge to raise funds for Wounded Warrior Project Cresskill police chief plans icy plunge to raise funds for Wounded Warrior Project
Cresskill police chief plans icy plunge to raise funds for Wounded Warrior Project SHOUT OUT: On this Memorial Day weekend, Cresskill Police Chief Edward Wrixon is doing his part to raise money for the Wounded Warrior Project: If he can get at least $400, he’ll take a dip into ice cold water in the back of an officer’s pickup truck. Wrixon, an Air Force vetern, holds a special place in his heart for those who’ve made the ultimate sacrifice, been wounded in battle, served overseas and returned home safely or freshly enlisted in the armed services. Besides participating in Wounded Warrior events, he donates regularly to the organization. This includes the initial $100 he …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Monsey, NY
Breaking News
Rockland rabbi, four others charged in plot to terrorize Jewish men into divorce Rockland rabbi, four others charged in plot to terrorize Jewish men into divorce Rockland rabbi, four others charged in plot to terrorize Jewish men into divorce
Rockland rabbi, four others charged in plot to terrorize Jewish men into divorce YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A federal grand jury today indicted four Orthodox Jewish rabbis — one of them from Rockland — and one of their sons on charges of conspiring to kidnap and force Jewish men to grant their wives religious divorces. The indictment charges all five with kidnapping conspiracy, along with various other kidnapping and attempted kidnapping offenses. Federal authorities previously charged 56-year-old Rabbi Martin Wolmark (above, left), the head of Yeshiva Shaarei Torah in Monsey, and three other rabbis in a federal complaint. They are: Mendel Epstein (above, right), 68, a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Teaneck, NJ
Breaking News
Teaneck businesswoman admits getting $1.2M in government contracts through fraud Teaneck businesswoman admits getting $1.2M in government contracts through fraud Teaneck businesswoman admits getting $1.2M in government contracts through fraud
Teaneck businesswoman admits getting $1.2M in government contracts through fraud YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Teaneck businesswoman this morning admitted securing $1.2 million in government contracts by falsely claiming that her company was owned by service-disabled military veterans. Miriam Friedman, 54, obtained dozens of contracts for her New Jersey-based furniture and design services company, Office Dimensions Inc., U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman said. Today she pleaded guilty in federal court in Newark to making false claims to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Friedman surrendered to federal agents with her lawyer, Brian Neary, in early January after b…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Nothing found after bomb threats clear Waldwick middle, high schools Nothing found after bomb threats clear Waldwick middle, high schools Nothing found after bomb threats clear Waldwick middle, high schools
Nothing found after bomb threats clear Waldwick middle, high schools UPDATE: Bergen County Police gave the all-clear just before 12:30 this afternoon after a bomb threat forced the evacuation of the facility shared by the Waldwick middle and high schools. A caller to the shared main office at 10:10 a.m. “made reference to the planting of a bomb,” Waldwick Police Lt. Douglas J. Moore told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this afternoon. Two more calls came in from the same number, but “no specific threat was made,” Moore said. Everyone was relocated to the Superdome nearby. A search by bomb-sniffing dogs turned up nothing, Bergen County Police Capt. James Mullin told…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Maywood police catch alleged serial masturbator in library Maywood police catch alleged serial masturbator in library Maywood police catch alleged serial masturbator in library
Maywood police catch alleged serial masturbator in library YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Maywood police said they caught a serial public masturbator from Hackensack in the act while looking at a female patron at the library. Kevin Robinson, 37, “gave a full confession to Detective Richard Brown” after being taken into custody last night, Police Chief David Pegg told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this morning. Moments earlier, an officer responding to a call from a library employee saw Robinson “with his left hand down his sweatpants moving back and forth in a manner consistent with masturbation,” the chief said. Robinson “has a past history of these events and bei…

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