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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Hackensack police smash multi-million fraud mill, expect ‘enormous number’ of victims Hackensack police smash multi-million fraud mill, expect ‘enormous number’ of victims Hackensack police smash multi-million fraud mill, expect ‘enormous number’ of victims
Hackensack police smash multi-million fraud mill, expect ‘enormous number’ of victims YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Authorities said they expect to find an enormous number of victims of a multi-million-dollar ID theft and fraud ring that used a Hackensack apartment to produce bogus credit cards, corporate checks, gift cards and driver’s licenses from various states using stolen identities, authorities said today. Investigators said they discovered what is believed to be the largest operation of its kind ever in New Jersey the accused ringleader was pulled over Friday night and a huge number of credit cards were spotted in his Range Rover. Keith Morris — who also uses the names R…

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Hackensack, NJ
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New trial in Wallington spurned lover assault case New trial in Wallington spurned lover assault case New trial in Wallington spurned lover assault case
New trial in Wallington spurned lover assault case ONLY ON CVP: A self-styled Santeria priest from East Rutherford will be re-tried on charges of breaking into his former lover’s Wallington home and beating the man’s father nearly to death. Julio Pina-Catena “is not interested in plea negotiations,” his attorney, Ilene McFarlane said yesterday. “My client maintains his innocence.” McFarlane said she intends to call an expert in the Santeria religion — which figured prominently in the previous case — during the trial. Presiding Superior Court Judge Liliana DeAvila-Silebi, in turn, set a Sept. 30 trial date. Jurors in November returned …

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Hackensack, NJ
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Gang members charged in murder of Fairview man during $1,800 card game robbery Gang members charged in murder of Fairview man during $1,800 card game robbery Gang members charged in murder of Fairview man during $1,800 card game robbery
Gang members charged in murder of Fairview man during $1,800 card game robbery YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A 50-year-old Fairview man was killed in cold blood after four gang members armed with guns invaded an illegal card game in his apartment, putting nearly a dozen people on the floor and taking $1,800 in cash and valuables, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said this afternoon. Jeronimo Lopez was taken into the kitchen and shot in the stomach by Evens Dumas of Irvington after the trio burst into the apartment at Walker and Third streets around 10:45 p.m. Saturday, Molinelli said. Lopez died later in surgery at Hackensack University Medical Center. Duma…

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Pascack Valley, NJ
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Missing Boston Terrier from Westwood found Missing Boston Terrier from Westwood found Missing Boston Terrier from Westwood found
Missing Boston Terrier from Westwood found HAVE YOU SEEN HER? A black and white Boston Terrier named Molly turned up today after vanishing from Westwood yesterday. Molly, who is 8 years old, was last seen in the backyard of her home around 3 p.m. yesterday. “She somehow escaped but we don’t know how,” a close friend of her owner said. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS    

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Hackensack, NJ
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Hackensack girl, boyfriend charged in fake kidnapping scheme Hackensack girl, boyfriend charged in fake kidnapping scheme Hackensack girl, boyfriend charged in fake kidnapping scheme
Hackensack girl, boyfriend charged in fake kidnapping scheme ONLY ON CVP: A fake kidnapping scheme put a Hackensack man in jail and his 16-year-old girlfriend in Family Court after the girl’s sister recognized his voice and a city patrol officer recognized his friends. The young runaway hatched the plan with 19-year-old Zakaria Nuhu, a Ghana national who was out on bail following a scuffle with city police last fall, Detective Capt. Thomas Salcedo told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. Needing money to pay court fines, Nuhu called the girl’s mother, demanding $2,000 for her release, Salcedo said. The girl’s sister, who listened in on the call, recognized Nuhu’s v…

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Hackensack, NJ
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Bogota boy, 12, struck by car on way to baseball game Bogota boy, 12, struck by car on way to baseball game Bogota boy, 12, struck by car on way to baseball game
Bogota boy, 12, struck by car on way to baseball game ONLY ON CVP: A 12-year-old Bogota boy heading to a Little League game in his baseball uniform was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with a fractured skull after being struck by a car in a borough park tonight. The 73-year-old female driver from Teaneck remained at the scene after her Toyota Corolla struck the boy in the crosswalk at the West Main Street entrance to Oscar E. Olsen Park just after 5:30 p.m., police told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. She was still there two hours later as detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Fatal Accident Unit investigated — due to the seriousness …

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Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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Paramus police make another arrest in Route 4 fitness club car burglaries Paramus police make another arrest in Route 4 fitness club car burglaries Paramus police make another arrest in Route 4 fitness club car burglaries
Paramus police make another arrest in Route 4 fitness club car burglaries YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Paramus police have made another arrest in the string of car burglaries and thefts that have hit area health clubs and fitness centers. With help from Edgewater police, Paramus Detective Doug Ohlendorf charged 23-year-old Michael Alvarez of North Bergen in connection with an April 24 car break-in, as well as one on Feb. 11, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said late this aftenoon. In the recent break-in, a laptop, wallet and credit cards were taken from an unlocked four-door 2009 Chevy parked outside of 24 Hour Fitness on Route 4, the chief said. Three months ago, …

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Pascack Valley, NJ
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Tree falls, closes Washington Township street Tree falls, closes Washington Township street Tree falls, closes Washington Township street
Tree falls, closes Washington Township street ONLY ON CVP: Webster Avenue in Washington Township remained completely blocked at Calvin Street while workers removed remnants of a tree that fell this afternoon. A PSE&G crew arrived around 4:15 p.m. to begin restoring power to at least two homes in the neighborhood. No injuries were reported, nor was there any property damage. STORY / PHOTO: Boyd A. Loving  

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Hackensack, NJ
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New Bergen County Jail warden sworn along with ranking officers New Bergen County Jail warden sworn along with ranking officers New Bergen County Jail warden sworn along with ranking officers
New Bergen County Jail warden sworn along with ranking officers SHOUT OUTS: A 21-year veteran of the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office was named the new county jail warden today, while two lieutenants were promoted to captain, three sergeants rose to lieutenant and five officers became sergeant. Sheriff Michael Saudino said no one “is more qualified to take on the challenge of securing one of the largest correctional facilities in the state” than new Warden Christopher Davies, who will be responsible for the daily administration, operation and maintenance of the Corrections Division and the protection, custody and discipline of nearly 850 inmates at the Be…

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Hackensack, NJ
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SUV flips at GSP tolls in Saddle Brook SUV flips at GSP tolls in Saddle Brook SUV flips at GSP tolls in Saddle Brook
SUV flips at GSP tolls in Saddle Brook ONLY ON CVP: Two people were taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with minor injuries this afternoon after an SUV flipped after colliding with a car driven by a suspected drunk driver on the approach to the Garden State Parkway tollbooth in Saddle Brook. The black Lexus SUV was toppled after it collided with a green BMW and went up the median about 1:30 p.m., New Jersey State Police Trooper Albina Spies told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. The BMW driver was taken to the Bloomfield NJSP barracks for a sobriety test, Spies said. PHOTO: Courtesy RAY ABEL CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS  

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