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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Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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BCC professor from Wood-Ridge killed in wrong-way crash took ADHD drugs, report says BCC professor from Wood-Ridge killed in wrong-way crash took ADHD drugs, report says BCC professor from Wood-Ridge killed in wrong-way crash took ADHD drugs, report says
BCC professor from Wood-Ridge killed in wrong-way crash took ADHD drugs, report says UPDATE: A 26-year-old Bergen Community College psychology professor who was killed after she crashed a stolen SUV while driving the wrong way on a Middlesex County highway had taken Adderall or similar ADHD medication before her death, according to a published report. However, the drugs’ role in the crash was unclear, the report says. Ashley Sara Chieco, 26, had a blood-alcohol level of .189 – more than double the legal limit – at the time of her autopsy, as CLIFFVIEW PILOT previously reported. However, blood tests also showed that her blood “was positive for Adderall or similar medicatio…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
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Trial awaits former real estate agent charged with killing, burning East Rutherford woman, 70 Trial awaits former real estate agent charged with killing, burning East Rutherford woman, 70 Trial awaits former real estate agent charged with killing, burning East Rutherford woman, 70
Trial awaits former real estate agent charged with killing, burning East Rutherford woman, 70 ONLY ON CVP: A Wood-Ridge man charged in the bludgeoning and burning of a 70-year-old East Rutherford realtor came a step closer to trial this morning. Daniel Rochat, 38, likely was scheduled to be tried the beginning of August in Hackensack in the grisly death of Barbara Vernieri on Sept. 14, 2012. Rochat, a Waldwick native, is accused of breaking into Vernieri’s Sheppard Terrace home, bludgeoning her and then setting fire to the body — in what prosecutors said was an attempt to avoid detection. In addition to murder, a host of charges include endangering the upstairs tenant who called…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
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Port Authority police veteran from Bergen toasted by NJ Honor Legion Port Authority police veteran from Bergen toasted by NJ Honor Legion Port Authority police veteran from Bergen toasted by NJ Honor Legion
Port Authority police veteran from Bergen toasted by NJ Honor Legion SHOUT OUT: For Fred Corrubia III, the New Jersey Honor Legion’s Officer of the Year, “above and beyond” extends beyond the beat — way beyond. In giving the Port Authority Police Department veteran its highest honor, the legion cited the day last August when Corrubia, while on vacation in Boston with his girlfriend, chased and collared a purse snatcher. Three weeks later, he was one of three authority officers who grabbed a 46-year-old Fairview man trying to jump from the George Washington Bridge. These are the latest chapters in a history of courageous and exemplary service, said retire…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
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Passenger critical, driver, two others injured when tire slams through bus windshield Passenger critical, driver, two others injured when tire slams through bus windshield Passenger critical, driver, two others injured when tire slams through bus windshield
Passenger critical, driver, two others injured when tire slams through bus windshield YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A  49-year-old New York man was in critical condition at St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Paterson after a tire and rim came off a car and slammed through the windshield of a commuter bus on the border of Ramsey and Upper Saddle River on Route 17 this morning. The driver and two other passengers sustained injuries not as severe in the 7:35 a.m. accident, Ramsey Police Chief Bryan Gurney said this afternoon. STORY / PHOTOS: Boyd A. Loving A four-door Lexus heading north lost the front driver’s wheel, which bounced over the center divider and into the southbound P…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Welcome Fair Lawn Fire Company 4’s new engine with free food, refreshments, the Nerds Welcome Fair Lawn Fire Company 4’s new engine with free food, refreshments, the Nerds Welcome Fair Lawn Fire Company 4’s new engine with free food, refreshments, the Nerds
Welcome Fair Lawn Fire Company 4’s new engine with free food, refreshments, the Nerds SHOUT OUT: Fair Lawn Fire Company 4 introduces its new engine to the community this Saturday with a wetdown featuring food, soft drinks, beer, firefighters from around the region and the well-known cover band The Nerds. Area companies will welcome the KME 750-gallon pumper beginning at 1 p.m. and lasting at least until 5 at the western end of Berdan Avenue, rain or shine. 1-5 p.m. Sat., May 10, rain or shine Admission is free and so is the food and soft drinks. Beer drinkers must pay a Company 4 commemorative mug for $5. Firefighters ask that children wear bathing suits to enjoy the f…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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Bergen County SPCA rescues 40 German Shepherds from Ridgefield Park animal hospital Bergen County SPCA rescues 40 German Shepherds from Ridgefield Park animal hospital Bergen County SPCA rescues 40 German Shepherds from Ridgefield Park animal hospital
Bergen County SPCA rescues 40 German Shepherds from Ridgefield Park animal hospital EXCLUSIVE REPORT: Forty German Shepherds were rescued from a Ridgefield Park animal hospital today by investigators from the Bergen County SPCA, who found full-sized dogs and puppies jammed into tiny crates — some of them in a basement area that they said resembled a dungeon. “Some of the crates were so small, the dogs were unable to stand up,” Investigator Evan Kutzin told CLIFFVIEW PILOT tonight. “One crate big enough for only one had three full-sized dogs inside.” Part of the scene in Ridgefield Park In the basement of the Ridgefield Park Animal Hospital, SPCA workers said they found…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Grand jury brings new charges against Cresskill woman accused of sexually abusing boy Grand jury brings new charges against Cresskill woman accused of sexually abusing boy Grand jury brings new charges against Cresskill woman accused of sexually abusing boy
Grand jury brings new charges against Cresskill woman accused of sexually abusing boy ANOTHER CVP SCOOP: A grand jury in Hackensack has brought a broader indictment against a Cresskill woman previously accused of sexually abusing a young boy. The 14-count superseding indictment returned against 48-year-old Jill Sheinbaum late last week contains four first-degree and seven second-degree charges. These include aggravated sexual assault and sexual assault — specifically, touching the boy and having him touch her, it alleges. The indictment also accuses Sheinbaum of getting the alleged victim to lie to a detective — and in doing so, falsely incriminate another adult — during…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Promotions aim to make Port Authority police more effective Promotions aim to make Port Authority police more effective Promotions aim to make Port Authority police more effective
Promotions aim to make Port Authority police more effective SHOUT OUTS: The Port Authority Police Department appointed three senior members to top leadership positions and promoted 62 others in rank, as well, in a move that top brass said will tighten up operations. The promotions, mostly to supervisory positions, “will result in a greater management, supervision and leadership presence,” PAPD Chief Security Officer Joseph Dunne said. “It is expected that these promotions will improve operations, performance and will help in reducing overtime costs while continuing to provide for a secure safe environment to those using our PA facilities,” Dunne a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
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Heroin dominates discussion among Bergen County educators, law enforcement pros Heroin dominates discussion among Bergen County educators, law enforcement pros Heroin dominates discussion among Bergen County educators, law enforcement pros
Heroin dominates discussion among Bergen County educators, law enforcement pros SPECIAL REPORT: The agenda for Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli’s 11th annual conference on law enforcement issues affecting schools had several topics, but heroin dominated discussion. Today’s heroin is so addictive that “just trying it is not a possibility,” Detective Don Ingrasselino (photo, above) warned teachers and administrators during Wednesday’s conference at the Venetian in Garfield. Many teens and young adults have already taken a path to heroin from Oxycontin, Oxycodone and Roxicodone – all easily accessible, high-dosage pain killers, he said. More than 400 educato…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
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Englewood man charged with torching stolen SUV, selling drugs Englewood man charged with torching stolen SUV, selling drugs Englewood man charged with torching stolen SUV, selling drugs
Englewood man charged with torching stolen SUV, selling drugs YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A convicted Englewood felon charged with torching an SUV before dawn Friday stole it earlier from a city bar, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said this afternoon. Rafael Lynch, 31, was being held on on $250,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail. He’s charged with aggravated arson, theft and various drug selling charges — for marijuana and prescription drugs on school property and near public housing — Molinelli said, confirming a CLIFFVIEW PILOT report from last night. An overnight brawl led police to both the arson and a shooting in which a bullet broke …

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