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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Cresskill-Closter, NJ
Breaking News
Tanker tips on Route 59 near Nanuet mall Tanker tips on Route 59 near Nanuet mall Tanker tips on Route 59 near Nanuet mall
Tanker tips on Route 59 near Nanuet mall YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: An overturned fuel tanker truck shut down Route 59 in Nanuet this afternoon. The highway was to remain closed at least until 3:30 p.m. from Middletown Road to Smith Street following the 12:45 p.m. crash a block east of the Shops at Nanuet (formerly the Nanuet Mall). The fuel tanker from NorthEastern Fuel has a 5,000-gallon capacity and is believed to be carrying 3,000 gallons. READ MORE …. *      *      *      *      *      * Bill Demarest Award-winning newsman Bill Demarest, Editor of Nyack Free Press, has been a reporter and editor covering New York and New…

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Hackensack, NJ
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Judge removes disruptive Englewood defendant, sentences him to 10 years for child sex assaults Judge removes disruptive Englewood defendant, sentences him to 10 years for child sex assaults Judge removes disruptive Englewood defendant, sentences him to 10 years for child sex assaults
Judge removes disruptive Englewood defendant, sentences him to 10 years for child sex assaults YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A frustrated judge in Hackensack today sentenced a disruptive Englewood convict to 10 years in prison for sexually assaulting two children after she had Bergen County sheriff’s officers remove him. Attorneys for both sides had just announced their names for the record when the man said: “Jahbriel El, on behalf of self.” He then interrupted Presiding Superior Court Judge Liliana DeAvila-Silebi as she began to speak. “I’m here to withdraw my plea, your Honor,” El said. Jahbriel El (STORY / PHOTOS: Mary K. Miraglia, CLIFFVIEW PILOT Courthouse Reporter) The judge…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
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Wyckoff convict serving time for bat attack indicted in police chase Wyckoff convict serving time for bat attack indicted in police chase Wyckoff convict serving time for bat attack indicted in police chase
Wyckoff convict serving time for bat attack indicted in police chase ANOTHER CVP SCOOP: A 22-year-old Wyckoff man sent to state prison for four years last month for his role in a pipe and baseball bat attack was indicted by a grand jury in Hackensack on charges of leading Wyckoff and Ridgewood police on a dangerous car chase. Daniel A. Chaupiz sped off in the early morning hours of Jan. 3 after Wyckoff Patrolman Kyle Ferreira tried to stop him for driving erratically on Wyckoff Avenue, authorities said. The weather and road conditions forced Ferreira to break off the pursuit before Ridgewood police picked it up. Margaux Tocci, Daniel Chaupiz, Samer Saleh…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Fort Lee HS seniors to play victims in staged DWI crash re-enactment Fort Lee HS seniors to play victims in staged DWI crash re-enactment Fort Lee HS seniors to play victims in staged DWI crash re-enactment
Fort Lee HS seniors to play victims in staged DWI crash re-enactment SHOUT OUT: A week before their senior prom, Fort Lee High School students will play victims in a DWI crash re-enactment in the school parking lot tomorrow morning. Fort Lee police, firefighters and educators collaborated on the 8:30 a.m. event, aimed at showing “how one poor choice can lead to death and even prison,” Detective Jaime Cuevas said this morning. Speakers will include Municipal Court Judge Matthew Fierro, who will discuss the criminal procedures and legal consequences for a drunk-driving conviction. ABC Towing donated the two vehicles that will be used in the staged crash. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Police chief: 63 grabbed while trashing Teaneck High School Police chief: 63 grabbed while trashing Teaneck High School Police chief: 63 grabbed while trashing Teaneck High School
Police chief: 63 grabbed while trashing Teaneck High School UPDATE (YOU READ IT HERE FIRST): Two dozen adults and 39 juveniles were taken into custody after law enforcement officers from no fewer than 17 agencies found them trashing Teaneck High School overnight as part of a senior class prank, Acting Teaneck Police Chief Robert Carney told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this morning. Nine were immediately taken into custody around after a 2:11 a.m. alarm brought his department, Carney said. “A search of the school discovered extensive damage, including broken desks and chairs, urine in the hallways, graffiti and Vaseline smeared on the doors,” the chief told…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Child fine, pregnant mom and passenger injured in Fair Lawn crash Child fine, pregnant mom and passenger injured in Fair Lawn crash Child fine, pregnant mom and passenger injured in Fair Lawn crash
Child fine, pregnant mom and passenger injured in Fair Lawn crash ONLY ON CVP: A young child was fine but a pregnant driver and her male passenger were taken to St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Paterson after a crash sent a mini-van careening into a street light and a utility pole. Fair Lawn police and EMS responded to the crash between the Dodge Caravan and a Jeep Grand Cherokee at the intersection of Elm Avenue and Harristown Road shortly before 4:30 p.m. STORY / PHOTOS: Boyd A. Loving The Jeep was driven away. The van had to be towed. Elm Avenue northbound was temporarily closed between Maple Avenue and Harristown Road. STORY / PHOTOS: Boyd A. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Prosecutor to testify in Bergen County Police misconduct case Prosecutor to testify in Bergen County Police misconduct case Prosecutor to testify in Bergen County Police misconduct case
Prosecutor to testify in Bergen County Police misconduct case YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli will be called to the witness stand to testify against two Bergen County Police Department officers accused of moving shell casings at the end of the car chase and then lying under oath to cover up a shooting, the lead prosecutor in the case told jurors in Hackensack today. Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor Wayne Mello, during his opening argument in the trial this morning, called the actions of officers Saheed Baksh (above, right) and Jeffrey Roberts (left) “a betrayal of the badge we all have a right to trust.” “The bad…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cresskill-Closter, NJ
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Rockland homicide, double GWB suicides had Mahwah ties Rockland homicide, double GWB suicides had Mahwah ties Rockland homicide, double GWB suicides had Mahwah ties
Rockland homicide, double GWB suicides had Mahwah ties SPECIAL REPORT: The combination of pressures over stolen money, illegal drug use and an ongoing police investigation into an AR-15 military-style rifle stolen from a Mahwah home led a Suffern couple to kill the woman’s 70-year-old uncleand then jump off the George Washington Bridge to their deaths, authorities said today. The investigation is far from complete, Suffern Police Chief Clarke Osborn said during a morning new conference. However, he said complicated troubles inside a seemingly peaceful home just a few blocks from Suffern Village Hall led to the death of longtime resident William…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Breaking News
Port Authority police promotions set for tomorrow Port Authority police promotions set for tomorrow Port Authority police promotions set for tomorrow
Port Authority police promotions set for tomorrow SHOUT OUTS: The Port Authority Police Department will appoint three senior members to top leadership positions and promote 62 others in rank during a ceremony tomorrow on Staten Island. Michael Brown will be appointed deputy chief, Louis Klock will be appointed inspector and John Roland will be appointed captain during the event at the Hilton Garden Inn, 1100 South Avenue. In addition, 62 other PAPD members will be promoted to the ranks of lieutenant, sergeant and detective. The Port Authority Police Department is responsible for protecting the traveling public who use the agency’s majo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
Wallington police arrest two, seek one in burglary of senior citizen Wallington police arrest two, seek one in burglary of senior citizen Wallington police arrest two, seek one in burglary of senior citizen
Wallington police arrest two, seek one in burglary of senior citizen HAVE YOU SEEN HIM? Wallington police are seeking the public’s help finding a Lodi man who they said joined two women in burglarizing the apartment of a man who’d just moved into a retirement home. It was just before 2 p.m. last Thursday when a Pulaski Avenue resident reported seeing two people climbing into a first-floor window while a third waited in a getaway car. The resident took a photo and got the license plate number, Lt. Shawn Kudlacik told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. The plate came back to 26-year-old Crystal Vazquez of Eatontown (above, top), Kudlacik said. Detectives discovered that V…

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