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
Rutherford man indicted in DWI death of Carlstadt mother of four Rutherford man indicted in DWI death of Carlstadt mother of four Rutherford man indicted in DWI death of Carlstadt mother of four
Rutherford man indicted in DWI death of Carlstadt mother of four A grand jury indicted a Rutherford man on aggravated manslaughter charges in the death of a Carlstadt mother of four who prosecutors said was struck by his car as she walked home from work last fall. Victor Kwak was drunk when he lost control of his 2006 Lexus GS430 while headed east on Railroad Avenue between Everett Place and Boiling Springs Avenue in Rutherford on Aug. 22, Prosecutor John L. Molinelli told CLIFFVIEW PILOT at the time. The car “struck the curb on the south side of the roadway and then crossed back northward and drove off the road onto the sidewalk on the north side,” th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Beekman-Poughquag, NY
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Hand-holding couple in GWB jump were being sought by police Hand-holding couple in GWB jump were being sought by police Hand-holding couple in GWB jump were being sought by police
Hand-holding couple in GWB jump were being sought by police YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A second source has confirmed that the Rockland County couple who jumped from the George Washington Bridge holding hands on Monday were being sought for questioning in a homicide. Suffern police planned a news conference for tomorrow morning to discuss the case involving Gary W. Crockett, 41, and Nickie Circelli, 40, whose bodies were plucked from the Hudson River by New York City police and fire responders about 1,000 yards south of the bridge just after noon yesterday. A half-hour earlier, a witness reported seeing the two jump together while holding hands, an au…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Former Palisades Park mobster freed after six months time served for sex assault Former Palisades Park mobster freed after six months time served for sex assault Former Palisades Park mobster freed after six months time served for sex assault
Former Palisades Park mobster freed after six months time served for sex assault UPDATE: A 74-year-old former mob associate from Palisades Park walked out of the Bergen County Jail a free man yesterday after being sentenced to six months of time served for sexually assaulting a family friend 13 years ago. Presiding Superior Court Judge Liliana DeAvila-Silebi reluctantly imposed the plea-bargained sentence on Angelo “Ken” Wedra, an ex-con who spent 25 years in state prison for murder and the rape of a handicapped teenager. In both an evaluation by the Adult Diagnostic Treatment Center in Avenel and a pre-sentence assessment by the Probation Department, Wedra (above, in…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
SUV crashes through guard rail, rolls on Garden State Parkway in Woodcliff Lake SUV crashes through guard rail, rolls on Garden State Parkway in Woodcliff Lake SUV crashes through guard rail, rolls on Garden State Parkway in Woodcliff Lake
SUV crashes through guard rail, rolls on Garden State Parkway in Woodcliff Lake UPDATE: A piece of guard rail slammed through a Ford Explorer that crashed through the center guard rail of the southbound Garden State Parkway in Woodcliff Lake before rolling and landing right-side up on the northbound side below. Responders at the scene said a piece of the rail struck the 30-year-old Garfield driver in the abdomen after the SUV crashed through it. New Jersey State Police Trooper Jeff Flynn told CLIFFVIEW PILOT that the guardrail “went into the vehicle,” but he couldn’t yet say whether it had struck the woman, who was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Paramus car, tractor-trailer crash backs up westbound Route 4 Paramus car, tractor-trailer crash backs up westbound Route 4 Paramus car, tractor-trailer crash backs up westbound Route 4
Paramus car, tractor-trailer crash backs up westbound Route 4 YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: Westbound Route 4 was backed up to Teaneck late this morning following a tractor-trailer crash that sent a male Honda driver to the hospital with what appeared to be minor injuries. The crash occurred just after 11 a.m. before the Spring Valley Road overpass. The highway was reopened less than 20 minutes later. By then traffic stretched for miles. STORY / PHOTO: Izzy Infield  

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Curtain closes on successors to ‘James Bond Gang’ with pleas in Old Tappan burglary Curtain closes on successors to ‘James Bond Gang’ with pleas in Old Tappan burglary Curtain closes on successors to ‘James Bond Gang’ with pleas in Old Tappan burglary
Curtain closes on successors to ‘James Bond Gang’ with pleas in Old Tappan burglary EXCLUSIVE: The dismantling of the ‘Boone gang’ of Englewood burglars was completed yesterday with guilty pleas from two men identified by authorities as the last major players. Aasim Boone and Renando Sheffield plea-bargained three- and four-year sentences, respectively, in connection with an Old Tappan home burglary in December 2011. Negotiations went on much of the day and ended with Sheffield smiling at Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor David Calviello. “Mr. Calviello,” Sheffield said, “the nightmare is over.” Aasim Boone (l.), Renando Sheffield (r.) (STORY / PHOTOS: Mary K. Mirag…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Ramsey police arrest Lodi man in gym purse thefts Ramsey police arrest Lodi man in gym purse thefts Ramsey police arrest Lodi man in gym purse thefts
Ramsey police arrest Lodi man in gym purse thefts YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Surveillance video led Ramsey police to the arrest of a Lodi man who they said was breaking into cars outside area gyms and stealing valuables. Jason Daniello, 38, was questioned and then charged after his car was spotted in the area of a car break-in on April 17, Police Chief Bryan Gurney said. That day, a woman told police, her purse was stolen from under the seat of her 2008 Cadillac Escalade while she worked out at Retro Fitness on Route 17. Police found the passenger rear window smashed, Gurney said. That same day, another victim reported losing a purse wi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Beekman-Poughquag, NY
Breaking News
Port Authority police seek public’s help identifying GWB jumper Port Authority police seek public’s help identifying GWB jumper Port Authority police seek public’s help identifying GWB jumper
Port Authority police seek public’s help identifying GWB jumper DO YOU KNOW HIM? Port Authority police are seeking the public’s help identifying a man who jumped to his death from the George Washington Bridge earlier this month. PAPD police issued a sketch of the man, who they said is white and possibly Hispanic, in his mid-50s to early 60s, and about 5-foot-10 to 6 feet tall and 180 to 200 pounds, the authority’s Joseph Pentangelo said. He has salt and pepper hair and brown eyes and was wearing a dark blue shirt, black pants, brown belt, black socks, brown shoes, with no scars or tattoos. He is believed to have jumped from the south walkway of the …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Elmwood Park man accused of stalking ex-wife jailed on warrant Elmwood Park man accused of stalking ex-wife jailed on warrant Elmwood Park man accused of stalking ex-wife jailed on warrant
Elmwood Park man accused of stalking ex-wife jailed on warrant EXCLUSIVE: Elmwood Park man who expected to walk out of a Hackensack courtroom today after resolving charges of stalking his ex-wife, breaking into her house and secretly videotaping her having sex with another man got a surprise when an outstanding arrest warrant out of Family Court surfaced. Presiding Superior Judge Liliana DeAvila-Silebi said she immediately couldn’t determine what the warrant was for, so she ordered 45-year-old Lorenz Hen jailed. Hen, who has a history of arrests for non-payment of child support, has shown up late for court or not at all over the past 20 months, as se…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Repeat shoplifter charged with assaulting Rochelle Park CVS manager Repeat shoplifter charged with assaulting Rochelle Park CVS manager Repeat shoplifter charged with assaulting Rochelle Park CVS manager
Repeat shoplifter charged with assaulting Rochelle Park CVS manager YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A repeat shoplifter accused of assaulting a Rochelle Park CVS store manager was in custody after his photo was distributed to area law enforcement agencies, CLIFFVIEW PILOT has learned. Paterson police took 31-year-old David Lucas into custody over the weekend, Rochelle Park Police Detective Jim DePreta said this afternoon. Lucas assaulted the store manager as he ran from the CVS on April 10 carrying a duffel bag filled with soap (photo, above), DePreta told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. On March 24, store officials told police, he stole $250 worth of chewing gum and pushed t…

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