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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Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Car rams Ridgewood tree, driver taken to HQ after field test Car rams Ridgewood tree, driver taken to HQ after field test Car rams Ridgewood tree, driver taken to HQ after field test
Car rams Ridgewood tree, driver taken to HQ after field test YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: The 74-year-old driver of a sedan that slammed into a tree in Ridgewood this afternoon was taken into custody after being given a field sobriety test and charged with DWI and failing to maintain a lane, village police said. The black, four-door Toyota Corolla hit the tree near the intersection of Fairmount and Heights Roads in Ridgewood. The village driver, who was the only occupant, appeared uninjured. The Corolla was towed by a flatbed. STORY / PHOTO: Boyd A. Loving

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
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Bergen County’s emergency dispatchers being honored Bergen County’s emergency dispatchers being honored Bergen County’s emergency dispatchers being honored
Bergen County’s emergency dispatchers being honored SHOUT OUTS: This week, Bergen County will join local and state governments nationwide in honoring the behind-the scenes heroes in public safety: the dispatchers, call takers, telecommunication professionals and radio technicians who are the very first to respond to emergencies. COURTESY: Bergen County Communications Center Launched more than three decades ago, National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week aims to spotlight the unsung contributors during both personal and public crises. The centerpiece takes place at 6 p.m. Tuesday, when Bergen’s crew will be honored by local and county…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Lawyer questions motives of customers who complained about indicted Englewood massage therapist Lawyer questions motives of customers who complained about indicted Englewood massage therapist Lawyer questions motives of customers who complained about indicted Englewood massage therapist
Lawyer questions motives of customers who complained about indicted Englewood massage therapist UPDATE: An Englewood massage therapist accused of inappropriately touching female customers received no complaints until one woman came forward and then was quickly followed by five others, his attorney said. “These woman who are now complaining have said nothing about this before. None of these women made a complaint or stopped the massage,” attorney Ron Bar-Nadav told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. “Only after the first complaint was filed, did these other woman come forward.” A grand jury in Hackensack indicted his client, 52-year-old licensed massage therapist Felipe Cruz, on nearly a dozen counts …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Woman who slashed Hackensack pastor’s wife committed to psychiatric facility Woman who slashed Hackensack pastor’s wife committed to psychiatric facility Woman who slashed Hackensack pastor’s wife committed to psychiatric facility
Woman who slashed Hackensack pastor’s wife committed to psychiatric facility ONLY ON CVP: A woman charged with trying to kill a Hackensack pastor’s wife by slicing her with a box cutter nearly seven years ago was indefinitely committed to a long-term mental health facility, ending one of Bergen County’s oldest criminal cases — at least for now. Although the charges against Yolanda Cooper were dropped, they could be reinstated under a commitment order approved by a judge in Hackensack on Thursday. Cooper, 47, has been appearing in court regularly since 2007, as judges and attorneys wrestled with whether or not she was competent to stand trial. State statute requ…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Hackensack police accepting applications for volunteer citizen officers Hackensack police accepting applications for volunteer citizen officers Hackensack police accepting applications for volunteer citizen officers
Hackensack police accepting applications for volunteer citizen officers SHOUT OUT: Hackensack police are seeking participants for their volunteer H-COP special police officer program, which gives citizens a firsthand look at law enforcement. H-COP was launched in 1997 as a community outreach effort that supports the department with additional manpower while offering citizens a better understanding of what it means to be a police officer. Selected applicants will be enrolled in a Special Law Enforcement Class at the Bergen County Law and Public Safety Institute in Mahwah. Those who successfully complete the couse will be certified as Class 1 special officers…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
No serious injuries in River Edge rollover No serious injuries in River Edge rollover No serious injuries in River Edge rollover
No serious injuries in River Edge rollover YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: A driver who had to be cut from a car that rolled in a River Edge crash earlier today wasn’t seriously injured, responders at the scene said. The two-car crash occurred at the corner of Fifth and Concord just after 11 a.m. PHOTOS: Courtesy TIM CARROLL River Edge firefighters and police responded.    

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Blind man, three others charged in Teaneck ‘enticement’ street robbery Blind man, three others charged in Teaneck ‘enticement’ street robbery Blind man, three others charged in Teaneck ‘enticement’ street robbery
Blind man, three others charged in Teaneck ‘enticement’ street robbery YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Teaneck woman “enticed” two men to a local street corner so that they could be robbed by an ex-con accompanied by a blind man, an indictment returned by a grand jury in Hackensack alleges. Evidence against the quartet includes a Lorcin LT-25 .25-caliber handgun that authorities said two of the defendants used in robbing both men, according to the indictdment. The bandits were wearing masks over the bottoms of their faces when they approached the victims at the corner of Linden and Elm avenues last Dec. 17, police told CLIFFVIEW PILOT at the time. One “pulled up…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Beekman-Poughquag, NY
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Man jumps from GWB, woman stopped one minute later Man jumps from GWB, woman stopped one minute later Man jumps from GWB, woman stopped one minute later
Man jumps from GWB, woman stopped one minute later YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: In a bizarre coincidence, a woman was prevented from jumping from the George Washington Bridge last night — exactly a minute after a man went over the side and into the Hudson. The woman stopped her car midspan headed from New York to New Jersey, got out, climbed onto the north walkway and headed for the railing, the Port Authority’s Joseph Pentangelo told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. Two good Samaritans stopped their cars, then rushed over and grabbed the woman before she could jump, Pentangelo said. Port Authority police were called at 7:06 p.m. — exactly a minute after th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Driver charged with DUI in Route 80 street sweeper crash in Saddle Brook Driver charged with DUI in Route 80 street sweeper crash in Saddle Brook Driver charged with DUI in Route 80 street sweeper crash in Saddle Brook
Driver charged with DUI in Route 80 street sweeper crash in Saddle Brook ONLY ON CVP: A Paterson man was charged with DUI after his car collided with another vehicle and a state DOT street sweeper on Route 80 in Saddle Brook overnight, State Police said yesterday. No serious injuries were reported, although Saddle Brook firefighters had to cut one of the drivers from a vehicle following the 1 a.m. crash in the highway’s eastbound lanes at milepost 62.3. Ramon Morales Jr., who was driving a 2001 Mitsubishi Galant 2001 was charged with DUI, State Police Capt. Stephen Jones told CLIFFVIEW PILOT.  

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
Four Bergen County Police Department officers promoted, one sworn in Four Bergen County Police Department officers promoted, one sworn in Four Bergen County Police Department officers promoted, one sworn in
Four Bergen County Police Department officers promoted, one sworn in SHOUT OUTS: Four Bergen County Police Department officers were promoted and a new one sworn in last night. New Lt. James Smith currently serves as a Water Search and Recovery diver, a medical examiner, an Alcotest assistant coordinator and a SWAT team operator and sniper. Smith — who has been a patrol and school resource officer — was promoted to sergeant in 2006 and served as a supervisor in the patrol and the criminal investigations division. He was graduated from Hasbrouck Heights High School in 1992, enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served for four years of active duty. After receiving a…

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