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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Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
Lyndhurst sex offender indicted in mailed gun case Lyndhurst sex offender indicted in mailed gun case Lyndhurst sex offender indicted in mailed gun case
Lyndhurst sex offender indicted in mailed gun case ONLY ON CVP: A convicted sex offender from Lyndhurst who authorities said convinced a woman to mail him a handgun from Texas even though the law prevents felons from having any was indicted on weapons charges by a Bergen County grand jury. Lyndhurst police and U.S. Postal Service inspectors grabbed 55-year-old Gilbert Violante when he showed up at the borough post office on Dec. 17 expecting to pick up the package, authorities said at the time. Violante, who was also convicted of burglary in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., befriended the McAllen, Texas, woman on Facebook, Lyndhurst Police Chief Ja…

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Hackensack, NJ
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Driver dies, passenger OK after Teaneck telephone pole crash Driver dies, passenger OK after Teaneck telephone pole crash Driver dies, passenger OK after Teaneck telephone pole crash
Driver dies, passenger OK after Teaneck telephone pole crash A 29-year-old Hackensack driver died moments after being cut from his car, while his 25-year-old passenger from Bergenfield walked away uninjured, in an apparent hydroplaning crash into a utility pole on New Bridge Road in Teaneck overnight. A source said the pair apparently had been at Applebee’s in Hackensack and just crossed the Teaneck border when the car went airborne and slammed into the telephone pole near River Road just after 1 a.m. Teaneck police and firefighters responded. The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Fatal Accident Unit was investigating.

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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Fair Lawn police give back to community Fair Lawn police give back to community Fair Lawn police give back to community
Fair Lawn police give back to community SHOUT OUT: As part of their broad community work, Fair Lawn police collected $3,500 for New Jersey Special Olympics (and won two of three) in the Snow Bowl Flag Football Tournament hosted by the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium earlier this month. PHOTO, ABOVE: Front row (l. to r.): Sean Macys, Eric Eleshewich, Brian Metzler, Anthony Lugo & Michael Franco; Back row: Mark Wyka, Mike Van Ness, Nick Snyder, Chris O’Shaughnessy, Paul Donohue, Tim O’Shaughnessy, Gerard Graziano, Jeff Welsh Fair Lawn police also brought the Officer Phil program to all of the borough’s elementary schools t…

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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Minivan slams into pickup in Glen Rock after apparent medical episode Minivan slams into pickup in Glen Rock after apparent medical episode Minivan slams into pickup in Glen Rock after apparent medical episode
Minivan slams into pickup in Glen Rock after apparent medical episode YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: A minivan slammed into the back of a pickup truck in Glen Rock this afternoon, sending both vehicles onto the sidewalk, after its driver apparently suffered a medical episode. The motorist was taken by ambulance to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood after his Toyota Sienna crashed into the rear of the Toyota Tacoma pickup in front of 175 Rock Road around 12:30 p.m. His condition wasn’t known. The pickup truck driver wasn’t injured. He drove his vehicle from the scene. The Sienna was towed. Glen Rock police and EMS workers responded along with a paramedic unit from…

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Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
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Wyckoff police catch underage teen behind wheel with pot Wyckoff police catch underage teen behind wheel with pot Wyckoff police catch underage teen behind wheel with pot
Wyckoff police catch underage teen behind wheel with pot YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Wyckoff police officer who stopped a car after a computer check showed an expired registration got a surprise when the driver turned out to be a 16-year-old Franklin Lakes girl. The driver told Officer Kevin Pinches she didn’t have her driver’s license with her following the Franklin Avenue stop, Police Chief Benjamin Fox said. She also gave him a fake name and Social Security number, Fox said. Police quickly identified her, then signed juveniles complaints driving without a license, possession of marijuana, possession of narcotics paraphernalia, possession of …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Weather postpones ‘train derailment’ drill Weather postpones ‘train derailment’ drill Weather postpones ‘train derailment’ drill
Weather postpones ‘train derailment’ drill PUBLIC SAFETY: The rainy weekend has postponed what was supposed to be a train derailment drill for area emergency responders tomorrow in Bergenfield. The dril was to test the ability of what’s known as the Interboro Mutual Aid Group to quickly and smoothly organize all its people, equipment and other resources. “Presumably all responding agencies would know how to deploy their equipment and personnel into a firefighting task such as water supply, foam support, or mass evacuation,” the group said in a statement this week. “This exercise will test whether or not an effective command struct…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Monsey, NY
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State DEP cracking down on illegal dumping in NJ parks, wildlife areas State DEP cracking down on illegal dumping in NJ parks, wildlife areas State DEP cracking down on illegal dumping in NJ parks, wildlife areas
State DEP cracking down on illegal dumping in NJ parks, wildlife areas Motion-sensor cameras are being installed in select state parks and wildlife management areas in New Jersey as part of a state DEP is cracking down on illegal dumping in those areas. Authorities this week also warned that they’ll aggressively pursue civil and criminal complaints against violators — and seek much stiffer penalties for major offenders — while also installing barricades and added lighting in the most vulnerable areas of state parks and natural lands. “Too often, we see our most pristine properties and favorite getaways fall victim to illegal dumpers, who have no regard for t…

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Paterson, NJ
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Painting to be hung during remembrance for Fair Lawn Officer Mary Ann Collura Painting to be hung during remembrance for Fair Lawn Officer Mary Ann Collura Painting to be hung during remembrance for Fair Lawn Officer Mary Ann Collura
Painting to be hung during remembrance for Fair Lawn Officer Mary Ann Collura TRIBUTE: This year’s annual memorial service for Fair Lawn Police Officer Mary Ann Collura will feature the hanging of a portrait of the slain officer (above) in the borough courtroom “as a lasting reminder of her selfless and inspirational service,” police said. The Fair Lawn PBA and the Fair Lawn Police Department will hold the 11th anniversary service at 3 p.m. Thursday, April 17 on the 2nd floor of the Fair Lawn Municipal Building, 8-01 Fair Lawn Avenue. The public is encouraged to attend. Time has only strengthened memories of Collura, who was shot and killed on the grounds of the …

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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Glen Rock petroleum spill swept up Glen Rock petroleum spill swept up Glen Rock petroleum spill swept up
Glen Rock petroleum spill swept up YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: Police closed a portion of Glen Avenue in Glen Rock this afternoon while firefighters and a Bergen County Hazardous Materials crew cleaned up a petroleum spill of unknown origin. Glen Rock firefighters and HazMat workers spread an absorbent compound that was then whisked up by a mechanical street sweeper. Glen Avenue between Maple Avenue and Rock Road was temporarily closed. STORY / PHOTOS: Boyd A. Loving    

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Rivertowns, NY
Breaking News
Port Authority police: JC woman in airport crash had loaded pistol, warrants Port Authority police: JC woman in airport crash had loaded pistol, warrants Port Authority police: JC woman in airport crash had loaded pistol, warrants
Port Authority police: JC woman in airport crash had loaded pistol, warrants BEYOND BERGEN: A Jersey City driver wanted on warrants out of two cities had a fully loaded pistol in her bag, with a round in the chamber, when her car collided with a tractor-trailer near Newark Airport before dawn this morning, Port Authority police said. PAPD arrested 19-year-old Tiffany Walters on the I-78 connector after discovering warrants from Newark and Irvington at the 4:30 a.m. crash scene, the authority’s Joseph Pentangelo told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. A subsequent search turned up the Raven .25- caliber semi-automatic pistol, he said. Walters was charged with illegal weapons posse…

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