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
Hudson man declines deal in Bergen cocaine bust Hudson man declines deal in Bergen cocaine bust Hudson man declines deal in Bergen cocaine bust
Hudson man declines deal in Bergen cocaine bust ONLY ON CVP: The first undercover cocaine buy was relatively small — slightly less than two ounces — authorities said, but a purchase of more than a pound the next time led to the arrests of two Hudson County men, one of whom was brought into court in Hackensack this week. Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor James Santulli offered Derik Sanchez, 27, of West New York a plea deal of 12 years in state prison, with no parole eligibility for 42 months. Sanchez’s attorney, Dennis McAlevy, told the judge Monday that he will be challenging a “warrantless search by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Of…

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
South Hackensack police: Texas man had 11 pounds of crystal meth worth $200,000 South Hackensack police: Texas man had 11 pounds of crystal meth worth $200,000 South Hackensack police: Texas man had 11 pounds of crystal meth worth $200,000
South Hackensack police: Texas man had 11 pounds of crystal meth worth $200,000 YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A South Hackensack patrolman turned up 11 pounds of crystal meth worth $200,000 after spotting an out-of-state man acting suspiciously outside a Route 46 motel, CLIFFVIEW PILOT has learned. Patrolman Brian Kropp approached 34-year-old David W. Eckman of Brookeland, Texas, outside the Congress Inn Motel after seeing him trying to conceal something in his 2002 Lexus yesterday afternoon, Capt. Robert Kaiser told CLIFFVIEW PILOT tonight. Eckman was taken into custody with the help of the Bergen County Police K9 unit, Kaiser said. The five kilos of drugs were seized and…

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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Fair Lawn police charge man, 19, with lying about being slashed Fair Lawn police charge man, 19, with lying about being slashed Fair Lawn police charge man, 19, with lying about being slashed
Fair Lawn police charge man, 19, with lying about being slashed YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: It seemed sketchy from the start, and tonight Fair Lawn police charged a borough man with filing a false report when he said he was slashed outside a Walgreens on River Road last night. Detective Lt. Michael Uttel and Detective Karen Censullo investigated the report and found that 19-year-old Nicholas Conklin “was never parked near nor shopping in Walgreens” at the time he said he was slashed. Conklin originally said he was walking back to his car in the rear parking lot after buying a pack of gum when he was approached by a man who asked him for money. When h…

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Cresskill-Closter, NJ
Breaking News
Closter transformer explosion leaves some without power Closter transformer explosion leaves some without power Closter transformer explosion leaves some without power
Closter transformer explosion leaves some without power YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A transformer explosion in Closter left several streets in the dark tonight. Orange & Rockland Utilities was on the scene of the explosion, at High Street and Piermont Road. Meanwhile, police directed traffic at intersections where traffic lights were affected.

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Bergen County PD arrests accused pot dealer in bogus robbery claim Bergen County PD arrests accused pot dealer in bogus robbery claim Bergen County PD arrests accused pot dealer in bogus robbery claim
Bergen County PD arrests accused pot dealer in bogus robbery claim YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Teaneck man who told police he was robbed by an unknown assailant actually got his injuries in a fight with a friend over money — leading to both mens’ arrests this morning, Bergen County Police Chief Brian Higgins said. County officers summoned by Little Ferry police went to Huyler Street and James Hansen Way in Teterboro just after 8:30 a.m. on a report of a robbery in progress, Higgins said tonight. There they found an injured 22-year-old Ishmel Wallace, who “claimed he was a victim of an attempted robbery,” the chief said. Wallace was out on $25,000 bail af…

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Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Portable defibrillator resuscitates Pascack Hills track athlete, 15 Portable defibrillator resuscitates Pascack Hills track athlete, 15 Portable defibrillator resuscitates Pascack Hills track athlete, 15
Portable defibrillator resuscitates Pascack Hills track athlete, 15 UPDATE: A 15-year-old boy collapsed during track practice and was resuscitated at the Pascack Hills High School athletic field in Montvale this afternoon. After a former student who’s an EMT couldn’t revive the boy, school athletic trainer Steve Papa came running with a portable defibrillator. The shock from the device, along with continued CPR, brought young Anthony Cortazzo back. “Everything worked the way it was supposed to.Montvale Lt. Bruce Piatt told told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. “When they left here, he was breathing.” Tri-Boro Ambulance took him to Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, wit…

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Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Bergen sheriff warns of jury duty phone scam Bergen sheriff warns of jury duty phone scam Bergen sheriff warns of jury duty phone scam
Bergen sheriff warns of jury duty phone scam YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino this afternoon warned of scammers who are calling citizens and claiming they must pay a fine or be arrested for missing jury duty. “No government agency will tell you to make payments to them through a bank or wire transfer,” Saudino said. “All notices regarding jury duty come through the mail, including summonses to report for jury duty, and failure to report for jury duty,” he added. “These notices are mailed directly from the New Jersey Judiciary Jury Management Office and give you specific information on who to contact, and…

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Beekman-Poughquag, NY
Breaking News
Tractor-trailer off GWB topples light pole onto parked cars Tractor-trailer off GWB topples light pole onto parked cars Tractor-trailer off GWB topples light pole onto parked cars
Tractor-trailer off GWB topples light pole onto parked cars YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A tractor-trailer operated by a driver with a suspended license toppled a streetlight pole onto two cars parked outside the Port Authority bus station in Washington Heights this morning during an apparent George Washington Bridge U-turn, authorities said. The driver got off the eastbound upper level of the bridge at 178th Street and apparently was trying to turn the 2012 Freightliner around to head back west when it hit the pole, the authority’s Joseph Pentangelo told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. The pole and the street light then toppled onto a Toyota Highlander and a Dodge C…

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Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
Rutherford man from Ukraine pleads guilty in federal kidnap hoax Rutherford man from Ukraine pleads guilty in federal kidnap hoax Rutherford man from Ukraine pleads guilty in federal kidnap hoax
Rutherford man from Ukraine pleads guilty in federal kidnap hoax YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Rutherford man from the Ukraine admitted in federal court today that created a cyber high school girl to establish a relationship with a New Jersey boy and then used him to help falsely report her kidnapping, prompting a massive search in Bulgaria Andriy Mykhaylivskyy told a federal judge in Newark that he staged a “catfishing” scam in which he created a “Kate Brianna Fulton” using a photograph of another young woman, then brought her to virtual life through Facebook, Twitter, texting, and Skype. Through the fake identity, he contacted the then-18-year-old vic…

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Ridgewood employee admits stealing $460,000 from village — in quarters Ridgewood employee admits stealing $460,000 from village — in quarters Ridgewood employee admits stealing $460,000 from village — in quarters
Ridgewood employee admits stealing $460,000 from village — in quarters UPDATE: When he was arrested last year, authorities said a Ridgewood public works inspector stole more than $500 in meter-collection money. It was actually $460,000 — in quarters — he admitted this morning in Hackensack. Thomas L Rica, 43, of Hawthorne admitted going without authorization into the Village Hall room where the money was kept and, over the course of more than two years, walking out with a total of 1.8 million quarters. Rica was fired in January 2013 after the thefts initially were discovered. A year-long investigation then turned up the larger dollar amount. Under a d…

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