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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Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Body of New Milford ex-con wanted by police found in Passaic River in Fair Lawn Body of New Milford ex-con wanted by police found in Passaic River in Fair Lawn Body of New Milford ex-con wanted by police found in Passaic River in Fair Lawn
Body of New Milford ex-con wanted by police found in Passaic River in Fair Lawn UPDATE: Multiple sources told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this afternoon that a 33-year-old ex-con whose body was pulled from the Passaic River in Fair Lawn was wanted in connection with a recent New Milford burglary. Authorities initially didn’t believe the death of the New Milford man was suspicious, Fair Lawn Police Lt. Derek Bastinck told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. The Bergen County Medical Examiner was to conduct an autopsy tomorrow. The call came in around 12:20 p.m. after a homeowner at the end of Hamlin Court spotted the body washed up against riverbank debris. Fair Lawn detectives requested the Berg…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Former Englewood basketball star Sean Banks on run again Former Englewood basketball star Sean Banks on run again Former Englewood basketball star Sean Banks on run again
Former Englewood basketball star Sean Banks on run again ONLY ON CVP: Former Englewood basketball phenom Sean Banks is on the lam again. Although he was supposed to get probation yesterday in Hackensack after pleading guilty to assaulting and restraining his girlfriend, Banks didn’t show up for his sentencing. Superior Court Judge James J. Guida issued a warrant for Banks’ arrest. Once he’s found, he’ll remain at the Bergen County Jail until he can be sentenced. The case has endured several delays while more serious charges against Banks are dealt with in Bergen and Sussex counties — all of which could be him in prison for several years. Sean…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Tenafly school officials: Kids are playing deadly ‘pass out’ game Tenafly school officials: Kids are playing deadly ‘pass out’ game Tenafly school officials: Kids are playing deadly ‘pass out’ game
Tenafly school officials: Kids are playing deadly ‘pass out’ game PUBLIC SAFETY (VIDEO): Tenafly officials are warning middle school students and parents about the local emergence of the “Pass Out Game,” a dangerous practice in which kids deliberately faint, triggering a quick buzz. “In the ‘game,’ kids hyperventilate for one to two minutes, causing a state of hypocapnia, then stand up and pass out,” a letter to parents from Tenafly Middle School administrators says. CLICK ABOVE to read the letter Once they come to, they briefly feel euphoric. “During hypocapnia, the individual will enter a state of euphoria,” the letter adds, “and while that high w…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Ramsey police release inventory of goods in jewelry store robbery Ramsey police release inventory of goods in jewelry store robbery Ramsey police release inventory of goods in jewelry store robbery
Ramsey police release inventory of goods in jewelry store robbery VIDEO: Ramsey police today released photos of some of the proceeds from a Route 17 jewelry store robbery earlier this week. “We ask that anyone who might see empty coin sleeves or commemorative coin boxes to contact us (201) 327-2400,” Ramsey Police Chief Bryan Gurney said. Two men wearing goggles and respiratory masks while posing as FBI agents investigating a meth lab tied up the two store owners and their mother during a late-morning robbery Monday at Aydin Coin & Jewelry on Route 17 south. One of them, described as larger and  heavyset, had on a dark heavy jacket, a dark shirt a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Neighbor who raped Cliffside Park girls after breaking in gets 28 years Neighbor who raped Cliffside Park girls after breaking in gets 28 years Neighbor who raped Cliffside Park girls after breaking in gets 28 years
Neighbor who raped Cliffside Park girls after breaking in gets 28 years YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Cliffside Park man was sentenced to 28 years in prison today for raping two pre-teen sisters after breaking into their home in a horrifying early-morning attack. Serkan Seyrek must serve 23 years, nine months and 22 days before he will be eligible for parole, under a plea agreement with prosecutors. There’s little chance of a civil commitment once Seyrek, 22, is released: Presiding Superior Court Judge Liliana DeAvila-Silebi said experts at the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center in Avenel didn’t find him to be a compulsive, repetitive offender. “There is no …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Visiting player steals show in Midland Park girls’ quarterfinals win Visiting player steals show in Midland Park girls’ quarterfinals win Visiting player steals show in Midland Park girls’ quarterfinals win
Visiting player steals show in Midland Park girls’ quarterfinals win SHOUT OUT: The way the crowd at Midland Park High School roared as Gabby Gilio scored in the final minutes of a state championship quarterfinals last night, you’d have thought she just won the game for the Boonton Bombers. But that wasn’t the case. Although the Lady Panthers took the NJSIAA North 1/Group 1 game, the fifth-year senior with Down Syndrome stole the spotlight, Midland Park Press reports. READ THE STORY: Lady Panthers win quarterfinals, but Boonton player steals the show

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Services tonight for 25-year Bergen County Sheriff’s Officer Chester ‘Chet’ Robinson Services tonight for 25-year Bergen County Sheriff’s Officer Chester ‘Chet’ Robinson Services tonight for 25-year Bergen County Sheriff’s Officer Chester ‘Chet’ Robinson
Services tonight for 25-year Bergen County Sheriff’s Officer Chester ‘Chet’ Robinson TRIBUTE: Services are scheduled tonight in Hackensack for 25-year Bergen County Sheriff’s Officer Chester Robinson, a U.S. Marine veteran and former county Narcotics Task Force member who died last weekend. An expert in forensics and fingerprints, 63-year-old “Chet” Robinson was involved in more than 1,000 crime-scene cases, helping to bring hundreds of criminals to justice, while working for the sheriff’s Bureau of Criminal Identification. He “loved his work as an officer of the law,” his family said. What’s more, they said, he was “delighted to discover his Native American heritage, a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Judge orders mental evaluation for Lodi man charged with killing grandmother, 85 Judge orders mental evaluation for Lodi man charged with killing grandmother, 85 Judge orders mental evaluation for Lodi man charged with killing grandmother, 85
Judge orders mental evaluation for Lodi man charged with killing grandmother, 85 YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A judge today ordered a competency evaluation at a state mental health facility for a Lodi man charged with shooting and killing his grandmother. “It’s apparent there is something very serious going on with your client – mental illness,” Presiding Superior Court Judge Liliana DeAvila-Silebi told a lawyer for 28-year-old Joseph Bariso this morning. For one thing, she said, Bariso claimed to work as a spy for the NSA. For another, a bail reduction request collapsed before it began two weeks ago when Bariso questioned his public defender’s credentials (SEE: Bizarre …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Monsey, NY
Breaking News
9/11 scammers with ‘Memorial Truck’ avoid prison terms 9/11 scammers with ‘Memorial Truck’ avoid prison terms 9/11 scammers with ‘Memorial Truck’ avoid prison terms
9/11 scammers with ‘Memorial Truck’ avoid prison terms YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Two convicted scammers who claimed to support families of emergency responders killed on 9/11 — and conned Gov. Christie into posing for a photo with them — avoided serious prison sentences today for stealing more than $120,000 in donations. Mark Niemczyk, 67, of Tinton Falls, was sentenced to five years probation by an Ocean County judge. State prosecutors asked that he get up to 364 days in the county jail as a condition of probation, but the judge cited serious health issues that Niemczyk faces. Thomas Scalgione, 41, of Manahawkin, was sentenced to six months in…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Beaten, bloodied Hackensack man found in bedroom closet after 13 hours, roommate charged Beaten, bloodied Hackensack man found in bedroom closet after 13 hours, roommate charged Beaten, bloodied Hackensack man found in bedroom closet after 13 hours, roommate charged
Beaten, bloodied Hackensack man found in bedroom closet after 13 hours, roommate charged YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Hackensack man lay bloodied and beaten in a bedroom closet for nearly 13 hours before city police — responded to family members’ worried call. He was in critical condition this morning, while his roommate was in custody in the Bronx, charged in the brutal attack. Family members hadn’t heard from the 41-year-old victim in more than a day, Detective Capt. Thomas Salcedo told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. When he didn’t show up for work, one of them called police. Officers went to his First Street apartment, where they were let in by the building management company around noon y…

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