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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Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Prosecutor: Lodi man, 19, had sex with girl, 13 Prosecutor: Lodi man, 19, had sex with girl, 13 Prosecutor: Lodi man, 19, had sex with girl, 13
Prosecutor: Lodi man, 19, had sex with girl, 13 YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A 19-year-old Lodi man is charged with having sex with a 13-year-old girl at least twice last summer. Giovanni Hillireo of Westervelt Place was being held on $150,0000 bail in the Bergen County Jail, charged with sexual assault and child endangerment. Hillireo, who is single and unemployed, was arrested by detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and Lodi police on Tuesday after they learned of the alleged liaisons during an unrelated investigation, Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said this morning. *      *     *      *      *      * It’s still rape …

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Pascack Valley, NJ
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Emerson ex-borough attorney avoids election fraud charges, can never hold public office again Emerson ex-borough attorney avoids election fraud charges, can never hold public office again Emerson ex-borough attorney avoids election fraud charges, can never hold public office again
Emerson ex-borough attorney avoids election fraud charges, can never hold public office again UPDATE: Emerson’s former borough attorney agreed today to resign three government positions and to never again hold public office as part of a deal that will keep him from going to trial. Scott Mooney, 38, was charged with falsifying public documents after Councilwoman Danielle DiPaola had a suspicious-looking entry on a June 2013 primary nominating petition analyzed by a handwriting expert — who said it likely belonged to Mooney. Two nominating petitions for the Emerson council were illegally altered, as well. Co-defendant Ronald Griffin, a 69-year-old limousine driver elected to the c…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Route 208 crash, arrest ends chase of Teaneck attempted murder suspect Route 208 crash, arrest ends chase of Teaneck attempted murder suspect Route 208 crash, arrest ends chase of Teaneck attempted murder suspect
Route 208 crash, arrest ends chase of Teaneck attempted murder suspect YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Hackensack man wanted on attempted murder charges for hitting his girlfriend in the head with a hammer led police on a chase today that ended in a crash on Route 208 in Franklin Lakes and his arrest, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli told CLIFFVIEW PILOT tonight. Teaneck police found the Irvington Road victim bleeding from the head, having lost a large amount of blood, following the 1:40 a.m. attack on Saturday, Molinelli said. She was taken Hackensack University Medical Center, where the prosecutor said she was reported in stable condition, with multipl…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Little Ferry ambulance crash sends four to hospital — plus original victim Little Ferry ambulance crash sends four to hospital — plus original victim Little Ferry ambulance crash sends four to hospital — plus original victim
Little Ferry ambulance crash sends four to hospital — plus original victim YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: An EMS worker was briefly knocked unconscious and three others were injured when an ambulance taking a dementia patient to Hackensack University Medical Center collided with a compact car on Route 46 this afternoon. The rig was headed into the intersection of Liberty Avenue with its lights and sirens on when it hit a silver Toyota Camry, which was traveling in the far right lane of westbound Route 46, Little Ferry Police Chief Ralph Verdi told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. The impact left both vehicles catty-cornered at the intersection. “One of the attendants was banged up pr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Route 4 wrong-way driver crashes car head-on into two others Route 4 wrong-way driver crashes car head-on into two others Route 4 wrong-way driver crashes car head-on into two others
Route 4 wrong-way driver crashes car head-on into two others YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A sedan headed the wrong way after the under-the-influence driver left a Route 4 bar in Paramus smashed head on into two other cars late last night, borough police said. No serious injuries were reported, Paramus Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said this afternoon. Natalie Garcia, 22, of Garfield pulled her black 2013 Nissan Altima out of the parking lot of Millers Ale House near Forest Avenue and headed west in the highway’s eastbound lanes just before midnight, the chief said. Headed down the left and center lanes, the car struck two others head-on: a silver 200…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Hillsdale homeowner confronts burglar Hillsdale homeowner confronts burglar Hillsdale homeowner confronts burglar
Hillsdale homeowner confronts burglar YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Hillsdale homeowner hearing a noise upstairs last night confronted a burglar who fled, police confirmed this morning. The Wierimus Road resident called police at 7:20 p.m. and they flooded the area. Westwood police said they pulled over a white van fitting the description of the getaway vehicle, but it wasn’t Hillsdale’s suspect. The homeowner told Sgt. Chris Donaldson and Officers Alex Kaplan, Ryan Norton and Mike Camporeale that he heard a noise and checked to find the burglar. He described him as Hispanic, stocky and from 25 to 30 years old, Officer William …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cresskill-Closter, NJ
Breaking News
Rhondo ‘Scutchie’ Robinson, youngest of Sugar Hill heirs, dies at 43 Rhondo ‘Scutchie’ Robinson, youngest of Sugar Hill heirs, dies at 43 Rhondo ‘Scutchie’ Robinson, youngest of Sugar Hill heirs, dies at 43
Rhondo ‘Scutchie’ Robinson, youngest of Sugar Hill heirs, dies at 43 TRIBUTE: Spared a prison sentence last summer after being convicted with his brothers of tax evasion on royalties from recordings by the Sugar Hill Gang, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five and The Treacherous Three, the youngest son of Sugar Hill Records co-founders Sylvia and Joe Robinson has died. Rhondo Robinson was 43 when he succumbed to “multiple organ dysfunction,” according to family spokesman Greg Walker. A high school dropout, the self-taught “Scutchie” Robinson became co-president of Sugarhill Music Publishing, for which he handled royalties and music publishing. Joseph R…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Hackensack police: Paramus mall shooter left note about being investigated for selling Molly Hackensack police: Paramus mall shooter left note about being investigated for selling Molly Hackensack police: Paramus mall shooter left note about being investigated for selling Molly
Hackensack police: Paramus mall shooter left note about being investigated for selling Molly YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Garden State Plaza Mall shooter Richard Shoop left behind a note before killing himself that said he suspected police were about to arrest him again for selling Molly in Hackensack, Police Director Michael Mordaga said this afternoon, in announcing an historic narcotics sweep that in the past two days alone has targeted more than 160 people. CLIFFVIEW PILOT broke the news yesterday: Tactical force conducting major drug roundup in Hackensack, Bergen Shoop’s was one of many stories told today about defendants swept up in the initiative. They include a convicted…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Palisades Park spa fined for death of employee in 400-degree sauna Palisades Park spa fined for death of employee in 400-degree sauna Palisades Park spa fined for death of employee in 400-degree sauna
Palisades Park spa fined for death of employee in 400-degree sauna (via NJ.com) PALISADES PARK — A spa and fitness company faces $25,000 in penalties under an informal settlement with federal officials after the death of a 68-year-old employee. Super King Sauna NJ LLC agreed to correct the hazards found during a 2013 investigation…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Fairview man charged with killing 1-year-old girl complains about progress of case Fairview man charged with killing 1-year-old girl complains about progress of case Fairview man charged with killing 1-year-old girl complains about progress of case
Fairview man charged with killing 1-year-old girl complains about progress of case EXCLUSIVE: A Fairview man accused of killing his girlfriend’s baby daughter by beating her and holding her head underwater in a bathtub continued to complain openly in court about the progress of his case, despite attempts by his lawyer — and a judge in Hackensack — to silence him. “There is no blunt force trauma! No blunt force trauma!” 27-year-old Yoher Jimenez shouted as Bergen County Sheriff’s officers led him away to the county jail following a contentious proceeding in a Hackensack courtroom yesterday. In a case marked by repeated delays, Jimenez contends, among other things, that m…

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