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
Tactical force conducting major drug roundup in Hackensack, Bergen Tactical force conducting major drug roundup in Hackensack, Bergen Tactical force conducting major drug roundup in Hackensack, Bergen
Tactical force conducting major drug roundup in Hackensack, Bergen YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A massive tactical force of local, county and state law enforcement officers swept up dozens of drug offenders beginning early this morning, in a major tactical move coordinated by Hackensack police. 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 investigating him 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. READ MORE ……

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Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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Ridgefield Park 15-month-old flown to St. Barnabas with second-degree burns Ridgefield Park 15-month-old flown to St. Barnabas with second-degree burns Ridgefield Park 15-month-old flown to St. Barnabas with second-degree burns
Ridgefield Park 15-month-old flown to St. Barnabas with second-degree burns UPDATE: A 15-month-old Ridgefield Park girl was flown to St. Barnabas Hospital in Livingston with second-degree burns over 30% of her body this afternoon after being scalded by a fallen bowl of soup, emergency workers said. A medical helicopter landed at McKeown around 3 p.m. and flew the toddler to the hospital, saving precious time. By land, it would have taken some 40 minutes, “even with lights and sirens,” one emergency worker said. The child’s condition couldn’t be determined this evening. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Hackensack police: Driver in road rage incident ‘loaded for bear’ with guns, ammo Hackensack police: Driver in road rage incident ‘loaded for bear’ with guns, ammo Hackensack police: Driver in road rage incident ‘loaded for bear’ with guns, ammo
Hackensack police: Driver in road rage incident ‘loaded for bear’ with guns, ammo YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A North Carolina man who got into a road-rage beef with a Hackensack resident backing out of his driveway first pulled a handgun and then a rifle — and was later found with eight high-capacity magazines of ammo in a bag behind his car seat, city police told CLIFFVIEW PILOT today. The 31-year-old victim told police he was backing out of his Prospect Avenue driveway near Hackensack University Medical Center around 9:30 yesterday morning when his car nearly collided with one driven by 55-year-old Richard Zahn of Hubert, N.C. “Each apparently gave each other the finger…

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Pascack Valley, NJ
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Rockland van thief who dumped donuts at GSP Montvale rest stop gets four years Rockland van thief who dumped donuts at GSP Montvale rest stop gets four years Rockland van thief who dumped donuts at GSP Montvale rest stop gets four years
Rockland van thief who dumped donuts at GSP Montvale rest stop gets four years ONLY ON CVP: A Rockland County man who stole a van that left donuts spilled all over the Montvale rest stop on the Garden State Parkway was sentenced to four years in prison Friday. Charles Hill, 48, said  he has a serious alcohol addiction that he’s trying to overcome. “I have a 9-year old daughter, your honor. I take care of my family,” Hill told Superior Court Judge Patrick J. Roma. “My parents are elderly, and I’m trying to be home for my daughter’s teenage years. “I’m not saying what I did wasn’t wrong. I’ve done a lot of wrong things,” he said. “But I’ve never hurt anyone, never d…

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Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Special night to help Bergen County Sheriff’s officer Special night to help Bergen County Sheriff’s officer Special night to help Bergen County Sheriff’s officer
Special night to help Bergen County Sheriff’s officer HOW YOU CAN HELP: Individuals and businesses can participate in an April fundraiser for 25-year Bergen County Sheriff’s veteran Dennis Hurley, whose bout with multiple sclerosis has left him legally blind. Friends and loved ones have planned an April 3 dinner at the Graycliff in Moonachie for Hurley, a recent president and 20-year executive board member of PBA Local 134 who heads into the office tomorrow for what’s expected to be an emotional final round of goodbyes. Tickets for the April event are $60 / person — with dinner, entertainment, a four-hour premium open bar and a tricky tray —…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Feds arrest sex offender found in motel room with naked teen on sex trafficking charges Feds arrest sex offender found in motel room with naked teen on sex trafficking charges Feds arrest sex offender found in motel room with naked teen on sex trafficking charges
Feds arrest sex offender found in motel room with naked teen on sex trafficking charges UPDATE: A registered sex offender free on bail after being caught naked with a 15-year-old boy in a Fort Lee motel was arrested yesterday by the FBI and detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office to be prosecuted on federal sex trafficking charges. It’s now the second time, records show, that 51-year-old Jayme Shannon of East Brunswick is being charged, under what is known as the Mann Act, on charges of transporting a victim across state lines in order to commit a crime. Shannon met the teen in the “Chatavenue.com” chat room, according to a federal complaint on file in U.S. Dis…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
Bergenfield police release sketch in alleged luring incident Bergenfield police release sketch in alleged luring incident Bergenfield police release sketch in alleged luring incident
Bergenfield police release sketch in alleged luring incident HAVE YOU  SEEN THIS  MAN? Bergenfield police have released a sketch of a man who a 13-year-old borough girl said followed her on Wednesday, asking whether she wanted a ride. Tri-Community Crime-Stoppers is offering a reward for information that leads to an arrest of  the man, whom the girl described as white, between 30-35 years old, with orange hair and mustache. She told police she was walking along South Summit and South Taylor streets when he pulled up in a black, four-door SUV between 5-6 p.m. Wednesday and offered her a ride, which she said she declined. He then circled around ont…

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Englewood car arsonist sentenced, likely to be deported by year’s end Englewood car arsonist sentenced, likely to be deported by year’s end Englewood car arsonist sentenced, likely to be deported by year’s end
Englewood car arsonist sentenced, likely to be deported by year’s end EXCLUSIVE: An undocumented Englewood day laborer who carried out a three-day arson spree, setting the city’s west side on edge, was sentenced yesterday in Hackensack to three years in state prison. With 621 days already spent behind bars since his June 2012 arrest, undocumented Guatemalan day laborer Marco Antonio Rene will complete his sentence this December — only to be turned over to federal authorities for deportation (As CLIFFVIEW PILOT first reported, Rene has been in the country illegally since 2010). Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor Maria Rockfol, Marco Rene in court yesterday(S…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
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Port Authority PBA Chief In Bridge Scandal Clarifies His Role In Union Port Authority PBA Chief In Bridge Scandal Clarifies His Role In Union Port Authority PBA Chief In Bridge Scandal Clarifies His Role In Union
Port Authority PBA Chief In Bridge Scandal Clarifies His Role In Union YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: The head of the Port Authority’s PBA tonight confirmed a CLIFFVIEW PILOT report that he isn’t resigning as union president amid the George Washington Bridge scandal and is giving his second-in-command a “more active role in aspects of the office’s day-to-day operation.” Paul Nunziato said there were “mischaracterizations” in media reports about what the union’s executive board was told yesterday. CLIFFVIEW PILOT reported last night that Nunziato wasn’t resigning but was “recusing himself as president until further notice while the bridge scandal continues,” accordi…

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Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Diesel fuel spill tangles Ridgewood rush hour Diesel fuel spill tangles Ridgewood rush hour Diesel fuel spill tangles Ridgewood rush hour
Diesel fuel spill tangles Ridgewood rush hour YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: A diesel fuel spill from a commercial property forced the shutdown of several Ridgewood roads late this afternoon. A Bergen County Hazardous Material Unit official told CLIFFVIEW PILOT the spill resulted from “sloppy housekeeping” at the Chestnut Street site just north of the Ridgewood YMCA/YWCA. Portions of Chestnut Street, Robinson Lane, and Oak Street were all affected, choking other streets with Friday evening rush-hour traffic as a Hazmat team and village firefighters worked to contain and clean up the spill. STORY / PHOTOS: Boyd A. Loving  

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