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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Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Images released of armed Englewood bank robber who took $66,000 Images released of armed Englewood bank robber who took $66,000 Images released of armed Englewood bank robber who took $66,000
Images released of armed Englewood bank robber who took $66,000 YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: Englewood Police Chief Lawrence Suffern this afternoon released surveillance images of a bank robber wearing a ski mask and gloves who forced two employees into a vault, then tied them up, before fleeing with $66,000 in cash. The robber apparently was waiting and when one of the workers went to the front door to open the South Dean Street bank just before 8 a.m., Suffern told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. Valley Nat’l Bank, South Dean Street, Englewood Although she “struggled to close and attempted to lock the door” as the robber pulled on it, she released her grip after he pu…

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Authorities: North Bergen man sexually abused Fairview girl, 8, while other child watched Authorities: North Bergen man sexually abused Fairview girl, 8, while other child watched Authorities: North Bergen man sexually abused Fairview girl, 8, while other child watched
Authorities: North Bergen man sexually abused Fairview girl, 8, while other child watched EXCLUSIVE: A North Bergen man accused of sexually assaulting an 8-year old Fairview girl at least twice last August did so while a 6-year old was present, authorities have charged. Abraham Anibol Chumil, 33, was brought into court today for an arraignment on charges of first-degree attempted sexual penetration of a child less than 13; second degree criminal sexual assault of a child; impairing or debauching the morals of a child; and abusing or neglecting a child under 16. Abraham Anibol Chumil (STORY / PHOTO: Mary K. Miraglia, CLIFFVIEW PILOT Courthouse Reporter) The proceeding before …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Brawl at South Hackensack strip club: SUV hits 2, others stabbed Brawl at South Hackensack strip club: SUV hits 2, others stabbed Brawl at South Hackensack strip club: SUV hits 2, others stabbed
Brawl at South Hackensack strip club: SUV hits 2, others stabbed YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: An overnight brawl at a South Hackensack strip club left four people seriously injured — two of whom were deliberately hit with a car — and authorities still sorting through evidence, victims, witnesses and suspects late this morning. Investigation continuing YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Three men have been charged in connection with an overnight brawl that critically injured three people this morning outside a South Hackensack strip club. READ MORE …. Six combatants were involved in the fight, which broke out before dawn at Twins Go-Go Lounge and then spilled onto …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
NJ authorities: Super Bowl fans don’t let fans drive drunk NJ authorities: Super Bowl fans don’t let fans drive drunk NJ authorities: Super Bowl fans don’t let fans drive drunk
NJ authorities: Super Bowl fans don’t let fans drive drunk PUBLIC SAFETY: State authorities this morning officially announced a massive drunk-driving “blitz” before, during and after Super Bowl XLVIII in East Rutherford. The state Division of Highway Traffic Safety is awarding $4,000 grants to 21 police departments in and around the area for “The Sobriety Blitz” — named for a football tactic in which a defensive team sends additional rushers after the quarterback or running back. “Each police department will be able to use the $4,000 grant for increased patrols and checkpoints from January 28 to February 4,” said Acting State Attorney General Joh…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Bergenfield police arrest Hackensack man, 67, in crack bust Bergenfield police arrest Hackensack man, 67, in crack bust Bergenfield police arrest Hackensack man, 67, in crack bust
Bergenfield police arrest Hackensack man, 67, in crack bust YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A 67-year-old Hackensack man and an Englewood man less than half his age were arrested by Bergenfield police during a crack-cocaine bust at a public housing complex, borough authorities said. Detectives grabbed Alton Coleman as he walked away and 29-year-old Phquon Cook as he drove from 293 Murray Hill Terrace around 7:30 Thursday night, following complaints of drug activity at the senior and public housing building, Police Chief Michael Carr told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. Coleman was first taken to Holy Name Medical Center “after complaining of feeling ill,” the chief said…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Englewood bank employees tied up, $66,000 taken Englewood bank employees tied up, $66,000 taken Englewood bank employees tied up, $66,000 taken
Englewood bank employees tied up, $66,000 taken YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A robber wearing a ski mask and gloves and flashing a gun tied up two employees of an Englewood bank before fleeing with $66,000 in cash from the vault this morning. YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: Englewood Police Chief Lawrence Suffern this afternoon released surveillance images of a bank robber wearing a ski mask and gloves who forced two employees into a vault, then tied them up, before fleeing with $66,000 in cash. READ MORE …. The robber apparently was waiting and when one of the workers went to the front door to open the Valley National Bank on South Dean Street ba…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Mahwah police officer in Route 287 crash Mahwah police officer in Route 287 crash Mahwah police officer in Route 287 crash
Mahwah police officer in Route 287 crash YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Mahwah police officer and another driver were examined and cleared at The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood after a crash just off Route 287 this morning. Both the police car and other vehicle had to be towed after the collision, just after 7 a.m., near the Routes 287/17 fly-over. Officer Michael Connington was responding to a call of another crash when his cruiser hit a patch of ice, went into a slide and hit a 2005 Toyota driver by a Fair Lawn woman who had pulled to the side after seeing the police lights and hearing the sirens, Mahwah Police Chief James Batelli to…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
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Pickup rolls into ditch off GSP in Washington Township Pickup rolls into ditch off GSP in Washington Township Pickup rolls into ditch off GSP in Washington Township
Pickup rolls into ditch off GSP in Washington Township YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: Washington Township police rescued a man who was briefly trapped in his pickup after it rolled into a ditch off the Garden State Parkway this morning. The crash occurred on the entrance ramp to the southbound Parkway from Washington Avenue shortly before 7:30 a.m. NJ State Police officers called for an ambulance to evaluate the driver, who declined to be taken to a hospital after members of the township Volunteer Ambulance Corps checked him out. The vehicle was righted and removed by flatbed tow truck. Neither traffic on the GSP itself, nor the entrance ramp, wa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Van driver pinned in GWB toll lane crash with tractor-trailer Van driver pinned in GWB toll lane crash with tractor-trailer Van driver pinned in GWB toll lane crash with tractor-trailer
Van driver pinned in GWB toll lane crash with tractor-trailer UPDATE: A driver whose van rear-ended a tractor-trailer at the George Washington Bridge’s upper level toll lanes this morning was pinned by his dashboard before being cut from the vehicle, authorities said. The 2013 Ford Econoline rear-ended the Peterbilt rig at Toll Lane #12 just after 8 a.m., said Joseph Pentangelo of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The 32-year-old New York City driver was alert and conscious as several police units responded, Pentangelo said. Port Authority firefighters then freed him. A Fort Lee ambulance took him to Englewood Hospital and Medical C…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cresskill-Closter, NJ
Breaking News
Morning bus crash in Closter sends 4 to hospital Morning bus crash in Closter sends 4 to hospital Morning bus crash in Closter sends 4 to hospital
Morning bus crash in Closter sends 4 to hospital YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A 22-year-old motorist who ran a stop sign in Closter this morning caused a bus crash that sent four people to the hospital, including the bus driver, police said. The vehicle was headed east on High Street when it struck the Rockland Coaches bus, which was headed south on Closter Dock Road, sending it into another car around 8:15 a.m., Closter Police Chief Dennis Kaine told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. The bus had 14 passengers on board, the chief said. Several firefighters and EMS rigs responded to help passengers off the bus through a side emergency door and get the injur…

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