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
California man convicted in Bergen-based documents ring California man convicted in Bergen-based documents ring California man convicted in Bergen-based documents ring
California man convicted in Bergen-based documents ring YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A federal jury in Newark convicted a California man of stealing and providing thousands of immigration forms for a Bergen County-based ring that fraudulently obtained driver’s licenses for illegal aliens and other ineligible people. After less than two hours of deliberation following a one-week trial, the jurors late yesterday returned guilty verdicts against 47-year-old Martin Trejo of Rialto, Calif., for conspiracy to steal government property and transport it in interstate commerce and transportation of stolen goods in interstate commerce. U.S. District Judge Fa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Port Authority Turnpike chase on flat tire ends in Newark Port Authority Turnpike chase on flat tire ends in Newark Port Authority Turnpike chase on flat tire ends in Newark
Port Authority Turnpike chase on flat tire ends in Newark YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A convicted felon out on bail whose car was stopped at the Jersey Avenue entrance to the New Jersey Turnpike last night sped off, leading Port Authority police on a chase into Newark on a flat tire before bailing out of the car, authorities said this morning. A Port Authority officer stopped the black Audi around 7 p.m., the authority’s Joseph Pentangelo said. A check of his license plate turned up an active warrant, he said. Suddenly, the driver hit the gas and roared off, followed by the Port Authority police cruiser, Pentangelo said. The Audi sideswiped another …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Murder charges against Lodi man in shooting death of grandmother, 85 Murder charges against Lodi man in shooting death of grandmother, 85 Murder charges against Lodi man in shooting death of grandmother, 85
Murder charges against Lodi man in shooting death of grandmother, 85 YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: An 85-year-old Lodi woman who authorities said was shot several times by her grandson as she lay sleeping on her living-room couch died nearly two weeks ago, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli revealed tonight. Molinelli disclosed the death of Olga Bariso in announcing that charges had been upgraded to murder against Joseph Bariso, who was arrested hours after the Dec. 29 shooting. “Olga Bariso was rushed to Hackensack University Medical Center where she survived for nearly two weeks,” Molinelli said in a news release issued at 6 p.m. “She ultimately succum…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Kids all OK after minor Ridgewood school bus bump Kids all OK after minor Ridgewood school bus bump Kids all OK after minor Ridgewood school bus bump
Kids all OK after minor Ridgewood school bus bump YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: Tense moments gave way to relief for the parents of 20 children from the Hawes Elementary School in Ridgewood after a school bus was rear-ended this afternoon. Parents were notified by telephone to report to Van Emburgh Avenue and Elaine Terrace just after the 3:30 p.m. incident, in which the Audi driven by a 22-year-old Hillsdale man hit the bus, Ridgewood Police Chief John Ward told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. Washington Township police assisted their village colleagues in helping the youngsters off the bus and into the waiting arms of parents. Both the bus and car were dr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
NYC man extradited to NJ in alleged sex assault of girl, 6 NYC man extradited to NJ in alleged sex assault of girl, 6 NYC man extradited to NJ in alleged sex assault of girl, 6
NYC man extradited to NJ in alleged sex assault of girl, 6 YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Queens man is behind bars in Hackensack after being extradited from New York City on charges of sexually assaulting a Fairview girl when she was six. Luis Bueno, 29, of Corona, Queens, was being held on $375,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail, charged with aggravated sexual assault of a minor, sexual assault of a minor and child endangerment. Federal authorities also have issued a detainer on the 5-foot, 129-pound Ecuadoran national. The victim kept the secret for seven years before confiding in a teacher last month, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Saddle Brook police: Chinese restaurant deliveryman sold booze to underage girl Saddle Brook police: Chinese restaurant deliveryman sold booze to underage girl Saddle Brook police: Chinese restaurant deliveryman sold booze to underage girl
Saddle Brook police: Chinese restaurant deliveryman sold booze to underage girl YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Chinese takeout restaurant employee delivered a bottle of rum to an underage girl on a Saddle Brook street — and was arrested by borough police. Li Yunchuan, 54, of Elmwood Park, works for Nice Food Restaurant on Palisades Avenue in Garfield — the same business that was investigated after a 61-year-old deliveryman who spoke only Mandarin hit the gas of his car, sending it bouncing off three others, when a trio of teens tried to rob him while he was illegally delivering alcohol in August. SBPD The girl last night ordered a 375ML bottle of Bacardi Dragon Berry Ru…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Colombian national extradited to Bergen in Edgewater luxury high-rise home invasion Colombian national extradited to Bergen in Edgewater luxury high-rise home invasion Colombian national extradited to Bergen in Edgewater luxury high-rise home invasion
Colombian national extradited to Bergen in Edgewater luxury high-rise home invasion YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A 46-year-old Colombian national charged in the home invasion robbery of developer Fred Daibes at his St. Moritz high-rise apartment is behind bars in Bergen County. Jorge Valencia was being held on $1 million bail in the Bergen County Jail after being extradited from Massachusetts this week. He was booked into the jail on Tuesday and had a brief court appearance there this morning. Developer Fred Daibes at defendants’ court appearance (PHOTO: Mary K. Miraglia, CLIFFVIEW PILOT Courthouse Reporter) Federal authorities also have slapped a detainer on Valencia, who …

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Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Ridgewood woman struck by SUV breaks leg Ridgewood woman struck by SUV breaks leg Ridgewood woman struck by SUV breaks leg
Ridgewood woman struck by SUV breaks leg YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: A 45-year-old Ridgewood woman sustained a broken leg after being struck by an SUV this  morning. The woman was crossing South Broad Street near Hudson Street when she was struck by a Honda Pilot just before 9 a.m. She was taken by ambulance to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood. The driver, a 42-year-old woman also from Ridgewood, was issued a summons for failing to yield, Police Chief John Ward told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. Ridgewood police, fire and EMS units, along with a paramedic unit from The Valley Hospital, all responded. Portions of South Broad and Hudson Stree…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Driver, passenger fine after Jeep rolls in Glen Rock Driver, passenger fine after Jeep rolls in Glen Rock Driver, passenger fine after Jeep rolls in Glen Rock
Driver, passenger fine after Jeep rolls in Glen Rock YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: A driver and her female passenger escaped serious injury tonight after their Jeep Wrangler rolled onto its side in Glen Rock. The crash occurred just after 7 p.m. on Cranford Road near Chestnut Drive. The young driver attributed her unfortunate mishap to very slippery road conditions. Her Jeep was removed by flatbed tow truck. STORY / PHOTOS: Boyd A. Loving  

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by Jerry DeMarco
Teaneck, NJ
Breaking News
Bogota police: Fake gun, pot lead to charges against Teaneck driver Bogota police: Fake gun, pot lead to charges against Teaneck driver Bogota police: Fake gun, pot lead to charges against Teaneck driver
Bogota police: Fake gun, pot lead to charges against Teaneck driver YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Teaneck motorist arrested for carrying pot for sale this afternoon also got hit with a weapons charge for having a plastic replica of a gun in his car, Bogota police said this afternoon. Bogota Officer Ryan Ward pulled over a white GMC Safari for a traffic violation on Larch Avenue around 12:30 today when he spotted the fake firearm. The orange tip required by federal law on such replicas had been removed, Detective Sgt. Jon Misskerg told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. A subsequent search turned up the pot, he said. The driver, 24-year-old Alvin White Jr., was being held on …

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