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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Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Elmwood Park PD: Kmart shoplifter punched one employee, pulled knife on other Elmwood Park PD: Kmart shoplifter punched one employee, pulled knife on other Elmwood Park PD: Kmart shoplifter punched one employee, pulled knife on other
Elmwood Park PD: Kmart shoplifter punched one employee, pulled knife on other EXCLUSIVE: An Elmwood Park man caught shoplifting at the local Kmart punched one employee in the face and pulled a knife on another last night before he was subdued, police said this morning. Orlando Martinez, 32, tried swiping a power drill when he was caught just before 6 p.m., Capt. Bryan DiPasquale told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. No serious injuries were reported in the scuffle that followed, as a security guard knocked away the knife and subdued Martinez, he said. Martinez was being held on $50,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail, charged with robbery, aggravated assault and weapons possessio…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
Crack charges in Little Ferry for couple busted for unpaid motel room in Carlstadt Crack charges in Little Ferry for couple busted for unpaid motel room in Carlstadt Crack charges in Little Ferry for couple busted for unpaid motel room in Carlstadt
Crack charges in Little Ferry for couple busted for unpaid motel room in Carlstadt EXCLUSIVE: A couple double-doored a Carlstadt motel yesterday but were stopped by Little Ferry police a short time later and arrested on drug charges, authorities told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. Carlstadt patrol officers who responded to the Econo Lodge Meadowlands found “a rock of crack cocaine in plain view on the bed” of one of two rooms associated with the couple and two other guests, Carlstadt Detective John Cleary said last night. They immediately issued a bulletin received by their Little Ferry colleagues. Rebecca Hejduk, 20 (above), of Holland, Ohio, was carrying crack and drug parapherna…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
Lyndhurst police: Sex offender arrested after having gun mailed by Texas woman Lyndhurst police: Sex offender arrested after having gun mailed by Texas woman Lyndhurst police: Sex offender arrested after having gun mailed by Texas woman
Lyndhurst police: Sex offender arrested after having gun mailed by Texas woman YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Lyndhurst police and U.S. Postal Service inspectors grabbed a convicted sex offender when he showed up at the borough post office this afternoon to pick up a handgun he convinced a woman to mail to him from Texas, authorities told CLIFFVIEW PILOT tonight. Gilbert Violante, 55, who was convicted of molesting a young teen in Florida in 2003, befriended the McAllen, Texas, woman on Facebook, Lyndhurst Police Chief James O’Connor said. As a convicted felon, he isn’t allowed to possess a firearm. However, Violante “told her he was having a problem with rodents — as if t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Water company imposter steals safe from Teaneck woman, 79 Water company imposter steals safe from Teaneck woman, 79 Water company imposter steals safe from Teaneck woman, 79
Water company imposter steals safe from Teaneck woman, 79 YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A 79-year-old Teaneck woman had a small safe stolen from her home this afternoon by a diversion burglar who pretended to be working for the water company, police told CLIFFVIEW PILOT tonight. The Elm Avenue woman said the thief came to her door at 3:40 p.m. and “showed her some paperwork leading her to believe that he worked for the water company,” Detective Lt. Andrew McGurr said. “She allowed him into the residence to check the meter and left him unattended while he was in the basement,” the lieutenant said. After he left, she discovered the safe missing and ca…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Cliffside Park man guilty in slaying, dismemberment of popular cook Cliffside Park man guilty in slaying, dismemberment of popular cook Cliffside Park man guilty in slaying, dismemberment of popular cook
Cliffside Park man guilty in slaying, dismemberment of popular cook YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Jurors in Hackensack today convicted a Cliffside Park man of all counts for his role in the murder and dismemberment of a popular neighborhood cook. Although a defense attorney argued that he didn’t share the intent to kill the victim, jurors found 37-year-old Wilfredo Sanchez guilty of the murder and desecration of the body of Francisco Gonzalez Fuentes, along with seven other offenses that including hiding evidence. Sanchez remained impassive as the jury forewoman read the charges, then flexed his jaw muscles nervously as she finished. Altogether, jurors delibera…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Fair Lawn teacher who yelled at student in viral video placed on leave Fair Lawn teacher who yelled at student in viral video placed on leave Fair Lawn teacher who yelled at student in viral video placed on leave
Fair Lawn teacher who yelled at student in viral video placed on leave UPDATE: The Fair Lawn High School special education teacher believed heard yelling at a student in a viral online video has been placed on leave while district officials investigate. Fair Lawn Superintendent of Schools Bruce Watson said district officials “deeply regret the actions that took place in the video.” “We clearly do not condone [the behavior],” he said. The teacher, identified online as William Scarnaty, can be heard shouting in the 82-second video: “Shut your mouth!” “Don’t you ever for one second in your life think that you’re going to tell me anything,” he continues i…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Mahwah ophthalmologist with Englewood practice admits lying to feds Mahwah ophthalmologist with Englewood practice admits lying to feds Mahwah ophthalmologist with Englewood practice admits lying to feds
Mahwah ophthalmologist with Englewood practice admits lying to feds YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Mahwah ophthalmologist with a medical practice in Englewood admitted in federal court in Newark today to lying to federal agents during a health care fraud investigation into the reuse of single-use vials of prescription medication for multiple patients. Bernard J. Fowler, 68, pleaded guilty to making false statements to agents with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector. Fowler was a licensed and board-certified ophthalmologist, operating his own medical practice called Retina Vitreous Consultants, when he was interviewed by HHS-OIG…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Heroes large, small honored by North Jersey Regional Crime Prevention Officers Association Heroes large, small honored by North Jersey Regional Crime Prevention Officers Association Heroes large, small honored by North Jersey Regional Crime Prevention Officers Association
Heroes large, small honored by North Jersey Regional Crime Prevention Officers Association SHOUT OUTS: A 12-year-old boy who sends baseballs to American troops and a veteran U.S. Marine who is now a police lieutenant – both from Washington Township – were honored by the North Jersey Regional Crime Prevention Officers Association this past week. Billy Cook, a 7th-grader at Westwood Regional Middle School, was named this year’s Exceptional Citizen – an award that recognizes patriotism, the human spirit and “the best that our communities have to offer.” Billy, who gets people to write encouraging messages on the baseballs, is “making a real difference in the lives of U.S. troops,”…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Ridgewood PD: Heroin user in crash arrested 3 times in eight hours Ridgewood PD: Heroin user in crash arrested 3 times in eight hours Ridgewood PD: Heroin user in crash arrested 3 times in eight hours
Ridgewood PD: Heroin user in crash arrested 3 times in eight hours YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Hours after being charged with drug-related crimes in Ridgewood and Waldwick, a village man under the influence of heroin slammed his Jeep into a utility pole, then ditched the vehicle and began walking, authorities said. Joseph Caputo, 28, faces charges of leaving the scene of an accident, driving under the influence, reckless driving and failing to report a crash, among other offenses, Ridgewood police said this morning. Caputo’s 2005 Jeep slammed into the pole on North Maple Avenue near Meadowbrook Road just before 5 a.m. last Wednesday, a police report says. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Skating away on a wintry morning Skating away on a wintry morning Skating away on a wintry morning
Skating away on a wintry morning Spinouts and skids marked a dank morning amid a relatively minor snowfall in North Jersey. No major accidents were reported during the morning rush. One driver escaped injury after losing control of her maid service vehicle, which crashed through a fence on Ridgewood Water property at the Route 208 northbound exit ramp to De Boer Drive in Glen Rock around 7:30 a.m. The exit ramp was closed for an hour or so while the Toyota Corolla was removed by flatbed tow truck. Two cars collided on Piermont Avenue and Broadway in Hillsdale, causing heavy damage to the front ends of both, just before…

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