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
Prosecutor in Wallington assault trial: Horrific scene after attack Prosecutor in Wallington assault trial: Horrific scene after attack Prosecutor in Wallington assault trial: Horrific scene after attack
Prosecutor in Wallington assault trial: Horrific scene after attack EXCLUSIVE: Revenge over a failed romance was the motive for a self-styled Santeria priest to break into his former lover’s Wallington home and beat the man’s father nearly to death, a prosecutor told jurors yesterday in Hackensack. Meanwhile, the attorney for the primary defendant said it’s “not a fair fight” that his client is waging against “all these assistant prosecutors and all the detectives, against one individual.” Julio Pina-Catena (above, left) is charged with attempted murder and various other crimes in connection with what authorities said was a vicious assault on May 4, 2011 …

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Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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Motorcycle flip-plate toll evader had no license, registration or insurance, Port Authority police say Motorcycle flip-plate toll evader had no license, registration or insurance, Port Authority police say Motorcycle flip-plate toll evader had no license, registration or insurance, Port Authority police say
Motorcycle flip-plate toll evader had no license, registration or insurance, Port Authority police say YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: As he headed into the E-ZPass toll lane at the Lincoln Tunnel, a motorcyclist reached back and pulled his license plate in, then drove through, said Port Authority police, who stopped him. Santiago Fidel-Rivero, 46, of Brooklyn wasn’t only missing an E-ZPass transponder, the authority’s Joseph Pentangelo told CLIFFVIEW PILOT: He had no license, registration or insurance, either. Fidel-Rivero was charged with toll evasion and theft of services and was issued several summonses after Port Authority police stopped his 2009 Harley Davidson at toll lane 23 just before noo…

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Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
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Wyckoff Jeep rollover: Not a scratch Wyckoff Jeep rollover: Not a scratch Wyckoff Jeep rollover: Not a scratch
Wyckoff Jeep rollover: Not a scratch YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: The driver of a Jeep Cherokee walked away without a scratch  after his vehicle rolled on its side in Wyckoff. The 5 p.m. mishap occurred at the intersection of Meer Avenue and James Way and brought immediate response from Wyckoff police, firefighters and EMS crews. EMS personal evaluated the driver, who refused any treatment. Firefighters disconnected the car’s battery to minimize a potential fire hazard before a flatbed tow truck righted the vehicle. Wyckoff police were investigating. STORY / PHOTOS: Boyd A. Loving

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Beekman-Poughquag, NY
Breaking News
Church bus driver rolled through GWB tolls with no EZ-Pass or plates, Port Authority PD says Church bus driver rolled through GWB tolls with no EZ-Pass or plates, Port Authority PD says Church bus driver rolled through GWB tolls with no EZ-Pass or plates, Port Authority PD says
Church bus driver rolled through GWB tolls with no Ez-pass or plates, Port Authority PD says YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A driver with a bus full of Harlem church congregants was stopped at the George Washington Bridge after the vehicle rolled through the EZ-Pass lane without a transponder — or license plates, Port Authority police said today. Mohamed E. Mohamed, 49, of Hollywood, Fla., was arrested and charged with theft of services after authority officers stopped the white-painted 1996 school bus at 7 o’clock last night, the authority’s Joseph Pentangelo said. A second bus came and collected the congregants for the rest of the ride, he said.

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Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
More hotels, gas stations agree to pay NJ for Sandy price gouging More hotels, gas stations agree to pay NJ for Sandy price gouging More hotels, gas stations agree to pay NJ for Sandy price gouging
More hotels, gas stations agree to pay NJ for Sandy price gouging YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A hotel in Clifton and both a service station and hotel in North Bergen were among nine companies that have settled Superstorm Sandy price-gouging charges with the state. The State will receive $437,538 in penalties, fees and consumer restitution, under the terms of the settlement, announced by Acting Attorney General John J. Hoffman today. So far, 18 of 27 lawsuits filed by the Office of the Attorney General against alleged price gougers during the state of emergency have been resolved, Hoffman said. It brings the total to $816,313 in civil penalties, consumer r…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
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Police: Women conned Leonia man, 89, out of $134,000, went after his house Police: Women conned Leonia man, 89, out of $134,000, went after his house Police: Women conned Leonia man, 89, out of $134,000, went after his house
Police: Women conned Leonia man, 89, out of $134,000, went after his house EXCLUSIVE: Two women accused of scamming an 89-year-old Leonia man out of $134,000 were about to get him to leave his half-million dollar home to them when a social services worker called borough detectives who rescued the man from financial ruin, authorities told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this morning. The victim had just been released from a local hospital in August 2012 when Sable Edwards and Teresa Butch “went up and identified themselves as caretakers and companions for senior citizens,” Leonia Police Chief Thomas Rowe said. “Over a period of time, they were able to gain his confidence and dev…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Monsey, NY
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‘Serial bicycle law violator’ busted pedaling on Bayonne Bridge roadway ‘Serial bicycle law violator’ busted pedaling on Bayonne Bridge roadway ‘Serial bicycle law violator’ busted pedaling on Bayonne Bridge roadway
‘Serial bicycle law violator’ busted pedaling on Bayonne Bridge roadway A “serial bicycle law violator” who has ridden throughout the U.S. was arrested by Port Authority police after he pedaled across the Bayonne Bridge — on the roadway. As soon as 33-year-old Prentiss Campbell of Staten Island reached the New York side, authority police took him into custody, spokesman Joseph Pentangelo told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. Prentiss Campbell at the Mexican border (N.M.) in FACEBOOK photo Bicycles are prohibited on the roadways of all Hudson River crossings. As it turned out, Pentangelo said, Campbell  had an active warrant out of Manhattan from a year ago — for failing …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
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Bergen parents could be held responsible for Mischief Night, Halloween pranks Bergen parents could be held responsible for Mischief Night, Halloween pranks Bergen parents could be held responsible for Mischief Night, Halloween pranks
Bergen parents could be held responsible for Mischief Night, Halloween pranks PUBLIC SAFETY: Franklin Lakes and River Vale are just two of several area towns that will have curfews in effect tomorrow and Thursday nights. So be sure to know your local ordinances. The purpose, police say, is to minimize the amount of damage to private and public property during Mischief Night and Halloween — as well as to protect the safety of youngsters. “Most property damage and criminal activity occurs when seemingly harmless behavior and pranks escalate out of control,” River Vale Police Chief Michael J. McCann said. Besides talking with their children, parents should make sure…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
Hasbrouck Heights house fire blows through attic, second floor bedroom Hasbrouck Heights house fire blows through attic, second floor bedroom Hasbrouck Heights house fire blows through attic, second floor bedroom
Hasbrouck Heights house fire blows through attic, second floor bedroom VIDEO: A Hasbrouck Heights house fire went to three alarms tonight, bringing area companies who helped quickly knock it down. The blaze broke out just after 5:30 p.m. on Springfield Avenue and quickly involved both the attic and a second-floor bedroom. Mike Villanova shot this video: Among those who joined their Hasbrouck Heights colleagues were firefighters from Carlstadt, East Rutherford, Little Ferry, Lodi, Moonachie, South Hackensck, Wallington and Wood-Ridge. Firefighters brought it under control within a half-hour. PHOTOS: Keith Cauwenberghs Jr. CLIFFVIEW PILOT PHOTOS: Ke…

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Hackensack, NJ
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Englewood woman charged with forging $75,000 in bank gift cards Englewood woman charged with forging $75,000 in bank gift cards Englewood woman charged with forging $75,000 in bank gift cards
Englewood woman charged with forging $75,000 in bank gift cards White collar crime detectives today arrested and charged a 31-year-old former bank employee from Englewood  with cashing $75,000 worth of bank gift cards by forging a co-worker’s name. Krisheita M. Robinson collected the money from the TD Bank cards beginning in August 2011 and continuing through May of this year, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said today. Robinson, of  Dubois Court, was released pending a first appearance tomorrow in Central Municipal Court in Hackensack. She is charged with theft by deception, money laundering and improper disposal of a financial institution…

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