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
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Prosecutor: Rochelle Park man, 26, thought he was arranging sex with girl, 15 Prosecutor: Rochelle Park man, 26, thought he was arranging sex with girl, 15 Prosecutor: Rochelle Park man, 26, thought he was arranging sex with girl, 15
Prosecutor: Rochelle Park man, 26, thought he was arranging sex with girl, 15 YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: An undercover detective snared a 26-year-old Rochelle Park man who thought he was arranging to pay a 15-year-old girl for sex, authorities said today. Michael T. Mullins was being held on $30,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail, charged with attempted sexual assault, luring, attempting to engage a minor in prostitution and child endangerment. Mullins “used the Internet to post online ads on a public website seeking young females to engage in sexual acts and compensating [them] with money,” Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said. What he didn’t know was th…

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Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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Cliffside Park police hunt car burglar, seek victims Cliffside Park police hunt car burglar, seek victims Cliffside Park police hunt car burglar, seek victims
Cliffside Park police hunt car burglar, seek victims YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Cliffside Park police are looking for a car burglar who gave them the slip yesterday — but not before dropping the proceeds from several break-ins, as well as his identification. Police have returned stolen valuables to four area car owners — two each in Cliffside Park and Fairview — but still have several unclaimed items. “We’re hoping that the owners discover things missing and come forward to claim them,” Sgt. Michael Giampietro told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. An officer spotted the thief around 7 a.m. yesterday near Oakdene and Dewey avenues. The bandit immediately t…

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Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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Bogota police bust Englewood woman selling designer knockoffs Bogota police bust Englewood woman selling designer knockoffs Bogota police bust Englewood woman selling designer knockoffs
Bogota police bust Englewood woman selling designer knockoffs Bogota police seized hundreds of counterfeit bags, sunglasses, watches and other items yesterday from an Englewood woman who they said was selling them at a yard sale. An undercover detective bought some of the knockoffs before busting Martha Soto-Cortes, 45, for selling/displaying counterfeit merchandise and theft by deception, Bogota Detective Sgt. Jonathan Misskerg said. Police responded to “several quality of life complaints from neighbors in the area of Chestnut Avenue” and found Soto-Cortes selling in front of a resident’s home. The resident received summonses, as well — for viola…

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Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
Wallington police charge two in street ‘setup’ mugging Wallington police charge two in street ‘setup’ mugging Wallington police charge two in street ‘setup’ mugging
Wallington police charge two in street ‘setup’ mugging EXCLUSIVE: Wallington police snared two 22-year-old borough men who they said called another on his cellphone, arranged a meeting and then mugged him, taking the phone and cash. Wednesday’s robbery occurred on Main Avenue near Hatheway Park just before 10 p.m., said Police Capt. Carmello Imbruglia, the department commander. The victim, a 31-year-old Wallington man, sustained back and leg injuries but refused medical attention, Imbruglia said. “It seemed like a setup,” the captain said. “We had one a couple of weeks earlier just like it. They call and arrange a meeting, then they rob the…

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Hackensack, NJ
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Trucker gets six years for trafficking 16 pounds of pot to Paramus Trucker gets six years for trafficking 16 pounds of pot to Paramus Trucker gets six years for trafficking 16 pounds of pot to Paramus
Trucker gets six years for trafficking 16 pounds of pot to Paramus ONLY ON CLIFFVIEW PILOT: An independent trucker convicted of illegally supplementing his income was sentenced to six years in prison for moving 16 pounds of marijuana to New Jersey. Jurors in Hackensack needed less than a day’s worth of deliberations in June to convict Yordanis Reyes of bringing the pot to the parking lot of the Chili’s Restaurant at the Garden State Plaza in Paramus for sale to a buyer who turned out to be an undercover detective. His co-defendant, Alejandro Barcena, testified that Reyes was the lead man in several deals. “This was a fairly sophisticated operation that…

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Bergenfield, NJ
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Nick Lowe @ Lincoln Center: Jesus, he’s cool Nick Lowe @ Lincoln Center: Jesus, he’s cool Nick Lowe @ Lincoln Center: Jesus, he’s cool
Nick Lowe @ Lincoln Center: Jesus, he’s cool IN TUNE: Interesting that last night’s 30th Annual Roots of American Music show at Lincoln Center Out of Doors was headlined by British New Wave elder statesman Nick Lowe. It was fitting, though: The three musical legs of last night’s event, on this closing weekend of the free summer festival, bore little obvious resemblance to one another. After a powerful performance by Sleepy LaBeef, followed by a trio of rockabilly artists even aficionados wouldn’t know by name, as well as a stream of uninspiring country anthems by former Drive-By Trucker Jason Isbell, Nick Lowe was as cool as the sum…

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Pascack Valley, NJ
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Fire guts Emerson house Fire guts Emerson house Fire guts Emerson house
Fire guts Emerson house YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A fast-moving, stubborn fire gutted a single-family house in Emerson this afternoon. The attic fire on Vivian Avenue began around 1:40 p.m. Heavy flames quickly began blowing out of the back of the house. It drew emergency responders from Emerson, Oradell, Westwood and River Vale, as well as Hillsdale’s FAST team. Firefighters contained the blaze and beat back flames that destroyed the ground and upper floor. Washington Township firefighters handled mutual aid, including at least one call that proved unfounded. The Ladies Auxiliary also responded to provide…

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Paterson, NJ
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DWI crash gets Cliffside Park home health aide probation DWI crash gets Cliffside Park home health aide probation DWI crash gets Cliffside Park home health aide probation
DWI crash gets Cliffside Park home health aide probation EXCLUSIVE: A home health aide from Passaic who was drunk when her car rear-ended another in Cliffside Park, injuring three people, got two years probation yesterday. Janina Wojnarowska told Superior Court Judge Patrick J. Roma that she doesn’t have a drinking problem. The 51-year-old Polish citizen admitted drinking wine hours before she got behind the wheel of her Nissan Versa on April 2, 2012 to give her employer and the boss’ friend a ride. “Something came up and she was afraid to say no,” defense attorney Richard Potter said. “She was afraid she would lose her job.” Wojnarowska wa…

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Ridgewood, NJ
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3 dead, one critical, in horrific Route 3 crash in North Bergen 3 dead, one critical, in horrific Route 3 crash in North Bergen 3 dead, one critical, in horrific Route 3 crash in North Bergen
3 dead, one critical, in horrific Route 3 crash in North Bergen UPDATE: Three men were confirmed dead, and one was clinging to life, following a horrific single-vehicle crash on Route 3 in North Bergen before dawn this morning. Their late-model Dodge was found off the road at 3:50 a.m. on Route 3 east at the curve where the highway connects with Route 495 headed toward the Lincoln Tunnel, Lt. Christine Klag told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. The vehicle was so destroyed it was barely recognizable, emergency workers at the scene said. Some, if not all, of the occupants were ejected, they said. Two were pronounced dead at the scene, and the third later died. A f…

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Hackensack, NJ
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Train station commuter who lost wallet wasn’t what he seemed, Port Authority police say Train station commuter who lost wallet wasn’t what he seemed, Port Authority police say Train station commuter who lost wallet wasn’t what he seemed, Port Authority police say
Train station commuter who lost wallet wasn’t what he seemed, Port Authority police say YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: The man in the business suit at the Hoboken PATH station last night seemed in serious trouble, as he shouted into a cellphone that he lost his wallet and needed money. One commuter gave him $14. Two days earlier the same man pulled the same stunt, said another commuter — who took his picture. Stephen Aprilante, a self-employed, 35-year-old computer repairman, was arrested and charged with theft by deception after Port Authority officers in plain clothes heard him last night, the agency’s Joseph Pentangelo told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this morning. Aprilante, of Fourth Av…

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