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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Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
Garfield police: Bronx man went shopping with eight bogus credit cards Garfield police: Bronx man went shopping with eight bogus credit cards Garfield police: Bronx man went shopping with eight bogus credit cards
Garfield police: Bronx man went shopping with eight bogus credit cards ONLY ON CVP: A Bronx man grabbed by Garfield police for using a bogus credit card was carrying eight of them altogether — all embossed with his name, authorities said. A Walmart employee called police as a credit card being used by 22-year-old Jamont M. Simon repeatedly was declined, Detective Capt. Darren Sucorowski told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. The cards that responding officers found Simon carrying all bore numbers to legitimate accounts, the captain said. As a result, Simon was charged with eight counts of fraudulent credit card use and ordered held on $10,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail…

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Northern Valley, NJ
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Demarest mayor: ‘Anniversary present’ bench removed from park will be replaced Demarest mayor: ‘Anniversary present’ bench removed from park will be replaced Demarest mayor: ‘Anniversary present’ bench removed from park will be replaced
Demarest mayor: ‘Anniversary present’ bench removed from park will be replaced ONLY ON CVP: A man who was given a swing bench where he proposed to his wife 10 years ago is replacing it with a new one, said Demarest Mayor Raymond J. Cywinski, who has drawn criticism for ordering the removal on his own. Residents expressed outrage during last night’s Demarest mayor and council meeting, with one threatening to seek a criminal investigation into the removal of the bench from the shore of Tenakill Brook. “Should I have had a formal agreement? Probably yes,” Cywinski told CLIFFVIEW PILOT tonight. “Here we are debating random drug testing and budget worries and this become…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
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Englewood police: ‘Superman reject’ nightclub burglar caught after taking $4,000 Englewood police: ‘Superman reject’ nightclub burglar caught after taking $4,000 Englewood police: ‘Superman reject’ nightclub burglar caught after taking $4,000
Englewood police: ‘Superman reject’ nightclub burglar caught after taking $4,000 YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Three days after being fired from a popular Englewood nightclub, a 20-year-old undocumented alien broke in and took more than $4,000 in cash from the register, police said this afternoon. Officers responding to the burglary call at Night’s Lounge nearly caught Victor Gabriel Ingles just before 5 a.m. Sunday, but he fled on foot, dropping most of the cash along the way, Detective Capt. Timothy Torell told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. Surveillance video from the West Palisade Avenue club showed Ingles, with yellow ShopRite bags over his head and a red towel draped across his sho…

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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
All safe in Fair Lawn rollover All safe in Fair Lawn rollover All safe in Fair Lawn rollover
All safe in Fair Lawn rollover YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: All members of a family traveling with young children escaped injury this afternoon after a their SUV rolled on its side at the intersection of Willow Street and Lyncrest Avenue in Fair Lawn. Responding were Fair Lawn police, firefighters, EMS workers and Heavy Rescue crew members. STORY / PHOTOS: Boyd A. Loving

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Third man charged in New Milford shooting death Third man charged in New Milford shooting death Third man charged in New Milford shooting death
Third man charged in New Milford shooting death YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A third man has been charged in the “reckless” accidental shooting death of a 22-year-old New Milford man over the weekend. Nicholas Questal, also 22, a citizen of Trinidad and Tobago who lives on Long Island, was arrested late last night and charged with second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm — specifically, the 9mm handgun that authorities said discharged while another man was showing it off. Alex Bridge was struck in the stomach at close range by the high-powered bullet and died soon after, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said. YOU READ IT…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Former Hackensack man caught with pot during arrests of career burglars faces year in jail Former Hackensack man caught with pot during arrests of career burglars faces year in jail Former Hackensack man caught with pot during arrests of career burglars faces year in jail
Former Hackensack man caught with pot during arrests of career burglars faces year in jail ONLY ON CLIFFVIEW PILOT: A former Hackensack man is facing up to 364 days in the Bergen County Jail after he was caught with pot by police who came to his apartment to arrest a a pair of convicted burglars. Kenard Gowdy, 47, of Florida told Superior Court Judge Patrick J. Roma today that he was smoking pot with friends in his former apartment when police busted in on July 13, 2012. Gowdy, who admitted trying to flush more than an ounce down the toilet, pleaded guilty to possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute the drug. Police were there to arrest Hakeem Chance and Dammen M…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Paramus police find heroin, pot in stolen car stop Paramus police find heroin, pot in stolen car stop Paramus police find heroin, pot in stolen car stop
Paramus police find heroin, pot in stolen car stop YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Several packages of heroin labeled “Godfather” and assorted amounts of pot were found after a license-plate reader led Paramus police to a stolen car on Route 4. Officers Keith Bland and Ryan Halo pulled over the 2006 Jeep Cherokee in the Garden State Plaza parking lot Saturday night and questioned the four occupants, all Paterson residents, Detective Capt. Robert M. Guidetti said tonight. Shamir Thompson, a 19-year-old passenger, was carrying eight envelopes of the heroin, Guidetti said. He also “kicked the rear driver side [police car] door numerous times causing…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Gas leak stops trains through Westwood, ‘restricted’ service resumed Gas leak stops trains through Westwood, ‘restricted’ service resumed Gas leak stops trains through Westwood, ‘restricted’ service resumed
Gas leak stops trains through Westwood, ‘restricted’ service resumed TRANSIT UPDATE: Train service has resumed at restricted speed on the Pascack Valley Line through Westwood after being halted for a little over a half-hour by a gas leak that local police said was caused during NJ Transit’s track overhaul project. “The gas line was hit by transit workers,” Westwood Police Chief Frank Regino told CLIFFVIEW PILOT at 5 p.m. “They have the trains coming through very slow now while PSE&G waits for a work crew to dig for the leak.” NJ Transit at first made arrangements to run its trains to Emerson, where passes were being cross-honored on NJT and private bus…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Woodcliff Lake Administrator Albrecht charged with falsifying primary election forms Woodcliff Lake Administrator Albrecht charged with falsifying primary election forms Woodcliff Lake Administrator Albrecht charged with falsifying primary election forms
Woodcliff Lake Administrator Albrecht charged with falsifying primary election forms YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Woodcliff Lake Borough Administrator Wolfgang Albrecht was issued a complaint by borough police today on charges of falsifying government documents, which CLIFFVIEW PILOT has learned were change-of-party-affiliation forms. The documents were applications for changes in party affiliation in advance of next week’s U.S. Senate primaries in New Jersey, a law enforcement source with direct knowledge of the case told CLIFFVIEW PILOT tonight. Party Affiliation Declaration forms must be submitted 55 days in advance of any New Jersey primary by those who already have regist…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Drivers nailed by red-light cameras could be getting money back Drivers nailed by red-light cameras could be getting money back Drivers nailed by red-light cameras could be getting money back
Drivers nailed by red-light cameras could be getting money back If you paid a ticket because of a red-light camera in Palisades Park, Jersey City or Wayne, you might be entitled to a few bucks back. Nearly 500,000 motorists in 18 New Jersey towns are being notified of a $4.2 million settlement over tickets generated by red light cameras. The minimum payout is $8.50, or ten cents on the dollar of the $85 ticket. No one has admitted any wrongdoing: Rather, American Traffic Solutions has agreed to pay up in response to a class-action lawsuit accusing local officials of not doing traffic studies before the cameras went in and failing to regularly inspec…

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