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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West Milford, NJ
Breaking News
Port Authority police make arrest in Journal Square bicycle thefts Port Authority police make arrest in Journal Square bicycle thefts Port Authority police make arrest in Journal Square bicycle thefts
Port Authority police make arrest in Journal Square bicycle thefts YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Hoboken ex-con was arrested near his home by Port Authority police after they saw him cut locks and removed two high-grade bicycles that their owners had chained at Journal Square. Milton Nesbit, 51, was arrested on Bloomfield Avenue and charged with two counts each of theft, criminal mischief and possession of burglar tools yesterday afternoon, the Port Authority’s Joe Pentangelo told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this morning. PAPD Sgt. Daniel McCabe reviewed surveillance video and identified Nesbit as the thief, Pentangelo said. One of the bicycles was recovered, and poli…

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Surprise admission in Englewood burglary trial: ‘I was drinking for 10 hours’ Surprise admission in Englewood burglary trial: ‘I was drinking for 10 hours’ Surprise admission in Englewood burglary trial: ‘I was drinking for 10 hours’
Surprise admission in Englewood burglary trial: ‘I was drinking for 10 hours’ ONLY ON CLIFFVIEW PILOT: The trial of the remaining members of the infamous Boone burglary gang took a startling turn yesterday when a key witness for prosecutors suddenly confessed that he’d been drinking for 10 hours — and not only a short time — before he was arrested along with five alleged crew members during an October 2012 raid on an Englewood garage he rented. Investigators said Robert Hastu (above, left) told them he’d been drinking since late evening before a task force of officers from various jurisdictions burst into the garage as the crew was trying to crack open a 600-pound sa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
READER PHOTO: Neither rain nor handicapped parking READER PHOTO: Neither rain nor handicapped parking READER PHOTO: Neither rain nor handicapped parking
Reader Photo: Neither rain nor handicapped parking READER PHOTO OF THE DAY: “This happened to me this morning when I came out of the doctor’s office on Route 4 West in Paramus with my dad this morning,” a reader named Chris told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. “The vehicle was blocking a handicap walkway,” he said, “and the driver parked too close, so my father couldn’t open the door to get into the car. “We had to wait for the mail truck to move.” SEE SOMETHING in Bergen County that’s strange, odd, different, delightful, annoying? Send it to us with some information about it. We’ll publish it on CLIFFVIEW PILOT. USE THE HANDY FORM: CliffviewPilot…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
Judge orders GWB trucker with $28,000 in unpaid tolls held on $10,000 bail Judge orders GWB trucker with $28,000 in unpaid tolls held on $10,000 bail Judge orders GWB trucker with $28,000 in unpaid tolls held on $10,000 bail
Judge orders GWB trucker with $28,000 in unpaid tolls held on $10,000 bail YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Queens man trucker the Port Authority said owed a whopping $28,000 in unpaid tolls — as well as three outstanding traffic warrants — was ordered held on $10,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail after authorities said they caught him trying to duck the fare on the George Washington Bridge. Fort Lee Municipal Court Judge John DeSheplo deemed the offenses severe enough to warrant the bail for Marcus Tifa, 34, who also had detainers placed on him for warrants out of East Rutherford Kearny and Trenton. As CLIFFVIEW PILOT was the first to report yesterday, Tifa drove a 2…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
Airplane sex assault trial: Passengers testify of odd behavior by accused molester Airplane sex assault trial: Passengers testify of odd behavior by accused molester Airplane sex assault trial: Passengers testify of odd behavior by accused molester
Airplane sex assault trial: Passengers testify of odd behavior by accused molester (via NJ.com) Two passengers who were sitting near the North Bergen man accused of molesting a sleeping woman on a Newark-bound United Airlines flight told the courtroom this morning said that there were several unusual incidents during the flight. Bawer Aksal, 49…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Gas leak closes portion of Paramus Road Gas leak closes portion of Paramus Road Gas leak closes portion of Paramus Road
Gas leak closes portion of Paramus Road TRAFFIC ALERT: A minor gas leak had Paramus Road closed in both directions between West Midland Avenue and Century Road while crews worked to repair it. The gas line was truck by a utility crew working outside Biagio’s Restaurant just before 1 p.m. A Paramus fire truck and hazardous materials unit responded.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
15 months in fed pen for bogus NFL, NHL, MLB merchandise 15 months in fed pen for bogus NFL, NHL, MLB merchandise 15 months in fed pen for bogus NFL, NHL, MLB merchandise
15 months in fed pen for bogus NFL, NHL, MLB merchandise YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A judge in Newark today sentenced a Clifton man to 15 months in federal prison for selling more than $300,000 worth of counterfeit NFL, NHL and Major League Baseball merchandise, as well as other swag that he imported from Asia. Wesam Abedrabbo, 29, pleaded guilty to importing the merchandise from China, Taiwan, and Japan, and then passing it off in the U.S. as genuine goods. Phony labels indicated they were made by North Face and UGG, as well as the pro sports leagues. Abedrabbo said sold the bogus good through eBay and on a site called tophotnamebrands.com. He …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Fair Lawn officer involved in crash, injuries not serious Fair Lawn officer involved in crash, injuries not serious Fair Lawn officer involved in crash, injuries not serious
Fair Lawn officer involved in crash, injuries not serious UPDATE: “It looked a lot worse than it was,” a Fair Lawn police sergeant said of a crash tonight involving a borough officer’s cruiser and a dealerships loaner car. Officer Anthony Burgos and the driver of the other vehicle, a Toyota Prius from Jack Daniels Motors in Fair Lawn, were taken to area hospitals with injuries that Sgt. Timothy O’Shaughnessy weren’t life-threatening. Burgos went to Hackensack University Medical Center and the other driver was taken to the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood. The crash occurred at Morlot Avenue and Plaza Road just before 7:30 p.m., as Burgos was heade…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Former real estate agent indicted in murder, burning of East Rutherford woman, 70 Former real estate agent indicted in murder, burning of East Rutherford woman, 70 Former real estate agent indicted in murder, burning of East Rutherford woman, 70
Former real estate agent indicted in murder, burning of East Rutherford woman, 70 YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: An out-of-work real estate agent who prosecutors say bludgeoned a 70-year-old East Rutherford woman before torching her and her house was indicted today by a Bergen County grand jury. Daniel T. Rochat, 38, a Waldwick native who most recently lived in Wood-Ridge, continued to be held on $3 million in the grisly death of Barbara Vernieri. He is charged with murder, causing death during a burglary, and arson, among several offenses in the 14-count indictment handed up by the grand jury in Hackensack. Rochat’s father, Gene, was a principal at Kurgan-Bergen Realtors Age…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
Man killed by NJ Transit train in Rutherford Man killed by NJ Transit train in Rutherford Man killed by NJ Transit train in Rutherford
Man killed by NJ Transit train in Rutherford A man was struck and killed by a Hoboken-bound NJ Transit train near the Rutherford station tonight. NJ Transit said the  man was struck just east of the station at 5:50 p.m. by a Bergen Line train that had only crew members aboard. None of them were injured. NJ trains on the Bergen Line were operating with 20- to 30-minute delays. NJ Transit Police are investigating.

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