Jerry DeMarco

Senior Reporter

[email protected]

FOLLOW ON

Facebook Twitter Linkedin

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.

Jerry DeMarco's Contributions

Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Carlstadt woman surprises burglar, Bergen sheriff’s officer makes arrest Carlstadt woman surprises burglar, Bergen sheriff’s officer makes arrest Carlstadt woman surprises burglar, Bergen sheriff’s officer makes arrest
Carlstadt woman surprises burglar, Bergen sheriff’s officer makes arrest ANOTHER CLIFFVIEW PILOT SCOOP: A Bergen County Sheriff’s Officer nabbed a man who Carlstadt police said was carrying a resident’s silver ring after she found him rummaging through her jewelry box this morning. The 5th Street resident told police she went to her second-floor window after hearing the doorbell ring just before 7:20 a.m., Police Chief Thomas Nielsen said this afternoon. Her doors were locked, she said. Hearing a noise downstairs, the woman went to her bedroom and found the burglar, who then bolted, Nielsen said. Based on the description she provided, Bergen County Sheriff’s…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Teaneck, NJ
Breaking News
Bergen sheriff seeks public’s help in catching Teaneck fugitive Bergen sheriff seeks public’s help in catching Teaneck fugitive Bergen sheriff seeks public’s help in catching Teaneck fugitive
Bergen sheriff seeks public’s help in catching Teaneck fugitive HAVE YOU SEEN THIS MAN? Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino is hoping the public can help find a fugitive who took off when his officers went to arrest him in Teaneck this morning. Andre Akridge, 35, is wanted on probation and child support violations, the sheriff said. Officers who went to arrest him at a Westerveldt Place residence this morning said they believe the 6-foot-4-inch, 170-pound Akridge fled to another house in the neighborhood before vanishing. Teaneck police were assisting in the search, which included a K-9 unit from the sheriff’s office. Akridge has an extensive cr…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Indictments in four-state heroin ring based in Paterson Indictments in four-state heroin ring based in Paterson Indictments in four-state heroin ring based in Paterson
Indictments in four-state heroin ring based in Paterson YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: State authorities today announced a 22-count indictment handed up against the alleged Paterson-based ringleader and 14 accused participants in a major heroin supply operation that they said put kilos of the drug into the hands of suppliers and large-scale dealers each week in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C. The crew “typically moved about 2 kilograms of raw heroin per week, making this a multi-million dollar criminal enterprise,” said Director Elie Honig of the Division of Criminal Justice. State, local and federal authorities took down the …

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Hillsdale man charged in Westwood crash that costs other driver hand Hillsdale man charged in Westwood crash that costs other driver hand Hillsdale man charged in Westwood crash that costs other driver hand
Hillsdale man charged in Westwood crash that costs other driver hand YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Additional charges were expected against a 54-year-old Hillsdale man in what Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said was a reckless driving collision in Westwood that CLIFFVIEW PILOT has learned cost the other driver the use of his hand. Michael Baba ran a red light at the corner of Washington and Lafayette Avenues, where his 2012 Toyota Camry rammed a 2002 Ford Explorer so hard that it flipped onto its roof before coming to rest on a lawn on the intersection’s northwest corner, Molinelli said. Niall O’Hagan, 46, of Belleville was later taken by helicopter …

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Mahwah minister’s sentencing for underage sex postponed Mahwah minister’s sentencing for underage sex postponed Mahwah minister’s sentencing for underage sex postponed
Mahwah minister’s sentencing for underage sex postponed YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A dispute with his attorney and an undisclosed issue at the sex-offender treatment facility where he’s being held have led to a postponement of this Wednesday’s sentencing of a Mahwah minister convicted in April of having sex with an underage congregant, Bergen County Sheriff’s officers were making preparations for Curtis Franklin’s sentencing after he was brought to the Bergen County Jail this weekend from the state Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center in Avenel, where he is serving an eight-year prison sentence for  sexually abusing the woman’s youngster sister, w…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Port Authority police grab GWB motorist with $28,000 in unpaid tolls Port Authority police grab GWB motorist with $28,000 in unpaid tolls Port Authority police grab GWB motorist with $28,000 in unpaid tolls
Port Authority police grab GWB motorist with $28,000 in unpaid tolls YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Queens man who the Port Authority said owed a whopping $28,000 in unpaid tolls — as well as three outstanding traffic warrants — was taken into custody this morning after officers said he tried ducking the fare on the George Washington Bridge. Marcus Tifa, 34, drove a 2003 Freight Liner tractor trailer with the license plates obscured onto the Fort Lee side of the bridge and through a cash toll lane without paying, Joe Pentangelo of the authority told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. Tifa was being held at the authority’s Fort Lee administration building as police waited for a j…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Bergen high school ballplayers among those charged in Teaneck brawls Bergen high school ballplayers among those charged in Teaneck brawls Bergen high school ballplayers among those charged in Teaneck brawls
Bergen high school ballplayers among those charged in Teaneck brawls SPECIAL REPORT: Several young men charged in a pair of Teaneck brawls this past week had some things in common: Most either were just graduated from or are in their final years of high school, and many played varsity sports. None had adult criminal records — until now. The most accomplished of the group, 18-year-old Dejon Harrison of Englewood (above: top row), was a versatile star for the Paramus Catholic High School football team as just a junior this past season — rushing and receiving for a combined 589 yards and seven touchdowns. He also punted for the team. The trouble began with a …

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Drowning man pulled from Hasbrouck Heights hotel pool Drowning man pulled from Hasbrouck Heights hotel pool Drowning man pulled from Hasbrouck Heights hotel pool
Drowning man pulled from Hasbrouck Heights hotel pool ONLY ON CLIFFVIEW PILOT: A 28-year-old Passaic man who didn’t know how to swim was in critical condition after being pulled from the deep end of a Hasbrouck Heights hotel swimming pool last night. Hasbrouck Heights Detective Michael Colaneri told CLIFFVIEW PILOT that the victim “had a slight pulse” after a witness rescued him and a Hilton Hotel staff member administered CPR following the 8:30 p.m. incident. Officer Dominick D’Amico, the first officer at the scene, continued the effort until a Hasbrouck Heights Fire Department ambulance arrived, he said. Emergency workers then took the v…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Saddle Brook police chief’s daughter thanks officials for chance to become officer Saddle Brook police chief’s daughter thanks officials for chance to become officer Saddle Brook police chief’s daughter thanks officials for chance to become officer
Saddle Brook police chief’s daughter thanks officials for chance to become officer A POLICE CANDIDATE SPEAKS OUT: As if becoming a police officer weren’t hard enough, countless dedicated, qualified young police hopefuls must overcome suspicions, whispers and even blatant accusations of nepotism in their towns. Rather than let misconceptions linger, one aspiring officer laid bare her feelings at a local township mayor and council meeting: *     *     *     *     *     * Good evening. My name is Shayna Kugler and I live at xxx xxxxx here in Saddle Brook. I know how emotional I can be, especially here at the podium, and at the same time, knowing how important it was to…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Monsey, NY
Breaking News
Federal judge blocks NJ law on human trafficking sex advertisements Federal judge blocks NJ law on human trafficking sex advertisements Federal judge blocks NJ law on human trafficking sex advertisements
Federal judge blocks NJ law on human trafficking sex advertisements A new state law intended to root out online advertisements for underage sex has been blocked by a federal judge, fueling a growing national debate over whether internet companies should be forced to police what users post. The law — signed by Gov. Chris Christie in May and slated to go into effect at the beginning of this month — is part of a crackdown on human trafficking. It makes it a first-degree crime to knowingly publish, disseminate or display an advertisement and any photographs promoting sex with a minor. Backers of the measure said during legislative hearings it was needed to ho…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Prev Page 2438 of 2958 2,436 2,437 2,438 2,439 2,440 Next
24,371 - 24,380 of 29,573 articles