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
Theft of CD case gets Bergen courthouse car burglar 9½ years in prison Theft of CD case gets Bergen courthouse car burglar 9½ years in prison Theft of CD case gets Bergen courthouse car burglar 9½ years in prison
Theft of CD case gets Bergen courthouse car burglar 9½ years in prison CLIFFVIEW PILOT EXCLUSIVE: An ex-con was sentenced to 9½ years in state prison yesterday for stealing a CD case from a car parked in the lot at the Bergen County Courthouse in Hackensack. Calvin Glover, 57, of Paterson had been on probation all of four days when he began checking for unlocked car doors in the courthouse parking lot last Sept. 26. What he didn’t know was that county sheriff’s officers were watching him the entire time. Glover eventually found an open door, helped himself to the CD case — and was immediately arrested by the officers. He subsequently was convicted of the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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More than 65 pounds of pot follow Mahwah reckless driving stop More than 65 pounds of pot follow Mahwah reckless driving stop More than 65 pounds of pot follow Mahwah reckless driving stop
More than 65 pounds of pot follow Mahwah reckless driving stop YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: An unlicensed, out-of-state driver who had open bottles of booze on the front seat when his rental car was stopped by Mahwah police for recklessly cutting off other motorists on Route 17 had 65½ pounds of pot in the trunk, authorities said today. Officer David Vega pulled over the 2013 Nissan Maxima on the northbound side of the highway last night, spoke with the driver and determined he was “under the influence of a controlled dangerous substance,” Mahwah Police Chief James Batelli said. Vega also spotted “several open alcohol containers in the front compartment o…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
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Belief for a day: Police chiefs large, small teach us all Belief for a day: Police chiefs large, small teach us all Belief for a day: Police chiefs large, small teach us all
Belief for a day: Police chiefs large, small teach us all A PUBLISHER WRITES: “This is the best day of my life!” exclaimed 15-year-old Jonah Gold of Tenafly, enjoying the attention heaped on him as “Chief for a Day.” Jonah has what is known as Aicardi Guitierez Syndrome, a genetic disease that afflicts youngsters with spasms and seizures, among other severe disabilities. Escorted by Tenafly’s actual top cop, Police Chief Robert Chamberlain, the teen yesterday joined two dozen other Bergen County kids with chronic disabilities — as well as their parents and scores of law enforcement officers — for what has become a very special annual event. Lo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Trumbull-Monroe, CT
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NJ’s largest indoor pot bust yields 20-year prison sentence NJ’s largest indoor pot bust yields 20-year prison sentence NJ’s largest indoor pot bust yields 20-year prison sentence
NJ’s largest indoor pot bust yields 20-year prison sentence A former Jersey Shore man who authorities said ran the largest indoor marijuana growing operation ever taken down by New Jersey law enforcement was sentenced to 20 years in state prison — half of which he must serve before he’s eligible for parole. Vietnamese national Tuan Ahn Dang, 39, who used to live in Port Monmouth, admitted in April that he led an international drug trafficking syndicate that grew a $10 million crop of marijuana inside five rented houses. The largest haul — 1,064 plants and 50 pounds of harvested marijuana — was seized in Monroe Township. Varying amounts of growin…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Fort Lee school staffer’s ex-husband gets 5 years for punching principal Fort Lee school staffer’s ex-husband gets 5 years for punching principal Fort Lee school staffer’s ex-husband gets 5 years for punching principal
Fort Lee school staffer’s ex-husband gets 5 years for punching principal EXCLUSIVE: The ex-husband of a Fort Lee elementary school staffer who violated a restraining order by going to her job and then punching the principal was sentenced today to a plea-bargained five years in state prison. “I have lived next to that school for 28 years, and I have nothing but love for those kids,” 57-year-old Joseph L. Dimino told Superior Court Judge Edward A. Jerejian. Dimino said he also has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. “I’m not well, sir,” he told the judge. “Please consider these facts.” Jerejian had some facts of his own: a record of more than 30 criminal o…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
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Waldwick crash sends one to hospital Waldwick crash sends one to hospital Waldwick crash sends one to hospital
Waldwick crash sends one to hospital CVP EXCLUSIVE: A two-vehicle collision in Waldwick sent one of the drivers to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood this afternoon for treatment of injuries that weren’t considered life-threatening. The Crescent Avenue crash occurred just before noon, sending an SUV into a utility pole and leaving long, heavy skidmarks. Waldwick police and firefighters responded, along with two ambulances from the hospital. Both vehicles were removed by flatbed tow trucks. Borough police were investigating. STORY / PHOTOS: Boyd A. Loving

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by Jerry DeMarco
West Milford, NJ
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Authorities confirm body found in West Milford reservoir was missing Oakland woman Authorities confirm body found in West Milford reservoir was missing Oakland woman Authorities confirm body found in West Milford reservoir was missing Oakland woman
Authorities confirm body found in West Milford reservoir was missing Oakland woman UPDATE: Authorities today confirmed CLIFFVIEW PILOT‘s Wednesday night report that the decomposed body found in a car at the bottom of a West Milford lake was that of a 49-year-old Oakland woman reported missing five years ago. They wouldn’t officially confirm the website’s report that  Cathy Ann DeBono’s death was considered a suicide. “The body was found fully intact in the front seat,” a law enforcement source with knowledge of the incident told CLIFFVIEW PILOT within hours of the discovery on Wednesday. “The belief is that she just drove in.” DeBono, who lived in town with her husban…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Bergen ‘Chief for a Day’ event brings smiles to chronically ill kids Bergen ‘Chief for a Day’ event brings smiles to chronically ill kids Bergen ‘Chief for a Day’ event brings smiles to chronically ill kids
Bergen ‘Chief for a Day’ event brings smiles to chronically ill kids YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: “He’s one of the night crew,” Hackensack Police Director Michael Mordaga said as he held a sleeping young Giovanni DiPersia in his arms on the steps of the Bergen County Courthouse as part of today’s annual “Chief for a Day” event coordinated by county Sheriff Michael Saudino. This morning, each of the young chiefs received a uniform and was escorted by a patrol car to his or her local police headquarters for a swearing in, followed by a tour. A squad-car ride to the courthouse for a group ceremony followed. Then came a motorcade to The Landmark Restaurant in East R…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Bergen Sheriff Saudino, Deputy Sheriff Hutchinson to be honored at State Troopers Coalition Dinner Bergen Sheriff Saudino, Deputy Sheriff Hutchinson to be honored at State Troopers Coalition Dinner Bergen Sheriff Saudino, Deputy Sheriff Hutchinson to be honored at State Troopers Coalition Dinner
Bergen Sheriff Saudino, Deputy Sheriff Hutchinson to be honored at State Troopers Coalition Dinner SHOUT OUT: Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino and Deputy Sheriff Walter Hutchinson will be among those honored by the National Police Defense Foundation at this year’s New Jersey State Troopers Coalition dinner at the Venetian in Garfield — an event that attracts major figures from local and state law enforcement each year. Twenty-five percent of the proceeds of the $100-a-plate event will go to “Operation Kids,” a special NPDF program that runs mercy missions to help children in poor counties get life-saving surgeries. NPDF State Troopers Coalition award Saudino and Hutchinson will …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
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Police arrest intruder who trashed Boys Girls Club of Garfield Police arrest intruder who trashed Boys Girls Club of Garfield Police arrest intruder who trashed Boys Girls Club of Garfield
Police arrest intruder who trashed Boys Girls Club of Garfield YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A local man broke into the Garfield Boys & Girls Club early this morning and caused significant damage to the facility, breaking windows, emptying filing cabinets — and defecating in an office — before taking a swim in the pool, authorities said. “We’re fortunate in that nobody was hurt, no damage was done that we can’t repair and nothing was taken,” Paul Casey, the CEO of the Boys and Girls Club of Garfield, told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. “There will be no disruption of services,” he added. That includes a prom tonight for children between 6 and 13 and their parents.…

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