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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Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Fire at Latz Landscaping building in Tenafly contained Fire at Latz Landscaping building in Tenafly contained Fire at Latz Landscaping building in Tenafly contained
Fire at Latz Landscaping building in Tenafly contained YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Firefighters quickly knocked down a small blaze at the Tenafly shop of Latz Landscaping Company this morning while borough ambulance workers kept the next-door neighbors warm in their rig. “Neighboring houses and businesses were evacuated as a precuation,” Tenafly Police Michael deMoncada told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. “The ambulance squad gave the next-door neighbors a warm vehicle until they could return.” The Piermont Road building sustained “minor to moderate” damage in the 10 a.m. fire, which was called in by an area resident and didn’t immediately appear suspicious, t…

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Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
‘Assault rifle’ that delayed Hudson-Bergen light rail was umbrella, officials say ‘Assault rifle’ that delayed Hudson-Bergen light rail was umbrella, officials say ‘Assault rifle’ that delayed Hudson-Bergen light rail was umbrella, officials say
‘Assault rifle’ that delayed Hudson-Bergen light rail was umbrella, officials say A report of a man carrying an assault rifle onto a light rail train briefly caused delays on the Hudson-Bergen line this morning until NJ Transit police discovered he had an umbrella. An NJ Transit spokesman said agency police received the report involving a train leaving Liberty State Park around 8 a.m. So they stopped and boarded several trains before they found the man and his protection from today’s rain. “We are grateful and appreciative for the public’s continued vigilance,” the spokesman, John Durso, Jr., said. “[W]e encourage customers: If they see something they should continue…

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Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Moonachie police: Host of surveillance cameras show car thief Moonachie police: Host of surveillance cameras show car thief Moonachie police: Host of surveillance cameras show car thief
Moonachie police: Host of surveillance cameras show car thief YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Using video from not one but several surveillance cameras, Moonachie police followed a suspected car thief street by street, then arrested him when he showed up for work nearby, Police Chief Michael Maguire said. A local business owner on Willow Street alerted officers to a stolen 1994 Honda Accord left in the area with its steering column and ignition broken open, the chief said. Reviewing video from several area cameras, Detective James McNeice watched the thief get out of the stolen car, wipe down the outside of the driver’s side door and toss the broken part of…

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Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Car fire in Ridgewood impound lot damages several vehicles Car fire in Ridgewood impound lot damages several vehicles Car fire in Ridgewood impound lot damages several vehicles
Car fire in Ridgewood impound lot damages several vehicles YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: Several vehicles stored in a towing company’s impound lot in Ridgewood were damaged earlier tonight when one of them caught fire. Responding firefighters and police found a car with an engine compartment fully ablaze in the South Broad Street lot, operated by City Wide Towing of Hawthorne.. At least three nearby vehicles also were damaged. No injuries were reported in the blaze, which police were investigating. STORY / PHOTO: Boyd A. Loving

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Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Breaking News
Route 208 floodwaters in Wyckoff briefly trap motorists Route 208 floodwaters in Wyckoff briefly trap motorists Route 208 floodwaters in Wyckoff briefly trap motorists
Route 208 floodwaters in Wyckoff briefly trap motorists The occupants of two cars stuck in deepening water on Route 208 in Wyckoff early this evening escaped unharmed after flashflood waters eventually receded, Police Chief Benjamin C. Fox said. A stretch of highway remained closed for the time being, after the water crested at more than two feet before receding. PHOTO COURTESY: Box Alarm Productions Fire Ground Photography

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Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Sugar Hill Records brothers get house arrest, community service for tax evasion Sugar Hill Records brothers get house arrest, community service for tax evasion Sugar Hill Records brothers get house arrest, community service for tax evasion
Sugar Hill Records brothers get house arrest, community service for tax evasion Two sons of the Sugar Hill Records co-founders Sylvia and Joe Robinson were sentenced today to 400 hours of community service and three months house arrest for failing to file federal tax returns for several years, which prosecutors said cost the government nearly $1.3 million they should have paid on royalties from recordings by the Sugar Hill Gang, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, The Treacherous Three and others. U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark Falk fined 47-year-old Leland Robinson $8,000 and his 51-year-old brother, Joseph Robinson Jr., $16,000. A third brother, 42-year-old Rhondo …

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Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
Bogota police chase leads to arrest of Carlstadt cheese ball company co-founder Bogota police chase leads to arrest of Carlstadt cheese ball company co-founder Bogota police chase leads to arrest of Carlstadt cheese ball company co-founder
Bogota police chase leads to arrest of Carlstadt cheese ball company co-founder ONLY ON THE PILOT: Uri Elam seemed to have the world on a string after emigrating to the U.S. from Brazil and building a multimillion Carlstadt company that makes gluten cheese snacks –until he led Bogota police on a five-mile chase with his pickup truck last night. With his father as a passenger, Elam hit an estimated speed of 70 miles an hour on a Bogota street, nearly flipped the truck making a turn, then almost made it to George Washington Bridge before getting caught in traffic where I-95 meets several other highways in Fort Lee just after 5:30 p.m., Detective Jon Misskerg told CLIFFVI…

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Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Lockdown at Elmwood Park High School follows voicemail threat Lockdown at Elmwood Park High School follows voicemail threat Lockdown at Elmwood Park High School follows voicemail threat
Lockdown at Elmwood Park High School follows voicemail threat YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A threatening voicemail message left for an Elmwood Park High School guidance counselor that was traced to the Bronx forced the lockdown of schools in three towns, sparked a massive police response and drew crowds of anxious parents as word spread through texts and social networks, CLIFFVIEW PILOT has learned. A law enforcement source said the caller apparently was involved in some type of dispute with another teen over a girl. Investigators were looking to talk with both boys, the source said. Elmwood Park authorities began dismissing students around 2:45 this aft…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Hackensack detective cracks bodega burglary, cash register tossed from window Hackensack detective cracks bodega burglary, cash register tossed from window Hackensack detective cracks bodega burglary, cash register tossed from window
Hackensack detective cracks bodega burglary, cash register tossed from window YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Hackensack detective cracked the burglary of a Newman Street bodega after finding a stolen cash register hidden under clothing in a nearby backyard. The owner called police after finding the front window smashed and the register missing Tuesday morning, Detective Capt. Thomas Salcedo told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this morning. Detective Sgt. Michael Antista searched the area and found the register with the money still in it, so police set up surveillance. About five hours later, two men — identified as Shajee Jackson and George Wright — picked up the register, the capta…

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Witnesses in teen sex trial of Teaneck rabbi can’t testify via Skype, judge rules Witnesses in teen sex trial of Teaneck rabbi can’t testify via Skype, judge rules Witnesses in teen sex trial of Teaneck rabbi can’t testify via Skype, judge rules
Witnesses in teen sex trial of Teaneck rabbi can’t testify via Skype, judge rules ONLY ON THE PILOT: A judge in Hackensack this week denied a defense attorney’s bid to have witnesses testify from Tel Aviv via Skype in the trial of Teaneck rabbi Uzi Rivlin, who is accused of molesting two 13-year-old Israeli boysstaying with him as part of a scholarship program. “I realize we live in a technologically innovative society,” Superior Court Judge Patrick J. Roma said.  “But in the context of this trial, I don’t know if this should be used as a means of bringing people’s testimony to the courtroom when they could otherwise be available. “Having witnesses present in the court…

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