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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Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
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Getaway driver in Wyckoff jewelry store heist convicted as accomplice, not direct participant Getaway driver in Wyckoff jewelry store heist convicted as accomplice, not direct participant Getaway driver in Wyckoff jewelry store heist convicted as accomplice, not direct participant
Getaway driver in Wyckoff jewelry store heist convicted as accomplice, not direct participant YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Jurors this afternoon split the verdict against the getaway driver in a brazen $900,000 Wyckoff jewelry store robbery but convicted him of enough of the 16 charges that he’ll face anywhere from 30 to 50 years in prison. Adrian C. Hicken expressed no visual reaction as the verdicts were read acquitting him of armed robbery but convicting him of five counts of robbery, five counts of imprisonment and five counts of weapons possession. Defense attorney Diane D’Alessandro said he’ll appeal. In their verdict, reached after a combined day’s worth of deliberations, juro…

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Teaneck, NJ
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Teaneck man stole $122,000 from elderly victim, prosecutor says Teaneck man stole $122,000 from elderly victim, prosecutor says Teaneck man stole $122,000 from elderly victim, prosecutor says
Teaneck man stole $122,000 from elderly victim, prosecutor says YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A 50-year-old Teaneck man pocketed $122,000 from the accounts of a close friend of his mother’s while she recovered from a recent illness, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said this afternoon, announcing his arrest. Investigators from Molinelli’s White Collar Crimes Squad began investigating Patrick Reynolds after an attorney involved in a civil action told them that he’d financially exploited the woman, the prosecutor said. Reynold obtained Power of Attorney for the victim in July 2011, while his mother took care of her, Molinelli said. Over the next y…

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Englewood, NJ
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NJ issues ‘Best Practices for Pharmacy Security’ that exceed state law NJ issues ‘Best Practices for Pharmacy Security’ that exceed state law NJ issues ‘Best Practices for Pharmacy Security’ that exceed state law
NJ issues ‘Best Practices for Pharmacy Security’ that exceed state law PUBLIC SAFETY: State authorities this morning issued a “Best Practices for Pharmacy Security” to help prevent drug theft and diversion at retail pharmacies. “Stolen prescription drugs, like drugs obtained through fraudulent prescriptions, inevitably make their way into the hands of those seeking to abuse them,” state Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa said. “This list of security practices, developed in close coordination with stakeholders from both government and industry, represents the best steps pharmacists can take to protect their inventory from diversion and ensure that medication …

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Hackensack, NJ
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Jurors deciding whether or not getaway driver in Wyckoff jewel heist was part of plan Jurors deciding whether or not getaway driver in Wyckoff jewel heist was part of plan Jurors deciding whether or not getaway driver in Wyckoff jewel heist was part of plan
Jurors deciding whether or not getaway driver in Wyckoff jewel heist was part of plan ONLY ON CVP: After again watching surveillance video of a brazen $900,000 Wyckoff jewelry store robbery, jurors in Hackensack this afternoon began deliberating the fate of the getaway driver. Senior Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor Kenneth Ralph told them in closing arguments that Adrian Hicken was an integral, purposeful part of the plan to rob Hartgers Jewelers in April, 2011. Defense attorney Diane D’Alessandro, meanwhile, portrayed her client as “threatened and afraid” after being duped by a member of the holdup crew into being the wheelman. Ralph recreated the crime, showing juro…

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Paterson, NJ
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Fair Lawn police charge two in car burglaries Fair Lawn police charge two in car burglaries Fair Lawn police charge two in car burglaries
Fair Lawn police charge two in car burglaries YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Fair Lawn police caught a pair of alleged car burglars last night. A concerned citizen called around 9:50 p.m. to report two suspicious men walking up driveways and trying door handles on Heights Avenue, Detective Sgt. Brian Metzler said. Officer Brian Rypkema and Sgt. Paul Scott responded and found the pair –identified as Erikson Polanco, 20, and 23-year-old Emmanuel Bernard, both of Paterson — on nearby Elm Avenue, the sergeant said. They were both arrested after the witness identified them and were being held on $15,000 bail each in the Bergen County Jail, cha…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Wyckoff PD collects most prescription drugs in Bergen take back Wyckoff PD collects most prescription drugs in Bergen take back Wyckoff PD collects most prescription drugs in Bergen take back
Wyckoff PD collects most prescription drugs in Bergen take back YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: The final tally is complete: More than a ton and a half of prescription medications were turned in at three dozen police stations in Bergen County — with no questions asked — this past weekend, and the most came from Wyckoff . Of the 3,046 pounds of drugs collected countywide, Wyckoff Police Chief Benjamin Fox said 181 people brought 417 pounds to borough headquarters — nearly 14% of Bergen’s entire haul. Fox praised Detective Sgt. Michael Musto (inset, above), who headed his department’s take back effort. More than 2 million pounds of prescription medications we…

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Englewood, NJ
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Robbery crew that targets Hispanics believed responsible for brutal mugging Robbery crew that targets Hispanics believed responsible for brutal mugging Robbery crew that targets Hispanics believed responsible for brutal mugging
Robbery crew that targets Hispanics believed responsible for brutal mugging Englewood police believe a brutal $50 mugging in Mackay Park may be the work of a robbery crew that targets Hispanic male laborers. This time, a lone, 34-year-old Hispanic male resident who was walking through the south end of the park, near the concession stand, was surrounded by a group of black males in their late teens to early 20’s around 6 p.m. Friday, Detective Capt. Tim Torell told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. “These thugs then proceeded to punch him, knock him to the ground and stomp him while removing $50 in cash from his pockets,” Torell said. “He took a bad beating.” An ambulance was ca…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hyde Park, NY
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NJ corrections officer beaten at Avenel facility for sex offenders NJ corrections officer beaten at Avenel facility for sex offenders NJ corrections officer beaten at Avenel facility for sex offenders
NJ corrections officer beaten at Avenel facility for sex offenders ONLY ON CVP: A state corrections officer was badly beaten by a group of residents at the state’s prison for sex offenders in Avenel — the second attack on an officer at a state Corrections facility in less than two weeks. The incident comes amid protests by state corrections officers about staffing cuts at certain high-security facilities, and follows an incident in which an officer was slashed earlier this month at the Mid-State Correctional Facility in Wrightstown. Last week, two inmates were indicted by a state grand jury on charges of assaulting a pair of corrections officers, sending…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
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Body found on Edgewater shore is missing Bloomfield man, 21 Body found on Edgewater shore is missing Bloomfield man, 21 Body found on Edgewater shore is missing Bloomfield man, 21
Body found on Edgewater shore is missing Bloomfield man, 21 YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: The body of a man who washed up on the Hudson River shore in Edgewater over the weekend was identified as 21-year-old Nycal Velasquez of Bloomfield, who went missing on March 20 after leaving the family SUV near the cliffs in Fort Lee Historial Park with a suicide note inside. Velasquez was missing for two weeks when the car with the note inside was found at the park overlooking the George Washington Bridge. Palisades Parkway Police conducted an extensive search of the park, the cliffs and below, assisted by Bergen County and Port Authority police. A construction w…

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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Fair Lawn officer injured in domestic violence call back to work Fair Lawn officer injured in domestic violence call back to work Fair Lawn officer injured in domestic violence call back to work
Fair Lawn officer injured in domestic violence call back to work YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Fair Lawn police officer who sustained an eye injury responding to a domestic violence incident last night was cleared to return to duty soon after, CLIFFVIEW PILOT has learned. Officer Gerard Graziano, a 13-year veteran, was taken to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood just before 9:45 p.m., following the incident on Sunnyside Drive, Detective Sgt. Brian Metzler confirmed this morning. Stephen Wyssenski, 44, meanwhile, was being held on $35,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail. He is charged with two counts of assaulting police, aggravated assault, threatening to kil…

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