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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Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
NJ Supreme Court to rule on wiretaps in ‘too fat to kill’ Ramsey murder NJ Supreme Court to rule on wiretaps in ‘too fat to kill’ Ramsey murder NJ Supreme Court to rule on wiretaps in ‘too fat to kill’ Ramsey murder
NJ Supreme Court to rule on wiretaps in ‘too fat to kill’ Ramsey murder YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: The state Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether police in New Jersey can tap out-of-state phone conversations, in response to an appeal by “too fat to kill” murderer Edward Ates, who was convicted of gunning down his former son-in-law in the victim’s Ramsey home. Ates is appealing his conviction based, in part, on wiretapped conversations that were used to secure a conviction and life sentence for the Aug. 23, 2006 killing of 40-year-old Paul Duncsak. The justices agreed to hear his case after a state appeals court ruled that New Jersey’s Wiretapping and Surve…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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‘It hurt,’ girl says of alleged molesting by former Ramsey police officer ‘It hurt,’ girl says of alleged molesting by former Ramsey police officer ‘It hurt,’ girl says of alleged molesting by former Ramsey police officer
‘It hurt,’ girl says of alleged molesting by former Ramsey police officer YOU READ IT HERE FIRST (Update):  “It hurt,” a 9-year-old girl testified this morning, breaking into sobs, during the child molestation trial of former Ramsey police officer Jeffrey Kimmel. The girl looked directly at Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor Demetra Maurice and defense attorney Craig Swenson, answering in a firm voice, as each took turns questioning her in a Hackensack courtroom. Then, while responding to Swenson, her voice tightened. Crying loud enough for all to hear, she talked of how she was molested on Halloween weekend 2010, when she was 6. “How do you know it was 201…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Maywood police issue images of woman in TD Bank robbery Maywood police issue images of woman in TD Bank robbery Maywood police issue images of woman in TD Bank robbery
Maywood police issue images of woman in TD Bank robbery ANOTHER CVP SCOOP: Maywood police early this evening released surveillance images of a suspected woman who robbed a Maywood bank of an estimated $1,200 in cash earlier this afternoon. The robber entered the TD branch at 560 Maywood Avenue around 1:40 p.m. and handed the teller a note announcing a holdup, Maywood Police Chief David Pegg told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. The robber, believed to be a woman, was described as black, in her mid-30s, and wearing a black leather coat, grey cap, black gloves and silver boots. Witnesses said she’s 5’5 – 5’7, with a thick build and medium-length black hair. M…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Wife’s brutal murder brings life sentence for Dumont man Wife’s brutal murder brings life sentence for Dumont man Wife’s brutal murder brings life sentence for Dumont man
Wife’s brutal murder brings life sentence for Dumont man YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A judge in Hackensack sentenced Peter Shanley to what he called “the ultimate price” — a lifetime prison term — for murdering his wife, Debra. Superior Court Judge Edward Jerejian added two terms of four years each for two counts of weapons possession. Shanley sat motionless as the sentence was read. Superior Court Judge Edward Jerejian (STORY / PHOTO: Mary K. Miraglia) Moments earlier, he told the judge: “I feel bad for my family. I can’t turn back the hands of time.” This only angered Jerejian. “I”m taken aback by the complete lack of remorse for what you…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Glen Rock con man clown at it again, police charge Glen Rock con man clown at it again, police charge Glen Rock con man clown at it again, police charge
Glen Rock con man clown at it again, police charge ONLY ON CVP: Convicted con man and former magician Frank Corpi of Glen Rock was out of prison barely seven months when he was picked up last week on charges of making an unsuspecting woman’s $11,000 disappear. It was far from the first time. Having played Gino the Magical Clown and a variety of cartoon characters in his early 20s, Corpi began his adult criminal career by swindling local financers who paid for his costumes and props. The Elmwood Park native then took to grifting, pulling a series of confidence games, bank frauds and other deceptions in the late 1980s and early 1990s across a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
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Ridgewood police the ‘gold standard’ for law enforcement with re-accreditation Ridgewood police the ‘gold standard’ for law enforcement with re-accreditation Ridgewood police the ‘gold standard’ for law enforcement with re-accreditation
Ridgewood police the ‘gold standard’ for law enforcement with re-accreditation YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: The Ridgewood Police Department continued its distinction of maintaining continuous international accreditation longer than any law enforcement agency in the state – 17 years — when it received formal notification that the designation was renewed by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA). A benchmark agency since 2010, Ridgewood police have maintained more than 480 “best practice” standards while remaining in compliance with local, county, state and federal laws and administrative regulations, based on rigorous inspections. That makes th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Bergen County PD finds lost Ramapo Reservation hiker Bergen County PD finds lost Ramapo Reservation hiker Bergen County PD finds lost Ramapo Reservation hiker
Bergen County PD finds lost Ramapo Reservation hiker BREAKING NEWS: AAter receiving an emergency call from Mahwah police, the Bergen County Police Department’s K9 unit late last night found a lost hiker in the Ramapo Valley Reservation. Mahwah police summoned their county counterparts after being called by the 33-year-old, Chestnut Ridge (NY)  woman’s worried family just before 10 p.m. She had told them that she’d become disoriented and lost her way but was following a gas pipeline in the preserve. Mahwah firefighters headed out in ATVs, while authorities also notified the director of the Girls Scout Camp Glen Gray on the reservation. Mea…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Leonia chief’s retirement tied to suit against borough officials Leonia chief’s retirement tied to suit against borough officials Leonia chief’s retirement tied to suit against borough officials
Leonia chief’s retirement tied to suit against borough officials YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Leonia Police Chief Jay Ziegler retired the day after borough officials agreed to settle a civil rights suit he had filed against them, CLIFFVIEW PILOT has learned. The Leonia Mayor and Council agreed to the settlement after a personnel discussion the night of Monday, March 18, records show. The next day, Ziegler was gone. (CLIFFVIEW PILOT this morning was the first to report Ziegler’s retirement. This story overwrites that version). Ziegler, 50, filed the civil rights suit against Mayor John DeSimone, Council members Peter Knott, Darryl Whitter and Gil Hawkins…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Federal court nixes Lou Manzo appeal for legal fees in NJ corruption case Federal court nixes Lou Manzo appeal for legal fees in NJ corruption case Federal court nixes Lou Manzo appeal for legal fees in NJ corruption case
Federal court nixes Lou Manzo appeal for legal fees in NJ corruption case Lou Manzo, whose N.J. corruption case was thrown out, loses appeal for legal fees (via NJ.com) Dylan Wilson (The Jersey Journal) — Louis Manzo, the former Jersey City Democratic assemblyman whose corruption case was twice thrown out by a judge, cannot force the U.S. Attorney’s Office to reimburse him for legal fees, a federal appeals court has ruled. Manzo, ensnared for a time in…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Fort Lee police free pedestrian safety seminar tomorrow Fort Lee police free pedestrian safety seminar tomorrow Fort Lee police free pedestrian safety seminar tomorrow
Fort Lee police free pedestrian safety seminar tomorrow PUBLIC SAFETY: A town-wide campaign to better protect pedestrians moves into the educational phase tomorrow night with a Pedestrian Safety Seminar at the borough Community Center. With the number of pedestrian accidents — and deaths — continue to rise, Chief Keith Bendul has scheduled the seminar and others like it, while his officers crack down on jaywalkers and drivers who aren’t mindful of pedestrians. Undercover officers have been acting as “decoy pedestrians” and then ticketing motorists who don’t yield to those in crosswalks. A third leg of the program involves enhancing crosswalk…

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