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
Arrest Made In Stalking Of 'Terrified' Hackensack Teen, Police Say Arrest Made In Stalking Of 'Terrified' Hackensack Teen, Police Say Arrest Made In Stalking Of 'Terrified' Hackensack Teen, Police Say
Arrest Made In Stalking Of 'Terrified' Hackensack Teen, Police Say ANOTHER CVP SCOOP: A Hackensack detective tracked down a man who police said terrified a 17-year-old boy by twice following him to school, once while making sexually suggestive comments. Detective Keith Marrano found 54-year-old Thomas Allocca, who was identified by the boy as the man who followed him as he walked to school in the area of Anderson and Linden Streets on March 13, Hackensack police said. The boy said Allocca blocked his path with a grey-colored vehicle, but he walked around it and kept going. However, Allocca “reappeared at the next block” and parked at the corner of Park…

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Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Cliffside Park police release photos in early morning armed robbery Cliffside Park police release photos in early morning armed robbery Cliffside Park police release photos in early morning armed robbery
Cliffside Park police release photos in early morning armed robbery YOU READ/SAW IT HERE FIRST: Cliffside Park police released a surveillance image of a gunman who held up a borough convenience store for $250 cash this morning. The clerk at the Anderson Avenue mini mart told police that the thin, dark-skinned robber came in shortly after she opened around 7 a.m. and pointed a black handgun at her. Cliffside Park armed robbery, Cliffside Park holdup, Cliffside Park police He then slammed it on the counter several times, demanding money in a clear voice without accent, she said. She handed over the cash and he fled with it, Lt. Thomas Ingenito told CLIF…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Englewood driver in DWI crashes with son, 5, released on bail Englewood driver in DWI crashes with son, 5, released on bail Englewood driver in DWI crashes with son, 5, released on bail
Englewood driver in DWI crashes with son, 5, released on bail YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: An accused drunk driver who had his 5-year-old son in the car with him when Englewood police said he left the scene of one crash and sideswiped four other vehicles before slamming his sedan into a tree was released on $65,000 bail today from the Bergen County Jail. The boy’s face was cut and the car was “a total wreck,” Acting Detective Capt. Tim Torell told CLIFFVIEW PILOT after the Thursday night incident. “Front, back and both sides had sustained heavy damage…. It was a miracle that the boy wasn’t injured more seriously.” Carlos Jose Miranda, a 33-year-old Engle…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Jersey Shore couple from Bergen to be honored for Sandy relief Jersey Shore couple from Bergen to be honored for Sandy relief Jersey Shore couple from Bergen to be honored for Sandy relief
Jersey Shore couple from Bergen to be honored for Sandy relief SHOUT OUT: Bergen County natives Rich and Nadine Demczyszyn were simply trying to help their Jersey Shore neighbors after Hurricane Sandy hit. But their effort to immediately get supplies to first responders quickly grew into a statewide relief program that’s now receiving accolades. Besides a thumbs-up from Gov. Christie, the couple and their relief effort — Immediate Supplies for NJ EMS and FIRE Depts affected by Hurricane Sandy — will be hailed by the Lakewood BlueClaws and the popular Point Pleasant restaurant, Joe Leone’s, during one of “70 Sandy Ovations” this season. “We didn’t app…

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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Promotions help transform Fair Lawn Police Department Promotions help transform Fair Lawn Police Department Promotions help transform Fair Lawn Police Department
Promotions help transform Fair Lawn Police Department SHOUT OUT: The transformation of the Fair Lawn police department continued this week with the promotions of a trio of officers with 60 years of service among them, coming on the heels of the appointment of Capt. Glen Cauwels to replace outgoing Chief Erik Rose when he retires at the end of the month. “A long time coming,” a veteran borough officer told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. “[People will] be seeing a different department.” That includes achieving accreditation — a distinction that, among other things, helps reduce liability insurance and assures that the force is meeting the highest standards …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Valley, NJ
Breaking News
3-alarm blaze destroys $1.3 million Closter home 3-alarm blaze destroys $1.3 million Closter home 3-alarm blaze destroys $1.3 million Closter home
3-alarm blaze destroys $1.3 million Closter home UPDATE: Firefighters rushed back to a $1.3 million Closter home destroyed by a raging fire this afternoon after the blaze rekindled tonight just before 10 p.m. They quickly snuffed what remained. Homeowner Terrence Allen, 44, told police he heard the smoke alarm and ran to the garage of his Ranch Drive home to find it engulfed just after 4:15. He said he’d been charging the battery of his motorcycle. The fire spread to the house and quickly went to two alarms, emergency responders told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. Within an hour, it had gone to three alarms as the roof collapsed and flames shot skywa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Judge cuts sentence of Teaneck man accused of kidnapping boy Judge cuts sentence of Teaneck man accused of kidnapping boy Judge cuts sentence of Teaneck man accused of kidnapping boy
Judge cuts sentence of Teaneck man accused of kidnapping boy CVP EXCLUSIVE: A judge in Hackensack reduced the plea-bargained prison sentence of a Teaneck man who, with his brother, took his daughter’s 12-year-old boyfriend on a harrowing ride after finding frightening text messages on her cellphone. Superior Court Judge Patrick Roma also ordered Freddie Santiago held in the Bergen County Jail for 30 days to continue needed physical therapy for a broken shoulder before beginning his five-year prison term for two convictions of child endangerment. Santiago’s public defender, Seth Victor (above, right), asked Roma to delay sentencing yesterday for the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Federal judge dismisses suit by slain mobster’s family against Bergen prosecutor Federal judge dismisses suit by slain mobster’s family against Bergen prosecutor Federal judge dismisses suit by slain mobster’s family against Bergen prosecutor
Federal judge dismisses suit by slain mobster’s family against Bergen prosecutor ANOTHER CVP EXCLUSIVE: A federal judge today dismissed a lawsuit accusing Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli’s office of causing the mob-style hit on a reputed organized-crime associate from Tenafly by blowing his cover as a state informant. In tossing the civil rights complaint, U.S. District Court Judge Faith Hochberg ruled that Molinelli’s office “is entitled to immunity” from the heirs of Frank P. Lagano, 71, who was shot in the head on April 12, 2007 in the parking  lot of a Middlesex County diner he co-owned. Hochberg cited federal case law aimed at preventing “unfounded lit…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Hackensack lawyer’s secretary must repay $53,830 stolen from boss to avoid jail Hackensack lawyer’s secretary must repay $53,830 stolen from boss to avoid jail Hackensack lawyer’s secretary must repay $53,830 stolen from boss to avoid jail
Hackensack lawyer’s secretary must repay $53,830 stolen from boss to avoid jail UPDATE: A Hackensack law firm secretary who pleaded guilty to stealing more than $53,830 from her boss can avoid a 364-day jail sentence if she can repay him $400 a month during five years of probation until the debt’s been settled, a judge in Hackensack ruled today. Under the terms of a plea deal, 52-year-old Roxanne D. Elliott of Hackensack was to repay solo practitioner John Weichsel — her employer of 26 years — and spend 364 days in the Bergen County Jail. But Superior Court Judge Edward J. Jerejian gave her a chance to make good without incarceration. If Elliott can’t make good, sh…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Police: Drunk driver in series of Englewood crashes had boy, 5, in car Police: Drunk driver in series of Englewood crashes had boy, 5, in car Police: Drunk driver in series of Englewood crashes had boy, 5, in car
Police: Drunk driver in series of Englewood crashes had boy, 5, in car YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A drunk driver who left the scene of one crash and sideswiped four other vehicles before slamming his sedan into a tree had his 5-year-old son in the car with him, Englewood police charged today — adding that officers found the boy with facial injuries at the second scene. “The vehicle was a total wreck,” Acting Detective Capt. Tim Torell told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this afternoon. “Front, back and both sides had sustained heavy damage. “It was a miracle that the boy wasn’t injured more seriously.” Carlos Jose Miranda, a 33-year-old Englewood resident, was arrested and …

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