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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Paramus, NJ
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Shoplifting becomes robbery when thief head-butts Paramus mall officer Shoplifting becomes robbery when thief head-butts Paramus mall officer Shoplifting becomes robbery when thief head-butts Paramus mall officer
Shoplifting becomes robbery when thief head-butts Paramus mall officer ANOTHER CVP SCOOP: A shoplifting from a Paramus mall Apple store turned into a robbery when the alleged thief head-butted a security officer as he was being taken into custody by borough police. The security officer grabbed Michael Thomas after he left the Garden State Plaza store yesterday with five Nike fuel bands worth $149 each, Detective Sgt. Robert T. Von Schalscha told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. “They got into a struggle, and the officer held onto him until help began to arrive,” Von Schalscha said. “He let go to handcuff him and the guy took off. “But they quickly grabbed him again, cuffe…

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Northern Highlands, NJ
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Route 17 rollover in Upper Saddle River seriously injures driver Route 17 rollover in Upper Saddle River seriously injures driver Route 17 rollover in Upper Saddle River seriously injures driver
Route 17 rollover in Upper Saddle River seriously injures driver ONLY ON CVP: Upper Saddle River police were trying to determine the cause of a rollover that seriously injured a 57-year-old driver on Route 17 earlier today. Traffic was backed up to Mahwah after the rollover, which occurred around 2 p.m. Witnesses said the four-door sedan hit the divider in the southbound lanes, flipped and slid before coming to a stop. The driver was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, emergency workers said.

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Hackensack, NJ
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‘She was 12′ when four years of sex with Mahwah minister began, prosecutor tells jurors ‘She was 12′ when four years of sex with Mahwah minister began, prosecutor tells jurors ‘She was 12′ when four years of sex with Mahwah minister began, prosecutor tells jurors
‘She was 12′ when four years of sex with Mahwah minister began, prosecutor tells jurors CVP EXCLUSIVE: A defense attorney for Mahwah youth pastor Curtis Franklin today called his trial on charges of having sex with an underage congregant “a garden-variety ‘he-said / she-said’ case.” However, an assistant Bergen County prosecutor outlined a long-term relationship “conducted in secret” in several places over four years, beginning when the girl was 12. Franklin, whose first prosecution in the same case ended in a mistrial, is being re-tried. He already is serving an eight-year prison sentence at the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center in Avenel for having sex with the woman’s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Not guilty verdicts on more serious counts in broken beer bottle incident at Route 4 club Not guilty verdicts on more serious counts in broken beer bottle incident at Route 4 club Not guilty verdicts on more serious counts in broken beer bottle incident at Route 4 club
Not guilty verdicts on more serious counts in broken beer bottle incident at Route 4 club YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Jurors in Hackensack today acquitted Cristian Murillo-Munoz of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in an attack with a broken beer bottle at a Fort Lee nightclub that left his best friend of 14 years with a life-threatening gash in his neck. However, they convicted him of  lesser charges of “causing significant bodily injury” and weapons possession, which could still send him to prison. Murillo-Munoz, of Weehawken, clasped his hands against his face (photo, above), then heaved a sigh of relief when the not-guilty verdicts were read just after noon. During th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
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NJ Supreme Court orders East Rutherford to reimburse police for doubling co-pays NJ Supreme Court orders East Rutherford to reimburse police for doubling co-pays NJ Supreme Court orders East Rutherford to reimburse police for doubling co-pays
NJ Supreme Court orders East Rutherford to reimburse police for doubling co-pays CVP EXCLUSIVE: The New Jersey Supreme Court this morning ordered East Rutherford to reimburse its police officers half of a $10 co-pay for doctor visits they were required to shell out in violation of a collective bargaining agreement. The borough appealed to the state’s highest court after an appeals panel reinstated an arbitrator’s decision that the borough pay East Rutherford PBA Local 275 the money. However, the Supremes said its argument was “without merit” and affirmed the appeals court ruling. The justices pointed directly to a provision of the union’s collective bargaining agree…

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Hackensack, NJ
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Propane heater ignites new Garfield townhouse blaze Propane heater ignites new Garfield townhouse blaze Propane heater ignites new Garfield townhouse blaze
Propane heater ignites new Garfield townhouse blaze A propane heater apparently ignited a pre-dawn blaze that destroyed several new Garfield townhouses. The fire at 950 River Drive, the site of the former Garden State Paper Company near Route 46, broke out just before 5 a.m. (PHOTO: Brett M. Dzadik) Firefighters had it under control is less than two hours. The 14 three-story units were still under construction and not occupied. Eight units were destroyed and a ninth severely damaged, fire officials said. Nearby residents were evacuated from their homes. No injuries were reported. Joining Garfield firefighters were their counterpart…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Mahwah pastor underage sex re-trial openings today Mahwah pastor underage sex re-trial openings today Mahwah pastor underage sex re-trial openings today
Mahwah pastor underage sex re-trial openings today The retrial of former Mahwah minister Curtis Franklin in Hackensack on charges of having sex with a teenaged congregant begins with opening arguments today, after a judge last week rejected a bid for a change of venue. As CLIFFVIEW PILOT reported exclusively on Friday, defense attorney Benjamin Morton argued that there was a great deal of publicity during Franklin’s previous two trials — one of which led to a conviction that put him behind bars for several years and the other resulting in a mistrial. Superior Court Judge Edward Jerejian (STORY / PHOTO: Mary K. Miraglia) Morton said he a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
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Crashes, smashes, dents, dings — snow reason to stay put Crashes, smashes, dents, dings — snow reason to stay put Crashes, smashes, dents, dings — snow reason to stay put
Crashes, smashes, dents, dings — snow reason to stay put SLIDERS (9:30 p.m.): Emergency workers throughout Bergen have been scrambling since the sun set: In a span of less than an hour, crashes were reported tonight in Hillsdale, Emerson, Paramus, Ridgewood, Washington Township, and elsewhere. Ridgewood crash The most serious was a car going over what may be a retaining wall on East Glen Avenue in Ridgewood, between Gateway Road and Standish Place (see map). East Glen Avenue was closed indefinitely. Medics, as well as several tow trucks were called. About an hour later, a Range Rover hit a tree just up the road. The driver was OK, police said…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
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NJ feds bust ‘bath salts’ distribution ring NJ feds bust ‘bath salts’ distribution ring NJ feds bust ‘bath salts’ distribution ring
NJ feds bust ‘bath salts’ distribution ring YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: On the same day that Gov. Christie signed a law making the distribution of synthetic pot a serious crime, federal authorities announced the arrests of three Middlesex County men and one New York man in connection with a scheme to distribute kilogram amounts of “bath salts” at Rutgers and Monmouth universities. Agents with Immigration and Customs Enforcement-Homeland Security Investigations seized more than $90,000 in cash and seized two luxury automobiles bought with money from the illicit business. Federal authorities said the probe began after their agents interc…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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NJ moves closer to tougher laws against child predators NJ moves closer to tougher laws against child predators NJ moves closer to tougher laws against child predators
NJ moves closer to tougher laws against child predators New Jersey authorities would be able to keep child predators behind bars without parole or early release, as part of a series of sweeping measures approved by the state Senate today. S-2493 also makes it easier for authorities to charge and convict offenders by establishing the use of child pornography file-sharing programs as a second-degree crime. Co-sponsored by state Sen. Kevin O’Toole (R-Bergen, Essex, Morris, Passaic) — along with Democratic Senate President Steve Sweeney and Sen. Donald Norcross — the bi-partisan measure creates “a comprehensive pornography prevention act.” “This…

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