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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Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Mugshots of Garfield mom, companion, charged in beating of boy, 15 Mugshots of Garfield mom, companion, charged in beating of boy, 15 Mugshots of Garfield mom, companion, charged in beating of boy, 15
Mugshots of Garfield mom, companion, charged in beating of boy, 15 MUGSHOTS: CLIFFVIEW PILOT readers asked for the mugshots of the Garfield mother who police said went after a teenaged boy with a machete after finding him at home with her 15-year-old daughter and then called a female “companion” who joined in the beating — and here they are. The women took the teen’s sneakers before finally letting him leave after the mother found him hiding in the bathroom, Garfield Police Capt. Darren Sucorowski confirmed yesterday afternoon following a morning inquiry by CLIFFVIEW PILOT: ANOTHER CVP SCOOP: A Garfield woman went after a teenaged boy with a machete an…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
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Fort Lee police seize eight pounds of pot, make 2 arrests Fort Lee police seize eight pounds of pot, make 2 arrests Fort Lee police seize eight pounds of pot, make 2 arrests
Fort Lee police seize eight pounds of pot, make 2 arrests YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Fort Lee police seized eight pounds of pot and arrested two Pennsylvania men after a traffic stop on Route 46 early this morning. Emergency Services Unit Officer Jay Makroulakis and Patrol Officer Anthony Bozzetti were conducting business checks along the highway when a Nissan Rogue with Pennsylvania plates suddenly pulled out of the BP station on the southbound side of Routes 46/1 & 9 around 1 a.m. The officers were prepared to write several motor vehicle summonses when the two occupants, interviewed separately, gave “conflicting stories as to where they were …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Rochelle Park detectives track down wanted burglary suspect Rochelle Park detectives track down wanted burglary suspect Rochelle Park detectives track down wanted burglary suspect
Rochelle Park detectives track down wanted burglary suspect YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: It took less than a week, but Rochelle Park police found a second man wanted in connection with a pair of burglaries last week hiding in a relative’s closet. Julio Ponce, 31, of Clifton, is being held on $175,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail following his arrest yesterday after six days at large. The Peruvian national is charged with two burglaries, as well as theft, criminal mischief and receiving stolen property. He joins 27-year-old Guillermo Peraltanoesi of Paterson, an ex-con wanted on gun and drug charges who was arrested last Thursday morning by Rochelle P…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Confession in murder, torching of rapper Kampane was forced, lawyer says Confession in murder, torching of rapper Kampane was forced, lawyer says Confession in murder, torching of rapper Kampane was forced, lawyer says
Confession in murder, torching of rapper Kampane was forced, lawyer says ANOTHER CVP EXCLUSIVE: Bergen County investigators got a confession from Randy K. Manning to killing rapper Kampane, burning his body and leaving it in an SUV on a Paramus side street, but a defense attorney told a  judge in Hackensack today that they broke the law to do it. Public Defender Tana McPherson told Superior Court Judge Edward Jerejian that Detective Robert Anzilotti of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office used “invasive, intimidating, and conclusive” tactics to force Manning into confessing during his August 2011 arrest. Investigators hastily focused on Manning as the last pe…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
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Imprisoned mobster, 72, brought to Bergen on weapons charges Imprisoned mobster, 72, brought to Bergen on weapons charges Imprisoned mobster, 72, brought to Bergen on weapons charges
Imprisoned mobster, 72, brought to Bergen on weapons charges NOWHERE BUT CLIFFVIEW PILOT: An imprisoned Genovese family underboss from Upper Saddle River has been transferred to the Bergen County Jail to face charges of having an arsenal of illegal guns in his home, some with the serial numbers scraped off. Authorities moved 72-year-oldFrank Fea to Hackensack from the Allenwood Federal Correctional Complex (FCC) in Pennsylvania last week in preparation for a March 11 hearing at the Bergen County courthouse, CLIFFVIEW PILOT has learned. Fea began a 30-month sentence last year after he admitted running a gambling and loan-sharking ring out of Rocklan…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
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Police: Garfield mom restrains, beats teen boy found with daughter Police: Garfield mom restrains, beats teen boy found with daughter Police: Garfield mom restrains, beats teen boy found with daughter
Police: Garfield mom restrains, beats teen boy found with daughter ANOTHER CVP SCOOP: A Garfield woman went after a teenaged boy with a machete and then called a female “companion” — who joined in the beating — after finding him at home with her 15-year-old daughter last night, police confirmed late this afternoon. The women took the teen’s sneakers before finally letting him leave after the mother found him hiding in the bathroom, Garfield Police Capt. Darren Sucorowski told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. The 15-year-old boy’s mother called police at 7:20 last night and then took him to the hospital, where he was treated for bruises on his arm, the captain said. Af…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Valley, NJ
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Witness, colleagues help Cresskill police nab suspected burglar Witness, colleagues help Cresskill police nab suspected burglar Witness, colleagues help Cresskill police nab suspected burglar
Witness, colleagues help Cresskill police nab suspected burglar ANOTHER CVP SCOOP: A witness who paid attention to details, combined with the resources of several area law enforcement agencies, led to the arrest of a career criminal — already out on bail on other charges — in connection with a Cresskill home burglary last week. The witness dialed 911 after seeing a burglar shoulder open the front door of a Burns Place home last Thursday. “We just missed him,” Detective Jason Lanzilotti told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this afternoon, noting that the witness described both the bandit and a large black SUV he sped off in. Along with evidence collected by the Berg…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
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Englewood doctor admits trying to have lover, ex-partner killed Englewood doctor admits trying to have lover, ex-partner killed Englewood doctor admits trying to have lover, ex-partner killed
Englewood doctor admits trying to have lover, ex-partner killed YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: An Englewood physician today admitted trying to hire a hit man to kill his lover and his former business partner. Ajit Jayaram, a 65-year-old internist whose office was in Jersey City, said he owed one of the targets, pharmacist Mukhtar Ahmed, $250,000 and was worried his wife — a Brooklyn neurologist — would learn of his affair with another woman. The two men “had a prior failed business relationship and were involved in ongoing disputes over a woman,” state Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa said today. Jayaram also admitted in Superior Court in Jersey City tod…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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NJ ‘Operation Ever Vigilant’ nets 25 in child rape images NJ ‘Operation Ever Vigilant’ nets 25 in child rape images NJ ‘Operation Ever Vigilant’ nets 25 in child rape images
NJ ‘Operation Ever Vigilant’ nets 25 in child rape images YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Five Bergen County men were among two dozen arrested as part of a law enforcement action that smashed a child pornography network that distributed videos of youngsters being raped, authorities announced this morning. A juvenile was also taken into custody as part of “Operation Ever Vigilant,” headed by the NJ State Police, which also turned up sexually explicit videos portraying necrophilia and bestiality, among other acts, state Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa said. Five of those arrested had direct contact with young children, including two defendants who are …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Palisades Park computer tech in N.J. child porn roundup Palisades Park computer tech in N.J. child porn roundup Palisades Park computer tech in N.J. child porn roundup
Palisades Park computer tech in N.J. child porn roundup YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A self-employed computer technician from Palisades Park is among more than two dozen defendants arrested the past few weeks, as State Police and other authorities teamed up to bust major distributors of child pornography that they said includes child-rape videos, CLIFFVIEW PILOT has learned. Also arrested were defendants from Bergenfield, Hillsdale, Fair Lawn and Fairview, as part of more than two dozen picked up in 11 counties statewide. Information about the sweep will be announced this morning by state Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa and State Police Col. Ric…

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