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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Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Bergen fugitive arrested in Florida Keys — for reckless biking Bergen fugitive arrested in Florida Keys — for reckless biking Bergen fugitive arrested in Florida Keys — for reckless biking
Bergen fugitive arrested in Florida Keys — for reckless biking YOU READ IT  HERE FIRST: A Little Ferry man accused of clipping a New Milford officer with his car after a strong-armed robbery in Dumont was arrested in Key Largo — for erratic bike riding. Richard Scrivani was weaving across lanes in the middle of a highway with no lights on around 1:20 a.m. today when a Monroe County sheriff’s deputy stopped him, authorities in Florida said. Scrivani was “vague” and told the officer he’d been “hanging out” at Publix with friends — which they said was closed. When pressed, he couldn’t identify any of those friends, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office sai…

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Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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A special Sunday luncheon for the Moonachie First Aid Squad A special Sunday luncheon for the Moonachie First Aid Squad A special Sunday luncheon for the Moonachie First Aid Squad
A special Sunday luncheon for the Moonachie First Aid Squad SHOUT OUT: After saving many of those caught in the Hurricane Sandy flood, members of the Moonachie First Aid & Rescue Squad returned to headquarters to find that they were in serious trouble themselves. Now they’re the ones who need help. Not only were their vehicles damaged and headquarters destroyed. Many members lost personal belongings, including cars and homes. Still, they have often been the first on the scene whenever help is needed anywhere in the area. When two cars crashed near MetLife Stadium on Route 3 the other night, two Moonachie rigs showed up. Bazzarelli Restaurant, …

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Hyde Park, NY
Breaking News
Garfield police: Synthetic pot still being sold despite ban in NJ Garfield police: Synthetic pot still being sold despite ban in NJ Garfield police: Synthetic pot still being sold despite ban in NJ
Garfield police: Synthetic pot still being sold despite ban in NJ SPECIAL REPORT: Packages of illegal synthetic marijuana with names such as “Scooby Snacks,” “OMG,” WTF” and “Mad Hatter” were being openly sold by a Garfield business owner being held on $150,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail after being arrested by Garfield police as part of an ongoing statewide crackdown. Undercover officers found more than four dozen bags of the product being sold at Milan Kothari’s Tobacco Road store on River Drive, Garfield Police Chief Kevin Amos said. Kothari is charged under statutes put in place by state authorities last year, and approved by the Legislature las…

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Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Fair Lawn ransom note phone hoax part of widespread scam Fair Lawn ransom note phone hoax part of widespread scam Fair Lawn ransom note phone hoax part of widespread scam
Fair Lawn ransom note phone hoax part of widespread scam BE ALERT: The terrified man who prompted a Fair Lawn bank teller to trip a holdup alarm — bringing an army of tactical police officers who closed off area streets — was one of a growing number of victims of phone scammers first given widespread local attention last year.As CLIFFVIEW PILOT first reported last fall, the scam is hitting Bergen County residents hard. In one case, a Wyckoff couple in their 70′s lost $15,000 after being tricked into believing their son had been in car crash in New York City and needed bail money. “I feel terrible for this couple,” Wyckoff Police Chief Benjamin …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Apply here: Vacancies on Bergen County boards and commissions Apply here: Vacancies on Bergen County boards and commissions Apply here: Vacancies on Bergen County boards and commissions
Apply here: Vacancies on Bergen County boards and commissions YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Interested in serving in Bergen County government? County Executive Kathleen Donovan posted a “Help Wanted” list, of sorts, that lists all of the vacancies on the county’s various boards. Go to:  BERGEN COUNTY Boards & Commissions It’s part of an ongoing 2013 overall of the county website, which Donovan said aims to “improve transparency” in government. Current and past county budgets have been at www.co.bergen.us since 2011, when Kathleen Donovan was elected County Executive. This, she said, allows taxpayers “to be able to view the county budget from the c…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Teaneck burglar not ‘ringleader’ of James Bond Gang Teaneck burglar not ‘ringleader’ of James Bond Gang Teaneck burglar not ‘ringleader’ of James Bond Gang
Teaneck burglar not ‘ringleader’ of James Bond Gang A NEWSMAN WRITES: Despite what’s been published elsewhere, an associate of the notorious James Bond Gang who was arrested after a home burglary in Sparta the other night isn’t the current ringleader. In fact, if you want to know the truth: There isn’t even a ring. The original James Bond Gang was a handful back in the mid-80s and early 90s, breaking into hundreds of homes in New Jersey, New York and along the East Coast and stealing millions in cash and jewelry. I would know: Thanks to great contacts and years of building trust, federal investigators confided in me to keep my yap shut while…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
The Original James Bond Gang: Stirred, Shaken The Original James Bond Gang: Stirred, Shaken The Original James Bond Gang: Stirred, Shaken
The Original James Bond Gang: Stirred, Shaken David Kirkland was in his mid-20s when he hooked up with Teaneck High School buddy Terence Lawton, who owned a detailing shop in Englewood where he created a car responsible for what became their burglary crew’s nickname. One night, several original crew members were being chased by Emerson police in Hackensack. Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino (then an Emerson officer) told CLIFFVIEW PILOT the rear license plate flipped down, revealing a quartet of halogens that blinded him and his partner as the Beamer sped off. Even when they were stopped near burglary scenes, the crew could fool …

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Hackensack, NJ
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Accused killer of rapper Kampane claims Miranda rights violation Accused killer of rapper Kampane claims Miranda rights violation Accused killer of rapper Kampane claims Miranda rights violation
Accused killer of rapper Kampane claims Miranda rights violation ANOTHER CVP EXCLUSIVE: A judge in Hackensack is expected to rule Tuesday on whether the man accused of murdering rapper Kampane, burning his body and then leaving it in a car on a Paramus side street was properly read his rights before being questioned by police. An attorney for Randy K. Manning made the request of Superior Court Judge Edward Jerejian today, contesting the August 2001 arrest. Jerejian said he would review the videotaped questioning of Manning before issuing his ruling (MUGSHOT, ABOVE: Courtesy Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office). If he rejects Public Defender Tana McPher…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
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East Rutherford police: No major injuries in Route 3 crash East Rutherford police: No major injuries in Route 3 crash East Rutherford police: No major injuries in Route 3 crash
East Rutherford police: No major injuries in Route 3 crash ONLY ON CVP: Five people had to be extricated from one car following a crash with another on westbound Route 3 just past MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford that police said looked worse than it was. All five and the driver of the other car sustained minor injuries in the 9:15 p.m. crash (SUBMITTED PHOTO, ABOVE). No fewer than a half-dozen emergency medical units were there — 2 teams from Moonachie, one each from Rutherford, Lyndhurst, North Bergen and Meadowlands Hospital and Medical Center. East Rutherford police were joined by officers from several  neighboring communities, as well as…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Mad chase from quiet Englewood Cliffs to busy Route 46 Mad chase from quiet Englewood Cliffs to busy Route 46 Mad chase from quiet Englewood Cliffs to busy Route 46
Mad chase from quiet Englewood Cliffs to busy Route 46 EXCLUSIVE (ONLY ON CVP): A 23-year-old Lodi man awaiting trial on a slew of drug charges from different towns led police on a pre-dawn car chase that began with him barreling across a side-street lawn in Englewood Cliffs and ended with him trying to smash a Moonachie police cruiser on Route 46, CLIFFVIEW PILOT has learned. Felix Benitez had been arrested by Lodi police on drug charges and bailed out less than a week ago when Englewood Cliffs Officer Ronald Waldt spotted his black Toyota speeding south on Route 9W just after midnight this morning, Chief Michael Cioffi told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. …

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