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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Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
Bogus credit card ring: $200 million stolen, 8 countries, 28 states Bogus credit card ring: $200 million stolen, 8 countries, 28 states Bogus credit card ring: $200 million stolen, 8 countries, 28 states
Bogus credit card ring: $200 million stolen, 8 countries, 28 states YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: An international crime ring obtained more than 25,000 credit cards by creating thousands of fake identities and then bought at least $200 million worth of luxury cars, spa treatments and gold, among other items, in one of the largest credit card schemes ever uncovered by the government, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman said this morning in Newark. The scheme spanned at least 8 countries and 28 states, said Fishman, who has scheduled a late-morning news conference to formally announce indictments against 18 people identified either by their real names or phony identities…

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Rutherford, NJ
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Rutherford police get good look at burglar Rutherford police get good look at burglar Rutherford police get good look at burglar
Rutherford police get good look at burglar YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Rutherford police are seeking the public’s help in catching a burglar who fled after being interrupted by the homeowners. A surveillance video shows the bandit carrying a book as he rang the bell and knocked on the front door of the home just before 2 o’clock yesterday afternoon, Detective Michael Garner told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this morning. YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: In no time, Rutherford police caught an ex-con they said was in the middle of a burglary when he was interrupted by the homeowners. READ MORE…. After getting no response, he tried the doorknob, then wal…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
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Two arrested after chase in Ridgewood gas station drug buy Two arrested after chase in Ridgewood gas station drug buy Two arrested after chase in Ridgewood gas station drug buy
Two arrested after chase in Ridgewood gas station drug buy YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: An undercover drug buy at a Ridgewood gas station sparked a police chase Monday night that ended with an accused dealer in the Bergen County Jail. The suspect took off in a Chrysler sedan along with an 18-year-old man who apparently wasn’t directly involved in the sale at the Route 17 station off Franklin Turnpike, according to unofficial reports. Ho-Ho-Kus police joined their Ridgewood counterparts in chasing the vehicle along Franklin Turnpike. They quickly captured one suspect, then called in two canines during what began as a foot chase toward Valleau Cemeter…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Sex trial begins for former ‘Love & Hip Hop’ star Mendeecees Harris Sex trial begins for former ‘Love & Hip Hop’ star Mendeecees Harris Sex trial begins for former ‘Love & Hip Hop’ star Mendeecees Harris
Sex trial begins for former ‘Love & Hip Hop’ star Mendeecees Harris EXCLUSIVE (ONLY ON CLIFFVIEW PILOT): The teen-sex trial of promoter Mendeecees Harris begins tomorrow, but the former “Love & Hip Hop” celebrity won’t be coming and going as he pleases: Harris will be shuttled in handcuffs between the Bergen County courthouse and the county jail, where he’s been held since his arrest last week on federal drug charges. Opening arguments begin at 9:30 a.m. in Presiding Superior Court Judge Liliana DeAvila-Silebi’s courtroom in Hackensack. BREAKING NEWS: Jurors in Hackensack this afternoon acquitted VH1 “Love & Hip Hop” star Mendeecees Harris of se…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Cliffview Pilot today: Monday, Feb. 4 Cliffview Pilot today: Monday, Feb. 4 Cliffview Pilot today: Monday, Feb. 4
Cliffview Pilot today: Monday, Feb. 4 Miss any of CLIFFVIEW PILOT‘s headlines so far today? The school board member charged with domestic violence? The 80-something driver who survived a plunge into a creek? Check here for these and more…. *    *    *    *    *    * Casino Night set for Christopher Brandle Joy of Life Foundation SPECIAL REPORT: You can help find a cure for childhood brain cancer and support the families of kids who suffer from it by attending or buying an ad for The Christopher Brandle Joy of Life Foundation‘s third annual Casino Night. READ MORE…. *    *    *    *    *    * Sex trial begins for former…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Hackensack Board of Ed member charged in domestic assault Hackensack Board of Ed member charged in domestic assault Hackensack Board of Ed member charged in domestic assault
Hackensack Board of Ed member charged in domestic assault CVP EXCLUSIVE: A Hackensack Board of Education member was arrested by police over the weekend and charged with assaulting his girlfriend. Kevon Larkins, 35, posted $42,500 bail and was released pending a Municipal Court hearing. Police were called to the woman’s South Prospect Avenue home on Saturday. They “determined that Kevon Larkins assaulted the mother of his children,” including slamming a door on her hand, which required medical attention, Detective Capt. Thomas Salcedo told CLIFFVIEW PILOT tonight. He also threatened further violence, the captain said. Officers grabbed Larki…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Christie shouldn’t split from Sandy relief fund Christie shouldn’t split from Sandy relief fund Christie shouldn’t split from Sandy relief fund
Christie shouldn’t split from Sandy relief fund A PUBLISHER WRITES: The idea that Gov. Christie should distance himself from the Hurricane Sandy relief fund because donors might expect favors is insulting. The Hurricane Sandy New Jersey Relief Fund, headed by the governor’s wife, Mary Pat Christie, has raised $32 million, thanks in large part to big corporations — and in no small measure to countless individual donors. Yet just as questions were raised about President Obama’s visit to New Jersey in the wake of the storm (What was he supposed to do?), we now have those who want to make political hay of a humanitarian effort. Jerry DeM…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
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Oradell man, 86, escapes injury after car plunges into creek Oradell man, 86, escapes injury after car plunges into creek Oradell man, 86, escapes injury after car plunges into creek
Oradell man, 86, escapes injury after car plunges into creek CVP EXCLUSIVE: An 86-year-old Oradell man escaped what could have been a much more serious outcome when his car plunged over a berm and into the Van Saun Mill Brook this afternoon. The man, who lives on dead-ended Glenside Court next to the brook, was backing his Subaru out of his garage when the driver’s side mirror hit the garage door and startled him, Oradell Police Chief Frank P. Florio told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. He told police he hit the brake, but he might have misjudged and stepped on the accelerator instead. The car plunged backward over the 8-10-foot berm, landing in about a foot of…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Montvale Jewelers burglar flees with more than $200,000 worth Montvale Jewelers burglar flees with more than $200,000 worth Montvale Jewelers burglar flees with more than $200,000 worth
Montvale Jewelers burglar flees with more than $200,000 worth ANOTHER CVP SCOOP: The owner of Montvale Jewelers told police he interrupted a burglary last night in which a masked bandit made off with an estimated $200,000 or so in goods. The owner told police the ski-masked burglar bolted out the back door around 8:10 p.m., Montvale Police Chief Jeremy Abrams told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this afternoon. “The phone line had been cut, disabling the alarm system,” Abrams said, adding that the bandit had forced his way in through the back door. The Bergen County Sheriff’s Office’s K-9 unit tracked a scent to the street, where the trail ended, Abrams said. T…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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Accused shoplifter speeds off from New Milford police Accused shoplifter speeds off from New Milford police Accused shoplifter speeds off from New Milford police
Accused shoplifter speeds off from New Milford police HAVE YOU SEEN THIS MAN? Police are looking for a Little Ferry man who they said clipped a New Milford officer trying to arrest him as he sped off in his car after a strong-armed robbery in Dumont. Dumont police put out the call around 9 o’clock Saturday night after a theft at the Madison Avenue CVS. Moments later, a black Audi matching the broadcast description passed New Milford Officer Bryan Mone on River Road. Mone pulled the car over at Cedar Road, New Milford Police Chief Frank Papapietro said. Seeing the driver, Richard Scrivani, reach into the glove compartment, Mone ordered hi…

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