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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Beekman-Poughquag, NY
Breaking News
Probation for Newark Airport security worker who used murder victim’s ID Probation for Newark Airport security worker who used murder victim’s ID Probation for Newark Airport security worker who used murder victim’s ID
Probation for Newark Airport security worker who used murder victim’s ID YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Nigeian man who took the identity of a murder victim to remain in the U.S. more than two decades ago was spared a prison sentence today for using fake credentials to work for a Newark Airport security firm. He’ll likely be deported, authorities said. Bimbo Peter Oyewole, 54, of Elizabeth, admitted using fraudulent security clearance ID to work as a supervisor for FJC Securities, a private firm that provides security services at Newark Liberty International Airport, the George Washington Bridge and other facilities operated by the Port Authority of New York and New …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Paramus man charged with selling more potent Oxycontin Paramus man charged with selling more potent Oxycontin Paramus man charged with selling more potent Oxycontin
Paramus man charged with selling more potent Oxycontin ANOTHER CVP SCOOP: A series of undercover buys led to the arrest of a Paramus man on charges of distributing a high-potency brand of Oxycontin, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said this afternoon. Brian A. Owens, 50, made three separate sales — one in November and two a month later — of three Roxicodone pills each, Molinelli said. He charged $20 a pill, the prosecutor said. “Roxi” and Oxycodone are essentially the same — only that Roxicodone is a brand name with more potency than the generic 30mg oxycodone pill. Last week, members of the Bergen County Narcotic Task Force an…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
‘Baby-faced’ killer guilty of murder ‘Baby-faced’ killer guilty of murder ‘Baby-faced’ killer guilty of murder
‘Baby-faced’ killer guilty of murder YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Jurors in Hackensack today convicted “baby-faced killer” Fernando Carrero Jr. of deliberately gunning down an aspiring police officer in Lyndhurst during a dispute over his girlfriend. Hall’s cousin, right (STORY / PHOTOS: Mary K. Miraglia) Carrero sat motionless as guilty verdicts were pronounced against him of all eight counts against him, including murder, weapons possession and hindering apprehension. They began deliberating yesterday morning, stopped a little after 4:30, then resumed today at 9 a.m. Just before 11:30, they signaled the judge that they’d rea…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
Wood-Ridge police: Sisters try switch in DWI crash Wood-Ridge police: Sisters try switch in DWI crash Wood-Ridge police: Sisters try switch in DWI crash
Wood-Ridge police: Sisters try switch in DWI crash ONLY ON CVP: A drunk driver who didn’t have a license claimed she was the passenger in a car that rear-ended another, said Wood-Ridge police, who quickly sorted things out — and arrested both her and her sister. Gina Barakat of Moonachie told officers who responded to the Tuesday night crash on Moonachie Avenue that she was behind the wheel at the time. However, witnesses told police otherwise. Dawn Fort of North Arlington “denied driving the vehicle,” while her sister “insisted she was the driver,” Detective Joseph Rutigliano told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. Before the episode was over, police …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Woodland Park con man admits scamming charities Woodland Park con man admits scamming charities Woodland Park con man admits scamming charities
Woodland Park con man admits scamming charities YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Charities and non-profit organizations that benefit schoolchildren and support people with life-threatening illnesses lost $768,000 to a compulsive gambler who today admitted promising them several rounds at the Augusta National Golf Course, a walk-on role on “Desperate Housewives,” and tickets to the Tony Awards but never delivered. Several victims were organizing a class action suit when federal agents arrested Gregory Ciccone of Woodland Park in October 2010 on charges of defrauding at least 17 charities and non-profit organizations in his role as owner and presid…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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FBI: Wayne man tried meeting child for sex, may be others FBI: Wayne man tried meeting child for sex, may be others FBI: Wayne man tried meeting child for sex, may be others
FBI: Wayne man tried meeting child for sex, may be others HAVE YOU SEEN THIS MAN? The FBI is bending one of its rules to publicize the photo of a Wayne man arrested on charges of trying to meet a minor for sex, in case there are other potential victims. Eric Fantua was arrested on Jan. 15 by agents from the bureau’s New York City division. “As you are aware, the FBI does not typically release photographs of persons arrested,” the FBI said in a news release. “A rare exception is being made in this instance for the exclusive purpose of identifying potential victims of the defendant. “Anyone who believes they may have additional information to pr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Leonia janitor in court for murders of girlfriend, girl, 5 Leonia janitor in court for murders of girlfriend, girl, 5 Leonia janitor in court for murders of girlfriend, girl, 5
Leonia janitor in court for murders of girlfriend, girl, 5 YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: A Leonia middle school custodian accused of stabbing his girlfriend to death and then suffocating her 5-year-old daughter because she witnessed the murder was brought into a packed Hackensack courtroom this afternoon for his first appearance on two first-degree counts of murder and other offenses. Tammy Gaddy (Dwight Morrow High School 1990) Presiding Superior Court Judge Liliana DeAvila-Silebi ordered that 34-year-old Michael C. Brady of Teaneck remain held on $2 million bail during a brief court hearing. Brady, represented by Paul Giblin Jr. (photo above),  d…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Hackensack detective finds ex-con with loaded handgun — again Hackensack detective finds ex-con with loaded handgun — again Hackensack detective finds ex-con with loaded handgun — again
Hackensack detective finds ex-con with loaded handgun — again ANOTHER CVP SCOOP: For the second time in four months, the same Hackensack detective found a loaded handgun and pot for sale in the car of a felon once involved in a bar shooting. It wasn’t a surprise, given the ex-con’s history. Kyler “Babyboy” Wilkins, 37, has been in and out of adult prison since he turned 18, records show. His rap sheet includes no fewer than two dozen charges in that time, including attempted murder. He was also involved in a shooting at an Englewood bar that seriously injured a security guard. The 5-foot-9-inch, 250-pound Wilkins was free on $75,000 bail following…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
Winds blow chimney into house, billboard on Route 17, more Winds blow chimney into house, billboard on Route 17, more Winds blow chimney into house, billboard on Route 17, more
Winds blow chimney into house, billboard on Route 17, more UPDATE: Given our recent history, the overnight storm wasn’t the worst. But it caused serious damage — in one case flinging a brick chimney into the home of a neighbor who was sleeping nearby. Southbound Route 17 was closed down after a vinyl billboard whipped in the wind after snapping loose. The miss in Lyndhurst occured on Thomas Avenue, after the chimney crashed through the attic and ceiling of a house next door, officials said. The winds hit an estimated 60 miles an hour overnight. But it isn’t over: The National Weather Service said gusts of up to 50 mph would continue at least un…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
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Father, son, injured in Saddle Brook fire Father, son, injured in Saddle Brook fire Father, son, injured in Saddle Brook fire
Father, son, injured in Saddle Brook fire ONLY ON CVP: An 81-year-old resident and  his son ran from their burning Saddle Brook house this afternoon, sustaining minor burns that sent them to the hospital. The Oxford Avenue fire broke out around 3:45, Saddle Brook Police Chief Robert J. Kugler told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. Responders found heavy fire and smoke from inside and both Robert L. Myerjack Sr. and his son, Robert, 51, in a neighbor’s yard. “They had minor burns and smoke inhalation,” the chief said, adding that the Saddle Brook Volunteer Ambulance Corps took both to Hackensack University Medical Center. The single-floor hous…

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