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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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Maywood arrests suspect in bicycle purse snatch Maywood arrests suspect in bicycle purse snatch Maywood arrests suspect in bicycle purse snatch
Maywood arrests suspect in bicycle purse snatch YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A keen-eyed Maywood patrol officer arrested an accused purse snatcher who struggled with his victim after riding up on a bicycle. The victim freed herself after a brief struggle and called police after being attacked on Maywood Avenue, Police Chief David Pegg said. The robber approached her while riding his bike south around 7:10 p.m., grabbed her shoulder purse and struggled with her, she told police. A short time later, Officer Walter Moussou spotted a man fitting the robber’s description in the Duane Reade parking lot on the corner of Maywood Avenue and Essex …

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Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
Fort Lee hit and run driver carried woman into building, police say Fort Lee hit and run driver carried woman into building, police say Fort Lee hit and run driver carried woman into building, police say
Fort Lee hit and run driver carried woman into building, police say ANOTHER CVP SCOOP: Fort Lee police tracked down and arrested a motorist who they said knocked down a 65-year-old woman with his car, then brought her into the lobby of a nearby co-op, telling the doorman she’d fallen. The North Arlington woman remained in stable condition at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center today after being struck around 11:30 Saturday night, police said. Julian Curatola, 23, is free on $5,000 bail, charged with leaving the scene of an accident with serious injury and hindering. Curatola, who has a provisional driver’s license, also received summonses for having t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Surgery possible in Emerson pedestrian crash Surgery possible in Emerson pedestrian crash Surgery possible in Emerson pedestrian crash
Surgery possible in Emerson pedestrian crash EXCLUSIVE: A 63-year-old woman from Hackensack sustained facial injuries that may require surgery after she either was struck by or walked into a vehicle near the Emerson train station. The pedestrian was in the crosswalk  at the intersection of Linwood Avenue and Kinderkamack Road when the incident occured, Emerson Police Capt. George Buono told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. Although her injuries weren’t considered life-threatening, he said, she may need surgery on an orbital bone. The crash initially was characterized as a hit and run. But police have located the driver of the Cadillac Esplanade i…

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Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Double homicide in Englewood Double homicide in Englewood Double homicide in Englewood
Double homicide in Englewood YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A 40-year-old Englewood woman put up a struggle before she was stabbed to death by an intruder who asphyxiated her 5-year-old daughter in the basement, Police Chief Arthur O’Keefe told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this afternoon. The Bergen County Medical Examiner was still at the scene as of 4:30, and the bodies remained where they were when discovered around 12:30, O’Keefe said. Police took five people in for questioning who were in the building at the time the bodies were found. Tammy Gaddy (Dwight Morrow High School 1990) Some are relatives who told police they broke do…

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Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Christie names Bergen judges among dozen-plus nominees Christie names Bergen judges among dozen-plus nominees Christie names Bergen judges among dozen-plus nominees
Christie names Bergen judges among dozen-plus nominees YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Along with several nominations, Gov. Christie today announced his intention to nominate two Superior Court justices for re-appointment in Bergen County:  Superior Court Judges Bonnie J. Mizdol of Paramus and Kenneth J. Slomienski of Wallington. The governor also nominated Eric T. Kanefsky of Tenafly as the permanent director of the state Division of Consumer Affairs and Ronal Chillemi of Ridgewood as his Insurance Fraud Prosecutor. Eric Kanefsky, NJ Division of Consumer Affairs Christie made two appointments to the Ramapo College Board of Trustees: Vincent P. Col…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Electrical fire sends smoke through Ridgefield Park office building Electrical fire sends smoke through Ridgefield Park office building Electrical fire sends smoke through Ridgefield Park office building
Electrical fire sends smoke through Ridgefield Park office building YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Ridgefield Park office building was evacuated after an electrical fire began filling it with smoke. Workers at 100 Challenger Road said the fire in the main electrical room knocked out power to the eight-story building. “It was completely black,” one of them told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. People were evacuated from the building in Overpeck Center, overlooking Overpeck Park, beginning around 8:20 this morning, another said. Fire trucks from Ridgefield Park, Bogota and Little Ferry quickly arrived, along with ambulances, but no injuries were reported. PSE&G was on…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Police seek Caddy in Emerson pedestrian hit and run Police seek Caddy in Emerson pedestrian hit and run Police seek Caddy in Emerson pedestrian hit and run
Police seek Caddy in Emerson pedestrian hit and run BREAKING NEWS: Police were searching for a Cadillac Escalade that struck a pedestrian near the Emerson train station and then took off this evening. The pedestrian was rushed to the trauma unit at Hackensack University Medical Center after the crash at the intersection of Linwood Avenue and Kinderkamack Road. Police broadcast the license plate: E55 CKB The vehicle was last seen on Forest Avenue near Bergen Catholic High School. If you have any information that can help find it and/or the driver, please contact Emerson PD immediately: (201) 262-2800

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Credit card thief at Bergen County Jail: Send me back to Connecticut Credit card thief at Bergen County Jail: Send me back to Connecticut Credit card thief at Bergen County Jail: Send me back to Connecticut
Credit card thief at Bergen County Jail: Send me back to Connecticut EXCLUSIVE (ONLY ON CVP): A convict who pleaded guilty today in connection with a stolen credit-card spree in three North Jersey counties said he can’t wait to return to prison in Connecticut. Curtis Hudson gave Superior Court Presiding Judge Liliana DeAvila-Silebi a hand-written letter saying he’ll be happy to be sentenced in absentia, as long as he can get back to his prison cell in Cheshire, CT. That means he’ll agree to whatever amount of restitution DeAvila-Silebi sets — not only for the women whose credit cards he stole but for the dozen or so stores where he used them. The 52-year…

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Montvale arson part of bigger scheme, prosecutor says Montvale arson part of bigger scheme, prosecutor says Montvale arson part of bigger scheme, prosecutor says
Montvale arson part of bigger scheme, prosecutor says YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A fire that destroyed a Montvale home was deliberately set by a man being sought by authorities after two others were indicted for ginning up documents to sell the place for $1, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said this afternoon. The chain of events began when when Demetris Michalaki provided Bank of America with an altered deed and a fraudulent letter authorizing the sale of the home to his father, Aristokilis Michalaki, for a dollar, Molinelli said. Lynette Vignapiano, a Weichert Realty real estate agent from Sparta, participated in the scheme, “speci…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
New Milford burglary suspects caught in Ramsey New Milford burglary suspects caught in Ramsey New Milford burglary suspects caught in Ramsey
New Milford burglary suspects caught in Ramsey YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Police from several towns had to draw their weapons this afternoon to get two men wanted in connection with a burglary in New Milford out of a car stopped a short time later in Ramsey. Saddle River Police Sgt. Jason Cosgriff stopped the vehicle about a half-hour after New Milford police issued the 12:30 alert. A witness had called police saying he saw one of the men force his way into a Faller Drive apartment, New Milford Police Chief Frank Papapietro said. “It was apparent that the apartment was burglarized and the suspect left via the kitchen window,” the chief…

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