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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Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Paramus police officers hurt after being menaced by gang Paramus police officers hurt after being menaced by gang Paramus police officers hurt after being menaced by gang
Paramus police officers hurt after being menaced by gang YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Two Paramus police officers were injured chasing down a gang of Teaneck teens who surrounded and threatened them on Route 4 early this morning — two hours after police broke up a disturbance the group had caused outside the Garden State Plaza. The incident began during a motor vehicle stop on Route 4 East around 2:20 a.m., Paramus Police Chief Christopher Brock said. Officer Anthony Liggo had pulled over a motorist for a traffic violation, with Officer Daniel Cullen assisting, when 10 or so youths walked up, shouting “bitches,” “faggots,” “pussies” and other deroga…

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Englewood house fire quickly extinguished Englewood house fire quickly extinguished Englewood house fire quickly extinguished
Englewood house fire quickly extinguished YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Firefighters quickly knocked down a fire that blew through an Englewood attic last night. No serious injuries were reported. The call to 332 West Englewood Avenue came in at 9:23 p.m, within moments of word that a huge fire had hit Rutherford’s downtown (SEE: UPDATE: Several businesses destroyed in Rutherford fire). The 2½-story house is nearly on the Teaneck border, allowing several mutual aid companies — from Bergenfield, Bogota, Hackensack, Leonia, Teaneck and Tenafly, among others — to converge on the scene. By 10:45, the blaze was all but out. ABOVE: CLIFF…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
Several businesses destroyed in Rutherford fire Several businesses destroyed in Rutherford fire Several businesses destroyed in Rutherford fire
Several businesses destroyed in Rutherford fire THE MORNING AFTER: Flames blew through several connected businesses near Rutherford’s Restaurant Row late Friday, collapsing the structure’s roof and leaving water from firefighters’ hoses to freeze. But Mayor Joe DiSalvo found something to be thankful for. “Our Fire Department did a tremendous job with the help of numerous mutual aid departments,” DiSalvo told CLIFFVIEW PILOT after the blaze officially was declared under control around 1:30 a.m. “They fought the fire for hours and kept it from spreading,” DiSalvo said. “Most importantly, nobody was hurt.” Several companies rushed to th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Child porn videos lead to arrest of Hudson man by Bergen detectives Child porn videos lead to arrest of Hudson man by Bergen detectives Child porn videos lead to arrest of Hudson man by Bergen detectives
Child porn videos lead to arrest of Hudson man by Bergen detectives YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A North Bergen man was arrested by computer crimes investigators from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and charged with trafficking in hundreds of online child pornography videos involving pre-pubescent youngsters having sex. Javier E. Salazar, a married software engineer who lives at 415 73rd Street, was being held on $75,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail pending an appearance Monday in Central Municipal Court following his arrest earlier today. He is charged with two counts of child endangerment by possession child pornography, records show. This comes on…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Trainer caught with semi-auto gun on Route 46 gets eight years Trainer caught with semi-auto gun on Route 46 gets eight years Trainer caught with semi-auto gun on Route 46 gets eight years
Trainer caught with semi-auto gun on Route 46 gets eight years ONLY ON CLIFFVIEW PILOT: A routine stop on Route 46 in Ridgefield Park is sending a Union County physical trainer to prison for at least four years for carrying a gun as a convicted felon. “He knew he should not have possessed the weapon, which is illegal under state law,” Superior Court Judge James J. Guida said, while sentencing 40-year-old Tarshon Awkward to an eight-year term in Hackensack today. Superior Court Judge James J. Guida (CLIFFVIEW PILOT PHOTO: Mary K. Miraglia) Awkward won’t be eligible for parole for at least four years, under the terms of his plea agreement with prosec…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Freshmen admit roles in Hackensack High School bomb scare Freshmen admit roles in Hackensack High School bomb scare Freshmen admit roles in Hackensack High School bomb scare
Freshmen admit roles in Hackensack High School bomb scare BEYOND THE INITIAL REPORT: Two freshmen issued deliquency complaints in connection with a bomb threat at Hackensack High School admitted their roles, calling it a “stupid joke” that went wrong, CLIFFVIEW PILOT has learned. An English teacher at the school called city police just after 6 o’clock last night after seeing a threat to blow up the school on an internal message board that instructors used to communicate with students. While police were evacuating and searching the school, others headed to the home of the 15-year-old whose account it was posted from, Detective Capt. Thomas Salced…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Strong-armed robbery charge in Fort Lee liquor store theft Strong-armed robbery charge in Fort Lee liquor store theft Strong-armed robbery charge in Fort Lee liquor store theft
Strong-armed robbery charge in Fort Lee liquor store theft YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A man who stuffed several bottles of liquor into his bag tried to fight off store employees at Linwood Wine and Liquor before officers arrived and arrested him, Fort Lee police said this morning. Alan Mabra, 51, of Manhattan is being held on $25,000 bail in the Bergen County jail, charged with strong-armed robbery, following the 1 p.m. incident yesterday afternoon, Lt. Kenneth Porrino said. Mabra, who police said has a criminal history, had the bag taken, after which the officers returned the roughly $300 worth of stolen booze to the store.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Man who yelled at cop in mall lot busted for pot, Paramus PD says Man who yelled at cop in mall lot busted for pot, Paramus PD says Man who yelled at cop in mall lot busted for pot, Paramus PD says
Man who yelled at cop in mall lot busted for pot, Paramus PD says YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Paramus police said they arrested a man on pot possession charges after he “became belligerant” with a borough officer in the parking lot of the Garden State Plaza. Joel Berliner, 19, of Englewood was shouting obscenities when Paramus Police Lt. Sal LaFerlita asked him to stop, Lt. John Scully said in an official release. However, Scully said, Berliner “refused the request from the officer and became belligerent.” As they got closer, LaFerlita said, he smelled marijuana. A search turned up a small bag of pot, he said. Scully said Berliner was arrested, proces…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
Driver in Dumont rollover taken into custody Driver in Dumont rollover taken into custody Driver in Dumont rollover taken into custody
Driver in Dumont rollover taken into custody ANOTHER CLIFFVIEW PILOT SCOOP: Dumont police took the driver of a car that landed on its roof in a one-vehicle accident to headquarters early this morning. The driver of the compact red vehicle climbed out after it overturned and came to rest on the front lawn of 133 Bedford Avenue around 1:20 a.m., emergency workers at the scene told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. He apparently sustained no serious injuries and was taken to headquarters in police custody, they said. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
State sues Bergen contractors for shoddy chimney, roof, gutter work State sues Bergen contractors for shoddy chimney, roof, gutter work State sues Bergen contractors for shoddy chimney, roof, gutter work
State sues Bergen contractors for shoddy chimney, roof, gutter work YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: State authorities have expanded their lawsuits against a group of home improvement companies to include Bergen County contractors A Safeway Construction for shoddy or undone roof and chimney repairs and gutter cleaning. The Office of the Attorney General and State Division of Consumer Affairs amended an original suit filed last summer to include A Safeway Construction, Inc., A Safeway Improvements, Inc. and A Safeway Construction, LLC, (who advertise themselves in New Jersey as “Safeway”) for allegedly committing multiple violations of the Consumer Fraud Act and rela…

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