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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Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
NJ FBI foils $1 million mob cigarette heist NJ FBI foils $1 million mob cigarette heist NJ FBI foils $1 million mob cigarette heist
NJ FBI foils $1 million mob cigarette heist YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A pair of stings by New Jersey federal agents led to charges against eight reputed mobsters today in connection with a conspiracy to steal $1 million worth of cigarettes. Those snagged include 72-year-old Augustine “Augie” Guido of Staten Island. U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman said the crew included James “Jimmy Boy” Dellaratta, 70, of Amityville, John Torlone, 46, of Bellmore, and several Staten Island men, including 51-year-old Charles “Charlie Tuna” Giustra. The government used a cooperator who wore a bug while talking with several reputed organized-crime membe…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Teacher, others arrested in Paterson school laptop thefts Teacher, others arrested in Paterson school laptop thefts Teacher, others arrested in Paterson school laptop thefts
Teacher, others arrested in Paterson school laptop thefts YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A teacher and a maintenance worker were among those arrested in the thefts of 28 laptops from Paterson schools, CLIFFVIEW PILOT has learned. “In cooperation with the Paterson City Board if Education, we have investigated the theft of and recovered computer equipment belonging to the school system,” Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this afternoon. THE FULL STORY: A teacher and a maintenance worker are among 10 people charged in connection with the thefts of 28 laptops from Paterson schools — 20 of which have been recovered.   And there…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Hackensack High School cleared by bookbag Hackensack High School cleared by bookbag Hackensack High School cleared by bookbag
Hackensack High School cleared by bookbag YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A bookbag that prompted the evacuation of Hackensack  High School was left there by a student who told police he doesn’t like “dragging it around” the cafeteria at lunch, CLIFFVIEW PILOT has found. The student said he regularly leaves the bag beneath the stairwell out of sight, then retrieves it when he needs it, Detective Capt. Thomas Salcedo told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. The Bergen County Bomb Squad was called in after someone spotted the bag just after 11 this morning, Salcedo said. Students and teachers moved over to the Mount Olive Baptist Church’s school up the str…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Hackensack gas station cited in state price-gouging suit Hackensack gas station cited in state price-gouging suit Hackensack gas station cited in state price-gouging suit
Hackensack gas station cited in state price-gouging suit YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Hackensack gas station has joined the list of businesses sued by New Jersey officials for price gouging during the Hurricane Sandy state of emergencies. Another six filings announced today are the third group of lawsuits brought by State Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa and the State Division of Consumer Affairs following investigations of complaints filed by consumers. The state now has filed suit against two dozen New Jersey businesses – 13 hotels/motels and 11 gas stations – for alleged price gouging. The hotel owners, in particular, did so “at a time when…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Beekman-Poughquag, NY
Breaking News
Expert: ‘Worst is yet to come’ if we keep teaching kids to kill Expert: ‘Worst is yet to come’ if we keep teaching kids to kill Expert: ‘Worst is yet to come’ if we keep teaching kids to kill
Expert: ‘Worst is yet to come’ if we keep teaching kids to kill AN EXPERT WRITES: So, the brutal, merciless, savage mass murderer of first-graders in Connecticut was another in a long line of avid video game players who turned their sick fantasy into our tragic reality. Surprised? I train military and law enforcement nation-wide, on the road almost 300 days a year for 15 years. I was an Army Ranger and a West Point Psych Professor. An author of many very successful books on this subject. This is the perspective that I come from… ARTICLE BY: Lt. Col. Dave Grossman Bottom line: From a military and law enforcement perspective, violent video games are “…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
PBA Toy Drive could be historic PBA Toy Drive could be historic PBA Toy Drive could be historic
PBA Toy Drive could be historic SPECIAL REPORT: The mountains of toys at the Closter firehouse grew faster than members of the “Santa Response Team” could sort them this morning, as truck after truck pulled into the bays. This afternoon, other vehicles will take the toys to various destinations, including the Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital in Hackensack, sites in Moonachie and Little Ferry, and drop-off points at the Jersey Shore and for the Wounded Warrior Project. PBA Toy Drive (CLIFFVIEW PILOT photo) This year’s Bergen-area PBA Toy Drive is unlike any other. For one thing, nearly 30 police agencies partici…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Student didn’t want to carry bag that caused evacuation at Hackensack High Student didn’t want to carry bag that caused evacuation at Hackensack High Student didn’t want to carry bag that caused evacuation at Hackensack High
Student didn’t want to carry bag that caused evacuation at Hackensack High BULLETIN (12:45 p.m.): A bookbag that prompted the evacuation of Hackensack  High School was left there by a student who told police he doesn’t like “dragging it around” the cafeteria at lunch, CLIFFVIEW PILOT has found. The student said he regularly leaves the bag beneath the stairwell out of sight, then retrieves it when he needs it, Detective Capt. Thomas Salcedo told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. The Bergen County Bomb Squad was called in after someone spotted the bag just after 11 this morning, Salcedo said. All students and personnel have since returned.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
Wood-Ridge police detective work cracks area burglaries Wood-Ridge police detective work cracks area burglaries Wood-Ridge police detective work cracks area burglaries
Wood-Ridge police detective work cracks area burglaries ANOTHER CVP SCOOP: Legwork and a handy break helped Wood-Ridge police crack a series of borough, Carlstadt and East Rutherford burglaries with the arrests of two men. A neighbor supplied a surveillance video that showed the vehicle used in the Oct. 1 break-in on Center Street. It came back owned by a Union City woman, Police Chief Joseph Rutigliano told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. A few weeks later, Detective Joe Rutigliano pulled the car over for several motor vehicle violations, the chief said. Inside were three men — two of whom fit the descriptions of suspects witnesses said they saw at burglari…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Beekman-Poughquag, NY
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Babysitter gets 30 years for streaming sex abuse of girl, 5 Babysitter gets 30 years for streaming sex abuse of girl, 5 Babysitter gets 30 years for streaming sex abuse of girl, 5
Babysitter gets 30 years for streaming sex abuse of girl, 5 A Manalapan babysitter was sentenced today to 30 years in federal prison — followed by lifetime supervised release with restricted access to minors — for sexually abusing a 5-year-old girl, streaming it online and emailing videos of it recorded with her iPhone. Jennifer Mahoney, 33, admitted abusing the girl more than once while others watched the attack. “Today’s sentence is a just and fair punishment for a crime that illustrates just how despicable child pornography is,” U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman said. “Not only did Mahoney totally betray [a] trust by subjecting her to multiple se…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Accused member of Englewood burglary crew arrested Accused member of Englewood burglary crew arrested Accused member of Englewood burglary crew arrested
Accused member of Englewood burglary crew arrested YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Another accused member of a large-scale burglary crew with criminal pasts who were caught trying to open a stolen safe in an Englewood garage was arrested after turning himself in to city police. Renando L. Sheffield, who already was out on bail following his arrest in an Old Tappan burglary, was being held on $500,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail, charged with possessing/manufacturing burglar tools and receiving stolen property. Akeem Boone Police suspected Sheffield’s involvement since October, when members of a multi-jurisdictional task force that stretch…

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