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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Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
‘Outstanding Youth’ arrested for 2009 Apple store burglary in Woodcliff Lake ‘Outstanding Youth’ arrested for 2009 Apple store burglary in Woodcliff Lake ‘Outstanding Youth’ arrested for 2009 Apple store burglary in Woodcliff Lake
‘Outstanding Youth’ arrested for 2009 Apple store burglary in Woodcliff Lake CLIFFVIEW PILOT EXCLUSIVE: He was hailed last year as one of New Jersey’s outstanding young men and once served as president of the Rutgers University’s NAACP chapter, but Tony A. Conover is now being held without bail in the Bergen County Jail, thanks to a DNA match from blood found at the scene of an unsolved burglary in Woodcliff Lake. Conover, 22, was a modern-day success story after ending up in foster care when he was only four years old. The Rutgers University graduate, who majored in political science and philosophy, worked briefly as a child welfare advocate for DYFS and later me…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Woodcliff Lake luring report a false alarm Woodcliff Lake luring report a false alarm Woodcliff Lake luring report a false alarm
Woodcliff Lake luring report a false alarm YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: What at first looked to be another incident of an attempted luring, this time in Woodcliff Lake, turned out to be a false alarm, CLIFFVIEW PILOT has learned. A longtime resident who serves as a missionary chatted up some youngsters as they headed to school on Wednesday, and they reported the incident when they got there, Police Chief Anthony Jannicelli said. Police were immediately called and Schools Superintendent Lauren Barbelet emailed parents a reminder to “be vigilant and speak with [your] children about what to do if they are ever approached by a stranger.” …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
DWI BMW sideswipes Bergen County officer DWI BMW sideswipes Bergen County officer DWI BMW sideswipes Bergen County officer
DWI BMW sideswipes Bergen County officer YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Bergen County police officer getting out of his patrol car during a Route 4 traffic stop in Paramus had to quickly jump back inside: A BMW driven by an intoxicated motorist careened toward him and then sideswiped his vehicle, authorities told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. Police arrested the driver, 27-year-old Anthony T. Cinelli of Saddle Brook (mugshot above), after the 1:30 a.m. crash today. Cinelli, a 2003 Paramus Catholic and 2007 University of Delaware graduate, is a bodybuilder who recently worked at his family’s Secaucus iron and metal business.He was charged with D…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Fair Lawn bank robbed Fair Lawn bank robbed Fair Lawn bank robbed
Fair Lawn bank robbed YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Police are looking for the bandit who held up the Chase Bank branch on Saddle River Road with a hammer around 6 o’clock tonight. He is described as black, in his late 20s or early 30s, about 5-foot-7 and wearing wearing a burgundy sweater, a tan hat and sweatpants. YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: The FBI today confirmed CLIFFVIEW PILOT‘s original report that the man who held up a fair Lawn bank Wednesday threatened at least one employee with a claw hammer. READ MORE….

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
Suspect arrested by tri-county task force in home invasion also wanted in Wood-Ridge Suspect arrested by tri-county task force in home invasion also wanted in Wood-Ridge Suspect arrested by tri-county task force in home invasion also wanted in Wood-Ridge
Suspect arrested by tri-county task force in home invasion also wanted in Wood-Ridge CLIFFVIEW PILOT EXCLUSIVE: Two men wanted in an April home invasion were snatched up by North Haledon police, with help from law enforcement officers from Bergen, Hudson and Passaic counties, CLIFFVIEW PILOT has learned. One of the men was also wanted out of Wood-Ridge in connection with a series of car thefts. Hector Rivera (TOP: Ramon Melendez-Lugon) “This isn’t just cooperation. This is true police consolidation,” Wood-Ridge Police Chief Joseph Rutigliano said. “At one point, there were 30 officers from different departments all sharing information.” North Haldeon Police Chief Robe…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Three kilos of cocaine seized, two Latin Kings arrested by Bergen detectives, Englewood police, NYPD Three kilos of cocaine seized, two Latin Kings arrested by Bergen detectives, Englewood police, NYPD Three kilos of cocaine seized, two Latin Kings arrested by Bergen detectives, Englewood police, NYPD
Three kilos of cocaine seized, two Latin Kings arrested by Bergen detectives, Englewood police, Nypd YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Law enforcement officers from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office, Englewood police and the NYPD grabbed two reputed Latin Kings and seized three kilograms of cocaine, including one during a delivery in Englewood and the other two at a Bronx apartment. Detectives began watching both men after getting a tip that a kilo was being delivered last night, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said this afternoon. Detectives from his office, along with those from the NYPD’s Bronx Gang Squad and Englewood police then moved in, stopping the pair’s car in Englewood an…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Westwood police release sketch in luring incident Westwood police release sketch in luring incident Westwood police release sketch in luring incident
Westwood police release sketch in luring incident YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: Westwood police this afternoon released a sketch of a man a 13-year-old junior high school student said followed and then approached her in a vehicle this morning, asking whether she wanted a ride. It happened around 7:10 a.m. on Lafayette Avenue (above) as she walked to school, Police Capt. Frank Durante told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. The girl said the stranger pulled up in a gray four-door hatchback with a New York police department decal inside the driver’s side windshield and asked if she wanted a ride. She told district employees as soon as she got to school, and they…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Judge tosses misconduct charges by fired Palisades Park cop against chief, captain Judge tosses misconduct charges by fired Palisades Park cop against chief, captain Judge tosses misconduct charges by fired Palisades Park cop against chief, captain
Judge tosses misconduct charges by fired Palisades Park cop against chief, captain ANOTHER CLIFFVIEW PILOT SCOOP: A Superior Court judge today dismissed official misconduct charges filed by a fired Palisades Park police officer against Chief Benjamin Ramos and Capt. Bruce Grasing. Judge Roy F. McGeady, sitting in Hackensack, found no probable cause for the complaint filed by Charles Stark to continue. That puts Stark on the losing end of yet another court decision. Stark filed the complaint in August, a week after a judge upheld his firing for having an extramarital affair while on duty and being involved in an alleged domestic dispute. Stark accused Ramos of filing…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Gov. Christie’s mobile office in Paramus Gov. Christie’s mobile office in Paramus Gov. Christie’s mobile office in Paramus
Gov. Christie’s mobile office in Paramus Gov. Chris Christie’s staff is bringing its mobile office hours to the Paramus Municipal Complex next Thursday. Hours will be from 4 to 7 p.m. at 1 Jockish Square, Paramus. Staff members “will be available to assist residents who are experiencing difficulties with various state agencies,” the governor said. “No appointment is necessary.” For more information on services available through the Governor’s Office of Constituent Relations: (609) 777-2500.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Fair Lawn police arrest two in drug deal turned robbery Fair Lawn police arrest two in drug deal turned robbery Fair Lawn police arrest two in drug deal turned robbery
Fair Lawn police arrest two in drug deal turned robbery Fair Lawn police arrested two men who they said robbed an underaged borough teen at knifepoint, taking his wallet, an iPhone and more than an ounce and a half of pot he brought to sell them. Police got the call around 9:45 last night from the dealer’s mother, who said her son was in the area of Sasso Field at Fair Lawn High School when he was jacked. Officers headed to the boy’s home received information about what both mean were wearing and which way they were headed, Sgt. Richard Schultz said. Speaking with the boy and his parents, Detective Lt. Michael Uttel and Detective Jeffrey Wel…

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