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
‘Poor guy’ cleared in suspected Lyndhurst luring attempt ‘Poor guy’ cleared in suspected Lyndhurst luring attempt ‘Poor guy’ cleared in suspected Lyndhurst luring attempt
‘Poor guy’ cleared in suspected Lyndhurst luring attempt YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Two 11-year-old Lyndhurst boys, warned by their parents about a string of luring attempts in the county, made up a story about a local contractor trying to convince them to get into his van Monday afternoon, Police Chief James O’Connor told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. “We don’t know if they did it for attention or what. We have no idea,” the chief said. “But it never happened.” “Their parents had them on high alert because of what’s going on around the county,” O’Connor told CLIFFVIEW PILOT just after midnight. “This poor guy is toiling out there, trying to make a buck. He wa…

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Fort Lee, NJ
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Missing Palisades Park dog struck, killed by car Missing Palisades Park dog struck, killed by car Missing Palisades Park dog struck, killed by car
Missing Palisades Park dog struck, killed by car YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: The search for the missing Palisades Park dog known as Delila ended earlier today after her owners learned that she’d been struck and killed by a car while chasing another animal near their home. “It looked like the second that this happened she ran into a busy highway after the animal the neighbors said they saw her chasing,” owner Julianne Peralta said.  “Someone hit her with their car and just kept going and did not even report it. “I am trying to stay positive and think that at least it happened quickly and she did not suffer or feel any pain.” Delila, a 6-ye…

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Lyndhurst police: Boys made up story of luring attempt Lyndhurst police: Boys made up story of luring attempt Lyndhurst police: Boys made up story of luring attempt
Lyndhurst police: Boys made up story of luring attempt CLIFFVIEW PILOT SCOOP: Two 11-year-old Lyndhurst boys, warned by their parents about a string of luring attempts in the county, made up a story about a local contractor trying to convince them to get into his van Monday afternoon, Police Chief James O’Connor told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. “We don’t know if they did it for attention or what. We have no idea,” the chief said. “But it never happened.” “Their parents had them on high alert because of what’s going on around the county,” O’Connor told CLIFFVIEW PILOT just after midnight.  “”This poor guy is toiling out there, trying to make a buck. He was…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Another possible luring attempt, this time in Lyndhurst Another possible luring attempt, this time in Lyndhurst Another possible luring attempt, this time in Lyndhurst
Another possible luring attempt, this time in Lyndhurst YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Police were questioning the driver of a white van in connection with a report of a possible luring attempt in Lyndhurst today — yet another in a string of alarming incidents in the area, possibly involving the same man who has tried to entice children to go with him. In today’s incident, two township boys gave police a license plate number and a clear description of the driver after he tried talking them into the vehicle late this afternoon  near Valley Brook Avenueby showing them a video game console or other type of electronic device, Lyndhurst Police Chief James O’C…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Teaneck, NJ
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Teaneck police grab Craigslist dealer with illegal handguns, large knife Teaneck police grab Craigslist dealer with illegal handguns, large knife Teaneck police grab Craigslist dealer with illegal handguns, large knife
Teaneck police grab Craigslist dealer with illegal handguns, large knife A man who tried selling a camera on Craigslist called Teaneck police after he was offered a pair of handguns in exchange. Undercover detectives, in turn, arranged a meeting, arrested an Englishtown man and seized several illegal weapons, Police Chief Robert A. Wilson said this afternoon. Charles “Chupey” Benincasa, 29, was being held on $15,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail, charged with a variety of offenses, including trying to sell a defaced handgun. The concerned resident called police on Friday. The department’s Anti-Crime Unit, headed by Detective Sgt. Kenneth Egbert then arranged …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Judge in Hackensack sets hearing date on sheriff’s officers’ contract dispute with Donvan Judge in Hackensack sets hearing date on sheriff’s officers’ contract dispute with Donvan Judge in Hackensack sets hearing date on sheriff’s officers’ contract dispute with Donvan
Judge in Hackensack sets hearing date on sheriff’s officers’ contract dispute with Donvan YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Bergen County Sheriff’s officers will have to wait at least another month to find out if their 2011 – 2014 contract and raises will be implemented: Superior Court Judge Joseph Conte scheduled a new hearing date, saying that he wants to consider “all the issues at the same time.” He set the hearing for 1:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16. Although the contract was negotiated more than a year ago, signed last December, and approved by the freeholder board in May, County Executive Kathy Donovan has contested it before the Public Employment Relations Commission (PERC), and asked…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Man charged with trying to take Hackensack officer’s gun in house-party street brawl Man charged with trying to take Hackensack officer’s gun in house-party street brawl Man charged with trying to take Hackensack officer’s gun in house-party street brawl
Man charged with trying to take Hackensack officer’s gun in house-party street brawl YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Hackensack party-goers clashed with police before dawn yesterday, leading to four arrests, including one of a Staten Island man charged with trying to snatch an officer’s gun. Leonard S. Gueye “tried to disarm one of the officers” sent to disperse the 60 or so people who spilled onto Kansas Street from a house party around 1:30 a.m. Sunday, Detective Capt. Thomas Salcedo told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. Leonard S. Gueye Gueye (top, left), 21, who was being held on $75,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail, was one of a few in the crowd who “became combative,” Salcedo said. H…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cresskill-Closter, NJ
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No layoffs under ‘true merger’ of Demarest, Bergen County police departments No layoffs under ‘true merger’ of Demarest, Bergen County police departments No layoffs under ‘true merger’ of Demarest, Bergen County police departments
No layoffs under ‘true merger’ of Demarest, Bergen County police departments EXCLUSIVE: The police departments from Demarest and Bergen County could form an historic merger that would transform the locals into county officers and give the community “enhanced police services,” under a plan to be disclosed tonight. There would be no layoffs, although it was unclear what positions Demarest Police Chief James Powderley and Deputy Chief David Hoagland would seek. Among the details that still need to be finalized is the length of the deal. A six-year contract originally was on the table, but a source told CLIFFVIEW PILOT that could change. State officials clearly prefer…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
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Palisades Park couple seek help finding missing Delila Palisades Park couple seek help finding missing Delila Palisades Park couple seek help finding missing Delila
Palisades Park couple seek help finding missing Delila MISSING DOG: A Palisades Park family is hoping someone helps find their missing pooch, Delila, who was last seen Saturday afternoon on Abbott Avenue. They’re offering an unspecified award. “We just got a puppy,” Julianne Peralta told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. “When I was at work, my husband went to bring him inside and put him in his cage. Around that time Delila went running down the stairs. “My husband didn’t think anything of because she never runs away,” Peralta said. “When he went downstairs the door was closed, so he thought maybe she went to the basement or to someone else’s apartment. “B…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Have you seen this man? Sketch released in Hackensack luring incident Have you seen this man? Sketch released in Hackensack luring incident Have you seen this man? Sketch released in Hackensack luring incident
Have you seen this man? Sketch released in Hackensack luring incident YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: Hackensack police this afternoon released a sketch of a man who an 11-year-old boy said tried to get him into his SUV yesterday afternoon. Police believe he may be the same one involved in similar incidents in Maywood and Oradell. The vehicles are different, but the descriptions the youngsters have given police in all three towns are similar. The most recent incident occurred around 7:30 a.m. yesterday: The boy told Hackensack police the man approached him in a Jeep Wrangler near the corner of Union and Sussex streets. The boy described him as older, with stubby f…

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