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 woman calls police from bathroom after burglar breaks in Maywood woman calls police from bathroom after burglar breaks in Maywood woman calls police from bathroom after burglar breaks in
Maywood woman calls police from bathroom after burglar breaks in YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Maywood woman locked herself in a second-floor bathroom and called police from her cellphone after a burglar broke in this afternoon and began taking her jewelry. As officers arrived, the burglar looked out, closed the door and ran upstairs — where a Maywood police detective caught him trying to hide under a bed. Soon after, police in Guttenberg caught an alleged accomplice who they said drove the burglar to the house. Edilberto Castellano, 40, West New York, was carrying jewelry stolen from the home after Detective Richard Brown chased him up the stairs and grab…

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Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Phone scam claims Ridgewood woman who wired $9,000 to ‘grandson’ in jail Phone scam claims Ridgewood woman who wired $9,000 to ‘grandson’ in jail Phone scam claims Ridgewood woman who wired $9,000 to ‘grandson’ in jail
Phone scam claims Ridgewood woman who wired $9,000 to ‘grandson’ in jail SCAM ALERT: Ridgewood police have joined the chorus of local departments urging citizens to beware of a growing phone scam, after a 73-year-old village woman was conned out of $9,000 by a caller who said he was her grandson and an accomplice who claimed to be his lawyer. The “grandson” told the woman he was in an Ohio jail and needed bail money. He put the lawyer on the phone, and he convinced the woman to send four separate wire transfers out of state. She’ll likely never see that money again. Just two weeks ago, a Wyckoff couple in their 70′s lost $15,000 after being tricked into be…

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Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Police find man they said tried to kick in Westwood woman’s door Police find man they said tried to kick in Westwood woman’s door Police find man they said tried to kick in Westwood woman’s door
Police find man they said tried to kick in Westwood woman’s door YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: What originally was thought to be a home invasion apparently was a domestic incident in which a man tried to kick in his ex-girlfriend’s front door, Westwood Police Chief Frank Regino told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. The incident, which occurred on Westwood Avenue about 10:40 a.m., quickly brought police. By then, the man was gone. Robert Driscoll, 49, of Spring Valley, faces charges of burglary, criminal mischief and simple assault, with a bail of $25,000. The more than 6-foot-tall, crew-cutted Driscoll was stopped by Ramapo police after Westwood authorities issued a des…

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Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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DWI stop by Paramus police leads to knife, pills DWI stop by Paramus police leads to knife, pills DWI stop by Paramus police leads to knife, pills
DWI stop by Paramus police leads to knife, pills A DWI stop by Paramus police on Route 17 overnight turned up a knife and a canister filled with assorted prescription drugs. The incident began when Officer Benjamin Fox stopped a 2012 Chrysler near Midland Avenue around 2:10 this morning. After determining the driver may be drunk, Fox asked him to get out of the car. But the man — identified as 25-year-old Alain Martinez of Cliffside Park “became uncooperative and combative,” Paramus Police Lt. John Scully said this morning. A passenger, later identified as Edwin Lopez-Rodriguez, 28, of Paramus (MUGSHOT above), got out — carrying both …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Notice: CLIFFVIEW PILOT property Notice: CLIFFVIEW PILOT property Notice: CLIFFVIEW PILOT property
Notice: Cliffview Pilot property The contents of CLIFFVIEW PILOT are the sole property of Cliffview Pilot LLC, Jerry DeMarco, Publisher and Editor, and may not be used, reprinted, reproduced or otherwise distributed without permission from the publisher. Permission is granted as long as credit is given to “Cliffview Pilot” and a direct hyperlink to www.cliffviewpilot.com is provided after no more than three paragraphs of the original material. Copyright 2015

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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Troopers Coalition honors director of ‘Cop 2 Cop,’ Morris sheriff, U.S. Rep Pallone and Cliffview Pilot publisher Troopers Coalition honors director of ‘Cop 2 Cop,’ Morris sheriff, U.S. Rep Pallone and Cliffview Pilot publisher Troopers Coalition honors director of ‘Cop 2 Cop,’ Morris sheriff, U.S. Rep Pallone and Cliffview Pilot publisher
Troopers Coalition honors director of ‘Cop 2 Cop,’ Morris sheriff, U.S. Rep Pallone and Cliffview Pilot publisher A New Jersey State Police trooper paralyzed while racing to stop a holdup and his father — a 30-year trooper who retired as a lieutenant colonel — were among those receiving honors from the State Troopers Coalition at the Venetian in Garfield Wednesday night. Also honored was Cherie Castellano, director of UMDNJ’s unique “Cop 2 Cop” program, the first of its kind in the United States, which provides suicide prevention counseling for officers who need a safe place to discuss their situations without judgment or sanctions. NPDF Director Joseph Occhipinti, the awards (CLIFFVIEW PILOT photos)…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Arrests made in burning, disposal of 9-year-old ‘Baby Bones’ victim Arrests made in burning, disposal of 9-year-old ‘Baby Bones’ victim Arrests made in burning, disposal of 9-year-old ‘Baby Bones’ victim
Arrests made in burning, disposal of 9-year-old ‘Baby Bones’ victim The aunt and uncle of the slain 9-year-old girl in the internationally known “Baby Bones” case have been charged, along with another man, in connection with her murder more than 10 years ago. Jon-Niece Jones died in her aunt’s New York house in August 2002 after sustained abuse, authorities said. Her uncle and aunt’s boyfriend then set her body on fire and disposed of the remains in Upper Freehold Township, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said. “The family members of Jon-Niece Jones turned a blind eye to the constant physical and mental abuse this young girl e…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Maywood police seek man in possible child luring Maywood police seek man in possible child luring Maywood police seek man in possible child luring
Maywood police seek man in possible child luring HAVE YOU SEEN THIS MAN? Maywood detectives are distributing a sketch of a man they believe may have tried to lure a child by offering to show her puppies. The girl, who told police she was approached on Orchard Place around noon, said she declined the offer and he walked away without incident. She described him as white, 50 – 60 years old, with a slim build and short gray hair. The girl said he was wearing a blue shirt with white stripes, a black tie and dark pants. He was carrying a matching jacket over his shoulder, she told police. An investigation was continuing. (SKETCH COURTES…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
North Arlington cemetery worker charged with molesting girl North Arlington cemetery worker charged with molesting girl North Arlington cemetery worker charged with molesting girl
North Arlington cemetery worker charged with molesting girl YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A cemetery worker from North Arlington is being held on $100,000 bail, charged with molesting an underaged girl four years ago. John Minervini, who turns 43 tomorrow, was arrested by members of the North Arlington Police and the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Special Victims Unit after the girl’s family contacted police. Minervini, who works at Holy Cross Cemetery and lives on Fairmount Avenue, is charged with sexual assault and child endangerment. (MUGSHOT: Courtesy BCPO …. NOTE: The prosecutor’s office originally released a mugshot of someone else but quickly corre…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Seven injured at U.S. Ink explosion in East Rutherford Seven injured at U.S. Ink explosion in East Rutherford Seven injured at U.S. Ink explosion in East Rutherford
Seven injured at U.S. Ink explosion in East Rutherford UPDATE: Seven people were burned, one seriously, during an explosion this afternoon at U.S. Ink, an ink manufacturing plant in East Rutherford, East Rutherford Fire Chief Kevin Felten told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. All seven, plus a half-dozen firefighters, had to be decontaminated at the scene by Garfield’s hazardous materials unit, Felten said. One injured worker was immediately rushed to Hackensack University Medical Center, and the rest were taken after that, he said. The fire began in a mixer where they make newspaper ink, Felten said (U.S. Ink is a division of Sun Chemical). “We have no …

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