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
$100,000 bail for Palisades Park man in check scheme $100,000 bail for Palisades Park man in check scheme $100,000 bail for Palisades Park man in check scheme
$100,000 bail for Palisades Park man in check scheme YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Palisades Park man convicted of check kiting showed up to meet with his probation officer and was arrested by Bergen County Police on similar charges, this time involving more than $110,000 in bum checks. Jung D. Pak Jung D. Pak, 47, defrauded his previous employers, the owner of Yamato Sushi in Teterboro, “by promising to negotiate contracts with fish vendors affiliation,” BCPD Lt. James Mullin said. Pak also wrote a pair of rubber checks for $20,000, the lieutenant said. Mullin said Pak also stole the owner’s identity and paid a $231.59 cell phone bill b…

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Hackensack, NJ
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Bergen prosecutor’s office opposes Zisa bail on 5-year sentence Bergen prosecutor’s office opposes Zisa bail on 5-year sentence Bergen prosecutor’s office opposes Zisa bail on 5-year sentence
Bergen prosecutor’s office opposes Zisa bail on 5-year sentence YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office vowed to appeal the bail a judge’s granted ex-Hackensack Police Chief Ken Zisa while he fights a five-year sentence handed him today for whisking his then-girlfriend from a crash scene and filing a bogus insurance claim afterward. Ken Zisa “Many defendants argue for bail pending appeal but this request is rarely granted even when the sentence is substantially less than five years,” reads a statement issued this afternoon. “This ruling sets a difficult precedent for this office to distinguish in future cases, especially whe…

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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Driver unharmed in car flip on Route 208 Driver unharmed in car flip on Route 208 Driver unharmed in car flip on Route 208
Driver unharmed in car flip on Route 208 YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A driver escaped serious injury after his car flipped tonight on rain-slicked northbound Route 208 in Fair Lawn. CLIFFVIEW PILOT photo by Boyd A. Loving The driver was taken by ambulance to a local hospital to be checked out after the 8:30 p.m. crash between Maple Avenue and Harristown Road. Responding were Fair Lawn police, firefighters, EMS and Heavy Rescue Squad, as well as Glen Rock police.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Ridgewood fugitive eludes capture, wanted in Labor Day burglary Ridgewood fugitive eludes capture, wanted in Labor Day burglary Ridgewood fugitive eludes capture, wanted in Labor Day burglary
Ridgewood fugitive eludes capture, wanted in Labor Day burglary ONLY ON CLIFFVIEW PILOT: Police came so close to catching a career criminal wanted in connection with a Labor Day weekend burglary that Ridgewood Chief John Ward joined the posse after an off-duty officer spotted the suspect. PHOTOS by Boyd A. Loving Dereck Miller remained on the run, however, after a K9 sweep of the area. The off-duty Ridgewood officer spotted Miller, 34, in 300 block of South Broad Street just before 4 o’clock this afternoon. Ridgewood and Glen Rock units immediately converged on the area and searched the nearby NJ Transit railroad tracks, parking lots of several…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Bogota chief: Don’t fall for ‘kidnapped family member’ phone scam Bogota chief: Don’t fall for ‘kidnapped family member’ phone scam Bogota chief: Don’t fall for ‘kidnapped family member’ phone scam
Bogota chief: Don’t fall for ‘kidnapped family member’ phone scam PUBLIC SAFETY: Amid of flurry of potentially frightening phone calls, Bogota Police Chief John C. Burke is warning citizens about scammers who demand cash in return for the release of a relative who couldn’t pay for car crash damages. “We’ve gotten a couple of calls and had residents come to headquarters saying they’ve gotten these calls lately,” Burke told CLIFFVIEW PILOT tonight. The caller, who speaks either in Spanish or with a Spanish accident, claims he was involved in a car accident with the victim in or around New York City, the chief said. Because the victim couldn’t afford to …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Westwood jogger hit by police cruiser needs surgeries for several breaks and fractures Westwood jogger hit by police cruiser needs surgeries for several breaks and fractures Westwood jogger hit by police cruiser needs surgeries for several breaks and fractures
Westwood jogger hit by police cruiser needs surgeries for several breaks and fractures EXCLUSIVE: The prognosis is optimistic, but a 28-year-old Westwood jogger struck after running into the path of a police cruiser needs three surgeries in the coming days, CLIFFVIEW PILOT has learned. The jogger sustained, among other injuries , a broken shoulder and fibula, nine broken ribs and four pelvic fractures, along with a punctured lung. A Westwood police dashboard camera recorded “the entire incident,” which occurred around 5:45 this morning, Chief Frank Regino told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. The officer behind the wheel was just ending his shift and heading east on Westwood Avenue, appr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
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Bergen County PD grab two charged in U.S. income-tax fraud that produced $65 million in refunds Bergen County PD grab two charged in U.S. income-tax fraud that produced $65 million in refunds Bergen County PD grab two charged in U.S. income-tax fraud that produced $65 million in refunds
Bergen County PD grab two charged in U.S. income-tax fraud that produced $65 million in refunds YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Two men caught by Bergen County Police with $25,000 in U.S. Treasury checks collected through an income-tax scam were among 14 people charged federally in connection with one of the nation’s largest, longest-running frauds of its kind. “No matter how sophisticated, these crimes are pure theft,” U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman said. “They victimize all members of the public, especially those whose identities are stolen.” Fishman said the fraud involved more than 8,000 bogus returns seeking $65 million in refunds. One of the defendants in the scheme, 44-year-old Robe…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
No shark-jumping for ‘Obama Girl’ Amber Lee Ettinger No shark-jumping for ‘Obama Girl’ Amber Lee Ettinger No shark-jumping for ‘Obama Girl’ Amber Lee Ettinger
No shark-jumping for ‘Obama Girl’ Amber Lee Ettinger SHOUT OUT: It would be simple to dismiss Amber Lee “Obama Girl” Ettinger if all you had were those billions of two-dimensional online images. But she’s astute. She knows what she wants. She understands the value of capitalizing now. And she’s found a cute and clever sidekick. Watchers of the weekly online show, “2 Girls 2 Minutes,” are treated to Amber and Kelly Brady drinking wine and opining on the news of the day. Now and then, they have a special guest. Last week, they had a pillow fight. Amber Lee Ettinger in exclusive CLIFFVIEW PILOT photos (NO RE-USE WITHOUT PERMISSION) Sure, eas…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Maywood man sought in drug, gun bust bears distinctive tattoos, piercings Maywood man sought in drug, gun bust bears distinctive tattoos, piercings Maywood man sought in drug, gun bust bears distinctive tattoos, piercings
Maywood man sought in drug, gun bust bears distinctive tattoos, piercings EXCLUSIVE: A fugitive wanted for having a .357-caliber pistol loaded with hollow-point bullets, along with various quantities of drugs, in his Maywood apartment is difficult to miss: Adam “Atom Bomb” Wraga has a host of tattoos and piercings and has been seen driving a hearse. Portions of the Maywood PD seizure, Wraga’s hands, “Lil,” his hearse, Wraga Maywood police said Wraga was last spotted driving a silver Chevrolet Lumina with Tennessee license plates: E56-49K If you see or know where to find him, call: 201-845-8800 After finding a man carrying a pound of pot outside Wraga’s a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Maywood police seize pistol and hollow-point ammo, pound of pot, other drugs Maywood police seize pistol and hollow-point ammo, pound of pot, other drugs Maywood police seize pistol and hollow-point ammo, pound of pot, other drugs
Maywood police seize pistol and hollow-point ammo, pound of pot, other drugs YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Maywood police seized a .357-caliber pistol loaded with hollow-point bullets, along with quantities of crystal meth, LSD, psilocybin mushrooms, Ecstasy, cocaine, more than a pound of marijuana and ” other yet to be identified drugs,” as well as more than $7,000 in cash during a raid of a local home. COURTESY: Maywood PD Maywood police said they grabbed Matthew Finn of Swan Lake, N.Y. as he left the house, then obtained a search warrant for the second-floor apartment. Charges are pending against two of the tenants: Adam Wraga, 37, faces weapons and drug charg…

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