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Zak Failla

Assistant Managing Editor

zfailla@dailyvoice.com

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Equal parts Lois Lane, J. Jonah Jameson and Vicki Vale, Zak! has traveled from coast-to-coast covering small and big town community news in both in print and online for nearly a decade since his graduation from the award-winning Roy H. Park School of Communications at Ithaca College in 2010.

Before settling into the Hudson Valley, Zak! previously spent time in the New York Daily News newsroom and worked for hyperlocal digital news outlets on Long Island. He wrote sports for The Ithacan and The Ithaca Journal before taking his talents to the Pacific Northwest, where he served as the sports editor at the Shoshone News-Press until heading back east to work with Daily Voice.

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Criminal Enterprises Broken Up Following 'Major Crime Sprees' In Baltimore, Howard Counties Criminal Enterprises Broken Up Following 'Major Crime Sprees' In Baltimore, Howard Counties
Criminal Enterprises Broken Up Following 'Major Crime Sprees' In Baltimore, Howard Counties Two crime enterprises largely made up of young offenders that have terrorized more than 100 victims in Baltimore during a series of crimes, authorities announced on Wednesday. Officials say that indictments have been filed, resulting in multiple people being charged, all of whom were between the ages of 15 and 19 years old. Indicted by the Maryland Attorney General:19-year-old Corey Sabb Jr. charged with 155 counts20-year-old Dewayne Sanders charged with 245 counts18-year-old Allen Hill charged with 76 counts17-year-old charged with 251 counts17-year-old charged with 94 counts — Baltimo…

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Parents Badly Burned After Lake Anna Boat Fire Face Long Road To Recovery Parents Badly Burned After Lake Anna Boat Fire Face Long Road To Recovery
Parents Badly Burned After Lake Anna Boat Fire Face Long Road To Recovery It looks to be a long, uphill battle for the parents of young children who suffered serious burn injuries when their boat caught fire at a Virginia marina over the holiday weekend. On Friday, July 5, Samantha Graham and her fiancé Philip Wright were on the water with their child and a family friend waiting to watch some fireworks when a "traumatic freak accident" turned a fun family event into a nightmare. The incident reportedly happened while they were gassing up at High Point Marina in Spotsylvania County. According to Graham's mother, Philip suffered serious burns to his lower bod…

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Cops Find House Hunter Gazing Out Window After Breaking Into Property With Kids: Police Cops Find House Hunter Gazing Out Window After Breaking Into Property With Kids: Police
Cops Find House Hunter Gazing Out Window After Breaking Into Property With Kids: Police A wanted man who made himself too at home while purportedly house hunting in Stafford County is facing charges after breaking into a residence with his children while the seller was not home, according to the sheriff's office. Napoleon Boayke, 39, is behind bars for breaking and entering following a strange scene that played out for a homeowner on Tuesday morning. Investigators say that shortly before 9:30 a.m. on July 9, deputies were called to an Onville Road residence, when a homeowner arrived back at his home to find Boayke and four children inside. Upon arrival, deputies spotted the f…

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Police & Fire
Two Charged After 16-Year-Old Killed In Double Maryland Shooting, Police Say Two Charged After 16-Year-Old Killed In Double Maryland Shooting, Police Say
Two Charged After 16-Year-Old Killed In Double Maryland Shooting, Police Say Two 21-year-old suspects have been charged in connection to the fatal shooting of 16-year-old Juan Roach in Prince George's County late last month, authorities announced. District resident Akiya Bagley and Walter Plummer, of Suitland, have been been identified and face charges for their role in a double shooting that left one dead and one injured. Officers from the Prince George's County Police Department were called at around 6:40 p.m. on Thursday, June 27 to investigate reports of shots fired in the 7400 block of Towne Park Road. Google Maps street view Upon arrival, they found Ro…

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Traffic
Overturned Tractor-Trailer Results In Hours-Long Lane Closures On I-270 Overturned Tractor-Trailer Results In Hours-Long Lane Closures On I-270
Overturned Tractor-Trailer Results In Hours-Long Lane Closures On I-270 Hours after a tractor-trailer crashed on the side of I-270 in Montgomery County, a lane remains blocked as crews continue to investigate and clear the scene. One person was injured early on Wednesday morning when the truck ran off the road and crashed in a tricky spot, creating difficulties for first responders and crews attempting to clear the scene. The crash was reported at approximately 2 a.m. on July 10 in the area of Democracy Boulevard, resulting in the overturned tractor-trailer and HazMat situation due to leaking fuel, leading to lane closures in the area. Twitter/@mcfrsPIO The …

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Fentanyl, Suspected Drug Dealers Arrested Following Traffic Stop In Stafford: Sheriff Fentanyl, Suspected Drug Dealers Arrested Following Traffic Stop In Stafford: Sheriff
Fentanyl, Suspected Drug Dealers Arrested Following Traffic Stop In Stafford: Sheriff A pair of suspected drug dealers are off the streets of Stafford County — along with their fentanyl — following an investigation by the sheriff's office. Justin Cauley, 34, of Clinton, MD, and Stafford resident Jessica Bigler, 37, were recently apprehended in connection to the distribution of drugs in the Warrenton Road area. According to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office, at around 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 9, detectives spotted a vehicle wanted as part of the investigation, prompting a fateful traffic stop for the pair in the area of Banks Ford Parkway. Bigler, who was already was …

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Police & Fire
Lexington Park Man, 19, Busted With Handgun Reported Stolen In Hagerstown, Sheriff Says Lexington Park Man, 19, Busted With Handgun Reported Stolen In Hagerstown, Sheriff Says
Lexington Park Man, 19, Busted With Handgun Reported Stolen In Hagerstown, Sheriff Says A 19-year-old who was the subject of an ongoing investigation was busted with two handguns he was not permitted to possess during a bust in St. Mary's County, the sheriff's office announced. Lexington Park resident Zemar David-Tyshon Batts was the subject of a search and seizure warrant in the 21000 block of Dayflower Place on Tuesday, which led to the recovery of two weapons, one of which was reported stolen out of Hagerstown in 2017. Batts was arrested and charged with possession of a regulated firearm by an individual under the age of 21; however no charges have been issued for…

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Obituaries
Victim Killed In Maryland Dog Dispute Was Grandfather-To-Be Victim Killed In Maryland Dog Dispute Was Grandfather-To-Be
Victim Killed In Maryland Dog Dispute Was Grandfather-To-Be A child will never get to meet her grandfather after he was struck by a neighbor during a dispute over his dogs in Montgomery County and later died at an area hospital. Marvin Guevara, 40, was an expectant grandfather when he got into a dispute with a neighbor who was displeased that his dogs were running loose, according to police. According to investigators, shortly before 7:30 p.m. on Friday, June 14, first responders were called to the 20200 block of Bucklodge Road in Boyds, where there was a reported assault involving a woman and Guevara. Police say that the investigation determined t…

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Former Prison Guard Admits To Child Exploitation, Child Porn Offenses In Virginia: Feds Former Prison Guard Admits To Child Exploitation, Child Porn Offenses In Virginia: Feds
Former Prison Guard Admits To Child Exploitation, Child Porn Offenses In Virginia: Feds A former prison officer at the Coffeewood Correctional Center in Virginia is facing decades in prison after paying a minor in exchange for multiple sexually explicit images and video, officials say. Davey Jonathan Sisk, 29, pleaded guilty this week to federal charges in connection to child exploitation and child porn possession, authorities announced. According to court documents, between June 2023 and February, Sisk used the social media app "Telegram" to coerce another person to create and send him illicit photos or video of minors. During that time frame, one of the children was 3 and t…

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Minor Shot In Maryland 'Unwilling To Share Information' With Detectives, Police Say Minor Shot In Maryland 'Unwilling To Share Information' With Detectives, Police Say
Minor Shot In Maryland 'Unwilling To Share Information' With Detectives, Police Say An underage victim who was shot by a pair of suspects in Prince George's County isn't playing ball with detectives investigating the Greenbelt incident, police say. Gunshots were reported early in the afternoon on Tuesday in the 7700 block of Hanover Parkway, with several juveniles spotted scattering away from the area, according to witnesses. Initially, it was believed that there were no victims, but on Wednesday, July 10, the Greenbelt Police Department confirmed that a minor was shot during the altercation. Investigators say that the juvenile was treated at an area hospital, and was rel…

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