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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.

Zak Failla's Contributions

Police & Fire

Firebug Burned Down Former Meadow View Swim Club Buildings In Maryland, Fire Marshal Says The former Meadow View Swim Club in Carroll County was the target of a reported incendiary fire on Saturday morning, officials say. At approximately 10:30 a.m. on July 6, crews were called to the 3600 block of Littlestown Pike in Westminster, where the owners reported a fire involving two separate vacant wood-framed structures on the property. According to fire officials, the property was known as the former Meadow View Swim Club, and it was later determined by investigators that the blaze was intentionally set. Earlier today station 6 units were alerted on Box alarm 6-09 for a reporte…

by Zak Failla

07/06/2024

Police & Fire

Carjacker Suffers 'Serious Injuries' In Officer-Involved Arlington Shooting, Police Say The man hospitalized in an officer-involved shooting in Arlington on Friday is now facing criminal charges, according to police. Mark Anthony Johnson-Crestwell, 30, who was hospitalized after being shot on July 5 is now being charged in connection to a series of vehicle-related offenses in the Roslyn neighborhood, authorities announced. His alleged series of crimes began at approximately 11:30 a.m. on Friday, when Johnson-Crestwell approached an occupied vehicle in the area of 19th Street North and Fort Myer Drive, when he unsuccessfully attempted to open the door by pulling on th…

by Zak Failla

07/06/2024

News

Missing 3-Year-Old Found In Maryland Pool Dies At Area Hospital: Police A death investigation has been launched in Montgomery County after a 3-year-old found in a neighborhood pool in Rockville died at an area hospital, police say. Shortly before 11:45 p.m. on Friday, July 5, the Montgomery County Emergency Communications Center received a call for a missing boy. Rockville City Police responded to Elmcroft Court, where the child was found in a neighborhood pool. Google Maps satellite view First responders provided CPR to the boy, who was rushed to an area hospital, where he was later pronounced dead and the Montgomery County Department of Police we…

by Zak Failla

07/06/2024

News

New Details Released In Deadly Carroll County July Fourth Road Rage Shooting New details have been released by the Carroll County Sheriff's Office following a holiday July Fourth road rage shooting that left one person dead and several others injured. Road rage is believed to be the cause of a shooting that was reported shortly after 10 p.m. on Thursday, July 4 in the area of Bear Run Road near Runnymede Road, according to officials. Investigators say that the deadly encounter began as a road rage incident between a pick-up truck and sedan on Route 40. The drivers continued to follow each other before stopping at the intersection, at which point they got out and be…

by Zak Failla

07/06/2024

Police & Fire

Suspects In Two Vehicles At Large After Stabbing Food Delivery Driver In Maryland: Sheriff Look familiar? The Charles County Sheriff's Office is seeking the public's assistance as they attempt to identify the suspects involved in a Waldorf stabbing late last month. New surveillance photos of vehicles reportedly involved in an incident late on June 30 were released on Saturday. According to the sheriff's office, the initial investigation has determined the food delivery driver was stopped at a red light on St. Patrick’s Drive at Crain Highway in Waldorf when two vehicles pulled up and positioned themselves on either side of his car. An argument ensued, with the …

by Zak Failla

07/06/2024

Police & Fire

Teens Connected To Stolen Jeep, Carjacking In Fairfax County Before Crashing In VA: Police Two teens who went on a short-lived crime spree that started in Fairfax County and ended in Albermarle County when they crashed a carjacked car after their stolen vehicle became disabled, according to authorities. Shortly before 6 a.m. on Friday, July 5, officers from the Fairfax County Police Department responded to the Vienna Metro Station in the 9500 block of Salisbury Drive in Fairlee to investigate reports that a pair had stolen a Jeep Compass that was left unoccupied and running. Minutes later, there was a reported carjacking in the 8100 block of Porter Road in Merrifield, when the sa…

by Zak Failla

07/06/2024

Police & Fire

Three Displaced After Car Crash Lands Into Maryland Home Some Maryland residents got an unexpected, and unwelcome early morning wakeup call on Saturday morning. Three people in Prince George's County have been displaced after a car came crashing through their home, according to a fire and EMS spokesperson. Shortly after 4:30 a.m. on July 6, crews were called to the 6500 block of Ager Road in Chillum, where there was a reported structure fire with reports of occupants trapped. Upon arrival, firefighters found that a vehicle had struck a single-family home and sparked a small fire, which was quickly extinguished as crews removed residents with a l…

by Zak Failla

07/06/2024

News

Minnesota Vikings Rookie CB Khyree Jackson Killed In Maryland Crash: State Police Minnesota Vikings rookie cornerback Khyree Jackson was among three killed in a crash on Saturday morning in his hometown in Prince George's County, according to state police. The 24-year-old Wise High School graduate was the front seat passenger in a Dodge Charger shortly after 3 a.m. on July 6 when it was involved in a crash in Upper Marlboro. The Minnesota Vikings later confirmed the grim news of Jackson's death with a statement posted on social media. We are devastated by the news of Khyree Jackson’s death following an overnight car accident.Our thoughts are with Khyree’s family, fri…

by Zak Failla

07/06/2024

News

11 Rescued From Disabled Boats On July Fourth On Potomac River All's well that ends well. Multiple agencies in the DMV region were on hand on Thursday night, when a strange scene involving two vessels played out on the Potomac River, officials say. Shortly before 11 p.m. on July 4, a distress call was made regarding a boat taking on water after striking an unlit buoy in the area of Piscataway Creek on the river, leaving the vessel disabled. Seven people were on board the sinking ship. Things got trickier when a Good Samaritan attempted to offer an assist, but ultimately wound up entangled in the other boat's lines, leaving it disabled with two adults…

by Zak Failla

07/05/2024

Police & Fire

Apartment Stabbing Suspect Arrested In Prince William County: Police What started as a verbal altercation between two men on the Fourth of July landed one of them behind bars and another in a hospital bed following a stabbing in Virginia, authorities said. Darius Lamont Chisley, 49, of Warrenton, was arrested late on Thursday night following an incident with a 45-year-old man who was repeatedly stabbed, according to police. Officers were called at around 9:15 p.m. on July 4 to the Rosemary Ridge Apartments in the 10900 block of Morning Glory Court in Manassass, where there was a reported assault. Police say that Chisley and his victim got into an argument, …

by Zak Failla

07/05/2024

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