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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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News

Botched Bank Robber From DC Gets Prison Time For Taking Police On Pursuit In Maryland A District man will spend decades behind bars for his role in a botched attempted bank heist in Calvert County and subsequent police pursuit, the state's attorney's office announced. Jemel Anthony Brown, 32, has been sentenced to 32 years in prison to be served at the Department of Corrections for his role in the robbery at M&T Bank in Dunkirk last May. Those arrested at the time: Brown; Silas Moliek Moore, 37; Cedric Fondta Moore, 39; Donise Sarah Blacknell, 26. (Clockwise from top right) Cedric Fonta Moore, Silas Moliek Moore, Donise Sarah Blacknell, Jamel …

by Zak Failla

02/09/2024

Police & Fire

Police ID Toddler Killed In Maryland Shooting That Injured Mother A community is reeling after a 2-year-old child was shot and killed outside a Prince George's County apartment complex. Jeremy Poou-Caceres, of the Chillum area, has been identified by the police as the toddler who was shot, along with his mother, late on Thursday afternoon in Langley Park. The child died at a local hospital, while his mother is expected to survive. Assistant Chief Hale and Deputy Chief Administrative Officer for Public Safety and Homeland Security Stanton provide preliminary details in Langley Park where a small child was killed. Posted by Prince George's County…

by Zak Failla

02/09/2024

Police & Fire

Alleged Rapist Arrested Hours After Assault In Crystal City, Police Say A sexual assault investigation that was launched in Arlington led to the arrest of a 40-year-old man who allegedly sexually assaulted a woman on Thursday morning, police say. Vernon Koning has been arrested and charged with rape and strangulation following an early-morning incident on Feb. 8 in Crystal City, according to the Arlington Police Department. At around 2:15 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 8, officers were alerted about a reported rape that had just taken place. Investigators say that the woman was walking in the area when she began talking with Koning, who allegedly led her to an outdoor…

by Zak Failla

02/09/2024

Police & Fire

Maryland Man Charged With Attempted Murder Three Months After Shooting: Police A police task force has apprehended a man wanted for attempted murder in connection to a shooting late last year in Baltimore. City resident Quincy Johnson, 46, was arrested nearly three months to the day after a 35-year-old man was shot in the middle of the day in the Eastern District, authorities announced. Officers from the Baltimore Police Department were called at 2:20 p.m. on Nov. 8, 2023 to the 3900 block of Erdman Avenue to investigate reports of shots fired in the area. Upon arrival, they found a man suffering from a gunshot wound who was taken by paramedics to an area hospi…

by Zak Failla

02/09/2024

Politics

Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan Announces Unexpected US Senate Run Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is vowing to put partisanship aside and "to fix our broken politics" as he throws his hat into the ring with a run for a US Senate seat. The Republican announced a bid to replace retiring Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin on Friday in a video released on social media, where he said that he is "exhausted like the majority of Marylanders (and) fed up with politics as usual." "For eight years we proved the toxic politics that divide our nation need not divide our state," he said. "We've overcome unprecedented challenges ... And we did it by finding common ground…

by Zak Failla

02/09/2024

News

Stiff Sentence For Repeat Offender Involved In Violent Maryland Carjacking: Prosecutors A repeat offender was given a sentence above and beyond the standard for a violent carjacking last year in Baltimore that left a man with a fractured face. Alonzo Smith was sentenced to 20 years in prison, above the 10- to 15-year guidelines for an incident in February 2023 in the 200 block of High Street, the Baltimore City State's Attorney announced on Friday. On Feb. 5 last year, a 2022 Honda CRV was taken during the course of an assault minutes before members of the Baltimore Police Department responded to the area, officials said. The victim parked his vehicle shortly before being app…

by Zak Failla

02/09/2024

Police & Fire

Man Found Shot To Death Inside Howard County Home: Police A homicide investigation has been launched in Howard County after a man was found shot to death in a Columbia home late on Thursday night. Perry Anthony Comeau, 67, has been identified by police as the person who was found shortly after 10:45 p.m. on Feb. 8 in the 9500 block of Half Dollar Court, officials say. According to a Howard County Police Department spokesperson, responding officers were called by a family member who requested medical assistance in the home. Upon arrival, they found Comeau inside suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Police s…

by Zak Failla

02/09/2024

Police & Fire

Child Left Alone In Maryland Home With Guns, Drugs, Sheriff Says A man who left a child alone in a home filled with drugs and weapons is facing charges following a search of his residence, the Calvert County Sheriff's Office announced. Andre Taijon Grice, 27, was arrested this week following a weeks-long investigation into drug dealing in the 100 block of Alton Court in Prince Frederick that was launched in January. While surveilling the area, officials say that Grice was caught conducting hand-to-hand drug deals leading to search and seizure warrants for his home, vehicle, and person. On Wednesday, Feb. 7, members of the sheriff's office observed…

by Zak Failla

02/09/2024

Police & Fire

Child Credited With Saving Herself, Dog From Harford County Bedroom Blaze An 11-year-old girl is being credited with getting herself and a dog out of a Harford County home when a fire broke out in her bedroom on Thursday afternoon. First responders from the Aberdeen Fire Department and nearby agencies were called shortly before 3:15 p.m. on Feb. 8 to a home on Cornell Street, where there was a reported fire inside the child's room following an electrical failure. According to the Maryland Fire Marshal, the girl discovered the fire in her bedroom and was able to call 911. She then got herself and the family's dog out while waiting for the fire department to …

by Zak Failla

02/08/2024

Police & Fire

Police ID Florida Man Killed Walking Along Maryland Roadway A 29-year-old Florida man was killed over the weekend after being struck by a van while walking in Carroll County, state police say. Maryland state Police identified Casselberry, Florida resident Christian Sage Del Guidice as the person who was killed on Sunday night when he was struck by a silver 2011 Chevrolet Express Van. The incident was reported at approximately 10:20 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 4 in the northbound lanes of Route 30 near Tracey Mill Road. According to police, a deputy from the Carroll County Sherif's Office was conducting a traffic stop in the area when Guidice was str…

by Zak Failla

02/08/2024

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