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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

News

Photo Released Of Wanted Suspect After Stafford County Bank Robbery (Developing) There was an increased police presence in parts of Stafford County on Tuesday morning following a reported bank robbery. An alert was issued by the sheriff's office at 11 a.m. on Feb. 6 advising that an investigation has been launched after a bank robbery in the area of Worth Avenue. The suspect was described as being a Black man who was wearing a mask, black hat, blue jeans, blue shirt, and a gray North Face jacket. A photo of the wanted man was later released by the Stafford County Sheriff's Office, which advised the man could still be in there area. No additional information was p…

by Zak Failla

02/06/2024

Police & Fire

Police ID Pair Killed In Double Southwest DC Shooting; Surveillance Video Of Suspect Released Recognize them? The Metropolitan Police Department released new photos and video of a "person of interest" who is wanted for his alleged role in the fatal shooting of Southwest DC residents Patricia Harris, 35, and Tyrone Jacobs, 24, in December. Shortly before noon on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023, officers from the agency were called to the 1300 block of Half Street SW, where they found three men and a woman suffering from gunshot wounds. Harris was pronounced dead at the scene, and Jacobs later died at the hospital. The other two shooting victims were treated for undisclosed injuries. A rew…

by Zak Failla

02/06/2024

Sports

Drone-Flying PA Man Who Caused AFC Championship Game Delay Faces Prison Time In Maryland: Feds A Pennsylvania man who flew a drone over M&T Bank Stadium during the Baltimore Ravens' AFC Championship Game loss is facing felony charges, authorities announced. Chadds Ford resident Matthew Hebert found himself in the crosshairs of federal officials during the Raves' loss against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, Jan. 28 and will now face prison time after taking several photos of himself with the drone at the game, which had to be temporarily suspended. "An administrative timeout... you may have not heard of one like that before. But it was a drone apparently that was interfering …

by Zak Failla

02/06/2024

Police & Fire

District Man Riding In Maserati Wanted For Role In Maryland Murder: Police Look familiar? The Frederick Police Department is issuing a new call to the community as they attempt to track down a man wanted for the murder of young father Michael Isaih Olaniyi in July 2022 in the 300 block of North Market Street. At approximately 3:30 a.m. on July 23, 2022, an officer from the department on patrol in the area heard a shots ring out in the 300 block of North Market Street, and upon arrival, they found Olaniyi, 26, suffering from a gunshot wound. Olaniyi was treated at the scene and pronounced dead shortly after he arrived at the hospital, according to offic…

by Zak Failla

02/06/2024

Police & Fire

Police Probing Alleged Attempted Sexual Assault In Alexandria Alleyway By Man Who Escaped A woman was able to wriggle free and save herself in Alexandria after a reported attempted sexual assault in an otherwise quaint neighborhood on Monday morning, police say. Shortly after midnight on Feb. 5, officers from the Alexandria Police Department responded to the 2200 block of Main Line Boulevard to investigate an attempted sexual assault that had just taken place. According to officials, a woman said that she was walking down an alleyway when an unknown person attempted to sexually assault her, though he was able to get away. Responding officers were able to spot the man, but he es…

by Zak Failla

02/05/2024

Police & Fire

Suitland Man, 31, Killed By Officer Mourned By Loved Ones Police have identified the 31-year-old man who was killed in an officer-involved shooting in Prince George's County last week. Suitland's Melvin Jay was killed during an incident involving Officer Braxton Shelton, who has four years of law enforcement experience, the Maryland Attorney General's Independent Investigations Division (IID) announced Monday, Feb. 5. Officers on patrol were called at around 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 1 to the 5100 block of Suitland Road for a reported breaking and entering situation, leading to the fatal incident. When the officer arrived, they found Jay i…

by Zak Failla

02/05/2024

Police & Fire

Fugitive On The Run For Nearly A Year Arrested For Role In Maryland Murder: Police A fourth person has been arrested in connection to the murder of Deandre Keith Ellis in Montgomery County after spending nearly a year on the run. On March 5, 2023, Ellis was found shot to death inside a car outside of the Sweet Sweet Kitchen in the 900 block of Bonifant Street, prompting an extensive investigation that has now landed four suspects behind bars. Police say that on Monday, Feb. 5, investigators arrested D'Angelo Holley, who has no known address, and has been at large since a warrant was issued for his arrest in October last year. Holley was arrested without incident and take…

by Zak Failla

02/05/2024

Police & Fire

Townhouses Torched By Fast-Moving Two-Alarm Fire In Maryland All hands were on deck on Monday when a fast-moving fire rapidly spread to several residences when a townhouse blaze broke out, officials say. Firefighters from several agencies in northern Maryland on Feb. 5, when a two-alarm fire was reported in the 600 block of Shore Drive in Joppa that displaced two residents. According to officials, upon arrival, crews from the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company found three townhouses involved in the fire, though no injuries were reported and all residents were able to escape safely. Photos from the scene of the fire in Harford County. Joppa-M…

by Zak Failla

02/05/2024

Police & Fire

Bicyclist Struck By Hit-Run Driver While Riding On Hatem Bridge In Maryland, Mdta Police Say An investigation has been launched after a bicyclist was struck by a hit-and-run driver while riding on the Thomas J. Hatem Memorial Bridge in Harford County late on Sunday afternoon. Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) Police Officers are probing the crash after a cyclist was hit by a driver who sped away in the westbound lanes of the Havre de Grace bridge over the weekend. The strike was reported shortly before 6 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 4. According to officials, officers found the bicyclist - whose name has not been released, pending the investigation - in the roadway, and he wa…

by Zak Failla

02/05/2024

Police & Fire

Baltimore Teens Busted With Guns During 200+ Person Fight In Hotel Lobby: Police Two teens were arrested with weapons when a massive melee broke out inside the lobby of an Anne Arundel County hotel. Officers from the Anne Arundel County Police Department were called over the weekend to Embassy Suites at 1300 Concourse Drive in Linthicum to help break up a fight that broke out involving more than 200 people. Google Maps street view Witnesses said that two boys wearing ski masks during the incident had handguns, and an unknown person pepper-sprayed several people. Two suspects, a 15 year old and 16 year old, were both charged after being caught with the weapon. Both ar…

by Zak Failla

02/05/2024

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