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Zak Failla

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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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Repeat DUI Offender Used Sober Person To Crack Interlock Device Before Fatal Crash: Officials Repeat DUI Offender Used Sober Person To Crack Interlock Device Before Fatal Crash: Officials
Repeat DUI Offender Used Sober Person To Crack Interlock Device Before Fatal Crash: Officials A man with a history of drinking and getting behind the wheel in Maryland is going to have 15 years to reconsider his actions before he's released from prison. Pedro Baires-Beltran, 36, pleaded guilty this week to drinking, then driving after using someone else to unlock an interlock device, leading to a fatal midday crash which also injured his 15-year-old nephew outside Marley Station Mall in Anne Arundel County last year, State's Attorney Anne Colt Leitess' office announced. Shortly before 1 p.m. on April 2, 2023, officers from the Anne Arundel County Police Department were called to the…

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Maryland Woman Who Helped Florida Man Sexually Exploit Minor Heading To Prison: Feds Maryland Woman Who Helped Florida Man Sexually Exploit Minor Heading To Prison: Feds
Maryland Woman Who Helped Florida Man Sexually Exploit Minor Heading To Prison: Feds The Maryland woman who helped facilitate illicit hotel rendezvous involving women and a 76-year-old predator from Florida is going to spend more than a decade in prison, federal authorities announced.  Hagerstown resident Jane Ellen Campbell, 35, has been sentenced to 210 months in federal prison, followed by 15 years of supervised release, for distribution of child pornography related to one of the underage victims who was preyed on by Florida man John Balch.  The Jacksonville native admitted to sexually exploiting six minors between the ages of 3 and 15 years old between 2017 an…

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'Marijuana Deal Gone Bad' Could Land Maryland Man Behind Bars For Decades: State's Attorney 'Marijuana Deal Gone Bad' Could Land Maryland Man Behind Bars For Decades: State's Attorney
'Marijuana Deal Gone Bad' Could Land Maryland Man Behind Bars For Decades: State's Attorney A 24-year-old Montgomery County man is facing decades in prison after being convicted for the second-degree murder of a man during a botched drug deal, the state's attorney's office announced on Friday. Silver Spring resident Malik Jefferson, was convicted of second-degree murder, use of a firearm in commission of a crime of violence, and robbery, for his role in the death of 22-year-old Jose Osvaldo Genao Romero in Rockville in February 2022. On Feb. 17, 2022, officers were called to the intersection of Bradley Avenue and Fletcher Place in Rockville, where they found Genao Romero suffering…

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Police & Fire
Fentanyl Dealer On Probation Busted With Thousands Of Pills In Loudoun County: Sheriff Fentanyl Dealer On Probation Busted With Thousands Of Pills In Loudoun County: Sheriff
Fentanyl Dealer On Probation Busted With Thousands Of Pills In Loudoun County: Sheriff Thousands of fentanyl pills are off the streets after members of the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office busted a dealer in Aldie on Friday, authorities announced. Austin Paul Shin is back behind bars after being arrested for the second time for dealing fentanyl, this time in Loudoun County, not Alexandria, according to officials.  On Jan. 26, members of the sheriff office's Drug and Gang and Tactical Support Units conducted a search warrant at a home in Aldie, leading to the apprehension of the 24-year-old outside of his residence. The arrest came following a months-long investigation in…

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Traffic At Stand Still Hours After Massive Multi-Vehicle Crash On Bay Bridge In Maryland Traffic At Stand Still Hours After Massive Multi-Vehicle Crash On Bay Bridge In Maryland
Traffic At Stand Still Hours After Massive Multi-Vehicle Crash On Bay Bridge In Maryland Many drivers opted to simply turn off their vehicles as traffic was stopped on the Bay Bridge for hours due to a multi-vehicle crash involving more than a dozen drivers in Maryland. The busy bridge was shut down on Jan. 27 as first responders in Anne Arundel County worked to clear the scene and investigate what caused the crash, which sent several people to the hospital, according to reports. The crash halted traffic on Saturday. Twitter via MDTA All westbound lanes were shut down, leaving the roadway as a parking lot as of 2 p.m. on Saturday afternoon.  The Maryland Transportation Aut…

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Police & Fire
Suspect's Tire 'Completely Disintegrated' During Police Pursuit In Virginia, Sheriff Says Suspect's Tire 'Completely Disintegrated' During Police Pursuit In Virginia, Sheriff Says
Suspect's Tire 'Completely Disintegrated' During Police Pursuit In Virginia, Sheriff Says A 21-year-old man was too fast and too furious and ultimately led to his own demise during an ill-fated police pursuit that saw his tires fail him, leading to his arrest in Stafford County. At around 12:30 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 25, Jordan Childs was reportedly driving a Dodge Durango recklessly in a car with an expired inspection on South Gateway Drive in Stafford, prompting a traffic stop by local law enforcement. According to a spokesperson from the Stafford County Sheriff's Office, Childs initially complied, but when a deputy was checking on the status of his driver's license, the deput…

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Small Plane Crashes Off Runway At Virginia Airport: State Police Small Plane Crashes Off Runway At Virginia Airport: State Police
Small Plane Crashes Off Runway At Virginia Airport: State Police No injuries were reported after a private aircraft missed its landing and wound up off the runway at the Leesburg Executive Airport on Friday afternoon. Shortly before 5 p.m., Virginia State Police troopers were called to the airport, where a private aircraft coming in for a landing wound up coming to rest off the runway and in the grass off the tarmac, authorities say. There were no reported injuries among the pilot and four passengers. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and FAA have been notified of the incident. No additional details were released by police. The investiga…

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Police & Fire
Man Who Ditched Court Appearances Busted During Drug Bust In Maryland: Police Man Who Ditched Court Appearances Busted During Drug Bust In Maryland: Police
Man Who Ditched Court Appearances Busted During Drug Bust In Maryland: Police The months-long investigation into a wanted man allegedly dealing drugs in Anne Arundel County is facing charges after police busted him in an Odenton home this week. In October last year, investigators from the Anne Arundel County Police Department's Opioid Enforcement Unit was tipped off about illegal drug distribution throughout the region stemming from a suspect in Odenton. According to police, 26-year-old Victor Alexander Mack was busted during a search and seizure operation that was executed in the 2000 block of Kintore Circle in Odenton, which led to the seizure of:  10 grams …

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Rampaging Woman Terrorized Six People During 90-Minute Crime Spree In Maryland, Police Say Rampaging Woman Terrorized Six People During 90-Minute Crime Spree In Maryland, Police Say
Rampaging Woman Terrorized Six People During 90-Minute Crime Spree In Maryland, Police Say A Baltimore woman is behind bars after going on a short-lived crime spree throughout different parts of Prince George's County before being arrested just hours later near her home, authorities announced. Tanay Stallings-Brown, 31, played a real-life game of "Grand Theft Auto" on Thursday night, terrorizing several people over the course of 90 minutes before she could be tracked down and arrested by investigators. The trail of terror began at around 5:05 p.m. on Jan. 25, when officers from the Prince George's County Police Department were called to Forest Park Drive and Ritchie Road in Capit…

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Suspect Kidnapped Man, Forced Him To Take Out Cash At ATM In Northwest DC: Metropolitan Police Suspect Kidnapped Man, Forced Him To Take Out Cash At ATM In Northwest DC: Metropolitan Police
Suspect Kidnapped Man, Forced Him To Take Out Cash At ATM In Northwest DC: Metropolitan Police Recognize this vehicle?  An alert was issued by the Metropolitan Police Department this week as they attempt to track down a suspect and vehicle wanted in connection to a carjacking, robbery, and kidnapping in Northwest DC earlier this month. Like a scene out of a movie, shortly after 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 9, the suspect swerved his car in front of his victim, who was still parked in his own vehicle in the 400 block of K Street NW. He then got out, and when his victim rolled down a window, the wanted man allegedly snatched a cell phone and assaulted him, police say. He then made …

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