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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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Police & Fire
Domestic Dispute Ends With Man Pushing Woman Down Stairs In PWC, Police Say Domestic Dispute Ends With Man Pushing Woman Down Stairs In PWC, Police Say
Domestic Dispute Ends With Man Pushing Woman Down Stairs In PWC, Police Say A 48-year-old woman was pushed down the stairs by a family member during a domestic dispute that rapidly escalated into physical violence in Prince William County, police say. Nelson Villatoro Morales, 46, is facing charges after an early-morning argument turned violent inside a home in the 3400 block of Logstone drive in Triangle, according to officials on Wednesday afternoon. Officers rom the Prince William County Police Department were called to the residence at around 2:15 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 14, when Villatoro Morales and a family member got into a verbal disagreement that e…

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Police & Fire
12-Year-Old Girl Found Brother, Sister Dead Inside Maryland Home: State Police 12-Year-Old Girl Found Brother, Sister Dead Inside Maryland Home: State Police
12-Year-Old Girl Found Brother, Sister Dead Inside Maryland Home: State Police A suspicious death investigation in Cecil County is ongoing a day after a 12-year-old girl found her two siblings unresponsive in their Maryland home, state police say. Skylar Alice Marie Jones, 14, and Gaige Marshall Dehaven, 10, were pronounced dead by first responders in Perryville after their sister found them on Tuesday, Jan. 16. At 1:20 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon, Maryland State Police troopers were called to the 600 block of Cole Street to assist the Perryville Police Department, where they were met by two children in cardiac arrest. The 911 call came from their 12-year-old sister. …

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Man Assaulted By Pair With Axe Handle Busted With Stolen Vehicle In Anne Arundel County: PD Man Assaulted By Pair With Axe Handle Busted With Stolen Vehicle In Anne Arundel County: PD
Man Assaulted By Pair With Axe Handle Busted With Stolen Vehicle In Anne Arundel County: PD Two men were arrested and a third charged in Anne Arundel County after an axe handle assault of a suspect driving a stolen car in Linthicum, authorities announced. Gwynn Oak resident Malik Anthony Carr, 27, and Markell Armon Carr, 25, of Baltimore, were both taken into custody for their alleged roles in the assault of city resident Brian Keith Whittington on Tuesday morning. According to the Anne Arundel County Police Department, at around 9:30 a.m. on Jan. 16, officers responded to a reported assault in the area of West Nursery Road and Andover Road, where witnesses reported that two men -…

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Man Exposed Himself To Women Near Busy Prince William County Intersection, Police Say Man Exposed Himself To Women Near Busy Prince William County Intersection, Police Say
Man Exposed Himself To Women Near Busy Prince William County Intersection, Police Say Some pedestrians were treated to an unwanted show on Tuesday morning when a 33-year-old man allegedly exposed himself to at least two women near a busy Prince William County intersection, police say. Rodney Kayne Byrne, who has no fixed address, was detained and charged with incident exposure following an incident in Woodbridge that played out on Jan. 16, according to officials. Officers were called shortly before 9:15 a.m. on Tuesday near the area of Potomac Mills Road and Opitz Boulevard, where two women - 29 and 37 - were walking in the area and spotted Byrne allegedly exposing himself a…

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Overnight Guest Stabbed Man Inside Anne Arundel County Apartment, Police Say Overnight Guest Stabbed Man Inside Anne Arundel County Apartment, Police Say
Overnight Guest Stabbed Man Inside Anne Arundel County Apartment, Police Say They say no good deed goes unpunished. An investigation was launched in Anne Arundel County after a man was stabbed during a dispute while spending the night at another person's apartment to stay warm during the recent cold spell. At around 8:20 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 16, officers from the Anne Arundel Police Department were called to the 400 block of Secluded Post Circle in Glen Burnie, where a 37-year-old man was stabbed by an unknown suspect. According to investigators, several people, including the victim, were invited by the sole occupant of an apartment to stay overnight to keep warm …

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Georgia Man Posed As Police To Bilk City Residents Out Of Cash In Fairfax, Officials Say Georgia Man Posed As Police To Bilk City Residents Out Of Cash In Fairfax, Officials Say
Georgia Man Posed As Police To Bilk City Residents Out Of Cash In Fairfax, Officials Say At least four people in Virginia were targeted by a 31-year-old Georgia man posing as police in an effort to bilk Fairfax residents out of cash, police announced this week. Razie Brown has been extradited back to the City of Fairfax following an investigation into reports of a con man posing as law enforcement officials attempting to steal money in a scheme that dates back to last summer. According to officials, in June 2023, local police were alerted to multiple cases of fraud after they were contacted by an unknown person who identified himself as a police officer. In each case, Brown in…

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Minor Hospitalized After Being Targeted, Shot In Fairfax County, Police Say Minor Hospitalized After Being Targeted, Shot In Fairfax County, Police Say
Minor Hospitalized After Being Targeted, Shot In Fairfax County, Police Say The shooting of a teenager in Fairfax County was not a random act, according to police. On Tuesday night, officers from the Fairfax County Police Department were called to the area of Braddock Drive near Overlook Drive in Lincolnia to investigate reports of shots fired. According to authorities, upon their arrival, officers were met by a juvenile who was taken to an area hospital for treatment of a gunshot wound to his arm. His injuries were considered non-life-threatening.  As of Wednesday morning, the teen was still hospitalized. Police say that the initial investigation determined …

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Traffic
Tractor-Trailer Fire Shuts Down Stretch Of Route 267 In Virginia Tractor-Trailer Fire Shuts Down Stretch Of Route 267 In Virginia
Tractor-Trailer Fire Shuts Down Stretch Of Route 267 In Virginia Traffic was temporarily backed up in Loudoun County on Wednesday morning when a tractor-trailer went up in flames on Route 267.  First responders were called to the eastbound lanes of Route 267, which was closed at around 10 a.m. on Jan. 17 from the Leesburg bypass (Route 7) to Battlefield Parkway for a tractor-trailer fire. The map of the affected area in Leesburg. Leesburg Police Department According to the Virginia Department of Transportation, as of 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, the east left lane, center lane, and right lane are closed at the county line. LCFR is on scene of a …

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Shoplifting Suspects Sprayed Lighter Fluid On Employee During Burglary In Baltimore Biz: Police Shoplifting Suspects Sprayed Lighter Fluid On Employee During Burglary In Baltimore Biz: Police
Shoplifting Suspects Sprayed Lighter Fluid On Employee During Burglary In Baltimore Biz: Police Disaster was averted in Baltimore when a group of minors nearly went to extreme measures while robbing an area business, police say. Officers from the Baltimore Police Department were called shortly after noon on Tuesday afternoon to a business in the 900 block of North Caroline Street, where there was a report of an armed robbery that had just taken place in the Central District. According to police, employees said that a 15-year-old girl, 16-year-old boy, and 17-year-old girl entered the store and attempted to shoplift, but when they were approached, the teens began to verbally threaten a…

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Children Found Unresponsive By Sister In Maryland Home, State Police Say Children Found Unresponsive By Sister In Maryland Home, State Police Say
Children Found Unresponsive By Sister In Maryland Home, State Police Say An investigation has been launched after two children were found dead inside a Northern Maryland home by their sister, state police say. In Cecil County, a 10-year-old boy and 14-year-old girl were pronounced dead by first responders in Perryville after being found unresponsive in their home, according to officials. The cause and manner of their deaths is pending an autopsy by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. At 1:20 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon, Maryland State Police troopers were called to the 600 block of Cole Street to assist the Perryville Police Department, where they were met …

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