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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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Man Killed In Crash With Stationary Ambulance In Maryland: Police One person was killed after crashing into a parked ambulance in Howard County, police say. Ricardo Perez, 36, has been identified as the man who was pronounced dead at the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center after hitting a Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services ambulance late on Sunday night. The Laurel resident was driving a Hyundai Sonata south on Washington Boulevard shortly before 11 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 3, according to investigators, when he hit a stationary ambulance that had its warning lights activated in the right turn lane leading to Country Meadows Lane. …

by Zak Failla

12/04/2023

News

Max Sentence For Man Convicted Of Murder, Assault During Stabbing Spree In Maryland A man with a name familiar to fans of the Baltimore-based hit show “The Wire” will decades behind bars after being convicted of two stabbing attacks in Montgomery County earlier this year. Two separate juries convicted Scorpio Alexander Stanfield, 33, who has no known address, of second-degree murder and first-degree assault for two Rockville stabbing incidents in May, according to the Montgomery County State’s Attorney. A judge sentenced Stanfield to 65 years in prison after he was found guilty of the two separate assaults, a spokesperson for the state's attorney announced on Monday…

by Zak Failla

12/04/2023

Police & Fire

Shooter Arrested Month After Allegedly Killing Man During Argument Outside Maryland Restaurant Federal authorities helped local police apprehend a suspect wanted for allegedly murdering a man from Silver Spring during a dispute that broke out at a Montgomery County restaurant. Markus Tyrell Dowdy, 33, was arrested in Takoma Park over the weekend by US Marshals in connection to the shooting death of 34-year-old Marvin Jefferson in the White Oak Shopping Center. Shortly before 6 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 4, officers from the Montgomery County Department of Police were called to America's Best Wings restaurant in the 11200 block of new Hampshire Avenue in Colesville, where they found Jeffe…

by Zak Failla

12/04/2023

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Mother Accused Of Murdering Toddler Son In Maryland: Police A mother from North Carolina has been accused of killing her 3-year-old son in Maryland, police say. Early on Sunday morning, an off-duty Harford County Sheriff's deputy was driving on North Main Street in Bel Air when he saw Gloria Elena Hughes, 37, standing in the street with a lifeless child in her arms. The call for a cardiac arrest came in shortly before 5:30 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 3 in the 400 block of North Main Street. According to police, officers arrived within minutes and attempted to save the life of Jason Garcia, 3, who lived in Morganton, North Carolina with his mother, and he …

by Zak Failla

12/04/2023

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Six Firefighters Released From Hospital After Overturning Truck In Maryland Six Prince George's County firefighters were hospitalized overnight after their truck overturned while they were at the scene of an incident in College Park. Shortly before 11 p.m. on Sunday night, while responding to a structure fire, a truck crashed near the intersection of Good Luck Road and Kenilworth Avenue, according to a department spokesperson. The crash led to six firefighters being taken to the hospital with what were described as minor injuries. They have each been released from the hospital as of Monday morning, officials say. Update to last nights College Park Truck 812 acc…

by Zak Failla

12/04/2023

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Driver Who Took Teen Drug Dealer To Maryland Hotel He Was Murdered Gets 19 Years: DOJ A Maryland man who returned to the scene of the crime hours after the robbery and murder of a drug dealer in Baltimore will have plenty of time to think about his actions in prison. Baltimore native Deron "DJ" Johnson, 52, is the third to be sentenced for his role in the murder of a teenage drug dealer that he, George Fields, and Joseph Williams conspired to rob in September 2020, federal authorities announced. According to his plea agreement, he admitted that on Sept. 29, 2020, the trio conspired to rob a 16-year-old of both his drugs and proceeds, leading to a skirmish early that mor…

by Zak Failla

12/03/2023

News

Man Crushed To Death While Working On Car In Baltimore County, Police Say Police in Baltimore County are investigating after a man was killed while working on a car in Dundalk. On Saturday morning, officers from the Baltimore County Police Department were called to the intersection of Jaydee Avenue and German Hill Road, where there was a reported fatal crash that involved a 54-year-old man who suffered grievous injuries. According to investigators, Dayton Balliet, Jr. was lying on the ground working on a 2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser that was on a jack when a Toyota Sienna attempting to park behind it struck the vehicle and knocked it off the jack. Balliet was rushed…

by Zak Failla

12/03/2023

Police & Fire

Two Killed In Domestic-Related Double Shooting: Baltimore Police A death investigation has been launched after two men were killed in a Baltimore home on Sunday morning. At around 2:50 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 3, officers from the Baltimore Police Department were called to the 3600 block of Greenmount Avenue to investigate a reported shooting, where they made a grisly discovery. Upon arrival, officers say they found two 28-year-old men in the hallway of a home suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. One was pronounced dead at the scene, police say, and another was rushed to an area hospital, where he later died from his injuries. Investigators say that the…

by Zak Failla

12/03/2023

Police & Fire

Firefighter Injured Battling Two-Alarm Blaze In Baltimore County (Photos) One firefighter was hospitalized - and since released - on Sunday morning battling a two-alarm blaze that broke out in a Parkville building. Shortly after 6 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 3, crews were called to the 9300 block of Harford Road, where there was a partial collapse that led to lane closures in the area as firefighters worked to corral the flames that broke out inside the building. #BCoFD, 9300 BLK Harford Rd. Fire is under control. One firefighter to local hospital with minor injuries. 08:34LS pic.twitter.com/1w4KizV9Yn — Baltimore County Fire Department (@BaltCoFire) Decembe…

by Zak Failla

12/03/2023

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Three Arrested For Murder Of Norfolk State University Student From Maryland: Police Justice may be served for the family of a beloved 20-year-old Prince George's County man who was shot and killed earlier this year near his college in Virginia. Shortly after 11 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 2, officers from the Norfolk Police Department were called to the 2700 block of Gate House Road near Colchester Crescent, where they found Accokeek resident Jahari George suffering from a life-threatening gunshot wound. The Norfolk State University student was rushed to an area hospital, where he later died from his injuries. Months later, on Thursday, the department announced that three men…

by Zak Failla

12/01/2023

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