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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

Police & Fire

Malnourished, Starving Child Dies; Father Arrested For Neglect In Maryland: Police The father of a 6-year-old boy in Washington County has been arrested after his son died and was found malnourished and suffering from starvation, police say. Andre Derek Ford, 31, has been arrested on multiple child abuse charges after allegedly neglecting his 6-year-old son and a second child who had to be removed from their Hagerstown home. Officers from the Hagerstown Police Department were called on Tuesday afternoon to a home in the 200 block of North Locust Street, where there was a report of an unresponsive child. Upon arrival, they found the 6-year-old, who was pronounced dead, an…

by Zak Failla

12/01/2023

Police & Fire

Drunk Driver Picks Up Kids, Second DUI In Stafford County, Sheriff Says Arnold De Leon didn't make it hard for sheriff's deputies to realize he was drinking and driving with children in the car in Stafford County. For the second time, the 40-year-old Stafford resident was arrested for a DUI, this time with children in the back and a box of the beer in the front, according to officials. Members of the Stafford County Sheriff's Office spotted De Leon speeding through a 35 mph zone on Garrisonville Road earlier this week before turning onto Greenspring Drive through a steady red light. A spokesperson for the sheriff's office said that when deputies approached his…

by Zak Failla

12/01/2023

Police & Fire

Carjackers Stymied By Stick Shift Fail To Steal Porsche Parked In Maryland (Video) A stick shift thwarted a group of young carjackers who attempted to steal a man's Porsche 911 at gunpoint in Montgomery County. Disturbing dash cam video of a group of four carjackers has been released by police as they attempt to track down the group that failed to steal the luxury car because they did not know how to operate a manual transmission. Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police are investigating the attempted armed carjacking. Montgomery County Department of Police The incident was reported shortly before midnight on Sunday, Nov. 26 in the 7300 block of Wi…

by Zak Failla

12/01/2023

Police & Fire

Kidnappers On The Loose After Forcing Victim Into Harrowing Ride In Northwest DC A person was kidnapped at gunpoint and forced into a vehicle during a violent robbery in Northwest DC, police say. At around 10 a.m. on Thursday morning, a vehicle approached a victim in a gray sedan and a suspect got out with a handgun, forcing someone inside in the 6900 block of 5th Street NW. According to police, the suspect ordered the person into the vehicle, and then they drove around while taking property from the victim, who was eventually let out while the sedan sped away. One of the suspects caught on camera could be seen wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt with a black mask. No oth…

by Zak Failla

12/01/2023

Police & Fire

Home Invaders Charged With Abduction During Violent Virginia Burglary Police in Fairfax County pulled out all the stops to apprehend two men who are wanted in connection to a violent home robbery. Elijah Thomas, 24, and Jaquan Ross, 32, are facing multiple abduction, robbery, and other charges after busting into a McLean home earlier this week and assaulting two people inside, officials say. At around 5:45 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 27, officers from the Fairfax County Police Department were called to the 1300 block of Spring Hill Road, where three men reportedly forced their way into a home brandishing a gun and demanded money. According to a police spokesperson,…

by Zak Failla

12/01/2023

News

'Don't Tell On Me': DC Man Sentenced For Shooting That Caused Chaos Outside Busy Maryland Bar The 29-year-old District man who caused mayhem outside a popular Maryland bar before shooting a man amid an ongoing argument will spend decades behind bars. It will be a night to forget for David Lee Brown III, 30, who was sentenced to 55 years in prison with all but 35 years to serve after being convicted of multiple counts of assault and other offenses for his role in the shooting of Mame Faye during a dispute outside Clyde's Restaurant in Chevy Chase, officials in Montgomery County announced. Faye and several of his co-workers - including Sala Coleman - from Maggiano Little Italy in DC w…

by Zak Failla

12/01/2023

Schools

Police Investigation Launched At Baltimore County HS After Lockdown (Developing) Kenwood High School in Essex was placed on a "brief lockdown" on Friday morning while police investigated inside the building. At around 11 a.m. there was a police presence at the school following a brief lockdown, according to Baltimore County Police, which confirmed the investigation was being conducted inside the school. During a lockdown, students and staff shelter in place in classrooms, hallways are cleared and movement in the building is restricted. All exterior doors are secured as well. One person was reportedly taken into custody in the school's auditorium. A police spokesperson…

by Zak Failla

12/01/2023

Police & Fire

Victim Removed, Man Barricaded Inside Fairfax County Home After Domestic Incident (Developing) Some residents have been advised to shelter in place in Fairfax County as police work to resolve a barricade situation on Friday afternoon. At around 12:15 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 1, officers from the Fairfax County Police Department responded to the 8100 block of McCauley Way in Lorton, where a man was refusing to leave an area home following a domestic incident. Police say that the victim has been removed from the residence, but the standoff was ongoing as the clock approached 1 p.m. on Friday. Officers are on scene of a barricade in the 8100 block of McCauley Way in Lorton for a man ref…

by Zak Failla

12/01/2023

Schools

Teen Found Shot Near Kipp DC College Preparatory HS (Developing) One person was injured in a shooting near a Northeast DC school on Friday morning, officials say. Officers from the Metropolitan Police Department were called to the 1400 block of Brentwood Parkway NE near Sixth Street NE to investigate a shooting that reportedly left a teen with a gunshot wound. Shooting Investigation in the 1400 block of Brentwood Parkway, NE. Lookout is for a male with a bush hairstyle, 120 to 130lbs, 5"6' to 5"7' driving a white Hyundai Elantra and armed with a handgun. — DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) December 1, 2023 The shooting was reported on the same b…

by Zak Failla

12/01/2023

Lifestyle

Instagram Star Rallies Support For VA Firefighter In Need Of Wheelchair Van For Son A social media star helped a Virginia fire union more than triple their fundraising goal as they help one of their members purchase a special new mobility van for her son. In Fauquier County, more than $170,000 was raised in just days as support swells for firefighter Gilda Martinez, whose son Aiden suffers from Spinal Muscular Atrophy and is in need of a new mobility van after theirs broke down on the side of the road. The single mother of two purchased a wheelchair van to take him to and from doctor appointments, family get together, and other transportation needs, but the outdated vehicl…

by Zak Failla

12/01/2023

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