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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

Adult Charged After Child Found With Loaded Gun In Baltimore Middle School Police say that a woman has been charged after a 12-year-old child was caught with a loaded gun in a Baltimore County middle school. Last week, officers from the Baltimore County Police Department responded to the Golden Ring Middle School in Rosedale after a firearm was recovered by a child inside the building shortly before dismissal. On Wednesday, officials announced that 45-year-old Heather Rao has been arrested and charged with allowing a minor to gain access to a firearm, while the child avoided charges due to his age. No additional details were released by the police. Check Daily V…

by Zak Failla

11/08/2023

Police & Fire

Shooter Who Missed The Mark Outside Virginia Tex Mex Restaurant Arrested, Police Say The man who missed the mark and accidentally struck an acquaintance during a shooting earlier this month at a Prince William County restaurant has been apprehended, police say. Alexandria resident Kerin Argueta Cruz, 23, was arrested on Wednesday morning following an investigation into a shooting outside the Palace Tex Mex Grill on Richmond Avenue in Woodbridge. Shortly after 2:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 1, officers from the Prince William County Police Department were called to the eatery after receiving reports of shots fired in the parking lot of the shopping center, one of which struck …

by Zak Failla

11/08/2023

News

Rapist Dead-Bolted Facebook Date Inside Her Own Maryland Apartment - Now He's Locked Away A man who preyed on a woman he met through social media will spend decades in prison after raping his would-be date, the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday. Silver Spring resident Rome Hill, 32, was sentenced on Tuesday to life in prison with all but 30 years suspended after persuading his victim to meet him after just two days, then assaulting her at gunpoint in September 2020. At the time Hill reached out to his future victim, she was a stranger to him, prosecutors said. According to court documents, on Sept. 9, 2020, "CC," the victim, and Hill were comple…

by Zak Failla

11/08/2023

Police & Fire

Man Who Ran Down Adults Carrying Infant Also Assaulted Pedestrian In Maryland, Sheriff Says The man who sped into a people - one of whom was carrying an infant - has been charged in St. Mary's County, according to the sheriff's office. California resident Sylvester Kenneth Price, 22, has been arrested and charged with a host of charges following an incident last week where he seemingly sped up while before striking a pedestrian in Valley Lee. Shortly before noon on Friday, Nov. 3, deputies from the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office were called to the 43000 block of Main Way Road after a pedestrian was struck by a driver who later assaulted assaulted him. Investigators say that P…

by Zak Failla

11/08/2023

News

Ambulance Stolen In Southeast DC While Crew Was Responding To A Call An ambulance was stolen in Southeast DC on Wednesday morning as its crew was responding to a call, officials confirm. DC Fire and EMS personnel were on a call in the 3600 block of 22nd Street SE early on Wednesday, Nov. 8, when they got an unexpected surprise when their ride was stolen; however, the suspect didn't get far. Officers from the Metropolitan Police Department were able to quickly track down the stolen ambulance and returned it to its rightful home, while one person was taken into custody and charges are pending. According to officials, the crew stayed on the call and trea…

by Zak Failla

11/08/2023

News

Student Airlifted In Virginia High School Assault (Developing) Officials say that a student was hospitalized after an assault at a Virginia high school. Shortly after 10 a.m. on Wednesday morning, a spokesperson for the sheriff's office said that a medevac helicopter landed at Stafford High School to transport a student to an area hospital after being assaulted by another teen, who has been detained. According to the sheriff's office, there is no threat to the community, staff, or students following the incident. No additional details were released by the agency. Incident Alert:Just after 10:00 a.m. a medivac helicopter landed at Stafford High Sch…

by Zak Failla

11/08/2023

Police & Fire

Robbery Investigation Leads To Recovery Of Gun Used In Fatal Triple Maryland Shooting: Police A gun used in a July armed robbery in Howard County has been linked to a fatal triple shooting last month, leading to the arrests of multiple teenagers and a 46-year-old man, police say. A pair of police cases came to a head, leading investigators to charge two from Baltimore in connection to the murder of 24-year-old Dylan Migel Perez last month after a gun used in the shooting was found during a separate investigation into a robbery. In October, officers from the Howard County Police Department were called to the Exxon gas station in the 6000 block of Foreland Garth in Columbia, where the…

by Zak Failla

11/08/2023

News

Teen To Be Tried As Adult For Attempted Murder Of 47-Year-Old Man In Maryland: Police Police say that a 15-year-old has been charged with attempted murder following a midday shooting last week in Baltimore. At around 4:45 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 9, officers from the Baltimore Police Department were called to the 4300 block of Belair Road, where there was a reported shooting with one person suffering from a gunshot wound that left him with minor injuries. On Wednesday morning, department officials announced that investigators found that the 15-year-old was involved in an altercation, and when the older man attempted to intervene, the teen took out a gun and fired, hittin…

by Zak Failla

11/08/2023

Traffic

Crash Backs Up Traffic On I-695 In Maryland (Developing) A crash on the Inner Loop on I-695 left some travelers in Northern Maryland tied up in traffic on Wednesday morning as first responders cleared the scene of a single-car crash in Baltimore County. At around 10:45 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 8, motorists were still struggling to get by on I-695 in Woodlawn after a crash blocked at least one lane and the shoulder near I-70, causing traffic to back up. The crash was reported at 10:25 a.m. on Wednesday. Delays approaching 10 minutes and getting longer have been reported in the area of Exit 16A-B. According to the Maryland Department of Transporta…

by Zak Failla

11/08/2023

Traffic

See Something, Say Something: Tipster Leads Cops To Man Carrying Rifle Near Union Station In DC The US Capitol Police Department is praising a local resident who helped lead officers to a rifle-wielding man who was spotted in a park across from Union Station. Shortly after 12:40 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon, a witness tipped off the agency about a man who was walking in a park across from the station in the area of Delaware Avenue and Columbus Circle in Northeast DC, prompting a heavy police response in the area. Some roads around Union Station were closed on Tuesday afternoon. Google Maps satellite view Officers found the man, Atlanta resident Ahmir Lavon Merrell, 21, who was alrea…

by Zak Failla

11/07/2023

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