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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

Trapped: Abduction Charge For Woman Ramming Victim's Car While Talking On Phone In Virginia: PD A woman is wanted in Prince William County after playing a real-life game of bumper cars with a man she got into an argument with over the phone on Sunday afternoon, police say. At around 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 5, officers from the Prince William County Police Department were called to the 17500 block of Victoria Falls Drive in Dumfries, where there was a strange domestic incident that played out between Adajahlaun Tashayla Settle and a 32-year-old acquaintance. According to police, Settle, 25, of Manassas, was engaged in a conversation with the man while the two were driving separa…

by Zak Failla

11/06/2023

Police & Fire

Armed Man Sporting Nationals' Gear Wanted For Bank Robbery In Maryland: Police A man cosplaying as a Washington National's player on Halloween is wanted in connection to a bank robbery in Montgomery County. An alert was issued on Monday as the Montgomery County Department of Police attempts to track down a man who showed some "Natitude" during an armed robbery on Tuesday, Oct. 31 at Wells Fargo in Potomac. The incident was reported shortly after 11 a.m. on Halloween at the bank branch in the 9800 block of Falls Road. Surveillance photos were released of the wanted suspect brandishing a handgun inside the building on Monday afternoon. According to police, the wa…

by Zak Failla

11/06/2023

Obituaries

Motorcyclist Remembered For 'Amazing Heart,' 'Goofy Personality' After Fatal Crash In Maryland David Alan Nutter was truly a jack of all trades, and his death has left friends and family reeling. Late last month, the 32-year-old Severna Park resident was killed while riding his motorcycle when he struck a BMW in Annapolis, was ejected from his bike, and was pronounced dead near the intersection of Legion Avenue and West Street. Following the fatal incident, his community and other well-wishers have begun rallying around his family, raising thousands of dollars just days after the fateful crash in Anne Arundel County. "(His) flame burned bright and strong. Some would say he burned b…

by Zak Failla

11/06/2023

Police & Fire

Teens Arrested With Getaway Driver After Armed 7-Eleven Robbery In Maryland: Police A 23-year-old man took police on a brief pursuit in Anne Arundel County following a 7-Eleven burglary in Glen Burnie that involved a pair of teens, authorities say. Amnel Antonio Garay Cruz, 23, was arrested with a pair of 15-year-old minors on Monday morning after attempting to flee from members of the Anne Arundel Police Department. All three are from Baltimore, where their fates would ultimately be sealed. Police say that shortly before 1:15 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 6, Cruz and the teens burst into the business at 705 Greenway in Glen Burnie brandishing a handgun and knives, demanding cash …

by Zak Failla

11/06/2023

Police & Fire

Shooting Suspect Arrested For Murder Days After Shooting In Maryland, Police Say More than a week after the fatal shooting in Southern Baltimore left 39-year-old David Rodriguez Ramirez dead, police say that a suspect has been apprehended. City resident Gerson Arita Diaz, 24, has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder following an investigation into the death of Rodriguez Ramirez on Friday, Oct. 27, authorities announced. Shortly before 3:30 a.m. on Oct. 27, officers from the Baltimore Police Department were called to the 3300 block of Annapolis Road, where they found the 39-year-old suffering from multiple life-threatening gunshot wounds. He was pronounced…

by Zak Failla

11/06/2023

Police & Fire

Two Arrested For Fatal Saturday Liquor Store Shooting In Maryland, Sheriff Says A pair has been arrested in connection to one of two separate liquor store shootings that were reported on Saturday morning in St. Mary's County. The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office announced on Monday afternoon that Leroy Christopher Neal, 48, of Mechanicsville, and 33-year-old Britny Lee Blankenship, who has no fixed address, have been arrested in connection to the fatal shooting of Scott Marvin Benich. At around 12:30 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 4, officers were sent to St. Mary's Fine Wine & Spirits on Point Lookout Road in Great Mills, where they found the 46-year-old Benic…

by Zak Failla

11/06/2023

News

Driver Caused 'Near-Fatal' Injuries Fleeing From Secret Service Police In DC: Feds The District man who caused a near-fatal crash while attempting to flee from police in Northwest DC last year will likely have time behind bars to consider his actions after being found guilty on a host of charges. Shaquille Taylor, 27, has been convicted by a jury for the May 2022 aggravated assault of a man in the intersection of 12th Street and Massachusetts Ave. NW, authorities announced. According to prosecutors, at around 2 a.m. on May 6, 2022, a Secret Service police officer attempted to stop Taylor's Nissan Altima in the area of Massachusetts Avenue and 17th Street NW; however, he h…

by Zak Failla

11/06/2023

Police & Fire

Sunday Stabbing Leaves Woman With Life-Threatening Injuries In Maryland, Police Say Police say that a 41-year-old man is in custody after stabbing a woman in a Hagerstown apartment late on Sunday afternoon. At around 6:20 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 5, officers from the Hagerstown Police Department were called to a building in the unit block of North Mulberry Street, where they found a 34-year-old woman suffering from multiple stab wounds. She was rushed to Meritus Medical Center with what were described as "life-threatening injuries," though on Monday morning, police said that she is expected to survive. According to police, the suspect, Hagerstown resident Brandon Lamont…

by Zak Failla

11/06/2023

Police & Fire

Dognapper At Large After Stealing Friend's Pit Bull 'Rocky Apollo' In DC: Police Police are on the hunt for a dognapper who is holding an animal hostage after being asked by their owner to watch him in Washington, DC late last month. An alert was issued by the Metropolitan Police Department as they attempt to locate the man responsible for taking a brown Pit Bull Terrier mix who was last seen in the 3800 block of 9th Street SE when the two met so he could temporarily watch "Rocky Apollo" "Rocky Apollo." Metropolitan Police Department However, when it came time to return the dog to its owner, the suspect unexpectedly demanded that he be paid in order for her to ge…

by Zak Failla

11/06/2023

Police & Fire

Police ID Man Shot, Killed During Argument In Maryland Restaurant One person was killed and a second hospitalized after gunshots rang out following an altercation inside a Montgomery County restaurant over the weekend. Silver Spring resident Marvin Jefferson, 34, has been identified as the person who was shot and killed at the America's Best Wings restaurant in the 11200 block of New Hampshire Avenue in Colesville on Saturday at the White Oak Shopping Plaza, according to police. The White Oak shooting is now being investigated as a homicide. Two adult males shot and transported. One victim dead. There is no suspect in custody at this time. #MCPD #MCPN…

by Zak Failla

11/06/2023

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