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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

Woman Arrested For Rear-Ending, Carjacking Man During Northwest DC Morning Commute, Police Say Weeks after a driver was struck by a woman and then carjacked at gunpoint in Northwest DC, a woman has been apprehended and is facing charges, the Metropolitan Police Department announced. The morning commute got off to a rough start for officers on Monday, Sept. 18, when they were called at around 7:10 a.m. to the 5500 block of Connecticut Avenue NW, where District resident Rajaee Dinkins Mitchell rear-ended another driver as part of a more egregious scheme. Police say that when the man stopped to exchange his information with Mitchell, several people got out of the vehicle and approached …

by Zak Failla

10/28/2023

Police & Fire

State Police ID Maryland Man Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Damaged Chrysler 300 Maryland State Police investigators are on the lookout for a Chrysler 300 with damage to the front of the passenger's side with a missing mirror that was involved in a fatal Cecil County hit-and-run. Conowingo resident Christopher Tavis Mayse, 53, was pronounced dead at the scene of a fatal crash in North East early on Friday morning where the driver fled from the scene, according to authorities. Troopers were called at around 7:50 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 27 to a stretch of Route 40 near Principio Parkway West in North East, where they found Mayse lying in the road after being struck by a hit-…

by Zak Failla

10/28/2023

Police & Fire

Parents Brought Son To Assault Person Before Shooting Outside Maryland HS: Police New, disturbing details have been released as police continue to investigation into a shooting outside Carver Vocational High School in West Baltimore. Three teenagers were hospitalized on Friday morning when a shooting broke out near the school building, which has led to five people being apprehended, including several teenagers. However, investigators believe that the entire incident was brought about by two parents who orchestrated the incident that rapidly spiraled out of control. According to the Baltimore Police Department, at around 7:50 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 27, a 15-year-old boy wa…

by Zak Failla

10/28/2023

Police & Fire

Woman Killed After Being Struck By At Least One Car In Maryland, Sheriff Says A woman was killed overnight in Maryland after being struck by a passing car, the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office confirmed. Shortly before p.m. on Friday night, deputies found Hollywood Tammy Lynn Boyle, 61 in the southbound lane of the 23000 block of Three Notch Road, dead after being struck by a 51-year-old driver from Lusby, authorities say. According to investigators, Boyle was attempting to cross the road near Airport Road when she was struck by at least one vehicle, including the Lusby man who stayed at the scene to assist with the investigation. The incident remains under invest…

by Zak Failla

10/28/2023

News

NJ Trucker Indicted For Murder After GF Found Stabbed To Death In MD: State's Attorney A New Jersey truck driver who had a history of domestic violence with a 43-year-old woman found dead in his vehicle in Maryland has been indicted on murder charges, authorities announced. On Tuesday, Oct. 24, a grand jury indicted 43-year-old Matthew Sidney Watley, of Sicklerville, NJ on first- and second-degree murder charges in connection to the death of his partner, Candice Thompson. Thompson was found dead in the cab of Watley's truck last month. The two had a long history of domestic violence incidents out of Winslow Township, detectives in Maryland found. Officials say that a strang…

by Zak Failla

10/27/2023

Obituaries

Candlelight Vigil Planned For Beloved Mother Killed During Domestic Incident In Maryland Community support is swelling for the family of beloved mother Diamond Abney, who was the victim of domestic violence involving her ex in Prince George's County. King is facing multiple murder charges after being arrested in Suitland for his alleged role in Abney's death after she was found unresponsive with multiple stab wounds and died at an area hospital. In the days following her murder, thousands of dollars have been raised on behalf of her loved ones as friends and neighbors rally around the crestfallen family. The mother of two was remembered by well-wishers and family who continue…

by Zak Failla

10/27/2023

Police & Fire

Tipster Helps Police Track Down Suspect Wanted For Violent Armed Robbery At Maryland Market Members of a Montgomery County community saw something and said something, leading to the arrest of a man wanted in connection to an armed robbery earlier this month. Devin Byron Dorsey, 43, has been arrested and charged for the armed robbery at Dawson's Market in the 200 block of North Washington Street in Rockville on Monday, Oct. 2. On the day of the robbery, police say that Dorsey first attempted to steal food and leave without paying, though an employee was able to stop him and asked him to leave the store without incident. Dorsey initially complied and left, though around 30. minute…

by Zak Failla

10/27/2023

Business

'Cash Is King' For Man Who Won $2M On Scratcher Sold At Maryland Liquor Store There's a new millionaire in Maryland after he won big on a scratch-off ticket that was sold at an area liquor store. A 63-year-old man is feeling lucky after claiming the top $2 million prize on a $30 "Cash Is King" scratcher that he picked up earlier this month at 108 Liquors in Clarksville. The joyous player said that he scratched off his instant ticket and noticed that one of the winning numbers was 39, which matched the number with a $2 million top-prize underneath, leaving him elated. For selling the big winner, the Howard County liquor store will also receive a $2,000 bonus, a…

by Zak Failla

10/27/2023

News

Driver Who Took Women From Maryland To Florida For Commercial Sex Admits To Child Porn Charge The Maryland woman who drove her victims to Florida to have commercial sex and produced child porn for a 76-year-old predator has copped to the crime involving one of his victims, federal authorities announced. Hagerstown resident Jane Ellen Campbell, 35, pleaded guilty to assisting John Balch, of Jacksonville, who admitted to sexually exploiting children, including prepubescent minors. According to Campbell's plea agreement, she met Balch in 2007 and in recent years, she has driven other women to have sex with him in hotels when she trekked from Maryland to his Florida home. Beginning in …

by Zak Failla

10/27/2023

Police & Fire

Suspect Charged For 2022 Double Fatal SUV Shooting In Maryland, Police Say Authorities have apprehended a man wanted in connection to a double fatal shooting at the scene of a car crash in Prince George's County last winter. Bladensburg resident Dwayne Richardson, 35, is facing multiple murder charges after 29-year-old Moshood Akinrinsola, 25, and 29-year-old Abdul Bah, who had no fixed address, were found shot to death in the back of an SUV, according to police. At around 3:40 a.m. on Dec. 7, 2022, officers from the Prince George's County Police Department were called to the 5400 block of Annapolis Road in Bladensburg to investigate a reported crash, where they f…

by Zak Failla

10/27/2023

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