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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

Misaddressed Package Helped Keep 35,000 Fentanyl Pills Off Virginia Streets, Sheriff Says Enough fentanyl to kill thousands of people will never hit the streets after the Stafford County Sheriff's Office pulled off a massive drug bust. Investigators got an assist from the US Postal Service, when earlier this month they were called to a Stafford home when a resident received a package in the mail that was sent to the wrong address. Inside that package, investigators found approximately 15,000 fentanyl pills, prompting a larger probe that came to its conclusion on Tuesday night, when they arrested Stafford resident Dwaine Jones, Jr., 26, who was supposed to be the initial recipien…

by Zak Failla

10/18/2023

Traffic

Pedestrian Struck By Scooter Dies At Scene Of Maryland Crash, Police Say Police say that a pedestrian was struck and killed by a scooter driver overnight in Prince George's County. At approximately 9:20 p.m. on Tuesday night, officers were called to the 7500 block of Greenbelt Road in Greenbelt, where there was a report of a person who had been struck by a rider, who also suffered injuries. According to the initial investigation, the rider of a scooter was traveling east on Greenbelt Road when they lost control and struck a pedestrian in the roadway. One person was pronounced dead at the scene and the driver was taken to an area hospital for treatment of what …

by Zak Failla

10/18/2023

Police & Fire

Teen Busted With AR-15-Style Pistol In Bedroom To Be Tried As An Adult In Maryland, Police Say Police in Maryland found a different kind of monster hiding under a Frederick teen's bed as they continue to investigate a summertime armed robbery. The Frederick Police Department busted a 16-year-old with an unregistered AR-15-style pistol with two fully-loaded magazines this week as they continue to investigate an armed robbery that was reported in July. According to the department, on Monday, the Major Crimes Unit and Special Response Team executed a search warrant at a home in the 5900 block of Jefferson Commons Way amid an ongoing investigation into the reported robbery. Sure enough,…

by Zak Failla

10/18/2023

Police & Fire

Sergeant Paralyzed By Speeding Driver In Intentional I-270 Crash: Chief The Montgomery County Police sergeant who was run down by a reckless driver well known to the department has lost the use of both of his legs. Sgt. Patrick Kepp is hospitalized in critical condition on Wednesday afternoon after 19-year-old Frederick Rafael Mayorga took police on a wild ride and intentionally struck him in a green Dodge Charger while speeding on I-270, something he is known to do, according to Police Chief Marcus Jones. Jones said that on Wednesday morning, officers in Germantown were monitoring the Charger, which hit speeds approaching 110 mph, as he attempted to bait poli…

by Zak Failla

10/18/2023

Traffic

Vehicle Debris Hits, Damages Pedestrian Bridge On I-295 In Northeast DC (Photos) Traffic was backed up on I-295 on Wednesday afternoon after a pedestrian bridge at Douglas Street NE was struck by debris from a passing vehicle. First responders and inspectors were called to the bridge, which appears intact, according to DC Fire and EMS personnel, but will have to be evaluated by special operations officials. Bridge incident S/B I-295 at Douglas St NE. Debris from passing vehicle struck pedestrian bridge. Vehicle continued on. Bridge appears intact but will be evaluated by special ops personnel. No injuries. #DCsBravest — DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) October 18, 2023 …

by Zak Failla

10/18/2023

Police & Fire

Student Sexually Assaulted During Disturbance At Maryland Middle School, Sheriff Says A student at a Maryland middle school was inappropriately touched during an incident last week, according to a Charles County Sheriff's Office spokesperson. There was a reported "disturbance" between students inside John Hanson Middle School on Wednesday, Oct. 11, which required intervention by staff members and the sheriff's School Resource Officer (SRO) assigned to the building. During the subsequent investigation into the incident, the SRO determine that a student was sexually assaulted during the disturbance, and the teens involved were identified days later and will face Charles County…

by Zak Failla

10/18/2023

Schools

Deputy Assaulted By Student Breaking Up Fight In Maryland High School: Sheriff Students at a Maryland high school are facing charges after a fight broke out and a School Resource Officer (SRO) assigned to the Frederick County building was assaulted. Tuesday morning got off to a rough start at Governor Thomas Johnson High School when the SRO intervened in a fight between two students that broke out shortly before 7:30 a.m., officials say. While the two were brawling, a third student jumped into the fray and punched one of the students, as well as the female deputy, who had to be treated for minor injuries at a local medical facility after being punched in the face and …

by Zak Failla

10/18/2023

Traffic

One Person In River Following Motorcycle Crash At Conowingo Dam In Maryland (Developing) Traffic was tied up on US-1 in Northern Maryland on Wednesday morning when a motorcyclist crashed in Harford County. First responders from multiple agencies were called to a stretch of US-1 on the north side of the Conowingo Dam after one person reportedly went into the river. Harford County Fire and EMS personnel, crews from the Darlington Volunteer Fire Company, Water Witch Fire Company, and the Cecil County Department of Emergency Services all responded to the scene. Volunteer Firefighters from @Darlington_VFC are assisting @WaterWitchFire and @CecilCountyDES at a motorcycle crash o…

by Zak Failla

10/18/2023

Police & Fire

Officer Airlifted With Critical Injuries After Being Struck By Driver On I-270 In Maryland: PD A Montgomery County Police officer suffered critical injuries after being struck by a reportedly impaired driver on I-270 early on Wednesday morning. Two people are in custody after an officer was struck at around 4 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 18 in the northbound lanes on I-270 between Watkins Mill Road and north of Middlebrook Road in Gaithersburg, according to a Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson. (6a) Repost @WTOP JUST IN: A (Montgomery County) police officer was hit by a vehicle on Interstate 270; two people are in custody, Montgomery County police say. pic.twitter…

by Zak Failla

10/18/2023

News

Police Searching For Men Who Kidnapped Teen Girl In Montgomery County Intersection An investigation has been launched after a teen girl was reportedly abducted by two men who forced her into a car in Montgomery County, police say. Between 3 p.m. and 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 17, a 13-year-old girl was approached by two men in a dark grey sedan near the intersection of Waring Station Road and Stoney Bottom Road in Germantown, when they got out and forced her into their vehicle. After driving around, the girl was able to get out of the car and run to the area of the 20000 block of Placid Lake Terrace, where she was located by an area resident who called the police. The te…

by Zak Failla

10/18/2023

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