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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

One Dead After Officers Find Two Men Covered In Blood At Maryland Crime Scene: Police An investigation has been launched in Baltimore after police were called to a grisly scene overnight. Officers from the Baltimore Police Department responded shortly after 11:30 p.m. on Friday night to the intersection of Ramsay Street and South Gilmore Street to assist the city fire department, officials say. Upon arrival, they were met by two unidentified men who were covered in blood. One of the men had several life-threatening stab wounds and was rushed to an area hospital, where he later died from his injuries. The other remained at the scene and was treated by paramedics for mi…

by Zak Failla

10/14/2023

Police & Fire

Shooting Suspect At Large After Teen Found Dead In DC: MPD Recognize him? The Metropolitan Police Department is seeking the public's assistance as they attempt to identify and locate a man wanted for his potential role in a fatal shooting that left a teenager dead in Southeast DC. Police say that late last month, officers were called to the 2300 block of Green Street SE, where there was a reported shooting. Upon arrival, they found 16-year-old Jamal Jones, who has no known address, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders. On Saturday, Oct. 14, the department released photos and a video of …

by Zak Failla

10/14/2023

Police & Fire

Three Minors Airlifted To Hospital After Crashing UTV, Sheriff Says Five minors were injured on Friday afternoon after losing control of a UTV in St. Mary's County, officials say. Shortly before 5;15 p.m. on Friday, deputies from the sheriff's office were called to the area of Holly Bank Drive and Burning Oaks Drive in Mechanicsville, where there was a report of a Utility Task Vehicle that had just been involved in a crash. According to a spokesperson from the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office, a Massimo Buck UTV being driven by a minor with four other juveniles was driving on Holly Bank Road when the vehicle left the roadway and all five were ejected. Th…

by Zak Failla

10/14/2023

News

Summertime Shooter Sentenced For Premeditated Murder In Northwest DC The Maryland man who went through painstaking efforts to pull off a midday summer shooting will have decades to think about his decisions, authorities announced. Upper Marlboro native Jalen Browne has been sentenced to more than 67 years in prison after he plotted out a shooting that left Jovan Hill and Tariq Riley dead in July 2021. According to court documents, in the afternoon of July 25, 2021, Browne disguised himself and walked around to the 100 block of Q Street NW, where he laid in wait to shoot a group of young men who were enjoying an otherwise pleasant summer day. 100 block o…

by Zak Failla

10/13/2023

News

Maryland Man Accused Of Premeditated Double Murder, Assault In Southeast DC Federal officials say that a Maryland man is behind bars for a double murder and shooting of a third victim in Southeast DC last year. Bowie resident Amarii Fontanelle, 20, is facing multiple counts of murder and other offenses after being indicted for the October 2022 killings of Reginald Cooper, Jr., and Davonte Berkley. Fontanelle was indicted this week by a grand jury in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia after he led his victims to their deaths, US Attorney Matthew Graves announced on Friday. According to the indictment, on Oct. 17, 2022, Cooper and Berkley, both 19, drove…

by Zak Failla

10/13/2023

Police & Fire

Boyfriend Punches, Attacks Girlfriend For Adderall Prescription In Maryland: Police Police say that a fight over prescription pills led to the arrest of a man in Maryland who accosted his girlfriend. Hagerstown resident Justin Violet, 31, is facing several charges following an incident that played out on Thursday afternoon involving his girlfriend and her Adderall prescription. According to investigators, shortly after 5 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 12, officers from the Annapolis Police Department were called to the 600 block of Taylor Avenue, where there was a reported assault involving a man and woman that had to be broken up. It is alleged that Violet attempted to for…

by Zak Failla

10/13/2023

Police & Fire

Three Men In Custody Months After Fatal Shooting In Maryland, Police Say Three men have been apprehended months after a 31-year-old Washington, DC man was found shot to death in Prince George's County. Riverdale resident Kenneth Gails, 30, Marcus Chapman, 33, and Josue Vasques, 27, both of Hyattsville, have been arrested and charged in connection to the murder of 31-year-old Jarell Thompson earlier this year. In March, officers from the Prince George's County Police Department were called to the 3500 block of 52nd Avenue in Hyattsville, where they found Thompson's body suffering from multiple gunshot wounds inside a parked car. He was pronounced dead at the sce…

by Zak Failla

10/13/2023

Traffic

Crash Near Capital Beltway Backs Up Traffic For Miles In Maryland: DOT Traffic was backed up for miles in Prince George's County on Friday afternoon when a truck crashed. All northbound lanes were closed on MD-5 near the Capital Beltway on Friday, Oct. 13, following a crash involving a truck that needed to be cleaned up in Prince George's County. ALERT: Prince George's County; Crash MD 5 northbound at I-95; all lanes closed; #MDTraffic soc. — MD State Highway Adm (@MDSHA) October 13, 2023 There was a heavy police presence in the area following the crash, which remains under investigation. UPDATE: Truck Crash w/ Inj. MD-5 NB at I-95/495 (Capital Beltwa…

by Zak Failla

10/13/2023

Police & Fire

Wanted Man Busted With Coke, Loaded Gun During Traffic Stop In Maryland: Police A wanted man made things worse for himself in Anne Arundel County after being busted carrying drugs and a weapon during a traffic stop, police say. Odenton resident Tremayne Andre Legette, who had a warrant out for his arrest, was spotted around 10:30 a.m. on Thursday morning by officers who watched him making several traffic violations in the area eof Gesna Drive and Fairbanks Drive in Severn. Police say that after catching Legette committing the violations, officers from the Anne Arundel County Police Department conducted a traffic stop, during which the wanted man was taken into cus…

by Zak Failla

10/13/2023

News

Convicted Murderer Heading Back To Prison For Trafficking Drugs In Northwest DC: Feds A man with a history of violence is heading back to prison for trafficking cocaine and fentanyl in a Northwest DC neighborhood. District native Harold Augostus Stone, 48, was sentenced to five years in prison for possession with intent to distribute cocaine base for an operation that centered in the area of 7th Street and O Street NW, authorities announced. He was one of 20 people charged in connection to the open-air drug market on the corner of 7th and O Street. According to court documents, in 2021, members of the Metropolitan Police Department and FBI began investigating the sale of dr…

by Zak Failla

10/13/2023

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