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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.

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News

Police ID Teen Driver, Passengers Killed Crashing Carjacked Kia After Fiery Crash In Maryland New details have been released as police continue to investigate a fatal crash that left four dead in Prince George's County. Lanham resident Marquay Swann, 14, was the driver of the Kia Sorento that went up in flames after a fatal pursuit that also took the lives of 15-year-old Zyshaun Cuffey, of Glenarden, and Upper Marlboro native Serenity Sellman, 15, the Medical Examiner's Office confirmed on Monday. A fourth passenger who died in the crash still has not been identified, police say. Officers were called around 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 29 to the intersection of Lottsford …

by Zak Failla

10/09/2023

News

Body Found Shot Multiple Times On I-495 In Virginia: State Police (Developing) An investigation has been launched after a body from Maryland riddled with bullets was found on the side of I-495 in Virginia, State Police say. Troopers were called shortly after 2 a.m. on Sunday, morning to a stretch of the northbound lanes of I-495, where a Baltimore man's body was found in the shoulder near Exit 54/Braddock Road in Fairfax County. Police say that the victim - who has not been identified - is being treated for multiple gunshot wounds, though his condition was not available on Sunday afternoon. Anyone with information has been asked to contact Virginia State Police inves…

by Zak Failla

10/08/2023

News

Concerns Growing For Vulnerable Brothers Reported Missing In Maryland Recognize them? An alert was issued on Sunday by Maryland State Police regarding two children suffering from cognitive impairments who have been reported missing. Brothers Henry Maccrone, 14, and Theodore "Teddy" Maccrone, 13, were last seen in the 1400 block of Ridge Road in Westminster late on Sept. 7, according to concerned officials. They were reported missing the day after their disappearance. According to the department, both suffer from autism and other cognitive impairments and may be on bicycles. Henry's bike was described as being a pink and blue mountain bike, whil…

by Zak Failla

10/08/2023

News

Home Partially Collapses After Being Struck By Car In Northwest DC Two people were injured on Saturday when a car drove into a home in Northwest DC, according to officials. DC Fire and EMS personnel were called at around 3:15 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 7, to the 2600 block of Cathedral Avenue NW, where their was a Toyota that smashed into a porch in the neighborhood, sending pieces of the home flying. The driver and a passenger were safely extricated from the car after the crash, one of whom was transported to an area hospital for non-life-threatening injuries, while paramedics evaluated the second. It is unclear what caused the crash. No information ab…

by Zak Failla

10/08/2023

Police & Fire

Son Kills Father, Turns Gun On Himself In Maryland Home, Police Say A 25-year-old man has been accused of committing patricide after his father was found dead in Montgomery County, police say. Nicholas Marquis Stull has been charged for allegedly shooting and killing 53-year-old Michael Wayne Stull on Saturday night before turning the gun on himself in a failed attempt to take his own life. The incident was reported at around 8:25 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 7 in the 4500 block of Mount Olney Lane in Olney, where there was a reported shooting. Investigators responded to the home and it was determined that the younger Stull was possibly still inside the ho…

by Zak Failla

10/08/2023

News

Fugitive Son Arrested In Florida After Stabbing Mother In Fairfax County, Police Say A man wanted for allegedly murdering his mother in Virginia made it all the way to Florida before being apprehended, authorities say. Shortly before 1 p.m. on Friday afternoon, officers from the Fairfax County Police Department were called to an apartment in the 9200 block of Cardinal Forest Lane in Lorton, where they found a woman suffering from a stab wound to the upper body. She was rushed to an area hospital for treatment of serious injuries. Her condition was not available on Sunday morning. According to police, the woman's son, Lorge Andres Esquiviel Rivera, 27, was identified as a …

by Zak Failla

10/08/2023

News

Two Hurt In Homecoming Weekend Shooting At Bowie State University: Police Local and state police are investigating a shooting at Bowie State University that left two people with gunshot wounds on Homecoming Weekend, authorities announced. At around 11:30 p.m. on Saturday night, troopers from the Maryland State Police College Park Barrack were called to assist Bowie State University with security during celebratory events, when gunshots rang out near the school's Center for Business and Graduate Studies building. MCPD is investigating a domestic-related homicide in the 4500 block of Mount Olney Lane. The suspect is in custody. #MCPD #MCPNews pic.twitter.com/nH…

by Zak Failla

10/08/2023

Traffic

Driver Killed Outside Car In Crash On Beltway: Maryland State Police Traffic was temporarily shut down on I-695 on Sunday morning following a crash that killed a 37-year-old man on the side of I-695 in Baltimore County, Maryland State Police say. Catonsville resident Bryan Joseph Lee has been identified as the person who was killed after his car became disabled when he crashed into a concrete median on the interstate near Security Boulevard in Pikesville. According to the police, Lee's Honda Civic was stuck at around 2:15 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 8, and when he got out of his car to investigate, he was struck by Hillcrest Heights resident Shannetta Rene Thompson…

by Zak Failla

10/08/2023

News

Fatal Shooting Near Maryland High School Forces Friday Night Lights Cancelation A fatal shooting near a Prince George's County high school forced school leaders to call off Friday night's scheduled football game, officials say. The shooting was reported near the 6800 block of Avenue Avenue, close enough to Oxon Hill School to be temporarily locked down while the police department investigated. Officers are on the scene of fatal shooting that occurred in the 6800 block of Haven Ave. pic.twitter.com/2CCtYG75fY — PGPDNEWS (@PGPDNews) October 6, 2023 Officers were called to the 6800 block of Haven Avenue at around 5:45 p.m. on Friday night, hours before the game agai…

by Zak Failla

10/07/2023

News

Dozens Of Fugitives In DMV Behind Bars After Three-Day 'Operation Trident',' Officials Say Dozens of fugitives were apprehended following a three-day operation around Washington, DC that led to the recovery of three weapons, authorities announced on Thursday. "Operation Trident" reached it's conclusion on Thursday, Oct. 5, which landed local and federal officials with 48 suspects in custody, many of whom were on supervised release or on probation for previous offenses. "Together we captured 48 violent fugitives," Assistant Director in Charge David Sundberg of the FBI Washington Field Office said. "We're grateful to our federal and local partners for working with us this week and…

by Zak Failla

10/05/2023

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