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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

Child, 3, Begged Dad Not To Sexually Assault Mom During Abduction From DC To Maryland: Feds A terrifying ordeal seemingly ripped out of the pages of a horror movie will land a former District resident in prison for decades, authorities announced. On Wednesday, Sept. 27, a judge sentenced Kyrie Rashaud Thompson, 29, to 30 years in prison after terrorizing his 3-year-old child and the child's mother during a trip from Hell that played out in September 2019. It began on Sept. 22, 2019, when the mother of his child drove to his former DC home to drop off their 3-year-old child for a prearranged visit, prosecutors say. However, Thompson had more nefarious intentions in mind. In…

by Zak Failla

09/28/2023

Police & Fire

Residents Ordered To Shelter In Place In Baltimore County During Barricade (Developing) Some residents were warned to stay indoors on Wednesday night as members of the Baltimore County Police Department worked to resolve a standoff with a barricaded suspect. Shortly before 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 27, officers were called to the unit block of Midway Avenue in Dundalk, where there was a barricade situation, officials say. Residents were first advised to avoid the area, and then a "shelter in place" order was issued by the department as they worked to end the situation. #BCoPD is currently on the scene of a barricade situation in the unit block of Midway Ave, 21222. We as…

by Zak Failla

09/27/2023

News

Shooter Convicted For Killing MD Security Guard On The Job In Cold Blood: State's Attorney Justice has been served for the family of a Maryland security guard who was gunned down in cold blood while on the job. Prince George's County State's Attorney Aisha Braveboy announced on Wednesday that Desmond Mbah, 26, has been found guilty of the premeditated killing 23-year-old Al Janabi during a targeted armed carjacking in Riverdale Park two years ago. The Severn Road resident left his home and got on a bus that dropped him off at an apartment complex in the 5400 block of 54th Avenue on Feb. 11, 2021, where Al Janabi was sitting in a vehicle working as a security guard. Pr…

by Zak Failla

09/27/2023

Police & Fire

Man Wanted For Killing Tech CEO Pava LaPere Linked To Rape, Arson Case Last Week: Baltimore PD The man wanted for killing 26-year-old tech CEO Pava LaPere has a lengthy criminal history that includes an attempted murder, arson, and rape that happened earlier this month, police in Baltimore confirmed. A fresh alert was issued for Jason Dean Billingsley, 32, who is wanted in Baltimore on a murder charge for allegedly killing LaPere, a promising young entrepreneur who was honored in Forbes annual “30 Under 30” list.” Her body was found in an apartment this week in the 300 block of West Franklin Street suffering from blunt force trauma, and on Wednesday, police say that Billingsley is …

by Zak Failla

09/27/2023

Traffic

Traffic Halted On I-95 In Stretch Of Virginia For Motorcycle Crash (Developing) All northbound lanes on I-95 were temporarily closed during the evening commute in Prince William County as police investigated a reported motorcycle crash. Traffic was tied up on Wednesday afternoon in Dale City, leading to a miles-long backup of traffic in Virginia as the scene of the crash was cleared. Dale City: 95NB before Dale Blvd: All NB lanes closed due to a serious crash involving a motorcycle. Pls use alternate route. — VDOT Northern VA (@VaDOTNOVA) September 27, 2023 Lanes are expected to stay closed for an extended period of time as the investigation into the incident cont…

by Zak Failla

09/27/2023

Police & Fire

Police ID Teen Gunned Down Leaving Northwest DC High School New details have been released by the Metropolitan Police Department after a 16-year-old was shot and killed leaving his high school on Tuesday afternoon in DC. Maurice Jackson, of Northeast DC, was walking at around 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday, when he began talking with another group of teens, police say. During that altercation near the intersection of New Jersey Avenue and P Street, NW, someone in the group pulled out a gun, fired multiple shots that struck Jackson. He was rushed to an area hospital, where he later died from his injuries, officials confirmed. The shooting came on the s…

by Zak Failla

09/27/2023

Police & Fire

Teen Girl Among Victims Targeted By Trio Busted With Drugs During Assault In Maryland Three from Glen Burnie were arrested for a violent midday crime spree that included the assault of a teen girl, police say. At around 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon, officers responded to a reported assault at a Gatewood Court home in Glen Burnie after an altercation broke out between a man and woman inside a residence in the 400 block of Hardmoore Court that spilled over to the neighboring street. Police say that the initial incident involved a 31-year-old man and 27-year-old woman who were assaulted and threatened with a handgun before fleeing to a separate home on Gatewood Court. From t…

by Zak Failla

09/27/2023

News

7-Month-Old Child's Death In Southeast DC Determined To Be A Homicide An infant's death has been ruled a homicide in Southeast DC, the Metropolitan Police Department announced on Wednesday afternoon. Shortly after 2:15 a.m. on Thursday, March 16, officers from the Seventh District were called to the 1300 block of Morris Road SE, where there were calls about an unconscious infant inside a home. Upon arrival, they found 7-month-old King Phelps, who was pronounced dead at the scene by DC Fire and EMS personnel after showing no signs of life. Phelps' body was taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for the District of Columbia, which ruled that the chi…

by Zak Failla

09/27/2023

Police & Fire

Virginia Man Accused Of Sexually Abusing Child Years Ago After Victim Comes Forward: Police A lengthy investigation into the years-long sexual assault of a child led police in Prince William County to arrest a now 21-year-old Woodbridge man, authorities announced on Wednesday. Investigators say that a suspect who abused a child in a Manassas home between May 2018 and May 2020 has been apprehended and charged with aggravated sexual battery. At the time of the alleged abuse, the child was between the ages of 6 and 8, while his abuser was between 15 and 17 years old, according to police. The victim recently reported the incidents, prompting an investigation and arrest of the man, wh…

by Zak Failla

09/27/2023

Police & Fire

Randallstown Woman Charged For Fatal Shouthwest Baltimore Shooting, Police Say A 24-year-old woman has been arrested in connection to a fatal shooting in Baltimore over the summer. Randallstown resident Cedaria Luckey has been arrested for her alleged role in the murder of Nykiah Collins, 24, in the 1000 block of West Baltimore Street in Southwest Baltimore in August, police announced on Wednesday afternoon. Officials say that around 11 p.m. on Aug. 16, officers from the Baltimore Police Department were called to the site of a reported shooting, where they found Collins unresponsive and suffering from a gunshot wound. Collins was pronounced dead at the scene. Accord…

by Zak Failla

09/27/2023

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