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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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Teen Charged With Murder For Role In Fatal Father's Day Shooting In MD, Police Say Teen Charged With Murder For Role In Fatal Father's Day Shooting In MD, Police Say
Teen Charged With Murder For Role In Fatal Father's Day Shooting In MD, Police Say One person has been arrested in connection to a Father's Day murder in Montgomery County, though a suspected 16-year-old shooter remains on the lam, police say. Khamani Imes, 19, has been arrested by members of the Montgomery County Department of Police for allegedly giving a gun to Isaiah Brown-Hawkins that was used to killed James Joel Austin, 33, in June. Police say that Brown-Hawkins shot and killed Austin on Sunday, June 18 in the 9800 block of Bethesda Church Road in Damascus. He was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders. The teen then drove away in a Honda that was later …

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Police & Fire
Two Bodies Dropped In Same DC Block Days Apart: Metropolitan Police Two Bodies Dropped In Same DC Block Days Apart: Metropolitan Police
Two Bodies Dropped In Same DC Block Days Apart: Metropolitan Police Gun violence in DC reared its ugly head for a specific street in Southwest DC this week. The unit block of Forrester Street SW has been ground zero for shootings this week, after a man and woman were killed days apart in the same area. The nightmare for residents began at approximately 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 1, when 26-year-old Southwest DC resident Darnell Gibson was pronounced dead at the scene of a shooting. Days later, at around 2:30 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 3, officers were called again to the same block of Forrester Street, where they found Ebone Lavender, 42, suffering from guns…

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Former Youth Coach Gets 40 Years For Grooming, Sexually Abusing Players In Maryland Former Youth Coach Gets 40 Years For Grooming, Sexually Abusing Players In Maryland
Former Youth Coach Gets 40 Years For Grooming, Sexually Abusing Players In Maryland A former youth football coach in Calvert County will spend decades behind bars after going offsides with some of his players, authorities announced. Owings resident Moshe Michael Imel, 53, a former assistant football coach at a Calvert County high school, has been sentenced to 40 years in prison after admitting to taking advantage of his position to terrorize some of his players earlier this year. According to his plea agreement, in March 2021, two victims came forward to report that beginning when Imel coached them in a youth football program, and continuing through high school, he gr…

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Police & Fire
Attempted Rapist Apprehended After Assaulting Woman At Shady Grove Metro Station: Police Attempted Rapist Apprehended After Assaulting Woman At Shady Grove Metro Station: Police
Attempted Rapist Apprehended After Assaulting Woman At Shady Grove Metro Station: Police Metro Police say that a 29-year-old man has been apprehended after assaulting and attempting to rape a woman at a DC Metro station. Adrian Barnes was arrested at the Fort Totten Station following a violent incident that happened last month in the Shady Grove Metro Station garage, authorities announced on Thursday, Aug. 3. The attempted rape was reported shortly before 11 p.m. on Monday, July 24. Police say that the victim reported that Barnes approached her from behind as she was getting into her car, forced her to the ground and attempted to rape her. She was able to fight him off and r…

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Cat Killed, Family Displaced By Maryland Laundry Room Fire Cat Killed, Family Displaced By Maryland Laundry Room Fire
Cat Killed, Family Displaced By Maryland Laundry Room Fire A cat perished and a family is devastated after flames tore through a Maryland home when a dryer ignited. Support is swelling for the Skidmore family in St. Mary’s County following a house fire on Vinessa Court in Charlotte Hall that left at least two displaced and caused hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage. At approximately 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 2, the Maryland State Fire Marshal said that an accidental fire was sparked in the laundry room of the home, quickly spreading and causing extensive damage. It took a total of 50 firefighters an estimated 30 minutes to get the flam…

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Man Accused Of Fatally Cutting Woman In Maryland Months After Attack, Police Say Man Accused Of Fatally Cutting Woman In Maryland Months After Attack, Police Say
Man Accused Of Fatally Cutting Woman In Maryland Months After Attack, Police Say Police say that they've apprehended a man who has been wanted for months in Baltimore in connection to a fatal cutting incident.  Kenneth Craig, 59, has been arrested and charged with murder for his alleged role in the stabbing of 36-year-old Shakita Thomas in April, authorities announced. On Tuesday, April 18, officers were called to the 500 block of East Jeffrey Street to investigate a reported cutting at approximately 2:45 a.m., officials said. Upon arrival they found Thomas suffering from multiple lacerations to her upper body, and she was taken to an area hospital, where she late…

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Obituaries
Mother, Dog Lover Killed After Being Pinned Under Car In Maryland Mother, Dog Lover Killed After Being Pinned Under Car In Maryland
Mother, Dog Lover Killed After Being Pinned Under Car In Maryland A community is in mourning after a beloved mother and dog advocate was killed after being pinned under her car in Frederick County. Grace Demetrius, 47, of Frederick, was found pinned under her vehicle on Tuesday, Aug. 1 in the 6400 block of Towncrest Court West while she was attempting to fix a part in the undercarriage. While she was working, the vehicle backed over her and pinned Demetrius, causing her death, according to the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office. She was pronounced dead at the scene of the incident by first responders. Her body has since been transported to Baltimore for …

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Multiple Murder Charges For MD Man After Victim Found Shot Outside Apartment Building: State PD Multiple Murder Charges For MD Man After Victim Found Shot Outside Apartment Building: State PD
Multiple Murder Charges For MD Man After Victim Found Shot Outside Apartment Building: State PD Maryland State Police investigators have apprehended a teen facing an uphill battle following a fatal shooting earlier this week, authorities announced. Bisheri Damond Jacobs, 19, has been arrested and charged with multiple murder counts following the fatal shooting of 34-year-old Kevin Lamont Chaney in Wicomico County. Both men were from Salisbury. Police say that shortly before 10 p.m. on Monday, July 31, officers from the Salisbury Police Department were called to the Pemberton Manor Apartments on Fairground Drive to investigate a shooting in the area. A homicide investigation is…

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Felon On Probation For Murder Busted By US Marshals With Handgun In Maryland: Feds Felon On Probation For Murder Busted By US Marshals With Handgun In Maryland: Feds
Felon On Probation For Murder Busted By US Marshals With Handgun In Maryland: Feds Antjoun Riddick is back in trouble with the law. It didn’t take long for a jury to convict the 45-year-old Accokeek man following a two-day trial, where he was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm after being busted with a gun while on probation for murder. In January last year, US Marshals sought to serve an outstanding arrest warrant out of Washington, DC, and as they approached him at his Prince George’s County home, he hesitated. According to court documents, Marshals instructed Riddick to raise his hands, which he did with his left, though his right hand lingered near…

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Teens To Be Tried As Adults For Armed Carjacking, Robbery In Maryland: Police Teens To Be Tried As Adults For Armed Carjacking, Robbery In Maryland: Police
Teens To Be Tried As Adults For Armed Carjacking, Robbery In Maryland: Police A group of teens pulled off an elaborate carjacking scheme and almost made off with a new Infiniti before being caught by members of the Montgomery County Department of Police. Three teens - 13, 16, and 17 - have been charged for an armed carjacking and robbery weeks after an incident that played out on Wayne Avenue in June. On Wednesday, June 21, police say that a man was driving home when he noticed a black Jeep Grand Cherokee tailing him, though when he parked, the driver blocked his Infiniti FX35 and five or six Black men wearing dark clothes and masks held him at gunpoint. According t…

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