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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

Traffic

Major Crash Ties Up Traffic Along Busy Maryland Roadway Traffic was temporarily tied up in Maryland near the Baltimore and Carroll County line after a major crash on Route 140. The Maryland State Highway Administration issued an alert at approximately 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 30 following a crash on Route 140 at Dede Road in Carroll County near the Baltimore line, causing delays. Officials said the incident led to lane closures in both directions on MD 140 east and west between Old Westminster Pike and Glen Falls Road on Tuesday afternoon. It is unclear what caused the crash. No other information was immediately released. This is a developing…

by Zak Failla

08/30/2022

Police & Fire

Wanted Man Apprehended After Armed Carjacking, Robbery In Maryland: Police A wanted man is in police custody and facing a host of charges following an armed carjacking in Maryland earlier this month, according to authorities. Xavion Tyrell Proctor was arrested by members of the Prince George's County Sheriff's Office Warrant/Fugitive Division following an incident in the 2100 block of Alice Avenue in Oxon Hill, the agency announced on Tuesday, Aug. 30. According to the warrant, on Sunday, Aug. 7, officers responded to the armed carjacking, where the victim was able to identify Proctor as a suspect. It is alleged that Proctor and three others pointed a weapon at …

by Zak Failla

08/30/2022

Police & Fire

New Details Released, Suspect Vehicle ID'd After I-495 Shooting In Virginia The Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation has identified and is now looking to locate the suspect vehicle (pictured above) involved in last week's shooting incident on I-495 in Fairfax County. According to investigators, the suspect vehicle is a blue, two-door 2010 Honda Civic with Virginia license plate: TWW 9398. The incident began at approximately 4:50 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 25, when state police were notified by a motorist advising that his vehicle was shot by the driver of a blue Honda as they were both traveling north on I-495 near Exit 52B for Route 236/Little River …

by Zak Failla

08/30/2022

Police & Fire

Woman Arrested For Neglect In VA After Leaving Wandering 5-Year-Old Boy Home Alone: Police A woman is facing charges after failing to care for a 5-year-old family member in Virginia who was left in her care, authorities announced. Woodbridge resident Ana Cecila Escobar De Abarca, 42, was arrested and charged with child abuse after a boy she was responsible for was found wandering around in a different neighborhood unattended, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Officers from the department responded to the 15000 block of Alaska Road in Woodbridge at approximately 5:15 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 29 to investigate a report of child neglect. It is alleged that De A…

by Zak Failla

08/30/2022

Police & Fire

Suspect Sought After Fatal DC Shooting Of 21-Year-Old Man New photos have been released of a suspect wanted in DC for fatally shooting a 21-year-old Maryland man. The Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch is seeking the public's assistance in identifying and locating the shooting suspect who killed Silver Spring resident Juwaan Henry. At approximately 8:15 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 25, officers from the department responded to the 800 block of 7th Street, where they found Henry suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Henry was treated by DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services and transported to an area hospital, where he was later pronou…

by Zak Failla

08/30/2022

Police & Fire

Police ID Teen Drowning Victim In Maryland Police in Maryland have identified the teen who drowned over the weekend in Baltimore. On Tuesday, Aug. 30, detectives from the Baltimore Police Department announced that 15-year-old Jayden Mejia was the teen who died at an area hospital following a drowning incident, a spokesperson said. Officers from the Baltimore Police Department's Towson precinct were called for a potential drowning shortly after 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 27 in the 8700 block of Mylander Lane. Upon arrival, officers and paramedics located Mejia, who appeared to be unresponsive inside a pool at the location. He was t…

by Zak Failla

08/30/2022

Police & Fire

Man Charged With Multiple Counts Of Rape In Virginia For Assaulting Family Member, Teen: Police A man wanted for alleged rape and sexual assaults that happened over the course of years turned himself in to police in Virginia and is now facing a host of charges, authorities announced. Jose Adam Perez Nieto, 46, turned himself in at the Prince William Police Department following an investigation into alleged sexual assaults that happened across several areas in Woodbridge between December 2009 and March 2021. An investigation was launched by the department on Thursday, Aug. 25 after the allegations were made and Nieto was in custody on Sunday, Aug. 28, according to police. The initial …

by Zak Failla

08/30/2022

Police & Fire

Update: Person Killed After Shooting In Virginia, Suspect In Custody: Police A suspect is in custody in Fairfax County after a reported shooting that left one person with life-threatening injuries that he later died from, according to police. Officers responded to a shooting in the 7400 block of Vernon Square Drive in Hybla Valley at approximately 1:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 30, where there was a reported shooting, a spokesperson for the Fairfax County Police Department said. Upon arrival, officers said that they found the shooting victim with multiple gunshot wounds to the upper body. The victim was transported to an area trauma center in life-threatening condition,…

by Zak Failla

08/30/2022

News

MS-13 Gang Member Admits To Extorting Maryland Business Owners: DOJ An MS-13 member in Maryland is facing up to 20 years in prison after admitting to extorting money from businesses to further the exploits of his gang, according to federal officials. Jilmer Hernandez-Alvarado, also known as “Toro,” 27, most recently of Hyattsville, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to extort business owners US District Attorney Erek Barron announced on Tuesday, Aug. 30.  “La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as the MS-13 gang, is an international criminal enterprise that is active throughout the United States, including in Maryland,” officials said. MS-13 in Maryland is…

by Zak Failla

08/30/2022

Police & Fire

Garage, Three Vehicles Destroyed In Massive Maryland Blaze: Fire Marshal A massive garage fire that broke out in Cecil County led to hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal. At approximately 11 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 29, a crew of more than two dozen members of the Water Witch Volunteer Fire Company responded to a large garage fire in the 700 block of Jacob Tome Highway in Port Deposit. Posted by Water Witch Volunteer Fire Company on Monday, August 29, 2022 Upon arrival, fire officials said that they found a large garage fully engulfed in flames that took approximately an hour to control, though crews remained …

by Zak Failla

08/30/2022

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