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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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Police In Maryland ID Motorcyclist Killed After Colliding With Truck Police In Maryland ID Motorcyclist Killed After Colliding With Truck
Police In Maryland ID Motorcyclist Killed After Colliding With Truck Police in Maryland are investigating a fatal crash that took the life of a 60-year-old motorcycle rider, authorities announced. Samuel Hammaker was killed on Saturday, Aug. 27, after his 2017 Suzuki 650 DualSport motorcycle was involved in a two-vehicle crash, according to the Baltimore County Police Department. The crash happened at approximately 6 p.m. on Saturday in the 11800 block of Harford Road near Hartley Mill Road. Investigators said that the vehicles crashed as the Suzuki entered Harford Road from the east and into the path of a 2004 GMC Yukon traveling northbound. Hammaker was…

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New Homicide Under Investigation In Prince George's County: Officials New Homicide Under Investigation In Prince George's County: Officials
New Homicide Under Investigation In Prince George's County: Officials Another homicide has been reported in Prince George’s County, officials said. At approximately 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 28, officers were called to the 2000 block of Amherst Road in Hyattsville for a welfare check, according to police. Upon arrival, officers were met with an adult woman inside the residence who had suffered from trauma to her body from an undisclosed incident. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene. No suspect has been identified, nor has a motive been released by investigators. Anyone with information regarding the homicide investigation has been asked to contact …

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Off-Duty FBI Officer Implicated In DC Shooting: Reports Off-Duty FBI Officer Implicated In DC Shooting: Reports
Off-Duty FBI Officer Implicated In DC Shooting: Reports An off-duty FBI police officer was involved in a Saturday shooting in Washington, DC, according to multiple reports. At approximately 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 27, gunfire rang out on I-295 North near the intersection of Hayes Street and Kenilworth Terrace NE, the Washington Post reported. There were no reported injuries. The incident led to lane closures in the area for several hours as police investigated the incident. It is unclear what led to the shooting.  Officials have not released the name of the officer involved in the shooting. “The FBI takes all shooting incidents inv…

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Alerts Issued For Young Girls Reported Missing In Maryland Believed To Be Together Alerts Issued For Young Girls Reported Missing In Maryland Believed To Be Together
Alerts Issued For Young Girls Reported Missing In Maryland Believed To Be Together Seen them? Law enforcement agencies in Maryland are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a pair of young girls who have been reported missing for several days. Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police’s Special Victims Investigation Division are asking for the public’s assistance in locating Jayleen Natalie Chavez, 13, and Samar Hammad, 12, who were last seen on Friday, Aug. 26. Jayleen Natalie ChavezMontgomery County Department of Police Chavez, a Bethesda resident, was last seen on the 10300 block of Strathmore Hall Street. She has brown eyes and brown hai…

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Maryland Man Found Dead In Apartment From Body Trauma, Police Say Maryland Man Found Dead In Apartment From Body Trauma, Police Say
Maryland Man Found Dead In Apartment From Body Trauma, Police Say Know anything? Police investigators in Maryland are seeking the public’s assistance as they investigate a potential homicide in Prince George’s County. Landover resident Dameon Broadus, 44, was found dead inside a 75th Avenue apartment on Thursday, Aug. 25 as members of the Prince George's Police Department conducted a welfare check. At approximately 3:40 p.m. on Thursday afternoon, patrol officers were called to the 3200 block of 75th Avenue for the check, and upon arrival, they located Broadus dead inside the apartment suffering from blunt force trauma to his body. He was pronounced de…

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Special Education Teacher In Virginia Sentenced For Importing MDMA Into The US From Overseas Special Education Teacher In Virginia Sentenced For Importing MDMA Into The US From Overseas
Special Education Teacher In Virginia Sentenced For Importing MDMA Into The US From Overseas A high school special education teacher in the region will spend years behind bars following his sentencing for importing MDMA into the United States from Europe. Virginia resident Andrew Myers, 39, of Newport News, has been sentenced to two years in prison after being busted bringing the drug, more commonly known as ecstasy, into the country from Spain and German. In February 2020, special agents with Homeland Security Investigations and detectives with the Newport News Police Department received a tip that a package containing MDMA was entering the US and was addressed to Myers, officials…

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Man Who 'Trained' Teen Victim To Avoid Rapists In Maryland Sentenced For Sexual Exploitation Man Who 'Trained' Teen Victim To Avoid Rapists In Maryland Sentenced For Sexual Exploitation
Man Who 'Trained' Teen Victim To Avoid Rapists In Maryland Sentenced For Sexual Exploitation A 46-year-old rapist who claimed to "train" his teenage victim to avoid getting raped by sexually abusing her in Maryland and the District of Columbia has been sentenced, federal officials announced. The abuser - whose name is not being released to protect the privacy of his victim, according to the Department of Justice - was sentenced to 32 years in prison for sexual exploitation of children and other charges stemming from sexual abuse. During the abuse, the victim was between the ages of 13 and 15, officials said. Federal prosecutors said that the man pleaded guilty in November 202…

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Dog Rescued As Homeowners Escape Fast-Moving Attic Fire In Maryland Dog Rescued As Homeowners Escape Fast-Moving Attic Fire In Maryland
Dog Rescued As Homeowners Escape Fast-Moving Attic Fire In Maryland A Maryland family got an unwelcome wake-up call on Friday morning when they were alerted to a large attic fire that caused upwards of $250,000 in damage, according to the Office of the State Fire Marshal. Grant Drive homeowners in LaVale heard a smoke detector going off shortly after 1:15 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 26, when a fast-moving fire was sparked in their attic space, officials said. The homeowners were able to retrieve their dog and exited the residence safely before firefighters arrived at the scene. It took an estimated 60 firefighters from the LaVale Volunteer Fire Department approxi…

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Maryland Man Busted For Possessing And Distributing Child Porn: State Police Maryland Man Busted For Possessing And Distributing Child Porn: State Police
Maryland Man Busted For Possessing And Distributing Child Porn: State Police Maryland State Police investigators have apprehended a man linked to the possession and distribution of child pornography, according to state police. Allegany County resident Cledith Polson, 42, of Cumberland, is facing multiple charges following the investigation by the Maryland State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. Specifically, Polson was charged with four counts of possession of child pornography and four counts of distribution of child pornography. He was arrested on Thursday, Aug. 25. In June 2022, troopers from the task force began an online investigation involv…

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Domestic Dispute Leads To Attempted Murder, Assault Charges For Maryland Woman: Sheriff Domestic Dispute Leads To Attempted Murder, Assault Charges For Maryland Woman: Sheriff
Domestic Dispute Leads To Attempted Murder, Assault Charges For Maryland Woman: Sheriff A Maryland woman who fired a semi-automatic weapon at her victim during a domestic incident has been apprehended and faces attempted murder and other charges in Charges County, the sheriff's office announced. Waldorf resident Dayana Garcia-Munoz, 24, was arrested by members of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office following the investigation into a shooting that happened earlier this month, according to a statement from the agency on Friday, Aug. 26. Officials said that shortly before 3:30 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 20, officers responded to the 11600 block of Billingsley Road for a reported dome…

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