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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

Police & Fire

Fast-Moving Fire Spreads From Maryland Townhouse Deck To Roof, Attic A fast-moving two-alarm townhouse fire caused hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages in Harford County after rapidly spreading from a rear deck to the rest of the structure, according to the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal. Members of the Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company responded to a stretch of townhouses on Betty Court in Forest Hill shortly before 7:30 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 12, when the homeowners found a fire that broke out on their back deck. It took a team of 40 firefighters approximately 20 minutes to get the fire under control, according to the marshal, which noted …

by Zak Failla

08/12/2022

Police & Fire

Police ID Man Found Dead In Fiery Vehicle During Mid-Summer Maryland Blaze Police investigators in Maryland have identified the man who was found dead last month inside a motor vehicle that caught fire, authorities announced. Linzie D. Bonds II, 68, has been identified by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner as the occupant of a vehicle that was found fully engulfed in flames in Baltimore County when first responders answered a call for a commercial fire. Shortly before 8 p.m. on Wednesday, July 27, officers from the Baltimore County Police White Marsh precinct were dispatched to a building fire in the 8400 block of Pulaski Highway. Upon arrival, officers sa…

by Zak Failla

08/12/2022

Police & Fire

Jaguar Driving Would-Be Burglars Get Explosive During Attempted Maryland ATM Heist: Officials Burglars in Maryland pulled out all the stops in an attempt to steal cash from a Maryland ATM overnight, according to Anne Arundel County Fire officials. The Anne Arundel County Fire Department’s Explosives Investigation Unit issued an alert and photos of a suspect vehicle after assailants allegedly used explosives to break into an ATM during an attempted burglary in Crofton. The ATM in Crofton that was vandalized.Anne Arundel Fire Department Officials said that the suspects unsuccessfully used an explosive device to compromise the drive-thru ATM, though their attempts were thwarted by…

by Zak Failla

08/12/2022

Police & Fire

Two Juveniles Charged With Murder In Fatal Maryland Gas Station Stabbing: Police Two minors are facing charges in Maryland after being identified as suspects who allegedly fatally stabbed a gas station clerk in Prince George's County, investigators announced. A 15-year-old and 12-year-old from Clinton have been arrested and charged in connection to the death of Mount Rainier resident Israel Akingbesote, 37, who was found murdered at approximately 4:40 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 10, in the 9000 block of Woodyard Road. Investigators from the Prince George’s County Police Department made note that the 15-year-old is being charged as an adult. Officers from the department res…

by Zak Failla

08/12/2022

Police & Fire

Fleeing Suspect Busted With Pot, Cocaine, Magic Mushrooms During Stop In Maryland: Police A purported drug dealer from Virginia attempted to pull a fast one on police in Maryland after being busted with a host of drugs during a midday traffic stop in Anne Arundel County, authorities said. Shadeed Williams, 28, of Suffolk, Virginia, was stopped by members of the Anne Arundel Police Department shortly after 3 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 11 in Severn after an officer observed what was believed to be marijuana inside the vehicle. During the subsequent stop near the intersection of Reece Road and Pioneer Drive, police said that Williams proceeded to flee from officers on foot into a nearb…

by Zak Failla

08/12/2022

Police & Fire

Frederick County Family Displaced After Early Morning House Fire Dozens of firefighters were on hand to help knock down an early morning fire that unexpectedly broke out in a Frederick County home and rapidly spread, displacing a family. A house fire was reported shortly before 3:30 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 12 in the 4200 block of Ed McClain Road in Monrovia inside a single-family home, according to officials. Upon arrival, firefighters said that they located a fire showing from the back porch which worked its way up to the roof and attic space. Officials said that it took a crew of 50 firefighters approximately 45 minutes to get the fire under control and …

by Zak Failla

08/12/2022

News

Prison Time For Members Of Maryland Drug Trafficking Organization Ordered To Forfeit $2M: DOJ Two members of an alleged drug distribution operation in Maryland have been sentenced to time in federal prison and were ordered by a judge to forfeit $2 million that was seized during the investigation, according to authorities. Raymond Zamora, 24, was sentenced to two years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute cocaine, US Judge George Russell III announced on Thursday, Aug. 11. The sentence came days after co-conspirator Hugo Maldonado Ortiz, 53, was sentenced to five years behind bars, fol…

by Zak Failla

08/12/2022

News

Alert Issued For Missing Maryland Mother, 2-Year-Old Son Seen them? Law enforcement agencies are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing mother in Maryland, who has not been seen for days after leaving a social gathering with her 2-year-old son days ago. An alert was issued by the Montgomery County Department of Police’s Cold Case Unit regarding Delmy Bonilla, 20, and Oscar Fernando Benitez-Reyes, who were last seen on Monday, Aug. 8 leaving a get-together in the Gaithersburg area. Both missing persons have brown eyes and black hair, according to police. It is unclear what they were last wearing. Police and family are concerned f…

by Zak Failla

08/12/2022

Police & Fire

Undercover Operation Leads To Arrest Of Alleged Cocaine Dealer In Maryland: Police A man with a checkered criminal history is facing a dozen charges following an undercover investigation into drug dealing in Maryland, authorities announced. Frederick resident Marcus McRae, 22, was arrested on Tuesday, Aug. 10 by members of the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit, with assistance from the Frederick Police Department following “an extensive undercover investigation” that began in July. On Friday, Aug. 12, investigators announced that McRae was charged with: Three counts of Controlled Dangerous Substance (CDS) possession – paraphernalia; Three counts of CDS p…

by Zak Failla

08/12/2022

News

Man Sentenced For Murdering Co-Worker With Fishing Knife On Scalloping Boat Off Nantucket A Mexican national last known to be living in Virginia will spend nearly two decades behind bars after admitting to viciously attacking three former coworkers on a commercial fishing boat, killing one during a violent attack off the coast of Nantucket in Massachusetts. Franklin Freddy Meave Vasquez, 31, was sentenced by US District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs to 235 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to one count of second-degree murder, attempted murder, and assault with a dangerous weapon. On Sept. 23, 2018, “The Captain Billy Haver” …

by Zak Failla

08/12/2022

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