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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

Alert Issued For Man Wanted In Connection To 'Violent Assault' In Maryland Recognize him? An alert has been issued by the Charles County Sheriff's Office as they seek the public's assistance in tracking down a suspect wanted for an assault. Indian Head resident Andrew William Sloop, 34, is at large and is wanted in connection violent incident in Charles County. Investigators described Sloop as being 5-foot-8 weighing approximately 155 pounds. Officials noted that it is unknown if he is still in the area or if he left the region in a vehicle. No other descriptive information was provided by the sheriff's office. Anyone with information regarding Sloop or his w…

by Zak Failla

07/15/2022

Police & Fire

Driver Intentionally Hits Another Woman With Her Car After Altercation In Maryland: Sheriff An altercation in Maryland led to a woman ramming her vehicle into another, sending her to the hospital in critical condition, the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office announced. Union Bridge resident Chelsea Kendall, 38, is facing multiple assault charges after striking her victim in front of her boyfriend with her vehicle following an incident in Frederick County. On Tuesday, July 12, officials said that sheriff’s deputies responded to the intersection of Black Ankle Road and Unionville Road in Union Bridge, where there was a reported victim who had been intentionally struck by a vehicle in …

by Zak Failla

07/15/2022

News

Cat In Maryland Tests Positive For Rabies: Health Department A health department in Maryland has issued an alert after receiving a report of a pet cat that tested positive for rabies. Officials advised that the Frederick County Health Department received a report that a cat that lives on Warner Road between Renner Road and Matthews Road has tested positive for the virus. The cat was brought to Animal Control on Tuesday, July 12, officials said, who described the cat as being an 8-month-old, black, domestic shorthair. “Rabies is a viral disease that mainly infects mammals and is spread through the saliva of the infected animal, usually by a bite,” a…

by Zak Failla

07/15/2022

Police & Fire

Pedestrian Dies Following Crash In Maryland: State Police A 33-year-old Maryland man is dead after being struck by a teen driver in Worcester County, state police announced. Bishopville resident Daniel Hicken died from injuries sustained in a crash shortly after 8 p.m. on Wednesday, July 14, when he was struck in the area of Route 50 and the Harry Kelley Bridge by Levittown, PA resident Anthony Capriotti, Jr, 19, in Worcester County, officials said. The preliminary investigation into the fatal crash found that Hicken was attempting to cross both the westbound and eastbound lanes of Route 50 from the westbound pedestrian walkway on the Harry Kelley…

by Zak Failla

07/14/2022

Police & Fire

Maryland Man Accused Of Inappropriately Touching Friend's 7-Year-Old Daughter At Golf Outing A 64-year-old man in Maryland is facing multiple charges for allegedly sexually assaulting his friend’s young daughter while the pair played golf, officials announced. Washington County resident Matthew John Anders, of Smithsburg, was arrested and charged on an outstanding warrant on Tuesday, July 12, the Thurmont Police Department announced, after he allegedly sexually abused a 7-year-old girl. The Thurmont Police Department was alerted to an alleged sexual offense that happened on Golf Course Lane on Saturday, June 18, after the child advised officials that she was assaulted while being e…

by Zak Failla

07/14/2022

Police & Fire

Investigation Into Outlaw Motorcycle Gang In Baltimore Leads To Arrests, Drug, Weapon Seizures A months-long investigation into a leader of a violent Outlaw Motorcycle Gang operating in Baltimore led to more than a dozen arrests for drug and weapons charges tied to a homicide in North Carolina. The Baltimore County Police Department’s Vice Narcotics Section announced the completion of an investigation into trafficked cocaine and prescription pills in Maryland, which led to a host of new information regarding a triple homicide involving a purported rival gang. While investigating the gang leader, police said that they uncovered new information in reference to the triple homicide, whi…

by Zak Failla

07/14/2022

Police & Fire

Townhouse Destroyed As Crews In Maryland Battle Two-Alarm Blaze (Developing) Crews are battling a fast-moving two-alarm blaze that broke out through the roof of a Maryland townhouse, officials said. In Frederick County, a fire was reported in the 9600 block of Ethan Ridge Drive at approximately 2 p.m. on Thursday, July 14, when a massive fire was reported. According to a spokesperson from the Frederick County Division of Fire and Rescue Services, the second alarm was sounded shortly before 2:30 p.m. as the fire spread to multiple townhouses. In photos released by first responders, one structure could be seen completely destroyed, while two neighboring units suffere…

by Zak Failla

07/14/2022

News

Man Awaiting Trial In Maryland Escapes From Treatment Facility: Sheriff A wanted drug distributor is at large after allegedly escaping from a Maryland facility, according to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office. An alert was issued for Lexington Park resident William Lamont Barnes, 39, who is wanted on a warrant for two counts of distributing controlled dangerous substances in Maryland, and recently escaped from the facility he was being held. Barnes is now also wanted for first-degree escape, according to the sheriff's office for “absconding from a treatment facility on (Friday), July 8” while he was awaiting trial, the sheriff's office announced on Thursday…

by Zak Failla

07/14/2022

Police & Fire

$12.5K Reward Issued In Maryland As Police Investigate 2021 Homicide Police investigators in Maryland are seeking fresh information as they continue a homicide investigation into the 2021 death of Shaquone Johnson in Charles County. On Sept. 6, Johnson’s dead body was located in a wooded area in the 700 block of Gilroy Road in Nanjemoy, according to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office. The investigation into his death determined that Johnson had been murdered by unknown suspects. As of Thursday, July 14, a spokesperson for the sheriff’s office said that officers are actively in the Palmer Apartment Complex in the area of October Place in Waldorf, conducting…

by Zak Failla

07/14/2022

Police & Fire

One Hospitalized When Tent Fire Breaks Out In Maryland Homeless Encampment One person was hospitalized when a fire broke out in a homeless encampment in Maryland, authorities announced. In Cecil County, first responders were dispatched to the 400 block of Booth Street in Elkton shortly before 4:15 a.m. on Thursday, July 14, where there was a reported fire in a tent within the encampment. Members of the Elkton Police Department were first on the scene, and “were able to extinguish the majority of the fire with fire extinguishers,” according to the office of the state fire marshal, until crews from the Singerly Fire Company arrived to completely knock down the flame…

by Zak Failla

07/14/2022

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