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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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Obituaries

Maryland Dad Gunned Down While Watching Fireworks A loving father was trying to take in some Fourth of July fireworks over the holiday weekend when he was struck and killed by a stray bullet, according to his family. Cambridge resident Tyuane Johnson, Jr., 24, was an innocent bystander watching fireworks on Monday, July 4, when he got caught in the crossfire and was fatally hit by a bullet. Johnson was watching fireworks in the area of the 1000 block of Cosby Lane in Cambridge at approximately 9 p.m. on Monday night when he was struck, police said. He was rushed to the Dorchester General Hospital for treatment, where he was later pronounce…

by Zak Failla

07/08/2022

Police & Fire

Second Arrest Made In Annapolis Bank Robbery A second suspect has been arrested in Maryland following a lengthy investigation into a May bank robbery in Anne Arundel County, authorities announced. Cambridge resident Jamaar Cornish, 34, was arrested on Thursday, July 7, according to the Annapolis Police Department, which has been investigating the robbery of Wells Fargo in the 900 block of Bay Ridge Road earlier this year. Officers from the department responded to Wells Fargo on Wednesday, May 18, where there was a reported bank robbery that had just taken place, police said. A suspect - later identified as Annapolis resident Pedro Ngu…

by Zak Failla

07/08/2022

News

Police, Family Concerned Over Missing Maryland Teen Last Seen Leaving Area HS Friends and family have expressed concerns in Maryland regarding a missing teen who was last seen leaving his high school. An alert was issued by the Montgomery County Department of Police Special Victims Investigations Division as they seek the public’s assistance in locating 14-year-old Clarksburg resident Jaiden Anthony Ochieng. Ochieng was last seen at approximately 1 p.m. on Thursday, July 7 leaving Clarksburg High School, police said. The teenager was described as being 5-foot-6 weighing approximately 125 pounds with brown eyes and curly black hair. “Police and family are concerned…

by Zak Failla

07/08/2022

Police & Fire

Three People Injured During McDonald's Shooting In Maryland: Police At least three people suffered injuries during a shooting at a Maryland McDonald’s location, police said. In Prince George’s County, the Riverdale Park Police Department advised shortly after 2 p.m. that a shooting at Mcdonald's in the 5600 block of Riverdale Road is under investigation. Police were initially reporting three people who suffered gunshot wounds and are being treated for non-life-threatening injuries. The investigation into the shooting is ongoing. No suspect has been identified by police, and the victims have not been identified. Anyone with information regarding the shooti…

by Zak Failla

07/08/2022

Police & Fire

Maryland Runaways Were Out Carjacking Victims, Police Say Three runaways from a special education school in Maryland have been arrested and charged for their roles in a Rockville carjacking, police said. The trio, who were committed to the Regional Institute for Children and Adolescents (RICA), allegedly carjacked a man in broad daylight at approximately 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 7, according to the Montgomery County Department of Police. It is alleged that the three minors were in the 14800 block of Physicians Lane in Rockville when they approached their victim, who was sitting in his parked Honda CRV, investigators said. As they approached th…

by Zak Failla

07/08/2022

News

Medevac Helicopter Requested After Woman Ejected In Maryland Crash: Reports A rollover crash in Maryland left at least four people with serious injuries, with one ejection from the vehicle, according to reports. Shortly before 1 p.m. on Friday, July 8, there was a reported crash in the eastbound lanes of I-70 in the area of Exit 39 in Myersville. Upon arrival, first responders in Frederick County reported one ejection and four additional patients who required treatment, according to a spokesperson for Frederick County Division of Fire and Rescue Services. The patient ejected from the vehicle was an 18-year-old woman, according to an unconfirmed report. A helicopt…

by Zak Failla

07/08/2022

Police & Fire

Kitchen Fire At Waterside Maryland Restaurant Under Investigation An overnight kitchen fire at a popular Maryland restaurant and bar is under investigation, according to state officials. First responders were dispatched to UnWined on the Water on Plum Point Point Road in Elkton shortly after 12:30 a.m. on Friday, July 8, when alarms went off due to a blaze that broke out in the kitchen area of the building. More than two dozen firefighters from the Singerly Volunteer Fire Company responded to the restaurant, with the flames reported under control within approximately 15 minutes, according to the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal. It caused appro…

by Zak Failla

07/08/2022

News

'Serial Swindler' In Maryland Admits To Duping Three Romantic Partners, Families: AG A Maryland man with a checkered history will spend at least a decade behind bars for swindling former romantic partners and their families, the state’s Attorney General announced. Frederick County resident Joseph Carlini, 43, of Monrovia, pleaded guilty in Circuit Court to theft and violation of a Securities Order in three cases involving his former paramours. As part of his guilty plea, Carlini is set to be sentenced to 38 years in prison with all but 10 years suspended, followed by five years of supervised probation upon his release. Carlini was also ordered to pay restitution in the am…

by Zak Failla

07/08/2022

Schools

Buildings Evacuated After Threat Reported At Carroll Community College In Maryland A community college campus in Maryland has been evacuated and shut down to allow police to investigate a reported threat. The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a threat at Carroll Community College, the agency reported at approximately 1 p.m. on Friday, July 8. Officials said that the buildings have been evacuated and the investigation is underway. No threats have been confirmed as of 1:15 p.m. on July 8, they said. The nature of the purported threat has not been disclosed by investigators. A reunification site for parents to pick up their children has been set up at the…

by Zak Failla

07/08/2022

Police & Fire

Vehicle Fire That Spread To Maryland Townhomes Set Intentionally: Officials A vehicle fire that extended to multiple townhomes in Maryland was determined to be intentionally set, according to officials in Frederick County. Shortly before 4:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 7, the Frederick County Emergency Communications Center received a report of a house fire that broke out in the 1300 block of Hampshire Drive in Frederick. Upon arrival, officials said that crews were met with a minivan that was fully engulfed in flames that had damaged two townhomes. Crews worked to extinguish the vehicle fire and protect the structures, according to officials in Frederick County, an…

by Zak Failla

07/08/2022

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