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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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'Incendiary' Pickup Truck Fire Being Investigated By Maryland Fire Marshal 'Incendiary' Pickup Truck Fire Being Investigated By Maryland Fire Marshal
'Incendiary' Pickup Truck Fire Being Investigated By Maryland Fire Marshal A suspicious pickup truck fire is under investigation in Calvert County, the Maryland State Fire Marshal announced on Friday, June 24. In St. Leonard, fire crews were alerted by a passerby that a 2022 Dodge Ram 2500 was on fire shortly before 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 23, officials said. First responders were dispatched to the area of Parran Road and Bond Street, where they found the truck fully engulfed by flames that originated inside the passenger compartment of the vehicle, according to the initial investigation. It took 10 firefighters from the St. Leonard Volunteer Fire Departmen…

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Suspects Wanted For Separate Credit Card Theft, Fraud Incidents In Harford County Suspects Wanted For Separate Credit Card Theft, Fraud Incidents In Harford County
Suspects Wanted For Separate Credit Card Theft, Fraud Incidents In Harford County Law enforcement agencies in Maryland are seeking the public’s assistance in locating two pairs of suspects who allegedly fraudulently used stolen credit cards in separate incidents in Harford County. An alert was issued by the Harford County Sheriff’s Office on Friday, June 24, as they attempt to track down the four suspects who are wanted on fraud and theft charges. These two wanted suspects used a stolen credit cards to purchase gift cards at the Fallston Walmart.Harford County Sheriff's Office First, between 5:37 p.m. and 5:53 p.m. on Saturday, June 18, two women (pictured above) pu…

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Engine Fire Causes Thousands In Damage To RV In Maryland Engine Fire Causes Thousands In Damage To RV In Maryland
Engine Fire Causes Thousands In Damage To RV In Maryland An RV suffered extensive damage in Maryland when an unexpected fire sparked in the engine block of the vehicle. A 1994 Overland Class A RV parked in Charles County on Jimmy Greens Place in La Plata went up in flames shortly before 12:15 p.m. on Friday, June 24, according to the Office of the State Fire Marshal. The fire sparked in the engine compartment, which quickly spread to other parts of the vehicle after being reported to officials by the RV’s owner. It took approximately 10 firefighters from the Bryans Road Volunteer Fire Department an estimated 20 minutes to knock down the flames, …

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Suspect Wanted In Maryland For Exposing Himself At Gas Station, Peeing In Parking Lot: Sheriff Suspect Wanted In Maryland For Exposing Himself At Gas Station, Peeing In Parking Lot: Sheriff
Suspect Wanted In Maryland For Exposing Himself At Gas Station, Peeing In Parking Lot: Sheriff A suspect is at large in Maryland after putting on quite a show for customers at a Calvert County gas station. It is alleged that an unknown suspect exposed himself to customers at Safeway in Frederick County before proceeding to urinate while walking through the parking lot. On Friday, June 17, members of the Calvert County Sheriff's Office responded to the station on West Dares Beach Road, where there was a report of a man who had been urinating in public, a spokesperson for the department said. Upon arrival, witnesses said that an African American man exited a white SUV and proceeded to…

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Police Look For Answers In Road-Rage Shooting That Killed Father Of Six In Maryland Police Look For Answers In Road-Rage Shooting That Killed Father Of Six In Maryland
Police Look For Answers In Road-Rage Shooting That Killed Father Of Six In Maryland Months later, police authorities in Maryland are still seeking answers as they continue investigating a fatal road-rage incident on I-95 in Howard County that left a father of six dead. Anne Arundel resident Charlie Marks IV, 42, of Pasadena, was located by Maryland State Police troopers on Sunday, Jan. 30 on I-95 near the Maryland 100 intersection in Eldridge, where he had suffered an apparent gunshot wound, authorities said. The investigation determined that Marks entered I-95 northbound from Maryland Route 32 and was traveling to his Pasadena home, at which point witnesses said he got in…

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Two-Time Trespasser Busted For Burglary In Maryland: Sheriff Two-Time Trespasser Busted For Burglary In Maryland: Sheriff
Two-Time Trespasser Busted For Burglary In Maryland: Sheriff A Maryland man is facing charges for allegedly returning to the scene of a previous crime, breaking into a Calvert County building, and allegedly trespassing, authorities announced. Michael Joseph Keller, 59, who has no fixed address, according to the sheriff's office, was arrested for burglary in a dwelling and trespassing on the private property following an incident earlier in June, officials announced on Thursday, June 23. A burglary was reported in the 2900 block of Penwick Lane in Dunkirk when a man allegedly broke into an area property without authorization to be there, a spokesperso…

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Support Pours In For Washington County Family Whose House Was Destroyed By Lightning Support Pours In For Washington County Family Whose House Was Destroyed By Lightning
Support Pours In For Washington County Family Whose House Was Destroyed By Lightning Thousands of dollars have been raised in less than 24 hours to help support a Washington County family whose home suffered extensive damage after being struck by lighting and sparking a massive fire. Supporters of the Andele-Hegbe family in Hagerstown have set up a GoFundMe campaign after their Ailanthus Drive home was struck and left uninhabitable while they were away at their son’s lacrosse tournament. The family has been a fixture in the Hagerstown area for more than two decades, according to organizers of the fundraiser, where they raised their three children, who currently attend Smith…

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Maryland Man Apprehended After Setting Sister's House On Fire, Fleeing In Stolen Car: Officials Maryland Man Apprehended After Setting Sister's House On Fire, Fleeing In Stolen Car: Officials
Maryland Man Apprehended After Setting Sister's House On Fire, Fleeing In Stolen Car: Officials A Maryland man went through with threats he made toward his family, setting his sister’s house on fire in Charles County before stealing a neighbor’s vehicle and attempting to flee, the state fire marshal announced. Waldorf resident Randall Wayne Crowder, Jr. made good on his threat on Wednesday, June 22, when he started an intentional fire in the 9200 block of Kris Drive before attempting to speed away in the stolen vehicle. Shortly before 10 p.m. on Wednesday night, Charles County Sheriff’s deputies requested the fire marshal to investigate the suspicious blaze, officials said. Crowders…

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Homeowner Hospitalized In Maryland After House Fire Breaks Out Homeowner Hospitalized In Maryland After House Fire Breaks Out
Homeowner Hospitalized In Maryland After House Fire Breaks Out A Harford County homeowner was hospitalized after an electrical fire sparked in his Havre De Grace home, the state fire marshal announced. First responders were dispatched to Gashey Drive shortly before 3 p.m. on Thursday, June 23, where there was a reported fire that broke out in a one-story, single-family dwelling. More than two dozen firefighters responded to the scene, officials said, and the flames were knocked down within minutes. The owner of the home was treated and transported to the Bayview Medical Center for treatment of minor non-life-threatening injuries after discovering the…

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Spitting Suspect Apprehended After Making Threats, Violating Order In Maryland Spitting Suspect Apprehended After Making Threats, Violating Order In Maryland
Spitting Suspect Apprehended After Making Threats, Violating Order In Maryland A man violating a court-issued protective order is facing new charges in Maryland after allegedly threatening his victim and spitting on a sheriff’s deputy attempting to arrest him, authorities announced. Leonardtown resident Michael Griffin, 43, was busted by members of the St. Mary's County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday, June 21, after he was caught yelling, cursing, and threatening his victim. Sheriff’s deputies in St. Mary’s County responded to the 23200 block of Point Lookout Road in Leonardtown late on Tuesday, where there was a reported peace order violation, officials said on Thursday…

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