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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 & Fire
Trio Wanted For Breaking Into Commack Jewelry Store Trio Wanted For Breaking Into Commack Jewelry Store
Trio Wanted For Breaking Into Commack Jewelry Store Recognize them? Police investigators on Long Island are seeking the public’s assistance as they continue attempting to track down three wanted suspects who were caught on camera breaking into a jewelry store last month. In Commack, shortly before midnight on Monday, May 16, Suffolk County Police Fourth Squad detectives said that three men broke into a rear door at Bunty’s Jewelry on Commack Road in Commack and made off with an undisclosed amount of merchandise. Investigators did not announce how valuable the stolen jewelry was. In a video released by investigators, the three suspects ca…

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Lifestyle
Massive National Recall Issued For 367K Refrigerators Due To Choking Hazard Massive National Recall Issued For 367K Refrigerators Due To Choking Hazard
Massive National Recall Issued For 367K Refrigerators Due To Choking Hazard A massive recall of popular refrigerator products has been announced due to the potential risk of a choking hazard. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that Electrolux is recalling approximately 367,500 Frigidaire and Electrolux side-by-side, top freezer, and multi-door refrigerators. According to CPSC, the ice level detector arm in the ice maker can break into pieces and fall into the ice bucket, posing a choking hazard. Related story - Recall Issued For GE Appliances Refrigerator Brand Due To Fall Hazard The recall includes 13 models of Frigidaire refrigerators and …

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News
Doctor Shot, Killed By Disgruntled Patient In Tulsa Has Ties To Northeast Doctor Shot, Killed By Disgruntled Patient In Tulsa Has Ties To Northeast
Doctor Shot, Killed By Disgruntled Patient In Tulsa Has Ties To Northeast One of the victims in the mass shooting at the Tulsa, Oklahoma hospital has ties to the Northeast. Dr. Preston J. Phillips was a Harvard Medical School graduate who worked at the Yale New Haven Hospital for years during his residency before ultimately landing as an orthopedic surgeon at the hospital where he was murdered. Phillips, age 59, was one of four people who were shot and killed by Michael Louis - also known as Michelet Louis - on Wednesday, June 1, when the gunman purchased an assault rifle and gunned them down at the Warren Clinic Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine. Poli…

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News
Two Suspects In Custody For Assaulting Homeowner In Valley Stream, Police Say Two Suspects In Custody For Assaulting Homeowner In Valley Stream, Police Say
Two Suspects In Custody For Assaulting Homeowner In Valley Stream, Police Say Two suspects were apprehended after allegedly assaulting a Long Island homeowner, police said. In Nassau County, police said that officers responded to a reported disturbance on Kent Road in Valley Stream at approximately 3:20 p.m. on Thursday, June 2 involving an altercation with a 47-year-old man. According to a Nassau County Police Department spokesperson, the investigation into the alleged disturbance determined that Errol Stewart, age 37, of Springfield Gardens (Queens), and Camille Hyppolite, age 35, of North Valley Stream, were involved in the incident, which resulted in a police of…

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News
Man Accused Of Raping Teen He Met On Snapchat, Suffolk County DA Says Man Accused Of Raping Teen He Met On Snapchat, Suffolk County DA Says
Man Accused Of Raping Teen He Met On Snapchat, Suffolk County DA Says A 30-year-old man is facing multiple charges for allegedly raping a teen he met through social media, the District Attorney’s Office announced. Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney said that suspect Andrew Ramsaroop of Queens has been indicted for allegedly raping a 13-year-old that he interacted with on Snapchat. Specifically, he was charged with: Two counts of second-degree rape; Promoting a sexual performance by a child; Endangering the welfare of a child. It is alleged that Ramsaroop began his relationship with the teen through the social media app and communicated with h…

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News
Police ID Man Killed After Vehicle Crashes, Plummeting Hundreds Of Feet In Hudson Valley Police ID Man Killed After Vehicle Crashes, Plummeting Hundreds Of Feet In Hudson Valley
Police ID Man Killed After Vehicle Crashes, Plummeting Hundreds Of Feet In Hudson Valley Police in the region have identified the 23-year-old motorcyclist who fell to his death after crashing in Orange County. According to the Cornwall Police Department, Bronx resident Imanol Jimenez crashed on Route 218 in Cornwall north of the Highpoint lookout on Wednesday, June 1. Jimenez had turned 23 on the day he plummeted hundreds of feet to his death in Orange County, Cornwall Police Chief Todd Hazard said. Original story - 23-Year-Old Killed After Vehicle Crashes Over Guide Rail In Cornwall The department received a 911 call shortly before 11:15 a.m. on Wednesday, June 1 after Jime…

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Police & Fire
Liquor License Suspended At CT Bar After Fight, Gunshots Fired Liquor License Suspended At CT Bar After Fight, Gunshots Fired
Liquor License Suspended At CT Bar After Fight, Gunshots Fired One person was hospitalized and another suffered thousands of dollars in property damage after gunshots rang out during a bar fight in Connecticut, police said. In New Haven County, at approximately 1:10 a.m. on Monday, May 30 in Meriden, police received multiple calls about a fight that broke out inside Tequila Galore on North Colony Street. According to a spokesperson from the Meriden Police Department, while en route to the bar to investigate the fight, additional 911 calls were made regarding shots fired outside the building. Upon arrival, police said that they found broken glass “and …

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Police & Fire
Duo Busted With Stolen Gun, Vehicle In New Rochelle, Police Say Duo Busted With Stolen Gun, Vehicle In New Rochelle, Police Say
Duo Busted With Stolen Gun, Vehicle In New Rochelle, Police Say Two suspects are facing charges in Westchester after being busted with a stolen gun in an allegedly stolen vehicle, police said. In New Rochelle, the Westchester County Police Real Time Crime Center alerted police in the city shortly before 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday, June 1 to a reportedly stolen car that was entering their jurisdiction from I-95. New Rochelle Police Capt. J. Collins Coyne said that detectives were able to locate the suspect vehicle, which was getting off at exit 15 on I-95 and entering the city. When the detectives attempted to stop the vehicle on the exit ramp, the two susp…

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Police & Fire
Four Busted In Stolen Auto After Injuring Officers In New Rochelle: Police Four Busted In Stolen Auto After Injuring Officers In New Rochelle: Police
Four Busted In Stolen Auto After Injuring Officers In New Rochelle: Police Two officers were injured after wanted suspects in an allegedly stolen SUV rammed a police vehicle in an attempt to flee on I-95 in Westchester in a stolen vehicle, officials announced. In New Rochelle, police Capt. J. Collins Coyne said that detectives spotted a Toyota Highlander with no license plates driving at approximately 2:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 2 in a neighborhood on the southwest side of the city. According to Coyne, when detectives attempted to stop the driver, he proceeded to flee onto I-95, though they were able to follow the suspects undetected until exiting the roadway in M…

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Police & Fire
Former Teacher In CT Charged With Sending Inappropriate Texts, Having Sex With Student Former Teacher In CT Charged With Sending Inappropriate Texts, Having Sex With Student
Former Teacher In CT Charged With Sending Inappropriate Texts, Having Sex With Student A former teacher in Connecticut is facing a host of charges for allegedly sending inappropriate text messages to students and having sex with a teen, police announced. An investigation by the Hamden Police Department was launched at the Booker T. Washington Academy on Circular Avenue in Hamden November 2021 after it received a report of inappropriate messages being exchanged by a teacher and a group of students. Police said that the teacher in question was New Haven resident Dominique Maynard, age 27. Dolan said that the investigation by Det. Jay Bunnell of the department’s Special Victims…

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