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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

'Armed And Dangerous' Attempted Murder Suspect On The Lam: Maryland State Police Seen him? Maryland State Police investigators are seeking the public’s assistance as they attempt to track down a shooting suspect who is wanted for attempted murder. Timothy Lee Whaley, Jr., 45, of Salisbury, was allegedly the shooter implicated in a drive-by shooting that was reported earlier this month in Wicomico County. At approximately 6 p.m. on Sunday, April 16, Maryland State Police troopers from the Salisbury Barrack were called to the 500 block of Swan Road to investigate a reported shooting. According to investigators, Whaley was a passenger in black Volkswagen driven by Sali…

by Zak Failla

04/27/2023

Lifestyle

'Proud Grandma' Breaks Routine, Claims $100K Maryland Lottery Scratch-Off Prize Some kids are about to be real spoiled in Maryland after their grandmother won a massive lottery prize. “Proud Grandma,” a veteran Maryland Lottery player, has big plans after cashing in on a “Six Figure” scratch-off game that earned her a six-digit prize. The woman, who is only known by her moniker, said that she’s familiar to winning Maryland Lottery games, though she can only recall winning $500 twice, and $1,200 on a “Pick 3” game. “Most of the time I win something,” she said, though this prize was a little bigger than those, and it came as she broke her normal routine, according to L…

by Zak Failla

04/27/2023

Police & Fire

7-Eleven Clerk Stabbed By Customer During Altercation In Northwest DC: Police Police say that a 7-Eleven employee in northwest DC is expected to survive after he was stabbed during an altercation with a customer early on Thursday morning. Shortly before 5 a.m. on Thursday, April 27, officers from the Metropolitan Police Department were called to the 900 block of 17th Street NW to investigate a reported stabbing. The initial investigation determined that the incident happened when the store clerk approached a customer as he was leaving the store. It is alleged that the man was shoplifting items from 7-Eleven when he was encountered by the employee. Alert: Stabb…

by Zak Failla

04/27/2023

News

Jewelry Store Robber Convicted Of For Daylong Trail Of Terror In MD: Feds A 29-year-old man may spend the rest of his life behind bars after terrorizing several Maryland businesses during a daylong crime spree throughout Baltimore, federal officials announced. Baltimore resident Keith Poynter, Jr. has become the latest to be convicted for his role in a 2019 series of armed robberies, all committed in one day, and for discharging a weapon during one of the incidents. He was convicted by a jury following a four-day trial. Federal prosecutors say that on Dec. 6, 2019, Poynter conspired with others, including Benjamin Bunn, Jr., and Tiffany Gardner, to rob businesse…

by Zak Failla

04/27/2023

News

Kidnapper Who Killed, Burned Victim In MD Over Reported Stolen Cell Phone Dispute Convicted Years after the grisly murder of a mother who was found dead nude inside a burning, vacant home in Maryland, a second suspect will face justice for her role in the fatal 2018 kidnapping, Baltimore City State’s Attorney Ivan Bates announced. Bobie Barncord, 33, of Glen Burnie was found guilty of all counts for the murder of 29-year-old Tiffany Jones in August 2018, who was kidnapped and left for dead inside a burning building. On Aug. 21, 2018, prosecutors say that members of the Baltimore Police Department were alerted that Jones had been taken at knifepoint by a man known only as “Philly” …

by Zak Failla

04/27/2023

News

Parking Garage Jumper Killed In Apparent Suicide Near Train In VA, Police Say The circumstances surrounding a possible suicide in Prince William County are under investigation. Detectives from the Manassas Police Department have launched aa death investigation after a man was found dead reportedly jumping from a parking garage onto train tracks below. Shortly before 2:10 p.m. on Wednesday, April 26, police say that the department was notified about a person threatening to commit suicide by jumping off a bridge, though the initial caller was unable to provide a location, leading to a wide-ranging search for the troubled suspect involving multiple jurisdictions. Offi…

by Zak Failla

04/26/2023

Police & Fire

DC Police Chief Stepping Away Unexpectedly (Developing) A longtime law enforcement leader in Washington, DC will be stepping away from his position to pursue new pursuits. Metropolitan Police Chief Robert Contee III unexpectedly announced his retirement from the agency, reportedly to move on to a new role in the FBI. DC Mayor Muriel Bowser confirmed Contee’s move on Wednesday, April 26, after he served more than three decades with the department, praising his handling of the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection, which happened days after he assumed office.  “Since his first week on the job, and over the past 33 years, he has been making Washington, DC in…

by Zak Failla

04/26/2023

News

Plank-Wielding MD Man Who Assaulted Police During Jan. 6 Capitol Riot Heading To Prison The Maryland man who joined his stepfather during the Jan. 6 insurrection at the US Capitol two years ago will have plenty of time to think about his actions on that fateful day. Fallston resident Jacob Michael Therres, 25, who assaulted officers during the Washington, DC breach, has been sentenced to 40 months in prison, followed by 36 months of supervised release for assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers using a dangerous weapon during the violent incident. In addition to his prison term, Therres, who stormed the Capitol with his stepfather Douglas Wyatt, 49, also of Fallston, was …

by Zak Failla

04/26/2023

News

Missing Teen Raising Alarm Bells For Friends, Family In Montgomery County Seen him? Concerns are mounting for friends and family of a 13-year-old Montgomery County teen who was reported missing on Wednesday morning. An alert was issued by the Montgomery County Department of Police on Wednesday, April 26 regarding Christian Flores, who has not been seen in nearly 12 hours. The 13-year-old was last seen at approximately 6 a.m. on Wednesday morning in the 19500 block of Frederick Road. It is unclear where he might have been heading at the time he went missing. Flores was described as being 5-foot-3, with short black hair, and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing …

by Zak Failla

04/26/2023

Police & Fire

Man Who Stabbed Dog In VA Facing Animal Cruelty Charges: Police A man accused of stabbing a man and family dog during a domestic dispute in Virginia has been apprehended. Brendan Hadermann, 22, of Centreville, has been identified and arrested after an assault that left both a family member and dog hospitalized with stab wounds on Tuesday, April 25, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. Shortly before 9:15 a.m. on Tuesday morning, officers were called to the 5500 block of Cedar Break Drive in Centreville to investigate a reported stabbing that was believed to be domestic in nature. The stabbing was reported in the 5500 block of Cedar B…

by Zak Failla

04/26/2023

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