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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

US Marshals Service Involved In Fatal Shooting Of Wanted Man In Southeast DC (Developing) An investigation has been lost in Southeast DC on Tuesday afternoon after members of the US Marshals Service shot and killed a wanted man following a short pursuit, Metropolitan Police Department officials announced. At approximately 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 28, officers from the department were called to the 4300 block of 3rd Street SE near Atlantic Street SE to assist the US Marshals who were involved in an operation involving a man in his 20s with multiple warrants out for his arrest. MPD and @USMarshalsHQ are on the scene of an officer involved shooting incident. Media staging is at …

by Zak Failla

02/28/2023

Police & Fire

One Killed During Barricade, Standoff With Wanted Armed Suspect In Virginia: Police A wanted man was killed by officers in Virginia after taking police on a lengthy pursuit on Tuesday and creating a barricade situation before fleeing to a populated parking lot and turning the gun toward them, officials said. Albemarle County resident Billy Sites, 44, died at the UVA Medical Center on Tuesday, Feb. 28 after attempting to evade arrest when he was spotted by police who recognized him. The incident played out shortly after 10 a.m. on Tuesday morning. Notification: Officers in the area of Emmet St. near the Red Roof Inn are currently on the scene of an active violent incid…

by Zak Failla

02/28/2023

Police & Fire

Montgomery County HS Student To Be Tried As Adult For Armed Gas Station Robbery, Police Say One teen is in custody and a second is at large following an armed robbery at a Montgomery County gas station. Jeffrey Gabriel Johnson, 18, of Rockville, was apprehended this week at Richard Montgomery High School without incident a week after he allegedly robbed the Summit Shell Station in Gaithersburg. The Summit Station at 15 South Summit Ave. in GaithersburgGoogle Maps street view Police say that shortly before 10 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 20, officers were called to the gas station to investigate a reported armed robbery that had just taken place. The investigation determined that two …

by Zak Failla

02/28/2023

Schools

Student At Charles County HS Accused Of Groping, Inappropriate Touching Classmates: Sheriff Investigators from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office are fearful there are more victims at Westlake High School after a male student allegedly groped a girl last week and is allegedly a repeat offender. On Monday, Feb. 27, school administrators at the high school were made aware that a student had allegedly inappropriately touched two female classmates earlier this year following an investigation into a similar case reported early last week. According to a Charles County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson, in the latest incident, the student groped a student in a stairwell of the school. Aft…

by Zak Failla

02/28/2023

News

District Man Guilty Of Recording Hate Crime Assault Of LGBTQ+ Man In DC: Jury A man who assaulted a member of the LGBTQ+ and recorded it on his phone in Washington, DC, has been convicted of assault by a jury this week, federal officials announced. Anthony Duncan, 42, of Washington, DC, was found guilty of assault with significant bodily injury on Monday, Feb. 27, for assaulting a pedestrian in May 2022. Prosecutors say that on May 21, 2022, the victim was walking home from a Bocce Ball game on 15th Street in Northwest, DC, when he was confronted by Duncan, who was a stranger to him at the time. Duncan proceeded to accuse his victim of directing a sexually suggesti…

by Zak Failla

02/28/2023

News

Contempt Charges For Stafford County Suspect After Courtroom Table-Throwing Tantrum: Sheriff Things got testy in court for one suspect in Stafford County who had a violent disagreement with a judge’s ruling on Tuesday morning. Desmine Newton, 29, tacked on new charges to his criminal record on Tuesday, Feb. 28, after “an impromptu furniture rearrangement during open court,” when a judge ordered he be held without bond, according to a spokesperson from the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. At approximately 8:50 a.m. on Tuesday morning, Newton was transported from the Rappahannock Regional Jail to the Stafford County General District Court for a bond hearing. It did not go as he pla…

by Zak Failla

02/28/2023

Police & Fire

Speeding Driver Turns Ticket Into Felony Arrest In Stafford County, Sheriff Says A speeding suspect took members of the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office for a wild ride on Monday morning as he attempted to evade arrest, officials said. Deputies from the sheriff’s office attempted to stop Colonial Beach resident Joseph Harris, 22, shortly before 10:15 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 27 on Cool Springs Road, when he was clocked doing 70 mph in a 45 mph. Police say that Harris stopped at a red traffic signal on White Oak Road, at which point the shenanigans began. Harris allegedly proceeded to change lanes at the traffic light, and was followed by a sergeant from the sheriff’s offi…

by Zak Failla

02/28/2023

Police & Fire

Dog Walker Wielding Shotgun Following Suspicious Incidents Busted In Charles County: Sheriff Police say that a man caught creeping in the area of Holly Station in Charles County for several weeks is facing new charges after becoming hostile with members of the sheriff’s office. Waldorf resident Jovon Delonte Keys, 36, was arrested by members of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office over the weekend after becoming combative with officers following a lengthy investigation into a suspicious person. Over the course of several weeks, investigators said that the sheriff’s office received multiple complaints from separate people about a suspicious man in the Holly Station in Waldorf who was…

by Zak Failla

02/27/2023

Police & Fire

Man Stabbed On U Street Metro Station On Monday, Metropolitan Police Say (Developing) A man was stabbed on a Metro platform in Washington, DC on Monday afternoon, according to Transit Police. Officers from the Metro Transit Police Department responded at approximately 4:20 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 27, to a reported stabbing on the platform of the U Street station that led to delays for travelers during the afternoon commute. UPDATED: Green Line Alert: Trains are single tracking btwn U St & Georgia Ave due to a police investigation at U Street . Expect delays in both directions — Metrorail Info (@Metrorailinfo) February 27, 2023 Police said that one man was transporte…

by Zak Failla

02/27/2023

Police & Fire

Man Released After Being Busted For A Dozen Child Porn Offenses In Anne Arundel: State Police The investigation into a 58-year-old man allegedly in possession of child porn in Anne Arundel County led to nearly a dozen criminal charges for the suspect, Maryland State Police say. Pasadena resident Richard Ray Brewer was charged with 11 counts of possession of child pornography following a near two-month investigation into his alleged activities online, a spokesperson announced on Monday, Feb. 27. According to officials, in January, the Maryland State Police Computer Crimes Unit initiated an investigation into the possession of child pornography online. At approximately 5 a.m. on Fr…

by Zak Failla

02/27/2023

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