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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

Teen Takes Stafford Sheriff's Deputies On Wild Saturday Night Pursuit In Minivan, Officials Say A speeding teen driver took a Stafford County Sheriff’s deputy on a wild ride on Saturday night in a minivan as he attempted to elude apprehension, officials say. Grant Egan, 18, is facing multiple charges following an incident that played out shortly after 7 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 25, according to a spokesperson from the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. At approximately 7:09 p.m. on Saturday night, a sheriff’s deputy was on patrol on Garrisonville Road when he spotted a blue Toyota minivan traveling 64 mph in a posted 45 mph zone near Vulcan Quarry Road. When Egan passed the deputy, he …

by Zak Failla

02/26/2023

News

Passenger Dies Month After DUI Crash In Fairfax County, Police Say Police say that an Annandale man has died at a Virginia hospital nearly a month after being involved in a crash with a drunk driver in Fairfax County. Bayron Hernandez Castellanos, 27 died following a crash last month with an allegedly intoxicated family member who failed to negotiate a U-turn while behind the wheel in Annandale. Shortly before 2:15 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 27, officials say that Jamie Hernandez Castellanos, 29, was driving a 2002 Chevrolet Silverado when the driver attempted to make a U-turn at Little River Turnpike near John Marr Drive. The driver lost control of the truck,…

by Zak Failla

02/25/2023

Police & Fire

This Maserati Does 185: Driver In Stolen Car Killed In I-495 Crash, State Police Virginia State Police are attempting to identify the driver of a stolen Maserati taken out of Maryland who was killed after crashing into a wall while driving the wrong way on I-495 in Fairfax County. Investigators were called at approximately 4:30 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 24, to investigate a crash that was reported in the I-495 Express Lanes at Exit 49 heading toward I-66. Police say that a black Maserati Quattroporte was traveling in the opposite lane of traffic at an excessive rate of speed when it struck a cement wall head-on, causing the luxury vehicle to catch fire. The driver - who has…

by Zak Failla

02/24/2023

News

Employee In 'Financial Despair' Admits To Killing Former Boss After Being Fired In MD Officials in Montgomery County announced that a Rockville man will face life in prison after he admitted to killing his 66-year-old boss in 2021. On Friday, Feb. 24, Billy Phillips, 38, pleaded guilty to murder and other charges for his role in the violent death of his former manager, Bethesda resident Geoffrey Biddle, 66, nearly two years ago. Specifically, Phillips pleaded guilty to: First-degree murder; home invasion; Armed robbery; Use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. According to court documents, on June 24, 2021, investigators received a report of a missing person at Pay…

by Zak Failla

02/24/2023

Police & Fire

Woman Clocked Going 100+ MPH During Separate Police Pursuits In Custody: Stafford Sheriff A woman with a proclivity of taking police on high-speed pursuits in Stafford County was finally tracked down in a Virginia hotel and taken into custody without incident, authorities announced. Chelsea Geraghty, 29, of Stafford, is facing charges after putting police officers through the ringer earlier this month when she refused to stop for members of the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. The long month for the sheriff’s office began shortly after noon on Friday, Feb. 10, when a deputy attempted to stop a driver with a revoked license on Warrenton Road near South Gateway Drive; however, ra…

by Zak Failla

02/24/2023

Schools

Police Arrest 12-Year-Old Girl For Making Social Media Threats Toward Prince William County MS Police say that a 12-year-old girl is facing charges after allegedly making threats of violence toward a middle school in Prince William County. Earlier this week, officers from the Prince William County Police Department were called to investigate a potential threat of violence that was made on social media toward Lake Ridge Middle School in Woodbridge. The investigation determined that a young girl who was later identified as a student at a different school, posted threats over Snapchat, which were immediately brought to the police by a Lake Ridge student, who alerted her parents about th…

by Zak Failla

02/24/2023

Police & Fire

Smiling Suspect Busted For Brandishing Handgun During Domestic Dispute In PWC, Police Say Days after a woman was picked up by police in Prince William County for child neglect, a man is in custody for his role in the domestic dispute that led to her arrest, officials announced. Jerrell Christopher Johnson, 32, of Fredericksburg, was arrested on Thursday, Feb. 23, following an investigation into a domestic incident at The Crossings at Summerland Apartments in the 13700 block of Keelingwood Circle in Woodbridge. Officers responded shortly after 7:45 a.m. on Feb. 18 to the apartment complex, though when they arrived at the front door, there was no initial response. Due to damage f…

by Zak Failla

02/24/2023

Police & Fire

Serial Bank Robber Busted In Spotsylvania: PWC Police All hands were on deck to capture an alleged bank robber in Virginia who is known to police throughout the region, according to officials. Dumfries resident David Emmanuel Andrews, 27, was charged with robbery following a joint investigation into a bank robbery in the middle of the day in Spotsylvania County. Shortly after noon on Wednesday, Feb. 22, members of the Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office were called to Carter Bank and Trust on Courthouse Road to investigate a bank robbery. Upon arrival, witnesses advised that the suspect - later identified as Andrews - had fled the scene in …

by Zak Failla

02/24/2023

Police & Fire

House Of Horrors: Two Dead, Two In Custody Following Fairfax County Shooting, Stabbing: Police Two people are dead on Friday and two others are in custody after a double fatal homicide at a Fairfax County home nestled in an otherwise quiet cul-de-sac, police said. Officers from the Fairfax County Police Department were called on Friday, Feb. 24 to the 13200 block of Stable Brook Way in Reston, where a 911 caller advised that a man had been shot and a woman stabbed inside the home. Officers are in the 13200 block of Stable Brook Wy in Reston for a shooting. Prelim, a woman was inside a home when she was stabbed. An occupant shot the suspect. One person declared deceased. One taken…

by Zak Failla

02/24/2023

Police & Fire

Woman Killed By Hit-Run Driver Crossing Cecil County Road: State Police A 58-year-old woman is dead after being fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver in Cecil County on Thursday night. Elkton resident Lisa Foster has been identified by Maryland State Police investigators as the victim who was killed while crossing Maryland Route 279 overnight, officials said on Friday, Feb. 24. Shortly before 8:40 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 23, troopers from the Maryland State Police North East Barrack were called to the northbound lanes of Route 279 near Iron Hill Road in Elkton, where there was a reported hit-and-run crash involving a victim suffering from life-threatening inju…

by Zak Failla

02/24/2023

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