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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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News

Homeless Man Accused Of Assaulting Congresswoman In DC Apartment Elevator: Police Police say that a homeless man is in custody after assaulting a Congresswoman in the elevator of her Washington, DC apartment building on Thursday. Kendrick Hamlin, also known as Hamlin Khalil Hamlin, 26, who has no fixed address, was arrested and charged with simple assault following an attack on Minnesota Rep. Angie Craig on Thursday, Feb. 9 inside an H Street building in Northeast, DC. According to a police report, Craig reported seeing her alleged attacker in the lobby acting erratically before the assault. She reportedly said “good morning” to Hamlin before entering the ele…

by Zak Failla

02/10/2023

Police & Fire

Woman Terrorized By Hit-Run Driver During Chaotic Night In Prince William County, Police Say A convicted felon is back on the wrong side of the law after a violent and chaotic incident played out overnight in Manassas, according to a Prince William County Police spokesperson. Haymarket resident Zachary Benjamin Fishgold, 24, is facing more than a dozen charges following an incident that played out beginning at approximately 11:11 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 9 near the Rosemary Ridge Apartments in the 10900 block of Wild Ginger Circle. Police say that Fishgold and a 23-year-old woman were driving through the area when a verbal altercation rapidly escalated, during which he allegedly str…

by Zak Failla

02/10/2023

Police & Fire

Multiple Child Porn Files Found On Calvert County Man's Devices: Maryland State Police A lengthy investigation by the Maryland State Police Computer Crimes Unit led to the apprehension of a Calvert County man who was allegedly in possession of child pornography, investigators say. Saint Leonard resident Ernest Drew Phillips, 38, has been charged with three counts of possession of child pornography and related offenses following a two-month investigation. According to police, beginning in December last year, the Computer Crimes Unit launched an investigation into the possession of child pornography online, which led them to Phillips. The initial investigation led to detective…

by Zak Failla

02/10/2023

News

Sobbing Child Abandoned In Stroller Prompts Child Neglect Investigation: Baltimore Police The sounds of a child sobbing in an alley led to the recovery of a non-verbal kid in Baltimore whose guardian was caught on camera leaving him behind, police said. At approximately 11:15 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 10, the Baltimore Police Department received a report of possible child neglect after a child was found inconsolable and restrained in a stroller in the 300 block of East Lafayette Avenue. A Good Samaritan found the child after hearing his cries, and when she went to investigate she found him abandoned, prompting a call to the police. Upon arrival, officers from the Eastern District f…

by Zak Failla

02/10/2023

Schools

Boy Shuts Down Middle School Dance After Inappropriate Touching: Aberdeen Police The last dance came early for a group of Harford County middle school students when a 12-year-old student got handsy during an event and riled up what police described as a “disorderly crowd.” Members of the Aberdeen Police Department were called to Aberdeen Middle School at approximately 4 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 9 to assist the assigned School Resource Officer with a large crowd that broke out during a dance that was being held. According to police, several girls at the dance reported that they had been assaulted by the young boy, who allegedly touched them inappropriately. As word sprea…

by Zak Failla

02/10/2023

Police & Fire

One Hospitalized With 'Serious Injuries' From Midday Shooting On Busy Alexandria Street: Police One person was hospitalized in a brazen broad daylight shooting outside of multiple businesses in Alexandria on Friday afternoon, police said. Officers were called shortly before 2 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 10 to the 3800 block of Mount Vernon Avenue to investigate reports of shots fired in the area. Police say that upon arrival, they found one victim at the scene with a gunshot wound and was rushed to the hospital with what are being described as “serious injuries.” No information about a suspect or suspects has been released by the police. This is a developing story. Check Daily Voice for u…

by Zak Failla

02/10/2023

Police & Fire

Hooded Shooting Suspects At Large In Fairfax County: Police (Developing) Police say that two men are on the run after a midday shooting in Fairfax County. An alert was issued by the Fairfax County Police Department at approximately 1:45 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 10 advising that there was a shooting in the 5100 block of Woodmere Drive in Centerville. One victim was found at the scene and was rushed to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries, police said. No details about the victim were released. Two men wearing black hoodies were reportedly seen leaving the scene following the shooting. No additional information about the suspects has been released by polic…

by Zak Failla

02/10/2023

Police & Fire

No Charges For MPD Sergeant Involved In Fatal Fort Slocum Park Shooting: Feds The US Attorney’s Office will not be pursuing charges against a Metropolitan Police Department sergeant who shot and killed 31-year-old Kevin Hargraves-Shird at Ford Slocum Park in Northwest Washington, DC. Prosecutors say that there is insufficient evidence to pursue federal criminal civil rights or DC charges against Sgt. Reinaldo Otero-Camacho for his role in the fatal July 2022 shooting, which caused controversy last summer. At approximately 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 30, 2022, Otero, a Fourth District sergeant, responded to a call of a shooting that happened in the 900 block of Longfell…

by Zak Failla

02/10/2023

News

Here's What We Know About The 36-Hour Manhunt For David Linthicum In Maryland David Linthicum was apprehended early on Friday morning following an intensive two-day manhunt where he shot two Baltimore County Police officers, according to officials. At approximately 5:45 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 10, federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies were able to surround the 24-year-old Linthicum near the Fallston Mall in Harford County, where he was ultimately taken into custody. The Baltimore County Police Department would like to thank our federal, state, and allied agency partners with this multijurisdictional investigation. Also, thank you to the Baltimore County…

by Zak Failla

02/10/2023

Police & Fire

David Linthicum In Custody, Officer Seriously Injured After Days-Long Manhunt (Developing) David Linthicum was taken into custody early Friday, Feb. 10 after a days-long manhunt and two police-involved shootings, police in Baltimore County announced. Things began unfolding when a family member called police to a Powers Avenue home around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8, where 24-year-old Linthicum shot and injured an officer, county police said. The officer was taken to an area hospital where he was listed in stable condition. A search for the armed and dangerous Linthicum continued into Thursday, Feb. 9. At approximately 9:30 p.m., when residents in the area of Powers Road and Wa…

by Zak Failla

02/09/2023

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