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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

Robber In DC With Sweet Tooth Targets Same Chocolate Shop On Back-To-Back Days: Police (Video) New details have been released after a wanted robber targeted the same sweets shop on consecutive days in Northwest, DC before turning his attention to another neighboring business, a Metropolitan Police Department spokesperson announced on Monday, Feb. 6. Detectives from the agency have released photos and a new surveillance video (view above) of the suspect, who robbed multiple businesses in the 1900 block of 18th Street late last week. The crime spree began shortly after 1 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 2, when a suspect forcibly entered a chocolate shop, threatened his first victim, and demande…

by Zak Failla

02/06/2023

News

Serial DC Rapist Targeting Women In Ground-Level Apartments Faces Life In Prison: Feds A serial rapist from DC with a history of targeting and terrorizing young women may spend the rest of his life behind bars after being convicted more than a decade after his alleged crime. District resident Ronald Berton, Jr, 48, was found guilty by a jury of sexually assaulting a 30-year-old woman in June 2010, federal authorities announced on Monday, Feb. 6, following a trial in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. On June 12, 2010, Berton’s victim was sleeping in her ground-level apartment in Adams Morgan - the same location he previously targeted - when he entered her home a…

by Zak Failla

02/06/2023

News

Serial Teenage Ride-Share Armed Robber In Prince William County Caught By Police K9 The third time wasn't the charm for a Prince William County teenager who is in custody following a recent rash of private ride robberies in Manassas. A 17-year-old Manassas resident is facing multiple charges following a string of armed robberies in the region that were specifically targeting ride-share drivers, according to a Prince William County Police Department spokesperson. The teen’s trail of terror began on Wednesday, Feb. 1. Shortly before 11 a.m. on Feb. 1, police say that officers were called to the area of Poplar Street and June Street in Manassas, after a driver reported that …

by Zak Failla

02/06/2023

News

Maryland Woman, Neo-Nazi From Florida Plotted To 'Completely Destroy' Baltimore: DOJ Federal officials say that a Catonsville woman and a Neo-Nazi man in Florida conspired to disrupt an energy facility in Maryland in furtherance of their violent extremist beliefs. Sarah Beth Clendaniel, 34, and Orlando resident Brandon Clint Russell, 27, are facing federal charges for coming up with an elaborate plan to “completely destroy the city,” in a move that threatened thousands in Maryland, according to the Department of Justice. “This alleged planned attack threatened lives and would have left thousands of Marylanders in the cold and dark,” Maryland US Attorney Erek L. Barron said…

by Zak Failla

02/06/2023

Police & Fire

11 Dead Pets Found In Home Without Smoke Alarms Installed: Maryland Fire Marshal Nearly a dozen pets needlessly died over the weekend when a blaze broke out in a Maryland home that previously had been provided with smoke alarms that were never installed, according to the state’s fire marshal. Shortly before 4:15 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 4, fire crews from multiple agencies in Wicomico County were called to Giles Lane in Quantico, where there was a reported fire that sparked in the living room of an area home. It took a team of nearly three dozen firefighters from multiple agencies approximately 50 minutes to get the fire under control, though it caused an estimated $100,0…

by Zak Failla

02/06/2023

News

Speeding Driver Killed In Violent Chain Reaction Crash In Northeast DC, Police Say A 22-year-old Maryland man was killed after causing a chain-reaction crash that involved multiple vehicles in Washington, DC, police announced on Monday, Feb. 6. Anne Arundel County resident Andy Carino, of Severna Park, has been identified as the driver who was killed late on Friday, Feb. 3 in the 3000 block of 20th Street in Northeast, DC. The investigation determined that shortly before 11:45 p.m. on Friday night, Carino's 2004 Infiniti G35 was traveling northbound on 20th Street at a high rate of speed when he lost control and struck a Jeep Cherokee parked on the westbound curb. Police…

by Zak Failla

02/06/2023

News

Workers Rescued From Scaffold Several Stories Up High-Rise Building In Fairfax County No wonder everybody hates Mondays. First responders in Fairfax County went above and beyond while showing no fear on Monday morning as they came to the rescue of workers who were stuck on scaffolding several stories up on a high-rise building. The Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department posted shortly before 11 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 6 that units were called to 1800 Chain Bridge Road to aid an employee who fell from a scaffolding and was at least 13 stories up. Officials said that the worker was rescued onto a balcony and was evaluated by paramedics. Two additional workers stuck on anothe…

by Zak Failla

02/06/2023

Sports

DC Native, Ex-nfl Player Vontae Davis Arrested For DUI Washington DC native and former NFL cornerback Vontae Davis was arrested on a DUI charge following a Florida crash, according to arrest records and news reports. Davis, 34, lost control of his Tesla and struck a parked pickup truck on the side of the Florida Turnpike in Hollywood early Saturday, Feb. 4, ESPN says citing a report from the Florida Highway Patrol. The impact of the crash sent the pickup into a concrete barrier and struck its driver, who was standing outside of the vehicle, the outlet said citing police. Meanwhile, Davis had slurred speech, bloodshot eyes, smelled of alcohol a…

by Zak Failla

02/05/2023

Police & Fire

Two Annapolis Men Busted For Drugs In MD Following Foot Pursuit With Deputies: Sheriff Two Maryland men are facing charges after being busted with heroin, meth, and crack following a foot chase with officers in Frederick County, according to authorities. The long day for the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office began at approximately 3:20 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 4. Deputies attempted to locate an Acura sedan on Saturday afternoon after it was spotted near Route 144 and Yeagertown Road in New Market after the driver fled from a traffic stop the previous day. Additional resources were called in to locate the suspects, who were tracked down walking on Eaglehead Drive, officials sa…

by Zak Failla

02/05/2023

Police & Fire

Two Suffer Gunshot Wounds In Accident At Frederick County Shooting Range: Sheriff A man was airlifted and a woman rushed to an area hospital following an accident at the Heritage Training and Shooting Center in Frederick County, the sheriff’s office announced. At approximately 1 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 5, deputies were called to the shooting range on Metropolitan Court to investigate a report of shots that missed the target and instead struck two victims. Upon arrival, officials say that deputies were able to quickly determine that the shooting was accidental. The condition of both victims was not immediately available as of 3 p.m. on Sunday afternoon. “The scene was qui…

by Zak Failla

02/05/2023

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