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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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Police & Fire

Bomb Threat Called Into Virginia Hospital By Intoxicated Woman Unfounded: Police For the second time in less than a week, members of the Prince William County Police Department had to be called to the Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center to defuse a sticky situation. Officers were called to the hospital shortly before 12:30 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 29, to investigate a bomb threat orchestrated by 33-year-old Alexandria resident Britney Denise Roseboro, officials said. According to investigators, when officers arrived at the hospital, they were able to quickly detain an allegedly intoxicated Roseboro after she made the threat. The investigation into the bomb threat fou…

by Zak Failla

01/30/2023

Police & Fire

Teen Girls Drugged, Sexually Assaulted By Prince William County Predator, Police Say A months-long investigation into reports of sexual assaults involving minors in Prince William County led to the arrest of a 35-year-old Woodbridge man who is facing a host of charges. It is alleged that Balmore Alexander Ortiz Guardado drugged and sexually abused minors repeatedly after he met a teen online, according to a spokesperson with the Prince William County Police Department. The alleged abuse began in August last year when the agency’s Special Victims Bureau launched an investigation into a sexual assault that was reported in the 13200 block of Nassau Drive in Woodbridge. Accord…

by Zak Failla

01/30/2023

News

Violent Armed Carjacker Gets Eight Years For Montgomery County Gas Station Heist (Video) A Prince George's County man will spend years behind bars for the violent carjacking of a 42-year-old woman at a Chevy Chase gas station two years ago while he was a teenager, authorities announced. Tyrece Jones, 21, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison with all but eight years suspended for a 2021 carjacking that was caught on camera (see above), Montgomery County State’s Attorney John McCarthy said. ICYMI: Defendant, Tyrece Jones, 21, of Oxon Hill, sentenced to eight years in prison (25 yrs suspend all but 8) for this violent carjacking of a 42-year-old woman that occurred at a Ch…

by Zak Failla

01/30/2023

Police & Fire

Justified? Police In Fairfax County Release Teen Who Fatally Stabbed Mother's BF During Assault Police have released a teen from custody after he fatally stabbed his mother’s boyfriend to stop him from an alleged assault of the woman in Fairfax County while multiple children were inside the apartment. Washington, DC resident Marcus Roberson, 32, was killed by a teenager after being stabbed shortly before 10 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 29, when a 17-year-old intervened during a reported assault of his mother, a spokesperson for the Fairfax County Police Department said. Original story - Teen Fatally Stabs Mother's BF During Alleged Assault In Fairfax County Apartment: Police Police say that…

by Zak Failla

01/30/2023

News

MTA MobilityLink Driver Killed In 'Violent Crime' On The Job In Maryland An MTA Mobility operator died on the job after a “violent crime” over the weekend, officials from the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) confirmed, though details of the incident remain under wraps. The agency said on Monday, Jan. 30 that the “MDOT MTA is saddened to learn of the recent tragic death of one of our contracted Mobility operators during their work shift.” “This front-line operator served Baltimore residents by transporting the most vulnerable individuals to essential services and jobs,” MDOT MTA Senior Director of Communications and Marketing Veronica Battisti said. “Our th…

by Zak Failla

01/30/2023

Police & Fire

Arlington Arsonist With Saudi Arabia Ties Charged In Apartment Fire, Officials Say An electrical engineer from Arlington with apparent ties to Saudi Arabia is facing arson charges for setting an intentional fire on the balcony at an area apartment building, authorities announced. Sami Kasawat, 33, has been charged with one count each of arson and endangering other people or property following an incident over the weekend, according to the Arlington County Fire Department’s Fire Prevention Office on Monday, Jan. 30. Shortly before 7 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 27, crews from the Arlington County Fire Department responded to the 5500 block of Columbia Pike, where there was a repor…

by Zak Failla

01/30/2023

Police & Fire

Off-Duty Officer Accused Of Shooting Fellow Policeman In Virginia, Authorities Say A police officer in Virginia is behind bars after he allegedly shot a fellow officer while both were off-duty, according to authorities. Last week, on Wednesday, Jan. 25, officials say that two off-duty James City County Police officers were involved in a shooting in the City of Williamsburg that left one with multiple gunshot wounds. The wounds were described by police as “serious but non-life-threatening.” Michael Trenton Rusk, 24, was identified as one of the shooters, while his 38-year-old victim has not been identified. As of Monday, Jan. 30, he was still listed as an inmate at the V…

by Zak Failla

01/30/2023

Police & Fire

Gun-Toting Would-Be Delivery Truck Driver Robber Tracked Down After Shooting: Sheriff The man who terrorized and threatened a pair of delivery drivers in Charles County has been apprehended and remains in custody in Prince George's County, according to the sheriff’s office. Waldorf resident Christopher Carrington Durham, 22, is facing multiple assault charges following an incident in Pagnell Circle in his hometown where he targeted two drivers who had to go to extreme lengths to ensure their safety, investigators announced on Monday, Jan. 30. According to the drivers, they were making a delivery when one of them spotted Durham standing near a car with a gun in his hand, at w…

by Zak Failla

01/30/2023

Police & Fire

Teen Fatally Stabs Mother's BF During Alleged Assault In Fairfax County Apartment: Police A man was stabbed to death and his girlfriend’s teenage son is in custody following a late-night incident in Fairfax County, police said. Shortly before 10 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 29, officers from the Fairfax County Police Department were called to the 7900 block of Janna Lee Avenue, when the teen called the agency to advise that his mother was being assaulted by her boyfriend. Fairfax County Police Lt. James Curry said that when officers arrived at the apartment, they found a man with a stab wound that had been inflicted by the teen. He was rushed to an area hospital for treatment of his i…

by Zak Failla

01/30/2023

Sports

Yalla! West Chester Athlete Signs Pro Contract With Israeli Team Former West Chester University women’s soccer star Maggie Lena is taking her talents to Israel to live out a lifelong dream. Lena, a California native who was a key component for the Golden Rams for two seasons after coming over from Marquette University, has signed her first professional soccer contract with the Israeli women’s soccer team F.C. Kiryat Gat. WSOC: Congratulations to Maggie Lena on signing her first pro contract with F.C. Kiryat Gat in Israel! Full story ⬇📰:https://t.co/W2Z2VWrhC4Good luck Maggie!#ramsup pic.twitter.com/VqLC7UkCD1 — West Chester Golden Rams (@WCUAthletics…

by Zak Failla

01/29/2023

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