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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

Hammer Time: Food Truck Robber Uses Tool In Takoma Park Heist, Police Say Police say that a suspect is at large after brandishing a hammer and robbing a food truck in Montgomery County on Friday afternoon. Officers from the Takoma Park Police Department responded at approximately 2:40 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 20, to the 6400 block of New Hampshire Avenue, where the owner of the Pupusaria Y Taqueria Lupita food truck reported an armed robber that had just occurred. According to investigators, the suspect forced his way into the food truck through the service window with a hammer, at which point he took out a knife, ordered his victims to the floor, and stole property…

by Zak Failla

01/21/2023

Police & Fire

Smooth Criminal: Serial Stafford Skin Care Shoplifting Suspect Seized By Sheriff A wanted man with a particular predilection didn't go down quietly as he took sheriff’s deputies on a police pursuit before ultimately being taken down in Stafford County. Serial shoplifter Michael Vaughns, 63, of Fredericksburg, who enjoys his skin care products, has been arrested following a string of thefts and a curious pursuit involving a woman hopping out of his moving vehicle. Vaughns’ trail of thefts began shortly before Christmas, according to the sheriff's office, which was advised of separate shoplifting incidents on Dec. 24 and Dec. 27 at the Target on South Gateway Drive. I…

by Zak Failla

01/21/2023

Police & Fire

Police ID Prince George's County Man Gunned Down Near Metro Station In DC New details have been released after a 23-year-old Maryland man became the latest victim of gun violence in Washington, DC. The Metropolitan Police Department's Homicide Branch is seeking the public's assistance in locating the gunman who is wanted for the murder of Lanham resident Keshon Cornish, who was killed earlier this week. Detectives were called shortly before 5:45 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 19 to the 4000 block of Minnesota Avenue in Northeast, DC, where there was a report of a shooting in the area. According to police, responding officers found Cornish with multiple gunshot wounds a…

by Zak Failla

01/21/2023

News

Swastika Drawing Found On Montgomery County Middle School Desk Anti-semitic imagery was found etched on a desk inside a Montgomery County middle school, authorities announced. A drawing of a swastika was found on a desk at Silver Creek Middle School on Saul Road in Kensington this week, prompting a response from the district and outrage in the community. I AM FURIOUS! Nazi Swastikas were just found at my daughter's Middle School in Montgomery County, MD. This is happening too often to even count. Enough is enough!@MoCoCouncilMD @EvanMGlass @Andrew_Friedson @Marc_Elrich @LaurieASayles @jwaldstreicher @iamwesmoore @arunamiller pic.twitter.com/5iZwEcy…

by Zak Failla

01/21/2023

Police & Fire

Cocaine, Fentanyl, Pills Recovered From Dealer During St. Mary's County Traffic Stop: Sheriff Police say that a purported drug dealer in St. Mary's County is in custody after being busted with a host of drugs on him while his alleged crimes were being processed. Charles County resident Trayvon Donfin Richardson, 36, of Marbury, was arrested and charged by members of the St. Mary's County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday, Jan. 19 on multiple drug distribution charges. On Thursday, St. Mary’s County Sheriff Sgt. Christopher Beyer conducted a traffic stop in the area of 18700 Three Notch Road in Mechanicsville to execute a search and seizure warrant. During a search of the vehicle, …

by Zak Failla

01/20/2023

Police & Fire

Gunman Accused Of Murdering DC Man Near Nationals Park, Navy Yard Metro Station In Custody: MPD The Metropolitan Police Department has apprehended a murder suspect following an extensive investigation into the death of a 20-year-old man was murdered blocks from National Park and near the Navy Yard Metro stop. Police say that 31-year-old Tyriq Williams, of Northwest, DC, was identified as a suspect and arrested on Friday, Jan. 20 by members of the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force for his alleged role in the death of Southeast, DC resident Terry Clark earlier this month in the 1200 block of Half Street. Officers were called shortly before 8 p.m. to Half Street in Southeas…

by Zak Failla

01/20/2023

Schools

Racist, Anti-Semitic Writing Reported At Two Different VA High Schools In Two Days For the second time in two days, members of the Leesburg Police Department were called in to investigate reports of racist and anti-Semitic writing that were found in bathrooms at area high schools. On Friday, Jan. 20, the department responded to Heritage High School, where there was hateful graffiti posted in one of the bathrooms less than 24 hours after a similar incident was reported at Loudoun County High School. The hateful writings come less than two weeks after there were three instances of racist writing on the walls of bathrooms inside Heritage High School that remains under i…

by Zak Failla

01/20/2023

Schools

Montgomery County HS Placed On Lockdown For Weapons Investigation (Developing) A high school in Montgomery County was locked down just in time to lose out the week. In Kensington, Albert Einstein High School was placed on lockdown shortly before 2:15 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 20 following a report of a weapon on campus. Officials said that members of the Montgomery County Department of Police responded to the school to investigate and determine the validity of the claim. Albert Einstein HS is currently on lockdown following the report of a weapon on campus. Montgomery County Police is investigating the validity of the report. #MCPD #MCPNews pic.twitter.com/0XzJXQs1z3 …

by Zak Failla

01/20/2023

News

Inmate On The Loose After Escaping From Minimum Security At State-Run Facility An inmate at a Maryland correctional facility is at large after escaping from the Central Laundry Facility on Buttercup Road in Carroll County. An alert was issued by the Sykesville Police Department regarding inmate Jeremiah Ballard, who made his great escape early on Thursday, Jan. 19, prompting a manhunt being led by the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services Investigation Unit (DPSCS). According to the DPSCS, Ballard was serving a five-year bid in minimum security for theft and assault charges. Ballard was described as being a 5-foot-10, 150-pound Black man with…

by Zak Failla

01/20/2023

Traffic

MARC Restores Service After System-Wide Communication Outage Caused Chaos For Commuters The Friday morning commute was hectic for some MARC travelers, as service was temporarily suspended and multiple routes were canceled due to a system-wide outage. For several hours, the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) says that the Brunswick, Penn, and Camden lines were affected by a Positive Train Control (PTC) communications issue, forcing the agency to cancel trains. Update: MARC Train Service Suspension -- All MARC Train service continues to be suspended due to a system wide communication outage. Currently there is no estimated time for restoration of service. Technicians co…

by Zak Failla

01/20/2023

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