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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

DC Man Accused Of Murdering Popular 18-Year-Old Maryland Cheerleader: Police DC Police have apprehended a suspect in a shooting that killed a popular 18-year-old Maryland cheerleader and hospitalized two other teens over the summer, investigators announced on Tuesday, Dec. 13. Southwest, DC resident Celot Carr, 23, was arrested on a warrant on Tuesday and charged with first-degree murder while armed for his role in the fatal shooting of District Heights resident Kyndall Myers in June. The shooting happened shortly before 12:10 a.m. on Sunday, June 26 in the 800 block of Quincy Street in Northwest, DC. Metropolitan Police Fourth District officers responded to the …

by Zak Failla

12/13/2022

Police & Fire

Enraged Theft Suspect Swings At Cops, Injures One While Resisting In Virginia: Police One officer was injured and a police radio was broken by a combative larceny suspect who resisted arrest during an early-morning incident outside a Prince William County business, authorities say. David Carlo Chery, 40, of Manassas, was charged with assault and battery on a law enforcement officer on Tuesday, Dec. 13, after he got incensed with investigators as they spoke with him about a separate crime at a local 7-Eleven location. Police say that shortly before 3 a.m. on Tuesday morning, officers from the Prince William County Police Department responded to investigate a reported larceny …

by Zak Failla

12/13/2022

Police & Fire

Smooth, Calm Smash-Grab Jewelry Store Robber Wanted For Midday Heist In Virginia (Video) Police investigators in Virginia have identified and charged a brazen smash-and-grab jewelry store robbery suspect who was caught on camera in the act as he targeted a Fairfax County business in broad daylight earlier this year. Lamont Marable, 25, of Maryland, has been identified as one of the armed robbers who robbed robbed Sonia Jewelry & Boutique Inc. on Backlick Road in Springfield in September and is now wanted on multiple charges. Specifically, a spokesperson from the Fairfax County Police Department said that Marable is now wanted for: Commercial robbery; Use of a firearm in…

by Zak Failla

12/13/2022

Police & Fire

Machete-Wielding Man Maliciously Wounds Teen During Dispute, Prince William County Police Say Authorities say that a 34-year-old man is facing multiple charges for wielding a machete during a domestic argument that turned violent and he held the blade up against a teenager’s head in Prince William County. Woodbridge resident William Currie Dewalt was arrested by members of the Prince William County Police Department late on Monday, Dec. 12 following an investigation into a reported incident in the Dale Forest Apartment complex in the 4300 block of Welsh Lane in his hometown. Police say that shortly before 5:45 p.m. on Monday afternoon, members of the department were called to the Wo…

by Zak Failla

12/13/2022

News

Alert Issued For Teen Mom In Maryland Reported Missing With Infant Twin Boys Law enforcement agencies in Maryland are seeking the public's assistance in tracking down a missing teenager who may be in the company of her young children. The Montgomery County Department of Police issued an alert on Tuesday, Dec. 13 as they attempt to locate Yaquelin Suleyma Hernandez Ramirez, 15, who has not been seen or heard from in days. According to investigators, Ramirez was last seen early on Sunday, Dec. 10 at her Gaithersburg home in the 400 block of Muddy Branch Road, and officials cautioned that she could be on the run with her two infant boys. Hernandez was described as be…

by Zak Failla

12/13/2022

Real Estate

'Own Baltimore History:' Tupac's Teenage Home In Maryland Listed For Sale At $179K A piece of hip-hop history can be had in the heart of Charm City as legendary rapper Tupac Shakur’s childhood home in Baltimore sits on the market waiting for the right buyer to come along. Redfin has listed Shakur’s home in the 3900 block of Greenmount Avenue (also known as “Tupac Shaker Way”) for sale at $179,000, where the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer spent many of his formative years before making it big in California in 1988. Born in New York, Tupac attended Roland Park Middle School and Paul Laurence Dunbar High School before transferring to the Baltimore School of the Arts, where he …

by Zak Failla

12/13/2022

News

No Bail For Man Accused Of Gunning Down Gas Station Clerk, Murdering Mummified GF In Maryland The 31-year-old Maryland man accused of murdering a gas station clerk in cold blood during an argument before he was found with a decomposing body in his Montgomery County apartment will stay behind bars following his latest hearing. Silver Spring resident Torrey Moore, who is accused of gunning down 61-year-old Ayalew Wondimu and murdering his eight-month-pregnant girlfriend, was denied bail in his latest court appearance on Tuesday, Dec. 13, according to multiple reports. Earlier story - Decomposing Pregnant Woman's Body Found Inside Silver Spring Murder Suspect's Apartment: Police Acco…

by Zak Failla

12/13/2022

Business

More Than 1M Dodge Ram Pick-Up Trucks Being Recalled Due To Faulty Tailgates Nearly 1.5 million Dodge Ram models produced in the past three years are being recalled across the globe due to faulty tailgates that may unlatch and send cargo spilling onto roadways. Stellantis - formerly known as Fiat Chrysler - announced it will be recalling approximately 1.4 million pick-ups that include Ram 1500, Ram 2500, and Ram 3500 that were produced in the 2019 through 2022 model years. According to the auto giant, the striker plates on the recalled trucks may not be properly lined up to allow for the door to completely close. There have been no reported crashes or injuries repor…

by Zak Failla

12/13/2022

Police & Fire

Unattended Candle Sparks Unintentional $50K Maryland House Fire An unattended candle left alone in the living room of a Carroll County home caused a large fire that caused tens of thousands of dollars in damage, officials announced. Shortly after 3:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 13, members of the Winfield Volunteer Fire Company responded to the 7300 block of Woodbine Road in Woodbine when a homeowner found that a candle had started a blaze that was spreading to other combustibles in the living room. The Winfield Volunteer Fire Company responded to the fire on Woodbine Road.Winfield Community Volunteer Fire Company It took a crew of 30 firefighters appro…

by Zak Failla

12/13/2022

Police & Fire

Heating Up: DC Firefighter Accused Of Assaulting Fellow Member During Altercation An on-duty DC firefighter has been charged with attacking a co-worker during an altercation that turned physical regarding “personal issues" over the weekend. Dominique Jones, a member of Engine 32 in Southeast DC, is facing a felony assault charge after getting into a fight with another member of his company who had to be hospitalized with minor injuries. Officials said that officers from the Metropolitan Police Department were called at approximately 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 10 to investigate a reported physical incident between two members of Engine 32. One injured member was transpo…

by Zak Failla

12/13/2022

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