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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

Schools

Middle School Art Teacher In Baltimore County On Leave After Child Porn Bust A 49-year-old school employee in Baltimore County has been arrested after being busted on child porn charges, police announced. Craig Clontz, an employee with the Baltimore County Public Schools has been arrested by detectives from the Baltimore County Crimes Against Children Unit and charged with five counts of possession of child pornography following an investigation that was launched earlier this year. During the investigation, it was determined that Clontz was a school employee when he was busted with the child pornography, though officials noted that “at this point in their investiga…

by Zak Failla

12/09/2022

Police & Fire

Mother Wanted By Police For Homicide In Virginia After Infant Dies Of Fentanyl Overdose A woman is wanted in Virginia for her role in the fatal overdose of her infant son, who was found with a lethal dose of fentanyl in his blood when he died over the summer. Police in Prince William County are seeking the public’s assistance in tracking down 37-year-old Tiffany Nicole Stokes, who has no known address, who was found to be in possession of unprescribed medications that her 20-month-old son allegedly ingested, leading to his death. Officers from the Prince William County Police Department responded shortly after 3 a.m. on June 23 to the Somerset Pointe Apartments in the 14700 bl…

by Zak Failla

12/09/2022

News

Four Baltimore MS-13 Gang Members Indicted For Violent Racketeering Conspiracy: DOJ Four more members of the MS-13 street gang in Baltimore have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Maryland for their roles in a violent racketeering conspiracy that included multiple murders and attempted murders, according to the Department of Juste. Federal prosecutors announced that four members of MS-13 from Baltimore with curious nicknames are facing life in prison for the racketeering conspiracy that involved murders and drug trafficking to further their enterprise in Maryland. Those indicted: Wilson Arturo Constanza-Galdomez, also known as “Humilde,” and “Marco Saravia,” 23; E…

by Zak Failla

12/08/2022

Schools

Teen In Custody After Brawl Escalates To Shooting Outside Suitland High School New details have been released by Prince George's County Public Schools officials on Thursday afternoon following a student-involved shooting outside Suitland High School. Officials say that a high school student was shot during a physical altercation outside the school at approximately 10 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 8, in an incident that was witnessed by a group of students who ran from the area. The shooting led to a Lockdown at Suitland High School while police responded to assist the ninth-grade student, A Suitland High School student was shot at approximately 10 am during a physical …

by Zak Failla

12/08/2022

News

Police ID Driver Crushed To Death By Steel Beams Being Transported Through Northeast DC New information has been released by Metropolitan Police investigators after a truck driver was killed when the cargo he was shipping shifted and crushed him to death. Original story - Driver Dies After Being Pinned By Cargo He Was Shipping Through DC, Police Say Richard William Farmer, 49, of Greensboro, North Carolina, was killed on Monday, Dec. 5 on Queens Chapel and Bladensburg Road in Northeast DC, according to police. Update crash with entrapment Queens Chapel Rd & Bladensburg Rd NE. Victim is severely pinned. Requesting the Rescue Crane to assist with the extrication. #DCsB…

by Zak Failla

12/08/2022

Police & Fire

Police Investigating Reported Daytime Shooting At Montgomery County Shell Station (Developing) An investigation has been launched in Montgomery County after a shooting at an area Shell station, officials say. The Montgomery County Department of Police said that there was a shooting at the Shell gas station in the 11100 block of New Hampshire Avenue on Thursday, Dec. 8 in Silver Spring. Police reported the shooting at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday afternoon. According to reports, at least one person was shot, and possibly sustained critical injuries. MCP is investigating a shooting at the Shell gas station in the 11100 block of New Hampshire Ave.More information will be released as it …

by Zak Failla

12/08/2022

Lifestyle

No Horsin' Around: Police In Virginia Help Family Rescue 1,800-Pound Horse From Swimming Pool Police in Virginia came to the rescue of a massive horse that found itself in a precarious position when it went for a swim in a nearby pool. The Frederick County Sheriff’s Office in Virginia was called to a residence on Green Springs Road regarding an 1,800-pound Draft horse that had fallen into a swimming pool after accidentally plowing through a fence. Police say that responding deputies determined that the horse knocked over the top rail of the fence surrounding the pool, jumped the fence, and walked out onto the nylon pool cover, causing it to fall into the frigid water, though its hea…

by Zak Failla

12/08/2022

Police & Fire

Forcible Sodomy Charges For Virginia Man Who Abducted Masseuse At Gunpoint, Police Say Officials say that a man who called for massage services in Prince William County sexually assaulted his masseuse while brandishing a stolen handgun while in possession of controlled substances. Woodbridge resident Istiaq Ahmed Rafi, 33, is facing a host of charges for allegedly sodomizing his 22-year-old victim after calling for a massage on Wednesday, Dec. 7 and allegedly assaulting her, according to the Prince Willaim County Police Department. Shortly after 5 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon, police say that officers responded to the 14700 block of Tamarack Place in Woodbridge to investigate…

by Zak Failla

12/08/2022

Business

Welcome To The Neighborhood: Aldi Opens New Maryland Supermarket After a lengthy wait, Aldi has officially opened its fourth location in Harford County as the retail giant continues to expand its offerings in the region. The Constant Friendship Shopping Center in Abingdon welcomed the supermarket to the neighborhood with a special ribbon-cutting ceremony on Emmorton Road near Route 24 on Thursday, Dec. 8. “An Aldi near you is opening on (Dec 8),” officials posted on the company's website. “The savings in Abingdon are getting bigger. Come into Aldi and get your favorite groceries for your home at incredibly low prices. From fresh produce to organic foods…

by Zak Failla

12/08/2022

Police & Fire

Police ID 28-Year-Old Man Shot, Killed By FBI Special Agent At Metro Center Station In DC New details have emerged as police continue to investigate the fatal officer-involved shooting at the Metro Center Station in Washington, DC on Wednesday. Troy Bullock, 28, of Southeast, DC, has been identified as the victim who was shot and killed by an FBI special agent inside the station at G Street and 11th Street in Northwest, the Metropolitan Police Department announced. Investigators say that shortly after 8:20 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 7, an off-duty FBI agent - whose name has not been released - and Bullock were involved in a physical altercation inside of the Metro Center Station t…

by Zak Failla

12/08/2022

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