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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

Shooting Suspect Accused Of Maryland Murder Nine Days After Body Found In Vehicle, Police Say Police have apprehended a wanted shooting suspect who allegedly fatally shot his victim in a Maryland car late last month, authorities announced. Carlos Pearson, 26, has been charged with first-degree murder in Baltimore for his alleged role in the murder of 23-year-old Quincy Harris, whose body was located in a vehicle in September. A spokesperson for the Baltimore Police Department said that at approximately 5:15 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 26, Harris’ body was found unresponsive inside a vehicle parked in the 1900 block of Griffis Avenue. Inside the vehicle, they found Harris with multiple fa…

by Zak Failla

10/05/2022

Police & Fire

Suspects On The Loose After Attempting To Abduct Minor Girl In Maryland: Police A young girl was nearly abducted by a pair of Spanish-speaking men who attempted to get her into their car in Maryland, police say. Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police Special Investigations Division are investigating an attempted abduction that took place between 4:15 p.m. and 4:30 p.m on Monday, Oct. 3, in the 2000 block of Georgian Woods Place in Wheaton. It is alleged that the girl was walking in the area when a black four-door sedan with tinted windows pulled up behind her. A man got out and approached the minor, speaking in Spanish, instructing her to get in the…

by Zak Failla

10/05/2022

News

Woman Sentenced For 'Vicious' Murder Where She Stabbed Victim 36 Times In Maryland The woman who stabbed her victim 36 times and killed him during an unprovoked attack in Maryland will spend decades in prison after being sentenced, the Anne Arundel State's Attorney announced. Inari Molina, 27, was sentenced to life with all but 60 years suspended after pleading guilty in May to first-degree murder for her role in the death of Brian Gifford in 2019. Giffords body was found on July 27, 2019, when the Anne Arundel Police Department received a report of a foul odor coming from a white pick-up truck in a large parking lot in the 800 block of Aquahart Road in Glen Burnie. Upon…

by Zak Failla

10/05/2022

News

Alert Issued For Vulnerable 76-Year-Old Man Missing For Weeks In Maryland Seen him? Police investigators in Maryland are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing person who has not been seen or heard from in several weeks. An alert was issued by the Aberdeen Police Department on Wednesday, Oct. 5 regarding 76-year-old Herbert Dickens, who was last seen several weeks ago by his family, according to the agency. Dickens was described as being 6-foot tall, weighing approximately 170 pounds with glasses. Officials noted that Dickens does not drive and needs assistance from a cane to walk. It is unclear what Dickens was wearing when he was last seen by …

by Zak Failla

10/05/2022

Schools

Flasher Wanted After Exposing Himself To Woman At University Of Maryland Cafe Police investigators in Maryland are attempting to track down the latest man to expose himself to a woman at the University of Maryland, officials said. At approximately 12:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 5, investigators said that the University of Maryland Police Department received a report of an indecent exposure that happened inside Rudy’s Cafe at Van Munching Hall. It is alleged that the man was watching something on his computer when he exposed himself, according to the woman. No additional details about the incident or suspect have been released by investigators. The indecent exposure …

by Zak Failla

10/05/2022

Police & Fire

Stabbing Suspect Apprehended At Maryland Hotel After Hourslong Standoff With Police A stabbing suspect is in custody after assaulting a man visiting Maryland from Georgia during an attack in a Harford County parking lot and later barricading himself in an area hotel, police announced. Aberdeen resident Timothy Mark Humes, 30, is facing multiple charges following an incident where he allegedly stabbed 62-year-old Tommy Gene Boone, of Hoschton, Georgia in the parking lot of Riverside Shopping Center. Police said that shortly before 2:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 3, Boone walked into Harford Memorial Hospital with an apparent stab wound to his upper body. He was treated for his no…

by Zak Failla

10/05/2022

Police & Fire

Attempted Murder: Maryland Man Accused Of Stabbing Person 17 Times In Custody, Police Say Police in Prince George's County have apprehended a man who allegedly stabbed his victim more than a dozen times inside a Maryland business, authorities said. Hyattsville resident Rene Morales is facing multiple attempted murder charges after turning himself in to the Upper Marlboro Department of Corrections, the Hyattsville Police Department announced on Wednesday, Oct. 5. At approximately 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 1, Morales was involved in an altercation with another man inside a restaurant in the 3100 block of Hamilton Street outside of normal business hours, according to investigat…

by Zak Failla

10/05/2022

Police & Fire

Suspected Drug User Makes Great Escape From Virginia Police A wanted man pulled a fast one on police officers attempting to arrest him in Prince William County when he escaped custody and was able to run away from custody, authorities announced. Woodbridge resident Isaiah Dimitri Hall, 25, is at large after making his great escape from members of the Prince William County Police Department attempting to apprehend him for alleged illegal drug use in a Bayside Avenue apartment complex. Officers were called to the Bayvue Apartments complex in the 1400 block of Bayside Avenue shortly after 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 4, where there was a report of suspected…

by Zak Failla

10/05/2022

News

Maryland 'NFL' Gang Leader, Member Admit To Murder, Drug Distribution: Feds A leader and member of a Maryland “NFL” gang are expected to be sentenced to decades in prison after admitting to a wide-ranging conspiracy that included murder and drug distribution charges. Gang leader Gregory Butler - also known as “Gotti,” “Sags,” and “Little Dick,” 31, and member James Henry Roberts, also known as “Bub,” 32, both of Baltimore, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise related to their activities in the NFL gang. Federal prosecutors said that the gang operated in the Edmondson Village area in Southwest Baltimore, specifically, Normandy, Fr…

by Zak Failla

10/05/2022

Police & Fire

Body-Worn Camera Footage From Fatal Police-Involved Shooting Released By Maryland AG The Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Office of the Attorney General has released new body-cam footage from a fatal police-involved shooting in Harwood last month. On Wednesday, Sept. 17, Harwood resident Anthony Hopkins, Sr. was shot and killed by police investigating a violent domestic incident after he allegedly fired gunshots at a cop car and point his guns at officers, who returned fire. The involved officers, according to the Attorney General: Cpl. Z. Devers, a 9.5-year veteran of the Anne Arundel County Police Department; Cpl. K. Slayton, a 9.5-year veteran; Cpl. B. …

by Zak Failla

10/05/2022

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