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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

Homeowner Uses Garden Hose To Contain Maryland House Fire Until Firefighters Arrive: Officials A quick-thinking Maryland homeowner was able to limit the damage done to a Harford County home when an early morning blaze broke out, according to the Office of the Maryland Fire Marshal. Shortly before 4:30 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 30, a neighbor on Maulsby Avenue in Bel Air alerted firefighters to a possible incident on the front porch of a nearby home, officials said. Upon arrival, crews from the Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company located the fire on the front porch of the home, and nearly two dozen firefighters were able to quickly extinguish the flames before they spread too far into the int…

by Zak Failla

09/30/2022

News

Silver Alert Issued For Possibly Vulnerable Missing 82-Year-Old Man In Maryland A Silver Alert has been issued in Maryland for a missing 82-year-old man with cognitive impairment. The Maryland Center for Missing and Unidentified Persons and Maryland State Police are seeking the public's assistance in tracking down Lowell Chapman, who could potentially be vulnerable if he isn't located. He was last seen in Garrett County at approximately 9:30 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 30 in the area of Route 40 in Grantsville. Chapman was described by police as being 5-foot-6, approximately 165 pounds with short hair, blue eyes, a clean-shaven face, and glasses. He was last seen wearing ta…

by Zak Failla

09/30/2022

Police & Fire

Suspect In Custody After Shooting Officer During Dispute In Maryland, Police Say A suspect is in custody after a police officer in Maryland was shot on Friday afternoon in East Baltimore, officials announced. The incident unfolded at approximately 12:45 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 30 in the 1100 block of East Chase Street, according to the Baltimore Police Department. Deputy Commissioner Richard Worley provided a briefing to the media in reference to the Officer Involved Shooting that occurred in the 1100 block of E. Chase Street. Posted by Baltimore Police Department on Friday, September 30, 2022 Officials said that the officer was transported to Johns Hopkins Hospital …

by Zak Failla

09/30/2022

News

Maryland State Police Leading Search For Missing Harford County Teen Seen her? State and local police agencies are seeking the public's assistance as they attempt to locate a teen girl who has been missing since Monday. At approximately 11 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 26, troopers from the Maryland State Police Bel Air Barrack responded to the Arrow Center for Education in the 2400 block of Cresswell Road in Bel Air, where there was a report of a missing child who was identified as 16-year-old Kiera Anais Sidibe. The teen was described as being Black, approximately 5-foot-8, with brown eyes and black hair. She was last seen wearing a gray t-shirt …

by Zak Failla

09/30/2022

Schools

'Unruly' Middle School Shoe Thief Had To Be Detained By Resource Officer In Maryland: Sheriff An unruly student who stole another kid's shoes at school is facing charges after becoming combative with administrators in a Maryland middle school. In Charles County, a spokesperson for the sheriff’s office said that on Thursday, Sept. 29, a student at General Smallwood Middle School in Indian Head stole a pair of shoes during an incident in the building. It is unclear what caused the student to take the shoes. Once he was confronted by officials at the middle school, they were forced to summon the building’s School Resource Officer, who was able to de-escalate the situation. The stud…

by Zak Failla

09/30/2022

Police & Fire

Murder Suspect In Custody After Dead Body Found Shot In The Woods Near Maryland Roadway: Police US Marshals helped Maryland State Police investigators apprehend a man wanted in connection to a fatal shooting earlier this month. Cambridge resident Geett Cornish, 30, is facing multiple murder and other charges for allegedly shooting and killing Kevin Dwayne Raeford and dumping his body in a wooded area in Dorchester County. Specifically, Cornish was charged with: First-degree murder; Second-degree murder; First-degree assault; Use of a firearm in a felony; Illegal possession of a firearm; Second-degree assault; Reckless endangerment; Illegal possession of a handgun in a vehicle; Ille…

by Zak Failla

09/30/2022

Police & Fire

Home Invader Gives Virginia Man Early Morning Scare During Attempted Burglary, Police Say A Virginia homeowner got quite a scare on Friday morning when he woke up to a home invader banging on his bedroom door in Prince William County, authorities announced. Woodbridge resident Julio Leon Serrano, 37, was arrested and charged with burglary following an incident in his hometown early on Friday, Sept. 30, according to a spokesperson from the Prince William Police Department. At approximately 2:40 a.m. on Friday morning, officers responded to the 1400 block of Admiral Drive in Woodbridge to investigate a reported burglary that was reported by the homeowner while the burglar was stil…

by Zak Failla

09/30/2022

Police & Fire

Officer Rushed To Hospital After Police-Involved Maryland Shooting A police-involved shooting is under investigation in Maryland. The Baltimore Police Department confirmed that there was an officer-involved shooting in the 1100 block of East Chase Street at approximately 12:45 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 30. According to reports, an officer was shot and is being transported to an area hospital. His condition was unclear following the shooting. We are aware that a Police Officer has been shot in the ED. More information as it becomes available. — Baltimore City FOP (@FOP3) September 30, 2022 We stand by our partners in public safety protecting Baltimore.…

by Zak Failla

09/30/2022

Police & Fire

Off-Duty DC Cop Critically Injured By Driver In Maryland Parking Lot (Developing) An off-duty Metropolitan Police officer was critically injured after being struck by a car in a Maryland parking lot, officials said. At approximately 10:40 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 30, a driver struck the officer in the 10500 block of Martin Luther King, Jr. Highway in Bowie, according to a spokesperson from the Prince George’s County Police Department. The incident happened in the parking lot near the Shoppers grocery store. According to police investigators, the officer suffered critical injuries and has been transported to UM Capital Region Medical Center in Largo. His condition was not…

by Zak Failla

09/30/2022

Schools

Flasher At Large After Exposing Himself To Women Near University Of Maryland Campus The Prince George’s County Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a man who allegedly exposed himself to women near the University of Maryland’s College Park campus. An alert was issued by the University of Maryland Police Department on Friday, Sept. 30 after three women reported to investigators that while at the intersection of Dickinson Avenue and Knox Road, a man exposed himself to them. The man then left the area in an unknown vehicle. No other information was provided by investigators. Officials said that the Prince George’s County Police Department advised …

by Zak Failla

09/30/2022

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