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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.

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News

Popular Football Player ID'd As Victim of Mervo High School Shooting A popular student-athlete in Maryland has been identified as the victim of a shooting outside a Baltimore High School. Jermiah Brogden was shot in the head and killed on Friday, Sept. 2 in the parking lot of the Mergenthaler Vocational Technical High School, according to a social media post made by the Twitter account “Mervo H.S. Football.” Our hearts are heavy today as we mourn the loss of our student athlete, Jermiah Brogden. Senseless and unexplainable. Please keep the Mervo staff and students and his family in your prayers. — Mervo H.S. Football (@MustangGang410) September 3, 202…

by Zak Failla

09/03/2022

Police & Fire

Body Pulled From Water Of Maryland Golf Course Under Investigation: Police An investigation is underway in Maryland after a dead body was pulled from a Baltimore golf course, police said. Police investigators and members of the Baltimore Fire Department responded to the Carroll Park Golf Course on Washington Boulevard shortly after 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 3, where there was a report of an unresponsive man floating in a body of water in the area. First responders were able to locate the body of the man - whose name was not released - and he was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police. The body was transported to the Medical Examiner’s Office to con…

by Zak Failla

09/03/2022

Lifestyle

Not Horsing Around: Virginia State Police Assist In Special 'Fugitive Apprehension' On I-64 Traffic was tied up on a busy Virginia roadway early on Saturday morning as state police troopers made a curious apprehension of a wanted subject who’s been on the run for days. In Albemarle County, a Virginia State Police trooper wasn’t horsing around as he held up traffic along I-64 to help rescue “Mia” a horse that has been away from her farm since at least Thursday, Sept. 1. Trooper Lorenzo Goode was able to aid with the “fugitive apprehension” and Mia was returned to her farm safely without any further incident. #vsp doesn’t “horse around” w/animal rescues! We appreciate drivers…

by Zak Failla

09/03/2022

Police & Fire

Maryland State Police ID Bel Air Man Killed In Fiery Crash With Tractor-Trailer In Pikesville Maryland State Police have launched an investigation into a violent crash that killed a Bel Air man in Baltimore County. Anthony Robert Schepis, 35, was driving along the outer loop of I-695 at approximately 9 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 2 at Stevenson Road in Pikesville when the fatal crash began, police said. Troopers from the Maryland State Police Golden Ring Barrack responded to the scene of the crash and determined that a Nissan Frontier being driven by Schepis veered off the roadway onto the shoulder and struck a disabled tractor-trailer, leading to both vehicles to catch fire. Police said…

by Zak Failla

09/03/2022

Police & Fire

Night Of Terror Leads To Host Of Charges For Fireworks-Wielding Maryland Man: Sheriff A Maryland man did his best Terminator impression to avoid being arrested after allegedly shooting illegal fireworks at people and homes in Frederick County, the sheriff's office announced. Police had to go through extreme measures to apprehend Emmitsburg resident Aaron Dove, 43, who is facing a slew of charges following an early morning spree of mayhem, officials said. At approximately 1:15 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 3, members of the Frederick County Sheriff's Office responded to separate incidents in the 15600 and 15800 blocks of Old Frederick Road where there was a reported hit-and-run and…

by Zak Failla

09/03/2022

Police & Fire

Teen Killed In Shooting Near Maryland High School, Police Say One teen was killed and another injured in a Maryland shooting not far from a Baltimore high school, police said. Officers from the Pikesville Precinct were called at approximately 9:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 2 to the intersection of Liberty Road and Washington Avenue, where there was a reported shooting in the area. Upon arrival at the scene, police said that officers found two minors suffering from various gunshot wounds. Both victims were transported to an area hospital, where a 14-year-old boy was pronounced dead. The other juvenile is being evaluated and treated for non-life-threatenin…

by Zak Failla

09/03/2022

Police & Fire

Naked And Not Afraid: Sketch Released Of Man Who Exposed Himself To Woman on Virginia Trail New details have been released by police investigators in Virginia as they continue their search for a man wanted for allegedly exposing himself and assaulting a woman on a Fairfax County trail. The Herndon Police Department released a sketch of a suspect who allegedly was naked when he grabbed a woman on the Washington and Old Dominion Trail late last month near Ferndale Avenue in Fairfax County. On Friday, Aug. 26, police said that the woman was assaulted and the suspect exposed himself to her before running off down the trail. The sketch was released on Friday, Sept. 2. Earlier stor…

by Zak Failla

09/02/2022

Police & Fire

Suspect In Custody For Virginia Police-Involved Shooting That Left Officer Injured A man has been apprehended for a shooting that left a police officer in Virginia injured, authorities announced. Ali Moore, 20, is facing multiple charges after shooting an officer shortly after 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 31 during an incident in the 2700 block of Vincent Avenue. On the night of the shooting, police said that officers were on patrol on Vincent Avenue when they spotted two suspicious vehicles stopped in the middle of the road. When officers attempted to investigate further, a man nearby the vehicles began shooting at the officers, who returned fire as the suspects fled t…

by Zak Failla

09/02/2022

News

Maryland Au Pair Missing After Ordering Ride Share To Dulles Airport For Flight She Didn't Make Seen her? Law enforcement agencies in Maryland are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing 26-year-old Au Pair who disappeared a week ago under curious circumstances. In Montgomery County, an alert was issued by police for Fanisa Mthembi, who was last seen shortly before 11:45 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 26 as she was leaving her employer’s home in Bethesda. Police said that Mthembi ordered a ride share to the Dulles International Airport in Virginia, but never arrived for her flight. Mthembi was last seen wearing a white tunic top, and blue jeans, carrying a large white purse, …

by Zak Failla

09/02/2022

Police & Fire

Maryland Man Busted By State Police After Investigation Into Child Porn, Authorities Say Maryland State Police investigators have a suspect in custody who is facing nearly a dozen charges for possessing and distributing child pornography, officials said. Elkton resident Casey J. Allen, 32, was arrested on Friday, Sept. 2 following an investigation by the Maryland State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, which developed evidence of a child pornography suspect. Specifically, Allen was charged with seven counts of possession of child pornography and two counts of distribution of child pornography. Beginning in July this year, the Maryland State Police Computer Cr…

by Zak Failla

09/02/2022

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