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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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Police & Fire
Historic Vehicles Saved After BMW Catches Fire At Maryland Garage Historic Vehicles Saved After BMW Catches Fire At Maryland Garage
Historic Vehicles Saved After BMW Catches Fire At Maryland Garage Several classic cars were saved by fast-moving first responders who were called to a garage fire when a BMW engine sparked while it was being worked on in Cecil County.  Shortly before 9:45 a.m. on Wednesday morning, first responders from the Rising Sun Volunteer Fire Company were called to Kustom Auto Repair on Washington Schoolhouse Road in North East when an engine malfunction led to a two-alarm blaze, officials say. According to investigators from the Maryland Fire Marshal, the owner of the garage was working on a 2012 BMW X5 when a fire started in the engine compartment.  Th…

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Witnesses Sought As Family Mourns Fatal Pedestrian Crash In Maryland Witnesses Sought As Family Mourns Fatal Pedestrian Crash In Maryland
Witnesses Sought As Family Mourns Fatal Pedestrian Crash In Maryland A family is mourning in Maryland following a fatal pedestrian crash, and now state police investigators are seeking possible witnesses to the early-morning strike. Fruitland resident Briece Antwoine Joynes, 42, died at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional Hospital after being struck by a driver in Wicomico County, state police announced on Wednesday.  Members of the Wicomico County Sheriff's Office were called at approximately 3 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 16 to Nanticoke Road near Willow Creek Drive in Salisbury, when a motorist reported seeing something lying on the road. Joynes was treated and taken…

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Business
Foreign Nationals Convicted Of Multi-Million Dollar Phony iPhone Scheme In Maryland, DC: Feds Foreign Nationals Convicted Of Multi-Million Dollar Phony iPhone Scheme In Maryland, DC: Feds
Foreign Nationals Convicted Of Multi-Million Dollar Phony iPhone Scheme In Maryland, DC: Feds A pair of Chinese nationals living in Maryland have been convicted on federal charges for an elaborate scheme to defraud Apple out of millions of dollars worth of iPhones, authorities announced. Haotian Sun, of Baltimore, and Pengfei Xuem, of Germantown, both 33, were found guilty this week for their roles in a sophisticated operation involving upwards of 5,000 devices. According to prosecutors, between May 2017 and September 2019, Sun, Xue, and other conspirators defrauded Apple Inc. by submitting counterfeit phones to Apple for repair to get the company to exchange them with genuine …

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Targeted Shooting Of Woman In Maryland Led To Rollover Crash, Charges For Man, Police Say Targeted Shooting Of Woman In Maryland Led To Rollover Crash, Charges For Man, Police Say
Targeted Shooting Of Woman In Maryland Led To Rollover Crash, Charges For Man, Police Say The 27-year-old man who shot a woman in Baltimore during a targeted attack that caused a rollover crash was quickly apprehended with an assist from tipsters, police say. Cockeysville resident Michael Armstrong was taken into custody by investigators hours after a 42-year-old woman was shot and involved in a crash that caused her vehicle to overturn on Monday morning.  Officers were called shortly after 7:45 a.m. on Feb. 19 to the 4500 block of Parkmont Avenue, where there was a reported shooting that led to a crash in the area.  Upon arrival, they found the woman suffering from a…

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Predator Who Traveled From Maryland To West Virginia Expecting Sex With Child Sentenced: Feds Predator Who Traveled From Maryland To West Virginia Expecting Sex With Child Sentenced: Feds
Predator Who Traveled From Maryland To West Virginia Expecting Sex With Child Sentenced: Feds A Maryland man who crossed state lines to have sex with someone he believed was under the age of 12 in West Virginia will spend more than a decade behind bars, federal authorities announced. Gaithersburg resident Holden Borten, 25, was sentenced to 135 months in prison for traveling for sex with a minor after he took the trek from Montgomery County into Berkeley County, where he was met by police. According to court documents, Borten targeted what he believed to be his victim through social media, though when he traveled into West Virginia in December 2022, he was instead arrested by respon…

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Wanted Baltimore Fugitive Busted Driving Stolen Vehicle In Montgomery County: MDTA Police Wanted Baltimore Fugitive Busted Driving Stolen Vehicle In Montgomery County: MDTA Police
Wanted Baltimore Fugitive Busted Driving Stolen Vehicle In Montgomery County: Mdta Police Faulty tires doomed a Baltimore man wanted in Montgomery County who was caught by Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) Police Officers in a stolen car on Monday afternoon.  Darlyn Mejia Trochez, who had multiple warrants out for his arrest, was stopped by officers along the Intercounty Connector (ICC)/MD 200 on Feb. 19, officials said. The initial stop was reported at around 1:45 p.m. on Monday afternoon when an MDTA Police Officer assigned to the ICC Detachment stopped to assist a driver after officers observed the motorist pull over and inspect one of the vehicle’s tires nea…

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Police ID Son Killed During Shed Fire In Parents' Maryland Backyard Police ID Son Killed During Shed Fire In Parents' Maryland Backyard
Police ID Son Killed During Shed Fire In Parents' Maryland Backyard The Maryland Fire Marshal has identified the 26-year-old man who was found dead in a burning shed at his parents' home over the holiday weekend in St. Mary's County. Joseph Williams Bowles, Jr. was inside an 8-foot by 10-foot shed in his parents' backyard on River Springs Road in Avenue when it went up in flames on Friday night, authorities announced following a days-long investigation. Officials say that shortly after 11 p.m. on Feb. 16, crews from the Seventh District Volunteer Fire Department were called to a home on River Springs Road, when the homeowner found their shed ablaze with a p…

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Man Known To Expose Himself In Maryland Arrested; Additional Victims Sought: Police Man Known To Expose Himself In Maryland Arrested; Additional Victims Sought: Police
Man Known To Expose Himself In Maryland Arrested; Additional Victims Sought: Police A man with a history of exposing himself to people in Montgomery County is facing new charges after allegedly going back to his bag of tricks, now police are concerned there are more victims. Silver Spring resident Steven Eisen, 77, who has been arrested by police before, has been apprehended once more and is facing charges after allegedly exposing himself in late January, authorities announced on Friday. On Tuesday, Feb. 13, investigators from the Maryland-National Capital Park Police in Montgomery County arrested Eisen following a weeks-long investigation into an alleged indecent exposure…

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Multiple Vandalism Incidents Under Investigation In Frederick County: Sheriff Multiple Vandalism Incidents Under Investigation In Frederick County: Sheriff
Multiple Vandalism Incidents Under Investigation In Frederick County: Sheriff Vandals are running wild in Frederick County, and the sheriff's office is seeking the public's assistance in apprehending whoever is responsible. Over the weekend, deputies responded to calls of vandalism that were reported at Brunswick High School, where vehicles were tagged with spray paint. The incident is believed to have happened overnight on Sunday, Feb. 18 into Monday morning. A separate report of vandalism to a vehicle in the 500 block of Ninth Avenue is also under investigation by the Brunswick Police Department. It is believed that the two cases are possibly related.   …

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Business
Grocery Shopper Turns Spare Change Into $50K Playing Random Maryland Lottery Ticket Grocery Shopper Turns Spare Change Into $50K Playing Random Maryland Lottery Ticket
Grocery Shopper Turns Spare Change Into $50K Playing Random Maryland Lottery Ticket A Harford County woman picked up several items when she did some food shopping at Walmart in Baltimore County, but it was what she did with a spare $5 that made the trip to the grocery store worthwhile. While shopping at the Nottingham retailer on Perry Hill Road, the Joppa woman told officials she had an extra $5, and she had an inkling that she should purchase a game from the store's Lottery vending machine. It was a prescient feeling. The woman - who chose to remain nameless - said that she typically would purchase scratchers with her spare change, but this time around, she took a swing…

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