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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
Carjacker Escapes By Train After Targeting Person At Maryland Gas Station, Police Say Carjacker Escapes By Train After Targeting Person At Maryland Gas Station, Police Say
Carjacker Escapes By Train After Targeting Person At Maryland Gas Station, Police Say One carjacker was taken into custody and a second was able to escape after going after a patron at an Anne Arundel County gas station, according to police. Laketa Terrell Johnson, 44, who has no fixed address, is facing charges following a skirmish that played out at Exxon in Linthicum, though his cohort was able to escape from responding officers. At around 5:50 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 17, officers from the Anne Arundel County Police Department were called to the gas station on Camp Mead Road South, where there was a reported fight that had just taken place. According to police, Johnson a…

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News
Snow Plow Driver Found Shot Near Howard County School Dies At Hospital, Police Say Snow Plow Driver Found Shot Near Howard County School Dies At Hospital, Police Say
Snow Plow Driver Found Shot Near Howard County School Dies At Hospital, Police Say The snow plow driver who was found shot while clearing the parking lot of a Howard County school has died from his injuries, according to police. Gwynn Oak resident Alex Ramirez Garcia, 37, died overnight at the hospital from injuries he sustained on Wednesday morning while he was working a a private snow plow driver. According to police, Ramirez Garcia was clearing the parking lot of a Montessori school in the 4400 block of Montgomery Road when he was shot. His body was found by a witness outside of the plow in the parking lot at around 8:45 a.m. and investigators say that they …

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Thousands Of Fentanyl Pills, Five Firearms Seized During Drug Bust In Maryland: Police Thousands Of Fentanyl Pills, Five Firearms Seized During Drug Bust In Maryland: Police
Thousands Of Fentanyl Pills, Five Firearms Seized During Drug Bust In Maryland: Police Thousands of fentanyl pills are off the streets after three men from the region were busted by investigators from the Prince George's County Police Department. The lengthy Gang Unit investigation resulted in the arrest of two men from Maryland, and a third from the District, who were part of a major drug and weapon seizure, the agency announced on Thursday. Those charged:  Dream Edwards, 26, of Columbia; Romel Johnson, 22, of Laurel; Michael Jordan Thompson, 34, of Washington, DC. (left to right) Dream Edwards, Romel Johnson, Michael Jordan Thompson Prince George's County Police …

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Traffic
Scooter Rider Ejected During DC Crash Dies At Hospital: MPD Scooter Rider Ejected During DC Crash Dies At Hospital: MPD
Scooter Rider Ejected During DC Crash Dies At Hospital: MPD A 55-year-old man who was a passenger on his friend's scooter when it crashed on the 14th Street Bridge in DC has died at an area hospital, the Metropolitan Police Department announced. Takoma Park resident Francisco Eduardo Santaella was riding on a motorized scooter on Wednesday, Jan. 10 with a driver in the northbound express lanes of the bridge when police say he lost control and crashed. According to investigators, Eduardo Santaella's scooter was in the express lanes (HOV side) in the left lane for Exit 1 when it failed to negotiate the right curve of the roadway and mou…

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Fans, Players Get Unruly During Fights At HS Basketball Game In St. Mary's County: Sheriff Fans, Players Get Unruly During Fights At HS Basketball Game In St. Mary's County: Sheriff
Fans, Players Get Unruly During Fights At HS Basketball Game In St. Mary's County: Sheriff The action at a high school basketball game in St. Mary's County spilled off the court and into the stands when fans and players of two rival teams got into a massive fight. Members of the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office providing support at Great Mills High School required backup on Wednesday night when a crowd became unruly and several altercations broke out, according to authorities. On Jan. 17, units were called to the gym during the matchup between Great Mills High School and St. Charles High School when fans and players got into heated arguments, investigators say. The fight includ…

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Police & Fire
Victim Airlifted To Maryland Hospital After Harford County Shooting, Sheriff Says Victim Airlifted To Maryland Hospital After Harford County Shooting, Sheriff Says
Victim Airlifted To Maryland Hospital After Harford County Shooting, Sheriff Says One person had to be airlifted to a Maryland hospital with critical injuries after a shooting in Harford County on Wednesday night. Rosedale resident Oluwatishe Oluwatamilore Ilori, 22, suffered serious injuries on Jan. 17 and was listed in critical condition on Thursday morning following an overnight shooting, according to the Harford County Sheriff's Office. Shortly after 9 p.m. on Wednesday, deputies were called to the area of Harford Square Drive at O&P Court in Edgewood to investigate reports of shots fired with one person down. Harford Square Drive at O&P Court in Edgewoo…

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Man Missing After Being Attacked, Forced Into Vehicle In Baltimore County: Police Man Missing After Being Attacked, Forced Into Vehicle In Baltimore County: Police
Man Missing After Being Attacked, Forced Into Vehicle In Baltimore County: Police Concerns are growing for some in Baltimore County after a 62-year-old man was forced into a vehicle and is now missing. An alert was issued by the police on Thursday morning after Joel Edwards was attacked by an unknown person in the 3500 block of Forest Hill Road in Gwynn Oak, according to officials. He hasn't been seen since. Edwards was described as being 5-foot-11 weighing approximately 260 pounds. He was last seen wearing a black puffy jacket, black boots, a blue long-sleeve shirt, and blue sweatpants at around 8:40 p.m. on Wednesday night. No details about Edwards' possible assailan…

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Gas Explosion Rocks Southeast DC; Building Collapses (UPDATED) Gas Explosion Rocks Southeast DC; Building Collapses (UPDATED)
Gas Explosion Rocks Southeast DC; Building Collapses (Updated) DC Fire and EMS personnel were busy on Thursday morning due to an active gas leak and explosion in Southeast. An alert was issued at around 10 a.m. on Jan. 18 after there was a reported gas explosion in the 1200 block of Marion Barry Avenue SE on the second floor. According to officials, by the time crews arrived to fight the fire, the area had already been evacuated due to the gas leak. One injury was reportedly wounded by flying debris. The building suffered extensive damage and a second alarm was called when it collapsed. Update 2nd Alarm explosion & fire 1200 block Marion Barry…

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Fugitive Who Outran Police In Maryland For Months Heading To Prison For Double Fatal DUI Crash Fugitive Who Outran Police In Maryland For Months Heading To Prison For Double Fatal DUI Crash
Fugitive Who Outran Police In Maryland For Months Heading To Prison For Double Fatal DUI Crash The man who spent more than a year on the run after a double fatal head-on DUI crash in Southern Maryland will not be hard to find after being ordered to spend more than a decade behind bars. St. Mary's County resident Kevin Eugene Luther, 43, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison with 12 years of active incarceration after he was arrested at his Lexington Park home last year authorities announced on Wednesday. Shortly before 7 p.m. on Aug. 31, 2021, police said that troopers from the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack responded to Pegg Road in the area of Spring Valley Drive in L…

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Man Reported Missing For Days In Virginia Found Dead In Fairfax County, Police Say Man Reported Missing For Days In Virginia Found Dead In Fairfax County, Police Say
Man Reported Missing For Days In Virginia Found Dead In Fairfax County, Police Say A man reported missing nearly a week ago has been found dead in Fairfax County, according to police. An alert was issued by the Fairfax County Police Department on Saturday, Jan. 13 after Jamison Jones had been missing for several days in the area of Coppermine Road in McNair. On Wednesday night, the agency announced that Jones was found dead in Reston, though no foul play is suspected. Sadly, Jamison was found deceased yesterday in Reston. Our thoughts and prayers are with his friends and family. Preliminarily, no foul play is suspected. Detectives continue to investigate. Thank you fo…

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