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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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Shoplifting Suspects Sprayed Lighter Fluid On Employee During Burglary In Baltimore Biz: Police Shoplifting Suspects Sprayed Lighter Fluid On Employee During Burglary In Baltimore Biz: Police
Shoplifting Suspects Sprayed Lighter Fluid On Employee During Burglary In Baltimore Biz: Police Disaster was averted in Baltimore when a group of minors nearly went to extreme measures while robbing an area business, police say. Officers from the Baltimore Police Department were called shortly after noon on Tuesday afternoon to a business in the 900 block of North Caroline Street, where there was a report of an armed robbery that had just taken place in the Central District. According to police, employees said that a 15-year-old girl, 16-year-old boy, and 17-year-old girl entered the store and attempted to shoplift, but when they were approached, the teens began to verbally threaten a…

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Children Found Unresponsive By Sister In Maryland Home, State Police Say Children Found Unresponsive By Sister In Maryland Home, State Police Say
Children Found Unresponsive By Sister In Maryland Home, State Police Say An investigation has been launched after two children were found dead inside a Northern Maryland home by their sister, state police say. In Cecil County, a 10-year-old boy and 14-year-old girl were pronounced dead by first responders in Perryville after being found unresponsive in their home, according to officials. The cause and manner of their deaths is pending an autopsy by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. At 1:20 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon, Maryland State Police troopers were called to the 600 block of Cole Street to assist the Perryville Police Department, where they were met …

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'Public Drug Gathering' Interrupted By Deputies Outside Virginia Storage Facility: Sheriff 'Public Drug Gathering' Interrupted By Deputies Outside Virginia Storage Facility: Sheriff
'Public Drug Gathering' Interrupted By Deputies Outside Virginia Storage Facility: Sheriff What started as a "public drug gathering" ended poorly for three people who were busted by deputies in Stafford County after a concerned citizen saw something and said something, officials say. Over the weekend, three people in a Volkswagen were caught red-handed doing drugs outside an Extra Space Storage facility on Richmond Highway, prompting a response from the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. The incident was reported shortly after 10 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 14.  Upon arrival, deputies found the same vehicle reported by the caller in the parking lot, and when they approached, offici…

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Police ID Man Who Died After Being Taken Into Custody In Baltimore County Police ID Man Who Died After Being Taken Into Custody In Baltimore County
Police ID Man Who Died After Being Taken Into Custody In Baltimore County The Maryland Attorney General's Office has identified the man killed and officers involved in a fatal incident in Baltimore County after he was taken into custody by police. On Tuesday, the Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the AG's Office announced that Pikesville resident Craig Cousin, 41, was the man who died while in the custody of veteran police officers Cantrell, Folderauer, Eskins, and Marsh earlier this month. At approximately 11 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 10, officers from the Baltimore County Police Department's Franklin Precinct were called to investigate a suspicious per…

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Hit-Run Driver At Large After Killing Pedestrian In Maryland, Police Say (DEVELOPING) Hit-Run Driver At Large After Killing Pedestrian In Maryland, Police Say (DEVELOPING)
Hit-Run Driver At Large After Killing Pedestrian In Maryland, Police Say (Developing) Police are working to identify the driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash that was reported late in Prince George's County on Saturday night. A pedestrian was walking along Saint Barnabas Road shortly before midnight on Jan. 13 when they were struck by a driver who proceeded to speed away, rather than stopping in Temple Hills. According to the Prince George's County Police Department, at around 11:55 p.m. on Saturday night, a man was walking in the 4500 block of Saint Barnabas Road when a driver traveling south struck him and fled the area. The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the s…

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Drunk Waffle House Run Ends With Teens Crashing In Virginia Woods: Sheriff Drunk Waffle House Run Ends With Teens Crashing In Virginia Woods: Sheriff
Drunk Waffle House Run Ends With Teens Crashing In Virginia Woods: Sheriff Two teens couldn't handle their booze and wound up crashing into a tree over the holiday weekend in Stafford County on their way to get snacks, according to the sheriff's office. At around 1:45 a.m. on Sunday morning, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office received a call from a passerby who advised that there was a Honda Civic that had been abandoned after a crash near the intersection of Countryside Drive and Stony Hill Road. Upon arrival, deputies found empty cans of alcohol near the vehicle, and moments later, a man arrived at the crash scene to advise that his teen daughter had been invo…

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Maryland Boy Attacked By Shark During Expedition At Bahamas Resort: Police Maryland Boy Attacked By Shark During Expedition At Bahamas Resort: Police
Maryland Boy Attacked By Shark During Expedition At Bahamas Resort: Police A 10-year-old child was bitten by a shark while visiting the Bahamas with his family, authorities announced. The Royal Bahamas Police Department issued an alert on Monday advising that the boy was bitten at around 4 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 15 during an expedition.  Male child reportedly bitten by shark. He is presently en route to the hospital. At present police are uncertain of the location where the incident occurred. pic.twitter.com/vYDqngejNF — Royal Bahamas Police Force (@RBPFPolice) January 15, 2024 According to the preliminary investigation, the boy was bitten on his right leg…

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Charges For Shooter, Not Driver After Dog Struck By Vehicle In Virginia, Sheriff Says Charges For Shooter, Not Driver After Dog Struck By Vehicle In Virginia, Sheriff Says
Charges For Shooter, Not Driver After Dog Struck By Vehicle In Virginia, Sheriff Says The hit-and-run driver who struck a dog and was shot at in Loudoun County will not face charges after a man did his best John Wick impression late last week, officials say. Steven Drew, 43, was arrested last week after members of the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office were called to investigate a shooting in the 1000 block of Albemarle Road in Sterling when gunshots rang out after his dog was hit by a car that kept going. According to a spokesperson from the sheriff's office, at around 7:20 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 10, a white vehicle struck a dog that entered the road and continued south down …

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Dog's No Demon: Animal Abuser Arrested In Virginia, Sheriff Says Dog's No Demon: Animal Abuser Arrested In Virginia, Sheriff Says
Dog's No Demon: Animal Abuser Arrested In Virginia, Sheriff Says A domestic dispute over animal abuse ultimately led to the arrest of a 30-year-old man in Stafford County for being cruel to his dog, the sheriff's office announced. In late December, deputies were called to a Knollwood Court residence to investigate a report of a disturbance involving Rickey Carr, who was brandishing a handgun. According to a spokesperson from the Stafford County Sheriff's Office, Carr had allegedly been beating his pit bull, named Demon, with a stick, and when he was confronted by others in the home, Carr took out the gun. The real Demon was the dog's owner, it turns out…

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Teacher Busted After Driving 1,500+ Miles To Virginia For Sex With Minor: Police Teacher Busted After Driving 1,500+ Miles To Virginia For Sex With Minor: Police
Teacher Busted After Driving 1,500+ Miles To Virginia For Sex With Minor: Police A teacher drove more than 1,500 miles from his Texas home to have an illicit affair with who he thought was a minor in Virginia has been arrested, authorities announced. Detectives in Fairfax County arrested 32-year-old David Ortiz after undercover officers continued their efforts to crack down on child predators following a successful sweep last month that landed nearly a dozen people behind bars. In December, Ortiz began having "sexually-related chats" online with someone who he believed to be a child, but was in fact a detective from the department's Child Exploitation Unit. Last week, …

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