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Zak Failla

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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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Popular Maryland Eatery To Temporarily Close For 'Exciting' TV Food Competition Popular Maryland Eatery To Temporarily Close For 'Exciting' TV Food Competition
Popular Maryland Eatery To Temporarily Close For 'Exciting' TV Food Competition A popular Rockville ghost kitchen serving some of the region's best Taiwanese street food will be temporarily closing its door - but with good reason. Montgomery County's Bao Bei will be turning off the gas and shutting down beginning on Wednesday, Jan. 17 as they get set to be showcased in a "very exciting food competition" that will air on TV at a later date. Details about the TV gig were scant, as the owners were unable to disclose much, but if they go the distance, the eatery in the back of a shopping plaza on Parklawn Drive in North Bethesda could possibly remain closed through Wednesd…

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Police Officer Convicted By Judge For Stealing From Business In Baltimore: State's Attorney Police Officer Convicted By Judge For Stealing From Business In Baltimore: State's Attorney
Police Officer Convicted By Judge For Stealing From Business In Baltimore: State's Attorney The sticky-fingered Baltimore Police officer who was caught stealing from a business while on the job has been convicted of abusing his powers, authorities announced. Officer Eric Payton was convicted this week in a bench trial for misconduct in office and theft of between $100 and $1,500, after stealing from a business while on the job. According to Baltimore City State's Attorney Ivan Bates, in September last year, an officer from the department responded to the 4800 block of Belair Road to conduct a check on a local business, where he found the front door ajar, prompting a call for backu…

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Police & Fire
Sheriff IDs Body Found In 'Suspicious Vehicle' Parked In Maryland Field Sheriff IDs Body Found In 'Suspicious Vehicle' Parked In Maryland Field
Sheriff IDs Body Found In 'Suspicious Vehicle' Parked In Maryland Field New details have been released by the Frederick County Sheriff's Office after a body was pulled from what was described as a "suspicious vehicle in a field."  Shortly after 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon, deputies were called to the 8200 block of Crum Road in Walkersville, where there were reports of a vehicle that had its flashers on and had been sitting there idle for more than six hours. Upon arrival, deputies found Pikesville resident Brice Wendell Boots, 65, inside, and his death is now being investigated as a homicide. The investigation into Boots' death led to a closure on Cr…

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Man Busted With 1,000+ Child Porn Images On iPad In Maryland Gets 10 Years In Prison Man Busted With 1,000+ Child Porn Images On iPad In Maryland Gets 10 Years In Prison
Man Busted With 1,000+ Child Porn Images On iPad In Maryland Gets 10 Years In Prison An Annapolis man will spend time behind bars - and the rest of his life on the Maryland Sex Offender Registry - after being busted with an iPad loaded with child porn, the Anne Arundel County State's Attorney's Office announced. Keith Lionel Brown, 65, pleaded guilty this week to 10 counts of possession of child pornography in Anne Arundel County Circuit Court after he was found with more than 1,000 files of child porn on his device. Detectives from the Anne Arundel County Police Department were tipped off by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) for images con…

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Three Hospitalized With Injuries After Five-Car Crash In Maryland (DEVELOPING) Three Hospitalized With Injuries After Five-Car Crash In Maryland (DEVELOPING)
Three Hospitalized With Injuries After Five-Car Crash In Maryland (Developing) Three people were hospitalized in a five-vehicle crash that was reported in Montgomery County ahead of the evening commute. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services personnel were called at around 3 p.m. on Thursday afternoon on the Intercounty Connector between Layhill Road and New Hampshire Avenue in Silver Spring, where there was a massive crash that left at least one car on its roof. A spokesperson for the agency said that one person was trapped, and there were five people treated, three of whom were hospitalized, one with traumatic injuries. The aftermath of the crash in Silver …

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Suboxone Smuggled Into Maryland Jail Leads To Charges For Three Inmates: Police Suboxone Smuggled Into Maryland Jail Leads To Charges For Three Inmates: Police
Suboxone Smuggled Into Maryland Jail Leads To Charges For Three Inmates: Police Three inmates are facing fresh charges for a monthlong scheme to smuggle contraband into a detention facility in Maryland. Between December and January, police say that the the trio, who were incarcerated at the Anne Arundel County Detention Facility, worked to bring Suboxone and other items inside the facility, according to police. On Thursday, the Anne Arundel County Police Department announced that these inmates are facing new charges: Tyrone Edward Freeman, 39, of Lexington Park; Deontae Karon Robbins, 23, of Severn; Dexter Deon Burnside, 26, of Annapolis. Officials say that the inves…

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Maryland Man Who Targeted, Threatened LGBTQ+ Group, Officials In DC Gets Prison Time: Feds Maryland Man Who Targeted, Threatened LGBTQ+ Group, Officials In DC Gets Prison Time: Feds
Maryland Man Who Targeted, Threatened LGBTQ+ Group, Officials In DC Gets Prison Time: Feds The Howard County man who made death threats targeting an LGBTQ+ advocacy group during an unhinged voicemail he left hours after a mass shooting will be having his phone calls monitored by prison guards for the foreseeable future, according to officials. Adam Michael Nettina, 34, of West Friendship, was sentenced to two years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release after admitting to making threats and sending messages to Maryland and Virginia state delegates who made statements in support of transgender people following the mass shooting in Nashville last March…

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Dead Body Found In Southwest DC Trash Can IDd As Man Missing Since November Dead Body Found In Southwest DC Trash Can IDd As Man Missing Since November
Dead Body Found In Southwest DC Trash Can IDd As Man Missing Since November The mystery of Harry Keels came to a tragic end in Washington, DC, where the missing man was found dead, according to officials. Missing since November, Keels has been positively identified by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner as the person whose body was found inside of a trash can in Southwest DC last week. #MissingPerson 42-year-old Harry Keels, who was last seen in the 2800 block of Langston Place, Southeast, on Wednesday, November 1, 2023.Have info? Call (202) 727-9099/text 50411 pic.twitter.com/YQ2kedgGTv — DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) November 8, 2023 On Thursday …

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Driver Charged With Negligent Homicide For Fatal 2022 Maryland Crash: Police Driver Charged With Negligent Homicide For Fatal 2022 Maryland Crash: Police
Driver Charged With Negligent Homicide For Fatal 2022 Maryland Crash: Police More than a year after a fatal two-vehicle crash in Montgomery County, police say that a man has been arrested. On Thursday, the Montgomery County Department of Police announced that Germantown resident Jose Antonio Garcia, 45, is facing charges following a 2022 crash that took the life of 30-year-old Jose Vidal Urias Beltran and injured several others. Investigators say that on Oct. 15, 2022, Garcia was driving a blue 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee northbound on Frederick Road and attempted to turn onto westbound Plummer Drive when he struck a silver Ford F250 that was traveling in the opposite …

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Woman Pistol Whipped, Has Phone Stolen During Home Invasion In Anne Arundel County: Police Woman Pistol Whipped, Has Phone Stolen During Home Invasion In Anne Arundel County: Police
Woman Pistol Whipped, Has Phone Stolen During Home Invasion In Anne Arundel County: Police A man squeezed his way into an Anne Arundel home early on Thursday morning, where he robbed a 33-year-old woman and assaulted her, police say. At around 3 a.m. on Jan. 11, members of the Anne Arundel County Police Department were called to investigate a home invasion in the 900 block of Victory Avenue in Brooklyn involving a man who broke in and attacked a woman. According to officials, a Black man wearing all black clothing entered the residence through a basement window and threatened a woman inside while demanding cash. When she refused, the man struck her with a handgun, took her phone…

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