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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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Police ID 5-Year-Old Girl Killed By Driver In Southeast DC Parking Lot Police ID 5-Year-Old Girl Killed By Driver In Southeast DC Parking Lot
Police ID 5-Year-Old Girl Killed By Driver In Southeast DC Parking Lot New details have been released after a young girl was struck and killed by a vehicle in the parking lot of a Southeast DC gas station on Tuesday afternoon. The Metropolitan Police Department has identified 5-year-old Zyina Crump as the child who was struck while running across parking lot i the 2500 block of Pennsylvania Avenue SE.  Police say that shortly before 4 p.m. on Jan. 30, a vehicle was traveling south through the parking lot when the child began running across it and was struck after crossing the path of the car. The girl was rushed to an area hospital, where she was later p…

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Predator Who Sent Nude Pic To FBI Agent Posing 9-Year-Old Girl In Virginia Cops To Crime Predator Who Sent Nude Pic To FBI Agent Posing 9-Year-Old Girl In Virginia Cops To Crime
Predator Who Sent Nude Pic To FBI Agent Posing 9-Year-Old Girl In Virginia Cops To Crime A 30-year-old man from North Carolina who made an illicit deal with an undercover officer posing as the father of a 9-year-old girl Virginia has admitted to the crime. William "Willy' Alexander Korthals, 30, of Beaufort, pleaded guilty to one count of attempted transfer of obscene matter to a minor after he targeted minors online, including one in Virginia - or so he thought. Federal authorities say that Korthals sent at least one nude photo to an employee of the FBI who he believed to be a 9-year-old girl, not an undercover agent investigating his actions online.  According to court …

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Lifestyle
$1 Power Play Land Group Of Friends In Virginia $200K Powerball Prize $1 Power Play Land Group Of Friends In Virginia $200K Powerball Prize
$1 Power Play Land Group Of Friends In Virginia $200K Powerball Prize An extra dollar went a long way for a group of friends in Virginia who claimed a six-figure Lottery prize a month after their fortuitous Powerball play.  When the jackpot rises, Anthony Pego and a group of 10 other friends have made it a habit to pool their money together and share the fun as they chase a potentially life-altering amount of money.  Well, the Leesburg resident didn't win it all, but he and his friends are jubilant after claiming a $200,000 prize after matching the first four numbers on the Dec. 30 drawing, as well as the Powerball. Typically, that win would have n…

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Former DC Metro Officer Gets Prison Time For Beating Unarmed Transit Rider Former DC Metro Officer Gets Prison Time For Beating Unarmed Transit Rider
Former DC Metro Officer Gets Prison Time For Beating Unarmed Transit Rider A former Washington DC Metro Transit (MTPD) officer will spend time on the other side of the prison bars for beating an unarmed rider with a metal baton during a bout of rage, federal authorities announced. Former Officer Andra Vance was sentenced on Wednesday to one year and one day in prison, followed by a year of supervised release for a civil rights violation that was reported in February 2018. “This sentencing should make clear that officers who abuse their authority will be held accountable, regardless of whether their actions occur on public streets or inside public transit systems,”…

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Pair Who Peddled Fentanyl To Undercover DEA Agents In DMV Face Federal Prison Time: DOJ Pair Who Peddled Fentanyl To Undercover DEA Agents In DMV Face Federal Prison Time: DOJ
Pair Who Peddled Fentanyl To Undercover DEA Agents In DMV Face Federal Prison Time: DOJ A dubious duo is facing prison time after admitting to selling fentanyl pills to undercover DEA agents in Washington, DC and Maryland, authorities announced. Beltsville resident Edward Steven Monge, 22, and 26-year-old Jennifer Echeverria Flores, of Silver Spring, have both pleaded guilty for their roles in a fentanyl distribution ring, officials say. According to prosecutors, between February and August last year, Monge sold more than 4,500 pills containing fentanyl to Echeverria Flores, who then sold those pills to an undercover DEA agent on five separate occasions in the DMV re…

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Police & Fire
Three Armed Juveniles At Large After Carjacking Lexus Driver In Virginia: Police (VIDEO) Three Armed Juveniles At Large After Carjacking Lexus Driver In Virginia: Police (VIDEO)
Three Armed Juveniles At Large After Carjacking Lexus Driver In Virginia: Police (Video) Recognize them?  The Fairfax County Police Department is seeking the public's assistance as they attempt to locate a group of minors who are wanted for an armed carjacking on Tuesday night. Shortly before 8 p.m. on Jan. 30, police say that three juvenile suspects approached two men who were inside a Lexus in the 5900 block of Mount Eagle Drive in Huntingtown. The group then opened the doors of the vehicle, brandished handguns, and ordered them out of the vehicle before fleeing in the area in the victim's black Lexus. Video of the three suspects can be viewed here. According to polic…

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Police & Fire
Two Teens Suffer Stab Wounds During Eight-Person Fight In Stafford County, Sheriff Says Two Teens Suffer Stab Wounds During Eight-Person Fight In Stafford County, Sheriff Says
Two Teens Suffer Stab Wounds During Eight-Person Fight In Stafford County, Sheriff Says An 18-year-old man is behind bars after allegedly stabbing two teens during a massive melee in Stafford County, the sheriff's office says. Stafford resident Richmond Yeboah was arrested on Tuesday afternoon following an investigation into a reported fight involving at least eight people, including two who were hospitalized with stab wounds. Shortly before 9 p.m. on Monday night, deputies from the Stafford County Sheriff's Office were called to Mary Washington Hospital in Fredericksburg after two 17-year-olds arrived for treatment of stab wounds sustained during the fracas. The teens a…

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Police & Fire
More Metal Scrappers Arrested Stealing County Property In Fauquier, Sheriff Says More Metal Scrappers Arrested Stealing County Property In Fauquier, Sheriff Says
More Metal Scrappers Arrested Stealing County Property In Fauquier, Sheriff Says Several people have been arrested at what has become a hot spot for metal scrappers in Fauquier County and will now face charges, authorities announced. Gainesville resident Paul Leonard, 46, and 48-year-old Josh Smith, of Broad Run are the latest to be apprehended for targeting scrap metal in the 7000 block of Kennedy Road in the early hours of Monday morning. A spokesperson for the Fauquier County Sheriff's Office said that at around 4:20 a.m. on Jan. 29, the agency received reports of multiple flashlights by the scrap metal on county property that belonged to the Water and Sanitation Dep…

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Police & Fire
Pickpockets Tied To Organized Theft Crew Behind Bars Following Bust In Virginia: Police Pickpockets Tied To Organized Theft Crew Behind Bars Following Bust In Virginia: Police
Pickpockets Tied To Organized Theft Crew Behind Bars Following Bust In Virginia: Police A pair linked to a New York-based organized theft crew was taken down after being caught pickpocketing in Virginia, according to police on Tuesday, Jan. 30.  New Yorkers Luz Hernandez Capera, 41, and Claudia Echavarria Osorio, 53, got greedy and are now behind bars after they were brought down coming back to Fairfax County after getting caught on camera stealing from patrons at Panera in Lorton weeks ago. Last month, a victim reported to the Fairfax County Police Department that a wallet was pickpocketed while they were eating at Panera Bread on Lorton Market Street, and the stolen cre…

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Sports
NJ Devils Players, Flyers Goalie Charged With Sex Assault: Legal Reps NJ Devils Players, Flyers Goalie Charged With Sex Assault: Legal Reps
NJ Devils Players, Flyers Goalie Charged With Sex Assault: Legal Reps The two New Jersey Devils players and the Philadelphia Flyers goalie who took leaves of absences last week have all been charged with sexual assault in London, Ontario, Daily Voice has learned Devils forward Michael McLeod, defenseman Cal Foote, and Flyers goalie Carter Hart — all members of the 2018 Canadian World Junior team — requested leaves the same day that The Globe and Mail released a report saying police in Canada called for the surrender of five players from the 2018 Canadian World Junior team in connection with a sex assault investigation. All three were on the team. Seth W…

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