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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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Suspect Apprehended In Maryland Months After Stabbing Outside Virginia Restaurant Suspect Apprehended In Maryland Months After Stabbing Outside Virginia Restaurant
Suspect Apprehended In Maryland Months After Stabbing Outside Virginia Restaurant Months after a fight outside a popular Loudoun County restaurant, officials say that they have a stabbing suspect in custody after he was tracked down in Maryland.  Jose L. Gordon Caheque, 24, formerly of Ashburn, is behind bars following a months-long investigation into a stabbing that left a man with serious injuries outside Tipicos Los Amigos restaurant in May. Tipicos Los Amigos restaurant. Google Maps street view According to a spokesperson from the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office, deputies were called to the restaurant on Community Plaza in Sterling at around 2:10 a.m. on Wed…

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Financial Advisor Stole Elderly Client's $1M Life Savings In 'Heartless' Maryland Scheme: Feds Financial Advisor Stole Elderly Client's $1M Life Savings In 'Heartless' Maryland Scheme: Feds
Financial Advisor Stole Elderly Client's $1M Life Savings In 'Heartless' Maryland Scheme: Feds The financial advisor in Maryland who stole the American Dream from a man who tirelessly worked his entire life to enjoy his retirement is facing decades in prison after admitting to stealing his life savings during a long-ranging scam. Eddy Blizzard, 45, of Perry Hall, pleaded guilty this week in connection to a bank fraud scheme in which he embezzled upwards of $1 million from an elderly client's retirement account. Blizzard, who worked for a bank securities and bank investment security companies in Maryland for years, targeted a lifelong resident, "R.M.," who attended school through the …

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Botched Bank Robber From DC Gets Prison Time For Taking Police On Pursuit In Maryland Botched Bank Robber From DC Gets Prison Time For Taking Police On Pursuit In Maryland
Botched Bank Robber From DC Gets Prison Time For Taking Police On Pursuit In Maryland A District man will spend nearly a decade behind bars for his role in a botched attempted bank heist in Calvert County and subsequent police pursuit, the state's attorney's office announced. Cedric Fonta Moore, 39, has been sentenced to 23 years in prison, with all but nine years suspended following an incident at the M&T Bank in Dunkirk in May. Those arrested at the time:  Moore; Silas Moliek Moore, 37; Jamel Anthony Brown, 31; Donise Sarah Blacknell, 26.  (Clockwise from top right) Cedric Fonta Moore, Silas Moliek Moore, Donise Sarah Blacknell, Jamel Anthony Brown…

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Thieves Busted Returning To Scene Of The Crime At Tysons Corner Center Thieves Busted Returning To Scene Of The Crime At Tysons Corner Center
Thieves Busted Returning To Scene Of The Crime At Tysons Corner Center A group of suspicious people who returned to the scene of their crime in Fairfax County went back to the well one too many times, police say. Members of the Fairfax County Police Department were advised over the weekend by employees at Diesel inside Tysons Corner Center in McLean about a suspicious group who had previously made fraudulent purchases at the store weeks ago. Detectives who are familiar with the case responded to the store, where they apprehended five people and recovered a USPS mail tote and three USPS post office box keys inside their vehicle. Further investigation also led …

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One Year Later: DC Man Who Shot Fleeing Victim In Back Of The Head Indicted For Murder: Feds One Year Later: DC Man Who Shot Fleeing Victim In Back Of The Head Indicted For Murder: Feds
One Year Later: DC Man Who Shot Fleeing Victim In Back Of The Head Indicted For Murder: Feds A District man who allegedly shot his victim in the back of the head while he was running away in Northeast DC has been indicted on murder and other charges one year after the shooting, federal authorities announced. December 20 has proven to be a fateful date for Jajuan Gripper, 21, after he and his cohorts took at least 19 shots at their victim during a shooting one year ago to the day and he was charged in an indictment on Wednesday in federal court for his alleged role in the murder. According to prosecutors, on Dec. 20, 2022, Gripper and two other men followed 34-year-old Rynell Bradfo…

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Homeless Man Charged With Murdering Concert-Going Virginia Tourist At DC Hotel: Feds Homeless Man Charged With Murdering Concert-Going Virginia Tourist At DC Hotel: Feds
Homeless Man Charged With Murdering Concert-Going Virginia Tourist At DC Hotel: Feds The homeless man who killed a beloved 31-year-old woman during what police called a random attack at a Washington DC hotel is facing federal charges in connection to her death. George Sydnor, Jr., 44, was indicted on Wednesday by a DC Superior Court grand jury on multiple felonies for his alleged role in the fatal stabbing of Christy Bautista earlier this year insider her room at the Ivy City Court in Northeast DC. Police say that Bautista, a Harrisonburg resident who graduated from James Madison University, was found stabbed to death in a room at the hotel in the 1600 block of New Yo…

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Teen Apprehended For Early Morning Shooting In Maryland, Police Say Teen Apprehended For Early Morning Shooting In Maryland, Police Say
Teen Apprehended For Early Morning Shooting In Maryland, Police Say A teenage shooter didn't make it far in Montgomery County after allegedly shooting a man during an early morning incident in Germantown. Clarksburg resident Raymond Leon McRoy, 18, has been arrested and charged with the attempted murder of a man just days after a reported shooting in the 19500 block of Waters Road last week. Police say that at around 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 14, officers from the Montgomery County Department of Police were called to the site of the shooting, where they found one person suffering from a gunshot wound. He was rushed to an area hospital and survived his in…

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Officer's Taser Struck During Struggle Over Gun With Suicidal Subject In Virginia: Police Officer's Taser Struck During Struggle Over Gun With Suicidal Subject In Virginia: Police
Officer's Taser Struck During Struggle Over Gun With Suicidal Subject In Virginia: Police A police officer in Virginia narrowly avoided being shot during a struggle with an armed suicidal person over his weapon that resulted in an officer-involved shooting, officials say. On Tuesday night, officers from the Newport New Police Department were called to the 600 block of Cleveland Avenue to investigate a reported suicidal subject who was parked inside a vehicle in the area, prompting a tactical response. According to a police spokesperson, the person - whose name has not been released - eventually got out of the vehicle and began walking toward officers with a gun in his hand, igno…

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Smash And Grab Robbery Using Fire Extinguisher At Chanel Store In DC Caught On Camera (VIDEO) Smash And Grab Robbery Using Fire Extinguisher At Chanel Store In DC Caught On Camera (VIDEO)
Smash And Grab Robbery Using Fire Extinguisher At Chanel Store In DC Caught On Camera (Video) New video shows the shocking smash and grab robbery where a group of thieves made off with thousands of dollars worth of items from a Chanel store in downtown DC.  Officers from the Metropolitan Police Department were called to the Chanel store in the 900 block of I Street NW on Sunday night to investigate a report of shots fired involving a Special Police Officer. Second District Commander Tatjana Savoy said that a coordinated heist involving at least six people led to a massive theft at the store as two people held the doors open, one sprayed a fire extinguisher wildly, and others ra…

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Dog Walker Who Shot DC Firefighter In Maryland Charged With Murder, Sheriff Says Dog Walker Who Shot DC Firefighter In Maryland Charged With Murder, Sheriff Says
Dog Walker Who Shot DC Firefighter In Maryland Charged With Murder, Sheriff Says Justice may be served for friends and family of a DC firefighter who was shot and killed in his Charles County hometown earlier this year. Carlos Lavanto Garner, 37, has been arrested and charged with murder in connection to the fatal shooting of 30-year-old DC Firefighter/EMT Carl Francis Braxton during a standoff in Charles County, the sheriff's office announced on Wednesday. Both men are from Bryans Road. Carl Braxton @dcfireems Members of the Charles County Sheriff's Office were called to the 2900 block of Sedgemore Place in Bryans Road at around 3:30 a.m. on Monday, May 8, to chec…

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