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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.

Zak Failla's Contributions

Police & Fire

Intoxicated Homeless Man Lighting Things On Fire Assaults Cops In Virginia, Police Say An allegedly intoxicated man did not go down quietly after being arrested for lighting things on fire in a Prince George's County community, police say. Jose Alfonso Aguilar-Hernandez, who has no fixed address, got combative with police officers who were called to the 1600 block of Dorothy Lane in Woodbridge to investigate reports of an unruly man who was in a parking lot burning things. When the 31-year-old was approached by officers, he allegedly began to resist and struck one officer until fire and rescue personnel were able to intervene and take Aguilar-Hernandez into custody. Agu…

by Zak Failla

11/16/2023

News

Massive Search Planned For Missing Non-Verbal 56-Year-Old Man In Maryland There will be a massive search on Friday in St. Mary's County as the search continues for 56-year-old Gil McDonald, who has been missing for weeks. The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office issued an alert advising that beginning at around 9 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 17, there will be a search operation that lasts throughout the day in the Scotland area between Fresh Neck Pond Road and Point Lookout State Park. According to a spokesperson for the agency, the search will be a coordinated effort between deputies using search dogs, fire and rescue personnel, and neighboring agencies as they continue t…

by Zak Failla

11/16/2023

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Off-Duty Pentagon Police Officer Gets 25 Years For Double Fatal Shooting In MD Parking Lot An off-duty Pentagon police officer who shot and killed two men in the parking lot of his Takoma Park apartment complex two years ago will spend decades behind bars. Earlier this year, David Hall Dixon, 42, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder charges after he opened fire in April 2021, striking James Johnson, 38, and Dominique Williams, both of whom died from their injuries. Dominique Williams (left) and James Johnson Montgomery County State's Attorney On Thursday, the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office announced that Dixon has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after adm…

by Zak Failla

11/16/2023

Police & Fire

Man Abducted Woman 'With Intent To Defile' In Prince William County, Police Say Police say that a 19-year-old man abducted and sexually assaulted a woman in Prince William County. Bristow resident Cailin Kalief Lamar Ash has been charged with multiple counts of rape and abduction with the intent to defile a woman inside an area home earlier this year, authorities announced. Detectives launched an investigation this week following a reported assault that took place inside a home in the 10000 block of Orland Sone Drive in Bristow on April 22. The investigation found that Ash allegedly prevented the woman from leaving the Bristow residence before sexually assaulting her …

by Zak Failla

11/16/2023

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Rumors Swirling About Immigrant Families Relocating From New York City To Maryland Hotels Elected officials in Maryland are holding firm that they have no plans to allow undocumented immigrants to relocate from New York City into their communities. Harford County Executive Bob Cassilly is digging his heels in the ground amid reports and rumors that hundreds of families could be heading from the Big Apple to the Old Line State for temporary housing. According to Cassilly, more than 200 families are among those being discussed to move to Maryland hotels. "My office received an unsolicited letter on Monday from an unknown organization indicating that they were working to bring u…

by Zak Failla

11/16/2023

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Man Who Attacked Congresswoman In Northeast DC Elevator Sentenced For Assault The District man who assaulted a Congresswoman in the elevator of her Northeast DC apartment building has been sentenced to time behind bars, federal authorities announced. Kendrid Khalil Hamlin, 26, was sentenced to 27 months in prison, followed by 36 months of supervised release after he attacked Minnesota Rep. Angie Craig and assaulted a pair of police officers earlier this year. The incident was reported shortly after 7 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 9 inside an H Street NW building. MPD seeks the public's assistance in identifying a suspect responsible for a Simple Assault that occurred t…

by Zak Failla

11/16/2023

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Pickaxe-Wielding MS-13 Gang Member Admits To Role In Grisly Murder Of Teen In VA Park An El Salvadoran man who is a part of MS-13 admitted to his role in kidnapping and violently murdering a boy in Fairfax County in 2016. Edwin Orellana Caballero, who was 16 and living in Alexandria at the time of the murder, is the latest to plead guilty to killing a 14-year-old from Falls Church who was lured to Holmes Run Stream Valley Park in Fairfax County, where he was butchered by members of the street gang, federal authorities announced on Thursday. Prosecutors say that on Sept. 26, 2016, the teen - whose name was listed as S.A.A.T. by the DOJ - was cajoled to go to the park, where …

by Zak Failla

11/16/2023

Lifestyle

Maryland Couple Rolls The Dice, Turns Loose Change Into $50K Lottery Scratch-Off Prize Happy holidays are ahead for a Maryland couple who turned a routine trip to the grocery store into a five-figure windfall playing scratch-off Lottery games. Westminster native Sandra Russell said that she and her husband Albert were shopping and when they got their change, she was feeling lucky and decided to purchase a pair of scratchers at the store. That purchase net her two $5 prizes, and while on their way home from the store, they were debating whether or not to purchase more tickets before returning to their farm. They decided to roll the dice. "I said, 'let's buy…

by Zak Failla

11/16/2023

Police & Fire

20+ Cats Contribute To Difficult Conditions For Firefighters Battling Maryland Blaze: Officials Firefighters had to deal with difficult conditions in Carroll County when a house filled with pets went up in flames. On Wednesday afternoon, first responders were called to a home in the 4300 block of Poole Lane in Finksburg, but were met by many obstacles as they worked to battle the rapidly spreading blaze. Gamber Volunteer Fire Department at the scene Facebook via Gamber Volunteer Fire Department According to fire officials, "the house presented challenges due to belongings in the house and more than 20 cats, one dog, and several birds." The dog was rescued and several cats …

by Zak Failla

11/16/2023

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Joyride Is Over For Man Who Stole Police Vehicle In Northwest DC Daniel Gladden found himself in the back of a cruiser, not the front, nearly a week after stealing a police vehicle that he used to run errands in Northwest DC. Gladden has been arrested and charged with theft and theft from a motor vehicle days after he brazenly stole a University of the District of Columbia (UDC) police vehicle from the campus, the Metropolitan Police Department announced. The man took it right up to the store. Metropolitan Police Department At around 3:45 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 10, Gladden stole the UDC truck, police say, and he was later caught on camera using it to …

by Zak Failla

11/16/2023

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