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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 & Fire
Georgia Man Posed As Police To Bilk City Residents Out Of Cash In Fairfax, Officials Say Georgia Man Posed As Police To Bilk City Residents Out Of Cash In Fairfax, Officials Say
Georgia Man Posed As Police To Bilk City Residents Out Of Cash In Fairfax, Officials Say At least four people in Virginia were targeted by a 31-year-old Georgia man posing as police in an effort to bilk Fairfax residents out of cash, police announced this week. Razie Brown has been extradited back to the City of Fairfax following an investigation into reports of a con man posing as law enforcement officials attempting to steal money in a scheme that dates back to last summer. According to officials, in June 2023, local police were alerted to multiple cases of fraud after they were contacted by an unknown person who identified himself as a police officer. In each case, Brown in…

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Police & Fire
Minor Hospitalized After Being Targeted, Shot In Fairfax County, Police Say Minor Hospitalized After Being Targeted, Shot In Fairfax County, Police Say
Minor Hospitalized After Being Targeted, Shot In Fairfax County, Police Say The shooting of a teenager in Fairfax County was not a random act, according to police. On Tuesday night, officers from the Fairfax County Police Department were called to the area of Braddock Drive near Overlook Drive in Lincolnia to investigate reports of shots fired. According to authorities, upon their arrival, officers were met by a juvenile who was taken to an area hospital for treatment of a gunshot wound to his arm. His injuries were considered non-life-threatening.  As of Wednesday morning, the teen was still hospitalized. Police say that the initial investigation determined …

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Traffic
Tractor-Trailer Fire Shuts Down Stretch Of Route 267 In Virginia Tractor-Trailer Fire Shuts Down Stretch Of Route 267 In Virginia
Tractor-Trailer Fire Shuts Down Stretch Of Route 267 In Virginia Traffic was temporarily backed up in Loudoun County on Wednesday morning when a tractor-trailer went up in flames on Route 267.  First responders were called to the eastbound lanes of Route 267, which was closed at around 10 a.m. on Jan. 17 from the Leesburg bypass (Route 7) to Battlefield Parkway for a tractor-trailer fire. The map of the affected area in Leesburg. Leesburg Police Department According to the Virginia Department of Transportation, as of 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, the east left lane, center lane, and right lane are closed at the county line. LCFR is on scene of a …

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Police & Fire
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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News
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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