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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.

Zak Failla's Contributions

Police & Fire

38-Year-Old Man Found Stabbed To Death In Alexandria, Police Say Police say that a 38-year-old man is dead and a suspect has taken into custody following a weekend stabbing in Alexandria. Detectives from the Alexandria Police Department have launched a death investigation following a reported stabbing in Del Ray that left a man dead inside an area building. The incident was reported shortly before 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 12 in the 2700 block of Dewitt Avenue. Upon arrival at the scene, police say they found the 38-year-old's body, which has been taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for an autopsy to determine the exact cause and manner of …

by Zak Failla

11/13/2023

Politics

Secret Service Agent Protecting Biden's Granddaughter Fired Shots In DC During SUV Break In Secret Service agents protecting US President Joe Biden's granddaughter opened fire in DC's Georgetown neighborhood on Sunday, Nov. 12, when they saw people breaking a window of a parked SUV in the nation's capital. Two or three people are at large after shots were fired when agents saw the suspects breaking into an unoccupied Secret Service SUV, according to spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi. Shortly before midnight, agents assigned to protect Naomi Biden approached possibly three suspects, with at least one firing a service weapon, though it is not believed that anyone was struck, prom…

by Zak Failla

11/13/2023

Police & Fire

21-Year-Old Man, Teen, Busted Concealing Handguns During Traffic Stop In Maryland, Sheriff Says A teen in Charles County has been charged as an adult alongside a second man after they were found armed during a traffic stop, the sheriff's office announced. Isaiah Jordan, 21, of Bryans Road, and a 17-year-old whose name has not been released, are facing multiple weapons charges following a bust by officers earlier this week. A driver who did not have a license was stopped near the intersection of Strauss Avenue and Blair Road in Indian Head and during that traffic stop, officials say that Jordan was found with a weapon in his waistband, while the teen had a gun in his pocket. Bot…

by Zak Failla

11/11/2023

Police & Fire

Officers Track Down Stolen Police Vehicle In DC, Suspect Still At Large A police vehicle in DC was among the latest to be stolen as car thefts in the District continue to peak. An alert was issued by the Metropolitan Police Department on Friday as they attempt to locate a man who managed to steal a University of the District of Columbia (UDC) police vehicle from campus, authorities say. The theft was reported at around 3:45 a.m. on Friday morning. "On Friday, a UDC Police Cruiser was reported stolen from the Van Ness Campus," school officials said in a statement on Friday afternoon. "The University is cooperating with the MPD investigation, and we will releas…

by Zak Failla

11/11/2023

Police & Fire

Police ID Man Killed In Double Shooting That Left Teen With Critical Injuries In Maryland One person is dead and an 18-year-old is hospitalized in critical condition following a shooting on Friday that remains under investigation in Montgomery County. Police investigators confirmed that Gaithersburg resident Alan Garnica, 22, died in the reported shooting in the 18300 block of Lost Knife Circle on Friday, Nov. 10 in Montgomery Village. MCPD is on scene of a shooting in the 18300 block of Lost Knife Cir. More information will be released as it becomes available. #MCPNews #MCPD pic.twitter.com/s5I6wGB3bz — Montgomery County Department of Police (@mcpnews) November 10, 2023 Sh…

by Zak Failla

11/11/2023

News

Teen Charged As Adult For Murder Of 14-Year-Old On Northwest DC Corner Police say that a 17-year-old shooting suspect will be tried as an adult for the murder of a teenager in Northwest DC. Lorenzo Thompson has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder while armed following an investigation into the early November shooting of 14-year-old Niko Estep, the Metropolitan Police Department announced. Shortly before 11:40 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 3, officers were called to the corner of 14th Street and Fairmont Street NW, where there were reports of gunshots fired in the area. Upon arrival, they found Estep suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, and he was ru…

by Zak Failla

11/11/2023

Police & Fire

Pedestrian Killed After Being Struck By SUV, Pickup Truck In Prince George's County: Police Police have identified the 46-year-old man who was killed after being struck by two drivers earlier this week in Prince George's County. Temple Hills resident Mitchel Feaster II died at an area hospital after he was hit twice during an early morning incident on Thursday morning, according to a police spokesperson. Shortly after 3 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 9, officers from the Prince George's County Police Department responded to the 4900 block of Saint Barnabas Road, where there was a report of a pedestrian who had been struck by an SUV and then a pickup truck in the eastbound lanes of the roa…

by Zak Failla

11/11/2023

News

Jury Finds Marilyn Mosby Complicit In Illegally Claiming Covid-19 Funds A former top prosecutor in Maryland will face prison time after crying wolf about financial "hardships" during the COVID-19 crisis, authorities announced. On Thursday, a federal jury convicted embattled former Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby on two founds of perjury in connection to her withdrawing of funds from the city's Deferred Compensation Plan, citing a shortfall during the pandemic while she was still in office. Prosecutors said that between May 2020 and December 2020, Mosby submitted claims for both a $40,000 and $50,000 withdrawal from the Compensation Plan, though at the …

by Zak Failla

11/10/2023

Police & Fire

Dirt Bike Rider Dies Days After Crash With Pick-Up Truck In Maryland: Police A 27-year-old dirt bike rider died days after being involved in a crash with a pick-up truck in Prince George's County, police confirm. Hyattsville resident Mario Alemendarez has been identified by the Prince George's County Police Department as the person who was hospitalized and later pronounced dead following a crash earlier this week in Bladensburg. Shortly before 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 6, Alemendarez was traveling eastbound in the 4900 block of Annapolis Road when he collided with a truck driver making a left into an area parking lot. Alemendarez was rushed to an area hos…

by Zak Failla

11/10/2023

Police & Fire

Shooting Investigation Launched In Montgomery County (Developing) Police in Montgomery County are investigating reports of a double shooting in Montgomery Village. Officers from the Montgomery County Department of Police were called to the 18300 block of Lost Knife Circle at around 1 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 10, where there was calls of shots fired in the area. MCPD is on scene of a shooting in the 18300 block of Lost Knife Cir. More information will be released as it becomes available. #MCPNews #MCPD pic.twitter.com/s5I6wGB3bz — Montgomery County Department of Police (@mcpnews) November 10, 2023 According to reports, there were at least two victims, th…

by Zak Failla

11/10/2023

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