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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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Police & Fire

Wanted Man Caught With Coke, Cash During Stop In Maryland: Police An 18-year-old already known to police in Anne Arundel County is facing fresh charges after being busted with drugs and weapons, police say. Annapolis resident Demari Kelvin Turner was stopped shortly after noon on Thursday near the intersection of Benfield Road and Old Benfield Road in Severna Park by members of the Anne Arundel County Police Department on an outstanding warrant. According to police, once Turner was detained, officers found that he had a pistol on him illegally, and during a search of his gold Honda Accord, the officers found cocaine, weed packaged for distribution, …

by Zak Failla

11/03/2023

News

Woman Abducted From South Baltimore Home At Knifepoint, Police Say The Baltimore Police Department is seeking help from the community in their efforts to locate a missing 22-year-old woman who was reportedly abducted at knifepoint on Thursday. At approximately 11:50 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 2, Jenifer Perez was taken from a home in the 2700 block of Northshire Drive by a man, believed to be 31-year-old Guillermo Rivera-Romero, according to investigators. Guillermo Rivera-Romero. Baltimore Police Department Police say that Perez was forced into a black Nissan with a Maryland license plate "3FE3303" with Rivera-Romero and a second Hispanic getaway driver.…

by Zak Failla

11/03/2023

Police & Fire

Hammer-Wielding Man Attacked Two People At Northeast DC Liquor Store, Police Say Police say that a man attacked two people with a hammer who attempted to stop him from robbing a liquor store in Northeast DC this week. Metropolitan Police Department detectives were called to a business in the unit block of M Street NE at around 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 31 to investigate a reported assault involving a hammer-wielding man. According to officials, 40-year-old Alfonso Alegria, who has no fixed address, took items from shelves and attempted to leave without paying, at which point he was confronted by two others. At that point, it is alleged that Alegria attacked t…

by Zak Failla

11/03/2023

News

'Armed, Dangerous' Man Wanted By FBI For Fatal Double Shooting In Maryland Seen him? Brian Christopher Francis is to be considered "armed and dangerous" as the FBI continues to search for one of their most wanted suspects who allegedly murdered one person and attempted to kill another in Maryland. Francis, 41, is wanted in connection to an apartment shooting in Hagerstown in late July earlier this year, according to federal officials. Two people were found dead in the residence, one of whom died and another who suffered serious injuries. Also known as "Fox," or "Silk," Francis was charged in the District Court for Washington County in Maryland on 13 charges in …

by Zak Failla

11/03/2023

Traffic

Rutgers-Ohio State Weekend Football Game Likely To Cause Delays On NJ Highways There will be a sea of red tying up traffic in New Jersey on Saturday, Nov. 4, as thongs of college football fans are expected to flock to SHI Stadium as Rutgers squares off against top-ranked Ohio State. The New Jersey Department of Transportation, in turn, is advising of possible delays before and after the highly-anticipated game in Piscataway, which kicks off at noon. Specifically, the DOT said that there could be heavy traffic on stretches of the New Jersey Turnpike, and on Route 1, Route 18, and Route 287 amid excitement to see the Buckeyes — who were ranked number one in the initia…

by Zak Failla

11/02/2023

Police & Fire

Johns Hopkins Hospital Patient's Death Ruled Homicide: Police The death of a 63-year-old man who died while being cared for at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore has been ruled a homicide, police said months after his death. On Thursday, Nov. 2, doctors declared Paul Bertonazzi, who was being treated at Johns Hopkins Hospital following a behavior issue in January, died as a result of trauma to the body and his death was ruled as a homicide on Nov. 1 by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Johns Hopkins released the following statement: "The Johns Hopkins Hospital is aware of the Baltimore Police Department announcements today. While we cannot d…

by Zak Failla

11/02/2023

Police & Fire

Underage Porch Pirates Fail To Evade Sheriff's Deputies Amid 'Bit Of A Crime Spree' In Virginia A group of minors did not get far after going on a small crime spree in Virginia. Three underage porch pirates will face justice - both by the Stafford County Sheriff's Office, and their parents - after being caught red-handed stealing a package from an England Run residence and then retreating to an abandoned apartment where they were not welcome. Responding deputies were called to an Elkton Drive residence at around 6 p.m. on Wednesday, where they were advised that the wanted suspects were leaving in a vehicle - a vehicle that was heading straight toward an officer, who eyeballed the grou…

by Zak Failla

11/02/2023

Lifestyle

Aw, Rats: DC Earns Dubious Distinction Among US Cities In Newly Released Ranking The nation's capital is renowned for many things throughout the city. This is not one of them. Washington, DC once again landed in the top-five of "Orkin's Top 50 Rattiest City's List," which the pest control company puts out annually (and has been led by front-running Chicago for nine straight years). Each year, Orkin's evaluates "the number of new rodent services showcasing the demand and also indicates the efforts that residents and businesses of the top cities have taken to treat rodent issues." This year, DC landed fourth on the list, behind only Chicago, Los Angeles, and …

by Zak Failla

11/02/2023

Police & Fire

Man Charged For Summertime Shooting Of 19-Year-Old Inside Baltimore Business: Police More than two months after a daytime shooting investigation was launched in Southwest Baltimore, a 27-year-old suspect has been arrested for the attempted murder of another man. In August, officers responded to a reported shooting in the 1600 block of Wilkens Avenue, where they were met with a crime scene inside an area business, but no victims were in the area. However, moments later, police say that the officers were then called to an area hospital, where there was a walk-in shooting victim who was the reportedly struck and required surgery for a life-threatening gunshot wound…

by Zak Failla

11/02/2023

Police & Fire

Police ID Retired Service Member, Son Involved In Maryland Murder-Suicide (Updated) Police have identified the family members involved in a murder-suicide in Anne Arundel County that remains under investigation. Officers were first called at around 9:50 a.m. on Wednesday morning to the 500 block of Retreat Court in Odenton, where they found 34-year-old Steven Michael Nabakowski suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Police Activity - Units on scene of a suspicious death in the 500 block of Retreat Court in Odenton. More information will follow when available. pic.twitter.com/yQk8Bz5vRB — Anne Arundel County Police Department (@AACOPD) November 1, 2023 According to p…

by Zak Failla

11/02/2023

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