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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

Morgan State University Active Shooter (Developing) At least four people were shot near or on the Morgan State University campus Tuesday evening, Oct. 3, police in Baltimore said. Baltimore police said only that multiple people suffered non-life-threatening injuries, and advised residents to shelter in place and avoid the area. Federal officials were assisting in the investigation. BPD is on scene of an active shooter situation in the 1700 block of Argonne Drive. We’re asking everyone to shelter in place and avoid the area. pic.twitter.com/LLhUyf3h8h — Baltimore Police (@BaltimorePolice) October 4, 2023 ATF Special Agents are respond…

10/03/2023

Police & Fire

Trooper Hospitalized After Pick-Up Truck Driver Attempts to Flee From Stop In MD: State Police Two men were arrested after fleeing from a traffic stop in Anne Arundel County and crashing into a Maryland State Police trooper's vehicle on Tuesday, authorities say. Walter Bandy, 56, of Glen Burnie, and passenger Jeffrey Bawgus, 46, of Baltimore, were involved in a crash involving the former's Ford F-150 shortly before 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 3, according to state police officials. Police say that on Tuesday afternoon, troopers in the area of Brooklyn Park were on patrol when they attempted to stop Bandy, who sped away on Fort Smallwood Road, striking a trooper's unmarked patrol vehi…

10/03/2023

News

'Tiger King' Star Avoids Jail Time In Virginia, Banned From Dealing Exotic Animals: OAG "Tiger King Doc Antle" will avoid jail time in Virginia after being convicted of illegally purchasing endangered, non-native animals. Best known for his Netflix show of the same name, Bhagahan Antle was sentenced to two years with time suspended after being convicted of two counts each of wildlife trafficking and conspiring to wildlife traffic in June, authorities announced on Tuesday. He was also levied a $10,000 fine by a judge in Virginia. Following his conviction, Antle was also barred from working with, owning, possessing, brokering, buying, selling, transferring, bartering or donatin…

10/03/2023

Police & Fire

Man Dead, Woman Hospitalized In Early Morning Charles County Stabbing, Sheriff Says A death investigation has been launched in Charles County after a man and woman were found stabbed inside a Waldorf home, authorities announced. Shortly after 12:15 a.m. on Tuesday morning, officers from the sheriff's office were called to the 12700 block of Pearson Drive, where there were reports of a stabbing that happened overnight. Upon arrival, deputies found Timothy Portzen, 62, and a woman suffering from stab wounds, according to the agency. Portzen was pronounced dead at the scene of the stabbing, and the woman was taken to an area hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening inj…

10/03/2023

News

Man, Minor Accused Of Distributing Fentanyl That Led To Overdoses At Wakefield HS: Police Two are facing a host of charges in Virginia for their roles in the overdoses of two girls in an Arlington County high school, authorities announced on Tuesday afternoon. Fairfax resident Walter Zeleya Padilla, 19, has been accused of distributing fentanyl to a minor who in turn gave it to other juveniles, at least two of which suffered overdoses late last month, according to police. At around 11:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 27, officers from the Arlington County Police Department were called to Wakefield High School on South Dinwiddle Street, where there were reports of an overdose. One vi…

10/03/2023

Politics

Black Belt Congressman Got His Sushi Dinner Back After Being Carjacked In DC He's just happy he got his dinner back. US Capitol Police are on the hunt for three suspects who carjacked Congressman Henry Cuellar outside his home near the Capitol on Monday night. Cuellar endured a terrifying ordeal outside his DC home in the Navy Yard neighborhood, when three men — at least two of whom were armed — approached him and demanded that he hand over his car keys. All three were wearing masks, according to investigators, and they were wearing black clothing. "(The suspects) swarmed (his) vehicle, pointed firearms in his face and demanded the key's to the car," he repo…

10/03/2023

Police & Fire

Photos Released By Police Of Man Sporting Surgical Mask During Leesburg Bank Robbery (Updated) New details and information have emerged after a mask-wearing man robbed a bank in Virginia on Monday afternoon. An investigation is ongoing in Leesburg after a busy bank was robbed in Leesburg on Oct. 2 by a man wearing Nike clothes, a hat, and surgical mask. The Leesburg Police Department's Criminal Investigations Section was called to the Truist Bank location in the Battlefield Shopping Center shortly after 3:30 p.m. on Monday when a man walked into the bank, demanded money, and left with an undisclosed amount of cash, authorities say. The former SunTrust bank - now Truist - at 1007 …

10/03/2023

Police & Fire

Suspects Busted Within Hours After Shooting In Fairfax County, Police Say It didn't take long for detectives in Fairfax County to catch up to two shooting suspects who tried to gun down a driver, officials say. A midday shooting led to the arrests of Centerville resident Desmond Harris, 20, and 22-year-old Antwan Christopher Williams, of Stafford, who were wanted in connection to a shooting last week, the department announced on Tuesday. According to a Fairfax County Police spokesperson, shortly before 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 27, officers were called to the 5400 block of Belcher Farm Road in Centreville, where there were reports of shots fired with at least…

10/03/2023

Police & Fire

Police ID Baltimore Man Killed In Double Shooting; Suspect Arrested: Officials A 38-year-old man has been arrested in connection to a late September shooting in Baltimore, police say. City resident Jamel McClurkin has been arrested for his alleged role in the early morning Sept. 23 shooting of Davon Jones, 36, in the 400 block of North Curley Street. According to a Baltimore Police Department spokesperson, shortly after 10:45 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 23, officers were called to the site of the shooting, where they found Jones and a second man suffering from a gunshot wound. Jones was pronounced dead at the scene. Following an investigation, police say that McClurkin …

10/03/2023

News

Teen, Toddler Missing For Days In Baltimore: Police Seen them? An alert was issued by the Baltimore Police Department as they seek the public's assistance in tracking down a pair of children who were reported missing by concerned friends and family over the weekend. According to police, 14-year-old Tylia Webb and 1-year-old Nakia Green have not been seen since Sunday, Oct. 1 in the 700 block of West LaFayette Avenue. The child was last seen wearing black shorts, a white onesie, with black and white Adidas sneakers. The teen has orange and black braids and was last seen sporting black ripped jeans, a black shirt with white lettering, a…

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