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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
Video Shows Hero Cop Saving Driver From Burning SUV In Hyattsville Video Shows Hero Cop Saving Driver From Burning SUV In Hyattsville
Video Shows Hero Cop Saving Driver From Burning SUV In Hyattsville A police corporal in Maryland is being recognized following a heroic save of an injured driver trapped in a burning SUV in Hyattsville. Body-worn video footage of Cpl. Kelly Hernandez was released by police on Thursday, showing the officer coming to the aid of a man who broke his leg in a crash late last month. In the video, Hernandez ran toward the burning vehicle, where the driver was pleading for help, imploring, "my leg's broken ... Please help me."  Here is body-worn camera video of an SUV accident on Jan. 19 on Queens Chapel Road. Cpl. Kelly Hernandez was able to pull the vic…

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Police & Fire
Upper Marlboro Teen Clocked At 110 MPH In Pursuit Escaped Cops Then — But He Faces Justice Now Upper Marlboro Teen Clocked At 110 MPH In Pursuit Escaped Cops Then — But He Faces Justice Now
Upper Marlboro Teen Clocked At 110 MPH In Pursuit Escaped Cops Then — But He Faces Justice Now An 18-year-old from Prince George’s County is facing multiple charges after allegedly leading deputies on a high-speed chase at more than 110 mph through Talbot County before authorities called off the pursuit over safety concerns. Deputies from the Talbot County Sheriff’s Office were conducting traffic enforcement on Ocean Gateway (US Route 50) near Howell Point Cutoff Road around 3:45 a.m. on Nov. 10, 2024, when they spotted a Mercedes SUV speeding, officials said. When deputies attempted to pull over the driver, later identified as Dariusz Jordan Hentz, of Upper Marlboro, he allegedly re…

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Traffic
Nine-Vehicle Crash Shuts Down Roads In Alexandria: Police (DEVELOPING) Nine-Vehicle Crash Shuts Down Roads In Alexandria: Police (DEVELOPING)
Nine-Vehicle Crash Shuts Down Roads In Alexandria: Police (Developing) A scary scene played out in Alexandria on Thursday when a vehicle lost its brakes and plowed into traffic, triggering a nine-car pileup, authorities said. The crash happened on Tuesday, Feb. 13, at the intersection of Duke Street and Quaker Lane, according to the Alexandria Police Department. Investigators said the driver of the out-of-control vehicle was unable to stop, causing a chain-reaction collision involving at least nine vehicles. Despite the magnitude of the crash, no serious injuries were reported, police said. Eastbound Duke Lane was shut down at the intersection o Quaker Road,…

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Police & Fire
Speeding Driver Leads Police Pursuit, Passenger Escapes In Fredericksburg: Cops Speeding Driver Leads Police Pursuit, Passenger Escapes In Fredericksburg: Cops
Speeding Driver Leads Police Pursuit, Passenger Escapes In Fredericksburg: Cops A Virginia man was arrested after leading police on a chase that ended with a drug bust, though his passenger is still on the run, authorities announced. Dakotah Martin, 26, was taken into custody on multiple drug-related charges after speeding away from a patrol officer and later being found with suspected drugs in his vehicle, according to the Fredericksburg Police Department. An officer was on patrol on Jan. 20 when he spotted a blue Volkswagen Passat flying down Lafayette Boulevard at 56 mph in a posted 35 mph zone, officials said.  When they attempted a traffic stop, the driver m…

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Obituaries
Baltimore Police Officer Dies Suddenly At Jiu Jitsu, Officials Say: Remembering John Morozin Baltimore Police Officer Dies Suddenly At Jiu Jitsu, Officials Say: Remembering John Morozin
Baltimore Police Officer Dies Suddenly At Jiu Jitsu, Officials Say: Remembering John Morozin John Morozin, a decorated Baltimore police officer and an expert martial artist, died unexpectedly at 55 while Jiu-Jitsu, according to members of the Alvin C Palmer Memorial FOP Lodge in Philadelphia. Morozin, of New Freedom, PA had a long and distinguished career in law enforcement, serving with multiple police departments before most recently joining the Baltimore Police Department, his obituary states. Morozin, affectionately known as "Big John" to some, attended Penn State University before pursuing a career in law enforcement, according to his obituary on the Fluehr Funeral Home w…

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Police & Fire
Graffiti Rampage in Downtown Frederick Leads to New Jersey Man's Arrest: Police Graffiti Rampage in Downtown Frederick Leads to New Jersey Man's Arrest: Police
Graffiti Rampage in Downtown Frederick Leads to New Jersey Man's Arrest: Police A New Jersey man accused of defacing downtown Frederick with pink graffiti has been arrested after police tracked him down to an Airbnb and later found his vehicle in Urbana, authorities announced. Frederick Police say Toms River resident Daniel K. Simmons, 35, was taken into custody earlier this month following an investigation that connected him to a series of vandalism incidents along North Market Street that targeted city property and a local business. According to police, officers responded to reports of graffiti markings on trash cans, an electrical box, a parking meter, and exterior …

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Police & Fire
Driver Drags Cops With Car In PWC, Leads I-95 Pursuit Before Arrest In Virginia: Police Driver Drags Cops With Car In PWC, Leads I-95 Pursuit Before Arrest In Virginia: Police
Driver Drags Cops With Car In PWC, Leads I-95 Pursuit Before Arrest In Virginia: Police A Stafford man accused of stealing multiple vehicles and dragging two police officers with a car was arrested after a wild chase down I-95, the Prince William County Police Department announced. Gideon Owusu Jr., 31, was taken into custody on Wednesday, Feb. 12, after officers say he stole a car, injured two law enforcement officers, and led police on a pursuit that ended with his arrest by Virginia State Police and Stafford County deputies. The chaos began a day earlier when officers responded to the Summerhouse II Condos in Woodbridge at around 4:10 p.m. after he took a friend's vehicle w…

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Police & Fire
Woman Left For Dead In Ditch After Hit-Run In Abingdon: Sheriff Woman Left For Dead In Ditch After Hit-Run In Abingdon: Sheriff
Woman Left For Dead In Ditch After Hit-Run In Abingdon: Sheriff A Maryland man is facing multiple charges after allegedly striking a 21-year-old woman with his vehicle in Harford County and leaving her critically injured in a ditch, authorities announced. Lebogang-Ram Motshabi, 25, was arrested in connection with the hit-and-run, which happened shortly before 6 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 9, on S. Tollgate Road near Aiken Terrace in Abingdon, according to the Harford County Sheriff's Office. The victim, identified as Amaya Marie Martise, had reportedly been walking home from Walmart when she was struck by a driver who fled the scene. She remained undiscovered …

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Spotsy Man Crashes Into Backyard After Missing Turn, Finds Trouble Instead: Stafford Sheriff Spotsy Man Crashes Into Backyard After Missing Turn, Finds Trouble Instead: Stafford Sheriff
Spotsy Man Crashes Into Backyard After Missing Turn, Finds Trouble Instead: Stafford Sheriff A Spotsylvania man ended up in a backyard instead of his destination after barreling straight through a T-intersection and off the road, authorities in Stafford County said. John Woodyard, 27, was arrested early on Thursday, Feb. 13, after deputies say he traveled farther off-road, through a fence, and came to rest in an area yard. The incident began around 3:15 a.m. on Thursday, when deputies responded to an auto accident on Woodford Drive, the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office said.  Investigators determined Woodyard was eastbound on Primmer House Road when he failed to turn at Leela…

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News
Murder Suspect Found Hiding In Closet Hours After Deadly Shooting In Hagerstown: Cops Murder Suspect Found Hiding In Closet Hours After Deadly Shooting In Hagerstown: Cops
Murder Suspect Found Hiding In Closet Hours After Deadly Shooting In Hagerstown: Cops A Maryland man wanted for murder was found desperately trying to hide in a closet after allegedly gunning down a victim inside a Hagerstown home, police announced. Kevin Wilfred Huling, 28, was arrested after investigators tracked him to a residence in the 200 block of Wakefield Road on Wednesday, Feb. 12, according to the Hagerstown Police Department. Huling had been identified as the suspect in a fatal shooting just hours earlier that left 39-year-old Jamaal Roberts, of Rocky Mount, North Carolina, dead inside a home in the 200 block of West Franklin Street, police said. When officers ar…

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