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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

Two Dead, Two Hospitalized In Quadruple Prince William County Shooting: Police New details have been released after two men were killed and two others hospitalized in Prince William County on Friday afternoon to kick off the holiday weekend. Shortly before 2:30 p.m. on Friday, May 26, officers were called to a home in the 14700 block of Birchdale Avenue in Woodbridge to investigate a quadruple shooting that left four victims with gunshot wounds. According to police, the shooting is now being investigated as a double homicide after two of the victims involved in the shooting died from their injuries. The initial investigation determined that a group of people were i…

05/26/2023

News

Separate Juries Convict Man For Murder, Assault During Stabbing Spree In Rockville: Prosecutors A man with a name familiar to fans of the Baltimore-based “The Wire” may spend decades behind bars following a trial for separate stabbing attacks in Montgomery County. Two separate juries convicted Scorpio Alexander Stanfield, 32, who has an unknown address, of second-degree murder and first-degree assault for two stabbing incidents in Rockville, the Montgomery County State’s Attorney announced on Friday, May 26. Officials say that on Monday, May 22, a jury convicted Stanfield for the assault of Alhajie Keita, 46, who was stabbed, but ultimately survived. Days later, on Thursday, May 25…

05/26/2023

Police & Fire

Five People Shot In Downtown Baltimore During Midday Argument Near Lexington Market: Police Police in Baltimore are investigating after five people were reportedly shot in the middle of the day near the Lexington Market. At approximately 3:30 p.m. on Friday, May 26, members of the Baltimore Police Department were called to the intersection of Eutaw Street and Saratoga Street, where there was a report of shots fired with multiple victims in the area. BPD is responding to a shooting incident with multiple victims near the intersection of Eutaw & Saratoga Streets. Media staging area will be located in the 300 block of Saratoga Street. pic.twitter.com/zh4YFeSiXD — Baltimore Pol…

05/26/2023

Schools

Charles County Student Made Threats Of Mass Violence To Different Middle School: Sheriff Alarm bells were sounded for school officials in Charles County this week after a student made threats of mass violence at an area middle school through social media. On Thursday, May 25, an investigation was launched by a School Resource Officer from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office, after being advised that a 16-year-old sent a private message on social media making threats targeting Mattawoman Middle School. The student who made the threat attends a different Charles County Public School, according to the sheriff’s office. An investigation was launched by the SRO, who contacted the p…

05/26/2023

Police & Fire

Weapons, Drugs Seized From Dubious Duo During During Search In St. Mary's County, Sheriff Says Two men are in hot water with the law after being busted in St. Mary’s County with a host of drugs and illegal weapons during a search, authorities announced. Christopher Jujuan Commodore, 24, and Rahjon Jordan Adams, 23, both of Lexington Park, were arrested and face various charges following the execution of search and seizure warrants on Thursday, May 25, in the 22000 block of Valley Estates Drive. During the execution of the warrants in Lexington Park, Commodore was found to be in possession of: Loaded Glock 23C semi-automatic handgun with an extended magazine; Oxycodone pills; Suboxo…

05/26/2023

Police & Fire

Man Wanted For Striking Police Officer With Vehicle While Fleeing Wegmans Robbery In MD: Police Recognize him? Police in Montgomery County are seeking the public’s assistance as thy attempt to locate a suspect who is wanted for assaulting an officer at Wegmans last month with his vehicle. Photos have been released by police investigators as they investigate an incident that played out on Thursday, April 27 near the parking lot of the food store giant at 20600 Seneca Meadows Park in Germantown. The strange scene happened shortly after 2 p.m. when officers from the department were called to investigate a reported theft in progress. According to police, the investigation determined th…

05/26/2023

Police & Fire

DNA Links Suspect To Murder Of Woman He Met Online In Prince George's County, Police Say DNA evidence collected by police investigators in Prince George’s County led to the downfall of a murder suspect who allegedly killed a Baltimore man in Suitland earlier this year. Rickey Redd, 33, of Oxon Hill, is facing multiple murder charges in connection to the February death of 38-year-old Andra Sweeper, who was found dead in an apartment, according to investigators from the Prince George’s County Police Department. At approximately 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 4, officers were called to an apartment in the 3300 block of Curtis Drive, where there were calls regarding an unresponsive wo…

05/26/2023

Police & Fire

Homeless Man In Custody For Killing Victim Outside Landover Hills Store, Police Say Police say that a 47-year-old homeless man has been apprehended for a murder in Prince George’s County earlier this week. Andrew Dougal, who has no fixed addrsss, has been charged with the murder of 31-year-old Langley Sloan on Wednesday, May 24 in Landover Hills, according to the Prince George’s County Police Department. At approximately 7:50 p.m. on Wednesday night, officers from the Landover Hills Police Department were called to the 6500 block of Annapolis Road, where there was a report of an unconscious man outside of the store. Upon arrival, officers found the man, later identified a…

05/26/2023

News

DC Rapist Who Forced Naked Woman Into Anacostia River After Assault Gets Prison Time: Feds The 22-year-old Washington, DC man who raped a stranger and force her to strip naked and get into the Anacostia River will spend nearly two decades behind bars for his role in a crime taken straight out of a movie script. Troy Ashley has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for the armed rape of a stranger in Southeast DC on March 20, 2018, according to federal prosecutors on Friday, May 26. Officials say that on on the night of the disturbing incident, a woman was sitting in her car in the 3200 block of Buena Vista Terrace SE in DC, when Ashley approached her car with a gun and demanded t…

05/26/2023

Police & Fire

Several Displaced By Two-Alarm Townhouse Fire In Rosedale Several residents were displaced in Baltimore County when a two-alarm fire tore through several townhouses in Rosedale, officials say. At approximately 2 a.m. on Friday, May 26, crews from the Baltimore County Fire Department were called to the 6000 block of Radecke Avenue, where there were reports of smoke and fire coming from a home in the area. Upon arrival, firefighters say they were met with “heavy fire conditions,” though they were able to knock down the flames, though several homes suffered heat, smoke, and fire damage. 6 residents are displaced after a 2-alarm fire damaged multi…

05/26/2023

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