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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

Death Investigation Leads To Murder Charge For Man Accused Of Killing In Gaithersburg: Police A man has been charged with murdering a 60-year-old in Montgomery County, police say. This week, an alert was issued by the Montgomery County Department of Police as they sought to track down the person responsible for killing Charles Claggett, who was found dead late last month in the 200 block of Old Macdonald Road in Gaithersburg. Police say that early on Tuesday, Nov. 28, officers from the Gaithersburg Police Department were called to the area, where they found Claggett not conscious or breathing. He was treated at the scene and pronounced dead by first responders. Detectives Inves…

12/08/2023

News

Drunk Driver Caught On Camera Crashing Into Fairfax County Police Cruiser Disaster was largely averted when a member of the Fairfax County Police Department trying to keep a bicyclist safe was nearly run down by a drunk driver. The Fairfax County Police Department released body cam footage of what could have been a fatal incident as an officer was assisting a biker who was riding in the dark without his lights on. WHAT A CLOSE CALL!! 😳 While our officer was trying to keep a bicyclist safe who was riding w/ no lights at night, a drunk driver crashed into his cruiser!! Because of where they were standing, nobody was seriously hurt. A critical reminder to drive s…

12/08/2023

News

Virginia Man Sentenced For Killing Mother After Breakfast Fight In Indian Head A Virginia man will spend the rest of his life behind bars after being convicted of strangling his mother to death in Maryland after an argument, the Charles County State's Attorney's Office announced on Friday. Norfolk resident Bandon Kiah Slade, 29, was found guilty following a three-day trial of murder, assault and other offenses in connection to the death of his mother, Lenora Coates-Slade, whose body was found stabbed to death with a plastic bag wrapped around her head in the family's garage three years ago. On Friday, prosecutors announced that he has been sentenced by a judge to…

12/08/2023

Police & Fire

Road Raging Man Accused Of Murdering Driver During Dispute In Oxon Hill: Police A road-raging man has been arrested in connection to the murder of a beloved family man in Prince George's County. Oxon Hill resident Michael Derrington, 46, has been arrested and charged with multiple counts of murder for his alleged role in the murder of 47-year-old Neris Requeno Rodriguez late last month during what police say is a road rage incident. Shortly before 6 p.m. on Nov. 30, officers from the Prince George's County Police Department were called to the 6000 block of Oxon Hill Road, where there was a reported shooting, where they found Requeno Rodriguez suffering from a guns…

12/08/2023

Police & Fire

Man Admits To Hate Crime For Damaging 'BLM' Signs And Pride Flags At Odenton Church A masked man who was caught on camera vandalizing a "Black Lives Matter" sign posted at an Anne Arundel Church will likely avoid time behind bars, authorities announced. Michael Billups, 29, pleaded guilty this week to defacing religious property in connection to a hate crime committed earlier this year when he destroyed Pride and other symbolic flags at the Ark and Dove Presbyterian Church in Odenton. The Anne Arundel State's Attorney's Office announced on Friday that Billups received a three-year suspended sentence with one year of supervised probation, during which he must complete …

12/08/2023

News

Woman, Dog Killed Crossing I-495 After Car Breakdown In Prince George's County: State Police A Virginia woman and a dog were killed in an early morning crash in Prince George's County, Maryland State Police officials announced. Kerri Snead, 32, has been identified by police as the person killed while crossing I-495 in Camp Springs at around 3 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 8. The crash was reported near Joint Base Andrews. According to police, troopers were called to the Outer Loop near Allentown Road to investigate a reported crash involving a pedestrian and dog. Investigators say that Snead was driving along I-495 when her vehicle began to malfunction. She then got out of th…

12/08/2023

Police & Fire

Aunt, Grandma Charged With Murder In Spotsy After Infant Tests Positive For Fentanyl: Sheriff An infant's aunt and grandmother in Virginia are facing murder charges after the child ingest fentanyl and a second tested positive for cocaine while they were taking care of them, authorities say. Last week, an emergency call was made in Spotsylvania regarding a 9-month-old girl who had stopped breathing inside a home in the 6500 block of Venison Drive. On Friday, Dec. 1, the girl's mother brought her three children to be cared for by her aunt Stephanie Diamonde and grandmother Ilona Foster, which ultimately led to the fatal incident, according to the Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office. …

12/08/2023

Business

Two-Alarm Blaze Breaks Out At Baltimore County Business A Baltimore business suffered extensive damage on Friday morning when a two-alarm fire broke out that took more than an hour to control. At around 4 a.m. on Friday, crews from the Baltimore County Fire Department were called to the Reisterstown Lumber Company in the 13000 block of Old Hanover Road, where the building was "well involved" in fire, officials said. Crews are on scene of a commercial building fire in the 13000 blk of Old Hanover Rd #Reisterstown 21136. Arrived to find 40X60 building well involved. 2nd alarm requested. No reports of injury. DT 0356 *TA pic.twitter.com/WHSJe6RH…

12/08/2023

Traffic

Passenger Killed, Driver Critical After Anne Arundel County Crash, Police Say One person was killed and a second suffered critical injuries after crashing into a utility pole in Anne Arundel County, police say. Shortly after midnight on Thursday morning, officers were called to the intersection of Fort Smallwood Road at the intersection of Bay Harbor Road in Pasadena, where there was an Infiniti G37 that smashed into the pole. According to investigators, the driver, Meziah Johnson, 23, lost control and the Infiniti left the road at the intersection and hit the pole. Johnson suffered life-threatening injuries, police say, and his passenger, 22-year-old Damione Gardne…

12/08/2023

Police & Fire

Man Critical Weeks After Hitting Head During Police Pursuit In Anne Arundel County: AG A probe has been launched by the Maryland Attorney General's Office after a veteran member of the Anne Arundel County Police Department sent a man to the hospital with critical injuries during a pursuit, authorities announced. Officials say that a man is still in critical condition weeks after an officer used a Taser-like device to subdue a man attempting to flee from an arrest in Gambrills in late October. According to investigators, in the afternoon of Sunday, Oct. 29, officers from the department were called to the 900 block of Waugh Chapel Way, where there was a report of two men inside…

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