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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

'Drug Cache,' 'Ghost Guns' Recovered From Convicted Felon During Southern MD Bust: Sheriff A drug bust in Southern Maryland led to the arrest of a 21-year-old man in St. Mary's County who was caught with "firearms and (a) drug cache" in his apartment. Adam Joseph Holland was arrested in the 46000 block of Hilton Drive in his Lexington Park apartment on Wednesday afternoon following a joint investigation between the St. Mary's County and Calvert County sheriff's offices, authorities announced. During the search, officials say that they recovered a loaded, privately made AR-15 pistol and loaded Glock 29 semi-automatic handgun, both with defaced serial numbers. A large amount…

11/29/2023

Police & Fire

Officers Involved In Fatal Double Parkville Shooting Named By Maryland AG New details have been released by the Maryland Attorney General's Office following a fatal shooting involving officers in Baltimore County over the holiday weekend. Shortly after 11:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 24, officers from the Baltimore County Police Department were called to the 2700 block of Maple Avenue in Parkville to investigate a reported domestic disturbance. Police say that the officer called to the scene heard gunshots fired inside the home and a woman screaming, and when officers then approached the area, 52-year-old Arnel Redfern opened the front door and fired a weapon, prompti…

11/29/2023

Police & Fire

Police ID Capitol Heights Man Found With Gunshot Wounds After Single-Car Crash In Silver Spring A homicide investigation has been launched after first responders made a grisly discovery while probing a single-car crash in Montgomery County. Police and paramedics were called at around 9:40 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 28 to the 3600 block of Spruell Drive in Silver Spring following reports of a Toyota that had crashed into a parked vehicle. After pulling 20-year-old Orlando Alexander Satz, Jr. from his Corolla, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue personnel were providing first aid when they reportedly found him suffering from apparent gunshot wounds, officials said. His death is now being inve…

11/29/2023

News

Inmate Behind Bars Accused Of Murdering 32-Year-Old Man In Southeast DC: MPD Investigators didn't have to go far to track down a man wanted for a midday murder who was already behind bars in a DC jail. Southeast DC resident Derrico Johnson, 19, has been charged with first-degree murder while armed in connection to the fatal double shooting that left 32-year-old Clayton Marshall dead early last year. Police say that before 12:30 p.m. on April 12, 2022, officers were called to the 2200 block of Savannah Street SE, where they found Marshall suffering from a series of gunshot wounds. He was rushed to an area hospital, where he later died, while a second victim was take…

11/29/2023

Police & Fire

Stolen Dirt Bikes, ATVs, Guns Seized During Major Police Bust In East Baltimore (Video) Stolen vehicles and a small cache of weapons are off the street after a massive seizure by police in Baltimore. Last week, a multi-agency operation led by the Baltimore Police Department led to the seizure of more than a dozen noisy dirt bikes, ATVs, weapons and ammo, resulting in the arrest of a 44-year-old city man, authorities announced on Wednesday. Kevin Lenard Bridgeforth was arrested by police at around 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 21 after police executed a search and seizure warrant at a property in the 1600 block of North Luzerne Avenue that was all captured on video (see above).&n…

11/29/2023

Police & Fire

Domestic Violence Victim Jumps Out Of Second-Story Window To Avoid Assault In Stafford: Sheriff A woman had to leap from a second-story window in Stafford County after she was assaulted and abducted by her partner, a spokesperson for the sheriff's office says. Woodbridge resident Justin Hunter is facing serious charges following a harrowing scene that played out at the Arbor Grove Apartment complex on Monday evening during a domestic disturbance. According to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office, deputies were called to the building when neighbors made emergency calls advising that there was a woman screaming for help in a nearby unit and shouting to "call the police," prompting an im…

11/29/2023

News

Silver Alert Canceled For 91-Year-Old Man Missing For Days In Northeast DC (Updated) UPDATED: Suber has been located, according to the Metropolitan Police Department Seen him? Concerns are mounting for the family and friends of 91-year-old Moses Lee Suber, who has been reported missing out of Northeast DC and may be in need of medication. A Silver Alert was issued on Wednesday afternoon for Suber, who was last seen around 5 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 27 in the 5500 block of Chillum Place NE. Police say that Suber is a 6-foot Black man who is between 150 and 170 pounds with gray hair and brown eyes. He may be driving a silver 2016 Toyota RAV4 with a DC tag "ARM37." …

11/29/2023

Police & Fire

New Video Shows Moments Before Fatal Shooting Outside Hyattsville Business New video shows the moments leading up to the fateful fatal shooting of a man who was killed outside of a business in Prince George's County. In October, Kevin Jason Paul, 44, was murdered in the 3400 block of 52nd Avenue in Hyattsville, and on Wednesday, investigators released a video of the events that led up to the murder. The shooting was reported at around 10 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 19 when the Silver Spring resident was reportedly found outside Gee's Lounge with multiple gunshot wounds and was rushed to an area hospital, where he later died from his injuries. On the newly released vid…

11/29/2023

Police & Fire

New Details Released In Haymarket Death Investigation New details have been released after a 68-year-old man died at the hospital days after running a red light while suffering a medical emergency in Prince William County. Haymarket resident Michael Earl Blaylock died on Monday nearly two weeks after he was involved in a crash at the intersection of Lee Highway and Webb Drive in Gainesville, officials announced on Wednesday, though the crash was not to blame or his death. Police say that shortly before 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 14, officers from the Prince William County Police Department were called to the intersection, where Blaylock suffered …

11/29/2023

News

DC Dad Who Killed Married Couple In Front Of Kids Gets 30 Years: Feds The man who murdered a beloved married couple in front of a group of children during a holiday weekend in Washington DC more than five years ago will spend decades in prison. District resident Alonzo Lewis, 38, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison after gunning down Jaquan Helm and Venius Badgett on Memorial Day in 2018 after there was some confusion involving Lewis' son and wife, federal authorities announced. The fatal incident could have been avoided late on Saturday, May 26, 2018, when Badgett, a school bus aide, and Helm, a youth football coach, came upon Lewis' young son, who was …

11/29/2023

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