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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
Rockville Stalker Sexually Assaults Victim, Police Say Rockville Stalker Sexually Assaults Victim, Police Say
Rockville Stalker Sexually Assaults Victim, Police Say A Maryland man is behind bars after allegedly stalking and sexually assaulting a woman in Montgomery County, and police are concerned there may be additional victims who have yet to come forward. Rockville resident Marvin Alexander De Leon Siguenza, 36, was arrested on Thursday, Jan. 16, following an investigation by the Montgomery County Department of Police into several incidents, authorities announced.  Authorities say he approached his victim multiple times before the assault, sparking concerns that his behavior may not have been an isolated incident. The investigation began after…

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Police & Fire
Teens Were Trying To Kill Student In Meade High School Stabbing, Police Charge Teens Were Trying To Kill Student In Meade High School Stabbing, Police Charge
Teens Were Trying To Kill Student In Meade High School Stabbing, Police Charge An attack inside a Meade High School bathroom left a 17-year-old student fighting for his life, and two other students are now facing attempted murder charges, Anne Arundel County police say. The stabbing happened shortly after 10 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 23, when a School Resource Officer found the victim in a second-floor bathroom at the school suffering from multiple stab wounds.  The officer immediately called for help and provided aid while the school went into lockdown. The teen was rushed to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries. Detectives identified two suspects: JaQu…

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Home Invader Tries Sexually Assaulting Resident At Crofton Apartment, Police Say Home Invader Tries Sexually Assaulting Resident At Crofton Apartment, Police Say
Home Invader Tries Sexually Assaulting Resident At Crofton Apartment, Police Say A scary early morning home invasion in Anne Arundel County has sparked an intense investigation as police search for a suspect accused of assaulting a woman and attempting to commit a sex offense. On Thursday, Jan. 23, at approximately 1:30 a.m., Western District officers responded to a reported home invasion at an apartment complex in the 1600 block of Park Ridge Circle. 1600 block of Park Ridge Circle in Crofton. Google Maps street view Officers spoke with the victim, an adult woman, who stated that an unknown man entered her residence and assaulted her.  Authorities believe…

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Obituaries
Teen Found Shot Dead In Car In Columbia Teen Found Shot Dead In Car In Columbia
Teen Found Shot Dead In Car In Columbia A quiet Maryland street became the site of heartbreak after 17-year-old Lance Carrington was found shot to death in a parked car, leaving a grieving community grappling with the sudden loss of a bright young life. Police in Columbia made the grim discovery on Tuesday, Jan. 19, after responding to reports of a suspicious vehicle near the 9500 block of Quarry Bridge Court. Inside, they found Carrington with gunshot wounds.  He was pronounced dead at the scene, marking the start of an investigation into the crime. Carrington leaves behind his parents, his sister Sydney, his bro…

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Fire Rekindles Days After Three-Alarm Blaze At Dundalk Recycling Plant Fire Rekindles Days After Three-Alarm Blaze At Dundalk Recycling Plant
Fire Rekindles Days After Three-Alarm Blaze At Dundalk Recycling Plant Firefighters in Baltimore County found themselves in a familiar place overnight when a fire rekindled at the site of the Owl Metals building collapse. A three-alarm fire at the Dundalk recycling plant was reported on Saturday, Jan. 18, and crews were back on Thursday, when a second tricky blaze broke out. Fire rekindles at Owl recycling facility. Crews are on scene working to extinguish the fire. pic.twitter.com/p5HvFOpHUh — Baltimore County Fire Department (@BaltCoFire) January 23, 2025 As of noon on Friday, Jan. 24, officials from the Baltimore County Fire Department said that crews …

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Frederick Teen Arrested At School In Hagerstown Shooting, Police Say Frederick Teen Arrested At School In Hagerstown Shooting, Police Say
Frederick Teen Arrested At School In Hagerstown Shooting, Police Say A 17-year-old from Frederick is facing a litany of charges after being arrested at Tuscarora High School just days after gunshots rang out near a Washington County park, sparking a swift police investigation. Kenwon Addison, Jr., 17, was arrested following a reported shooting and four-day search, according to the Hagerstown Police Department. At around 11 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 17, p.m., an officer patrolling the Jonathan Street area heard gunshots, at the same time the agency's Emergency Communications Center started receiving calls from local residents about shots fired. The following day,…

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Middle River Mom Kills Daughter, 11: Officials Middle River Mom Kills Daughter, 11: Officials
Middle River Mom Kills Daughter, 11: Officials A Maryland woman has been charged with murdering her 11-year-old daughter while three other children were inside the home, police say. Keyona Dillon, 34, has been charged with first-degree murder after members of the Baltimore County Police Department were called to the 2100 block of Firethorn Road in Middle River, where they found the child dead. Upon arrival, investigators say that officers found three other children inside the home unharmed.  It is unclear what caused the deadly incident. Dillon was charged with first-degree murder and held without bond at the Baltimore County…

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Driver Who Mowed Down Multiple People Near Rockville Courthouse Charged With Attempted Murder Driver Who Mowed Down Multiple People Near Rockville Courthouse Charged With Attempted Murder
Driver Who Mowed Down Multiple People Near Rockville Courthouse Charged With Attempted Murder More than a month after a driver allegedly intentionally struck at least three people outside a Montgomery County courthouse, authorities announced that a man has been arrested. Walter Giovanni Marquez-Aviles, 44, is facing multiple charges after investigators determined that he intentionally rammed his vehicle into his victims. The Gaithersburg resident was involved in the crash at around 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023, near the 100 block of East Montgomery Avenue. Police said that he crashed his dark-colored SUV and fled the area, two of whom - a 79-year-old woman and 18-year-…

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Obituaries
Routine Tonsillectomy Turns Deadly For Fredericksburg Boy Routine Tonsillectomy Turns Deadly For Fredericksburg Boy
Routine Tonsillectomy Turns Deadly For Fredericksburg Boy A Fredericksburg boy died weeks before his 9th birthday due to complications of a tonsillectomy, his family said on social media. The boy's dad, Rich Shircliff, on Facebook, said that he had a tonsillectomy on Monday, Jan. 13, "and while everything initially seemed fine, he began experiencing complications on Wednesday morning." Joe Shircliff GoFundMe Joe was rushed to the hospital but returned home that night. The family thought the worst was over, however, then Joe suffered yet another hemorrhage, and this time, he went into cardiac arrest in the ambulance, his father said. …

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DUI Spotsy Driver Assaults Nurses, Urinates On Officer In Fredericksburg: Sheriff DUI Spotsy Driver Assaults Nurses, Urinates On Officer In Fredericksburg: Sheriff
DUI Spotsy Driver Assaults Nurses, Urinates On Officer In Fredericksburg: Sheriff A Spotsylvania man is facing a laundry list of charges after a routine DUI stop spiraled into chaos, ending with attacks on police officers and hospital staff. What started as an investigation into a driver slumped over the wheel of his vehicle in Fredericksburg ended with an officer being urinated on and a nurse getting kicked in the face. A member of the Fredericksburg Police Department on patrol in the 400 block of William Street spotted a white Nissan SUV with the ignition on and 34-year-old Markus Collins slumped over the wheel. "The officer could smell the odor of an alcoholic bevera…

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