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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

Teens Busted With Weed, Weapons During Stop For Broken Brake Light In Taneytown: Sheriff A broken brake light led to charges for a pair from Hampstead who were caught with drugs and weed during a midday traffic stop in Taneytown, according to the Carroll County Sheriff's Office. Dashawn Melique Lewis, 19, and a 15-year-old who will be charged as a juvenile, were taken into custody on Wednesday morning after a patrol officer spotted them driving on West Baltimore Street with a suspended registration and inoperable brake light. The traffic stop was initiated shortly before 2 p.m. on Oct. 9 on Westview Drive. According to a spokesperson from the sheriff's office, Lewis was drivin…

10/10/2024

Police & Fire

Wrong-Way Driver Fleeing From Police Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting In Baltimore: AG The Maryland Attorney General's Office is investigating an officer-involved shooting that left a man dead Wednesday night in Baltimore. At around 8:45 p.m. on Oct. 9, an officer came across a car that was traveling in the wrong direction on Pennsylvania Avenue before crashing into a parked vehicle in the area. While speaking with the driver - who has not been identified - he was instructed to sit on a nearby curb amid the initial investigation; however, he had different intentions. BPD is on the scene of a police-involved shooting in the 1600 block of Argyle Avenue. More information wil…

10/10/2024

Business

Five Infant Deaths Lead To Fisher-Price Recall Of 2M Snuga Instant Swings More than two million Fisher-Price products are subject to a national recall after there were five deaths reported involving infants. All models of Fisher-Price Snuga Swings - 2.1 million in total - are subject to the recall, and the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is advising parents that "the swing should never be used for sleep and bedding materials should never be added to it." Officials said that if the swings are used for sleep or bedding material is added, the headrest and body support insert on the seat pad can increase the risk of suffocation. There have bee…

10/10/2024

Obituaries

Community Rallying To Send Award-Winning Alexandria Crossing Guard Home To Trinidad A beloved member of the Alexandria Police Department who has been a fixture in the community for decades is being remembered for his work and commitment to children following his death, now they are hoping to send his body home to Trinidad. School Crossing Guard Richard Thomas leaves behind a lasting legacy following his passing after years of directing traffic and bonding with students and families during an award-winning career in Virginia. The state's "Most Outstanding Crossing Guard" in 2023 "knew how to keep everyone in the world around him safe," organizers of a GoFundMe campaign wrot…

10/10/2024

Police & Fire

Maryland Bank Left Temporarily Inoperative After Fire In Secured ATM Room A Maryland bank was temporarily left inoperative on Thursday morning when a fire broke out in a secured room, leading to a tricky battle for first responders. In Wicomico County, crews from the Salisbury Fire Department were called to PNC Bank at around 5:15 a.m. on Oct. 10 after being alerted by a security alarm and customer about the fire, which started in a secured ATM room that contained IT equipment. Upon arrival, officials say that firefighters were met by smoke coming from building, and it took approximately a half hour to get the fire under control once they were able to get inside …

10/10/2024

Traffic

Police ID 89-Year-Old Oakton Bicyclist Killed In Crash At Fairfax County Intersection (Updated) New details have been released by the Fairfax County Police Department after a bicyclist died at the hospital when he was struck by a driver at a busy intersection on Wednesday. Oakton resident Richard Albrecht, 89, was rushed to the hospital at around 12:15 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon after being struck by a motorist near the intersection of West Ox Road and Tilton Valley Drive near Penderwood, according to police. West Ox Road and Tilton Valley Drive. Google Maps street view At the time of the crash, police say that a driver of a Kia was heading south on West Ox Road in the r…

10/10/2024

News

Hyattsville Trio Charged For Leading International Theft Ring Targeting Major Retailers: Feds A trio in Maryland who helped organize and run an international organized theft ring are facing charges for their roles in a large-scale operation targeting retailers, federal authorities announced. Sindy Apola Hernandez, 38, Johnsie Steven Reina Hernandez, 20, and Edwin Gonzalez Rodriguez, 30, all of Hyattsville, have been charged for having underlings rob stores, which in turn, they shipped to Honduras and other countries. According to the affidavit that resulted in the criminal complaint, conspirators stole cosmetic and other products from various retail establishments and provided …

10/10/2024

Police & Fire

Speeding Tesla Driver From Virginia Charged With Manslaughter After Fatal Crash In MoCo: Police A Virginia man driving a Tesla who caused a fatal crash that claimed the life of a 77-year-old woman in Montgomery County in March has been charged, authorities announced on Thursday. Vincent Anderson, Jr., 36, of Lynchburg, has been charged with criminally negligent manslaughter and failure to control speed to avoid a collision in connection to the death of Silver Spring resident Maria Antonieta Perdomo nearly seven months ago. Perdomo was days from her 78th birthday. On Monday, March 11, police say that Perdomo was driving a Subaru Outback when she attempted to make a turn from Layh…

10/10/2024

Traffic

Woman, 70, Killed Crossing Street At Spotsylvania Intersection Identified By Sheriff's Office An investigation has been launched by the Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office after a 70-year-old woman was killed crossing the street while near a crosswalk, officials say. Local resident Wanda Vernell Norbrey has been identified by investigators as the person who was killed over the weekend after being struck by an SUV in the middle of the road. According to a spokesperson from the sheriff's office, at around 9:15 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5, deputies were called to the area of Tidewater Trail and Glendas Way, when a 2018 GMC SUV heading north struck Norbrey as she was crossing. She was pr…

10/10/2024

Business

Winning 'Cash4Life' Ticket Worth $1,000 A Week For Life Sold At Olney 7-Eleven A Maryland Lottery player is going to collect $1,000 a week for the rest of their life after buying a Cash4Luck ticket at an area 7-Eleven. The Wednesday, Oct. 9 Cash4Life drawing will be a life-altering for one area resident who purchased the winning ticket at 7-Eleven in at 18120 Georgia Ave. in Olney, matching the first five balls to secure the second-tier prize. Winning numbers for the Oct. 9 drawing: 07-12-21-44-47 with a Cash Ball of 03. If the winner had hit the Cash Ball they would have been eligible for the top prize: $1,000 a day for life. They now have up to 182 …

10/10/2024

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