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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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News

Drug Kingpin Busted, Massive Distribution Ring Broken Up In Frederick County: Police A months-long investigation in Maryland led to the dissolution of a major drug ring, leading to "significant" charges for at least six people involved, police in Frederick announced on Friday afternoon. In March, the Frederick Police Department's Tactical Unit launched an investigation into reported drug dealings involving William Joseph Jones, Jr., who was involved in trafficking and distributing cocaine and fentanyl across Maryland. With an assist from a wiretap, investigators from the department was able to obtain evidence that implicated Jones in a drug trafficking operation, leadi…

05/10/2024

Traffic

Tractor-Trailer Crash Leads To Miles-Long Delays On I-95 In Virginia The weekend got off to a slow start for some commuters in Virginia who were delayed by a tractor-trailer crash on I-95 in Stafford County. First responders were called to a stretch of the northbound lanes of I-95 just past VA-630 (Courthouse Road/Exit 140) that blocked two right lanes with only the left lane getting by. Tractor Trailer Crash. I-95 NB past VA-630 (Exit 140/Courthouse Road). Stafford County, VA. 2 right lanes are blocked, 1 left lane gets by. Delays are approximately 2.5 miles. — MATOC Alerts (@MATOC) May 10, 2024 As of 5 p.m. on Friday afternoon, delays were reportedly …

05/10/2024

Obituaries

Co-Worker Rallies Community For Son Of Maryland Motorcyclist Killed In Laurel Crash Tens of thousands of dollars have been raised on behalf of a young man whose father was killed late last month when he was riding his motorcycle and was cut off by a car in Anne Arundel County. Marcelo Luis Aguilar, 44, was riding at around 8:30 p.m. on Monday, April 29 in Laurel when he was involved in a crash in the 3300 block of Laurel Fort Meade Road (Route 198). According to the initial investigation, a 49-year-old man in a 2023 Honda Passport was exiting a commercial parking lot crossing the eastbound lanes of Laurel Fort Meade Road to access westbound Laurel Fort Meade Roa…

05/10/2024

Police & Fire

Driver Blames Failed Brakes For DUI Crash In Stafford County, Sheriff Says An allegedly intoxicated driver who smashed into a pole in Stafford County overnight tried to blame equipment failure, not the four Coronas he had just drank, for the crash, officials say. Deputies were called shortly before 10:15 p.m. on Thursday night to the area of Telegraph Road and Barnwell Drive when Dumfries resident Juan Hernandez Rodriguez drove his truck into a utility pole, which was pulled from the ground, blocking the roadway. The crash scene in Stafford County. Stafford County Sheriff The 41-year-old's vehicle came to rest on its side near the downed pole. The c…

05/10/2024

Police & Fire

18-Year-Old Accused Of Sexually Abusing Four Women In Four Days On Clarksburg Trail: Police An 18-year-old out on supervised release has been charged with committing at least four sexual offenses on four consecutive days involving women along a Montgomery County trail, police say. Clarksburg resident Ibn Muhammad Rosario has been arrested and charged with several sexual offenses that were reported between Monday, May 6 and Thursday, May 9 in the area of Snowden Farm Parkway and Little Seneca Parkway. In each incident, Rosario allegedly groped or touched his victims, and twice made lewd comments toward them. The women were able to provide a description of Rosario, and the Mon…

05/10/2024

Lifestyle

Million-Dollar Scratch-Off Lottery Win Brings Anne Arundel County Family To Tears A spur-of-the-moment stop to a Howard County Walmart brought a former Maryland Lottery player back to the game, and he's now celebrating a million-dollar win with his family. After taking a step back and not playing an instant Lottery ticket in months, a Severn man said that a random trip to the store and a memory of his last big win landed him in a new tax bracket after winning the top prize playing 100X The Cash game. “I stopped playing a while back for two reasons,” the grocery store produce manager explained. “I hadn’t been having much luck, and my wife hinted that maybe I was spen…

05/10/2024

Police & Fire

Underwear Thieves Stole $24K Worth Of Merchandise During Virginia Crime Spree, Police Say Women's underwear was the main target of a retail theft crew in Fairfax County that was broken up this week, police say. New Jersey natives Feliz Perez, 57, Amauri Roman Sanabia Balbuena, 44, and Jonathan Peralta Cabrera, 38, of New York, are all facing multiple charges for a string of reported robberies, according to officials. On Wednesday, detectives from the Fairfax County Police Department's Tysons Urban Team were alerted to a reported theft incident in the 1900 block of Chain Bridge Road in Tysons, where they located three men who were wanted for alleged larcenies in neighboring…

05/10/2024

Police & Fire

District Man Dropped Croc, Handgun During Pursuit In Calvert County, Sheriff Says Cinderella dropped a glass slipper, District resident Jeremiah Michael Devantee Morris dropped a "Croc" during a wild police pursuit in Calvert County, officials say. Morris, 21, chose questionable footwear before a wild chase that landed him behind bars in Maryland, authorities announced on Friday. Last week, a deputy from the Charles County Sheriff's Office spotted Morris driving in Dunkirk, but when lights and sirens were sounded, he failed to stop and sped away. During the pursuit, investigators say that Morris made an unsafe lane change into traffic, nearly striking an unma…

05/10/2024

Police & Fire

Man Arrested For Sexually Abusing Girl Who Walked In During Burglary In Montgomery County: PD A 33-year-old man has been arrested following a break-in where he allegedly raped an underage girl who came home while he was burglarizing their apartment in Montgomery County, police say. Eric Bacon was arrested and charged with burglary and first-degree rape of a minor late last month, now investigators are concerned that there could be additional victims. According to the Montgomery County Department of Police, on Wednesday, April 24, Bacon entered an apartment in the 15000 block of Frederick Road, and at approximately 3 p.m. that day, a girl arrived home to find him inside her home. It…

05/10/2024

Police & Fire

Exposure Investigation Leads To Bust Of Bicycle Burglar In Arlington: Police Marvin Davis almost got away with it. Davis, 59, was briefly detained on Thursday morning in Arlington following an indecent exposure incident, though he was later released, until more information came to light determining that he was, in fact, a wanted man. Shortly before 7:45 a.m. on May 9, officers from the Arlington Police Department were called to the 1800 block of North Hartford Street to investigate the reported exposure, where they met Davis, who matched the description of the suspect. Davis was briefly detained before being released; however, it was later determined that he …

05/10/2024

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