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Zak Failla

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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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Woman Wanted After Assaulting Arresting Officer, Fleeing On Foot In Woodbridge, Police Say Woman Wanted After Assaulting Arresting Officer, Fleeing On Foot In Woodbridge, Police Say
Woman Wanted After Assaulting Arresting Officer, Fleeing On Foot In Woodbridge, Police Say A 22-year-old woman remains at large after assaulting a police officer in Prince William County and running free as she was being arrested, officials say. Alejandra Yvette Garcia, who has no fixed address, is wanted by police following an incident in Woodbridge when she was able to escape custody as officers were trying to apprehend her on Friday night.  According to the Prince William County Police Department, shortly before 7:45 p.m. on June 21, officers on patrol spotted Garcia, who had multiple active warrants out for her arrest, though she was not prepared to go down quietly. Whe…

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Business
Mother Can Thank Son For Winning $50K Scratcher Sold At Baltimore Liquor Store Mother Can Thank Son For Winning $50K Scratcher Sold At Baltimore Liquor Store
Mother Can Thank Son For Winning $50K Scratcher Sold At Baltimore Liquor Store A grandmother from Baltimore County is planning to get a new ride after winning big playing a Maryland Lottery scratcher that was picked up by her son at an area liquor store. On Monday, a Dundalk woman was escorted by her son to Lottery Headquarters to claim a $50,000 jackpot on a Gold Rush 7s Tripler instant ticket that was purchased at Man's Liquors on Holabird Avenue, officials say. "I love the Lottery," the winner's son said, noting that he likes to take scratch-offs home to his retired mother to enjoy.  She enjoyed this one a little more than some of the other ones. According t…

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Police & Fire
Man Accused Of Abducting, Raping 54-Year-Old Woman In Gainesville: Police Man Accused Of Abducting, Raping 54-Year-Old Woman In Gainesville: Police
Man Accused Of Abducting, Raping 54-Year-Old Woman In Gainesville: Police A man accused of repeatedly raping a 54-year-old woman in Prince William County is behind bars following an investigation into an incident earlier this month. Tyrone Andrew McKinley Campbell, 38, of Warrenton, is facing charges after subjecting his victim - described by police as an acquaintance - to a harrowing day in Gainesville. Officers from the Prince William County Police Department were called to investigate a reported sexual assault in the 1400 block of Lee Highway on Saturday, June 22 that had happened earlier this month. Investigators say that the woman arranged to meet with Camp…

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Shooter Arrested After Man Found Shot In Head, Killed In Baltimore Backyard, Police Say Shooter Arrested After Man Found Shot In Head, Killed In Baltimore Backyard, Police Say
Shooter Arrested After Man Found Shot In Head, Killed In Baltimore Backyard, Police Say A suspect has been apprehended more than a week after a 25-year-old man was found dead in Baltimore, authorities announced on Monday. City resident Tyree Wells, 29 has been arrested and charged for his alleged role in a morning shooting that left Jordan Taylor with fatal injuries.  Officers from the Baltimore Police Department were called shortly after 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 12 to the 1700 block of Ramsay Street, where they found Taylor in an area backyard suffering from a gunshot wound to the head. He was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders. On June 24, the depart…

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Fugitive Apprehended Getting Into Rideshare Vehicle Outside Stafford Hotel, Sheriff Says Fugitive Apprehended Getting Into Rideshare Vehicle Outside Stafford Hotel, Sheriff Says
Fugitive Apprehended Getting Into Rideshare Vehicle Outside Stafford Hotel, Sheriff Says A man who has racked up an infamous list of criminal charges this month was taken into police custody at a Virginia hotel, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. Early on Friday morning, deputies responded to the Excel Inn and Suites on Warrenton Road to execute an arrest warrant on 33-year-old Stafford resident Markus Collins, who has been on a rampage for weeks since the weather began warming up. Collins was wanted for:  Possession of a firearm by a felon; Possession of ammunition by a felon; Two counts of possession of controlled substances while in possession of a fir…

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Suspect Arrested For 2021 Prince George's County Murder, Police Say Suspect Arrested For 2021 Prince George's County Murder, Police Say
Suspect Arrested For 2021 Prince George's County Murder, Police Say Nearly three years after a 22-year-old Fort Washington man was gunned down in Marlow Heights, the Prince George's County Police Department announced that a suspect has been taken into custody. Temple Hills resident Andre Moore, 32, has been arrested and charged in connection to the fatal shooting of Sejon Reed in September 2021.  Police say that at around 9;30 p.m on Sept. 17, 2021, officers were called to the 4700 block of St. Barnabas Road to investigate a reported shooting, where they found Reed outside a building suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Reed was rushed to an area h…

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Attempted Burglary, Carjacking Suspect Facing Charges In Montgomery County: Police Attempted Burglary, Carjacking Suspect Facing Charges In Montgomery County: Police
Attempted Burglary, Carjacking Suspect Facing Charges In Montgomery County: Police A potential home invader who was staved off by bear spray before carjacking a driver outside an apartment complex has been apprehended in Montgomery County, police say. On Monday, authorities announced that 30-year-old Samuel Robert Bajard, who has no known address, has been apprehended following a weeks-long investigation into an attempted burglary and carjacking earlier this month. The incident was reported shortly before 4:30 a.m. on Sunday, June 9 in the 14100 block of Castle Boulevard. According to the Montgomery County Department of Police, on the morning of the attempted burglary, B…

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Police & Fire
Knife-Wielding Woman With BAC 4X Legal Limit Charged For Third DUI In Stafford: Sheriff Knife-Wielding Woman With BAC 4X Legal Limit Charged For Third DUI In Stafford: Sheriff
Knife-Wielding Woman With BAC 4X Legal Limit Charged For Third DUI In Stafford: Sheriff A strange scene played out in the parking lot of a Virginia apartment complex over the weekend when an allegedly intoxicated woman chased another around with a knife threatening to kill her, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. Miranda Baardsen, 26, had a blood alcohol concentration upwards of four times the legal limit after being tested at an area hospital following an incident involving her and two others who were met by an unexpected sight when they returned home from a friend's residence in Fredericksburg early on Saturday morning. According to a spokesperson from the she…

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News
Escapee Re-Arrested After Ditching Ankle Monitor In St. Mary's County, Sheriff Says Escapee Re-Arrested After Ditching Ankle Monitor In St. Mary's County, Sheriff Says
Escapee Re-Arrested After Ditching Ankle Monitor In St. Mary's County, Sheriff Says Bond. James Perry Bond. A man who is no stranger to law enforcement was spotted on Sunday by a St. Mary's County Sheriff's deputy and taken back into custody after removing his ankle monitor last month, authorities announced on Monday. Bond, 33, was re-arrested on June 23 in the 2200 block of Three Notch Road in Lexington Park after going rogue in May and ditching his device, officials say. According to the sheriff's office, Bond was in custody at the County Detention and Rehabilitation Center for a January 2023 conviction for possession with intent to distribute, and on Friday, May 25, wh…

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Police & Fire
Virginia Woman Killed In Beltsville Crash Identified By Police Virginia Woman Killed In Beltsville Crash Identified By Police
Virginia Woman Killed In Beltsville Crash Identified By Police A Virginia woman has been identified as the person killed in a multi-vehicle crash in Prince George's County that left another person with serious injuries. Springfield resident Tamecka Allen, 41, was killed in a midday three-vehilce crash in Beltsville on Friday that required a second person to be extricated from their vehicle, authorities said on Monday. Shortly before 2:40 p.m. on June 21, officers were called to the area of Old Gunpowder Road and Sinope Way in Beltsville, where there was a reported crash that left Allen dead and a second person trapped. Police say that one person was a…

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