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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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Police & Fire

Five Arrested For Alleged Kidnapping, Assault Of Maryland Couple: State Police Five Westminster residents have been arrested - with a sixth reportedly taken into custody - in connection to an alleged kidnapping and assault in Carroll County, state police say. Troopers launched an investigation on Tuesday, May 21 after responding to a home in Westminster to investigate a reported kidnapping after the mother of one of the victims reported to police that her daughter and daughter's boyfriend had been held captive. While investigating the case, state police were able to locate the man in a disabled vehicle in the parking lot of a Westminster restaurant, officials say, and…

05/28/2024

Traffic

Traffic Delayed For Nearly Nine Miles Due To Tractor-Trailer Crash On I-495 In Maryland Traffic was backed up for nearly nine miles on I-495 during Tuesday's afternoon commute when a tractor-trailer crashed and left several eastbound lanes blocked. An alert was issued shortly before 5 p.m. on May 28 about a crash on the Inner Loop of the interstate at the ramp to the northbound lanes of I-95, which shut down two left lanes, with traffic only getting by in one right lane, authorities say. ALERT: Prince George's County; Crash; I-95 Inner Loop ramp to Exit 27 I-95; off ramp closed #MDTraffic SOC — MD State Highway Adm (@MDSHA) May 28, 2024 Delays during rush hour…

05/28/2024

Police & Fire

10-Month Investigation Leads To Charges For Nine In July 4th Maryland Shooting, Sheriff Says Nine search and seizure warrants have been executed and seven arrests were made in Harford County following a nearly yearlong investigation into a fatal shooting on the Fourth of July last year, authorities announced on Tuesday. Deputies were called shortly before 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday, July 4 last year to the 600 block of Edgewood Road, where there was a report of shots fired in the area of Harr Park Court in Edgewood involving at least four people. They were taken by first responders to area hospitals for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. On May 23, seven people were arrested an…

05/28/2024

Traffic

Police Officer, Driver Injured In Two-Vehicle Crash Outside Prince George's Plaza (Developing) A police officer in Maryland is one of two people who were hospitalized following a crash on Tuesday afternoon in Prince George's County. Before 4 p.m. on Tuesday, May 28, an investigation was launched by the Hyattsville Police Department following a crash that was reported involving a law enforcement cruiser and private vehicle on the westbound lanes of East-West Highway at Prince George's Plaza. According to police, both drivers were taken to the hospital for treatment and evaluation of non-life-threatening injuries. The crash left the westbound lanes of the highway temporarily shut down…

05/28/2024

Lifestyle

Maryland Lottery Player Gets $100K Surprise While Scanning Ticket Days After $1K Win He can't miss. A Maryland Lottery player scratched his way to a six-figure prize, though he didn't realize it until he scanned his instant ticket days after claiming a separate $1,000 prize, officials say. The Silver Spring resident says that he didn't notice his lucky win after scratching off the ticket, though when he scanned it out of habit, realized that he was in fact holding on to a golden ticket worth $100,000 sold at KW Beer and Wine on Piney Branch Road in his hometown. Thinking he missed out on a top prize after scratching his $50 ticket with a penny, the Montgomery County man is…

05/28/2024

Police & Fire

Baltimore Teen Arrested For Armed 7-Eleven Robbery In Anne Arundel County, Police Say One teen from Baltimore wasn't quick enough to elude his arrest following an armed robbery at an Anne Arundel County 7-Eleven store over the holiday weekend. Officers were called to the convenience store at 1250 Crain Highway in Glen Burnie at around 4:30 a.m. on Sunday, May 26, where there was a reported robbery involving a group of minors who were armed. According to a spokesperson from the Anne Arundel County Police Department, three suspects entered the business - two armed with black handguns - and approached a clerk while demanding cash from the registers. The clerks complied, and th…

05/28/2024

Police & Fire

Seat Pleasant Woman Charged With Fatal Shooting Of Stepfather In District Heights: Police Police in Prince George's County are investigating a reported case of patricide after allegedly killing her stepfather during an argument, authorities announced. Brigette Robertson, 39, of Seat Pleasant, was arrested and charged in connection to the fatal shooting of her 63-year-old stepfather, District Heights resident Gregory Byrd, Sr. earlier this month. Shortly after 10:30 p.m. on Friday, May 10, officers from the Prince George's Police Department were called to the 6500 block of Pennsylvania Avenue in District Heights, where there was a reported shooting. Upon arrival, they found Byrd…

05/28/2024

News

'Possible Insider Threat' Involving BWI Airport Employee Averted At Checkpoint: TSA TSA officers at Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) intercepted a loaded handgun over the holiday weekend that was in the possession of a retail shop employee who works there, officials say. The employee - who now faces serious consequences - was caught with a 9mm handgun that was loaded with eight bullets when it was found in his belongings as he was screened at the checkpoint on the way to work. Police investigators at the airport were contacted, responded to the checkpoint and confiscated the weapon. The Baltimore man was cited on firearm charges and h…

05/28/2024

Police & Fire

Two 20 Year Olds Found Shot To Death In Silver Spring Park, Police Say A double murder is under investigation in Montgomery County after two young men were found shot to death at a Silver Spring Park over the weekend. Quincy Johnson, of Takoma Park, and Lanham resident D'Andre Wint, both 20, have been identified by police as the two killed at the Nolte Local Park late on Sunday afternoon. Our officers along with @mcpnews are on scene of a shooting a Nolte Local Park in Silver Spring.Officers located two shooting victims. More information will be released as it becomes available. — Park Police MC (@ParkPolice) May 27, 2024 Officers were called shortl…

05/28/2024

Police & Fire

Sheriff IDs Woman Killed Crashing Into Pole At Busy Maryland Intersection One person was killed after crashing into a pole in Frederick County early on Tuesday morning, authorities confirmed. Tuscarora resident Cindy Sue Reed-Sensenig, 43, has been identified by the sheriff's office as the driver who struck a pole shortly after 5 a.m. on May 28 at the intersection of New Design Road and Crestwood Boulevard in Ballinger Creek. Google Maps street view At approximately 5:06 a.m. on Tuesday, Fire and Rescue personnel were called to the intersection, where they found Reed-Sensenig inside a vehicle after striking a pole. She was pronounced dead at the scene. A…

05/28/2024

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