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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
One Dead, Two Hurt In Triple Shooting At Maryland Laundromat, Police Say One Dead, Two Hurt In Triple Shooting At Maryland Laundromat, Police Say
One Dead, Two Hurt In Triple Shooting At Maryland Laundromat, Police Say Two men have been charged in connection to the murder of an 18-year-old found dead inside a Prince George's County laundromat following a targeted attack, authorities announced. Alex Delgado, 20, of Silver Spring and a 17-year-old from New Carrollton will be charged as adults with the murder of Lothian resident Anibal Suazo in Edmonston on Sunday.  According to the Prince George's County Police Department, at around 6 p.m. on Sept. 8, officers were called to the 4700 block of Kenilworth Avenue, where they found Suazo suffering from gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene. …

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News
Woman Driving On Crack With Minor In Vehicle Arrested For DUI, Child Neglect: Stafford Sheriff Woman Driving On Crack With Minor In Vehicle Arrested For DUI, Child Neglect: Stafford Sheriff
Woman Driving On Crack With Minor In Vehicle Arrested For DUI, Child Neglect: Stafford Sheriff A woman shouting at ghosts while under the influence of crack was arrested following a strange scene that played out in Stafford, the sheriff says. South Carolina resident Jennifer Perseghin, 45, is behind bars after causing a disturbance over the weekend in front of a juvenile on Friday night. Shortly before 1 a.m. on Sept. 6, a third-party tipped off the Stafford County Sheriff's Office that Perseghin was "not doing well," was possibly intoxicated and behind the wheel of a vehicle.  The caller also advised that Perseghin was randomly yelling at people on Bradburn Plac…

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Suspect Inserted Combustible Material In Mercedes Gas Tank In Hagerstown: Fire Marshal Suspect Inserted Combustible Material In Mercedes Gas Tank In Hagerstown: Fire Marshal
Suspect Inserted Combustible Material In Mercedes Gas Tank In Hagerstown: Fire Marshal A Mercedes in Washington County was damaged early on Sunday morning when an incendiary fire broke out in Hagerstown. Crews from the Hagerstown Fire Department responded at approximately 5:15 a.m. on Sept. 8 to the 1000 block of Security Road to investigate a reported car fire.  Firefighters responded to the scene, where they found the fire was already extinguished, though the vehicle suffered significant damage. According to investigators from the Maryland Fire Marshal, the cause of the fire was determined to be incendiary, with an open flame to combustible material that was inserted …

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Police & Fire
Coordinated Carjackers Cause Crashes In DC After Stealing Charger In Maryland: State Police Coordinated Carjackers Cause Crashes In DC After Stealing Charger In Maryland: State Police
Coordinated Carjackers Cause Crashes In DC After Stealing Charger In Maryland: State Police A group of crafty carjackers remain at large on Monday after stealing a Dodge Charger that was then involved in multiple crashes throughout DC over the weekend, according to Maryland State Police. Late on Friday, Sept. 7, investigators say that the Prince George's County Police Department contacted state police investigators to report an armed carjacking. According to officials, the victim was driving west on the Allentown Road ramp to northbound Branch Avenue, when two dark-colored vehicles boxed in the red Charger, and three or four suspects got out wearing black ski masks, pointed a gun …

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Police & Fire
Driver Charged With DWI After Smashing Through Fence, Into Leesburg Home, Police Say Driver Charged With DWI After Smashing Through Fence, Into Leesburg Home, Police Say
Driver Charged With DWI After Smashing Through Fence, Into Leesburg Home, Police Say A 57-year-old man was allegedly intoxicated in Loudoun County when he hopped a curb and crashed into a Leesburg home, police say. Erik Henderson is facing charges following the investigation into an overnight crash when his vehicle smashed into the front of a house in the 800 block of Rush Drive NE. Upon arrival at the home, a spokesperson from the Leesburg Police Department said that officers were met by a 2020 Subaru that crashed into the front of the residence, causing structural damage. No injuries were reported. The preliminary investigation found that Henderson was heading north on …

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Driver Airlifted To Hospital Following Head-On Crash Involving Four Vehicles In MD: Sheriff Driver Airlifted To Hospital Following Head-On Crash Involving Four Vehicles In MD: Sheriff
Driver Airlifted To Hospital Following Head-On Crash Involving Four Vehicles In MD: Sheriff A 44-year-old Calvert County man suffered critical injuries in a head-on crash that involved three other vehicles in Leonardtown on Sunday afternoon. Andrew Jason Causey, 44, of Solomons, had to be extricated from his vehicle and airlifted to an area trauma center with life-threatening injuries following a multi-vehicle crash, according to the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office. The crash was reported shortly after 4:20 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 8 in the northbound lanes of the 22000 block of Three Notch Road that left Causey trapped inside his Ford Focus. Investigators say that Causey was dri…

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Schools
Disorderly Woman Accused Of Shouting Profanities Outside Maryland Elementary School: Sheriff Disorderly Woman Accused Of Shouting Profanities Outside Maryland Elementary School: Sheriff
Disorderly Woman Accused Of Shouting Profanities Outside Maryland Elementary School: Sheriff A cigarette-smoking woman is facing multiple drug charges after going on a tirade and being busted outside a Calvert County elementary school, according to the sheriff's office. Prince Frederick County resident Karla Yamith Rodriguez, 34, has been identified as the disorderly woman who was allegedly yelling and screaming profanities in the parking lot of Barstow Elementary School, officials say. It is alleged that when approached by responding deputies, Rodriguez ignored their commands, continued shouting in front of others in the area, and her "behavior escalated," leading to her apprehens…

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Police & Fire
Townhomes Evacuated In Herndon Due To Suspected Suspicious Substances Found In Home: Police Townhomes Evacuated In Herndon Due To Suspected Suspicious Substances Found In Home: Police
Townhomes Evacuated In Herndon Due To Suspected Suspicious Substances Found In Home: Police Nearly two dozen homes were evacuated in Fairfax County on Friday afternoon due to a HazMat situation in Herndon, police confirmed. The successful execution of a search warrant in the 200 block of Herndon Station Square led to the arrest of a 44-year-old Steven Timothy Kyle, though it resulted to more questions than answers when officers found chemicals and other substances that "caused some alarm," a police spokesperson said. According to Herndon Police Capt. Steve Pihonak, at approximately 11:30 a.m. on Sept. 6, officers served the warrant, and a suspect was taken to the Fairfax County Ad…

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'Significant Drug Arrest' Made During Stop Outside Frederick Health Hospital 'Significant Drug Arrest' Made During Stop Outside Frederick Health Hospital
'Significant Drug Arrest' Made During Stop Outside Frederick Health Hospital A tip from a law enforcement agency about "a substantial amount of illegal narcotics" being brought into Frederick County led to the arrest of a 45-year-old man, authorities announced. Frederick resident Jerome Mario Britton is facing multiple charges after being busted during a stop earlier this week outside of an area hospital. According to officials, at approximately 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 4, officers conducted a traffic stop that led to what was described by investigators as "a significant drug arrest."  Patrol officers spotted Britton's wife's gray Dodge Challenger in the…

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Schools
Teen Dies At Hospital Following Shooting At Joppatowne High School Teen Dies At Hospital Following Shooting At Joppatowne High School
Teen Dies At Hospital Following Shooting At Joppatowne High School A deadly shooting at Jappatowne High School is under investigation after a teen died after being airlifted to an area hospital on Friday, the sheriff's office confirmed. Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler said that 15-year-old Edgewood resident Grant Warren Curtis died at the hospital after being shot by a 16-year-old classmate on Sept. 6 in a bathroom at the school. "I regret to be standing here again with the unfortunately news after being informed that the victim did not survive the shooting," Gahler said at a press conference. The family was notified late on Friday afternoon, he sai…

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