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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
Gaithersburg Man Shoots Victim Multiple Times After Parking Lot Brawl, Police Say Gaithersburg Man Shoots Victim Multiple Times After Parking Lot Brawl, Police Say
Gaithersburg Man Shoots Victim Multiple Times After Parking Lot Brawl, Police Say A Gaithersburg man is behind bars after allegedly shooting another man multiple times during a violent parking lot brawl in Maryland, police said. Davion Gray, 23, is accused of shooting a man in the upper and lower body after a group attack on Rockville Pike, according to the Montgomery County Department of Police. The shooting happened around 9:54 p.m. on Monday, April 21, in the 11500 block of Rockville Pike. Investigators said a group of people got into an argument with a man in a parking lot. That argument escalated into a physical assault — and then a shooting. “Gray then shot the v…

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News
DC Shooter Who Fired At Dad Protecting 5-Year-Old Daughter Learns Prison Fate DC Shooter Who Fired At Dad Protecting 5-Year-Old Daughter Learns Prison Fate
DC Shooter Who Fired At Dad Protecting 5-Year-Old Daughter Learns Prison Fate The man who shot a father and his 5-year-old daughter as they were enjoying a day out in DC will spend more than a decade behind bars, authorities announced. Alante Partlow, 30, was sentenced to 13 years in prison for the April 2024 shooting in Northeast DC when he fired shots at the family, who investigators said he knew before the incident. At around 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, police say officers were called to the 4800 block of North Capitol Street NE, where they found a man and his daughter suffering from gunshot wounds outside an apartment building in the Fort Totten neighb…

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Traffic
Speeding Driver Dies After Crashing Into Columbia Office Building, Police Say Speeding Driver Dies After Crashing Into Columbia Office Building, Police Say
Speeding Driver Dies After Crashing Into Columbia Office Building, Police Say A man is dead after slamming his car into a building in Howard County on Wednesday afternoon, prompting evacuations and a structural safety inspection, police said. Officers were called shortly after noon on May 7 to the 9300 block of Gerwig Lane in Columbia, where there was a reported crash outside the headquarters of Humanim, Inc., according to police. When first responders arrived, they found the car crashed into the building and a man dead inside.  Witnesses reported that the car was traveling at a high rate of speed and failed to negotiate a curve in the road, police said. Inves…

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Police & Fire
Potomac Mills Pervert: Police Release Image Of Man Who Exposed Himself In Woodbridge Potomac Mills Pervert: Police Release Image Of Man Who Exposed Himself In Woodbridge
Potomac Mills Pervert: Police Release Image Of Man Who Exposed Himself In Woodbridge Police in Prince William County are asking for help identifying a man who allegedly exposed himself to a woman inside Nordstrom at Potomac Mills. The incident was reported shortly before noon on Monday, May 5, at the store, when a shopper got more than she bargained for while browsing the shelves.  A 25-year-old woman was shopping when an unknown man began speaking to her from a nearby aisle. During the encounter, “the victim observed the suspect exposing himself,” police said. The victim quickly left the area. As she exited the store, she saw the man looking at her again. Prince W…

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Police & Fire
DNA Swipe From Water Bottle Nails Man Who Killed Ex’s Mom Decades Ago In Chevy Chase DNA Swipe From Water Bottle Nails Man Who Killed Ex’s Mom Decades Ago In Chevy Chase
DNA Swipe From Water Bottle Nails Man Who Killed Ex’s Mom Decades Ago In Chevy Chase After 24 years of silence, justice finally has been served for a Maryland family. A Washington, DC man has admitted to murdering his ex-girlfriend’s mother inside her Chevy Chase home more than two decades ago — a cold case that stunned the quiet Montgomery County neighborhood and baffled detectives for years. Eugene Teodor Gligor, now 45, pleaded guilty in Montgomery County Circuit Court on Wednesday, May 7, to second-degree murder in the 2001 slaying of 50-year-old Leslie Preer, who was found face-down and bloodied in her shower after failing to show up for work. Eugene Teodor Gli…

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Police & Fire
Indian Head Man Pulls Crack From Pockets, Hides Fake Gun During Traffic Stop, Sheriff Says Indian Head Man Pulls Crack From Pockets, Hides Fake Gun During Traffic Stop, Sheriff Says
Indian Head Man Pulls Crack From Pockets, Hides Fake Gun During Traffic Stop, Sheriff Says A routine traffic stop in Maryland turned into a drug bust when a driver was caught pulling crack from his pockets and stashing a fake gun under his seat, authorities said. Joseph Leon Young, 62, of Indian Head, was arrested after deputies stopped him shortly after 9 p.m. on Friday, May 2, in the area of Route 210 and South Poplar Lane, according to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office. As the deputy approached, Young “was observed taking what appeared to be crack cocaine out of his pockets and concealing a handgun under his seat,” police said. Deputies recovered multiple baggies of crack c…

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Police & Fire
Unattended Stove Sparks $425K Blaze At Leesburg Home: Fire Officials Unattended Stove Sparks $425K Blaze At Leesburg Home: Fire Officials
Unattended Stove Sparks $425K Blaze At Leesburg Home: Fire Officials A kitchen fire sparked by an unattended stove ripped through a Virginia home, injured one, and caused nearly half a million dollars in damage, officials said. Firefighters were called to the 18000 block of Harbour Town Terrace in Leesburg just after 2 p.m. on May 5, Loudoun County Fire and Rescue said. The fire started in the kitchen, and rapidly spread from there, with smoke and flames showing from both floors when crews arrived at the scene. Two people were able to evacuate on their own after hearing smoke alarms going off, with one suffering minor injures that were treated at an area ho…

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Obituaries
6-Year-Old Shot Dead In Baltimore, Brother Pens Touching Tribute: 'His Life Had Just Begun' 6-Year-Old Shot Dead In Baltimore, Brother Pens Touching Tribute: 'His Life Had Just Begun'
6-Year-Old Shot Dead In Baltimore, Brother Pens Touching Tribute: 'His Life Had Just Begun' A Maryland family already shattered by gun violence suffered an unimaginable blow when a 6-year-old boy was shot and killed in Baltimore over the weekend. Micah Comegys was found suffering from a gunshot wound in the middle of the afternoon on Saturday, May 3, in the 800 block of Vine Street.  Commissioner Worley and PIO are on scene of a child shot in the 800 block of Vine Street. The Media Staging Area will be at the intersection of Fremont Ave. & Vine St. More information will follow as it becomes available. pic.twitter.com/z9ERqmb2Q7 — Baltimore Police (@BaltimorePolice) May…

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Police & Fire
Driver Flashes Shotgun After Fender Bender With Trucker In Stafford, Sheriff Says Driver Flashes Shotgun After Fender Bender With Trucker In Stafford, Sheriff Says
Driver Flashes Shotgun After Fender Bender With Trucker In Stafford, Sheriff Says A minor crash nearly turned deadly in Stafford County when a man ditched diplomacy and pulled out a shotgun, authorities said. The incident happened around 7:20 p.m. on Tuesday, May 6, on Warrenton Road near International Parkway, according to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were called to a reported auto accident that quickly escalated into a verbal disturbance involving weapons. Investigators said the drivers of a Subaru and a semi-truck collided while traveling on Warrenton Road.  After both got out of their vehicles, the Subaru driver allegedly pulled a shotgun and…

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Three Shot In Great Mills Ambush; Pair Faces Attempted Murder Charges, Sheriff Says Three Shot In Great Mills Ambush; Pair Faces Attempted Murder Charges, Sheriff Says
Three Shot In Great Mills Ambush; Pair Faces Attempted Murder Charges, Sheriff Says A weekend shooting in Southern Maryland that left three people wounded has led to the arrest of two brothers now facing attempted murder charges, according to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office. Cameron David Louis Curtis, 22, of Valley Lee, and Peyton James Robert Curtis, 20, of Callaway, were taken into custody on Tuesday, May 6, in connection with a shooting that was reported early Saturday morning in the area of Chancellors Run Road and Pegg Road in Great Mills, authorities said. Deputies on patrol in the area around 2 a.m. on May 3 reportedly heard gunfire and rushed to the scene, …

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