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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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Two Teens Among Four Hit With Hundreds Of Charges For Gun Shop Burglaries In Prince George's Two Teens Among Four Hit With Hundreds Of Charges For Gun Shop Burglaries In Prince George's
Two Teens Among Four Hit With Hundreds Of Charges For Gun Shop Burglaries In Prince George's Four suspects are facing hundreds of charges for their alleged roles in a string of commercial burglaries and attempted burglaries of gun stores in Maryland, authorities announced on Tuesday. Between December 2023 and March 2024, officials say that the group is connected to at least 10 incidents in Anne Arundel, Prince George's, and Baltimore counties. Those charged:  Cy'juan Hemsley, 19, of District Heights, who was charged with 200 counts;  Mahkiya McQuinn-Woodley, 20, of Baltimore, who was charged with 189 counts; A 17-year-old from Temple Hills who was charged with 199 count…

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Police & Fire
Four Charged For Fatal July Stabbing In Hyattsville: Police Four Charged For Fatal July Stabbing In Hyattsville: Police
Four Charged For Fatal July Stabbing In Hyattsville: Police Four people have been charged in connection to the fatal stabbing of a 34-year-old man in Prince George's County last month. Shortly after 9:30 a.m. on Friday, July 5, officers from the Hyattsville Police Department were called to the 5300 block of Ager Road for a welfare check, where they found Samuel Garcia Rojas suffering from traumatic injuries inside a vehicle. He was pronounced dead at the scene after reportedly being stabbed during a dispute. This week, the Prince George's County Police Department announced that they have apprehended a group of four suspects.  Those charged:&n…

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Police & Fire
Peeping Tom Caught Staring Into Woman's Arlington Home Arrested For Public Intoxication: Police Peeping Tom Caught Staring Into Woman's Arlington Home Arrested For Public Intoxication: Police
Peeping Tom Caught Staring Into Woman's Arlington Home Arrested For Public Intoxication: Police A 19-year-old Peeping Tom is facing charges after being caught peering into a woman's window in Arlington, police say. Over the weekend, a local resident received a scare when she spotted Denis Chen De Leon looking into a window of her home, according to authorities. A spokesperson from the Arlington Police Department said that at approximately 5:45 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 23, officers were called to a residence in the 4300 block of 2nd Road North, when a woman said she saw Chen De Leon staring. The woman called the police, and were able to track down Chen De Leon after receivi…

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Police & Fire
Wanted Spotsy Woman Busted When Driver Failed To Slow Down For Emergency Vehicle, Police Say Wanted Spotsy Woman Busted When Driver Failed To Slow Down For Emergency Vehicle, Police Say
Wanted Spotsy Woman Busted When Driver Failed To Slow Down For Emergency Vehicle, Police Say A Spotsylvania woman wanted in Stafford County tried to pull a fast one on officers in Fredericksburg, but ultimately landed herself behind bars, police say. Late last week, a member of the Fredericksburg Police Department who was assisting during a traffic stop in the 1800 block of Emancipation Highway leapt into action when Spotsy resident Kyle Hill, 26, failed to move over or slow down for the emergency vehicles, prompting a second stop down the road. According to investigators while speaking with Hill and his passenger, there were "drug items in plain view," and the woman attempted repe…

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Train Derailment In Hagerstown Under Investigation 24 Hours Later Train Derailment In Hagerstown Under Investigation 24 Hours Later
Train Derailment In Hagerstown Under Investigation 24 Hours Later First responders in Washington County had their hands full on Sunday following a multi-car train derailment that remains under investigation a day later.  According to fire officials, at approximately 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 25, crews from the Hagerstown Fire Department were called to the 300 block of South Burhans Boulevard, where there was a reported derailment. In total, nine cars wound up off the tracks. From Hagerstown Fire Department: “At 3:30pm, units from HFD were alerted to the area of the 300 block of South Burhans... Posted by Hagerstown Police Department on Sund…

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Teen Suspect, 15, Arrested Months After Two Men Found Shot To Death In Silver Spring Park: PD Teen Suspect, 15, Arrested Months After Two Men Found Shot To Death In Silver Spring Park: PD
Teen Suspect, 15, Arrested Months After Two Men Found Shot To Death In Silver Spring Park: PD Three months to the day that two men were found murdered at a Silver Spring park, the Montgomery County Department of Police announced that a teen shooting suspect has been identified. Quincy Johnson, of Takoma Park, and Lanham resident D'Andre Wint, both 20, were found shot to death at the Nolte Local Park in the 200 block of Denver Road late in the afternoon on Sunday, May 26. 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 (…

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St. Mary's County Man Ditched GPS Monitor Following Assault, Arson Arrest, Sheriff Says St. Mary's County Man Ditched GPS Monitor Following Assault, Arson Arrest, Sheriff Says
St. Mary's County Man Ditched GPS Monitor Following Assault, Arson Arrest, Sheriff Says A Maryland man arrested for multiple assault offenses and for threatening arson in St. Mary's County has escaped, officials say. Markko Darvelle Morsell, 34, is wanted for escape after removing his electronic monitoring device and fleeing the area following his latest arrest.  At the the time, Morsell was on pretrial release for charges that include three counts of second-degree assault, theft of $100 to under $1,500, and making threats of arson. He was described as being 6-foot-3 weighing approximately 320 pounds.  Anyone with information regarding Morsell or his whereabouts ha…

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Police & Fire
Toddler's Death In DC Ruled Homicide By Blunt Force Injuries, Police Say Toddler's Death In DC Ruled Homicide By Blunt Force Injuries, Police Say
Toddler's Death In DC Ruled Homicide By Blunt Force Injuries, Police Say The death of a 1-year-old boy who was killed during an incident last week in Southeast DC has been ruled a homicide by the Chief Medical Examiner. Members of the Metropolitan Police Department were called shortly before 11:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 22 to a home in the 1800 block of 18th Street SE, where they found Jordan Ballard unresponsive. The child was rushed by DC Fire and EMS personnel to an area hospital, where, despite lifesaving measures, he died. His body was taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in DC, which determined the child suffered multiple blunt force injuries…

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Woman Trespassing At Manassas School Kicked One Officer, Spat On Another During Arrest: Police Woman Trespassing At Manassas School Kicked One Officer, Spat On Another During Arrest: Police
Woman Trespassing At Manassas School Kicked One Officer, Spat On Another During Arrest: Police A spitting-mad woman who was allegedly intoxicated and trespassing at a Prince William County elementary school got too handsy with arresting officers, then doubled down on her efforts, officials say. Bonnie Sue Ellito, 46, who has no fixed address, is facing multiple counts of assault and battery on a law enforcement officer following an incident that played out in the parking lot of Bennet Elementary School in Manassas on Saturday night. According to the Prince William County Police Department, at around 8:45 p.m. on Aug. 24, officers were called to the building, where they found Ellito, …

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Schools
Teen Who Enlisted 12-Year-Old Boy To Make School Bomb Threats Charged In Montgomery County: PD Teen Who Enlisted 12-Year-Old Boy To Make School Bomb Threats Charged In Montgomery County: PD
Teen Who Enlisted 12-Year-Old Boy To Make School Bomb Threats Charged In Montgomery County: PD Two minors who conspired to make bomb threats targeting Montgomery County schools have been identified as those responsible for causing multiple scares in the community earlier this year. A 15-year-old Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School student is facing multiple charges, and his 12-year-old cohort from Pennsylvania - who will not be charged due to his age - have been accused of making multiple bomb threats that caused chaos in May. According to the Montgomery County Department of Police, a threat made on Thursday, May 16 led to a lockdown at the teen's school, as well as the deploy…

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