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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
Crossbow-Wielding Virginia Man Killed By Officers Near Potomac Mills Mall: Police Crossbow-Wielding Virginia Man Killed By Officers Near Potomac Mills Mall: Police
Crossbow-Wielding Virginia Man Killed By Officers Near Potomac Mills Mall: Police He ran toward the mall with a crossbow. Police opened fire. A 52-year-old Woodbridge man was shot and killed by police on Thursday afternoon, July 17, while armed with a crossbow and running toward the Potomac Mills shopping complex, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Police said the man was already wanted in connection to a brandishing incident that happened a day earlier, where he allegedly pointed a firearm at a stranger on Colchester Road during an unprovoked encounter.  No one was hurt during that first incident. On Thursday, police said the same man was r…

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Lifestyle
Maryland Singer Tricked Into 'AGT' Audition, Then Simon Cowell Calls Her Song 'Boring' Maryland Singer Tricked Into 'AGT' Audition, Then Simon Cowell Calls Her Song 'Boring'
Maryland Singer Tricked Into 'AGT' Audition, Then Simon Cowell Calls Her Song 'Boring' An aspiring Maryland singer got the surprise of a lifetime during what she thought was a VIP tour at "America’s Got Talent." Gaithersburg native Anna Wilson, 21, had her world turned upside down by her mother, who pulled a fast one on her in front of a raucous audience during auditions for the popular show. Wilson thought she and her mother were in for a special VIP experience out in California — but her mother had something a little bigger in mind before they even boarded the plane out west. During the latest round of auditions aired on NBC, Wilson's mother Carrie took to the stage, spark…

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News
$1.8M In Ketamine Headed To Florida—130 Pounds Seized In Philadelphia: CBP $1.8M In Ketamine Headed To Florida—130 Pounds Seized In Philadelphia: CBP
$1.8M In Ketamine Headed To Florida—130 Pounds Seized In Philadelphia: CBP Customs officers in Philadelphia just stopped another massive shipment of ketamine — just weeks after intercepting a $1.5 million load hidden in toys, picture frames, and fishing rods. The latest bust came in two separate seizures in early July at the Port of Philadelphia, the agency announced Thursday, July 17. On July 5, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials said officers inspected a shipment from France labeled as an “industrial air filter HEPA air filter.”  Inside, they found more than 46 pounds of ketamine, concealed in hidden packaging. Just days later on July 9, off…

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News
Ghost Gun, Brutal Carjacking Leads To Lengthy Prison Stay For Aberdeen Man: Prosecutors Ghost Gun, Brutal Carjacking Leads To Lengthy Prison Stay For Aberdeen Man: Prosecutors
Ghost Gun, Brutal Carjacking Leads To Lengthy Prison Stay For Aberdeen Man: Prosecutors A Maryland man will spend decades in prison for a violent carjacking and robbery that left one victim hurt — and one suspect still on the loose. Michael Moore, 33, of Aberdeen, was sentenced to a total of 55 years in prison on Wednesday, July 16, after being convicted of charges that included armed carjacking and armed robbery, the Harford County State’s Attorney’s Office announced on Thursday. “This case is a strong reminder that violent crime has serious and lasting consequences,” State’s Attorney Alison M. Healey stated. “Our office remains steadfast in our mission to protect the citize…

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Police & Fire
Virginia Teen Dies After Temple Hills Party Shooting; Maryland Woman Charged With Murder: PGPD Virginia Teen Dies After Temple Hills Party Shooting; Maryland Woman Charged With Murder: PGPD
Virginia Teen Dies After Temple Hills Party Shooting; Maryland Woman Charged With Murder: Pgpd A Virginia teenager shot at a party in Maryland has died — and a woman already in custody is now facing murder charges. Keyri Escalante, 20, of Fort Washington, has been charged in connection to the death of 18-year-old Darlyn Florian-Granados, of Alexandria, according to the Prince George’s County Police Department. The shooting happened around 3:20 a.m. on June 13, inside a home in the 5400 block of Broadwater Street in Temple Hills, police said. Officers responded to the scene and found Florian-Granados inside the home suffering from a gunshot wound.  Florian-Granados was rus…

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News
Virginia Man Worked With Georgia Inmate To Flood State With Meth, Feds Say Virginia Man Worked With Georgia Inmate To Flood State With Meth, Feds Say
Virginia Man Worked With Georgia Inmate To Flood State With Meth, Feds Say A Virginia man who helped a Georgia prison inmate flood the state with meth is headed to federal prison. Christopher M. Sullivan, 31, of Bristol, was sentenced to 96 months in prison after a federal jury convicted him of conspiring to distribute methamphetamine, authorities announced on Thursday, July 17. Sullivan was found guilty in June following a three-day trial in US District Court in Abingdon. According to federal prosecutors, Sullivan worked directly with Christopher David Johnson, an inmate inside a Georgia state prison, who was running a large-scale meth trafficking operation from…

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Traffic
USPS Truck Hits, Kills Woman In Kensington—Police Slam Video Leaked Online (UPDATED) USPS Truck Hits, Kills Woman In Kensington—Police Slam Video Leaked Online (UPDATED)
USPS Truck Hits, Kills Woman In Kensington—Police Slam Video Leaked Online (Updated) A woman died after she was hit by a United States Postal Service truck in Maryland — and now, police are calling out the unauthorized release of disturbing footage that showed the crash online before the victim’s family was even notified. The fatal collision happened around 10:40 a.m. on Wednesday, July 16, at the intersection of Connecticut Avenue and Plyers Mill Road in Kensington, according to the Montgomery County Department of Police. Officers from the 2nd District were called to the scene for a report of a pedestrian-involved crash.  Investigators said 64-year-old Mairi Nicola M…

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Police & Fire
MURDER INVESTIGATION: Man Lit Up And Walked From Scene In Oxon Hill: Who Is He, Police Ask MURDER INVESTIGATION: Man Lit Up And Walked From Scene In Oxon Hill: Who Is He, Police Ask
Murder Investigation: Man Lit Up And Walked From Scene In Oxon Hill: Who Is He, Police Ask He lit a cigarette and walked away — now police want to know who he is. Detectives have released new surveillance images of the man wanted in connection with the July 12 shooting death of 31-year-old DC resident Deon Damien Thomas in Oxon Hill. “In the video, the suspect is seen walking away from the scene immediately after the murder,” the Prince George’s County Police Department said. The video can be seen here. It happened around 8:20 p.m. in the 5100 block of Indian Head Highway, where officers found Thomas outside, suffering from a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the sc…

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Politics
Maryland Man Used Voice Of America Lines In DC To Threaten Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene: Feds Maryland Man Used Voice Of America Lines In DC To Threaten Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene: Feds
Maryland Man Used Voice Of America Lines In DC To Threaten Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene: Feds A longtime federal media employee from Maryland is facing charges for allegedly phoning in violent threats to a sitting Republican Congresswoman — from inside Voice of America’s studios in DC. Seth Jason, of Edgewater, was arrested on Thursday, July 17, after a federal grand jury indicted him on four charges for allegedly threatening to kill Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, her staff, and their families. Jason, who was taken into custody by US Capitol Police and the Anne Arundel County Police Department, made his first court appearance Thursday in US District Court in Washington, DC, officials …

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Police & Fire
Gun Pulled By 12-Year-Old? Seven Kids Under 16 Detained After Middle River Assault: Police Gun Pulled By 12-Year-Old? Seven Kids Under 16 Detained After Middle River Assault: Police
Gun Pulled By 12-Year-Old? Seven Kids Under 16 Detained After Middle River Assault: Police They’re barely teens — but police say a gun was used during a daytime disturbance. A group of kids as young as 12 is under investigation after shots were fired during a fight in Middle River, police said. Officers responded to the 100 block of Carroll Island Road around 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 16, after getting calls about gunfire, according to the Baltimore County Police Department. “A firearm was discharged while being used to assault a person during a physical altercation that involved a group of juveniles,” police said. When officers got to the scene, they found two people with i…

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