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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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Shots Fired, Drugs Found, Attempted Murder Charges Filed: Hagerstown Police Shots Fired, Drugs Found, Attempted Murder Charges Filed: Hagerstown Police
Shots Fired, Drugs Found, Attempted Murder Charges Filed: Hagerstown Police Gunfire rattled a Hagerstown neighborhood late Sunday night, ending in a drug seizure, a ditched Glock, and three arrests — including two suspects from Baltimore — according to police. Officers responded to the 400 block of Jonathan Street around 11:21 p.m. on Sunday, June 29, 2025, for a report of multiple gunshots, police said. They found numerous shell casings and drugs on the ground. Investigators quickly tracked two suspects to a nearby residence and took them into custody without incident. Officers say controlled dangerous substances were in plain view. Overnight, police secured a s…

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Frederick Cop Accused Of Child Sex Crimes In PA: Badge 'Will Be Stripped Away' Frederick Cop Accused Of Child Sex Crimes In PA: Badge 'Will Be Stripped Away'
Frederick Cop Accused Of Child Sex Crimes In PA: Badge 'Will Be Stripped Away' A Maryland police officer has been charged with multiple child sex crimes in Pennsylvania, and his chief says if the charges hold, his badge will be stripped forever — “as it should be.” Cpl. James Dodson, a sworn member of the Frederick Police Department, is facing four felony charges after Pennsylvania State Police completed a months-long investigation into allegations involving the exploitation of a minor. On Monday, June 30, Chief Jason Lando addressed the public in a video statement, calling the charges “a betrayal… tripled—against the victim, against every resident who entrusts us to …

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Man Shot Dead, Another Stabbed Inside Building In Alexandria: Police Man Shot Dead, Another Stabbed Inside Building In Alexandria: Police
Man Shot Dead, Another Stabbed Inside Building In Alexandria: Police A deadly confrontation in Northern Virginia left one man dead and another hospitalized after a shooting and stabbing inside an Alexandria building, authorities said. Officers with the Alexandria Police Department were called to the 6000 block of Edsall Road around 5:55 p.m. on Sunday, June 29, for a reported stabbing, according to a department spokesperson. When police arrived, they found a man suffering from multiple lacerations and cuts. He was rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment. While checking the area, officers found a second man, identified as Daniel Foster, 42, of Alexandria, …

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Virginia Man Raped, Abducted Child In Leesburg, Police Say Virginia Man Raped, Abducted Child In Leesburg, Police Say
Virginia Man Raped, Abducted Child In Leesburg, Police Say A Virginia man is behind bars in connection to the rape and abduction of a minor in Loudoun County, according to the Leesburg Police Department. Detectives say Alex Omar Lozano Martinez, 45, of Leesburg, assaulted a juvenile at a home on Heritage Way NE in February 2025, authorities announced on Monday, June 30.  The incident was reported to police in May. Following a “thorough investigation,” officers identified Martinez as a suspect and arrested him on June 27, charging him with: Rape; Forcible sodomy; Abduction with intent to defile; Solicitation of a minor. He was taken to the L…

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‘My Father Was Invincible’: Laurel Son Pens Heartbreaking Plea To Save His Dad ‘My Father Was Invincible’: Laurel Son Pens Heartbreaking Plea To Save His Dad
‘My Father Was Invincible’: Laurel Son Pens Heartbreaking Plea To Save His Dad A devoted Maryland son is pleading for help to save his father, whose sudden health spiral has revealed a devastating cancer diagnosis with no clear origin. Julio Vasconez said everything changed in an instant. “Everything seemed to be going as usual… until a couple of months ago,” he said. “We thought it was something minor, maybe a kidney stone. But that day ended with kidney surgery — and the hardest part wasn’t the operation, it was everything that came after.” Doctors uncovered signs of advanced metastatic cancer in his father’s bones. The primary source hasn’t been found, leaving spe…

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Centreville Man Flashed, Pleasured Himself In Public On Popular Trail, Police Say Centreville Man Flashed, Pleasured Himself In Public On Popular Trail, Police Say
Centreville Man Flashed, Pleasured Himself In Public On Popular Trail, Police Say A 21-year-old Centreville man is facing multiple charges after being accused of exposing himself during a series of disturbing incidents along trails in a Northern Virginia neighborhood, authorities said. Osman Quintana Herrara was arrested on Thursday, June 26, and charged with three counts of indecent exposure, Fairfax County Police announced on Monday, June 30. Police said officers first responded around 4:10 p.m. on April 24, to the area of Maple Run Lane and Middle Ridge Drive in Greenbriar for a report of a man who had exposed himself before running away.  Officers canvassed the…

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100+ MPH I-95 Pursuit Leads To Repeat DUI Offender’s Arrest In Spotsylvania, Sheriff Says 100+ MPH I-95 Pursuit Leads To Repeat DUI Offender’s Arrest In Spotsylvania, Sheriff Says
100+ MPH I-95 Pursuit Leads To Repeat DUI Offender’s Arrest In Spotsylvania, Sheriff Says A repeat DUI offender led deputies on a high-speed chase topping 100 mph on I-95 in Virginia before being arrested, authorities announced. Michelle Gorham was busted around 2 a.m. on Sunday, June 29, after deputies spotted her driving without headlights on Patriot Highway and swerving across lanes, the Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office said. A traffic stop was attempted near Mine Road, but the Spotsy resident refused to stop, sparking a dangerous pursuit that continued northbound onto I-95, according to the sheriff’s office. During the pursuit, investigators say that Gorham hit speeds t…

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$43K, Crack, PCP, Guns Seized; 5 Arrested In Massive Germantown Drug Bust: Police $43K, Crack, PCP, Guns Seized; 5 Arrested In Massive Germantown Drug Bust: Police
$43K, Crack, PCP, Guns Seized; 5 Arrested In Massive Germantown Drug Bust: Police Five men were busted and thousands in cash, crack, and guns were seized in Maryland after a months-long drug investigation, authorities said. Detectives with the Montgomery County Police Department executed a trio of search warrants on Wednesday, June 25, targeting properties in connection to drug activity on Gunners Branch Road in Germantown, according to the department. The takedown stemmed from community complaints that the department received beginning last fall. During the searches, police say detectives recovered: Four firearms; Distribution quantities of crack cocaine, PCP, and MD…

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Mysterious Death Near Manassas Railroad Prompts Police Probe Mysterious Death Near Manassas Railroad Prompts Police Probe
Mysterious Death Near Manassas Railroad Prompts Police Probe A man was found dead near railroad tracks in Northern Virginia, police said. Officers with the Prince William County Police Department responded to Rixlew Lane in Manassas, around 3:51 p.m. on Friday, June 27, where they found a 45-year-old man unconscious on the side of the road, officials said Monday, June 30. He was pronounced dead at the scene. According to investigators, there were no signs of foul play, and the body was taken to the Medical Examiner's Office to determine the exact cause and manner of death. “There is no threat to the community concerning the death,” police said. Th…

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Online Deal Goes Bad For Spotsy Fugitive Busted With Gun, Fentanyl: Sheriff Online Deal Goes Bad For Spotsy Fugitive Busted With Gun, Fentanyl: Sheriff
Online Deal Goes Bad For Spotsy Fugitive Busted With Gun, Fentanyl: Sheriff A convicted felon in Virginia who thought he was making a deal on social media was instead busted by undercover deputies — with a loaded gun and hundreds of fentanyl pills in his possession, authorities said. Austin Kile, of Spotsylvania, was arrested without incident after deputies from the Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office posed as interested buyers and arranged a meet-up through social media, according to investigators on Monday, June 30. “When deputies arrived, the suspect… didn’t manage to close the deal,” the department said. “Instead, he was taken into custody… and with a lot more…

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