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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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Car Wash Employee Killed, Two Others Injured In Fairfax Coutny Crash, Police Say Car Wash Employee Killed, Two Others Injured In Fairfax Coutny Crash, Police Say
Car Wash Employee Killed, Two Others Injured In Fairfax Coutny Crash, Police Say A 62-year-old woman was killed following a reported crash at a car wash in Fairfax County on Saturday, police say. Fairfax resident Martha Clemencia Nguyen has been identified by police as the person who died at an area hospital after a driver struck a group of employees in the parking lot of the Flagship Carwash in the 10800 block of Fairfax Boulevard. According to a spokesperson from the Fairfax County Police Department, shortly before 11 a.m. on June 29, officers were called to the car wash, where there was a reported crash that left three employees of the business suffering from various…

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Amply-Armed Employee Threatened To Blow Up Maryland Vehicle Administration Building: Officials Amply-Armed Employee Threatened To Blow Up Maryland Vehicle Administration Building: Officials
Amply-Armed Employee Threatened To Blow Up Maryland Vehicle Administration Building: Officials A well-armed employee who threatened to blow up the Maryland Vehicle Administration (MVA) building has been arrested and is facing multiple charges, according to the state fire marshal. Hagerstown resident Anthony Jacob Fritz, 38 - an employee of the MVA on Colonel Henry K. Douglas Drive - found himself in hot water with the police on Friday after allegedly making threats of mass violence.  Investigators say that on Friday morning, co-workers approached a Maryland State Police trooper to advise that Fritz claimed he was going to bomb their building. Following an investigation, the&nbs…

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Climate Change Consultant Caught With Thousands Of Child Porn Files In Virginia Sentenced: Feds Climate Change Consultant Caught With Thousands Of Child Porn Files In Virginia Sentenced: Feds
Climate Change Consultant Caught With Thousands Of Child Porn Files In Virginia Sentenced: Feds The Virginia man who was caught with thousands of images depicting child sexual abuse involving toddlers and prepubescent children will spend decades in prison, federal authorities announced. Purcellville resident Raymond Lee Chavez, 70, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for his sexual exploitation of five children and his receipt and possession of thousands of images and videos depicting child sexual abuse material (CSAM). According to court documents, Chavez, who  a consultant on issues related to climate change and served international clients, including the United Natio…

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Police & Fire
One Dead, One Injured In Early Morning Fairfax County Shooting, Police Say (DEVELOPING) One Dead, One Injured In Early Morning Fairfax County Shooting, Police Say (DEVELOPING)
One Dead, One Injured In Early Morning Fairfax County Shooting, Police Say (Developing) One person was killed and a second injured following a double shooting in Fairfax County on Saturday morning. Shortly after midnight on June 29, officers were called to the 4100 block of Wadsworth Court in Annandale, where there was a reported shooting in the area. Upon arrival, police say that officers found two men suffering from gunshot wounds. Both were rushed to an area hospital, where one died and the other was treated and evaluated for what were described as non-life-threatening injuries. No details about a shooting suspect or possible motive has been released by the Fairfax County…

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Train Engineer Who Killed Star HS Football Player In Maryland Sentenced: State's Attorney Train Engineer Who Killed Star HS Football Player In Maryland Sentenced: State's Attorney
Train Engineer Who Killed Star HS Football Player In Maryland Sentenced: State's Attorney The train operator in Maryland who was charged in connection to the fatal crash that killed highly-touted high school football prospect Lamar Patterson has been sentenced, State's Attorney Anne Colt Leitess announced. MTA Light Rail operator Tavon Smith, 44, has been sentenced to 18 months, with the first two to be served at the Anne Arundel County Detention Center, with the remaining time on house arrest after killing the 17-year-old in 2022. According to prosecutors, on Feb. 2, 2022, Patterson, who was a standout at Saint Frances Academy in Baltimore and had multiple offers from…

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Man Who Fatally Stabbed Victim 19 Times Near Maryland HS Gets Life In Prison: State's Attorney Man Who Fatally Stabbed Victim 19 Times Near Maryland HS Gets Life In Prison: State's Attorney
Man Who Fatally Stabbed Victim 19 Times Near Maryland HS Gets Life In Prison: State's Attorney A 46-year-old Maryland man will spend the rest of his life behind bars after being convicted of luring his victim to a premeditated murder near Great Mills High School, the St. Mary's County State's Attorney's Office announced. Great Mills resident Cherron Montril Waul was convicted earlier this year of first-degree murder following a three-day trial for the brutal slaying of a 33-year-old man in February 2022. On Friday, St. Mary's County State's Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced that Waul has been sentenced to life in prison. “This horrific attack was pre-meditated and calculat…

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Fugitive Wanted For Home Invasion, Shooting, At Large In Southern Maryland: Sheriff's Office Fugitive Wanted For Home Invasion, Shooting, At Large In Southern Maryland: Sheriff's Office
Fugitive Wanted For Home Invasion, Shooting, At Large In Southern Maryland: Sheriff's Office A woman no stranger to law enforcement is wanted in Southern Maryland. An alert was issued by the Charles County Sheriff's Office as they seek the public's assistance in tracking down a fugitive from Hughesville wanted on a host of charges. Danielle Sicam Alicka, 27, who also has ties to St. Mary's County, is wanted for offenses that include home invasion, armed robbery, and first-degree assault following an incident earlier this year. On May 1, investigators say that 2024, Alicka forced her way into a Waldorf residence and assaulted several victims with a handgun. One pers…

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Former DC Corrections Officer Gets Prison Time For Assaulting Handcuffed Inmate, Feds Say Former DC Corrections Officer Gets Prison Time For Assaulting Handcuffed Inmate, Feds Say
Former DC Corrections Officer Gets Prison Time For Assaulting Handcuffed Inmate, Feds Say A former District of Columbia Department of Corrections officer who assaulted a handcuffed inmate will be spending time on the other side of the bars after admitting to using unreasonable force  Marcus Bias, 28, pleaded guilty earlier this year to one count of deprivation of rights under color of law after being charged late last year for an alleged incident more than three years ago. On Friday, the DOJ announced that he has been sentenced to 42 months in prison. “Like any other law enforcement officer, the defendant had a duty to protect the constitutional rights of anyone who w…

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Wrong-Way Driver Killed In Head-On Maryland Crash, Police Say Wrong-Way Driver Killed In Head-On Maryland Crash, Police Say
Wrong-Way Driver Killed In Head-On Maryland Crash, Police Say A 40-year-old wrong-way driver was killed in a head-on crash in Anne Arundel County late on Thursday night, police say. Glen Burnie resident Christopher Gianfrancesco has been identified by investigators as the person killed in a three-vehicle crash involving two other drivers at around 10 p.m. on June 27.  According to the Anne Arundel County Police Department, officers were called to the westbound lanes of Dorsey Road at I-97 to investigate a reported crash that left one man dead and two others uninjured. Investigators say that Gianfrancesco was driving a Mazda 3 east in t…

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Men Soliciting Sex From Minors Busted During Undercover Operation: Washington County Sheriff Men Soliciting Sex From Minors Busted During Undercover Operation: Washington County Sheriff
Men Soliciting Sex From Minors Busted During Undercover Operation: Washington County Sheriff Three human trafficking suspects have been taken off the streets following an investigation by the Washington County Sheriff's Office. This week, the agency's Digital Investigations & Forensics Unit arrested three men during an operation focused on Internet-based chats targeting adults who sought out minors for sex, officials say. Investigators used different social media platforms via covert chats and undercover law enforcement officers to chat with and meet up with those adults who solicit sex from children. During the operation, multiple Internet-based contacts and in-pers…

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