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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

Registered Sex Offender Caught With Child Porn In Frederick: Sheriff A convicted sex offender in Frederick is facing new child pornography charges after investigators say a tip led them to disturbing online material linked to his home. Detectives with the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office arrested Christopher Aviles on Wednesday, March 26, after executing a search warrant at a home on Hames Court, the agency announced Friday. The investigation began Thursday, Feb. 13, when the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children sent a cyber tip to local authorities in Frederick about suspected child sexual abuse material. Detectives traced the tip to a socia…

by Zak Failla

03/28/2025

Police & Fire

Woodbridge Men Repeatedly Sexually Abusing Two Young Girls Over 11-Year Span, Police Say A years-long nightmare has come to light in Prince William County — and now, three men are behind bars. Detectives in Virginia have arrested three suspects accused of sexually abusing two young girls over the course of more than a decade, according to the Prince William County Police Department. The disturbing allegations surfaced in January 2025, when the victims came forward and reported being assaulted repeatedly between 2012 and 2023 at homes in the Woodbridge, officials said. At the time the abuse began, both victims were young children, police said. They were reportedly assaulted on …

by Zak Failla

03/28/2025

Police & Fire

Stafford Man Swaps Saw For Twisted Tea After Attacking Roommate In Drunken Rage: Sheriff A Stafford man traded blades for booze but still landed behind bars after swinging a handsaw at his roommate during a drunken dispute, authorities said. Michael Jones, 37, was arrested Thursday night, March 27, after deputies say he assaulted his roommate with a handsaw on Cabell Road during a bizarre and booze-fueled outburst. Deputies responded around 7:15 p.m. for a reported disturbance involving “a roommate... intoxicated and wielding a saw,” according to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. By the time deputies arrived, the saw was gone — but Jones was allegedly holding a Twisted Tea…

by Zak Failla

03/28/2025

Police & Fire

Juvenile Goes Postal, Torches Car With Burning Mail In Maryland: Fire Marshal That’s one way to send a message. A juvenile in Maryland is accused of torching a car in Washington County using a flaming stack of mail, state fire investigators said. It happened around 4:40 p.m. on Thursday, March 27, outside a home on the 4200 block of Mills Road in Sharpsburg, according to the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal. Investigators say the juvenile ignited several pieces of mail and tossed them into the passenger compartment of a parked vehicle, triggering a blaze that scorched the inside of the car. Damage was estimated at $500. No one was hurt. It took five firef…

by Zak Failla

03/28/2025

Police & Fire

Manassas Dad Broke Daughter’s Arm With Bamboo Stick, Police Say A Manassas father accused of beating his daughter with a bamboo stick — and a mother who allegedly waited more than a week to seek help — are both facing charges in Prince William County, police announced Friday. The investigation began on Wednesday, March 26, after detectives were alerted to suspected child neglect tied to an earlier incident at the family’s home, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Police say the girl, who is under 12 years old, was physically disciplined by her father, 44-year-old Dong Shin, using a bamboo stick on March 15. When the child tried to…

by Zak Failla

03/28/2025

Traffic

Passenger Killed In Loudoun County Pickup Truck Crash With Stopped Tractor-Trailer: VSP A passenger was killed and another seriously injured when a pickup slammed into the back of a tractor trailer along a Loudoun County highway ramp, Virginia State Police said. The fatal crash happened just before 7:50 a.m. Thursday, March 27, on the off-ramp from Route 267 eastbound (Dulles Greenway) to Route 28 southbound. According to state police, a 2020 Chevrolet Silverado was exiting Route 267 when it veered off the right side of the ramp and rear-ended a 2017 Volvo 718 tractor trailer that was stopped on the shoulder. Julio A. Portillo Pena, 41, of Gaithersburg, was a passenger in the…

by Zak Failla

03/28/2025

News

Body Of Missing Waldorf Man Found In Prince George’s County, Weeks After Disappearance The weeks-long search for a missing Waldorf man with Alzheimer’s ended in tragedy when his body was discovered in the waters of Fort Washington, authorities in Maryland confirmed. Richard Wilson Jr., 86, had been missing since Jan. 25, when he walked away from his Waldorf home and never returned. He was reported missing that evening, triggering a widespread search involving helicopters, boats, dive teams, K-9 units, and multiple law enforcement agencies. On Thursday, March 27, Prince George’s County Police notified Charles County detectives that Wilson’s body had been found in the wa…

by Zak Failla

03/28/2025

Police & Fire

Man Tased After Taking Off With 6-Year-Old In Stolen Car From Manassas Gas Station: Police A 6-year-old child is safe and a Virginia man is behind bars after a car theft sparked an abduction scare in Manassas, police said. Devon Lamont Pinckney, 38, of Manassas Park, was taken into custody on Wednesday, March 26, after police say he stole a car with his relative’s young son still inside, then refused to cooperate during a high-risk stop. The incident began around 3:50 p.m. at the Exxon station on Wellington Road, where the child’s father told police that his brother-in-law climbed into the passenger seat of his car and took off with the boy in the back, according to the Manassas …

by Zak Failla

03/28/2025

News

Released Murder Suspect With Gang Ties Re-Arrested By ICE In Maryland A known Venezuelan gang member accused of murder in Maryland was released from custody despite an active immigration detainer and now faces deportation, authorities said. Wilmer Antonio Echenique-Navarro, 22, of Capitol Heights, was arrested in April 2024, for the fatal shooting of 40-year-old Derek Coleman in Takoma Park. Despite an active detainer from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), he was released from Prince George’s County Department of Corrections custody, according to an ICE statement. Wilmer Echenique-Navarro ERO Baltimore On Tuesday, March 18, ICE’s…

by Zak Failla

03/27/2025

News

Grandmother Visiting From El Salvador For Funeral Killed In Maryland — Shooter Learns Fate A grandmother visiting Maryland to mourn the loss of her grandson was gunned down in broad daylight in what prosecutors called a “cowardly act” — and now, her killer is going away for a long time. Troy Medley, 38, of Prince George’s County, has been sentenced to 85 years in prison for randomly shooting and killing 62-year-old Lidia Chinchilla DeCarrillo in Capitol Heights, according to State’s Attorney Aisha Braveboy. “This was our worst nightmare,” Braveboy said in a news conference announcing the sentencing. “To have someone shooting randomly with no regard is dangerous and jeopardized th…

by Zak Failla

03/27/2025

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