Jillian Pikora

Deputy Managing Editor

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Jillian is an editor and reporter based out of Pennsylvania's capital city of Harrisburg. She has a degree in Political Science and is a former political campaign manager. For over a decade, she has worked as a staff reporter and freelance writer at Sisters Magazine, The Tempest, Huffington Post, CairoScene, and several other outlets. Before joining Daily Voice, Jillian worked as a digital news editor at Hearst's local NBC affiliate, WGAL News 8. She currently assists in managing Virginia, Maryland, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Massachusetts; as well as reporting stories in Pennsylvania for Daily Voice.

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Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
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Nearly 100K Fentanyl Packets Seized As $2M Drug Pipeline Crumbles: PA AG Nearly 100K Fentanyl Packets Seized As $2M Drug Pipeline Crumbles: PA AG Nearly 100K Fentanyl Packets Seized As $2M Drug Pipeline Crumbles: PA AG
Nearly 100K Fentanyl Packets Seized As $2M Drug Pipeline Crumbles: PA AG A major fentanyl trafficking operation pumping deadly drugs across Pennsylvania was dismantled after investigators raided homes in Northeast Philadelphia and uncovered nearly 100,000 ready-for-sale packets of fentanyl, Attorney General Dave Sunday announced Friday, May 15. Three men — Johan Manuel Almonte-Ortiz, 26, Argedys Noel De La Cruz Jerez, 33, and Domingo Cedeno-Pimentel, 37 — were charged in connection with the alleged statewide drug pipeline, according to the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General. The suspects face felony drug trafficking, conspiracy, and related charges followin…

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by Jillian Pikora
Hempstead, NY
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Pedestrian Killed After Crash With SUV In Hempstead Pedestrian Killed After Crash With SUV In Hempstead Pedestrian Killed After Crash With SUV In Hempstead
Pedestrian Killed After Crash With SUV In Hempstead Police have identified the elderly man killed by an SUV while walking on Long Island. James Johnson Jr., 76, of Hempstead, has been identified as the victim, the Nassau County Police Department said Wednesday, May 20. The fatal crash happened at the intersection of Jerusalem Avenue and Henry Street in Hempstead at approximately 11 a.m. on Friday, May 15, according to Nassau County Police. Detectives said the 76-year-old man was hit by a 2015 Nissan Pathfinder operated by a 47-year-old woman. Johnson suffered severe trauma and was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead, po…

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by Jillian Pikora and Joseph Wilkinson
Ronkonkoma, NY
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Prostitution Charges Filed After Massage Parlor Raid In Ronkonkoma Prostitution Charges Filed After Massage Parlor Raid In Ronkonkoma Prostitution Charges Filed After Massage Parlor Raid In Ronkonkoma
Prostitution Charges Filed After Massage Parlor Raid In Ronkonkoma A massage parlor raid in Suffolk County led to prostitution and unauthorized practice charges against a Queens woman, police announced Friday, May 15. Fang Fang Ren, 38, of Flushing, was arrested following an investigation at Foot Haven Spa on Hawkins Avenue in Lake Ronkonkoma, according to Suffolk County Police. Fourth Precinct Crime Section officers and Fourth Squad detectives conducted the investigation alongside the Human Trafficking Investigation Unit, Town of Brookhaven Fire Marshal, and Brookhaven Law Department after community complaints about the business, police said. Ren was c…

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Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
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Teen Charged As Adult After 14-Year-Old Girl Shot Dead While ‘Playing’ With Gun In Upper Darby Teen Charged As Adult After 14-Year-Old Girl Shot Dead While ‘Playing’ With Gun In Upper Darby Teen Charged As Adult After 14-Year-Old Girl Shot Dead While ‘Playing’ With Gun In Upper Darby
Teen Charged As Adult After 14-Year-Old Girl Shot Dead While ‘Playing’ With Gun In Upper Darby A 14-year-old girl was fatally shot inside a Pennsylvania home after a group of juveniles got hold of a gun and began playing with it, police said. Upper Darby officers responded to a reported shooting in the 100 block of Springton Road in Upper Darby around 1:45 p.m. on Thursday, authorities said. Arriving officers found the teenage girl suffering from a gunshot wound to the head in an upstairs back bedroom, according to police and EMS radio traffic. She was rushed to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, where she later died. Upper Darby Police Superintendent Timothy Bernhardt told the pres…

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Allentown, PA
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40 Pounds Of Marijuana Seized From NY Man During Lehigh Valley Traffic Stop 40 Pounds Of Marijuana Seized From NY Man During Lehigh Valley Traffic Stop 40 Pounds Of Marijuana Seized From NY Man During Lehigh Valley Traffic Stop
40 Pounds Of Marijuana Seized From NY Man During Lehigh Valley Traffic Stop A New York man was jailed after Pennsylvania State Police seized approximately 40 pounds of marijuana during a traffic stop in Northampton County, the district attorney announced on Friday, May 15. Robert Melvin Termane Gilliard, of New York, was arrested following the stop on May 12, according to Northampton County District Attorney Stephen G. Baratta.  Troopers stopped Gilliard’s vehicle for Vehicle Code violations and spotted suspected drug paraphernalia inside the vehicle during the investigation, the release states.  Gilliard was removed from the vehicle while troopers deplo…

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by Jillian Pikora
New Cumberland-Lemoyne, PA
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Dating App Meetup Ends In ICU, GPS Tracks In Stolen New Cumberland Volvo To Tennessee Dating App Meetup Ends In ICU, GPS Tracks In Stolen New Cumberland Volvo To Tennessee Dating App Meetup Ends In ICU, GPS Tracks In Stolen New Cumberland Volvo To Tennessee
Dating App Meetup Ends In ICU, GPS Tracks In Stolen New Cumberland Volvo To Tennessee A Pennsylvania man is accused of drugging and robbing a person he met through a dating app before stealing the victim’s luxury SUV and using stolen bank cards across state lines, police announced Friday, May 15. Justin Lee Bartlett, 36, was charged following what Fairview Township Police described as an extensive investigation tied to a stolen 2023 Volvo XC90, aggravated assault, robbery, and fraudulent credit card use connected to a New Cumberland motel case. The investigation began on Thursday, Jan. 30, when officers were contacted about the stolen Volvo linked to an overdose investigatio…

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by Jillian Pikora
Harrisburg, PA
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Medic One Worker Used Shared Computer For AI Child Sex Abuse Material: PA AG Medic One Worker Used Shared Computer For AI Child Sex Abuse Material: PA AG Medic One Worker Used Shared Computer For AI Child Sex Abuse Material: PA AG
Medic One Worker Used Shared Computer For AI Child Sex Abuse Material: PA AG An ambulance service employee is accused of accessing and storing child sexual abuse material — including AI-generated files depicting children — on a shared workplace computer, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Friday, May 15. Gregory Kelley, 31, a full-time wheelchair van driver for Murrysville Medic One, was arrested following an investigation by the Office of Attorney General’s Child Predator Section and the Murrysville Police Department, according to the release. Kelley faces numerous felony charges tied to the alleged material found on communal computers used by M…

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by Jillian Pikora
York, PA
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Motorcyclist Suffers Traumatic Brain Injury After I-83 Crash With Tesla In York County: Police Motorcyclist Suffers Traumatic Brain Injury After I-83 Crash With Tesla In York County: Police Motorcyclist Suffers Traumatic Brain Injury After I-83 Crash With Tesla In York County: Police
Motorcyclist Suffers Traumatic Brain Injury After I-83 Crash With Tesla In York County: Police A Pennsylvania woman has been charged after crashing her Tesla into a motorcycle, leaving two people seriously injured along I-83, police announced on Friday, May 15. Christine Christianson, 58, of Camp Hill, was charged following an investigation into the crash at the intersection of Fishing Creek Road and the Interstate 83 northbound entrance ramp on Sept. 28, 2025, according to Fairview Township Police. Investigators said Christianson was driving a 2022 Tesla Model Y when she attempted to turn onto the I-83 entrance ramp and failed to yield to an oncoming motorcycle operated by Charles S…

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by Jillian Pikora
Morrisville, PA
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Man Shot In Chest At Morrisville Apartment Complex Ends In Attempted Murder Conviction Man Shot In Chest At Morrisville Apartment Complex Ends In Attempted Murder Conviction Man Shot In Chest At Morrisville Apartment Complex Ends In Attempted Murder Conviction
Man Shot In Chest At Morrisville Apartment Complex Ends In Attempted Murder Conviction A Bucks County jury convicted a Morrisville man of attempted murder in a shooting at an apartment complex that sparked a more than two-week manhunt, prosecutors announced on Thursday, May 14. Kevin Donte Watts, 42, was found guilty following a three-day trial of attempted murder, two counts of aggravated assault, simple assault, firearms not to be carried without a license, possession of a weapon, receiving stolen property, and harassment, according to the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office. The shooting happened on the morning of Oct. 11, 2025, at the Orchard View Apartments on Plaza …

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Bethlehem, PA
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Blood Dripping From Mom’s Face After Shot Fired At Car With Minor Inside In Bethlehem, Docs Blood Dripping From Mom’s Face After Shot Fired At Car With Minor Inside In Bethlehem, Docs Blood Dripping From Mom’s Face After Shot Fired At Car With Minor Inside In Bethlehem, Docs
Blood Dripping From Mom’s Face After Shot Fired At Car With Minor Inside In Bethlehem, Docs Blood was reportedly dripping down a Bethlehem mother’s face after a bullet smashed through her windshield while her teenage son sat beside her during a morning road rage confrontation, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Thursday, May 14. Jaime Alexander Paramo-Zamudio, 36, of Philadelphia, is charged with attempted homicide and aggravated assault following the shooting near Johnston Drive and Linden Street around 9:15 a.m. Wednesday, May 13, Bethlehem Police said. Officers were sent to the 3100 block of Linden Street after multiple 911 callers reported a man had fired …

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