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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Parkesburg-Cochranville, PA
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Multi-Agency Hunt For Accused Rapist After Violent Parkesburg Assault Ends In Delaware: Police Multi-Agency Hunt For Accused Rapist After Violent Parkesburg Assault Ends In Delaware: Police Multi-Agency Hunt For Accused Rapist After Violent Parkesburg Assault Ends In Delaware: Police
Multi-Agency Hunt For Accused Rapist After Violent Parkesburg Assault Ends In Delaware: Police A Delaware man wanted in a violent sexual assault case was captured in Wilmington after a multi-agency manhunt, Parkesburg Borough Police announced on Wednesday, May 7. Richard Javier Vasquez-Lopez, 23, was arrested shortly after 8 a.m. on Tuesday, May 6, in a Wilmington parking lot after investigators tracked him down with the help of county, state, and federal law enforcement partners, according to Parkesburg Borough Police. The investigation began in mid-April, police said. Authorities obtained an arrest warrant for Vasquez-Lopez on April 29 following the investigation into an alleged se…

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Allentown, PA
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Wrong-Way DUI Crash Kills Motorcyclist On PA Turnpike; Arrest Made 1 Year Later: Lehigh DA Wrong-Way DUI Crash Kills Motorcyclist On PA Turnpike; Arrest Made 1 Year Later: Lehigh DA Wrong-Way DUI Crash Kills Motorcyclist On PA Turnpike; Arrest Made 1 Year Later: Lehigh DA
Wrong-Way DUI Crash Kills Motorcyclist On PA Turnpike; Arrest Made 1 Year Later: Lehigh DA A deadly wrong-way crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike has led to the arrest of an Allentown woman more than a year later. Onanyeli Rosario-Mesa, 25, originally of the Bronx, NY, but most recently from Perth Amboy, NJ, was taken into custody after previously remaining at large in connection with the fatal crash that killed John Joseph Sweeney Jr., 50, prosecutors announced on Wednesday, May 6. Rosario-Mesa is charged with homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence, homicide by vehicle, involuntary manslaughter, recklessly endangering another person, DUI-related offenses, careless …

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Reading, PA
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50-Foot Fall Through IMAX Theater Ceiling In Reading Kills Florida Contractor: Coroner 50-Foot Fall Through IMAX Theater Ceiling In Reading Kills Florida Contractor: Coroner 50-Foot Fall Through IMAX Theater Ceiling In Reading Kills Florida Contractor: Coroner
50-Foot Fall Through Imax Theater Ceiling In Reading Kills Florida Contractor: Coroner A Florida contractor was killed after plunging approximately 50 feet through a ceiling while working on renovations inside an IMAX theater, the Berks County Coroner’s Office announced on Wednesday, May 6. Robert R. Franklin, 71, of Celebration, Florida, was identified as the victim after emergency crews were called to the theater in the City of Reading at 11:36 a.m., according to Berks County Coroner Matthew J. Stitzel. Franklin was working above the ceiling as an independent contractor during theater renovations when he fell through a drop ceiling, falling about 50 feet, the coroner’s off…

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Mercersburg, PA
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Double Fatal Five Vehicle Crash: Car Plunges Off Pittsburgh Bridge (PHOTOS) Double Fatal Five Vehicle Crash: Car Plunges Off Pittsburgh Bridge (PHOTOS) Double Fatal Five Vehicle Crash: Car Plunges Off Pittsburgh Bridge (PHOTOS)
Double Fatal Five Vehicle Crash: Car Plunges Off Pittsburgh Bridge (Photos) Two people were killed after a five-vehicle crash sent a car flying off the Fort Duquesne Bridge in Pittsburgh on Wednesday, May 6, authorities said. The crash happened around 3 p.m. at the split of Route 28 and Route 65 on Pittsburgh’s North Shore, according to Pittsburgh Police Chief Jason Lando. Five vehicles were involved in the crash, police said. During the chain-reaction collision, one vehicle went over the side of the Fort Duquesne Bridge and crashed onto Reedsdale Street below. The driver and sole occupant of the vehicle that went off the bridge was pronounced dead at the scene, o…

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Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
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DEADLY DOMESTIC DISPUTE: 20-Year-Old Son Admits To Killing Mom In Drexel Hill Home, Affidavit DEADLY DOMESTIC DISPUTE: 20-Year-Old Son Admits To Killing Mom In Drexel Hill Home, Affidavit DEADLY DOMESTIC DISPUTE: 20-Year-Old Son Admits To Killing Mom In Drexel Hill Home, Affidavit
Deadly Domestic Dispute: 20-Year-Old Son Admits To Killing Mom In Drexel Hill Home, Affidavit A domestic dispute inside a Drexel Hill home turned deadly when a 20-year-old man admitted to stabbing his mother to death before driving away in her vehicle, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Wednesday, May 6. Quadir Ford, 20, of Upper Darby Township, is charged with criminal homicide, first-degree murder, third-degree murder, theft by unlawful taking, receiving stolen property, and possessing an instrument of crime in connection with the killing of 51-year-old Michelle Fleming, according to court records. Upper Darby Township police were dispatched to the 4600 block…

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York, PA
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HOMICIDE HUNT: Armed Suspect AND Woman Sought In Connection To York Killing (UPDATE) HOMICIDE HUNT: Armed Suspect AND Woman Sought In Connection To York Killing (UPDATE) HOMICIDE HUNT: Armed Suspect AND Woman Sought In Connection To York Killing (UPDATE)
Homicide Hunt: Armed Suspect AND Woman Sought In Connection To York Killing (Update) Police are now searching for an armed and dangerous homicide suspect in the killing of a York man found dead at the start of the month, authorities announced Wednesday, May 6. York City Police have identified Quinten Terrel Hutty, 44, as the suspect in the homicide of Nidair Jordon Collier, according to a warrant release issued by the department. Officers responded around 5:30 a.m. on Friday, May 1, to the 200 block of South Hartley Street, where Collier was found dead in a breezeway between homes, according to police and the York County Coroner’s Office. Collier, 31, of York, died from mu…

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Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
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Sleeping 5-Year-Old Left On PA Street After SUV Stolen During Delivery: Police Sleeping 5-Year-Old Left On PA Street After SUV Stolen During Delivery: Police Sleeping 5-Year-Old Left On PA Street After SUV Stolen During Delivery: Police
Sleeping 5-Year-Old Left On PA Street After SUV Stolen During Delivery: Police A thief stole an SUV with a sleeping 5-year-old boy inside before abandoning the child on a North Philadelphia street Tuesday night, police said. The frightening ordeal unfolded around 7:50 p.m. Tuesday, May 5, when a woman stopped to deliver packages using her personal Jeep Grand Cherokee, according to Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small. Her young son was asleep in the back seat when she stepped out briefly to make a delivery, Small said. During that time, a thief jumped into the SUV and drove away. After traveling about two blocks, the suspect stopped along the 2900 block o…

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Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
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14-Year-Old Shot In Back When Gunfire Erupts Into Philly Crowd: Police 14-Year-Old Shot In Back When Gunfire Erupts Into Philly Crowd: Police 14-Year-Old Shot In Back When Gunfire Erupts Into Philly Crowd: Police
14-Year-Old Shot In Back When Gunfire Erupts Into Philly Crowd: Police A 14-year-old boy was hospitalized after gunfire erupted into a group of people in North Philadelphia late Tuesday night, police said. Officers responded around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 5, to reports of shots fired along the 2600 block of North Franklin Street, according to Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small. When officers arrived, they found the teenage boy lying on the sidewalk suffering from a gunshot wound to his back, Small said. The victim was conscious and told officers he had been standing with a group of people when someone opened fire, according to investigators. He …

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Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
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Stolen Truck Flips Into School Playground During Crime Spree: Philly Police Stolen Truck Flips Into School Playground During Crime Spree: Philly Police Stolen Truck Flips Into School Playground During Crime Spree: Philly Police
Stolen Truck Flips Into School Playground During Crime Spree: Philly Police A stolen utility truck tore through a Philadelphia neighborhood before flipping into an elementary school playground just before dismissal Tuesday afternoon, police announced the following morning. Robert Littlepage, 18, of Douglasville, Georgia, was arrested following what investigators described as a “multi-district crime spree” in the Kingsessing section of the city. The chaos began around 2:13 p.m. Tuesday, May 5, when Littlepage allegedly attempted to carjack a woman along the 6300 block of Grays Avenue, according to Philadelphia police. A short time later, investigators said he stole…

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Bensalem, PA
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Bucks County Man Jailed Again In Child Sex Assault Case Involving Girl Under 8 Bucks County Man Jailed Again In Child Sex Assault Case Involving Girl Under 8 Bucks County Man Jailed Again In Child Sex Assault Case Involving Girl Under 8
Bucks County Man Jailed Again In Child Sex Assault Case Involving Girl Under 8  A Pennsylvania man accused in a child sex assault case was arrested on a bench warrant after failing to appear in court, according to authorities. Angel Luis Mervin, 22, of Philadelphia, was taken into custody by Philadelphia police on the warrant connected to a Bucks County statutory sexual assault case, according to a Bucks County Sheriff’s Office release issued Wednesday, May 6. Mervin is charged with felony statutory sexual assault involving a victim four to eight years younger and felony corruption of minors stemming from an alleged incident in Bensalem Township on July 1, 2025, …

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