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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Coatesville-Caln, PA
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Coatesville Man Dies After Balcony Fight Sends Two Men Plunging: DA Coatesville Man Dies After Balcony Fight Sends Two Men Plunging: DA Coatesville Man Dies After Balcony Fight Sends Two Men Plunging: DA
Coatesville Man Dies After Balcony Fight Sends Two Men Plunging: DA A deadly altercation between two men ended with one falling from a second-story balcony in Coatesville, authorities announced on Monday, April 20. Neftali Feliciano-Perez, 53, of Coatesville, has been charged with Third Degree Murder, Involuntary Manslaughter, and related offenses following the death of Moises Galarza-Bermudez, according to the Chester County District Attorney’s Office. Police were called to an apartment building on the 700 block of East Lincoln Highway around 9:51 p.m. on Saturday, April 18, where they found Galarza-Bermudez on the sidewalk with head trauma and no pulse, …

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Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
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Skeletal Remains Found In Woods Near PA Creek: Police Skeletal Remains Found In Woods Near PA Creek: Police Skeletal Remains Found In Woods Near PA Creek: Police
Skeletal Remains Found In Woods Near PA Creek: Police Skeletal human remains were discovered in a wooded area of Philadelphia on Monday, April 20, prompting an active investigation. Officers from the 14th District responded to the area near Wissahickon Creek and Germantown Avenue at approximately 6:41 p.m., where they located the remains, according to Philadelphia police. The remains are believed to be those of an adult, but due to their condition, investigators have not yet determined the individual’s race or gender, police said. The Philadelphia Medical Examiner’s Office is expected to begin the recovery process and work toward formally ide…

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Farmingdale, NY
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Two LI Men Charged In Separate Child Exploitation Cases: NYSP Farmingdale Two LI Men Charged In Separate Child Exploitation Cases: NYSP Farmingdale Two LI Men Charged In Separate Child Exploitation Cases: NYSP Farmingdale
Two LI Men Charged In Separate Child Exploitation Cases: Nysp Farmingdale Two Long Island men are facing charges after separate child sexual abuse material investigations, New York State Police announced on Tuesday, April 20. James G. Fisk, 68, of Port Jefferson, was arrested after members of the Troop L Computer Crimes Unit executed a search warrant at his residence on April 9, according to state police. The investigation led to the recovery of sexual material involving children, resulting in Fisk being charged with five counts of Possession of a Sexual Performance by a Child, authorities said. In a separate case, Jeffrey R. Bergida, 63, of Melville, was arrest…

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York, PA
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Teen Beaten, Strangled To Death In York County Prison Ruled Homicide: PA State Police (UPDATE) Teen Beaten, Strangled To Death In York County Prison Ruled Homicide: PA State Police (UPDATE) Teen Beaten, Strangled To Death In York County Prison Ruled Homicide: PA State Police (UPDATE)
Teen Beaten, Strangled To Death In York County Prison Ruled Homicide: PA State Police (Update) A death inside York County Prison has been ruled a homicide, Pennsylvania State Police announced in an update on Monday, April 20. Troopers began investigating after the incident at the prison on Concord Road in Springettsbury Township on Tuesday, April 14, authorities said. The victim was identified as 19-year-old Jacob Brady, according to state police. An autopsy determined Brady died from blunt force trauma and strangulation, and the case is now classified as an inmate-committed homicide, police said. Brady had been held at the prison on pending criminal charges at the time of his d…

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Harrisburg, PA
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$167K Rental Aid Scheme Using Tenants’ Identities Lands NY Landlord Charges In Harrisburg $167K Rental Aid Scheme Using Tenants’ Identities Lands NY Landlord Charges In Harrisburg $167K Rental Aid Scheme Using Tenants’ Identities Lands NY Landlord Charges In Harrisburg
$167K Rental Aid Scheme Using Tenants’ Identities Lands NY Landlord Charges In Harrisburg A New York landlord is accused of stealing more than $167,000 in pandemic rental aid by secretly using his tenants’ identities in Dauphin County, authorities announced on Monday, April 20. Benjamin Eisner, of Brooklyn, was charged after investigators say he filed fraudulent Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) applications tied to his Harrisburg properties without tenants’ knowledge, according to the Office of State Inspector General and Dauphin County District Attorney’s Office. The investigation began when a tenant reported Eisner had applied for rental aid in her name despite her r…

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Harrisburg, PA
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11-Year-Old Critically Hurt In Hit-And-Run By Harrisburg Woman: Police 11-Year-Old Critically Hurt In Hit-And-Run By Harrisburg Woman: Police 11-Year-Old Critically Hurt In Hit-And-Run By Harrisburg Woman: Police
11-Year-Old Critically Hurt In Hit-And-Run By Harrisburg Woman: Police A child was left fighting for their life after a hit-and-run crash in Harrisburg, police announced on Monday, April 20. Tahirah Stewart, 36, has been charged following the incident on the 2400 block of Derry Street, according to Harrisburg Police. Officers responded to the area on Saturday, April 18, for a report of an 11-year-old struck by a vehicle. When they arrived, the child was found seriously injured, and the driver had already fled the scene, police said. Medical aid was immediately provided before the victim was rushed to a local hospital in critical condition. A search for the v…

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Kutztown, PA
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18-Year-Old Identified After Fatal Head-On Crash On Rt 222 Near Kutztown: Coroner 18-Year-Old Identified After Fatal Head-On Crash On Rt 222 Near Kutztown: Coroner 18-Year-Old Identified After Fatal Head-On Crash On Rt 222 Near Kutztown: Coroner
18-Year-Old Identified After Fatal Head-On Crash On Rt 222 Near Kutztown: Coroner A fatal crash has claimed the life of a teenager, authorities announced on Monday, April 20. Connor Koontz, 18, of Fleetwood, was pronounced dead at Reading Hospital at 1:12 a.m. following a crash in Richmond Township, according to Berks County Coroner Matthew J. Stitzel.  The collision happened around 5:54 p.m. on Sunday, April 19, along Route 222 (Kutztown Road) near Schuler Road, the coroner’s office said.  Koontz was driving southbound when his vehicle crossed the center line and struck a northbound vehicle head-on, officials detailed.  He was alone in the vehicle at th…

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Bethlehem, PA
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Child Predator Bust: Fugitive Found Hiding Under Blankets On Child’s Bed In Bethlehem, AG Says Child Predator Bust: Fugitive Found Hiding Under Blankets On Child’s Bed In Bethlehem, AG Says Child Predator Bust: Fugitive Found Hiding Under Blankets On Child’s Bed In Bethlehem, AG Says
Child Predator Bust: Fugitive Found Hiding Under Blankets On Child’s Bed In Bethlehem, AG Says A wanted fugitive accused of producing child sexual abuse material was found hiding under blankets on a child’s bed in Bethlehem, Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Monday, April 20. Noel A. Tirado, 41, was taken into custody earlier this month at an acquaintance’s home in Bethlehem, where agents with the Office of Attorney General located him during a warrant service, according to the release. Tirado had been under investigation for uploading child sexual abuse material when authorities discovered he was also wanted in Lehigh, Northampton, and Monroe counties on charges including es…

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Mechanicsburg, PA
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Vehicle Overturns, Catches Fire On I-81 In Cumberland County (PHOTOS) Vehicle Overturns, Catches Fire On I-81 In Cumberland County (PHOTOS) Vehicle Overturns, Catches Fire On I-81 In Cumberland County (PHOTOS)
Vehicle Overturns, Catches Fire On I-81 In Cumberland County (Photos) A vehicle overturned and caught fire along Interstate 81 in Cumberland County early Saturday morning, fire officials said. Emergency crews were dispatched to mile marker 53.2 southbound in the New Kingstown area just after 7 a.m. on Saturday, April 18, according to New Kingstown Fire Company Chief Curtis Hall. The crash involved a single vehicle that rolled into the woods and caught fire, with all occupants able to get out before crews arrived, the chief said. Smoke was visible from the northbound lanes as responding units from Companies 33 and 31 used a crossover at mile marker 54 to acce…

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Quarryville, PA
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Tree Falls On Property Owner, Killing Him In PA Backyard: Coroner Tree Falls On Property Owner, Killing Him In PA Backyard: Coroner Tree Falls On Property Owner, Killing Him In PA Backyard: Coroner
Tree Falls On Property Owner, Killing Him In PA Backyard: Coroner Two men died in separate tree-cutting accidents just hours apart in Pennsylvania on Saturday, April 18, authorities said. In Lancaster County, Samuel Lantz, 31, was killed after a tree he was cutting down fell on him at his property on the 4000 block of Strasburg Road in Salisbury Township, according to Pennsylvania State Police and the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office. Emergency crews were called at 11:09 a.m., and coroner’s investigators later found Lantz in a wooded area of the property, where he was pronounced dead, officials said.  An autopsy determined he died from multiple tra…

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