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.

Jillian Pikora's Contributions

National Interest
Multi-State Break-In Spree Burglary Crew Arrested In Bensalem: Police Multi-State Break-In Spree Burglary Crew Arrested In Bensalem: Police Multi-State Break-In Spree Burglary Crew Arrested In Bensalem: Police
Multi-State Break-In Spree Burglary Crew Arrested In Bensalem: Police A string of evening break-ins across a Pennsylvania neighborhood has led to the arrest of three men accused of operating as part of a multi-state burglary ring plaguing the northeast, police announced on Wednesday, April 1. Robinson Jean Paul Moncada Patarroyo, Daniel Alejandro Garcia Arenas, and Yeison Estiven Gonzalez Rodriguez were identified following a coordinated investigation into four burglary-related incidents in the Neshaminy Valley section of Bensalem Township between 6 p.m. and 8:10 p.m. on Jan. 31, according to Bensalem Township Police. In three of the cases, suspects attempted…

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by Jillian Pikora
Mercersburg, PA
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Troopers Shot Man Dead While Serving Warrant: PA State Police Troopers Shot Man Dead While Serving Warrant: PA State Police Troopers Shot Man Dead While Serving Warrant: PA State Police
Troopers Shot Man Dead While Serving Warrant: PA State Police A fatal officer-involved shooting is under investigation after gunfire erupted during an attempted arrest in Pennsylvania, authorities announced. The incident happened along Springer Road in Barr Township at approximately 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 31, Pennsylvania State Police said. Troopers were attempting to serve an arrest warrant on an adult male when they established a perimeter around the residence, according to the release. The suspect then emerged from a wooded area armed with a handgun and opened fire on troopers. Troopers returned fire, fatally wounding the man, police said. No…

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by Jillian Pikora
Millersburg-Halifax, PA
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Car Partially Crushed By Train In Halifax Car Partially Crushed By Train In Halifax Car Partially Crushed By Train In Halifax
Car Partially Crushed By Train In Halifax A train struck a vehicle in Halifax, Pennsylvania, leaving what are believed to be minor injuries, officials confirmed to Daily Voice on Wednesday, April 1. The crash happened along Market Street on Tuesday evening, March 31.  Multiple train movements were taking place before the incident, Photographer Dustin Weese explained in a Facebook post. Weese described a sequence of rail activity leading up to the crash, noting that “one train led to a second locomotive,” followed by a third, before the train versus car collision occurred. Details about how the crash happened, the number of p…

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by Jillian Pikora
Levittown-Fairless Hills, PA
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Levittown Sugar Daddy Predator Who Drugged, Raped 12 Women Sentenced Up To 135 Years In Prison Levittown Sugar Daddy Predator Who Drugged, Raped 12 Women Sentenced Up To 135 Years In Prison Levittown Sugar Daddy Predator Who Drugged, Raped 12 Women Sentenced Up To 135 Years In Prison
Levittown Sugar Daddy Predator Who Drugged, Raped 12 Women Sentenced Up To 135 Years In Prison A man who posed as a “sugar daddy” to lure women into drug-fueled sexual assaults has been sentenced to decades in prison, court records show. Andrew Gallo, 41, of Levittown, was sentenced to a total of 65 to 135 years in state prison by Judge Stephen A. Corr on Tuesday, April 1, after pleading no contest to multiple counts tied to a years-long pattern of abuse, according to court documents. Judge Corr called the crimes “unspeakable,” telling Gallo, “You treated these women like trash,” before ordering consecutive sentences for each victim. Prosecutors said Gallo targeted at least 12 wome…

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by Jillian Pikora
Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
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Woman Killed, Man Injured In Crash In Philadelphia: Police Woman Killed, Man Injured In Crash In Philadelphia: Police Woman Killed, Man Injured In Crash In Philadelphia: Police
Woman Killed, Man Injured In Crash In Philadelphia: Police A woman was killed, and a man was injured after a vehicle struck them in North Philadelphia, police told Daily Voice on Wednesday, April 1. The crash happened at the intersection of North Broad Street and West Clearfield Street in the city’s 39th District around 6:25 a.m., according to Philadelphia police. Both victims were struck near the 3100 block of North Broad Street, authorities said. An adult woman was taken by Philadelphia Fire Department medics to Temple University Hospital, where she was pronounced dead at 7:01 a.m., police said. Her identity has not been released pending notific…

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by Jillian Pikora
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
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Bleach, Brutal Beating, Neck Stabbing: PA Roommate Attack Leaves 19-Year-Old Fighting For Life Bleach, Brutal Beating, Neck Stabbing: PA Roommate Attack Leaves 19-Year-Old Fighting For Life Bleach, Brutal Beating, Neck Stabbing: PA Roommate Attack Leaves 19-Year-Old Fighting For Life
Bleach, Brutal Beating, Neck Stabbing: PA Roommate Attack Leaves 19-Year-Old Fighting For Life A 19-year-old woman is fighting for her life after a brutal attack by her roommate in Philadelphia, police said Wednesday, April 1. Officers rushed to the 4200 block of Hicks Street in Nicetown just before 2 a.m., where they found the young woman with stab wounds to her neck and back. She had been stabbed in the left side of her neck and was transported by 39th District officers to Temple University Hospital, where she remains in critical condition, authorities said. Investigators say the violence escalated quickly—her 26-year-old roommate allegedly threw bleach on her, then beat her, befo…

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by Jillian Pikora
Chester, PA
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Woman Stabbed To Death As Gunman Kills 2nd Victim Before Cops Shoot Him In Chester: DA Woman Stabbed To Death As Gunman Kills 2nd Victim Before Cops Shoot Him In Chester: DA Woman Stabbed To Death As Gunman Kills 2nd Victim Before Cops Shoot Him In Chester: DA
Woman Stabbed To Death As Gunman Kills 2nd Victim Before Cops Shoot Him In Chester: DA A violent domestic incident left three people dead inside a Chester home early Wednesday morning, April 1, authorities said. Officers were called to the 900 block of Barclay Street around 1 a.m. for reports of a man armed with a knife, according to Delaware County District Attorney’s Office. When police entered the home, they found the man actively attacking a woman with the weapon and ignoring commands to drop it, the DA’s office told the press. An officer then fired at least one shot, striking the suspect. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators later determined the su…

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National Interest
Olympic Gold Medalist Pleads Guilty In Another Lehigh Valley Stalking Case Olympic Gold Medalist Pleads Guilty In Another Lehigh Valley Stalking Case Olympic Gold Medalist Pleads Guilty In Another Lehigh Valley Stalking Case
Olympic Gold Medalist Pleads Guilty In Another Lehigh Valley Stalking Case A decorated Olympic cyclist admitted to criminal charges tied to a former relationship in Pennsylvania, prosecutors announced. Olympic gold medalist Marty Nothstein has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a domestic-related stalking case in Bethlehem, Northampton County District Attorney Stephen G. Baratta announced on Tuesday, March 31. Nothstein, 55, of Orefield, entered guilty pleas on Monday, March 30, to defiant trespass, disorderly conduct, and harassment under a negotiated agreement, according to the DA’s office. The case began in early May 2024 when Bethlehem police investigat…

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by Jillian Pikora
Quarryville, PA
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Injected With Fentanyl, Dumped Off MD Bridge: PA Man Gets Up To 100 Years For Killing Cousin Injected With Fentanyl, Dumped Off MD Bridge: PA Man Gets Up To 100 Years For Killing Cousin Injected With Fentanyl, Dumped Off MD Bridge: PA Man Gets Up To 100 Years For Killing Cousin
Injected With Fentanyl, Dumped Off MD Bridge: PA Man Gets Up To 100 Years For Killing Cousin A witness in a prior shooting investigation was kidnapped, injected with fentanyl, and dumped off a Maryland bridge — a killing that now ties into a wider web of violence involving multiple family members, prosecutors said. Steven Scott Gaddis, 28, of Pocopson Township, was sentenced to 43 to 100 years in state prison by Judge Thomas Sponaugle on Friday, March 28, Lancaster County officials announced Tuesday, March 31. Gaddis pleaded guilty days before trial to conspiracy to commit third-degree murder, aggravated assault, intimidating a witness, and kidnapping in the death of Matthew Scott …

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National Interest
'SKIN YOU ALIVE': Sarah Jessica Parker’s Ex-Assistant Sentenced For PA Election Threats 'SKIN YOU ALIVE': Sarah Jessica Parker’s Ex-Assistant Sentenced For PA Election Threats 'SKIN YOU ALIVE': Sarah Jessica Parker’s Ex-Assistant Sentenced For PA Election Threats
'Skin YOU Alive': Sarah Jessica Parker’s Ex-Assistant Sentenced For PA Election Threats A man with a decades-long career in professional theater — including working as the personal assistant to award-winning actor Sarah Jessica Parker — has now been sentenced for sending violent death threats to a Pennsylvania election official, federal prosecutors announced on Tuesday, March 31. John Courtney Pollard, 63, of Philadelphia, was sentenced to 10 months in federal prison, followed by one year of supervised release, and ordered to pay a $5,000 fine, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Pollard had previously pleaded guilty to making…

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