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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Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
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$1.5M Crab Leg, TV, Dime Cargo Theft Ring Hit PA, NJ Trucks; Members Sentenced $1.5M Crab Leg, TV, Dime Cargo Theft Ring Hit PA, NJ Trucks; Members Sentenced $1.5M Crab Leg, TV, Dime Cargo Theft Ring Hit PA, NJ Trucks; Members Sentenced
$1.5M Crab Leg, TV, Dime Cargo Theft Ring Hit PA, NJ Trucks; Members Sentenced A cargo theft ring accused of targeting tractor-trailers across Pennsylvania and New Jersey stole everything from frozen crab legs and televisions to more than $230,000 in U.S. dimes — with some of the stolen coins later turning up in Maryland — and multiple Philadelphia men tied to the sprawling operation have now been sentenced to federal prison. The bizarre series of thefts stretches back to 2023, when thieves targeted tractor-trailers around Philadelphia, often breaking into them with bolt cutters while drivers were asleep or the trucks were left unattended overnight, federal prosec…

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Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
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Armored Truck Robbery Spree Targeted Pennsylvania Brinks Crews, Feds Say Armored Truck Robbery Spree Targeted Pennsylvania Brinks Crews, Feds Say Armored Truck Robbery Spree Targeted Pennsylvania Brinks Crews, Feds Say
Armored Truck Robbery Spree Targeted Pennsylvania Brinks Crews, Feds Say Two men have now been sentenced for a months-long armored truck robbery spree in Pennsylvania that culminated in an attempted heist, police chase, Main Line manhunt, and school lockdowns, federal authorities announced. Mujahid Davis, 24, and Dante Shackleford, 27, admitted participating in a series of armed Brinks robberies and attempted robberies between July and October 2025, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The FBI shared the sentencing announcements on Saturday, Oct. 3. Davis pleaded guilty in March to two attempted Hobbs Act robberies, …

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Shippensburg, PA
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Shippensburg Child Sex Crimes Detective Admits To Possessing Dark-Web Child Porn: Feds Shippensburg Child Sex Crimes Detective Admits To Possessing Dark-Web Child Porn: Feds Shippensburg Child Sex Crimes Detective Admits To Possessing Dark-Web Child Porn: Feds
Shippensburg Child Sex Crimes Detective Admits To Possessing Dark-Web Child Porn: Feds A Pennsylvania detective who investigated the sexual abuse of children — including responding to the reported rape of an unconscious 14-year-old girl — has agreed to plead guilty to possessing child sexual abuse material. Matthew S. Pleisse, 36, of Shippensburg, signed a plea agreement with federal prosecutors after being accused of using cryptocurrency to buy child sexual abuse material on the dark web. Daily Voice previously reported on Pleisse's involvement in a child sex assault investigation in March 2023. Pleisse and Shippensburg Police Officer Lindsay Shope were among the first resp…

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York, PA
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York Man, 41, Killed When Car Pulls Into Path Of Motorcycle Group In PA York Man, 41, Killed When Car Pulls Into Path Of Motorcycle Group In PA York Man, 41, Killed When Car Pulls Into Path Of Motorcycle Group In PA
York Man, 41, Killed When Car Pulls Into Path Of Motorcycle Group In PA A 41-year-old man was killed when a car pulled into the path of a group of motorcyclists on a Pennsylvania roadway, authorities said. Shane Wells of York was riding north on Numidia Drive/Route 42 with a group of motorcycle riders when a passenger car pulled onto the roadway from Kulp Road in Catawissa Township, Columbia County, around 12:07 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, according to the Columbia County Coroner's Office. Wells' motorcycle collided with the car, leaving him with multiple traumatic injuries, officials said. The Columbia County Coroner's Office was called to the scene, where Wells w…

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Franklin Square, NY
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Franklin Square Burglary Suspect Headbutts Sheriff's Officer While Awaiting Arraignment: Police Franklin Square Burglary Suspect Headbutts Sheriff's Officer While Awaiting Arraignment: Police Franklin Square Burglary Suspect Headbutts Sheriff's Officer While Awaiting Arraignment: Police
Franklin Square Burglary Suspect Headbutts Sheriff's Officer While Awaiting Arraignment: Police A man accused of breaking into a Long Island woman's home picked up two assault charges after headbutting a Nassau County Sheriff's officer while awaiting arraignment, police said. Suhaib Ayman Al Rifai, 32, was initially arrested after Nassau County Police responded to a burglary in progress at a Jefferson Street home in Franklin Square at 9:35 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, according to a release issued Sunday.  Fifth Precinct officers arrived to find Al Rifai sitting inside the home, and he was taken into custody without incident, detectives said. The 60-year-old woman's bedroom window had…

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Albany, NY
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Loaded AR Pistol, Handgun Found During Albany Parole Visit, Police Say Loaded AR Pistol, Handgun Found During Albany Parole Visit, Police Say Loaded AR Pistol, Handgun Found During Albany Parole Visit, Police Say
Loaded AR Pistol, Handgun Found During Albany Parole Visit, Police Say A parolee’s home visit in Albany led to the discovery of multiple firearms — including a loaded AR pistol and a stolen weapon — and the arrest of a 28-year-old man, police announced Sunday, Oct. 4. Hector L. Cruz, of Albany, was arrested after New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision officers found multiple firearms at a Walter Street residence near North First Street during a parolee’s home visit on Friday, Oct. 2, according to the Albany Police Department. Albany officers were called to the home around 10:35 a.m., police said. Investigators said Cruz was found i…

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Albany, NY
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15-Year-Old Killed, 3 Teens Shot In Early-Morning Albany Gunfire 15-Year-Old Killed, 3 Teens Shot In Early-Morning Albany Gunfire 15-Year-Old Killed, 3 Teens Shot In Early-Morning Albany Gunfire
15-Year-Old Killed, 3 Teens Shot In Early-Morning Albany Gunfire A 15-year-old boy was killed, and three other teenagers were wounded when gunfire erupted on an Albany street early Sunday morning, Oct. 4, police said. Albany Police officers responded to Hudson Avenue near Partridge Street around 2:40 a.m. following reports of a shooting, according to a release issued later Sunday. Officers arrived to find four victims suffering from gunshot wounds, police said. A 15-year-old boy was treated at the scene by the Albany Fire Department and emergency medical personnel but was pronounced dead. His name was being withheld pending notification of his family. …

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Lebanon, PA
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Dad Of 2 Dies In Lebanon County Motorcycle Crash, PSP Says Dad Of 2 Dies In Lebanon County Motorcycle Crash, PSP Says Dad Of 2 Dies In Lebanon County Motorcycle Crash, PSP Says
Dad Of 2 Dies In Lebanon County Motorcycle Crash, PSP Says A 29-year-old father of two died after his motorcycle crossed into oncoming traffic and collided with a car on Route 72 in Lebanon County on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 3, Pennsylvania State Police said. Jean C. Rodriguez Torres, of Lebanon, was riding a 2016 Suzuki DR-Z400SM south on Route 72 near Moonshine Road in Union Township around 2:17 p.m. when he entered the northbound lane while approaching a curve, according to PSP Jonestown's crash report. Rodriguez Torres' motorcycle struck a northbound 2009 Volvo C30 driven by Stuart C. Walmer, 53, of Annville, state police said. Rodriguez Torre…

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Elmont, NY
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Woman Stabbed, 88-Year-Old Beaten With Cane During Elmont Attack, Police Say Woman Stabbed, 88-Year-Old Beaten With Cane During Elmont Attack, Police Say Woman Stabbed, 88-Year-Old Beaten With Cane During Elmont Attack, Police Say
Woman Stabbed, 88-Year-Old Beaten With Cane During Elmont Attack, Police Say Two women, including an 88-year-old, were hospitalized after an argument inside a Long Island home escalated into a stabbing and assault with a flower pot and cane, police said. The violence unfolded at a residence on Empire Street in Elmont at about 1:45 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, according to Nassau County Police. A verbal argument involving 31-year-old Faheem Winstead and the two women, ages 58 and 88, turned physical, detectives said. Winstead stabbed the 58-year-old woman in the leg and struck her in the head with a flower pot, leaving her with a laceration, investigators said. He then br…

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Sellersville-Perkasie, PA
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Driver Killed; Baby, Woman Injured When Porsche Veers Into Oncoming Subaru In Bucks County Driver Killed; Baby, Woman Injured When Porsche Veers Into Oncoming Subaru In Bucks County Driver Killed; Baby, Woman Injured When Porsche Veers Into Oncoming Subaru In Bucks County
Driver Killed; Baby, Woman Injured When Porsche Veers Into Oncoming Subaru In Bucks County A 57-year-old man was killed and a woman and an infant were hospitalized after a Porsche veered across a Bucks County roadway and collided with an oncoming Subaru, authorities announced Saturday, Oct. 3. The crash happened just before 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2, in the 1200 block of Diamond Street in Hilltown Township, according to the Hilltown Township Police Department. A Porsche Cayenne was traveling east on Diamond Street, east of Narothyn Road, when its right-side tires went off the edge of the roadway, the preliminary investigation found. The Porsche then veered left, crossed into the wes…

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