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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Lancaster, PA
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NY Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Lancaster Girl Arrested By U.S. Marshals NY Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Lancaster Girl Arrested By U.S. Marshals NY Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Lancaster Girl Arrested By U.S. Marshals
NY Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Lancaster Girl Arrested By U.S. Marshals A New York man accused of sexually assaulting two Pennsylvania juveniles after meeting them through friend-finder apps has been captured by U.S. Marshals, authorities announced on Friday, Feb. 6. Dijani Brown, 28, of New York, was arrested in Yonkers by members of the U.S. Marshals Service Eastern Pennsylvania Violent Crime Fugitive Task Force, with assistance from the New York/New Jersey Regional Task Force and Yonkers police, according to authorities. Brown is accused of assaulting a 13-year-old girl in Manor Township, Lancaster County, on Oct. 12, after lying about his age and meeting he…

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Lebanon, PA
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Lebanon Man Charged In Baby’s Death Accused Of Shooting At Wife During Standoff Lebanon Man Charged In Baby’s Death Accused Of Shooting At Wife During Standoff Lebanon Man Charged In Baby’s Death Accused Of Shooting At Wife During Standoff
Lebanon Man Charged In Baby’s Death Accused Of Shooting At Wife During Standoff A dad charged last year in the death of his infant son is accused of attacking his wife and firing a gun at her vehicle as she tried to flee their Bethel Township home, the Lebanon County District Attorney’s Office announced on Tuesday, Feb. 3. David Strause II, 43, was arrested after a domestic assault escalated into an hours-long armed standoff at a home in the 1300 block of Mountain Drive just after 1:30 a.m., according to the release. Pennsylvania State Police were dispatched after the victim called 911 and reported that her husband had assaulted her following an argument earlier in the…

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Littlestown, PA
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44-Year-Old Mom Identified As Pedestrian Killed In Littlestown 44-Year-Old Mom Identified As Pedestrian Killed In Littlestown 44-Year-Old Mom Identified As Pedestrian Killed In Littlestown
44-Year-Old Mom Identified As Pedestrian Killed In Littlestown A pedestrian killed after being struck by a vehicle in Littlestown Borough has been identified, the York County Coroner’s Office announced on Friday, Feb. 6. Rebecca Funt, 44, of Littlestown, was fatally injured in the crash along West King Street near South Queen Street, according to the release. The York County Coroner’s Office was dispatched to UPMC Pinnacle Hanover Hospital at 10:10 a.m. after Funt was pronounced dead at 9:52 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 5. Officials said she was transported to the hospital following the crash. An autopsy determined Funt died from multiple blunt force trauma…

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Westbury, NY
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2 Officers Hospitalized After Violent Traffic Stop With Westbury Man: Police 2 Officers Hospitalized After Violent Traffic Stop With Westbury Man: Police 2 Officers Hospitalized After Violent Traffic Stop With Westbury Man: Police
2 Officers Hospitalized After Violent Traffic Stop With Westbury Man: Police Two police officers were injured and hospitalized after a violent traffic stop on Long Island, authorities announced. A Westbury man was arrested after officers stopped a gray 2006 Chevrolet Silverado traveling southbound on Roxbury Road near Jericho Turnpike in Jericho at 8:11 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 6, according to Nassau County police. The driver, Edwin Zetina, 44, became irate and combative during the stop and refused to exit the vehicle, detectives said. When officers attempted to take him into custody, Zetina violently resisted, resulting in injuries to two officers during the arrest, po…

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Slatington-Walnutport, PA
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Teen Slatington Raped, Restrained, Strangled, Found In Basement: Prosecutors (UPDATE) Teen Slatington Raped, Restrained, Strangled, Found In Basement: Prosecutors (UPDATE) Teen Slatington Raped, Restrained, Strangled, Found In Basement: Prosecutors (UPDATE)
Teen Slatington Raped, Restrained, Strangled, Found In Basement: Prosecutors (Update) Two men charged in the rape and false imprisonment of a teenage gir have pleaded guilty, prosecutors announced. Jacquan Tanasse, 20, and Tristan Zawick, 23, both pleaded guilty to Rape, Conspiracy to Commit Rape, False Imprisonment, and Conspiracy to False Imprisonment, District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan announced on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2026. Tanasse also pleaded guilty to Strangulation. The charges stem from an assault reported just before 7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, when Slatington Police were called to a home in the 200 block of Walnut Street, according to the district attorney’s offic…

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Hempstead, NY
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Teller Threatened At Wells Fargo During Robbery In Hempstead: Police Teller Threatened At Wells Fargo During Robbery In Hempstead: Police Teller Threatened At Wells Fargo During Robbery In Hempstead: Police
Teller Threatened At Wells Fargo During Robbery In Hempstead: Police A bank robbery that left an elderly teller fearing for her life ended with the arrest of a Hempstead man, authorities announced on Saturday, Feb. 7. Lashawn Mills, 38, of Hempstead, was taken into custody following an investigation into the robbery at a Wells Fargo branch on Fulton Avenue, according to the Major Case Squad. Mills walked into the bank at 145 Fulton Ave. just before noon on Saturday, Jan. 31, and approached a 78-year-old female teller, police explained. He demanded money while keeping his hand in his pocket, simulating that he had a weapon, investigators said. Fearing for he…

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Five Towns, NY
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Fake Cop With Pepper Ball Gun Arrested After Lawrence Street Confrontation: Police Fake Cop With Pepper Ball Gun Arrested After Lawrence Street Confrontation: Police Fake Cop With Pepper Ball Gun Arrested After Lawrence Street Confrontation: Police
Fake Cop With Pepper Ball Gun Arrested After Lawrence Street Confrontation: Police A man posing as a law enforcement officer was arrested after allegedly pointing what appeared to be a gun at two men during a street confrontation in Lawrence, police announced on Saturday, Feb. 7.  Wilfredo Roldos, 62, of Queens, was taken into custody following the incident on Beach 2nd Street at about 4:27 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 6, according to detectives.  Officers responding to a reported disturbance learned that two male victims, ages 39 and 52, were approached by Roldos, who accused them of breaking his car window, police said. Roldos allegedly identified himself as law enfor…

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Plainview-Old Bethpage, NY
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Woman Killed In Overnight Plainview House Fire: Police Woman Killed In Overnight Plainview House Fire: Police Woman Killed In Overnight Plainview House Fire: Police
Woman Killed In Overnight Plainview House Fire: Police A woman was killed after a house fire tore through a Plainview home overnight, authorities announced on Saturday, Feb. 7. The blaze broke out on Sutton Drive around 2:27 a.m., when officers were dispatched to a residential fire and arrived to find the house fully engulfed in flames, according to the Nassau County Homicide Squad. The Plainview Fire Department, assisted by several neighboring fire departments, worked to extinguish the fire. During the response, a 67-year-old woman was found inside the residence and pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The Homicide Squad, Arson Bomb Squ…

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King of Prussia, PA
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King Of Prussia Man Stole Over $240K In VA Disability While Running Businesses: Feds King Of Prussia Man Stole Over $240K In VA Disability While Running Businesses: Feds King Of Prussia Man Stole Over $240K In VA Disability While Running Businesses: Feds
King Of Prussia Man Stole Over $240K In VA Disability While Running Businesses: Feds A man is accused of stealing more than $240,000 in Veterans Affairs disability benefits while secretly working and operating multiple businesses, federal officials announced on Monday, Feb. 2. Victor Milbourne, 52, of King of Prussia, falsely claimed he was severely disabled and unable to work due to service-connected injuries in order to collect VA benefits from December 2013 through December 2022, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of PA. Milbourne repeatedly told the VA he could not kneel, lift, run, climb stairs, walk long distances, or maintain employment,…

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Sayville, NY
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Mom, Son's Sayville Apartment Burglarized By Man Who Stole Car, Caught With Ghost Gun: Police Mom, Son's Sayville Apartment Burglarized By Man Who Stole Car, Caught With Ghost Gun: Police Mom, Son's Sayville Apartment Burglarized By Man Who Stole Car, Caught With Ghost Gun: Police
Mom, Son's Sayville Apartment Burglarized By Man Who Stole Car, Caught With Ghost Gun: Police A man is facing multiple felony charges after police say he kicked in the door of an occupied apartment, stole a running pickup truck, and was later found with a loaded ghost gun, police announced on Saturday, Feb. 7. Douglas Davis, 24, of Sayville, is accused of forcing his way into an apartment on Greeley Avenue where a mother and her teenage son were inside, according to Suffolk County Police. The burglary happened at an apartment on Greeley Avenue in Sayville at about 4:25 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 6, Suffolk County Police said. Investigators said Davis kicked in the front door and was confr…

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