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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Dix Hills-Melville, NY
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Porsche Crosses Into Oncoming Traffic Striking 2 Vehicles, Injuring Woman In Dix Hills: Police Porsche Crosses Into Oncoming Traffic Striking 2 Vehicles, Injuring Woman In Dix Hills: Police Porsche Crosses Into Oncoming Traffic Striking 2 Vehicles, Injuring Woman In Dix Hills: Police
Porsche Crosses Into Oncoming Traffic Striking 2 Vehicles, Injuring Woman In Dix Hills: Police A woman was seriously injured in a three-vehicle crash on Sunday, Jan. 18, police said. Louis Parnes, 30, of Plainview, was driving a 2017 Porsche northbound on East Deer Park Road near Arielle Court in Dix Hills when the vehicle began to fishtail around 8:40 a.m., Suffolk County detectives said. The Porsche crossed into the southbound lane and struck a 2022 Chevrolet Equinox driven by a 72-year-old man from Commack, police explained. The Porsche then continued northbound and hit a southbound 2022 Volkswagen driven by a 52-year-old man from Huntington Station, authorities said. The 52…

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Carle Place, NY
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Woman Kidnaps Child At Carle Place Barnes & Noble During Supervised Visit, Police Say Woman Kidnaps Child At Carle Place Barnes & Noble During Supervised Visit, Police Say Woman Kidnaps Child At Carle Place Barnes & Noble During Supervised Visit, Police Say
Woman Kidnaps Child At Carle Place Barnes & Noble During Supervised Visit, Police Say A woman is accused of fleeing a Barnes & Noble with her 7-year-old child during a supervised visitation, Nassau County Police announced. Charlene Smith, 41, of Fresh Meadows, was visiting with her child at the Barnes and Noble at 91 Old Country Road in Carle Place when she exited the store and “fled [the] scene with the victim in an unknown direction,” detectives said. Following an extensive investigation, Nassau County Police Aviation Unit Helicopter 4 located Smith and the child in the parking lot of Roosevelt Field Mall, police said. Patrol units responded, and Smith was taken into …

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Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
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Teen Relative Wanted In Fatal Shooting Of 46-Year-Old During Family Dispute In PA: Police Teen Relative Wanted In Fatal Shooting Of 46-Year-Old During Family Dispute In PA: Police Teen Relative Wanted In Fatal Shooting Of 46-Year-Old During Family Dispute In PA: Police
Teen Relative Wanted In Fatal Shooting Of 46-Year-Old During Family Dispute In PA: Police A murder suspect wanted in a Strawberry Mansion shooting death is now the subject of a cash reward offered by the U.S. Marshals Service, officials announced on Thursday, Jan. 15. Elijah Jones, 19, is wanted in connection with the shooting death of Reginald Bates, 46, inside a home on the 2100 block of North 32nd Street shortly after midnight on Tuesday, Nov. 25, according to the Philadelphia Police Department. Officers responded to the home around 12:26 a.m. for a report of a person with a gun and a shooting. Bates was found inside the property suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to the …

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Brentwood, NY
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3-Vehicle Crash On Route 111 Leaves Brentwood Man Seriously Hurt: Suffolk Police 3-Vehicle Crash On Route 111 Leaves Brentwood Man Seriously Hurt: Suffolk Police 3-Vehicle Crash On Route 111 Leaves Brentwood Man Seriously Hurt: Suffolk Police
3-Vehicle Crash On Route 111 Leaves Brentwood Man Seriously Hurt: Suffolk Police A man was seriously injured in a multi-vehicle crash on Route 111 early Saturday morning, police said. Justin Reynoso, 22, of Brentwood, was driving a 2023 Acura southbound when he struck the rear of a 2018 Dodge Durango near Willow Street in Brentwood at 3:56 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 17, according to Suffolk County Police. Reynoso’s vehicle then hit a northbound 2019 Dodge pickup, causing the pickup to overturn, police said. The Acura then left the roadway and crashed into a fence, authorities said. The driver of the Dodge pickup, driven by a 25-year-old from Brentwood, was taken to S…

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Syosset-Woodbury, NY
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Dragged Woman Out Of Restaurant, Stole Her Phone, Syosset Man Drove Off With Her Inside Car: PD Dragged Woman Out Of Restaurant, Stole Her Phone, Syosset Man Drove Off With Her Inside Car: PD Dragged Woman Out Of Restaurant, Stole Her Phone, Syosset Man Drove Off With Her Inside Car: PD
Dragged Woman Out Of Restaurant, Stole Her Phone, Syosset Man Drove Off With Her Inside Car: PD A man is accused of dragging a woman out of a Long Island restaurant, stealing her phone, and driving off with her still inside his car, police said. Syed Ibrahim Ali, 25, of Syosset, was arrested after officers responded to a disturbance in the parking lot of 1029 Oyster Bay Road, East Norwich, Nassau County police said. Detectives did not say whether Ali and the 30-year-old woman knew each other, but said the disturbance escalated when he “dragged the victim out of the restaurant and pinned her to the ground.” The woman broke free and ran back into the restaurant, where she attempted to…

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Merrick, NY
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Officers Attacked After Armed Robbery Attempt At Merrick Antiques Store: Police Officers Attacked After Armed Robbery Attempt At Merrick Antiques Store: Police Officers Attacked After Armed Robbery Attempt At Merrick Antiques Store: Police
Officers Attacked After Armed Robbery Attempt At Merrick Antiques Store: Police A man is accused of pulling a handgun on an employee inside an antique shop and demanding cash, police announced on Saturday, Jan. 17. Nicholas Sarnelli, 36, of the 3000 block of Jerusalem Avenue, in Wantagh, entered L.I. Antiques at 231 Sunrise Highway in Merrick around 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 12, Nassau County detectives said. Sarnelli approached a 69-year-old male employee, displayed a handgun, and demanded money, police explained. A brief struggle then broke out, causing multiple antique items inside the store to shatter, detectives said. Sarnelli fled the shop in an unknown dire…

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Westbury, NY
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Loaded Gun, Suspected Crack Found During Traffic Stop In Westbury: Police Loaded Gun, Suspected Crack Found During Traffic Stop In Westbury: Police Loaded Gun, Suspected Crack Found During Traffic Stop In Westbury: Police
Loaded Gun, Suspected Crack Found During Traffic Stop In Westbury: Police A routine traffic stop on Old Country Road in Westbury led to two arrests after officers found suspected crack/cocaine and a loaded revolver inside a vehicle, police announced. Natasha Celestin, 43, of Brooklyn, was arrested after Strategic Response Team officers stopped a 2011 Kia Sorento traveling eastbound with an inoperable taillight in Westbury on Friday, Jan. 16 at 9:11 p.m., according to detectives. Celestin was found in possession of a white powdery substance believed to be crack/cocaine after an investigation, police said. A passenger, Saifuddin Abdus-Samad, 55, of Hempstead, was …

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Allentown, PA
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$700K Gold, Bitcoin Scam: ‘PayPal’ Poser From NJ Cons Elderly Lehigh County Man, DA Says $700K Gold, Bitcoin Scam: ‘PayPal’ Poser From NJ Cons Elderly Lehigh County Man, DA Says $700K Gold, Bitcoin Scam: ‘PayPal’ Poser From NJ Cons Elderly Lehigh County Man, DA Says
$700K Gold, Bitcoin Scam: ‘PayPal’ Poser From NJ Cons Elderly Lehigh County Man, DA Says A slick con artist posing as a PayPal agent scammed a 74-year-old Pennsylvania man out of nearly $700,000 in gold and cryptocurrency, authorities revealed on Friday, Jan. 16. Hirtik Hemchand Khatri, of Lawrence Township, New Jersey, pleaded guilty on Thursday, Nov. 20 to felony charges of Theft by Extortion, Theft by Unlawful Taking – Movable Property, and Criminal Use of a Communication Facility, according to Holihan.  Khatri was sentenced at a hearing before Judge Thomas M. Caffrey to 12 months, minus a day, to 36 months in prison for both theft charges, along with two years of proba…

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Bristow, VA
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Trooper Hurt After Suspect Drives Wrong Way On I-95 During Domestic Abduction Pursuit: VSP Trooper Hurt After Suspect Drives Wrong Way On I-95 During Domestic Abduction Pursuit: VSP Trooper Hurt After Suspect Drives Wrong Way On I-95 During Domestic Abduction Pursuit: VSP
Trooper Hurt After Suspect Drives Wrong Way On I-95 During Domestic Abduction Pursuit: VSP A Virginia State Police trooper suffered minor injuries after a suspect drove the wrong way on Interstate 95 during a pursuit tied to a possible domestic abduction in Prince William County, state police announced on Friday, Jan. 16. Fairfax County police first located the suspect vehicle — a 2011 Dodge Nitro — around 3:05 p.m. on I-95 northbound while trying to respond to a possible domestic abduction call out of Prince William County, according to Virginia State Police. Police followed the Dodge until state troopers arrived and attempted a traffic stop, but the driver refused to pull over,…

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West Chester, PA
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PA Dad Admits To Killing 12-Year-Old Daughter After Years Of Abuse: Prosecutors PA Dad Admits To Killing 12-Year-Old Daughter After Years Of Abuse: Prosecutors PA Dad Admits To Killing 12-Year-Old Daughter After Years Of Abuse: Prosecutors
PA Dad Admits To Killing 12-Year-Old Daughter After Years Of Abuse: Prosecutors A father admitted in court to repeatedly and systematically abusing his 12-year-old daughter for years before killing her, the Chester County District Attorney’s Office announced on Friday, Jan. 16. Rendell Hoagland, 54, of West Caln Township, pleaded guilty to First-Degree Murder, Conspiracy, Kidnapping, and other charges related to the 2024 killing of his daughter, Malinda, according to the release.  Hoagland was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, plus 30 to 60 years, under a negotiated plea agreement accepted by Judge Ann Marie Wheatcraft, prosecutors sai…

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