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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Reading, PA
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NY Family Knew Reading Children Were Sexually Abused For Years Starting Age 5: Prosecutors NY Family Knew Reading Children Were Sexually Abused For Years Starting Age 5: Prosecutors NY Family Knew Reading Children Were Sexually Abused For Years Starting Age 5: Prosecutors
NY Family Knew Reading Children Were Sexually Abused For Years Starting Age 5: Prosecutors New York juveniles were aware for years that two Pennsylvania children were being sexually abused starting as young as age 5, Berks County prosecutors announced Thursday, Jan. 8. Martin Acevedo, 53, of Reading, was charged after an investigation found that two young girls — now ages 11 and 8 — were repeatedly sexually abused at multiple residences in the city of Reading, according to the Berks County District Attorney’s Office. Authorities received multiple ChildLine referrals from the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services reporting the abuse. During forensic interviews conducted at a C…

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Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
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Body ‘Dislodged’ In PA Popeye’s Parking Lot After Pedestrian Dragged From Hit-And-Run: Police Body ‘Dislodged’ In PA Popeye’s Parking Lot After Pedestrian Dragged From Hit-And-Run: Police Body ‘Dislodged’ In PA Popeye’s Parking Lot After Pedestrian Dragged From Hit-And-Run: Police
Body ‘Dislodged’ In PA Popeye’s Parking Lot After Pedestrian Dragged From Hit-And-Run: Police A pedestrian was killed after being struck and dragged beneath a vehicle, police announced on Thursday, Jan. 8. The crash happened at approximately 7:20 p.m. in the 12th Police District of Philadelphia on Wednesday, Jan. 7. Officers responding to a radio call for a male down in the roadway found a 62-year-old man unresponsive. Philadelphia Fire Department medics arrived and pronounced him dead at 7:47 p.m., police said. During the investigation, officers located a silver 2010 Hyundai at a Popeye’s restaurant in the 5200 block of Woodland Avenue. Police said the body became dislodged from u…

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New Cumberland-Lemoyne, PA
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Hit-And-Run DUI Crash Lands Lemoyne Woman Arrest: Upper Allen Police Hit-And-Run DUI Crash Lands Lemoyne Woman Arrest: Upper Allen Police Hit-And-Run DUI Crash Lands Lemoyne Woman Arrest: Upper Allen Police
Hit-And-Run DUI Crash Lands Lemoyne Woman Arrest: Upper Allen Police A woman is accused of driving drunk and fleeing the scene after crashing into another vehicle, police announced on Thursday, Jan. 8. Tamara J. Elmer, 56, of the first block of 10th Street in Lemoyne, was arrested following a hit-and-run crash investigation at the intersection of East Winding Hill Road and Mt. Allen Drive, according to the Upper Allen Township Police Department. Police were called after a victim reported that an orange Kia Forte passed him while he was turning left, merged into his lane, and struck his vehicle before fleeing the area without stopping or providing identifying…

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Columbia, PA
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Life-Threatening Shooting Follows Street Fight In Columbia Borough Life-Threatening Shooting Follows Street Fight In Columbia Borough Life-Threatening Shooting Follows Street Fight In Columbia Borough
Life-Threatening Shooting Follows Street Fight In Columbia Borough A violent street fight escalated into a shooting, leaving one man with life-threatening injuries, police said. The incident happened on the first block of South Sixth Street when patrol officers were dispatched for a reported shooting at about 10:40 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 7, Columbia Borough Police said. When officers arrived, they found two adult men in the street who had been involved in a physical altercation, according to police. During the fight, one man fired a handgun at the other, striking him and causing life-threatening injuries, authorities said. Both men were taken by ambulanc…

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Wyandanch, NY
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20-Year-Old Man Critically Injured In Wyandanch Backyard Shooting 20-Year-Old Man Critically Injured In Wyandanch Backyard Shooting 20-Year-Old Man Critically Injured In Wyandanch Backyard Shooting
20-Year-Old Man Critically Injured In Wyandanch Backyard Shooting A late-night shooting in a backyaed left a young man critically injured on Long Island police said. A 20-year-old Westbury man was shot while standing in the backyard of a residence on Patton Avenue at 8:26 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 7, according to Suffolk County Police First Squad detectives. The victim was rushed to an area hospital, where he remains in critical but stable condition, police said. No arrests have been announced, and detectives are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the shooting. Anyone with information is asked to contact Suffolk County Police First Sq…

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Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
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Shots Fired At Philadelphia Officer After Package Theft Confrontation: Suspect Sought (VIDEO) Shots Fired At Philadelphia Officer After Package Theft Confrontation: Suspect Sought (VIDEO) Shots Fired At Philadelphia Officer After Package Theft Confrontation: Suspect Sought (VIDEO)
Shots Fired At Philadelphia Officer After Package Theft Confrontation: Suspect Sought (Video) A gunman opened fire on a Philadelphia police officer after a confrontation over a stolen package spiraled into an officer-involved shooting in the city’s Feltonville neighborhood, authorities announced Wednesday, Jan. 7. The incident unfolded just after 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 4, on the 400 block of East Rockland Street, according to the Philadelphia Police Department. Officers were responding to a radio call for a crowd and a person with a weapon on the 4900 block of D Street when they heard multiple gunshots coming from nearby East Rockland Street, police explained. Officers immediately m…

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Oxford-Nottingham, PA
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Threats To Kill Mom, Teen, Child End With Man Found Hiding Under Clothes In Oxford Home: Police Threats To Kill Mom, Teen, Child End With Man Found Hiding Under Clothes In Oxford Home: Police Threats To Kill Mom, Teen, Child End With Man Found Hiding Under Clothes In Oxford Home: Police
Threats To Kill Mom, Teen, Child End With Man Found Hiding Under Clothes In Oxford Home: Police A domestic dispute escalated into death threats against a woman, her teenage son, and a young child, ending with officers finding the suspect hiding under a pile of clothes, police announced Tuesday, Jan. 6. Jose Fernandez-Martinez, 30, was arrested after Oxford police were dispatched to the 400 block of Hodgson Street for a reported domestic disturbance just after 10:20 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 2, according to the release. A female victim told officers she had been struck in the shoulder during the dispute. She and her teenage son also reported that Fernandez-Martinez threatened to kill both…

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Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
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2 Officers Injured After Police SUV Struck By Honda In Philadelphia Crash 2 Officers Injured After Police SUV Struck By Honda In Philadelphia Crash 2 Officers Injured After Police SUV Struck By Honda In Philadelphia Crash
2 Officers Injured After Police SUV Struck By Honda In Philadelphia Crash A police-involved crash left two Philadelphia officers injured after their marked vehicle was struck at a busy North Philadelphia intersection, authorities said. The collision happened at Germantown Avenue and Glenwood Avenue in the city’s 25th Police District just after midnight, Philadelphia police announced on Wednesday, Jan. 7. A green Honda HR-V struck the marked police SUV at approximately 12:34 a.m., injuring both officers who were inside the patrol vehicle, according to the release. The officers were transported by another police unit to Temple University Hospital for treatment. Th…

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Allentown, PA
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80-Year-Old Charged With Sex Assault Of Teen In Lehigh, Bradford Counties: DA 80-Year-Old Charged With Sex Assault Of Teen In Lehigh, Bradford Counties: DA 80-Year-Old Charged With Sex Assault Of Teen In Lehigh, Bradford Counties: DA
80-Year-Old Charged With Sex Assault Of Teen In Lehigh, Bradford Counties: DA An 80-year-old man is accused of sexually assaulting a teenager over several months in incidents spanning two Pennsylvania counties, prosecutors announced on Wednesday, Jan. 7. Dennis Kochenash, 80, currently of Wyalusing Borough in Bradford County, has been charged following an investigation into allegations involving a child who was 14 years old when the offenses began, according to the Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office . Kochenash is charged with multiple counts of Felony Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse – Person Less Than 16 Years Old, Felony Statutory Sexual Assault, Felon…

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Feasterville-Trevose, PA
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Pedestrian Mowed Down Outside Feasterville Lounge In Apparent Targeted Attack: Police Pedestrian Mowed Down Outside Feasterville Lounge In Apparent Targeted Attack: Police Pedestrian Mowed Down Outside Feasterville Lounge In Apparent Targeted Attack: Police
Pedestrian Mowed Down Outside Feasterville Lounge In Apparent Targeted Attack: Police A violent hit-and-run outside a bar left a man fighting for his life after a driver allegedly accelerated into a group of pedestrians, police announced on Tuesday, Jan. 6. Roba Gasitashvili, 22, of Philadelphia, is wanted after investigators say he deliberately drove a white Volkswagen toward five people gathered in the parking lot of Hive Lounge at 146 Bustleton Pike in Feasterville shortly after 2 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 1, according to Lower Southampton Township police. One victim, a 29-year-old Philadelphia man, was found unconscious in the parking lot with severe head and facial injurie…

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