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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Syosset-Woodbury, NY
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Loaded Gun, Suspected Cocaine Found After LIE Crash Lands Syosset Man Felony Charges: Police Loaded Gun, Suspected Cocaine Found After LIE Crash Lands Syosset Man Felony Charges: Police Loaded Gun, Suspected Cocaine Found After LIE Crash Lands Syosset Man Felony Charges: Police
Loaded Gun, Suspected Cocaine Found After LIE Crash Lands Syosset Man Felony Charges: Police A late-night crash on the Long Island Expressway led to a gun and suspected drugs being recovered from a vehicle in Syosset, Nassau County police announced Sunday, Dec. 21. Kevin Byong Koon Yim, 45, of Syosset, was arrested after officers responded to an auto accident along the South Service Road near Exit 43 around 12:30 a.m., according to detectives. When officers arrived, Yim was found seated inside a 2024 Chevrolet, police said. An investigation at the scene led to the recovery of a Sig Sauer firearm and a white powdery substance believed to be cocaine, authorities detailed. Yim was ta…

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Lititz, PA
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'You'll Die Today' Threat, Mysterious '7-Inch Laceration', Ends In Prison Time For Lititz Man 'You'll Die Today' Threat, Mysterious '7-Inch Laceration', Ends In Prison Time For Lititz Man 'You'll Die Today' Threat, Mysterious '7-Inch Laceration', Ends In Prison Time For Lititz Man
'You'll Die Today' Threat, Mysterious '7-Inch Laceration', Ends In Prison Time For Lititz Man A man who warned a stranger, “you’ll die today,” before slashing his throat outside a Lancaster bar has been sentenced to up to 45 years in state prison, prosecutors announced on Friday, Dec. 19. Syeen Yadullah Hill, 45, of Lititz, was sentenced to 20 to 45 years by Lancaster County Judge David Ashworth after a jury convicted him of Felony Criminal Attempt – Criminal Homicide, Felony Aggravated Assault, Misdemeanor Recklessly Endangering Another Person, and Misdemeanor Possession of an Instrument of Crime, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office. The violent attack unfo…

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Lower Makefield-Yardley, PA
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Penn Police Officer, Yardley Dad Tomasz Czarnuszewicz Dies At 34 Penn Police Officer, Yardley Dad Tomasz Czarnuszewicz Dies At 34 Penn Police Officer, Yardley Dad Tomasz Czarnuszewicz Dies At 34
Penn Police Officer, Yardley Dad Tomasz Czarnuszewicz Dies At 34 A University of Pennsylvania police officer, father, and New Jersey native has died, leaving behind a young daughter and a community shaped by his years of public service. Tomasz Andrzej Czarnuszewicz, 34, died on Saturday, Dec. 13, in Hopewell, New Jersey, according to J. Allen Hooper Funeral Chapel and Cremation Services. Born in Trenton, New Jersey, Czarnuszewicz spent his life committed to protecting others, building a career in public safety that spanned multiple agencies. He began working as a security officer at Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia before serving as a corrections …

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by Jillian Pikora
Warminster-Southampton, PA
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Central Bucks East Lacrosse Player, Pacitti Brothers Co-Owner’s Son Frankie Pacitti Dies At 17 Central Bucks East Lacrosse Player, Pacitti Brothers Co-Owner’s Son Frankie Pacitti Dies At 17 Central Bucks East Lacrosse Player, Pacitti Brothers Co-Owner’s Son Frankie Pacitti Dies At 17
Central Bucks East Lacrosse Player, Pacitti Brothers Co-Owner’s Son Frankie Pacitti Dies At 17 A Central Bucks East High School student and standout lacrosse player remembered for his infectious personality and deep ties to the local community has died. Frank Walter “Frankie” Pacitti, 17, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, Dec. 14, according to his obituary. He was the son of Frank Pacitti, co-owner of Pacitti Brothers Ice Cream & Hot Dogs in Hatboro. From the beginning, Frankie was known for his sense of humor, style, and ability to make people laugh, his family shared in his obituary. Friends and relatives described him as someone who formed connections everywhere he went and …

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Waynesboro, PA
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17-Year-Old Girl Identified After Killed By Sliding Vehicle In Pennsylvania 17-Year-Old Girl Identified After Killed By Sliding Vehicle In Pennsylvania 17-Year-Old Girl Identified After Killed By Sliding Vehicle In Pennsylvania
17-Year-Old Girl Identified After Killed By Sliding Vehicle In Pennsylvania A teenage girl has been identified after she was struck and killed by a vehicle that slid off the roadway on Saturday, Dec. 20, authorities announced. Emergency crews were called around 2:50 p.m. to the intersection of Brownsville Road and Woodford Avenue, where a vehicle traveling along Brownsville Road began to slide, struck a utility pole, and continued moving before hitting 17-year-old Ishara Kami, Pittsburgh Public Safety said. Medics began CPR at the scene before transporting Kami to a hospital in critical condition. She was later pronounced dead, officials confirmed. The driver rema…

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Doylestown, PA
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House Fire Draws Emergency Response In Doylestown: Police (DEVELOPING) House Fire Draws Emergency Response In Doylestown: Police (DEVELOPING) House Fire Draws Emergency Response In Doylestown: Police (DEVELOPING)
House Fire Draws Emergency Response In Doylestown: Police (Developing) A house fire prompted an emergency response late Saturday night on a quiet Doylestown street, authorities said. Fire crews were dispatched to a residence on Charter Oak Court in Doylestown Township, where firefighters arrived to assess the situation just before midnight, according to a Crimewatch alert issued Saturday, Dec. 20. The Doylestown Fire Company was on scene evaluating the home and conditions at the property as of 11:13 p.m., the release stated. No injuries or evacuations were immediately reported, and officials did not release details on the cause of the fire or the extent of th…

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Bethpage, NY
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Fire Injures 2 Residents, Firefighter At Nassau County Home Fire Injures 2 Residents, Firefighter At Nassau County Home Fire Injures 2 Residents, Firefighter At Nassau County Home
Fire Injures 2 Residents, Firefighter At Nassau County Home A residential fire sent two residents and a firefighter to the hospital in North Lawrence on Saturday afternoon, authorities said. Fourth Precinct officers responded to a home on Spring Street after a fire broke out just before 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 20, according to the Nassau County Police Department Arson Bomb Squad.  The Lawrence-Cedarhurst Fire Department, along with neighboring fire departments, responded to extinguish the flames at the residence, police said.  Two residents and one firefighter were transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries following the fi…

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Valley Stream, NY
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2 Pedestrians Struck By Reversing Car Outside Valley Stream Target: Police 2 Pedestrians Struck By Reversing Car Outside Valley Stream Target: Police 2 Pedestrians Struck By Reversing Car Outside Valley Stream Target: Police
2 Pedestrians Struck By Reversing Car Outside Valley Stream Target: Police A routine shopping trip turned dangerous when two pedestrians were struck by a vehicle outside a busy Valley Stream store, police said. The crash happened outside Target at 500 West Sunrise Highway in Valley Stream on Saturday, Dec. 20 at 3:18 p.m., according to police. A 28-year-old woman driving a 2023 Nissan was reversing when she struck a 39-year-old man and a 34-year-old woman who were walking near the store, Fifth Precinct officers said. The vehicle then continued backward and hit the protective barriers in front of the store, causing minimal damage. Both pedestrians were taken to a …

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Farmingdale, NY
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Pedestrian Killed Crossing Route 110 In East Farmingdale: Police Pedestrian Killed Crossing Route 110 In East Farmingdale: Police Pedestrian Killed Crossing Route 110 In East Farmingdale: Police
Pedestrian Killed Crossing Route 110 In East Farmingdale: Police A pedestrian was killed after being struck by a vehicle while crossing Route 110 in East Farmingdale, Suffolk County Police announced on Saturday, Dec. 20. The man was crossing the southbound lanes of Route 110 just south of Price Parkway when he was hit by a 2015 Acura at 5:04 a.m., according to police. He was transported to St. Joseph Hospital in Bethpage, where he was pronounced dead. His identity has not yet been released. The driver of the Acura, Clive Pryce, 54, was not injured in the crash, police said. The vehicle was impounded for a safety check. Suffolk County Police First Squad…

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Hempstead, NY
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Machetes, Executions, Dismemberment: MS-13 National Leaders Convicted In 4 Long Island Murders Machetes, Executions, Dismemberment: MS-13 National Leaders Convicted In 4 Long Island Murders Machetes, Executions, Dismemberment: MS-13 National Leaders Convicted In 4 Long Island Murders
Machetes, Executions, Dismemberment: MS-13 National Leaders Convicted In 4 Long Island Murders A federal jury has convicted four members of the notoriously violent MS-13 gang — including two national leaders — for a series of gruesome murders and racketeering crimes that terrorized communities in Queens and on Long Island, federal prosecutors announced Friday, Dec. 19. The defendants were found guilty after a 10-week trial in Brooklyn on charges tied to four murders carried out between 2016 and 2022, including machete attacks, execution-style shootings, and the dismemberment of a victim whose remains were buried in a wooded area, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern…

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