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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York, PA
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‘You’re Going To Die’: York Man Who Choked Pregnant Woman, Kidnapped Baby Arrested In Ohio ‘You’re Going To Die’: York Man Who Choked Pregnant Woman, Kidnapped Baby Arrested In Ohio ‘You’re Going To Die’: York Man Who Choked Pregnant Woman, Kidnapped Baby Arrested In Ohio
‘You’re Going To Die’: York Man Who Choked Pregnant Woman, Kidnapped Baby Arrested In Ohio A Pennsylvania man accused of choking his pregnant girlfriend and kidnapping her 6-month-old daughter during a violent domestic assault in York has been arrested after a monthlong, multi-state manhunt, authorities confirmed. Pedro Luis Vega-River, 31, was taken into custody Friday, Dec. 19, in Columbus, Ohio, ending the search that began after the infant was taken during a domestic dispute on Carlisle Avenue in November. The baby, Amiyah Rivera, was found safe a day after the incident. Daily Voice previously obtained the full affidavits and criminal complaint on Monday, Nov. 17, detailing …

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Patchogue-Medford, NY
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Eight Arrested At Patchogue Sobriety Checkpoint During Holiday Crackdown Eight Arrested At Patchogue Sobriety Checkpoint During Holiday Crackdown Eight Arrested At Patchogue Sobriety Checkpoint During Holiday Crackdown
Eight Arrested At Patchogue Sobriety Checkpoint During Holiday Crackdown Eight motorists were arrested during an overnight sobriety checkpoint in Patchogue as police stepped up enforcement ahead of the holiday weekend, Suffolk County police announced on Saturday, Dec. 20. The checkpoint was conducted at Waverly Plaza on North Service Road between 11 p.m. Friday, Dec. 19, and 2 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 20, according to the release. Officers from the Suffolk County Police Department’s Highway Patrol Bureau Selective Alcohol Fatality Enforcement Team worked alongside the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office during the operation.  Volunteers and staff from Mothers Agains…

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Freeport, NY
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Woman Arrested In Freeport Prostitution Sting, Taken Into ICE Custody Woman Arrested In Freeport Prostitution Sting, Taken Into ICE Custody Woman Arrested In Freeport Prostitution Sting, Taken Into ICE Custody
Woman Arrested In Freeport Prostitution Sting, Taken Into ICE Custody A Manhattan woman was arrested during an undercover prostitution investigation in Freeport, Nassau County police announced on Friday, Dec. 19. Ka Yee Li, 47, of West 42nd Street, was taken into custody around 3:15 p.m. after detectives conducted an undercover operation targeting online sexually explicit advertisements, according to police. Li was arrested without incident and charged with Prostitution, police said. She was released on an appearance ticket following her arrest. Investigators later determined Li was illegally in the United States, authorities said. U.S. Immigration and Cus…

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Camp Hill, PA
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4 Women Charged After Infant Thrown From Stroller During Capital City Mall Fight (UPDATE) 4 Women Charged After Infant Thrown From Stroller During Capital City Mall Fight (UPDATE) 4 Women Charged After Infant Thrown From Stroller During Capital City Mall Fight (UPDATE)
4 Women Charged After Infant Thrown From Stroller During Capital City Mall Fight (Update) A fight involving four women in a Capital City Mall parking lot turned dangerous when an infant was thrown from a stroller during the brawl, Lower Allen Township police announced on Wednesday, Dec. 17. The incident unfolded around 12:27 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 13, in the parking lot of the Capital City Mall at 3506 Capital City Mall Drive in Camp Hill, according to police. Investigators say surveillance video captured all four women mutually engaging in the fight. Police identified the participants as Oriel Dykes, 26; Kajah George, 30; Carrie Bowman, 46; and Messiah Cloud, 21. Officers arrivi…

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Easton, PA
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Northampton County Man Sentenced Up To 500 Years For Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material: AG Northampton County Man Sentenced Up To 500 Years For Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material: AG Northampton County Man Sentenced Up To 500 Years For Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material: AG
Northampton County Man Sentenced Up To 500 Years For Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material: AG A Pennsylvania man has been sentenced to serve up to 500 years in state prison for possessing child sexual abuse material, Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Thursday, Dec. 18. Ricky Raisner, 67, of Mount Bethel (Northampton County), was ordered to serve 110 to 500 years in prison after being found guilty on 51 felony counts, according to Sunday. The verdict was handed down by Northampton County Judge Brian Panella following Raisner’s conviction at trial in July. Judge Panella emphasized the "very young" ages of the children depicted in the materials Raisner possessed and the “egregi…

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Lykens Valley, PA
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Lykens Child Rape Suspect On PA’s Top 5 Most Wanted Captured In Tennessee: U.S. Marshals Lykens Child Rape Suspect On PA’s Top 5 Most Wanted Captured In Tennessee: U.S. Marshals Lykens Child Rape Suspect On PA’s Top 5 Most Wanted Captured In Tennessee: U.S. Marshals
Lykens Child Rape Suspect On PA’s Top 5 Most Wanted Captured In Tennessee: U.S. Marshals A man accused of sexually abusing multiple children and placed on Pennsylvania’s Top Five Most Wanted list has been captured in Tennessee, authorities announced on Thursday, Dec. 18. Corey Matthew Maikranz, 36, of Lykens (Dauphin County), was arrested just outside Knoxville by the Eastern District of Tennessee U.S. Marshals Service Smoky Mountains Fugitive Task Force, according to a federal press release. Maikranz faces 17 total charges in Pennsylvania, including nine felony counts tied to the sexual abuse of a minor, authorities said. Investigators allege the crimes stem from two separate …

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Great Neck, NY
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Great Neck Man Exposes Genitals To Teen Walking Dog At Long Island Park: Police Great Neck Man Exposes Genitals To Teen Walking Dog At Long Island Park: Police Great Neck Man Exposes Genitals To Teen Walking Dog At Long Island Park: Police
Great Neck Man Exposes Genitals To Teen Walking Dog At Long Island Park: Police A man is accused of exposing himself to a teenage boy walking his dog at a Nassau County park, police announced on Friday, Dec. 19. Hua Yang, 60, of Great Neck, was arrested following the incident at Daniel J. Berg Memorial Park in Russell Gardens on Wednesday, Dec. 17 at 4:40 p.m., according to detectives. A 15-year-old boy was walking his dog through the park at 47 Wensley Drive when he noticed an unknown man standing near the entrance, police said. As the teen walked past him, the man adjusted his waistband and exposed his genitals, detectives detailed. The boy immediately left the park…

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Manheim Township, PA
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DNA On Coffee Cup Solves Cold Case Child Rapes, Lands Manheim Twp. Man Up To 85 Years In Prison DNA On Coffee Cup Solves Cold Case Child Rapes, Lands Manheim Twp. Man Up To 85 Years In Prison DNA On Coffee Cup Solves Cold Case Child Rapes, Lands Manheim Twp. Man Up To 85 Years In Prison
DNA On Coffee Cup Solves Cold Case Child Rapes, Lands Manheim Twp. Man Up To 85 Years In Prison A Pennsylvania man convicted of raping two young children in a cold case dating back more than two decades — and later found with hundreds of images of child sexual abuse — has been sentenced to spend the rest of his life behind bars, prosecutors announced on Wednesday, Dec. 17. Eric S. Dorwart, 56, of the 500 block of Pleasure Road, Manheim Township, was sentenced to 41 to 85 years in state prison after a jury found him guilty of sexually assaulting a 7-year-old girl and a 5-year-old boy in Leacock Township, followed by the discovery of a massive collection of child pornography depicting ad…

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Bethpage, NY
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Victim ID’d After DWI Box Truck Crash In Bethpage: Police Victim ID’d After DWI Box Truck Crash In Bethpage: Police Victim ID’d After DWI Box Truck Crash In Bethpage: Police
Victim ID’d After DWI Box Truck Crash In Bethpage: Police A man has died following a violent box truck crash on Long Island, Nassau County police announced on Friday, Dec. 19. Gino Vargas, 38, of Farmingdale, was critically injured when a 2024 Isuzu box truck struck his 2023 Kia as he exited a parking lot onto Hicksville Road near Brenner Avenue in Bethpage around 7:40 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 18, according to the Nassau County Police Department Homicide Squad. The box truck was traveling southbound when it slammed into the Kia, police explained. Vargas suffered collapsed lungs and a broken pelvis and was transported by Nassau County police ambulanc…

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West Chester, PA
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West Chester Rally Arrest Leads To Bomb Discovery, Federal Guilty Plea From PA Man: DOJ West Chester Rally Arrest Leads To Bomb Discovery, Federal Guilty Plea From PA Man: DOJ West Chester Rally Arrest Leads To Bomb Discovery, Federal Guilty Plea From PA Man: DOJ
West Chester Rally Arrest Leads To Bomb Discovery, Federal Guilty Plea From PA Man: DOJ A Malvern man who brought a loaded gun and a bayonet to a rally in West Chester has pleaded guilty in federal court after police later found a stash of homemade bombs inside his garage, authorities announced Thursday, Dec. 18. Kevin Joseph Krebs, 32, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Philadelphia to possession of an unregistered firearm or destructive device, according to U.S. Attorney David Metcalf. Krebs was arrested by West Chester Police on June 14 after a witness reported seeing him strapping on a tactical vest and hiding a gun before walking toward the “No Kings” protest on Nor…

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