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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Carlisle, PA
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New Details Released As 2 Indicted For American Legion Carlisle Shooting New Details Released As 2 Indicted For American Legion Carlisle Shooting New Details Released As 2 Indicted For American Legion Carlisle Shooting
New Details Released As 2 Indicted For American Legion Carlisle Shooting More than five years after a fatal shooting outside a Carlisle American Legion, two people have been indicted in the killing following a lengthy grand jury investigation, Cumberland County District Attorney Sean McCormack announced. The defendants face charges including First-Degree Murder, Third-Degree Murder, Aggravated Assault, and Criminal Use Of A Communication Facility, according to court documents. Prosecutors say the case stems from long-running disputes between two groups connected to the Carlisle area. “The root of the events that led up to Paul Laney’s death can be traced several…

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Lancaster, PA
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Former Lancaster Police Officer Who Raped Three Girls In 1990s Gets Decades In Prison: DA Former Lancaster Police Officer Who Raped Three Girls In 1990s Gets Decades In Prison: DA Former Lancaster Police Officer Who Raped Three Girls In 1990s Gets Decades In Prison: DA
Former Lancaster Police Officer Who Raped Three Girls In 1990s Gets Decades In Prison: DA A former Lancaster City police officer has been sentenced to up to 57 years in prison for raping and sexually assaulting three underage girls in the 1990s, the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office announced on Thursday, Dec. 18. Andrew Scott Selby, 56, of Pequea Township, was sentenced to 22.5 to 57 years by Senior Judge William P. Mahon, who called his actions “insidious” and said the passage of time did nothing to diminish their impact. 'Reprehensible': Judge Condemns Betrayal Of Badge “You violated the rule of law that you swore to uphold,” Judge Mahon told Selby during sentencing…

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Bensalem, PA
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Accused Rapist Told Victim He “Prefers Sex When It’s Non-Consensual”: Bensalem Police Accused Rapist Told Victim He “Prefers Sex When It’s Non-Consensual”: Bensalem Police Accused Rapist Told Victim He “Prefers Sex When It’s Non-Consensual”: Bensalem Police
Accused Rapist Told Victim He “Prefers Sex When It’s Non-Consensual”: Bensalem Police A Bensalem man has been arrested after a woman reported being raped during an encounter inside an apartment on Knights Road, police announced on Thursday, Dec. 18. Kevin Mendez-Ramon, 23, of the 3100 block of Knights Road, is charged after an investigation into a sexual assault reported earlier this month, according to Bensalem Township police. The assault occurred during the evening hours of Sunday, Nov. 30, after Mendez-Ramon contacted the victim and asked to spend time together, police explained. The two met at an apartment on Knights Road, where they watched a movie, investigators said.…

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Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
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Murder Charge Filed After 2-Year-Old Girl Found In PA Basement Dies: Police Murder Charge Filed After 2-Year-Old Girl Found In PA Basement Dies: Police Murder Charge Filed After 2-Year-Old Girl Found In PA Basement Dies: Police
Murder Charge Filed After 2-Year-Old Girl Found In PA Basement Dies: Police A homicide investigation is underway after a 2-year-old girl was found unresponsive inside a Pennsylvania home, police announced on Thursday, Dec. 18. Officers from the 1st District of Philadelphia were called to a residence in the 2100 block of South Beechwood Street after receiving a report of an unresponsive child just after 8:35 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 8, police said. Once inside the home, an officer was directed to the basement, where the child was found lying unresponsive on the floor. The officer placed her on a bed and began performing CPR until medics arrived, according to police. …

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Steelton-Highspire, PA
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$775K SNAP Fraud Scheme At Steelton Convenience Store Nets 7 Charges: DA, Inspector General $775K SNAP Fraud Scheme At Steelton Convenience Store Nets 7 Charges: DA, Inspector General $775K SNAP Fraud Scheme At Steelton Convenience Store Nets 7 Charges: DA, Inspector General
$775K SNAP Fraud Scheme At Steelton Convenience Store Nets 7 Charges: DA, Inspector General A years-long public assistance fraud scheme operating out of a Steelton convenience store has led to criminal charges against seven people, state and county officials announced on Thursday, Dec. 18. Investigators allege more than $775,000 in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits were illegally trafficked through Quick Stop Convenience Store on the 300 block of Lincoln Street, according to a joint release from the Pennsylvania Office of State Inspector General and the Dauphin County District Attorney’s Office. Solanyi Ramos, the store’s owner, is accused of running the operation…

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Five Towns, NY
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18-Year-Old Slams Car Into Five Towns Home, Leaving Residence Unlivable: Police 18-Year-Old Slams Car Into Five Towns Home, Leaving Residence Unlivable: Police 18-Year-Old Slams Car Into Five Towns Home, Leaving Residence Unlivable: Police
18-Year-Old Slams Car Into Five Towns Home, Leaving Residence Unlivable: Police A late-night crash sent a car into a Woodmere home, forcing residents out after the building was deemed unsafe, police announced. An 18-year-old man was driving a 2022 Kia when he lost control at the intersection of Ocean Avenue and East Broadway and crashed into a house at 980 East Broadway at 1:48 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 18, according to police. Four family members were inside the home at the time of the crash. None reported injuries, but the Town of Hempstead determined the residence was unlivable following the impact, police said. The driver was evaluated at the scene by a Nassau County…

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Manhasset, NY
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Violent Cocaine Arrest Leaves Officers Injured After Manhasset Traffic Stop: Police Violent Cocaine Arrest Leaves Officers Injured After Manhasset Traffic Stop: Police Violent Cocaine Arrest Leaves Officers Injured After Manhasset Traffic Stop: Police
Violent Cocaine Arrest Leaves Officers Injured After Manhasset Traffic Stop: Police A routine traffic stop in Manhasset turned violent after officers spotted suspected cocaine inside a vehicle, leaving two officers injured and three people under arrest, police announced on Thursday, Dec. 18. The incident unfolded when Sixth Squad officers stopped a white 2007 Ford Expedition traveling westbound on Northern Boulevard after it failed to maintain its lane just before 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 17, according to detectives. While investigating the Vehicle and Traffic Law stop, officers observed a white powdery substance believed to be cocaine in plain sight, police said. As off…

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Malvern, PA
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Malvern Man Acts As Teen Boy Calling Girls As Young As 9-Years-Old 'Freaky' In Sextortion: DOJ Malvern Man Acts As Teen Boy Calling Girls As Young As 9-Years-Old 'Freaky' In Sextortion: DOJ Malvern Man Acts As Teen Boy Calling Girls As Young As 9-Years-Old 'Freaky' In Sextortion: DOJ
Malvern Man Acts As Teen Boy Calling Girls As Young As 9-Years-Old 'Freaky' In Sextortion: DOJ A Pennsylvania man who preyed on young girls online through a calculated sextortion scheme has been sentenced to decades in federal prison, prosecutors announced. Valentin Lubinski, 26, of Malvern, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexually exploiting numerous minor girls and producing child sexual abuse material, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Wednesday, Dec. 17. Lubinski pleaded guilty to all 36 federal charges tied to the scheme, which involved using social media to manipulate, threaten, and coerce minors into producing explicit …

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Huntington, NY
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Road Rage Strangulation Attack Sends Man To Hospital, Driver Arrested In Huntington Road Rage Strangulation Attack Sends Man To Hospital, Driver Arrested In Huntington Road Rage Strangulation Attack Sends Man To Hospital, Driver Arrested In Huntington
Road Rage Strangulation Attack Sends Man To Hospital, Driver Arrested In Huntington A road rage confrontation on a busy Long Island roadway escalated into a violent strangulation that sent one man to the hospital and ended with another driver under arrest, Suffolk County Police announced on Wednesday, Dec. 17. John Alston III, 50, of Central Islip, was taken into custody following an investigation into the roadside assault on Broadhollow Road, police said. Alston III and Wilson Torres were both traveling northbound when the men became involved in a verbal road rage altercation. Both drivers pulled to the side of the road, where Alston III allegedly attacked Torres, strangl…

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East Berlin-York Springs, PA
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Active Incident Shuts Down Street In East Berlin: State Police (DEVELOPING) Active Incident Shuts Down Street In East Berlin: State Police (DEVELOPING) Active Incident Shuts Down Street In East Berlin: State Police (DEVELOPING)
Active Incident Shuts Down Street In East Berlin: State Police (Developing) An active police incident has shut down part of downtown East Berlin as state troopers deal with a man inside a home, authorities said. Pennsylvania State Police were called to the area of East King Street and Abbottstown Street around 4:23 p.m., where troopers are handling what officials described as a standoff situation in the borough. A man is inside a home on King Street and is acting alone, police said. Officials stressed the situation is not considered a hostage incident and confirmed no one else is inside the residence. The intersection of King and Abbottstown streets remains blocke…

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