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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National Interest
'Delco Pooper' Avoids Trial, Enters Rehab Program After Viral Road Rage Case; Watch The Video 'Delco Pooper' Avoids Trial, Enters Rehab Program After Viral Road Rage Case; Watch The Video 'Delco Pooper' Avoids Trial, Enters Rehab Program After Viral Road Rage Case; Watch The Video
'Delco Pooper' Avoids Trial, Enters Rehab Program After Viral Road Rage Case; Watch The Video The woman who went viral after defecating on another driver’s car during a road rage incident has avoided trial—at least for now. Christina Marie Solometo, 44, of Ridley Park, Delaware County (Delco), Pennsylvania, was formally sentenced on Tuesday, Dec. 16, as part of the county’s Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition (ARD) program, court records show. As a condition of the program, Solometo must complete: 24 months of probation community service anger management classes a ban on posting about her case on social media If she satisfies those terms, her charges—including indecent exposure…

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Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
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Driver Fleeing State Police Crashes Into SEPTA Bus In Center City Pursuit: PSP Driver Fleeing State Police Crashes Into SEPTA Bus In Center City Pursuit: PSP Driver Fleeing State Police Crashes Into SEPTA Bus In Center City Pursuit: PSP
Driver Fleeing State Police Crashes Into SEPTA Bus In Center City Pursuit: PSP A late-night police pursuit through Center City Philadelphia ended in a violent crash involving a SEPTA bus, leaving a driver injured and a suspect in custody, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Wednesday, Dec. 17. Marcus Stewart was taken into custody after troopers attempted to stop his black Chevrolet Impala for erratic driving near North 33rd Street and Spring Garden Street just before midnight on Tuesday, according to state police. Instead of stopping, Stewart fled eastbound on Spring Garden Street to the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, then traveled south on 19th Street, east on JFK Bo…

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Centereach-Selden, NY
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Illegal Speed Contest In Centereach Parking Lot Lands Rocky Point Man Arrested Illegal Speed Contest In Centereach Parking Lot Lands Rocky Point Man Arrested Illegal Speed Contest In Centereach Parking Lot Lands Rocky Point Man Arrested
Illegal Speed Contest In Centereach Parking Lot Lands Rocky Point Man Arrested A man accused of taking part in an illegal speed contest in a busy Centereach parking lot has been arrested following a police investigation, Suffolk County Police announced on Wednesday, Dec. 17. Kelvin Torresurquilla, 20, of Rocky Point, was charged after investigators linked him to reckless driving activity spotted late last month at the parking lot of 2112 Middle Country Road, according to police. Members of the Suffolk County Police Street Takeover Task Force observed a 2019 Dodge Challenger spinning its tires in the lot on the evening of Friday, Nov. 29, creating smoke before fleeing…

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Lower Paxton, PA
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Car Plows Through Huntington Learning Center, Driver Flees To Church: Lower Paxton Police Car Plows Through Huntington Learning Center, Driver Flees To Church: Lower Paxton Police Car Plows Through Huntington Learning Center, Driver Flees To Church: Lower Paxton Police
Car Plows Through Huntington Learning Center, Driver Flees To Church: Lower Paxton Police A vehicle crashed through the front of a Dauphin County learning center early Tuesday morning, tearing through the building’s facade before the driver fled the scene, police said. Lower Paxton Township police were dispatched to the Colonial Commons shopping center after Dauphin County 911 received an automatic crash notification around 3:25 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 16. Officers arrived to find a blue Nissan Rogue had crashed through the front of the Huntington Learning Center at 5094 Jonestown Road, police said. Both the vehicle and the business were checked and found to be unoccupied. Severa…

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Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
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Man Shot Inside PA ShopRite: Police Man Shot Inside PA ShopRite: Police Man Shot Inside PA ShopRite: Police
Man Shot Inside PA ShopRite: Police A man was shot inside a supermarket during the afternoon rush, Philadelphia police announced on Monday, Dec. 15. The shooting happened just after 3 p.m. inside the entrance of the ShopRite on the 2300 block of Oregon Avenue in the city’s 1st District, according to police. An adult male was struck once in the arm and transported by officers to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, where he was listed in stable condition, authorities said. No other injuries were reported. Police said no motive has been identified and no arrests have been made as of Monday evening. The investigation remains ongo…

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by Jillian Pikora
Bethlehem, PA
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Elderly Clients’ Savings Drained, Jewelry Pawned By Home Care Assistant In Bethlehem Elderly Clients’ Savings Drained, Jewelry Pawned By Home Care Assistant In Bethlehem Elderly Clients’ Savings Drained, Jewelry Pawned By Home Care Assistant In Bethlehem
Elderly Clients’ Savings Drained, Jewelry Pawned By Home Care Assistant In Bethlehem Elderly women in their 90s and 80s were allegedly financially exploited by the very home care assistant trusted to help them, with thousands of dollars stolen and sentimental jewelry pawned, Northampton County prosecutors announced on Monday, Dec. 16. Nicole Daley, of Palmer Township, was arrested following an investigation into alleged financial elder abuse involving three victims, ages 90, 88, and 84, according to District Attorney Stephen G. Baratta. The investigation began on Nov. 10, when Bethlehem Township police were dispatched to Hope Ridge Drive for a reported theft involving a 90-…

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National Interest
PA Lawyer Who Forged Federal Judge’s Signature Twice To Trick Client Gets Prison Time PA Lawyer Who Forged Federal Judge’s Signature Twice To Trick Client Gets Prison Time PA Lawyer Who Forged Federal Judge’s Signature Twice To Trick Client Gets Prison Time
PA Lawyer Who Forged Federal Judge’s Signature Twice To Trick Client Gets Prison Time A disgraced attorney is heading to prison after forging a judge’s name on a fake custody order — one of several legal schemes he's been convicted of in recent months, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Monday, Dec. 15. Michael Brandon Cohen, 42, of Hollidaysburg, was sentenced to one to three years in state prison after pleading guilty to forgery for creating a false custody order to benefit a client, according to AG Sunday. Cohen’s fabricated order prompted the client to violate a court-approved custody agreement by moving her child out of the county — all based on his …

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Lebanon, PA
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Lebanon County Doctor Convicted Again In Child Sexual Abuse Case, Sentenced To Jail Lebanon County Doctor Convicted Again In Child Sexual Abuse Case, Sentenced To Jail Lebanon County Doctor Convicted Again In Child Sexual Abuse Case, Sentenced To Jail
Lebanon County Doctor Convicted Again In Child Sexual Abuse Case, Sentenced To Jail A former Lebanon County doctor has been convicted for a second time in a long-running child sexual abuse case, prosecutors announced on Monday, Dec. 15. Samuel Rashid was sentenced after a jury found him guilty of sexually abusing two additional children connected to his former medical practice, according to the Lebanon County District Attorney’s Office. Rashid previously practiced at Lebanon Valley Family Medicine before police and prosecutors launched an investigation into allegations spanning several years, officials said. More than 20 people came forward during the initial investigatio…

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Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
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Uber Passenger Killed In Crash With Domestic Assault Suspect Still On The Run: Philly Police Uber Passenger Killed In Crash With Domestic Assault Suspect Still On The Run: Philly Police Uber Passenger Killed In Crash With Domestic Assault Suspect Still On The Run: Philly Police
Uber Passenger Killed In Crash With Domestic Assault Suspect Still On The Run: Philly Police An Uber passenger was killed after a domestic assault suspect fleeing a warrant crashed into the vehicle in North Philadelphia on Monday, Dec. 15, police said. The incident began on the 900 block of North Watts Street, Philadelphia, at 7:14 a.m., when the Philadelphia Sheriff’s Office attempted to serve a domestic assault warrant on Joseph Cini, 35, police said. Cini fled the scene in a Nissan Maxima, traveling eastbound on Girard Avenue from Watts Street, police said. Officers from the Philadelphia Police Department’s 26th District later responded to a crash at the intersection of 9th Str…

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Bethlehem, PA
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Bethlehem Man Who Used Family Vacation Photos To Make AI Child Porn Sentenced: DA Bethlehem Man Who Used Family Vacation Photos To Make AI Child Porn Sentenced: DA Bethlehem Man Who Used Family Vacation Photos To Make AI Child Porn Sentenced: DA
Bethlehem Man Who Used Family Vacation Photos To Make AI Child Porn Sentenced: DA A Pennsylvania man has been sentenced to up to a decade in prison after pleading guilty to using artificial intelligence to create child sexual abuse material from innocent family vacation photos, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan announced on Monday, Dec. 15. Adam Erdman, 35, of Bethlehem, is the first person in Pennsylvania to be convicted and sentenced under the state’s newly enacted law banning artificially generated sexual images of children. Judge Anna-Kristie M. Marks sentenced Erdman to 2 years and 4 months to 10 years in state prison after he pleaded guilty in Septem…

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