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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Red Hook, NY
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Sexual Abuse Of Child Lands Red Hook Man Felony Charge: NYSP Sexual Abuse Of Child Lands Red Hook Man Felony Charge: NYSP Sexual Abuse Of Child Lands Red Hook Man Felony Charge: NYSP
Sexual Abuse Of Child Lands Red Hook Man Felony Charge: Nysp A man is accused of sexually abusing a child younger than 13, New York State Police announced on Sunday, Dec. 14. Julio Cesar Vargas Martinez, 30, of Red Hook, was arrested following an investigation into a reported sexual assault involving a child, according to the release. Investigators with the New York State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation in Rhinebeck said they received information on Thursday, Dec. 11, about the alleged assault. The investigation determined Vargas Martinez engaged in sexual contact with a victim younger than 13 while being 21 or older, police said. Vargas Mar…

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Centereach-Selden, NY
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Photos Taken Under Woman’s Shorts At Selden ShopRite; Aqeel Ahmad Arrested Again: Police Photos Taken Under Woman’s Shorts At Selden ShopRite; Aqeel Ahmad Arrested Again: Police Photos Taken Under Woman’s Shorts At Selden ShopRite; Aqeel Ahmad Arrested Again: Police
Photos Taken Under Woman’s Shorts At Selden ShopRite; Aqeel Ahmad Arrested Again: Police A man previously accused in multiple unlawful surveillance cases has been arrested again after police say he attempted to take photos under a woman’s shorts inside a Suffolk County supermarket, authorities announced on Sunday, Dec. 14. Aqeel Ahmad, 53, of College Road in Selden, was taken into custody following a Sixth Squad investigation into an incident at the ShopRite in Selden on Sept. 11, according to Suffolk County police. Detectives said Ahmad attempted to use his cell phone to photograph under the shorts of a 25-year-old woman while she was shopping. Ahmad was charged with Unlawful…

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Lynbrook-East Rockaway, NY
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Woman Killed Crossing Sunrise Highway In Lynbrook Identified As Local Resident (UPDATE) Woman Killed Crossing Sunrise Highway In Lynbrook Identified As Local Resident (UPDATE) Woman Killed Crossing Sunrise Highway In Lynbrook Identified As Local Resident (UPDATE)
Woman Killed Crossing Sunrise Highway In Lynbrook Identified As Local Resident (Update) A woman struck and killed while crossing a busy roadway in Nassau County has been identified, police said. Azucena Lopez Rodriguez, 46, of Lynbrook, was fatally struck while crossing Sunrise Highway at the intersection of Horton Avenue at 5:33 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 14, according to Nassau County Police. Detectives said Lopez Rodriguez was hit by a 2012 Hyundai operated by an 18-year-old male. She was transported to a nearby hospital, where she was pronounced dead by a hospital physician. The driver remained at the scene following the crash, police said. The investigation remains ongoing.

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National Interest
Actor/Director Rob Reiner, Wife Allegedly Stabbed To Death By Son: Reports (UPDATE) Actor/Director Rob Reiner, Wife Allegedly Stabbed To Death By Son: Reports (UPDATE) Actor/Director Rob Reiner, Wife Allegedly Stabbed To Death By Son: Reports (UPDATE)
Actor/Director Rob Reiner, Wife Allegedly Stabbed To Death By Son: Reports (Update) Actor and director Rob Reiner and his wife were allegedly stabbed to death Sunday in Los Angeles, with multiple law enforcement sources telling national outlets that the couple’s son is accused of the killings. Los Angeles Fire Department crews were called to a medical aid request around 3:30 p.m., where firefighters found a 78-year-old man and a 68-year-old woman dead inside a home, authorities said. Senior law enforcement sources identified the victims as Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, ABC News and NBC News reported. Those sources said the couple suffered fatal stab wounds. …

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Huntington, NY
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Huntington House Party Stabbing Death Leads To Manslaughter, Gang Assault Charges Huntington House Party Stabbing Death Leads To Manslaughter, Gang Assault Charges Huntington House Party Stabbing Death Leads To Manslaughter, Gang Assault Charges
Huntington House Party Stabbing Death Leads To Manslaughter, Gang Assault Charges A deadly stabbing during a late-night party has led to the arrest of two suspects,  police announced on Sunday, Dec. 14. Detectives charged Gerson Mendoza-Rodriguez, 19, of Hicksville, and a 17-year-old Huntington Station teen in connection with the killing of Justin Alfaro-Avila, 29, who was fatally stabbed on Lowndes Avenue in Huntington Station, according to Suffolk County police. Both suspects were charged with Manslaughter First Degree and Gang Assault First Degree following an investigation by Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives, authorities said. The stabbing h…

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Hempstead, NY
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Passenger Killed, 2 Hospitalized In DWI Crash In Hempstead: NYSP Passenger Killed, 2 Hospitalized In DWI Crash In Hempstead: NYSP Passenger Killed, 2 Hospitalized In DWI Crash In Hempstead: NYSP
Passenger Killed, 2 Hospitalized In DWI Crash In Hempstead: Nysp A passenger was killed in a violent driving while intoxicated crash on the Southern State Parkway, New York State Police announced on Sunday, Dec. 14. Troopers were called to the westbound Southern State Parkway near Exit 13 (Central Avenue) in the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, around 4 a.m. for reports of a single-vehicle crash, according to the release. Investigators found a Hyundai Sonata on the right shoulder that had slammed into a tree. The driver, Deodat J. Ramotar, 35, of Jamaica, Queens, and a front-seat passenger were not injured, police said. Three passengers were riding in …

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Hampden-Silver Spring, PA
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'Massive Thermal Burns' Kill Woman In Hampden House Fire: Coroner 'Massive Thermal Burns' Kill Woman In Hampden House Fire: Coroner 'Massive Thermal Burns' Kill Woman In Hampden House Fire: Coroner
'Massive Thermal Burns' Kill Woman In Hampden House Fire: Coroner A woman was killed after a house fire tore through a home, the Cumberland County Coroner’s Office confirmed on Sunday, Dec. 14. Rosemary Baker, 80, was the sole resident of the home in the 1000 block of Orrs Bridge Road in Hampden Township, where firefighters conducted an extensive search of the structure following the blaze, according to the coroner. Baker was located after multiple fire companies assisted in the search, which also involved a cadaver dog from Task Force 1, officials said. The coroner ruled Baker’s cause of death as massive thermal burns. The incident remains under invest…

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Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
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93-Year-Old Stabbed To Death In PA Home; Suspect Arrested (UPDATE) 93-Year-Old Stabbed To Death In PA Home; Suspect Arrested (UPDATE) 93-Year-Old Stabbed To Death In PA Home; Suspect Arrested (UPDATE)
93-Year-Old Stabbed To Death In PA Home; Suspect Arrested (Update) A suspect has been arrested in the homicide of a 93-year-old man who was found stabbed inside his North Philadelphia home, police announced on Sunday, Dec. 14. Philadelphia police responded to a residence on the 4500 block of North 16th Street at approximately 2:58 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 5, where the man was found unresponsive inside the home, according to the release. Medics pronounced him dead at 3:05 p.m., authorities said. The victim was identified as Lafayette Dailey, 93, police said. Officers reported that Dailey suffered lacerations to his chest and trauma to his head. Investigators la…

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Massapequa, NY
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BMW Crashes Into Tree, Killing 20-Year-Old Driver In Massapequa: Police BMW Crashes Into Tree, Killing 20-Year-Old Driver In Massapequa: Police BMW Crashes Into Tree, Killing 20-Year-Old Driver In Massapequa: Police
BMW Crashes Into Tree, Killing 20-Year-Old Driver In Massapequa: Police A violent early-morning crash claimed the life of a young driver on Long Island, police announced on Sunday, Dec. 14. A 20-year-old man was killed after losing control of a BMW and slamming into a tree along Merrick Road near Cedar Shore Drive in Massapequa, according to detectives from the Seventh Squad. The crash happened when the driver, who was the sole occupant of a 2019 BMW, lost control while traveling on Merrick Road, police said. The vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree in the vicinity of Cedar Shore Drive, authorities detailed. The driver suffered critical injuries and was …

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Lancaster, PA
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18-Year-Old Driver Killed Striking Utility Poles In Lancaster County: PA State Police 18-Year-Old Driver Killed Striking Utility Poles In Lancaster County: PA State Police 18-Year-Old Driver Killed Striking Utility Poles In Lancaster County: PA State Police
18-Year-Old Driver Killed Striking Utility Poles In Lancaster County: PA State Police A teenager was killed in a violent one-vehicle crash, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Sunday, Dec. 14. Benjamin Singer, 18, of Landisville, was driving west on Old Philadelphia Pike (SR 340) in Leacock Township when the car went off the right side of the road and struck two utility poles at 11:42 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12, according to Pennsylvania State Police in Lancaster. The 2014 Nissan Altima suffered “extreme damage to all sides” before coming to a stop against a utility pole at Old Philadelphia Pike and Old Leacock Road, troopers said. Singer was wearing a shoulder belt and was …

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