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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Reading, PA
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Machete Rampage Kills Two Women, Service Dog At Scranton Apartment: Police Machete Rampage Kills Two Women, Service Dog At Scranton Apartment: Police Machete Rampage Kills Two Women, Service Dog At Scranton Apartment: Police
Machete Rampage Kills Two Women, Service Dog At Scranton Apartment: Police A terrifying machete attack by a New Jersey man inside the Hotel Jermyn Apartments left two women dead, a service dog killed, and another woman critically wounded in downtown Scranton on Tuesday, Dec. 9, authorities announced at a Wednesday press conference. City officers rushed to the sixth floor after 911 callers reported screams, blood in the hallway, and a man “armed with a machete attacking victims inside the building,” according to Scranton Police Chief Thomas Carroll. Police identified the suspect as 38-year-old Michael Willie Marquis Woods, who officers found outside the building hol…

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Levittown-Fairless Hills, PA
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Man Wanted For Raping Two Young Family Members In NJ Arrested In Bucks County: Authorities Man Wanted For Raping Two Young Family Members In NJ Arrested In Bucks County: Authorities Man Wanted For Raping Two Young Family Members In NJ Arrested In Bucks County: Authorities
Man Wanted For Raping Two Young Family Members In NJ Arrested In Bucks County: Authorities A Pennsylvania man wanted in New Jersey for raping two young family members was arrested, authorities announced. Yasyn Allen Johnson, 25, also known as Yasyn Siplin, was taken into custody during a warrant service at 160 Falls Tullytown Road at the Creek Village Apartments around 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 4, according to Tullytown Borough Police and the U.S. Marshals Service Philadelphia. Federal agents told local officers they received information that Johnson had been living in the complex and was wanted out of Trenton. Johnson is accused of raping two girls who were 11 and 6 years old …

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National Interest
Decomposed Relative Found In PA Home Over 1 Year Since His Death; Couple Wanted By Police Decomposed Relative Found In PA Home Over 1 Year Since His Death; Couple Wanted By Police Decomposed Relative Found In PA Home Over 1 Year Since His Death; Couple Wanted By Police
Decomposed Relative Found In PA Home Over 1 Year Since His Death; Couple Wanted By Police A decomposed relative was found inside a Pennsylvania home nearly a year after he died, sparking criminal charges against a Washington County couple now wanted by police, investigators announced on Wednesday, Dec. 10. James Edmond Bebout, 69, and his wife, Debbie J. Bebout, 64, are accused of living with the body of James’s brother, 64-year-old Michael Bebout, for six to seven months so they could continue cashing his monthly Social Security checks, according to Greene Washington Regional Police. Officers first responded to the Hayes Avenue home on Thursday, Jan. 16, after James called 911 …

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National Interest
Guns, Sex, 'I’m Pregnant' Text From Foster Mom To Lancaster Teen Surface In Affidavit Guns, Sex, 'I’m Pregnant' Text From Foster Mom To Lancaster Teen Surface In Affidavit Guns, Sex, 'I’m Pregnant' Text From Foster Mom To Lancaster Teen Surface In Affidavit
Guns, Sex, 'I’m Pregnant' Text From Foster Mom To Lancaster Teen Surface In Affidavit A woman working as a house parent or "foster mom" for troubled teens is accused of forcing a 16-year-old boy into a sexual relationship, giving him guns, and secretly taking him on unauthorized trips, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Tuesday, Dec. 10. Cristal Cruz Betancourt, 30, of Staten Island— previously of Philadelphia, NYC, and Jersey City —according to public records, supervised boys at the Community Service Foundation group home on Ross Drive in Feasterville (Bucks County, Pennsylvania) when the alleged abuse occurred in late 2024, according to the affidavit of…

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Middletown-Lower Swatara, PA
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Razor Attack At UPS Bus Stop Sparks Police Search For Witnesses: Lower Swatara Twp. PD Razor Attack At UPS Bus Stop Sparks Police Search For Witnesses: Lower Swatara Twp. PD Razor Attack At UPS Bus Stop Sparks Police Search For Witnesses: Lower Swatara Twp. PD
Razor Attack At UPS Bus Stop Sparks Police Search For Witnesses: Lower Swatara Twp. PD Police are searching for witnesses after a violent razor incident unfolded at a bus drop-off area in Middletown, the Lower Swatara Township Police Department announced on Wednesday, Dec. 10. The aggravated assault happened on the morning of Thursday, Dec. 4, at 2110 North Union Street on UPS property used as a bus pick-up and drop-off location in Middletown, according to police. The confrontation involved two individuals and a razor, investigators explained. The case remains open, and details are limited because the victim has not cooperated with authorities. Chief Thomas Bell told CBS 21 t…

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Lansdowne-Darby, PA
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Armed Gang Member Wanted For 3 Murders Captured In Lansdowne: US Marshals Armed Gang Member Wanted For 3 Murders Captured In Lansdowne: US Marshals Armed Gang Member Wanted For 3 Murders Captured In Lansdowne: US Marshals
Armed Gang Member Wanted For 3 Murders Captured In Lansdowne: US Marshals A wanted Philadelphia gang member accused of three murders has been captured in Delaware County, the U.S. Marshals Service in Philadelphia announced on Wednesday, Dec. 10. Tyvine Jones, 25, also known as “Eerd,” was arrested at an apartment complex on Lansdowne Avenue in Lansdowne after officials received an anonymous tip, according to the U.S. Marshals Service. Tyvine Jones, aka "Eerd" has been captured in Lansdowne, Delaware County, by @USMS_Philly @PAAttorneyGen agents and @LansdownePolice. Jones, an alleged hitman and member of the North Philadelphia "Blumberg" gang, was wanted for 3…

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Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
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Funeral Details Released For Highway Patrol Motorcycle Officer Andy Chan: Philadelphia Police Funeral Details Released For Highway Patrol Motorcycle Officer Andy Chan: Philadelphia Police Funeral Details Released For Highway Patrol Motorcycle Officer Andy Chan: Philadelphia Police
Funeral Details Released For Highway Patrol Motorcycle Officer Andy Chan: Philadelphia Police Funeral arrangements have been announced for Philadelphia Highway Patrol Officer Andy Chan, who died earlier this month six years after he was struck by a vehicle in the city’s Holmesburg neighborhood, officials said on Monday, Dec. 15. Chan passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, according to the Philadelphia Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #5. “His loss is felt deeply by all who knew him. We ask that you hold his wife, children, loved ones, friends, and his Brothers and Sisters in the Police Department in your prayers during this difficult time,” an FOP spokesperson wrote. “Andy died a hero…

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Columbia, PA
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Man ‘Involved With A Shots Fired’ Found Dead Inside Columbia Home Identified: Coroner (UPDATE) Man ‘Involved With A Shots Fired’ Found Dead Inside Columbia Home Identified: Coroner (UPDATE) Man ‘Involved With A Shots Fired’ Found Dead Inside Columbia Home Identified: Coroner (UPDATE)
Man ‘Involved With A Shots Fired’ Found Dead Inside Columbia Home Identified: Coroner (Update) A man found dead inside a Columbia home hours after gunfire hit the block has been identified as Christopher Colon Martinez, 31, the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office announced on Wednesday, Dec. 10. Martinez, of 239 Walnut Street, died at 11:52 a.m. inside his home, according to the release. The coroner was called to the scene at 11:18 a.m. and reported "no suspicious findings." Columbia Borough Police were first called to the 200 block of Walnut Street at 10:14 a.m. on Dec. 9 for a possible overdose and found Martinez dead inside the residence. Investigators later determined he had been …

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York, PA
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80-Year-Old Woman Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash In Chanceford Township: Coroner 80-Year-Old Woman Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash In Chanceford Township: Coroner 80-Year-Old Woman Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash In Chanceford Township: Coroner
80-Year-Old Woman Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash In Chanceford Township: Coroner New details have been released in the Delta Road crash that killed an 80-year-old Felton woman in Chanceford Township on Thursday, Nov. 27, Pennsylvania State Police said in an updated report issued on Wednesday, Dec. 10. Carolyn A. Garner, 80, died after a northbound Subaru attempted to pass another vehicle without clearance and struck her vehicle head-on at 1651 Delta Road at 5:36 p.m., according to the crash report. The Subaru, driven by 23-year-old Neal H. Ashton of Delta, moved into the southbound lane to pass when it collided with a GMC Envoy driven by 58-year-old Douglas C. Blankenbi…

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Reading, PA
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Reading Killer On The Run After Showing Up To Court Then Vanishing: US Marshals Reading Killer On The Run After Showing Up To Court Then Vanishing: US Marshals Reading Killer On The Run After Showing Up To Court Then Vanishing: US Marshals
Reading Killer On The Run After Showing Up To Court Then Vanishing: US Marshals A man accused of killing Orlando Rodríguez inside his Reading home is on the run after appearing at the courthouse, then disappearing before authorities could take him back into custody, the U.S. Marshals announced on Tuesday, Dec. 9. The US Marshals are asking for the public’s help finding Kadrise Hakeem Patience, 30, who is wanted for Rodríguez’s June 17, 2021, shooting death on the 600 block of North 10th Street in Reading, according to the release. Patience was first arrested in 2022 and later released when a Berks County judge dismissed the homicide charges for insufficient evidence, p…

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