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.

Jillian Pikora's Contributions

Reading, PA

Breaking News

Next Of Kin Sought For Reading Area 61-Year-Old John Ayres: Berks County Coroner “We are requesting assistance in locating next of kin,” the Berks County Coroner’s Office said. The coroner is asking for help finding the family of a 61-year-old Reading area man who died on Sunday, Nov. 23, according to a release. The decedent has been identified as John Ayres, a 61-year-old man from the Reading area, the coroner’s office said. Anyone with information about Ayres’ relatives is asked to contact the Berks County Coroner’s Office at 610-478-3280.

by Jillian Pikora

11/23/2025

Kings Park, NY

Breaking News

2 Teens Among 3 Bartenders Caught Selling Alcohol To 200+ Minors At Suffolk Tavern: Police Police arrested three bartenders after more than 200 underage patrons were found inside a tavern during a late-night inspection, according to a release issued on Sunday, Nov. 23. Suffolk County Fourth Precinct Crime Section officers, working with the New York State Liquor Authority and the Smithtown Fire Marshal, carried out the inspection at Celtic Crossing Tavern on Pulaski Road in Kings Park at approximately 10 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, the release said. Officers discovered the crowded bar was filled with minors drinking alcohol. Three bartenders were taken into custody duri…

by Jillian Pikora

11/23/2025

Hempstead, NY

Breaking News

Hempstead Man Attacks Detectives After Threats: Police A Hempstead man became violent and struck a detective after being taken into custody in Baldwin, Nassau County police announced on Sunday, Nov. 23. Jocelain Guillaume, 40, was arrested on Saturday, Nov. 22 at 10:50 p.m. for two open Nassau County bench warrants, according to First Squad detectives. Detectives said Guillaume made several threats toward them while being transported to the precinct. When they arrived at the First Precinct, he became combative and violent, and a struggle followed. Before officers were able to subdue him, Guillaume allegedly struck one detective in t…

by Jillian Pikora

11/23/2025

Poughkeepsie, NY

Breaking News

Brutal Lloyd Hotel Attack Leaves Woman Seriously Injured, Poughkeepsie Man Charged: Nysp A violent domestic incident at a Hudson Valley hotel left a woman seriously hurt, New York State Police announced on Sunday, Nov. 23. Mark Hayward Cannon, 32, of Highland, was indicted after an investigation into a physical attack at a hotel on US-9W in Lloyd at 3:56 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 17, according to the release. Troopers said Cannon repeatedly struck a 56-year-old woman, causing serious physical injury. Cannon was arrested at 5:13 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 20, in the town of Poughkeepsie in connection with the assault, as detailed in the state police blotter. He pleaded not guilty when th…

by Jillian Pikora

11/23/2025

Huntington, NY

Breaking News

Cocaine Found During Inspection At Huntington Deli: Police Cocaine was found during a late-night inspection at a deli on Friday, Nov. 21, police said. Second Precinct Crime Section officers joined the New York State Liquor Authority, Town of Huntington Fire Marshal, and Town of Huntington Code Enforcement for an SLA inspection at Las Lajas Deli, located at 156 Depot Road at 11:04 p.m., according to Suffolk County Police. During the inspection, officers arrested the deli’s manager and two patrons. Carla Rodriguez-Romero, 44, of Huntington Station, was charged with ABC Law: Disorderly Premise, a misdemeanor, police said. A patron, Jose Romero-Mora…

by Jillian Pikora

11/23/2025

Westbury, NY

Breaking News

Westbury Man Tased After Fighting Officers Over Scooter Stop: Police An officer deployed a TASER device on a Westbury man who allegedly became violent during a scooter stop on Post Avenue, police announced on Sunday, Nov. 23. Officers from the Bureau of Special Operations said they saw a man riding an electric scooter on the sidewalk outside 215 Post Avenue at 5:11 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 22, according to the release. Police asked the rider for identification, but he refused and “became combative,” leading to a struggle, the release said. During the attempted arrest, the man allegedly swung a closed fist at officers. After warnings, an officer used an Electro…

by Jillian Pikora

11/23/2025

National Interest

NJ Man Posed As ‘Mohammed Ali’ In $59K Uniondale Contractor Scam: Police A man accused of posing as a contractor and stealing more than $59,000 from a Uniondale homeowner was arrested months after the alleged scam, detectives announced on Sunday, Nov. 23. Zohaib Farrukh, 37, of Piscataway, New Jersey, was taken into custody by First Squad detectives with assistance from First Precinct officers on Friday, Nov. 22, at 3:15 p.m., according to the release. The investigation began after a homeowner hired a construction company identified as North Falcon Construction Company of Avenue C in New York City and issued a check for $59,202.50 to a man who identified himsel…

by Jillian Pikora

11/23/2025

National Interest

Ex-GF Hunted, Hair Shaved Off, Knife To Throat By Richboro Man After Learning He Is Married: PD “I’m going to kill you and throw you into the ocean.” That’s what Uladzimir Aliakseyeu, 35, told his ex-girlfriend while holding a knife to her throat inside a BMW SUV in North Miami Beach, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Saturday, Nov. 22. The woman had ended their year-and-a-half relationship after discovering Aliakseyeu was married to another woman in Pennsylvania, police wrote in the arrest report. After she relocated to Florida, she told officers he “somehow…contacted her” on Thursday, July 24, 2025, telling her to come outside the Lazul Apartments on Northeast …

by Jillian Pikora

11/22/2025

National Interest

14-Year-Old Girl Held, Assaulted For Days By Registered Sex Offender In Broomall Condo: Police Every parent's nightmare. A 14-year-old girl just was rescued after being held captive, raped repeatedly, and threatened with death by a sex offender inside a condominium, police announced on Friday, Nov. 21. Davontae Lawler-Stinney, 38, of Aspen Circle, was taken into custody after officers responded to the 2200 block of Aspen Circle in the Marple Woods Condominium Complex just after 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 20, according to the Marple Township Police Department. The girl had been reported missing after running away from her family’s Philadelphia home on Sunday, Nov. 16. She told detectiv…

by Jillian Pikora

11/22/2025

Lebanon, PA

Breaking News

Fatal Tanker Truck Crash Spills 500 Gallons, Shuts Down Route 322 In Lebanon County: PennDOT A deadly head-on collision involving an SUV and a tanker truck shut down a major stretch of Route 322 in Lebanon County on Friday evening, Nov. 21, according to PennDOT. The crash was reported near South Mountain Lane in Cornwall Borough around 5:15 p.m., leading to an immediate shutdown of the highway between the Pennsylvania Route 72 interchange and Pennsylvania Route 501, officials said. At least one person was killed at the scene, PennDOT spokesperson Fritzi Schreffler announced in an email sent at 6:33 p.m. The agency has not confirmed which vehicle the victim was in, and officials sai…

by Jillian Pikora

11/21/2025

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