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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Schenectady, NY
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Loaded Handgun Tossed During Schenectady Traffic Stop As Driver Flees On Foot: NYSP Loaded Handgun Tossed During Schenectady Traffic Stop As Driver Flees On Foot: NYSP Loaded Handgun Tossed During Schenectady Traffic Stop As Driver Flees On Foot: NYSP
Loaded Handgun Tossed During Schenectady Traffic Stop As Driver Flees On Foot: Nysp A traffic stop ended with the arrest of a driver who fled troopers on foot while tossing a loaded handgun into the grass, New York State Police announced on Tuesday, Nov. 25. Jubbar K. Singleton, 53, of Amsterdam, was arrested after troopers tried to pull over his vehicle for a traffic violation near Lafayette Street in Schenectady, at about 2:10 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 8, according to the release. The vehicle fled and was later found unoccupied near Erie Boulevard with help from the Schenectady County Sheriff’s Office, police said. Singleton was seen a short time later returning to the vehi…

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Burnt Hills, NY
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Two Pedestrians Severely Injured After Crash In Saratoga County: NY State Police Two Pedestrians Severely Injured After Crash In Saratoga County: NY State Police Two Pedestrians Severely Injured After Crash In Saratoga County: NY State Police
Two Pedestrians Severely Injured After Crash In Saratoga County: NY State Police Two pedestrians were severely injured when a vehicle struck them, New York State Police announced on Tuesday, Nov. 25, at about 5:18 p.m. Troopers responded to the area of Charlton Road near the intersection of Maple Avenue in Charlton, for reports of a vehicle that hit two people, according to a press release. Both pedestrians suffered severe injuries and were taken to area hospitals for treatment, state police said. Charlton Road is closed between Stage Road and Swaggertown Road for the ongoing investigation and collision reconstruction, according to the release. The case is being handle…

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Elizabethtown, PA
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Allegedly Abusive Dad Charged After 6 Missing Elizabethtown Children Found Safe: PSP (UPDATE) Allegedly Abusive Dad Charged After 6 Missing Elizabethtown Children Found Safe: PSP (UPDATE) Allegedly Abusive Dad Charged After 6 Missing Elizabethtown Children Found Safe: PSP (UPDATE)
Allegedly Abusive Dad Charged After 6 Missing Elizabethtown Children Found Safe: PSP (Update) A months-long child abuse investigation that began when an 11-year-old girl ran from her Elizabethtown home has now been linked to the same father who triggered a multi-county search for six missing children earlier this month, according to court documents and police releases obtained by Daily Voice. Robert J. Christensen Jr., 39, and Ashley N. Dishart-Christensen, 35, are accused of repeatedly beating six children with baseball bats, choking them, and keeping them in filthy, unlivable conditions inside their condemned home at 306 West High Street, Elizabethtown. The newly filed charges were…

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Mercersburg, PA
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Ex-PA Fire Chief, Wife Flashes 14-Year-Old Firefighter, Saying She’d ‘Have Sex’: Affidavit Ex-PA Fire Chief, Wife Flashes 14-Year-Old Firefighter, Saying She’d ‘Have Sex’: Affidavit Ex-PA Fire Chief, Wife Flashes 14-Year-Old Firefighter, Saying She’d ‘Have Sex’: Affidavit
Ex-PA Fire Chief, Wife Flashes 14-Year-Old Firefighter, Saying She’d ‘Have Sex’: Affidavit A former Pennsylvania fire chief and his wife are accused of flashing a 14-year-old volunteer firefighter and telling him she wanted to have sex with him when he turned 18, authorities announced on Sunday, Nov. 24. Police have issued warrants for former Fair Oaks Volunteer Fire Chief Nathan Turner and his wife, Stephanie Ann Turner, after investigators uncovered what they described as “illegal activities with a minor child,” according to the criminal complaints and Allegheny County court dockets. The victim is identified in filings as a 14-year-old boy who also served as a junior firefighte…

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Mercersburg, PA
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Death Penalty Sought For PA Dad Accused Of Raping, Killing 2-Year-Old Son: DA Death Penalty Sought For PA Dad Accused Of Raping, Killing 2-Year-Old Son: DA Death Penalty Sought For PA Dad Accused Of Raping, Killing 2-Year-Old Son: DA
Death Penalty Sought For PA Dad Accused Of Raping, Killing 2-Year-Old Son: DA Prosecutors will seek the death penalty against a father accused of raping and killing his 2-year-old son, McKean County District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer announced on Monday, Nov. 24. Tyler Lee Prescott, 32, is charged with criminal homicide, rape of a child, incest, aggravated indecent assault, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, and related offenses in the death of his toddler son in August, according to the McKean County District Attorney’s Office and newly filed court records. Prescott has been in custody since Aug. 14, when EMS and police were called to a Sherman Stre…

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Albany, NY
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FL Hunter Shoots Brothers Dead In NY Cabin Fight, State Police Say (UPDATE) FL Hunter Shoots Brothers Dead In NY Cabin Fight, State Police Say (UPDATE) FL Hunter Shoots Brothers Dead In NY Cabin Fight, State Police Say (UPDATE)
FL Hunter Shoots Brothers Dead In NY Cabin Fight, State Police Say (Update) A violent fight inside an Upstate New York hunting cabin ended with two brothers shot dead and a third brother charged, state police announced on Monday, Nov. 24. Troopers out of SP Amity were called to a disturbance on Botsford Hollow Road in the town of Allen at approximately 10:06 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2024, according to the updated release. Investigators said three brothers were staying at a hunting cabin when a physical altercation erupted. One of the brothers called 911 during the fight. During the disturbance, Scot D. Thompson, 65, of Englewood, FL, shot and killed Mark B. Thomps…

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Greenlawn-Centerport, NY
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Pedestrian In Mobility Scooter Seriously Injured In Greenlawn Crash: Police Pedestrian In Mobility Scooter Seriously Injured In Greenlawn Crash: Police Pedestrian In Mobility Scooter Seriously Injured In Greenlawn Crash: Police
Pedestrian In Mobility Scooter Seriously Injured In Greenlawn Crash: Police A pedestrian in a mobility scooter was seriously hurt after being struck by a car in Greenlawn on Monday, Nov. 24, at 2:26 p.m., Suffolk County Police said. Second Squad detectives said a 2019 Audi driven by Brian Finkelstein, 37, of Centerport, was heading south on Manor Road when it hit a 92-year-old Greenlawn man who was traveling east on Cuba Hill Road in a mobility scooter as he attempted to cross the intersection, according to the release. The man was taken to Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip for treatment of serious physical injuries, police said. Finkelstein was not …

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Bensalem, PA
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Infant’s 2012 Abuse Leads To New Homicide Charge After Child’s Death: Bensalem Police Infant’s 2012 Abuse Leads To New Homicide Charge After Child’s Death: Bensalem Police Infant’s 2012 Abuse Leads To New Homicide Charge After Child’s Death: Bensalem Police
Infant’s 2012 Abuse Leads To New Homicide Charge After Child’s Death: Bensalem Police A Bensalem child abuse case that began with a three-month-old’s traumatic injuries in 2012 has now led to a criminal homicide charge after the victim died years later, Bensalem Township Police announced on Monday, Nov. 24. Kyle Hinkle, 38, of Allentown, is accused of causing the fatal complications that stemmed from severe head and neck trauma inflicted on his infant son in a Virginia Avenue home on Friday, Oct. 12, 2012, according to police. Medical staff at Aria Torresdale Hospital — now Jefferson Torresdale Hospital — reported the baby’s bleeding in the brain and retinal hemorrhages at 1…

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National Interest
3 ID'd Killed In Police Chase Ending With Crash In Chester County: Officials 3 ID'd Killed In Police Chase Ending With Crash In Chester County: Officials 3 ID'd Killed In Police Chase Ending With Crash In Chester County: Officials
3 ID'd Killed In Police Chase Ending With Crash In Chester County: Officials The three men killed when a police chase ended in a violent Pennsylvania crash were the same suspects wanted in a multistate commercial burglary spree, state police confirmed. Troopers from the Avondale Station attempted to stop the car after seeing several violations in the area of East 3rd Street and Garner Drive in New Garden Township (Chester County) around 1:21 a.m. on Friday, according to the release. The driver refused to stop, sparking a pursuit that ended moments later when the fleeing vehicle lost control and crashed near Gap Newport Pike and Sharp Road. All three people inside th…

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Quarryville, PA
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PHOTOS: SUV Slams Into Horse And Buggy On Bridge Over Octoraro Lake, Flipping It PHOTOS: SUV Slams Into Horse And Buggy On Bridge Over Octoraro Lake, Flipping It PHOTOS: SUV Slams Into Horse And Buggy On Bridge Over Octoraro Lake, Flipping It
Photos: SUV Slams Into Horse And Buggy On Bridge Over Octoraro Lake, Flipping It Injuries were reported after an SUV collided with a horse and buggy on the bridge over the Octoraro Lake in Colerain Township on Sunday, Nov. 23, at 2:36 p.m., according to the Quarryville Fire Company. First responders were initially dispatched to the 1800 block of Kirkwood Pike before the location was updated to the 2500 block on the causeway, the release said. Crews arrived to find the buggy knocked onto its side with one person suffering minor injuries, fire officials said. The SUV’s driver was not hurt. Firefighters from Quarryville Fire Company, Union Fire Company No. 1 of Oxford, an…

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