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

Valley Stream, NY

Breaking News

Knife-Point Robbery At Valley Stream Gas Station: Long Beach Man Arrested A man pulled a knife on a gas station clerk during a robbery in Valley Stream, police announced on Sunday, Oct. 19. According to detectives, Austin Harthman, 34, of Long Beach, entered the Valero Gas Station at 758 Franklin Avenue around 3:35 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 18. Harthman caused a disturbance before brandishing a knife and demanding a lighter from a 25-year-old victim, police said. The clerk, fearing for his safety, complied, and Harthman left without paying, investigators detailed. Responding officers located Harthman shortly after and took him into custody without incident, accordi…

by Jillian Pikora

10/19/2025

Allentown, PA

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Man With Violent Past Dies By Suicide After Allentown Super 8 Barricade: PA State Police A Weissport man with a history of violent crime died by suicide after barricading himself with a firearm inside a Super 8 Hotel on Airport Road in Allentown, authorities announced on Sunday, Oct. 19. Mica R. Kincaid, 62, was pronounced dead at 1:37 p.m. inside the hotel room after police attempted to serve him with an arrest warrant for a parole violation, according to the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office. His cause of death was ruled a gunshot wound, and the manner of death was suicide. The incident began around 10:16 a.m. when Pennsylvania State Police Troop M Bethlehem troopers spotted Kin…

by Jillian Pikora

10/19/2025

Manhasset, NY

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Elder Scam Nets $35K From 80-Year-Old Man In Manhasset: Queens Suspect Charge An 80-year-old man was scammed out of more than $35,000 in Manhasset before police arrested a Queens suspect, Nassau County detectives announced on Sunday, Oct. 19. In According to police, the victim received a message on his cell phone claiming he owed money to the Treasury Department and had to withdraw funds to avoid prosecution. Between Tuesday, Oct. 14, and Thursday, Oct. 16, the man withdrew $35,600 in cash and gave it to several unknown men who came to his home, detectives said. On Saturday, Oct. 18 at 10:20 a.m., the victim realized he had been scammed and contacted police. After i…

by Jillian Pikora

10/19/2025

Seaford, NY

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Baby Girl Born On Seaford Roadside With Help From Nassau Police Medics A woman gave birth on the side of the road in Seaford with the help of Nassau County Police medics on Sunday, Oct. 19, at 4:45 a.m., authorities announced. Officers from the Seventh Precinct were called to 2000 Seamans Neck Road where a 35-year-old woman had pulled over while in active labor, according to Nassau County Police. Police medics Salvatore Ferro, Michael White, and police medic supervisor William Rudnick responded to the scene. The mother was placed in the back of a Nassau County Police Department ambulance, where the medics assisted her in safely delivering a baby girl, police s…

by Jillian Pikora

10/19/2025

Amityville, NY

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Teen Shot In Chest, Killed By 20-Year-Old In Acquaintance's Amityville Home: Police A teenager was shot and killed inside an Amityville home, Suffolk County Police announced on Sunday, Oct. 19. Officers from the First Precinct responded to 9 Francine Avenue at 8:55 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 18, after a 911 caller reported a man with a gunshot wound, according to police. When officers arrived, they found 17-year-old Robin Moscoso-Hernandez of Bethpage with a gunshot wound to the chest. He was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip, where he was pronounced dead, police said. Homicide Squad detectives arrested 20-year-old Bryan Ventura-Ramirez, who …

by Jillian Pikora

10/19/2025

Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA

Breaking News

PA Trooper Says He Was Fired For Being 'A White Man' After Viral Traffic Stop Of LGBT Official A Pennsylvania state trooper fired after arresting Philadelphia’s LGBT Affairs executive director and her husband on the Schuylkill Expressway is suing the agency, alleging he was targeted because he is white and male, according to newly filed court documents. Andrew Zaborowski, a former trooper with the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP), filed the complaint in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Tuesday, Oct. 14, claiming his dismissal was rooted in racial and gender discrimination. The lawsuit stems from a March 2, 2024, traffic stop that went viral after video circulated of Celena…

by Jillian Pikora

10/19/2025

Oceanside, NY

Breaking News

Vacuum Store Fire Erupts In Oceanside: FD A working building fire broke out on Long Beach Road in Oceanside on Saturday, Oct. 18, at 5:41 p.m., Nassau County police announced. Flames and heavy smoke were observed at AAA Vacuum, located at 3344 Long Beach Road, according to detectives. The Oceanside Fire Department responded, joined by mutual aid from neighboring departments including the Long Beach Fire Department, which operated on the scene for about three hours with Engine 2344, Tower Ladder 2372, Ambulance 2321, and Assistant Chiefs DiGiacomo, Reinhard, and Ray. Update: At 5:51 pm the Long Beach Fire Department was request…

by Jillian Pikora

10/19/2025

Smithtown, NY

Breaking News

Canoe Capsizes In Port Jefferson Harbor, Officers Rescue Three Suffolk County Police Marine Bureau officers rescued three men after their canoe capsized in Port Jefferson Harbor on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025 at 11:57 a.m. The men were in a canoe alongside a kayaker when a passing boat’s wake overturned their watercraft, according to police. A fisherman who saw the accident called 911, prompting Officers John Falcone and Kevin Yoli aboard Marine Delta to respond. The three men in the canoe—Chi Tong Chan, 29, of Stony Brook; Ka To Sze, 48, of Commack; and I Tai Lu, 72, of Dix Hills—clung to the canoe or a nearby pier, authorities said. Two wore waders that …

by Jillian Pikora

10/18/2025

Huntington, NY

Breaking News

Pedestrian, 85, Killed Crossing Main Street In Huntington: Suffolk Police A pedestrian was struck and killed while crossing Main Street in Huntington on Saturday, Oct. 18, at 7:40 a.m., Suffolk County Police said. Richard Lucian, 85, of Cold Spring Harbor, was attempting to cross when a westbound 2022 Ford coming around a bend hit him, according to the release. He was taken by Huntington Community Ambulance to Huntington Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The driver, Leonard Bilski, 60, of Saint James, was not injured, police said. The Ford was impounded for a safety check. Anyone with information is asked to call the Second Squad at 631-854-8252.

by Jillian Pikora

10/18/2025

Macungie-Alburtis-Emmaus, PA

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Macungie Driver Killed After Vehicle Veers Off Roadway, Hits Embankment: Coroner A 63-year-old man died after crashing his vehicle into an embankment in Berks County, officials announced on Saturday, Oct. 18. Dennis L. Grow, of Upper Macungie Township, was the operator of the vehicle when it veered off the roadway in the 800 block of Grim Road in Maxatawny Township, Pennsylvania State Police said. The crash happened at about 7:43 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 15. Grow was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest where he was pronounced dead on Friday, Oct. 17 at 7:47 a.m., according to the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office. The coroner listed the cause of death as blunt forc…

by Jillian Pikora

10/18/2025

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