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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Mastic-Shirley, NY
Breaking News
Man Shoots Victim Sitting In BMW In Shirley Driveway: Police Man Shoots Victim Sitting In BMW In Shirley Driveway: Police Man Shoots Victim Sitting In BMW In Shirley Driveway: Police
Man Shoots Victim Sitting In BMW In Shirley Driveway: Police A Mastic man was arrested for shooting another man sitting in a car in Shirley, Suffolk County Police announced on Thursday, Oct. 9. Edward Perry, 40, of Poospatuck Lane in Mastic, approached the driver’s side of a 2021 BMW parked in a Seymour Drive driveway and shot a man in the leg at approximately 1:35 a.m., police said. A woman in the front passenger seat was not injured. The shooter fled in a gray vehicle, according to police. The victim was transported to a local hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, authorities detailed in the release. Detectives impounded the BMW…

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Lampeter-Strasburg, PA
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Passenger Killed, Driver Injured In Lancaster County Crash: PA State Police Passenger Killed, Driver Injured In Lancaster County Crash: PA State Police Passenger Killed, Driver Injured In Lancaster County Crash: PA State Police
Passenger Killed, Driver Injured In Lancaster County Crash: PA State Police A passenger was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Thursday, Oct. 9. The crash happened on Mine Road, west of Buck Hill Road in Sadsbury Township, at approximately 7:31 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 8, according to investigators. A Chevrolet Cruze was traveling eastbound when it veered off the roadway and struck a utility pole, troopers explained. The front-seat passenger was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver was taken to Lancaster General Hospital for evaluation of injuries, police said. Responding agencies included the Troop J F…

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Lebanon, PA
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Mom, Daughter Arrested After Daughter’s Boyfriend Stabbed Dead In Lebanon: Affidavit (UPDATE) Mom, Daughter Arrested After Daughter’s Boyfriend Stabbed Dead In Lebanon: Affidavit (UPDATE) Mom, Daughter Arrested After Daughter’s Boyfriend Stabbed Dead In Lebanon: Affidavit (UPDATE)
Mom, Daughter Arrested After Daughter’s Boyfriend Stabbed Dead In Lebanon: Affidavit (Update) A Lebanon mother and daughter are in custody after the daughter’s boyfriend, Dontay Maurice Hunter, was fatally stabbed inside his Chestnut Street apartment, authorities announced on Thursday, Oct. 9. Lebanon City Police first responded to a wellbeing check at 833 Chestnut Street around 8 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 5. Inside apartment 401, officers found 45-year-old Hunter dead in his bed with a stab wound to his chest. Hunter’s girlfriend, Katlynn Kearney, 32, was identified as the 911 caller. Her mother, Joanne Kearney, 61, lived in the apartment next door. Both women were initially charged wit…

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Shippensburg, PA
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2 PA Troopers Shot In Franklin County I-81 Gunfight With Maryland Trio, Suspect Killed (UPDATE) 2 PA Troopers Shot In Franklin County I-81 Gunfight With Maryland Trio, Suspect Killed (UPDATE) 2 PA Troopers Shot In Franklin County I-81 Gunfight With Maryland Trio, Suspect Killed (UPDATE)
2 PA Troopers Shot In Franklin County I-81 Gunfight With Maryland Trio, Suspect Killed (Update) Two Pennsylvania State Police troopers were shot and a Maryland man was killed during a gunfight on Interstate 81 in Franklin County after a retail theft pursuit, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Thursday, Oct. 9. The confrontation began around 6:14 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8, when troopers responded to reports of three people stealing clothing at Dick’s Sporting Goods on Lincoln Way East in Guilford Township. The suspects — two women and one man — fled in a teal Chevrolet van toward I-81, according to court documents. Troopers attempted to stop the vehicle near Exit 16, …

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Harrisburg, PA
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Nearly 100 AI-Generated Child Sex Abuse Files Found On Man's Computer: PA AG Nearly 100 AI-Generated Child Sex Abuse Files Found On Man's Computer: PA AG Nearly 100 AI-Generated Child Sex Abuse Files Found On Man's Computer: PA AG
Nearly 100 Ai-generated Child Sex Abuse Files Found On Man's Computer: PA AG A Pennsylvania man is accused of possessing dozens of artificially generated child sexual abuse files along with other illegal material, Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Thursday, Oct. 9. Andrew McCartle II, 35, of Lewistown (Mifflin County), was charged with 95 felonies, including 48 related to A.I.-generated depictions of children, according to the Attorney General’s Office. Investigators with the Child Predator Section, assisted by the Lewistown Police Department, executed a search this week at a Catherine Street home where they found the files on electronic devices, authorities…

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by Jillian Pikora
National Interest
Facebook Friend Stabbed, Burned Alive By Easton Gang Member: Life Sentences Mount Facebook Friend Stabbed, Burned Alive By Easton Gang Member: Life Sentences Mount Facebook Friend Stabbed, Burned Alive By Easton Gang Member: Life Sentences Mount
Facebook Friend Stabbed, Burned Alive By Easton Gang Member: Life Sentences Mount The final member of a violent Lehigh Valley gang has been convicted in the 2018 torture-killing of 18-year-old Tyrell Holmes, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Thursday, Oct. 9. Zahmire Welcome, 27, of Whitehall, was found guilty of first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and kidnapping by a Northampton County jury after more than a week of testimony. He faces a mandatory life sentence when he is formally sentenced on Jan. 14, 2026. Welcome was the last of four men charged in connection with Holmes' killing — all members of a gang that called itself “Money Rul…

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Latham, NY
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Leandra's Law Arrest Leads To Eavesdropping Device Discovery: NY State Police Latham Leandra's Law Arrest Leads To Eavesdropping Device Discovery: NY State Police Latham Leandra's Law Arrest Leads To Eavesdropping Device Discovery: NY State Police Latham
Leandra's Law Arrest Leads To Eavesdropping Device Discovery: NY State Police Latham A New Scotland man is accused of driving drunk with a child before troopers discovered hidden recording devices, New York State Police announced on Thursday, Oct. 9. Jeffrey C. Hyman, 60, was charged following an investigation that began when a victim in Guilderland reported finding an unauthorized recording device in their vehicle on Saturday, Sept. 27 at 9:00 a.m., according to state police. Troopers determined that Hyman, who is known to the victim, had allegedly used an eavesdropping device to monitor the victim without their knowledge or permission, state police said. On Sunday, Sept.…

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Lititz, PA
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Lititz Man Secretly Took Pornographic Images Of Children: NLCRPD Lititz Man Secretly Took Pornographic Images Of Children: NLCRPD Lititz Man Secretly Took Pornographic Images Of Children: NLCRPD
Lititz Man Secretly Took Pornographic Images Of Children: Nlcrpd A Lititz man is accused of secretly photographing a child and possessing child pornography, Northern Lancaster County Regional Police announced on Thursday, Oct. 9. Joseph Vincent Stieber, 42, was identified following a National Center for Missing and Exploited Children report from the messaging app Kik, police said. Detectives learned that Stieber, using the screen name “steebs24,” engaged in explicit conversations about children and shared sexual images of a young female without her consent, according to investigators. A search warrant executed at his Warwick Township home led to the sei…

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Lynbrook-East Rockaway, NY
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$117K Elder Scam Expands With 2nd Brooklyn Man Charged In East Rockaway (UPDATE) $117K Elder Scam Expands With 2nd Brooklyn Man Charged In East Rockaway (UPDATE) $117K Elder Scam Expands With 2nd Brooklyn Man Charged In East Rockaway (UPDATE)
$117K Elder Scam Expands With 2nd Brooklyn Man Charged In East Rockaway (Update) A second Brooklyn man has been charged in connection with a $117,000 elder scam in East Rockaway and a separate incident in Rockville Centre, Nassau County police announced on Thursday, Oct. 9. Detectives originally reported that a 74-year-old woman was tricked into withdrawing and handing over $117,000 between Oct. 1 and Oct. 3 after a computer pop-up claimed her device had been compromised. She later realized the fraud and contacted police. Officers arrested 46-year-old Jinqin Jiang of 49th Street, Brooklyn, on Monday, Oct. 6 in East Rockaway. Police now say that after an extensive invest…

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Hicksville, NY
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Flames Rip Through Halal Munchies Restaurant In Hicksville, Firefighter Hurt: Arson Squad Flames Rip Through Halal Munchies Restaurant In Hicksville, Firefighter Hurt: Arson Squad Flames Rip Through Halal Munchies Restaurant In Hicksville, Firefighter Hurt: Arson Squad
Flames Rip Through Halal Munchies Restaurant In Hicksville, Firefighter Hurt: Arson Squad A fire broke out at Halal Munchies in Hicksville just after midnight, injuring a firefighter and drawing a large emergency response, Nassau County police announced on Thursday, Oct. 9. Officers were called to the restaurant at 5 East Marie Street at 12:13 a.m. after smoke was seen pouring from the building. All occupants had evacuated before police arrived, authorities said. The Hicksville Fire Department, along with neighboring departments, worked to extinguish the flames, according to the release. A firefighter suffered a minor injury and was treated at the scene. The Nassau County Fire…

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