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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Greencastle, PA
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Woman Charged With Stabbing Roommate Dead: Pennsylvania State Police Woman Charged With Stabbing Roommate Dead: Pennsylvania State Police Woman Charged With Stabbing Roommate Dead: Pennsylvania State Police
Woman Charged With Stabbing Roommate Dead: Pennsylvania State Police A woman has been charged with criminal homicide after allegedly stabbing her roommate more than a dozen times, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, Oct. 6. Troopers were dispatched to a home on Pender Avenue in Burrell Township, Indiana County, around 7:16 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 5, for a reported stabbing. Jessica Lynn Morelli, 36, of Blairsville, was found at the residence along with the victim, identified in the criminal complaint as 66-year-old William Joseph Collins. According to the complaint, Collins was discovered in a wheelchair with blood on his back, head, arms, and stomac…

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Gettysburg, PA
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Child Sextortion Case: Explicit Juvenile Photos, Apple Cash Stolen In Gettysburg, State Police Child Sextortion Case: Explicit Juvenile Photos, Apple Cash Stolen In Gettysburg, State Police Child Sextortion Case: Explicit Juvenile Photos, Apple Cash Stolen In Gettysburg, State Police
Child Sextortion Case: Explicit Juvenile Photos, Apple Cash Stolen In Gettysburg, State Police Pennsylvania State Police in Gettysburg are investigating a child sextortion case after explicit photos of a juvenile and Apple Cash were stolen, according to a release issued on Tuesday, Oct. 7. Troopers said explicit images of a juvenile’s genital area were taken along with a $100 Apple gift card and $60 in Apple Cash. The theft was linked to an account associated with an adult woman, investigators detailed. The victim is listed as a male from Gettysburg. Authorities did not provide information on how the photos and funds were obtained. The case remains under active investigation by the …

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Lebanon, PA
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Threatening Social Media Statements Target Lebanon Middle School Threatening Social Media Statements Target Lebanon Middle School Threatening Social Media Statements Target Lebanon Middle School
Threatening Social Media Statements Target Lebanon Middle School Threatening statements directed at Cedar Crest Middle School prompted a police response in Lebanon County on Tuesday, Oct. 7, according to the Lebanon-Cornwall School District. The district said it was alerted Tuesday morning to posts on social media in which individuals made threatening statements about the school. “We take all reports like this seriously and immediately notified our school police department and local police departments who are actively working together to investigate and address this situation promptly and thoroughly,” the district wrote in a statement. As a precaution, …

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Harrisburg, PA
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3 Armed Home Invasions In Philly, Harrisburg Hours Apart Leave Victims Bound, Abducted: Police 3 Armed Home Invasions In Philly, Harrisburg Hours Apart Leave Victims Bound, Abducted: Police 3 Armed Home Invasions In Philly, Harrisburg Hours Apart Leave Victims Bound, Abducted: Police
3 Armed Home Invasions In Philly, Harrisburg Hours Apart Leave Victims Bound, Abducted: Police Armed suspects zip-tied two Philadelphia families in separate home invasions just hours apart over the weekend, while another occurred in Harrisburg, investigators announced. Police say the cases do not appear to be connected. The first incident happened around 12:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 4, when two masked men ambushed a victim arriving home on the 2100 block of Princeton Avenue, Deputy Commissioner of Investigations Frank Vanore said. The suspects forced the man inside at gunpoint, zip-tied him in front of his four children, and demanded cash. They then drove him in his own vehicle to hi…

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Lindenhurst, NY
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Nassau County Police Officer Critically Injured In Lindenhurst Crash During Funeral Escort Nassau County Police Officer Critically Injured In Lindenhurst Crash During Funeral Escort Nassau County Police Officer Critically Injured In Lindenhurst Crash During Funeral Escort
Nassau County Police Officer Critically Injured In Lindenhurst Crash During Funeral Escort A Nassau County Police officer was critically injured in a Lindenhurst crash while escorting a funeral procession on Monday, Oct. 6, authorities announced. Highway Patrol Officer Michael Hyland, 53, was operating a 2020 Harley Davidson on North Wellwood Avenue at Jerome Street when he collided with a 2020 Toyota Tundra driven by Jeffrey Geller, 61, at 11:08 a.m., Suffolk County Police said in a release. Hyland was transported by ambulance to Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip, where he remains in critical condition, investigators said. Geller was not injured. The Nassau Count…

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Lancaster, PA
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Amish 29-Year-Old Dad Of 3 Killed By Toxic 'Silo Gas' On Lancaster County Farm: Coroner Amish 29-Year-Old Dad Of 3 Killed By Toxic 'Silo Gas' On Lancaster County Farm: Coroner Amish 29-Year-Old Dad Of 3 Killed By Toxic 'Silo Gas' On Lancaster County Farm: Coroner
Amish 29-Year-Old Dad Of 3 Killed By Toxic 'Silo Gas' On Lancaster County Farm: Coroner An Amish father of three was killed by toxic silo gas while working on his Lancaster County farm, the coroner announced on Monday, Oct. 6. Samuel F. King, 29, of 186 Geist Road in Upper Leacock Township, was discovered unresponsive inside a partially filled silo on his property around 12:43 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 4, according to the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office. He was pronounced dead at 3:15 p.m. Investigators determined King was overcome by nitrogen dioxide — known as “silo gas” — which forms when freshly stored feed ferments, depleting oxygen levels. His death has been ruled a farm …

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Lower Providence, PA
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PFA Violation, Burglary Standoff Ends With Arrest In Upper Providence: PSP PFA Violation, Burglary Standoff Ends With Arrest In Upper Providence: PSP PFA Violation, Burglary Standoff Ends With Arrest In Upper Providence: PSP
PFA Violation, Burglary Standoff Ends With Arrest In Upper Providence: PSP A standoff ended with the arrest of a man wanted for multiple protection from abuse violations, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, Oct. 6. Michael Ebright, 39, most recently of Media (Delaware County), was taken into custody following a police operation at a Valley View Road home in Upper Providence Township on Monday, Sept. 29, according to state police. The case began a day earlier when troopers were called to the 2000 block of Bluebird View in Edgmont Township for a reported protection from abuse violation. The mother of the female victim told troopers that Ebright was contac…

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Sellersville-Perkasie, PA
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Man Runs From Home During Police Investigation In Sellersville Man Runs From Home During Police Investigation In Sellersville Man Runs From Home During Police Investigation In Sellersville
Man Runs From Home During Police Investigation In Sellersville A man ran from a home during a police investigation in East Rockhill Township, the Pennridge Regional Police Department announced on Monday, Oct. 6. The incident happened in the first block of Blue Rock Drive earlier that afternoon while Pennridge Regional officers were assisting Pennsylvania State Police with an investigation, according to the release. An unknown male resident was seen running from the property, prompting officers to check the area. Police later stopped searching because there were no pending criminal charges against the man, authorities said. “At no point was it believed…

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Lower Providence, PA
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Officer Involved Shooting: Barricade Ends In Suspect Death, Philadelphia Police Say Officer Involved Shooting: Barricade Ends In Suspect Death, Philadelphia Police Say Officer Involved Shooting: Barricade Ends In Suspect Death, Philadelphia Police Say
Officer Involved Shooting: Barricade Ends In Suspect Death, Philadelphia Police Say A Philadelphia police officer was fired upon while trying to rescue a gunshot victim inside a North 10th Street home, authorities announced on Monday, Oct. 6. Officer Rafael Abreu-Santana, 36, of the 25th District, responded with his partner to a report of a man with a gun and a woman shot inside a residence on the 5100 block at approximately 8:46 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 21, according to the release. As the officers attempted to enter, a man opened fire from the second floor. Abreu-Santana returned fire, retreated to cover, and radioed that shots had been exchanged, police said. The situatio…

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Skippack, PA
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Skippack Township Supervisor, Daycare Owner Charged With Child Sex Assaults In Two States Skippack Township Supervisor, Daycare Owner Charged With Child Sex Assaults In Two States Skippack Township Supervisor, Daycare Owner Charged With Child Sex Assaults In Two States
Skippack Township Supervisor, Daycare Owner Charged With Child Sex Assaults In Two States A Montgomery County township supervisor and daycare owner already accused in Maryland of soliciting child pornography and a minor is now facing new felony charges in Pennsylvania for sexually assaulting a boy over the course of seven years, prosecutors announced Monday, Oct. 6. Nicholas A. Fountain, 38, of Skippack Township, was arrested Sunday and charged with Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse, Sexual Assault, Indecent Assault, Unlawful Contact with a Minor, Endangering the Welfare of Children, and Corruption of Minors, according to the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office. A …

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