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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York, PA
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Girl Dragged Off Own Porch, Kicked In Horrifying Video Near York College Girl Dragged Off Own Porch, Kicked In Horrifying Video Near York College Girl Dragged Off Own Porch, Kicked In Horrifying Video Near York College
Girl Dragged Off Own Porch, Kicked In Horrifying Video Near York College  A girl was dragged off her own porch, kicked, and beaten near a Pennsylvania college, leading to felony riot charges against three other girls, authorities announced Friday, Sept. 18. The fight happened in the 300 block of West Jackson Street near York College early Saturday, Sept. 12, according to York City Police and York County District Attorney Tim Barker. Disturbing video shared exclusively with TV news outlets shows the girl on the ground as several people appear to drag, kick, and strike her. View this post on Instagram The girl …

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Columbia, PA
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Victim's Mother, 3 Others Headed To Court In Columbia Teen's Fatal Shooting (UPDATE) Victim's Mother, 3 Others Headed To Court In Columbia Teen's Fatal Shooting (UPDATE) Victim's Mother, 3 Others Headed To Court In Columbia Teen's Fatal Shooting (UPDATE)
Victim's Mother, 3 Others Headed To Court In Columbia Teen's Fatal Shooting (Update) The mother of a murdered Pennsylvania teen is among four people whose cases are headed to county court in connection with the shooting that claimed her son's life, authorities announced in an update Thursday, Sept. 17. Wilfredo Garcia, 17, was fatally shot in the head inside his mother Tamara Rosario's apartment in the 900 block of Plane Street in Columbia Borough on July 18, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office. Judge Miles Bixler ruled Sept. 1 that the case against the juvenile charged with shooting Garcia could proceed to the Court of Common Pleas on charges of th…

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Hempfield, PA
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Police Cruiser Crash Traps One In Lancaster County: Dispatch Police Cruiser Crash Traps One In Lancaster County: Dispatch Police Cruiser Crash Traps One In Lancaster County: Dispatch
Police Cruiser Crash Traps One In Lancaster County: Dispatch One person was temporarily trapped in a two-car crash involving a police cruiser in Pennsylvania on Thursday night, Sept. 17, according to 911 dispatchers. Emergency crews were called to the intersection of Church Street and Camp Meeting Road in East Hempfield Township, Lancaster County, around 9:07 p.m., dispatchers said. Dispatchers initially reported that one person was injured but later clarified that no one was hurt. Crews have since cleared the scene. The cause of the crash was not immediately available.

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Mechanicsburg, PA
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Mechanicsburg Man Wanted In Child Rape Case Arrested At Philly Airport After Qatar Flight: CBP Mechanicsburg Man Wanted In Child Rape Case Arrested At Philly Airport After Qatar Flight: CBP Mechanicsburg Man Wanted In Child Rape Case Arrested At Philly Airport After Qatar Flight: CBP
Mechanicsburg Man Wanted In Child Rape Case Arrested At Philly Airport After Qatar Flight: CBP A Pennsylvania man wanted on child rape charges was arrested after arriving at Philadelphia International Airport on a flight from Qatar, federal authorities said. Dev Poudel, 50, of Mechanicsburg, was taken into custody Saturday, Sept. 12, after arriving from Doha, Qatar, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a release Thursday, Sept. 17. CBP officers turned Poudel over to Upper Allen Township Police detectives, authorities said. Police had obtained a warrant for Poudel the day before in connection with the reported sexual abuse of a child younger than 13 over several years. He is c…

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Harrisburg, PA
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Ex-NJ Cop Abused Young Relative In PA, Admitted Prior Plea Story Was Made Up: Report Ex-NJ Cop Abused Young Relative In PA, Admitted Prior Plea Story Was Made Up: Report Ex-NJ Cop Abused Young Relative In PA, Admitted Prior Plea Story Was Made Up: Report
Ex-NJ Cop Abused Young Relative In PA, Admitted Prior Plea Story Was Made Up: Report A former New Jersey police officer has been sentenced for sexually abusing a young relative in Pennsylvania, where he admitted the story behind his New Jersey plea deal was made up, according to court records and New Brunswick Today’s reporting. Former Woodbridge, NJ officer Ryan Alcott, 29, of Sewaren, NJ, pleaded guilty on Jan. 15 to misdemeanor indecent assault of a child, according to Wayne County court records dated Wednesday, Sept. 16. Video footage reviewed by Daily Voice shows Alcott being sworn in as a Woodbridge police officer in June 2022. Pennsylvania’s sex offender registry lis…

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Shillington, PA
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Man Found Dead In His Own Pond In Pennsylvania Identified: Coroner Man Found Dead In His Own Pond In Pennsylvania Identified: Coroner Man Found Dead In His Own Pond In Pennsylvania Identified: Coroner
Man Found Dead In His Own Pond In Pennsylvania Identified: Coroner A man found dead in his own pond in Pennsylvania has been identified as the investigation into his death continues, the coroner’s office announced on Thursday, Sept. 17. George E. Dunda, 77, of Brecknock Township, was found in his private pond in the 1600 block of Wyomissing Road, according to Berks County Coroner Matthew J. Stitzel. The Berks County 911 Center received a call reporting someone in the pond on Monday, Sept. 14, the release states. Investigators from the coroner’s office responded to the scene, and Dunda was pronounced dead at 3:10 p.m., Stitzel said. “We are actively inves…

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Middletown-Lower Swatara, PA
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Man Found Dead Behind Middletown Apartments Had Injuries Consistent With Fall: Police Man Found Dead Behind Middletown Apartments Had Injuries Consistent With Fall: Police Man Found Dead Behind Middletown Apartments Had Injuries Consistent With Fall: Police
Man Found Dead Behind Middletown Apartments Had Injuries Consistent With Fall: Police A man was found dead behind a Pennsylvania apartment building with injuries consistent with a fall from a height on Thursday, Sept. 17, police announced. A passerby spotted the man lying face down in the rear parking lot of an apartment building in the 100 block of South Union Street in Middletown, Dauphin County, according to the Middletown Borough Police Department. Officers were dispatched at 10:12 a.m. and determined that the man had died, police said. The man lived in the building, investigators learned. A preliminary investigation revealed that he suffered serious traumatic injuries …

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Norristown, PA
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'Dope,' 'Perks' Products Sold At PA Stores Spark Designer Drug Warning: DA 'Dope,' 'Perks' Products Sold At PA Stores Spark Designer Drug Warning: DA 'Dope,' 'Perks' Products Sold At PA Stores Spark Designer Drug Warning: DA
'Dope,' 'Perks' Products Sold At PA Stores Spark Designer Drug Warning: DA Gummies, vapes, and drinks with opioid-like effects are being sold in Pennsylvania stores — and a district attorney is warning retailers to pull concentrated 7-OH products from their shelves immediately, according to a release issued Thursday, Sept. 17. Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said his office served notices to retailers throughout the county on Wednesday, Sept. 16, stating that concentrated 7-hydroxymitragynine, commonly called 7-OH, qualifies as a designer drug under Pennsylvania law. The products are typically sold at smoke shops, gas stations, and convenience …

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Lykens Valley, PA
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PA Son Charged With Killing Mother, Hospitalized Under Guard In NY: State Police PA Son Charged With Killing Mother, Hospitalized Under Guard In NY: State Police PA Son Charged With Killing Mother, Hospitalized Under Guard In NY: State Police
PA Son Charged With Killing Mother, Hospitalized Under Guard In NY: State Police A son has been charged with killing his 76-year-old mother in Pennsylvania before being hospitalized under police supervision in New York, state police announced on Thursday, Sept. 17. Michael Sean Jones, 46, allegedly assaulted his mother, Andrea Lynn Vail, during an argument inside her Silver Lake Township home on the evening of Tuesday, Sept. 15, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Vail was retired, according to her social media profile. Troopers from the Gibson barracks were called to the home on Donovan Road in Susquehanna County for a report of a deceased woman around 3:15 p.m. t…

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Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
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Suspicious Package Forces Philadelphia City Hall Evacuation; K9 Sweep Underway Suspicious Package Forces Philadelphia City Hall Evacuation; K9 Sweep Underway Suspicious Package Forces Philadelphia City Hall Evacuation; K9 Sweep Underway
Suspicious Package Forces Philadelphia City Hall Evacuation; K9 Sweep Underway Philadelphia City Hall was evacuated after a suspicious package was reported late Thursday morning, Sept. 17, police said. Officers responded to the landmark government building around 11:20 a.m., according to Philadelphia Police Corporal Jasmine Colón-Reilly. The package was examined and determined not to contain a device, police said. No injuries were reported. Police initially announced that the scene had been cleared but later clarified that the package itself was cleared while officers completed a thorough search of City Hall with a K9. Further details about the package and where it …

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