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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Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
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Off-Duty Philadelphia Police Officer Shot Dead ID'd: Reward Offered For Suspect (UPDATE) Off-Duty Philadelphia Police Officer Shot Dead ID'd: Reward Offered For Suspect (UPDATE) Off-Duty Philadelphia Police Officer Shot Dead ID'd: Reward Offered For Suspect (UPDATE)
Off-Duty Philadelphia Police Officer Shot Dead ID'd: Reward Offered For Suspect (Update) The off-duty Philadelphia police officer shot and killed over the weekend has been identified as police search for the man suspected in his murder. Officer Alhassane Barry, 29, a two-year veteran assigned to the Philadelphia Police Department's 12th District, was shot on the 7200 block of Elmwood Avenue on Sunday, Aug. 16, according to police. Barry was taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at approximately 8 a.m., police said. A second adult man was also shot and taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center. His condition has not been released. The Philadel…

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by Jillian Pikora
Mercersburg, PA
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NY Cocaine Pipeline To Penn State Frats Lands Aspiring Lawyers, Entrepreneurs Charges (UPDATE) NY Cocaine Pipeline To Penn State Frats Lands Aspiring Lawyers, Entrepreneurs Charges (UPDATE) NY Cocaine Pipeline To Penn State Frats Lands Aspiring Lawyers, Entrepreneurs Charges (UPDATE)
NY Cocaine Pipeline To Penn State Frats Lands Aspiring Lawyers, Entrepreneurs Charges (Update) Aspiring lawyers, entrepreneurs, finance students, and former athletes are among 14 people accused in a cocaine trafficking operation that allegedly moved kilos of drugs from New York to Penn State fraternity houses, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Monday, Aug. 17. Thirteen defendants were Penn State students at or around the time of the alleged conduct in 2023 and 2024, while the 14th is the father of one of the accused students, according to the Attorney General's Office. Agostino Abbatiello, of Westbury, New York, and Thomas Robinson, of Pittsburgh, were identified…

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Waynesboro, PA
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Son Charged In Father's Fatal Shooting After Dispute At Pennsylvania Home Son Charged In Father's Fatal Shooting After Dispute At Pennsylvania Home Son Charged In Father's Fatal Shooting After Dispute At Pennsylvania Home
Son Charged In Father's Fatal Shooting After Dispute At Pennsylvania Home A 28-year-old man has been charged with killing his father after allegedly shooting and stabbing him outside a his home over the weekend, prosecutors announced on Monday, Aug. 17. Cody Lawrence, of Cook Township, was charged with criminal homicide in the death of his father, 59-year-old Edward Lawrence Jr., following the shooting on Lawrence Lane on Saturday, Aug. 15, according to the Westmoreland County District Attorney's Office office. Pennsylvania State Police responded to the home for a reported shooting and found Edward lying near the garage of a neighboring residence, according to th…

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by Jillian Pikora
Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
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Father, Daughter Found Dead In PA Murder-Suicide: Police Father, Daughter Found Dead In PA Murder-Suicide: Police Father, Daughter Found Dead In PA Murder-Suicide: Police
Father, Daughter Found Dead In PA Murder-Suicide: Police A father and his 21-year-old daughter were found shot dead inside a Pennsylvania home in an apparent murder-suicide that investigators believe happened days before their bodies were discovered. Philadelphia police were called to the home on the 2800 block of Mercer Street in Port Richmond for a welfare check around 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 15, after no one had heard from the residents. Uniformed officers entered the home and found a 58-year-old man and his daughter suffering from gunshot wounds. Both were pronounced dead at approximately 2 p.m., according to Philadelphia police. Invest…

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Albany, NY
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Albany Police Employee Suspended After Child Molestation Arrest In Georgia Albany Police Employee Suspended After Child Molestation Arrest In Georgia Albany Police Employee Suspended After Child Molestation Arrest In Georgia
Albany Police Employee Suspended After Child Molestation Arrest In Georgia An Albany Police Department employee has been suspended without pay following his arrest on child molestation charges in Georgia, the department announced on Sunday, Aug. 16. Blaize Garry Gallimore, 26, of Watervliet, has worked as a telecommunications specialist for the Albany Police Department since June 2023, according to the department. Gallimore is accused of molesting a girl under the age of 16 inside the pool at the SpringHill Suites by Marietta Atlanta Northwest at 230 Interstate North Circle in the Atlanta area around noon on Wednesday, Aug. 5, according to an arrest warrant obtain…

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by Jillian Pikora
Patchogue-Medford, NY
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Unlicensed Driver With Warrants Hits Pedestrian In Patchogue: Police Unlicensed Driver With Warrants Hits Pedestrian In Patchogue: Police Unlicensed Driver With Warrants Hits Pedestrian In Patchogue: Police
Unlicensed Driver With Warrants Hits Pedestrian In Patchogue: Police A pedestrian was seriously injured after he was struck by a car while crossing a Long Island roadway early Sunday morning, police said. Edison Jovanny Morocho Gonzalez, 24, of Patchogue, was driving a 2018 Honda Civic southbound on Route 112 near Silver Street in Patchogue when he struck the pedestrian at approximately 3 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 16, according to Suffolk County Police. The 43-year-old Patchogue resident was taken to NYU Langone Hospital – Suffolk in Patchogue for treatment of serious injuries, police said. Fifth Squad detectives arrested Morocho Gonzalez and charged him with Ag…

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by Jillian Pikora
Patchogue-Medford, NY
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Donuts, Burnouts Lead To 15 Arrests, 7 Impounded Vehicles In Medford Street Takeover Donuts, Burnouts Lead To 15 Arrests, 7 Impounded Vehicles In Medford Street Takeover Donuts, Burnouts Lead To 15 Arrests, 7 Impounded Vehicles In Medford Street Takeover
Donuts, Burnouts Lead To 15 Arrests, 7 Impounded Vehicles In Medford Street Takeover A planned street takeover that police tracked ended with 15 arrests and seven vehicles impounded on Long Island, authorities announced on Sunday, Aug. 16. The Suffolk County Police Street Takeover Task Force learned through intelligence gathering and social media monitoring that a takeover was planned for Friday night, Aug. 14, though the location was initially unknown, according to police. The task force tracked the group through several locations, preventing takeovers at Commack Road and Sunrise Highway in Islip and Route 112 and Main Street in Patchogue before intercepting the group at W…

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Central Islip, NY
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Man Shot In Foot, Fires Back At SUV Before Central Islip Alleyway Arrest: Police Man Shot In Foot, Fires Back At SUV Before Central Islip Alleyway Arrest: Police Man Shot In Foot, Fires Back At SUV Before Central Islip Alleyway Arrest: Police
Man Shot In Foot, Fires Back At SUV Before Central Islip Alleyway Arrest: Police A man who was shot in the foot allegedly fired back at a fleeing SUV before police caught him trying to escape through an alleyway on Long Island authorities announced on Saturday, Aug. 15. Demetrius Williams, 39, of Brooklyn, was retrieving items from a parked vehicle on Hawthorne Avenue near Feller Drive in Central Islip, when a gray SUV drove past at 6:10 a.m., according to Suffolk County Police. An unknown person inside the SUV fired two shots at Williams, striking him in the foot, police said. Williams then ran after the SUV and allegedly fired multiple shots at the vehicle, according…

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by Jillian Pikora
Coopersburg-Center Valley, PA
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Longtime Lehigh County District Attorney Dies At Pennsylvania Home Longtime Lehigh County District Attorney Dies At Pennsylvania Home Longtime Lehigh County District Attorney Dies At Pennsylvania Home
Longtime Lehigh County District Attorney Dies At Pennsylvania Home A longtime Pennsylvania prosecutor who spent more than two decades leading the Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office has died, officials announced on Saturday, Aug. 15. James B. Martin, a retired Lehigh County district attorney and longtime public servant, was pronounced dead at his Upper Saucon Township home at 3:41 p.m. on Saturday, according to the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office. He died of natural causes. Martin served as Lehigh County district attorney from 1998 through 2024, devoting much of his professional life to public service and the administration of justice, the coroner’s of…

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Commack, NY
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Bank Robber On The Run After Handing Teller Demand Note In Commack Bank Robber On The Run After Handing Teller Demand Note In Commack Bank Robber On The Run After Handing Teller Demand Note In Commack
Bank Robber On The Run After Handing Teller Demand Note In Commack A man walked into a Long Island bank, handed a teller a note demanding cash, and fled on foot, police announced on Friday, Aug. 14. The robbery happened at Chase Bank, located at 39 Vanderbilt Motor Parkway in Commack, at approximately 4:45 p.m., according to Suffolk County Police. The teller complied with the demand before the man took off on foot, police said. The robber was described as a white man standing between 5-foot-5 and 5-foot-8. He was wearing sunglasses, a white dress shirt, black pants, black shoes, and a baseball cap that possibly had a camouflage pattern, according to polic…

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