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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Seaford, NY
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Model Airplane Hunt Ends In Air Rescue For 70-Year-Old Man In Seaford Model Airplane Hunt Ends In Air Rescue For 70-Year-Old Man In Seaford Model Airplane Hunt Ends In Air Rescue For 70-Year-Old Man In Seaford
Model Airplane Hunt Ends In Air Rescue For 70-Year-Old Man In Seaford A trip into the woods to retrieve a model airplane ended with an air rescue for a 70-year-old man on Long Island, police said. The man entered a wooded area near the aerodrome field at Cedar Creek Park, 3340 Merrick Road in Seaford, but was unable to find his way out at 2:06 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 7, according to Nassau County Police.  Seventh Precinct officers responded along with the Nassau County Police Department Emergency Service Unit and Aviation Unit, police said. With assistance from the New York Police Department Aviation Unit, crews extricated the man from the woods, according…

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Quarryville, PA
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16-Year-Old Babysitter Sexually Assaulted In Quarryville Home While 2-Year-Old Slept: Affidavit 16-Year-Old Babysitter Sexually Assaulted In Quarryville Home While 2-Year-Old Slept: Affidavit 16-Year-Old Babysitter Sexually Assaulted In Quarryville Home While 2-Year-Old Slept: Affidavit
16-Year-Old Babysitter Sexually Assaulted In Quarryville Home While 2-Year-Old Slept: Affidavit A 16-year-old babysitter was sexually assaulted inside a Lancaster County home while a 2-year-old child slept nearby, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Wednesday, Aug. 5. Angel Jesus Rivera, 32, of Quarryville, is accused of assaulting his teenage relative after she spent the night babysitting at his West State Street home, investigators detailed in the affidavit. The girl was watching three children at the home while Rivera and his wife went out on Saturday night, July 11, according to the affidavit. Rivera and his wife returned around 3 a.m. on Sunday, July 12, and …

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Glenolden-Norwood-Prospect Park, PA
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12-Year-Old Sexual Assaulted At Dollar Tree, Suspect Disguised At McDonald's: Prospect Park PD 12-Year-Old Sexual Assaulted At Dollar Tree, Suspect Disguised At McDonald's: Prospect Park PD 12-Year-Old Sexual Assaulted At Dollar Tree, Suspect Disguised At McDonald's: Prospect Park PD
12-Year-Old Sexual Assaulted At Dollar Tree, Suspect Disguised At McDonald's: Prospect Park PD A 12-year-old girl was indecently touched inside a Pennsylvania Dollar Tree before the suspect fled and changed his appearance at a nearby McDonald's, police said. The assault happened at the Dollar Tree in the 700 block of Chester Pike in Prospect Park, Delaware County on Monday, Aug. 3, according to the Prospect Park Police Department. After she was inappropriately touched, the girl immediately took her younger sister into a public restroom, locked the door, and called for help, police said in the initial release issued on Thursday, Aug. 6. The girl was safe and was not physically injure…

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Allentown, PA
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WATCH: Baseball Team’s Plane Struck By Lightning En Route To Lehigh Valley WATCH: Baseball Team’s Plane Struck By Lightning En Route To Lehigh Valley WATCH: Baseball Team’s Plane Struck By Lightning En Route To Lehigh Valley
Watch: Baseball Team’s Plane Struck By Lightning En Route To Lehigh Valley A plane carrying the Party Animals baseball team was struck by lightning while flying into the Lehigh Valley ahead of two games this weekend, officials said. The flight was traveling from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Lehigh Valley International Airport when the lightning strike happened on the way down for landing on Friday, Aug. 7. The plane landed safely at LVIA, according to officials. Party Animals player Garett Delano had been documenting the team's travel troubles on social media before the lightning strike. “30 minute delay to start the trip to Lehigh Valley. Nothing …

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York, PA
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Mile-Long Hydraulic Oil Spill Shuts Down Route 30 In York County Mile-Long Hydraulic Oil Spill Shuts Down Route 30 In York County Mile-Long Hydraulic Oil Spill Shuts Down Route 30 In York County
Mile-Long Hydraulic Oil Spill Shuts Down Route 30 In York County A nearly mile-long hydraulic oil spill from a large piece of farm equipment has shut down part of Route 30, according to PennDOT. The spill was reported on Route 30 west near Roosevelt Avenue in York County, at 9:16 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 7, PennDOT Safety Press Officer Fritzi Schreffler told Daily Voice. The farm equipment had apparently been leaking hydraulic oil for nearly a mile as other vehicles drove through the spill, Schreffler said. There was no crash associated with the oil spill, according to PennDOT. All westbound lanes are closed at Roosevelt Avenue, along with an eastbound tur…

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Lancaster, PA
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Lightning Strikes Person At Lancaster County Apartment Complex Lightning Strikes Person At Lancaster County Apartment Complex Lightning Strikes Person At Lancaster County Apartment Complex
Lightning Strikes Person At Lancaster County Apartment Complex A person was rushed to a hospital after being struck by lightning at a Pennsylvania apartment complex on Thursday evening, Aug. 6, officials said. The lightning strike was reported at the Roseville House Apartments on Eden Road in Manheim Township just after 6:30 p.m., according to Lancaster County dispatch. Manheim Township Fire Rescue responded to the scene, and the person was taken to a local hospital, officials said. The individual's condition was not immediately available.

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Columbia, PA
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'I Tried To Save Her': Wanted Driver Raps About Fatal Susquehanna River Crash In Video (WATCH) 'I Tried To Save Her': Wanted Driver Raps About Fatal Susquehanna River Crash In Video (WATCH) 'I Tried To Save Her': Wanted Driver Raps About Fatal Susquehanna River Crash In Video (WATCH)
'I Tried To Save Her': Wanted Driver Raps About Fatal Susquehanna River Crash In Video (Watch) The man wanted after police say he fled a crash that left a 20-year-old woman dead in the Susquehanna River appears to have addressed the tragedy in a rap video posted to social media. A video shared Tuesday, Aug. 5, on a Facebook account under the name "Ttg Fto" features a man who appears to be Mikaail Cotton, 23, rapping about the fatal July 30 crash that claimed the life of Saige Zink, of Columbia. UPDATE: Cotton has been captured in New York click here to read our full report.  The post was captioned: "Silenxe broken: R.I.P saige zink FOREVER 20." In the song, the man claims he…

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Mercersburg, PA
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Second Suspect Captured In Gunpoint Kidnapping That Sparked PA Manhunt Second Suspect Captured In Gunpoint Kidnapping That Sparked PA Manhunt Second Suspect Captured In Gunpoint Kidnapping That Sparked PA Manhunt
Second Suspect Captured In Gunpoint Kidnapping That Sparked PA Manhunt A second suspect accused of abducting a man at gunpoint, stealing thousands of dollars, and sparking a public manhunt is now in custody, Pennsylvania State Police announced. Jayson Garcia, 42, was arrested Wednesday, Aug. 5, by the Pennsylvania State Police Fugitive Task Force in Schuylkill County, ending the search that began after the July 31 armed robbery and kidnapping. His alleged accomplice, Paul Gregory Laurusevage, 40, was taken into custody Tuesday and remains held at Schuylkill County Prison. Garcia lured the victim to a home in Girardville under the guise of a heroin transaction…

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Chambersburg, PA
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Teen Takes Selfie Video During High-Speed Dirt Bike Chase: PSP Chambersburg Teen Takes Selfie Video During High-Speed Dirt Bike Chase: PSP Chambersburg Teen Takes Selfie Video During High-Speed Dirt Bike Chase: PSP Chambersburg
Teen Takes Selfie Video During High-Speed Dirt Bike Chase: PSP Chambersburg A selfie video recorded during a high-speed chase helped Pennsylvania State Police build a case against a Franklin County teenager, authorities announced on Thursday, Aug. 6. A 16-year-old Chambersburg boy is accused of fleeing troopers on an electric dirt bike after they tried to stop him for multiple traffic violations around 2:45 a.m. at North Seventh and East King streets in Chambersburg on Thursday, June 4, according to Pennsylvania State Police. The rider was traveling too fast for conditions, ran multiple stop signs, ignored traffic signals, operated without rear lighting, and nearly…

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Lansdowne-Darby, PA
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Knife-Wielding Man Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting In Aldan: Officials Knife-Wielding Man Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting In Aldan: Officials Knife-Wielding Man Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting In Aldan: Officials
Knife-Wielding Man Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting In Aldan: Officials A man armed with a knife was shot and killed during an encounter with an officer early Thursday morning, Aug. 6, authorities said. An officer responded to a 911 call in the area of South Clifton and Aldan avenues at approximately 3:30 a.m., according to a news release issued by Aldan Borough. The Aldan Borough officer encountered an adult man armed with a knife, according to preliminary information. During the encounter, the officer deployed a Taser before discharging their service weapon, striking the man, the borough said.  The man was taken to Lankenau Medical Center, where he was …

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