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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Elmont, NY
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Man Hit With Hammer After Intervening In McDonald's Fight In Elmont, Police Say Man Hit With Hammer After Intervening In McDonald's Fight In Elmont, Police Say Man Hit With Hammer After Intervening In McDonald's Fight In Elmont, Police Say
Man Hit With Hammer After Intervening In McDonald's Fight In Elmont, Police Say A 59-year-old man was repeatedly struck with a hammer after stepping in during a fight at a Long Island McDonald's, police said. The assault happened at the McDonald's at 1420 Hempstead Turnpike in Elmont at 6:34 a.m. Monday, Oct. 5, according to Nassau County Police. Investigators said a man began acting erratically inside the restaurant before getting into a physical altercation with an 18-year-old man. When the 59-year-old intervened, the man turned on him, striking him multiple times with a hammer, police said. The older victim suffered injuries to his head and hand. Officers arriving…

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Lancaster, PA
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McCaskey Wrestling Standout, New Dad Killed In PA Crash; Other Driver Held By ICE McCaskey Wrestling Standout, New Dad Killed In PA Crash; Other Driver Held By ICE McCaskey Wrestling Standout, New Dad Killed In PA Crash; Other Driver Held By ICE
McCaskey Wrestling Standout, New Dad Killed In PA Crash; Other Driver Held By ICE A young father and former McCaskey High School standout athlete was killed on his way to work in a Lancaster County crash — leaving behind a 3-month-old daughter and a partner who had kissed him goodnight just hours earlier. Bryson Xavier Cantrell, of Lancaster, was driving west on Old Philadelphia Pike in Bird-in-Hand when the two-vehicle crash happened around 7:01 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, East Lampeter Township police announced on Monday, Oct. 5. Cantrell was traveling through the 2600 block when an eastbound vehicle driven by 18-year-old Josue Sumba-Campoverde, of Harrisburg, attempted to …

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Lancaster, PA
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PA Measles Outbreak Tops 1,000, Highest In US, 4 Vaccinated Residents Among Infected PA Measles Outbreak Tops 1,000, Highest In US, 4 Vaccinated Residents Among Infected PA Measles Outbreak Tops 1,000, Highest In US, 4 Vaccinated Residents Among Infected
PA Measles Outbreak Tops 1,000, Highest In US, 4 Vaccinated Residents Among Infected Pennsylvania’s measles outbreak has surpassed 1,000 confirmed cases and now includes five deaths, state health officials announced Monday, Oct. 5. The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported 1,004 cases across 39 counties so far in 2026 — up 27 cases since Friday, Oct. 2. There have been 198 hospitalizations tied to the outbreak, according to the department. Nearly 20 percent of people identified by the state with measles have been hospitalized. The new numbers come less than a month after the statewide total stood at 676 cases in 37 counties, with 124 hospitalizations and two measles-a…

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Lancaster, PA
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Gunman Fired Barrage Inside Lancaster Store, Killing 16-Year-Old, Police Say Gunman Fired Barrage Inside Lancaster Store, Killing 16-Year-Old, Police Say Gunman Fired Barrage Inside Lancaster Store, Killing 16-Year-Old, Police Say
Gunman Fired Barrage Inside Lancaster Store, Killing 16-Year-Old, Police Say A gunman wanted in the killing of a 16-year-old boy opened fire inside a Pennsylvania corner store, shooting the child four times and wounding an 18-year-old man as a store clerk stood only feet away, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Monday, Oct. 5. Jaiden Tavaughn Servance, 23, of Lancaster, is wanted on charges of criminal homicide, attempted criminal homicide, recklessly endangering another person, and carrying a firearm without a license, Lancaster City Bureau of Police announced. The charges stem from the shooting at a corner grocery store at 423 South Duke St. a…

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West Chester, PA
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14-Vehicle Crash Kills Driver, Injures 8 On PA’s West Chester Pike 14-Vehicle Crash Kills Driver, Injures 8 On PA’s West Chester Pike 14-Vehicle Crash Kills Driver, Injures 8 On PA’s West Chester Pike
14-Vehicle Crash Kills Driver, Injures 8 On PA’s West Chester Pike A pickup truck driver was killed and eight other people were injured in a 14-vehicle crash spanning about two miles of West Chester Pike in Haverford Township on Saturday, Oct. 3, police said. The crash began around 12:15 p.m. when the pickup truck was seen driving erratically along the Delaware County roadway, just outside Philadelphia, according to Haverford Township police. The pickup sideswiped several cars before slamming into a U-Haul truck, investigators said. Surveillance footage captured by Havertown Cafe shows the pickup spinning out of control, flipping onto its side, and striki…

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Harrisburg, PA
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Woman Shot, Killed In Harrisburg; 18-Year-Old Arrested (UPDATE) Woman Shot, Killed In Harrisburg; 18-Year-Old Arrested (UPDATE) Woman Shot, Killed In Harrisburg; 18-Year-Old Arrested (UPDATE)
Woman Shot, Killed In Harrisburg; 18-Year-Old Arrested (Update) An 18-year-old has been arrested after a woman was shot and killed in Pennsylvania early Monday, Oct. 5, police said. Juel J. Diaz was charged with criminal homicide and carrying a firearm without a license later that day, according to Harrisburg police. Officers responded to the 100 block of Hillside Road around 12:30 a.m. for a report of a person shot. They found an adult woman suffering from a gunshot wound, police said. Emergency medical personnel pronounced her dead at the scene. Investigators determined the shooting happened in the 1900 block of Mulberry Street. The woman’s name an…

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Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
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$1.5M Crab Leg, TV, Dime Cargo Theft Ring Hit PA, NJ Trucks; Members Sentenced $1.5M Crab Leg, TV, Dime Cargo Theft Ring Hit PA, NJ Trucks; Members Sentenced $1.5M Crab Leg, TV, Dime Cargo Theft Ring Hit PA, NJ Trucks; Members Sentenced
$1.5M Crab Leg, TV, Dime Cargo Theft Ring Hit PA, NJ Trucks; Members Sentenced A cargo theft ring accused of targeting tractor-trailers across Pennsylvania and New Jersey stole everything from frozen crab legs and televisions to more than $230,000 in U.S. dimes — with some of the stolen coins later turning up in Maryland — and multiple Philadelphia men tied to the sprawling operation have now been sentenced to federal prison. The bizarre series of thefts stretches back to 2023, when thieves targeted tractor-trailers around Philadelphia, often breaking into them with bolt cutters while drivers were asleep or the trucks were left unattended overnight, federal prosec…

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Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
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Armored Truck Robbery Spree Targeted Pennsylvania Brinks Crews, Feds Say Armored Truck Robbery Spree Targeted Pennsylvania Brinks Crews, Feds Say Armored Truck Robbery Spree Targeted Pennsylvania Brinks Crews, Feds Say
Armored Truck Robbery Spree Targeted Pennsylvania Brinks Crews, Feds Say Two men have now been sentenced for a months-long armored truck robbery spree in Pennsylvania that culminated in an attempted heist, police chase, Main Line manhunt, and school lockdowns, federal authorities announced. Mujahid Davis, 24, and Dante Shackleford, 27, admitted participating in a series of armed Brinks robberies and attempted robberies between July and October 2025, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The FBI shared the sentencing announcements on Saturday, Oct. 3. Davis pleaded guilty in March to two attempted Hobbs Act robberies, …

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Shippensburg, PA
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Shippensburg Child Sex Crimes Detective Admits To Possessing Dark-Web Child Porn: Feds Shippensburg Child Sex Crimes Detective Admits To Possessing Dark-Web Child Porn: Feds Shippensburg Child Sex Crimes Detective Admits To Possessing Dark-Web Child Porn: Feds
Shippensburg Child Sex Crimes Detective Admits To Possessing Dark-Web Child Porn: Feds A Pennsylvania detective who investigated the sexual abuse of children — including responding to the reported rape of an unconscious 14-year-old girl — has agreed to plead guilty to possessing child sexual abuse material. Matthew S. Pleisse, 36, of Shippensburg, signed a plea agreement with federal prosecutors after being accused of using cryptocurrency to buy child sexual abuse material on the dark web. Daily Voice previously reported on Pleisse's involvement in a child sex assault investigation in March 2023. Pleisse and Shippensburg Police Officer Lindsay Shope were among the first resp…

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York, PA
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York Man, 41, Killed When Car Pulls Into Path Of Motorcycle Group In PA York Man, 41, Killed When Car Pulls Into Path Of Motorcycle Group In PA York Man, 41, Killed When Car Pulls Into Path Of Motorcycle Group In PA
York Man, 41, Killed When Car Pulls Into Path Of Motorcycle Group In PA A 41-year-old man was killed when a car pulled into the path of a group of motorcyclists on a Pennsylvania roadway, authorities said. Shane Wells of York was riding north on Numidia Drive/Route 42 with a group of motorcycle riders when a passenger car pulled onto the roadway from Kulp Road in Catawissa Township, Columbia County, around 12:07 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, according to the Columbia County Coroner's Office. Wells' motorcycle collided with the car, leaving him with multiple traumatic injuries, officials said. The Columbia County Coroner's Office was called to the scene, where Wells w…

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