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Jillian Pikora

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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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Wrong-Way Driver Kills 20-Year-Old In Head-On I-90 Crash Near Albany (UPDATE) Wrong-Way Driver Kills 20-Year-Old In Head-On I-90 Crash Near Albany (UPDATE)
Wrong-Way Driver Kills 20-Year-Old In Head-On I-90 Crash Near Albany (Update) A 20-year-old Schenectady man has been identified as the victim of a fatal wrong-way crash on Interstate 90 in Albany, New York State Police announced on Monday, June 8. Safwan Mohamed was killed when a vehicle traveling the wrong way on I-90 struck his vehicle head-on in the westbound lanes near Exit 5A at approximately 1:53 a.m. on Sunday, June 7, according to state police. The preliminary investigation determined the wrong-way driver was traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes when the collision occurred, police said. Mohamed was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the wrong…

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14-Year-Old On Scooter Struck By Vehicle At Lititz Intersection 14-Year-Old On Scooter Struck By Vehicle At Lititz Intersection
14-Year-Old On Scooter Struck By Vehicle At Lititz Intersection A 14-year-old riding a scooter was struck by a vehicle at a Lititz intersection, police announced on Monday, June 8. The crash happened at the intersection of South Spruce Street and West Orange Street at 7:44 a.m. on Thursday, June 4, according to Lititz Borough Police. Investigators said the teen was riding a manual scooter when she was struck by a vehicle. The driver stopped and checked on the child, police said. The teen told the driver she was fine and that only the scooter had been hit. Emergency medical personnel responded to the scene and evaluated the 14-year-old, according to po…

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Fatal Albany Shooting Lands Woman Charge As Second Suspect In Homicide Fatal Albany Shooting Lands Woman Charge As Second Suspect In Homicide
Fatal Albany Shooting Lands Woman Charge As Second Suspect In Homicide A woman has been charged as a second suspect in the fatal shooting of an Albany man who was gunned down this spring. India Thomas and previously charged suspect Cire Gray were arraigned Monday, June 8, in Albany County Court in connection with the death of 36-year-old Deshawne Brown, according to the Albany County District Attorney's Office. Brown was shot multiple times near Myrtle Avenue and Grand Street around 7:10 p.m. on Sunday, April 19, according to Albany Police. Officers responding to reports of gunfire found Brown suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was treated at the scen…

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PA Man Threatens To 'Chop Off Head' Of Florida Hospital CEO: DOJ PA Man Threatens To 'Chop Off Head' Of Florida Hospital CEO: DOJ
PA Man Threatens To 'Chop Off Head' Of Florida Hospital CEO: DOJ Calls for a hospital CEO's execution and beheading have landed a Pennsylvania man a federal conviction, the U.S. Department of Justice announced on Friday, June 5. Lawrence Brunn, 63, was found guilty by a federal jury of cyber harassment for a years-long campaign targeting the chief executive officer of Tampa General Hospital, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Florida. Brunn's threats called for the execution of the executive, identified in court records as J.C., and frequently referred to beheading him with a guillotine, prosecutors said. In one online po…

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Driver Killed After Domestic Incident In Airborne Bensalem Crash ID'd (UPDATE) Driver Killed After Domestic Incident In Airborne Bensalem Crash ID'd (UPDATE)
Driver Killed After Domestic Incident In Airborne Bensalem Crash ID'd (Update) The driver who was killed after fleeing a domestic-related incident and causing a violent multi-vehicle crash in Bucks County, has been identified by coroner. Anatolli Krylomaka, 22, died from blunt impact injuries suffered in the crash, Bucks County Coroner Patti Campi said. The crash happened at Bristol Road and Chestnut Avenue around 4:48 p.m. on Tuesday, June 2, according to Bensalem Township police. Investigators said Krylomaka had been involved in a domestic-related incident earlier in Lower Southampton Township before driving away at a high rate of speed on Bristol Road. Police sai…

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Man Posed As Teen On Roblox To Solicit Nude Photos From Girls: Bucks County DA Man Posed As Teen On Roblox To Solicit Nude Photos From Girls: Bucks County DA
Man Posed As Teen On Roblox To Solicit Nude Photos From Girls: Bucks County DA A Pennsylvania man who posed as a teenager on Roblox to sexually exploit young girls has been sentenced to the maximum county prison term, prosecutors announced on Friday, June 5. Alec James Magill, 32, of Upper Southampton Township, was sentenced by Bucks County President Judge Raymond F. McHugh to one year less a day to two years less a day in Bucks County Correctional Facility, followed by two years of probation, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. Magill entered an open guilty plea to all charges on March 16. Before sentencing, the mother of one of Magill's v…

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Man Shot In Ambush Attack On North Bay Shore Road Man Shot In Ambush Attack On North Bay Shore Road
Man Shot In Ambush Attack On North Bay Shore Road A 21-year-old man was injured when gunfire erupted from another vehicle on Long Island, police announced on Sunday, June 7. Four people were traveling in a vehicle near Stein Drive and Belgrave Avenue in North Bay Shore when multiple people exited another vehicle and opened fire at approximately 3:30 p.m., according to Suffolk County Police. The 21-year-old man was struck during the shooting. The driver of the vehicle flagged down a police officer on Fifth Avenue in North Bay Shore following the attack, police said. The victim was taken to a local hospital for treatment of non-life-th…

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Mechanicsburg Man Killed After Opening Fire On Officers In Upper Allen: PSP Mechanicsburg Man Killed After Opening Fire On Officers In Upper Allen: PSP
Mechanicsburg Man Killed After Opening Fire On Officers In Upper Allen: PSP A resident was killed after allegedly opening fire on police officers responding to reports of gunshots in a Pennsylvania neighborhood, authorities announced Sunday, June 7. Upper Allen Township police were dispatched to the 25 block of Oakwood Avenue for a report of shots fired in the residential community, according to Pennsylvania State Police and the Cumberland County District Attorney's Office. When officers arrived, they were fired upon by a resident from inside the home, investigators said. Officers returned fire "to stop the action," according to state police. The armed resident w…

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Animal Torture, Neglect Found In Saratoga County Home Now Deemed Uninhabitable: Sheriff Animal Torture, Neglect Found In Saratoga County Home Now Deemed Uninhabitable: Sheriff
Animal Torture, Neglect Found In Saratoga County Home Now Deemed Uninhabitable: Sheriff What deputies discovered during an animal complaint investigation at a Malta home was so concerning that a dog was seized, criminal charges were filed, and the residence was ordered vacated, authorities said. Holly M. Walsh-Plew, 46, was charged with overdriving, torturing and injuring animals; failure to provide sustenance following an investigation by the Saratoga County Sheriff's Office.  Deputies were called to an animal complaint on Arbor Avenue at 10:07 a.m. on Thursday, May 28, according to the release.  Investigators determined Walsh-Plew failed to provide sustenance to a…

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Gunfire Erupts In Philly Hilton, Leaves Man Shot In Neck, Woman Arrested Gunfire Erupts In Philly Hilton, Leaves Man Shot In Neck, Woman Arrested
Gunfire Erupts In Philly Hilton, Leaves Man Shot In Neck, Woman Arrested A violent confrontation inside a Philadelphia hotel room ended with a man fighting for his life and a woman in police custody, authorities said. A 25-year-old woman surrendered to police after a shooting at the Hilton Philadelphia at Penn's Landing on Sunday, June 7, according to the Philadelphia Police Department. Officers responded to the hotel on the 200 block of South Christopher Columbus Boulevard around 10:20 a.m. for a report of a shooting, police said. The woman approached officers in the lobby, identified herself as the shooter, and handed over the firearm, according to police. R…

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