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Jillian Pikora

Senior Assistant Managing Editor

jpikora@dailyvoice.com

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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Police & Fire

Escaped Prisoner Who Assaulted Officer Found By Pennsylvania State Police UPDATE: Escaped prisoner, Bruce William Miller II, has been recaptured, Pennsylvania State Police announced in an updated release published later the same day that he escaped. Additional information was not released. ORIGINAL: A prisoner has escaped less than 12 days after he led State police in Venango County are looking for an escaped prisoner. Bruce William Miller II, 43, of Franklin City, was arrested and taken to Venango County Jail on May 6, 2023 after he was caught fleeing from police who were attempting to arrest him on outstanding warrants from Mercer County with full …

by Jillian Pikora

05/19/2023

Police & Fire

Child Bicyclist Struck By Woman With Kids Who Fled, New Cumberland Police Say UPDATE: The woman was identified, according to an update by the police around 1 p.m. No additional information was shared. ORIGINAL: A woman fled the scene after she struck a child on a bike with her car on Friday, May 19, 2023, authorities say. The unidentified woman left the scene of the crash at Fifteenth Street and Brandt Avenue at 7:50 a.m. without stopping or calling the police, according to New Cumberland police. She was driving a gray sedan west on Fifteenth Street and stopped at the stop sign at Brandt Avenue, when the child, who was on their way to school, ente…

by Jillian Pikora

05/19/2023

Police & Fire

NY Thieves ID'd In Multi-Highway Pursuit That Hurt Troopers: PSP (Update) UPDATE: The alleged thieves who stole a vehicle and caused a chase that seriously hurt two Pennsylvania state troopers have been identified as the following Brooklyn, NY men, according to a PSP release on Monday, May 22. Latrell White, 22-years-old. Terrence Caton, 26-years-old. Julien Fleury, 27-years-old. All three have been denied bail, according to their court dockets. Fleury and Caton have been charged with the following, as detailed in their dockets. Felony theft by unlawful taking- movable property. Felony fleeing or attempting to elude an officer. Felony evading arrest or dete…

by Jillian Pikora

05/19/2023

Schools

'Gun' Held By Masked Man Causes Lockdown In Mt. Holly Springs, PSP Says A Carlisle elementary was locked down when people saw a masked man carrying what looked like a gun walking nearby on Thursday, May 18, 2023, according to Pennsylvania State Police. W.G. Rice Elementary School, part of the South Middleton Area School District, locked down while police looked for the man, authorities say. Zachary Kramer, 20, of Carlisle was found with a backpack that contained a realistic air soft gun, suspected drugs, and drug paraphernalia, PSP said. The school's lockdown only lasted from 9 to 9:45 a.m., according to the school. None of Kramer's threats …

by Jillian Pikora

05/19/2023

Police & Fire

Boy Shot In Harrisburg (Video): Police A video has been released of the moment a teenage boy was shot in Harrisburg. The boy was found suffering from non-life-threatening injuries following the shooting at the intersection South 18th and Mulberry streets around 9 p.m. on May 9, according to the Harrisburg Bureau of Police release on Thursday, May 18, 2023. The shooting was caught by a security camera, and you can watch the footage in the video player. The police released the video, hoping someone will view it and submit a tip that will lead to an arrest. The shooter is seen arriving in a white or light-colored 1…

by Jillian Pikora

05/18/2023

Police & Fire

Missing PA Girl Found With 22-Year-Old Sex Offender In Virginia, Police Say A missing Pennsylvania girl was found on Tuesday, May 23 in Virginia with an Ohio sex offender, authorities said. Emily High, who disappeared out of Chambersburg, PA on May 15, was unharmed, while Jaret Wright was taken into custody, upon being located in Purceville, VA, Pennsylvania State Police said. Jaret, whose real name is Jaret John Wright, hails from Florida and allegedly met Emily on Instagram, PSP said on Friday, May 19. Originally, Daily Voice was told by the family and friends of the family that the missing Chambersburg girl had disappeared from Scotland Road in Chambe…

by Jillian Pikora

05/18/2023

Police & Fire

TN Wanted Rapists, Killers Sought In PA, State Police Say Two suspected rapists, who may also be involved with a double homicide in Tennessee, and have criminal pasts in Michigan are wanted in Pennsylvania, Crime Stoppers announced on Thursday, May 18, 2023. Alvino Dwight (or Dewight) Cornelius who is also known as "Vino," "Cash," or "Lamar Jason Day" is a 28-year-old who previous had drug and murder charges against him when he was 17-year-old in Michigan. In 2012, those charges were dismissed and a protection order from his co-defendants was put in place, according to federal court records obtained by Daily Voice. Now, Cornelius,…

by Daily Voice

05/18/2023

Police & Fire

MA Sex Offender Assaults Officer After Fleeing PA Wawa In Limo, Police Say A 37-year-old sex offender from New England allegedly assaulted a police officer while fleeing from a disturbance at a Wawa in Lancaster, PA, authorities announced on Wednesday, May 17, 2023. Nathan Daniel Taylor was supposedly causing an unknown "disturbance" at the Wawa located at 2132 Lincoln Highway on April 9, 2023, East Lampeter Township police explained. He suspect fled in a black 2002 Cadillac Limousine— but police spotted him drive with a burned out headlight in the 2100 block of Lincoln Highway East at 3:53 a.m., according to the release. Officers attem…

by Jillian Pikora

05/18/2023

Schools

Police Incident In Enola Over, Police Say (Update) UPDATE: The police incident ended around 1 p.m. on Thursday, May 18, 2023, according to an updated release by the East Pennsboro Township Police Department. "This incident is now cleared. Residents can resume normal activity," the police said. The suspect being sought was reportedly having a mental health crisis and was found in the woods by Tower Road, according to ABC27. Daily Voice has been unable to independently confirm that. Following Daily Voice for any additional update on this incident. ORIGINAL: All the East Pennsboro Area Schools have been locked dow…

by Jillian Pikora

05/18/2023

News

NJ Mom Of 7 Was Struck Dead By DUI Driver In PA: Police A 36-year-old mom of seven and New Jersey native died when she was struck walking in a crosswalk last December in Harrisburg, PA. Six months later, police have determined that the driver responsible was both speeding and intoxicated when he struck her and another person. Nicole M. DeFalco, originally of Glen Ridge and most recently of Harrisburg, and another pedestrian were struck while using a marked cross walk at the intersection of South Cameron and Market streets around 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, according to the police, DeFalco's obituary, and her social media. DeFalco…

by Jillian Pikora

05/17/2023

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