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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Lancaster, PA
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Driver Accused Of Exploiting Elderly Lancaster Woman After Gaining Her Trust, Pawning Rings: PD Driver Accused Of Exploiting Elderly Lancaster Woman After Gaining Her Trust, Pawning Rings: PD Driver Accused Of Exploiting Elderly Lancaster Woman After Gaining Her Trust, Pawning Rings: PD
Driver Accused Of Exploiting Elderly Lancaster Woman After Gaining Her Trust, Pawning Rings: PD A Pennsylvania man hired to drive an elderly woman to medical appointments gained her trust before taking thousands of dollars, pawning her rings, and misusing her credit card, police say. Timothy Hollis, 52, of Fleetwood, was arrested by West Lampeter Township and Strasburg Borough police around 7:20 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30, in the 1200 block of Historic Drive in Strasburg, according to an updated release issued Friday, Oct. 2. The investigation began July 28, when a West Lampeter Township officer was called to the 600 block of Willow Valley Square for a report of ongoing financial exploi…

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New Cumberland-Lemoyne, PA
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Road Rage Chase Turns Deadly In Lemoyne, Driver Pleads Guilty To Murder Road Rage Chase Turns Deadly In Lemoyne, Driver Pleads Guilty To Murder Road Rage Chase Turns Deadly In Lemoyne, Driver Pleads Guilty To Murder
Road Rage Chase Turns Deadly In Lemoyne, Driver Pleads Guilty To Murder A road rage chase that ended with a motorcyclist being struck and killed in Pennsylvania has resulted in a third-degree murder plea nearly one year later, authorities announced Friday, Oct. 2. John Clark III, 57, of New Cumberland, pleaded guilty to criminal homicide — murder of the third degree before Cumberland County Judge Michelle H. Sibert on Tuesday, Sept. 29, according to the Cumberland County District Attorney’s Office. The plea came one day before the anniversary of the deadly Sept. 30, 2025, crash in Lemoyne Borough. Clark was driving in the borough when he became enraged at a mo…

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Waynesboro, PA
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Trucker ID'd After Fatal I-80 Rollover Crash In PA Ruled Homicide Trucker ID'd After Fatal I-80 Rollover Crash In PA Ruled Homicide Trucker ID'd After Fatal I-80 Rollover Crash In PA Ruled Homicide
Trucker ID'd After Fatal I-80 Rollover Crash In PA Ruled Homicide A 66-year-old truck driver was killed when another vehicle struck his tractor-trailer on Interstate 80 in Western Pennsylvania, forcing the rig off the highway and causing it to roll, authorities announced. Gary Edward Jones, of New Springfield, Ohio, died in the two-vehicle crash on I-80 West at mile marker 19 in Findley Township, Mercer County, according to Mercer County Coroner John A. Libonati. The crash happened around 9:25 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30, and Jones was pronounced dead at the scene at 9:44 a.m., the coroner said. Jones was driving a tractor-trailer when another vehicle struc…

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Lancaster, PA
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Lancaster Killer Loses Appeal Seeking New Trial In Street Shooting: DA Lancaster Killer Loses Appeal Seeking New Trial In Street Shooting: DA Lancaster Killer Loses Appeal Seeking New Trial In Street Shooting: DA
Lancaster Killer Loses Appeal Seeking New Trial In Street Shooting: DA A Pennsylvania killer serving life in prison for fatally shooting a man on a city street has lost his bid for a new trial, prosecutors announced on Thursday, Oct. 1. The Superior Court of Pennsylvania rejected an appeal from Wilberto Melendez, who was convicted of first-degree murder in the shooting death of 31-year-old William Earl Cooper Jr., according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office. Melendez had sought a new trial after a Lancaster County jury convicted him following a four-day trial in April 2025. The conviction came after two earlier trials, in 2019 and 2021, ended …

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Albany, NY
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Fully Automatic Handgun Found After Albany Men Flee Traffic Stop, Police Say Fully Automatic Handgun Found After Albany Men Flee Traffic Stop, Police Say Fully Automatic Handgun Found After Albany Men Flee Traffic Stop, Police Say
Fully Automatic Handgun Found After Albany Men Flee Traffic Stop, Police Say A routine traffic stop in the Capital Region turned into a vehicle and foot pursuit that ended with two Albany men under arrest and two loaded handguns recovered — including one modified to fire fully automatically, police announced Friday, Oct. 2. Zyeef I. Cancer, 24, and Akeim N. Ryan, 26, both of Albany, were arrested following the early-morning incident in Watervliet on Thursday, Oct. 1, according to the Watervliet Police Department. An officer on routine patrol near 2nd Avenue and 15th Street spotted a vehicle violating New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law at approximately 2:45 a.m.,…

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Seaford, NY
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E-Bike Stop Leads To 70 Heroin Envelopes, Arrest Of Seaford Man: Police E-Bike Stop Leads To 70 Heroin Envelopes, Arrest Of Seaford Man: Police E-Bike Stop Leads To 70 Heroin Envelopes, Arrest Of Seaford Man: Police
E-Bike Stop Leads To 70 Heroin Envelopes, Arrest Of Seaford Man: Police A routine e-bike stop on Long Island led to the discovery of 70 envelopes of suspected heroin and the arrest of a 47-year-old man, police announced Friday, Oct. 2. Nassau County Police Bureau of Special Operations officers spotted Thomas Coyle, of Seaford, riding an e-bike west on the sidewalk along Merrick Road at approximately 3:18 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, according to the department. 1001261518.7O Officers activated their emergency lights and stopped Coyle near Merrick Road and Seaford Avenue, police said. During the investigation, officers allegedly found Coyle carrying 70 glassine envel…

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Allentown, PA
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New Year’s Party Killing Ends In Guilty Plea After 2 Convictions Overturned In Allentown New Year’s Party Killing Ends In Guilty Plea After 2 Convictions Overturned In Allentown New Year’s Party Killing Ends In Guilty Plea After 2 Convictions Overturned In Allentown
New Year’s Party Killing Ends In Guilty Plea After 2 Convictions Overturned In Allentown Two men from New Jersey were shot at a New Year’s Eve party in Pennsylvania; one was seriously wounded, and another was killed  — the double shooting has now ended with a guilty plea after nearly nine years and two overturned convictions. Vyante Green, 31, of Allentown, pleaded guilty Friday to third-degree murder and aggravated assault before Lehigh County Judge Robert L. Steinberg, according to District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan’s office. Green has been jailed since his 2018 arrest.  The case stems from the shooting death of Kenyatta Eutsey, 23, of Bethlehem, originall…

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Myerstown, PA
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Fake Federal Agents Steal $6.5M; Possible Myerstown Victim Sought: PA Police Fake Federal Agents Steal $6.5M; Possible Myerstown Victim Sought: PA Police Fake Federal Agents Steal $6.5M; Possible Myerstown Victim Sought: PA Police
Fake Federal Agents Steal $6.5M; Possible Myerstown Victim Sought: PA Police Two more victims of a nationwide gold scam involving fake federal agents had no idea they had been swindled until troopers contacted them, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Friday, Oct. 2. The scheme has been linked to approximately $6.5 million in losses across the country, with victims identified in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Washington State, according to police. The releases do not say whether the newly detailed losses are already included in that figure. “There are victims that are completely unaware that they are even victims,” Trooper Lauren Lesher wrote in an email to Daily Vo…

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Media, PA
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Delco Emergency Services Director Guilty Of Assaulting Employees On Job: AG Delco Emergency Services Director Guilty Of Assaulting Employees On Job: AG Delco Emergency Services Director Guilty Of Assaulting Employees On Job: AG
Delco Emergency Services Director Guilty Of Assaulting Employees On Job: AG A former Delaware County Emergency Services director has been convicted of indecently assaulting two employees while he was in charge of the county agency responsible for emergency response, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Friday, Oct. 2. Timothy A. Boyce, 63, was found guilty by a Delaware County jury of two counts of indecent assault and two counts of harassment following four days of testimony, according to the Attorney General's Office. The assaults involved two former employees and happened in separate incidents while Boyce was serving as director of Delaware Cou…

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Mechanicsburg, PA
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Man Found Exposed, Drinking From Jug In Car Near Mechanicsburg Park: Police Man Found Exposed, Drinking From Jug In Car Near Mechanicsburg Park: Police Man Found Exposed, Drinking From Jug In Car Near Mechanicsburg Park: Police
Man Found Exposed, Drinking From Jug In Car Near Mechanicsburg Park: Police A man was found with his genitals exposed while drinking from a jug inside a vehicle parked near a Pennsylvani park, police announced on Friday, Oct. 2. Chimaobim Igbojekwe, 35, was charged with indecent exposure and disorderly conduct following the incident in East Pennsboro Township, Cumberland County,according to police. Officers were called to Acri Road and Delwood Drive in Mechanicsburg for a report of a suspicious vehicle at approximately 3:14 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 27. Igbojekwe was found sitting inside the vehicle, which was parked along a public residential street next to a park an…

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