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.

Jillian Pikora's Contributions

Setauket-Stony Brook, NY
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Woman Recognized Man Masturbating In Stony Brook Theater Lot From News: DA Woman Recognized Man Masturbating In Stony Brook Theater Lot From News: DA Woman Recognized Man Masturbating In Stony Brook Theater Lot From News: DA
Woman Recognized Man Masturbating In Stony Brook Theater Lot From News: DA A Long Island man facing four public lewdness cases was arrested again after another woman recognized him in news coverage and identified him as the man who masturbated in front of her outside a movie theater, authorities announced Saturday, Oct. 24. Nicholas Critelli, 20, of Ronkonkoma, was arrested Thursday, Oct. 22, in connection with a February encounter in the AMC Stony Brook 17 parking lot, according to Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney. The woman was loading purchases into her car around 10:22 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, when Critelli approached in a dark gray Nissan Al…

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Gettysburg, PA
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Gettysburg Therapist Who Sexually Abused 7 Children Gets More Prison Time Gettysburg Therapist Who Sexually Abused 7 Children Gets More Prison Time Gettysburg Therapist Who Sexually Abused 7 Children Gets More Prison Time
Gettysburg Therapist Who Sexually Abused 7 Children Gets More Prison Time A former Pennsylvania art therapist convicted of sexually abusing seven children, including students at a Gettysburg charter school, has been sentenced to additional prison time in Adams County on Thursday, Oct. 22, bringing his total sentence to more than six to 14 years, according to the Adams County District Attorney's Office and court records. David Christopher Mitchell, 56, of Gettysburg, was sentenced by Adams County Judge Shawn Wagner to an additional 54 to 108 months in prison for aggravated indecent assault of a child, along with three to 12 months for indecent assault of a child un…

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Centereach-Selden, NY
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Motorcyclist Seriously Injured In Rear-End Centereach Crash: Police Motorcyclist Seriously Injured In Rear-End Centereach Crash: Police Motorcyclist Seriously Injured In Rear-End Centereach Crash: Police
Motorcyclist Seriously Injured In Rear-End Centereach Crash: Police A motorcyclist was seriously injured when his bike struck the back of a Jeep on Long Island on Saturday evening, Oct. 24, police said. The 31-year-old Centereach man was riding a 2007 Yamaha southbound on Nicolls Road near Wireless Road in Centereach when he struck the rear of a southbound 2017 Jeep at 6:23 p.m., according to Suffolk County Police. The rider was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, police said. The Jeep’s driver, Samantha Vega, 42, of Rocky Point, was not injured, according to police. Both vehicles were impounded for saf…

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West Babylon, NY
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Speeding Mercedes Slams Into Pole, Seriously Injuring Teen In West Babylon: Police Speeding Mercedes Slams Into Pole, Seriously Injuring Teen In West Babylon: Police Speeding Mercedes Slams Into Pole, Seriously Injuring Teen In West Babylon: Police
Speeding Mercedes Slams Into Pole, Seriously Injuring Teen In West Babylon: Police An 18-year-old woman was seriously injured when a speeding Mercedes-Benz struck a curb and slammed into a utility pole on Long Island early Saturday, Oct. 24, police said. Jairon Velasquez, 20, of Levittown, was driving the 2021 Mercedes-Benz eastbound from 17th Street across Straight Path in West Babylon when he crashed at 3:49 a.m., according to Suffolk County Police. Velasquez was traveling at a high rate of speed before the vehicle struck the curb and utility pole, police said. His passenger, an 18-year-old Deer Park woman, was taken to Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip …

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Syosset-Woodbury, NY
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Victims Zip-Tied At Gunpoint In Syosset Marijuana Heist: Police Victims Zip-Tied At Gunpoint In Syosset Marijuana Heist: Police Victims Zip-Tied At Gunpoint In Syosset Marijuana Heist: Police
Victims Zip-Tied At Gunpoint In Syosset Marijuana Heist: Police Four Queens men have been arrested after victims were held at gunpoint and restrained with zip ties during a robbery at a Long Island storage facility, Nassau County police announced Saturday, Oct. 24. The men entered the facility at 225 Underhill Boulevard in Syosset around 10:15 a.m. Monday, Aug. 10, restrained multiple victims, and stole pallets of goods that included marijuana, along with cash, detectives said. The group fled before an investigation involving the Major Case Squad, Electronics Squad, and Bureau of Special Operations led detectives to the suspects, according to police. T…

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Lampeter-Strasburg, PA
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ARSON: Building Torched, Cornfield Set Ablaze In Lancaster County, Police Say ARSON: Building Torched, Cornfield Set Ablaze In Lancaster County, Police Say ARSON: Building Torched, Cornfield Set Ablaze In Lancaster County, Police Say
Arson: Building Torched, Cornfield Set Ablaze In Lancaster County, Police Say A suspected arson caused extensive damage to a building in Pennsylvania before a person was reported setting fire to a nearby cornfield Thursday evening, Oct. 22, police said. East Lampeter Township police and the Lafayette Fire Company were dispatched to a fire alarm at 1770 Hempstead Road in Lancaster County around 7:33 p.m., according to a release issued Friday, Oct. 23. Firefighters arrived to find an active fire and observed activity consistent with arson while working to extinguish the flames, police said. The building, owned by High Associates, was under construction and unoccupied.…

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Harrisburg, PA
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9 Pennsylvanians, Including Harrisburg Resident, Illegally Voted In Federal Elections, DOJ Says 9 Pennsylvanians, Including Harrisburg Resident, Illegally Voted In Federal Elections, DOJ Says 9 Pennsylvanians, Including Harrisburg Resident, Illegally Voted In Federal Elections, DOJ Says
9 Pennsylvanians, Including Harrisburg Resident, Illegally Voted In Federal Elections, DOJ Says Nine Pennsylvania residents cast ballots in federal elections despite knowing they were not U.S. citizens, federal prosecutors said Friday, Oct. 23. The defendants, ages 21 to 80, were charged separately in cases involving voting in the 2022 or 2024 general elections, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Offices for the Eastern and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania. Eight of the nine defendants were identified as lawful permanent U.S. residents. The release did not specify the immigration status of the ninth defendant. Only U.S. citizens may vote in Pennsylvania, prosecutors said. Four defenda…

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Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
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7 Philadelphia Officers Shoot Man Who Pointed Gun At Them: Police 7 Philadelphia Officers Shoot Man Who Pointed Gun At Them: Police 7 Philadelphia Officers Shoot Man Who Pointed Gun At Them: Police
7 Philadelphia Officers Shoot Man Who Pointed Gun At Them: Police A 37-year-old man was critically injured when seven Philadelphia police officers opened fire after he pointed a handgun at them in West Philadelphia on Friday, Oct. 23, authorities said. Officers responded to the 5100 block of Funston Street around 5:15 p.m. after multiple 911 callers reported a man with a gun, First Deputy Commissioner John Stanford said during a press conference. A resident also flagged down nearby officers at 52nd and Race streets. Responding officers found the man standing in the street with a gun pointed at his head, Stanford said. The man made comments consistent wit…

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Mastic-Shirley, NY
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15-Year-Old Shoots Teen After Pair Exit Bus In Mastic: Police 15-Year-Old Shoots Teen After Pair Exit Bus In Mastic: Police 15-Year-Old Shoots Teen After Pair Exit Bus In Mastic: Police
15-Year-Old Shoots Teen After Pair Exit Bus In Mastic: Police A 15-year-old boy shot and seriously injured a 17-year-old boy after the two exited a bus on Long Island on Friday afternoon, Oct. 23, police said. The teens had been riding a Suffolk County Transit bus before getting off in front of 105 Mastic Road in Mastic, according to Suffolk County Police. The two were involved in an altercation before the 15-year-old shot the 17-year-old at 2:36 p.m., police said. The younger teen fled on foot but was arrested a short time later by Seventh Precinct officers, according to police. The 17-year-old was taken to a local hospital with serious but non-lif…

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Slate Belt, PA
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Passenger Killed, Both Drivers Seriously Injured In Slate Belt Crash: Authorities Passenger Killed, Both Drivers Seriously Injured In Slate Belt Crash: Authorities Passenger Killed, Both Drivers Seriously Injured In Slate Belt Crash: Authorities
Passenger Killed, Both Drivers Seriously Injured In Slate Belt Crash: Authorities A 58-year-old passenger was killed, and both drivers were seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash in Pennsylvania late Tuesday night, Oct. 20, authorities said. Stacy W. Fischer, of Plainfield Township, was identified as the passenger who died, Northampton County Coroner Zachary Lysek announced Friday, Oct. 23. Fischer was riding in the front passenger seat of a vehicle traveling south on Kesslersville Road when it struck another vehicle near the intersection with Engler Road at approximately 11:50 p.m., according to the coroner. Fischer was pronounced dead at the scene. His cause of deat…

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