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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Manheim Township, PA
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Woman In Stiletto Heels Punches, Kicks Officers During Traffic Stop: Manheim Twp. Police Woman In Stiletto Heels Punches, Kicks Officers During Traffic Stop: Manheim Twp. Police Woman In Stiletto Heels Punches, Kicks Officers During Traffic Stop: Manheim Twp. Police
Woman In Stiletto Heels Punches, Kicks Officers During Traffic Stop: Manheim Twp. Police A woman wearing knee-high stiletto heels punched and kicked officers during a traffic stop in Pennsylvania, police announced on Monday, Oct. 19. Casandra Lee Smith, 37, of Lancaster, was stopped at Lititz Pike and York Road in Manheim Township on Saturday, Oct. 10, according to Manheim Township police. Smith repeatedly tried to get out of the vehicle despite instructions to stay inside and was eventually detained in handcuffs, police said. While along the roadside, she began screaming for help. Officers warned her that continuing to yell would result in a disorderly conduct arrest, but she…

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Parkesburg-Cochranville, PA
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NJ Man With 8 Inch Knife Creeped Up Behind Amish Woman Near Lancaster-Chester Line: Affidavit NJ Man With 8 Inch Knife Creeped Up Behind Amish Woman Near Lancaster-Chester Line: Affidavit NJ Man With 8 Inch Knife Creeped Up Behind Amish Woman Near Lancaster-Chester Line: Affidavit
NJ Man With 8 Inch Knife Creeped Up Behind Amish Woman Near Lancaster-Chester Line: Affidavit A New Jersey man who previously entered the United States illegally crept up behind a 23-year-old Amish woman with a large knife and handcuffs near the Lancaster-Chester county line in Pennsylvania, attempting to kidnap her before she scared him off with a weed whacker, according to court documents and federal immigration authorities. Junior Jose Davila-Moran, 26, of Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey, was charged with two first-degree felony counts of kidnapping, two counts of false imprisonment, simple assault, two counts of possessing an instrument of crime, and terroristic thre…

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Great Neck, NY
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Queens Woman Cashed Fake $30K Check In Nassau County, Police Say Queens Woman Cashed Fake $30K Check In Nassau County, Police Say Queens Woman Cashed Fake $30K Check In Nassau County, Police Say
Queens Woman Cashed Fake $30K Check In Nassau County, Police Say A Queens woman deposited a counterfeit $30,000 cashier’s check at a Long Island credit union and withdrew all the money, police said following her arrest on Tuesday, Oct. 20. Nathalie A. Desouza, 30, of Queens Village, deposited the fake Citizens Bank cashier’s check into her personal account at Navy Federal Credit Union, located at 300 Steamboat Road in Kings Point, according to Nassau County police. She withdrew the entire $30,000 between Tuesday, Sept. 5, and Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023, detectives said. An extensive investigation led detectives to Desouza in New York City, where she was ar…

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Waynesboro, PA
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Penguins Team Plane Makes Emergency Return After PA Hockey Star Suffers Medical Episode Penguins Team Plane Makes Emergency Return After PA Hockey Star Suffers Medical Episode Penguins Team Plane Makes Emergency Return After PA Hockey Star Suffers Medical Episode
Penguins Team Plane Makes Emergency Return After PA Hockey Star Suffers Medical Episode The Pittsburgh Penguins' team plane was forced to return to Salt Lake City International Airport shortly after takeoff on Tuesday, Oct. 20, when forward Ben Kindel suffered a medical episode, the team announced in a statement released at 6:36 p.m. Kindel was conscious, alert, and in stable condition after being transported by ambulance to the University of Utah Hospital for further evaluation, according to a statement posted by the Penguins on X. The incident occurred shortly after the team's plane departed Salt Lake City International Airport. Penguins team physician Dr. Dharmesh Vyas of …

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Reading, PA
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WATCH: PA Homecoming King Gives Crown To Classmate With Down Syndrome In Viral Video WATCH: PA Homecoming King Gives Crown To Classmate With Down Syndrome In Viral Video WATCH: PA Homecoming King Gives Crown To Classmate With Down Syndrome In Viral Video
Watch: PA Homecoming King Gives Crown To Classmate With Down Syndrome In Viral Video A Pennsylvania homecoming king gave his crown to a classmate with Down syndrome during a Schuylkill County pep rally on Friday, Oct. 16 — a moment captured in a viral video shared by local parent Dawn Bowers. Keny Cedanio Ramirez was named homecoming king at Mahanoy Area Junior-Senior High School, where fellow candidate Axton Kuhla was the runner-up, according to NBC News.  As the two waited for the announcement, Ramirez put his arm around Kuhla. After receiving the crown and sash, Ramirez placed them on his classmate as the crowd cheered. The two shared a hug, smiling as Kuhla wiped a…

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Hummelstown, PA
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Hummelstown Mom, School Employee ID'd As Woman Killed By Train In Dauphin County Hummelstown Mom, School Employee ID'd As Woman Killed By Train In Dauphin County Hummelstown Mom, School Employee ID'd As Woman Killed By Train In Dauphin County
Hummelstown Mom, School Employee ID'd As Woman Killed By Train In Dauphin County A 49-year-old mother and beloved school employee has been identified as the woman killed by a Norfolk Southern train near a railroad bridge over Swatara Creek in Hummelstown, authorities confirmed. Keri Ann McKeever, of Hummelstown, died from multiple traumatic injuries on Wednesday, Oct. 14, according to the Dauphin County Coroner's Office. Her manner of death was ruled a suicide. The collision happened shortly before 1 p.m. near Old Farm Road, according to Norfolk Southern Media Relations. McKeever was struck by a westbound train at milepost HP104.5, along the tracks rather than at a ra…

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Middletown-Lower Swatara, PA
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Swatara Auto Parts Worker ID'd As Stabbing Victim; Sex Offender Suspect Captured In Maryland Swatara Auto Parts Worker ID'd As Stabbing Victim; Sex Offender Suspect Captured In Maryland Swatara Auto Parts Worker ID'd As Stabbing Victim; Sex Offender Suspect Captured In Maryland
Swatara Auto Parts Worker ID'd As Stabbing Victim; Sex Offender Suspect Captured In Maryland A Pennsylvania auto parts worker was found stabbed to death inside her workplace on Tuesday morning, Oct. 20, and a coworker with a history of sex offenses against a child was later captured in Maryland, according to police and court records. The victim was identified as Mary Kelly, a boss at Factory Motor Parts, formerly B&I Auto Supply, at 1700 Bobali Drive in Swatara Township, Dauphin County, according to a criminal complaint obtained by Daily Voice on Tuesday, Oct. 20. Clifton B. Emerson Sr., 63, of Harrisburg, was charged with first-degree murder in connection with her death, court…

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Carlisle, PA
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Giant, Hannaford, Food Lion, Stop & Shop Websites Back Online After Cyberattack: Company Giant, Hannaford, Food Lion, Stop & Shop Websites Back Online After Cyberattack: Company Giant, Hannaford, Food Lion, Stop & Shop Websites Back Online After Cyberattack: Company
Giant, Hannaford, Food Lion, Stop & Shop Websites Back Online After Cyberattack: Company Websites for Giant, Food Lion, Stop & Shop, Hannaford, and other major grocery chains are back online after a cyberattack disrupted services for more than a week, their parent company confirmed on Tuesday, Oct. 20. Ahold Delhaize, the Netherlands-based grocery giant, confirmed that the cybersecurity incident first reported on Monday, Oct. 12, was caused by malicious activity within its IT infrastructure. The company took websites, apps, and other systems offline as a precaution, affecting grocery customers across Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, Connecticut, Massa…

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Harrisburg, PA
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Man Exposes Himself To Woman On Wildwood Park Trail: Harrisburg Police Man Exposes Himself To Woman On Wildwood Park Trail: Harrisburg Police Man Exposes Himself To Woman On Wildwood Park Trail: Harrisburg Police
Man Exposes Himself To Woman On Wildwood Park Trail: Harrisburg Police A man exposed himself to a woman on a trail at Pennsylvania park on Wednesday, Sept. 30, police said. The incident happened in the area of the Fox Run Trail in Wildwood Park, according to a Harrisburg police release issued Monday, Oct. 19. Investigators identified a person of interest who was subsequently charged in connection with the incident, police said. The release did not identify the person or specify the charges. Police are asking anyone with additional information about similar incidents in the Wildwood Park area to contact Harrisburg Police through CrimeWatch or call Dauphin Coun…

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Harrisburg, PA
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Suspicious Letter At US Senator's Office Prompts Bomb Squad Response Suspicious Letter At US Senator's Office Prompts Bomb Squad Response Suspicious Letter At US Senator's Office Prompts Bomb Squad Response
Suspicious Letter At US Senator's Office Prompts Bomb Squad Response A suspicious letter sent to Senator Dave McCormick’s Pittsburgh office prompted a bomb squad and Hazmat response on Monday, Oct. 19, Pittsburgh Public Safety told Daily Voice. The letter arrived with the mail at approximately 1:30 p.m., although police were notified “much later,” a public information officer said in an email. The Pittsburgh Police Bomb Squad and Hazmat responded “out of an abundance of caution,” according to the statement provided to Daily Voice at 5:13 p.m. The letter’s contents were determined to be harmless. “The contents were found to be benign/not hazardous and there…

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