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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Five Towns, NY
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Drugged Driver Strikes Bicyclist In Five Towns: Police Drugged Driver Strikes Bicyclist In Five Towns: Police Drugged Driver Strikes Bicyclist In Five Towns: Police
Drugged Driver Strikes Bicyclist In Five Towns: Police A stationary bicyclist was critically injured when a Subaru struck him in a suspected drug-impaired crash on Long Island, police announced Saturday, Sept. 19. The 31-year-old man was stopped on his bicycle near Nassau Expressway and Burnside Avenue in Inwood when he was hit at 10:11 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18, according to Nassau County Police. A 2018 Subaru traveling east on Burnside Avenue struck the bicyclist, investigators said. The driver remained at the scene, police said. Michael Mayosky, 51, of East Meadow, was arrested without incident. The bicyclist was taken to an area hospital, wh…

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Farmingdale, NY
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More Victims Feared After CNA Forcibly Touched Disabled Patient, Nassau County Police Say More Victims Feared After CNA Forcibly Touched Disabled Patient, Nassau County Police Say More Victims Feared After CNA Forcibly Touched Disabled Patient, Nassau County Police Say
More Victims Feared After CNA Forcibly Touched Disabled Patient, Nassau County Police Say Police are searching for more potential victims after a certified nursing assistant forcibly touched a disabled woman twice at a New York rehabilitation center, authorities announced Saturday, Sept. 19. The incidents happened on Long Island at Surge Rehabilitation and Nursing, located at 49 Oakcrest Ave. in Middle Island, on Thursday, Sept. 3, and Friday, Sept. 4, according to Suffolk County Police. The 32-year-old patient told another certified nursing assistant what had happened, police said. That employee called 911. The patient was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital for an evalua…

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Lebanon, PA
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Teen In Custody After Man Targeted, Shot Dead In Lebanon: Police Teen In Custody After Man Targeted, Shot Dead In Lebanon: Police Teen In Custody After Man Targeted, Shot Dead In Lebanon: Police
Teen In Custody After Man Targeted, Shot Dead In Lebanon: Police A teenager is in custody after a man was targeted in a fatal shooting in Pennsylvania, police announced Saturday, Sept. 19. Alex Montes-Rivera, 19, was charged Friday, Sept. 18, in connection with the shooting that killed Daniel Matos, 33, of Lebanon, according to the Lebanon City Police Department. Montes-Rivera faces charges of homicide, flight to avoid apprehension, and firearms not to be carried without a license, police said. He was in police custody as of Saturday morning, according to the update. Police did not release details about where or how he was taken into custody. Matos was…

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National Interest
Low-Flying F-16 Rattles Adams County During Camp David Intercept Low-Flying F-16 Rattles Adams County During Camp David Intercept Low-Flying F-16 Rattles Adams County During Camp David Intercept
Low-Flying F-16 Rattles Adams County During Camp David Intercept A low-flying F-16 startled residents across parts of Pennsylvania and Maryland while intercepting a civilian aircraft near Camp David on Saturday morning, Sept. 19, according to the North American Aerospace Defense Command. The fighter jet intercepted the small aircraft near the presidential retreat in Thurmont, Maryland, around 7:50 a.m., NORAD said. The F-16 deployed flares to get the pilot’s attention during the interception. “The flares were used to draw attention from or communicate with the pilot,” NORAD said. “Flares are employed with the highest regard for safety, burn out quickly …

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Waynesboro, PA
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Patients Put At Risk By Pennsylvania Doctor’s Prescriptions: AG Patients Put At Risk By Pennsylvania Doctor’s Prescriptions: AG Patients Put At Risk By Pennsylvania Doctor’s Prescriptions: AG
Patients Put At Risk By Pennsylvania Doctor’s Prescriptions: AG A Pennsylvania doctor has been sent to state prison after illegally prescribing controlled substances in a case that put patients at risk, Attorney General Dave Sunday announced Tuesday, Sept. 15. Dr. Raphael Benjamin Kon, 62, of Noxen, was sentenced Monday to 14 to 48 months in prison after pleading guilty in August to unlawful administration, dispensing, delivery, gift, or prescription of a Schedule II controlled substance. Kon continuously prescribed controlled substances without assessing patients’ increased risk of abuse, diversion, or overdose against any medical benefit, according to…

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Ephrata, PA
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Man Runs Into PA Turnpike Traffic, Causes Injury Crash, Hides In Marsh: PSP Man Runs Into PA Turnpike Traffic, Causes Injury Crash, Hides In Marsh: PSP Man Runs Into PA Turnpike Traffic, Causes Injury Crash, Hides In Marsh: PSP
Man Runs Into PA Turnpike Traffic, Causes Injury Crash, Hides In Marsh: PSP A man ran into traffic on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, caused a two-vehicle crash that injured both drivers, and then hid in a nearby marsh, state police told Daily Voice. Andrew Chase Riehl, 24, of Ephrata, was running westbound through the eastbound lanes of Interstate 76 near mile marker 285.4 in East Cocalico Township around 9:27 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 17, according to Pennsylvania State Police Cpl. Richard Levan. His actions caused two vehicles to crash, Levan said. One driver suffered a broken leg, while the other sustained a broken finger, according to PSP. Witnesses then saw Riehl …

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Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
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SUV Driver Strikes Philadelphia Highway Patrol Officer, Flees: Police SUV Driver Strikes Philadelphia Highway Patrol Officer, Flees: Police SUV Driver Strikes Philadelphia Highway Patrol Officer, Flees: Police
SUV Driver Strikes Philadelphia Highway Patrol Officer, Flees: Police A woman struck a Philadelphia Highway Patrol officer with an SUV while he was directing traffic, then sped away before being apprehended elsewhere in the city, police announced Friday, Sept. 18. The officer was working a traffic detail at Ridge Avenue and Stanton Street when the 42-year-old woman approached the intersection in a dark blue Audi SUV, according to Philadelphia police. She disregarded the officer's traffic commands and struck him with the Audi before fleeing southbound on Ridge Avenue, the preliminary investigation found. Police later located and apprehended the woman at 32nd …

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Amityville, NY
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Gambling Bust At Amityville Deli Leads To Owner, Customer Arrests, 10 Violations: Police Gambling Bust At Amityville Deli Leads To Owner, Customer Arrests, 10 Violations: Police Gambling Bust At Amityville Deli Leads To Owner, Customer Arrests, 10 Violations: Police
Gambling Bust At Amityville Deli Leads To Owner, Customer Arrests, 10 Violations: Police A community complaint led to a gambling bust at a Long Island deli, where two people were arrested and 10 violations were issued, police announced Saturday, Sept. 19. The bust happened at Galeanos Deli, located at 58 Albany Ave. in Amityville, at approximately 10:15 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18, according to the Suffolk County Police Department. First Precinct Crime Unit officers conducted the inspection alongside the New York State Liquor Authority, Village of Amityville Fire Marshal, and Village of Amityville Building Inspector after receiving a complaint from the community, police said. Edwin…

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Wyandanch, NY
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Wyandanch Man's Fake Cop Bail Scam Backfires When Long Island Woman Calls Police: Authorities Wyandanch Man's Fake Cop Bail Scam Backfires When Long Island Woman Calls Police: Authorities Wyandanch Man's Fake Cop Bail Scam Backfires When Long Island Woman Calls Police: Authorities
Wyandanch Man's Fake Cop Bail Scam Backfires When Long Island Woman Calls Police: Authorities A phone call claiming her daughter was in jail and needed bail money nearly cost a 79-year-old Long Island woman thousands — until she realized something wasn't right and called the real police, authorities said. The scam ended with the arrest of Richard Francisco Perozo Rodriguez, 28, of Wyandanch, in Muttontown on Friday, Sept. 18, according to Nassau County Police. The woman received a call from someone claiming to be a police officer, detectives said. The caller told her that her daughter had been arrested and needed cash for bail. Instead of handing over the money, the woman realized…

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Lebanon, PA
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ESCAPE: Search Underway For Missing Lebanon County Prison Inmate ESCAPE: Search Underway For Missing Lebanon County Prison Inmate ESCAPE: Search Underway For Missing Lebanon County Prison Inmate
Escape: Search Underway For Missing Lebanon County Prison Inmate A search is underway for a missing Pennsylvania inmate who is now wanted on a felony escape charge, state police announced on Friday, Sept. 18. Aundria Devell Scott Sr., 54, of Lebanon, failed to return to the Lebanon County Correctional Facility on Thursday, Sept. 17, according to Pennsylvania State Police. A warrant was issued for his arrest on a third-degree felony charge of escape, PSP said. Court records confirm the charge was filed Thursday by Trooper Justin Marderness of PSP Jonestown. Scott hadn't broken out of the prison. He had been permitted to leave the facility for work rel…

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