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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Mineola, NY
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$60K Apple Pay Text Scam Costs Mineola Woman, Police Say $60K Apple Pay Text Scam Costs Mineola Woman, Police Say $60K Apple Pay Text Scam Costs Mineola Woman, Police Say
$60K Apple Pay Text Scam Costs Mineola Woman, Police Say A woman lost approximately $60,000 after scammers sent her a text claiming fraudulent charges had been made through her Apple Pay account, police said. The 76-year-old Mineola woman received the message and was told she needed to call a phone number listed to resolve the supposed transactions, Nassau County Police said in a release issued Sunday, Sept. 13. She complied, detectives said, then met two different men between Aug. 25 and Aug. 27, handing each approximately $30,000 in cash. The first meeting happened in Williston Park on Aug. 25, police said. The second happened in Mineola on Au…

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Dallastown, PA
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Pedestrian Strike Closes Route 74 Between Dallastown And Red Lion: Police Pedestrian Strike Closes Route 74 Between Dallastown And Red Lion: Police Pedestrian Strike Closes Route 74 Between Dallastown And Red Lion: Police
Pedestrian Strike Closes Route 74 Between Dallastown And Red Lion: Police A pedestrian was struck Sunday afternoon on Route 74 in Central Pennsylvania, prompting a roadway closure and significant traffic delays, regional police said. York County Regional Police were dispatched around 12:37 p.m. Sept. 13 to the area of 830 E. Main St. for a report of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle. The crash happened on the stretch of Route 74 between Dallastown and Red Lion, police said. The roadway was closed while officers investigated, according to an alert issued at 2:10 p.m. Motorists were asked to avoid the area or expect significant delays. No information about the ped…

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Dix Hills-Melville, NY
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Pedestrian Seriously Injured After LIE Crash In Melville; Driver Charged With DWAI Drugs Pedestrian Seriously Injured After LIE Crash In Melville; Driver Charged With DWAI Drugs Pedestrian Seriously Injured After LIE Crash In Melville; Driver Charged With DWAI Drugs
Pedestrian Seriously Injured After LIE Crash In Melville; Driver Charged With Dwai Drugs A man was seriously injured after getting out of his car following a crash on the Long Island Expressway early Sunday, Sept. 13, police said. The Center Moriches man was driving a 2025 Nissan Altima eastbound in the HOV lane near Exit 50 in Melville when he struck the median around 5:50 a.m., Suffolk County Police said. He got out to inspect the damage and was then hit by a 2019 Honda Civic driven by Cristian Guevara, investigators said. The Altima driver was taken to Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip with serious injuries. Guevara and his passenger, John Hurtado-Conde, wer…

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Albany, NY
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Husband Fatally Stabbed At Albany Home; Wife Charged With Murder: Police Husband Fatally Stabbed At Albany Home; Wife Charged With Murder: Police Husband Fatally Stabbed At Albany Home; Wife Charged With Murder: Police
Husband Fatally Stabbed At Albany Home; Wife Charged With Murder: Police A 34-year-old woman is charged with murder after police say she fatally stabbed her husband inside their New York home early Sunday, Sept. 13. Desmond Jackson, 39, was identified to Daily Voice by a relative as the man killed in the stabbing. Sabrina Balchand-Jackson was charged with second-degree murder and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon after the attack in the 600 block of South Pearl Street near Mount Hope Drive in Albany, police said. Officers were called to the home around 3:50 a.m. for a report of an unresponsive man. They found Jackson with a stab wound to his abdomen,…

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Hershey, PA
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Horse Lover, Penn National Raceway Worker Dies After Dauphin County Head-On Crash Horse Lover, Penn National Raceway Worker Dies After Dauphin County Head-On Crash Horse Lover, Penn National Raceway Worker Dies After Dauphin County Head-On Crash
Horse Lover, Penn National Raceway Worker Dies After Dauphin County Head-On Crash A 39-year-old horse lover and Penn National Race Course worker has died following a head-on crash, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Sunday, Sept. 13. Melissa J. Risser, of Grantville, previously of Lebanon County, died at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center after the crash at Mountain and Firehouse roads in East Hanover Township, Dauphin County, on Sunday, Sept. 6, according to police and her obituary. Risser was driving west on Mountain Road around 1:55 p.m. when her 2006 Toyota Scion crossed into the eastbound lane and struck a 2014 Ram 3500 head-on, police said. Her…

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Clifton Park, NY
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Minor Accused Of Forcible Rape In Clifton Park, Sheriff Says Minor Accused Of Forcible Rape In Clifton Park, Sheriff Says Minor Accused Of Forcible Rape In Clifton Park, Sheriff Says
Minor Accused Of Forcible Rape In Clifton Park, Sheriff Says A minor has been charged with rape following an investigation into a reported sexual assault in New York, authorities announced on Sunday, Sept. 13. The Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office received the complaint on Wednesday, Aug. 12, according to Sheriff Jeffrey R. Brown. The sexual assault reportedly happened in the town of Clifton Park earlier that month, the sheriff’s office said. Investigators arrested the minor on Wednesday, Sept. 9, and charged him with first-degree rape, a Class B felony, according to the release. The minor is accused of engaging in oral sexual contact with another p…

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Greencastle, PA
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Man Killed In Greene Township Mobile Home Fire, State Police Say Man Killed In Greene Township Mobile Home Fire, State Police Say Man Killed In Greene Township Mobile Home Fire, State Police Say
Man Killed In Greene Township Mobile Home Fire, State Police Say A 52-year-old man was killed in a mobile home fire, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Sunday, Sept. 13. Paul E. Robinson Jr. died in the blaze at his home at 1874 Black Gap Road in Greene Township, according to PSP Chambersburg. Troopers were called to the fire at approximately 8:24 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 12, police said  Robinson was the only victim identified by state police. Investigators determined that there was no foul play involved in his death, authorities said. Additional details about the cause of the fire were not released. PSP Chambersburg is continuing the investigatio…

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Lancaster, PA
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Lancaster Jeweler In $3.4M Ponzi Scheme Sentenced Again In New $755K Fraud Lancaster Jeweler In $3.4M Ponzi Scheme Sentenced Again In New $755K Fraud Lancaster Jeweler In $3.4M Ponzi Scheme Sentenced Again In New $755K Fraud
Lancaster Jeweler In $3.4M Ponzi Scheme Sentenced Again In New $755K Fraud A Pennsylvania businessman who previously went to federal prison for running a $3.4 million Ponzi scheme involving bogus jewelry deals has been sentenced again after defrauding investors out of more than $755,000, authorities said. Matthew James Addy, 47, of Lancaster, was sentenced to 75 months — more than six years — in federal prison on Monday, Aug. 31, U.S. Attorney David Metcalf said. The sentence also includes three years of supervised release, a $1,000 fine, a $1,600 special assessment, and $755,995 in restitution, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of P…

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Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
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Murder-Suicide: Man Kills Woman, Then Self On PA Street, Police Say (UPDATE) Murder-Suicide: Man Kills Woman, Then Self On PA Street, Police Say (UPDATE) Murder-Suicide: Man Kills Woman, Then Self On PA Street, Police Say (UPDATE)
Murder-Suicide: Man Kills Woman, Then Self On PA Street, Police Say (Update) A woman and a man were killed in a Pennsylvania street shooting; police are investigating it as a murder-suicide on Saturday evening, Sept. 12, police announced. The shooting happened on the 2300 block of North 18th Street in North Philadelphia at approximately 5:31 p.m., according to Philadelphia Police. The man was found holding the gun, police explained at a press conference. The firearm was recovered at the scene, which remained secured as investigators gathered evidence. It is believed the man shot the woman and then turned the gun on himself, according to police. Both victims were …

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Middletown-Lower Swatara, PA
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Mental Health System Failed Swatara Son Charged In Grandmother’s Fatal Stabbing, Mother Says Mental Health System Failed Swatara Son Charged In Grandmother’s Fatal Stabbing, Mother Says Mental Health System Failed Swatara Son Charged In Grandmother’s Fatal Stabbing, Mother Says
Mental Health System Failed Swatara Son Charged In Grandmother’s Fatal Stabbing, Mother Says A grieving mother says her son’s mental illness went untreated before he was charged with fatally stabbing his grandmother inside their Swatara Township apartment — and she says a chilling quote cited by police has been misunderstood. Esteban Paulino Villegas, 28, has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Connie McCoy Pineda following the attack at the Chestnut Pointe apartment complex on Chambers Hill Road on Tuesday, June 30, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. Swatara Township police responded to Apartment 1007 at 3655 Chambers Hill Road around 8:46 p.m.…

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