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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Chester, PA
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Longwood Gardens Security Truck Stolen, Woman Caught 20 Miles Away: Police Longwood Gardens Security Truck Stolen, Woman Caught 20 Miles Away: Police Longwood Gardens Security Truck Stolen, Woman Caught 20 Miles Away: Police
Longwood Gardens Security Truck Stolen, Woman Caught 20 Miles Away: Police A woman stole a security pickup truck from Longwood Gardens, triggering a police search that ended more than 20 miles away, authorities said. The vehicle was taken from the botanical garden in Kennett Township shortly before 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 8, according to police and court records obtained by Daily Voice on Friday, Sept. 11. The search stretched through Chester and Delaware counties before officers took 35-year-old Rachel Lauren Domeika, of Harleysville, into custody on the 100 block of King of Prussia Road in Radnor Township, authorities said. Video from the scene showed the s…

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Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
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Off-Duty Philly Officer’s Gun Still Missing After Group Assault; Several Detained Off-Duty Philly Officer’s Gun Still Missing After Group Assault; Several Detained Off-Duty Philly Officer’s Gun Still Missing After Group Assault; Several Detained
Off-Duty Philly Officer’s Gun Still Missing After Group Assault; Several Detained An off-duty Philadelphia police officer was assaulted by several people who stole his firearm in North Philadelphia late Thursday, Sept. 10, police said. Officers responded to 10th and Brown streets around 11:45 p.m. to assist the injured officer, according to Philadelphia Police Officer Tanya Little. A preliminary investigation found that the off-duty officer became involved in an altercation and was physically assaulted by multiple people, police said. His firearm was taken during the attack. The officer suffered cuts to his head and abrasions to his legs and feet. He was taken to Temple…

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Lancaster, PA
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Person Held, Sexually Assaulted In Lancaster; Police Fear More Victims Person Held, Sexually Assaulted In Lancaster; Police Fear More Victims Person Held, Sexually Assaulted In Lancaster; Police Fear More Victims
Person Held, Sexually Assaulted In Lancaster; Police Fear More Victims A person was held against their will and sexually assaulted on a Pennsylvania street, and investigators believe the arrested man may have targeted other victims, police announced on Thursday, Sept. 10. The assault happened in the area of the 600 block of Marietta Avenue around 9:50 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 1, according to the Lancaster City Bureau of Police. Investigators identified Antwain Robinson, 36, of Lake Street, as the suspect. He was taken into custody on Tuesday, Sept. 8, police said. Robinson was charged with three counts of indecent assault and one count each of indecent exposure…

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Mercersburg, PA
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‘Baby Is Not A Toy’ 5-Week-Old Found With Fractures, PA Dad Charged: Court Docs ‘Baby Is Not A Toy’ 5-Week-Old Found With Fractures, PA Dad Charged: Court Docs ‘Baby Is Not A Toy’ 5-Week-Old Found With Fractures, PA Dad Charged: Court Docs
‘Baby Is Not A Toy’ 5-Week-Old Found With Fractures, PA Dad Charged: Court Docs A five-week-old baby suffered fractures throughout his body after his father handled him too roughly, police said in court documents. Vincent Marino, 31, of Kingston, was charged with three felony counts of endangering the welfare of a child after doctors identified fractures involving the infant’s arms, legs, and ribs, according to an affidavit obtained by Daily Voice on Wednesday, Sept. 9. The investigation began after the baby was taken to Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center on Friday, May 15, the affidavit states. Medical staff was initially told Marino heard a “snap” while swaddli…

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Copiague, NY
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Man Found Unresponsive In Great South Bay Off LI Park, Police Say Man Found Unresponsive In Great South Bay Off LI Park, Police Say Man Found Unresponsive In Great South Bay Off LI Park, Police Say
Man Found Unresponsive In Great South Bay Off LI Park, Police Say A man was in serious condition after he was found unresponsive in the Great South Bay off Tanner Park on Thursday evening, Suffolk County Police said. The 48-year-old was clamming near the Copiague shore with his brother and two friends when he lost consciousness, police said. A person walking by spotted him floating in the water around 5:09 p.m., entered the bay, and pulled him to shore, according to police. CPR was started before Copiague Rescue paramedics arrived, continued lifesaving efforts, and took the man to Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip in serious condition. Su…

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Mineola, NY
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Mineola Landscaper Falls From Work Truck, Dies In Road: Police Mineola Landscaper Falls From Work Truck, Dies In Road: Police Mineola Landscaper Falls From Work Truck, Dies In Road: Police
Mineola Landscaper Falls From Work Truck, Dies In Road: Police A landscaper died after falling from a work truck on Long Island on Thursday afternoon, Sept. 10, police said. Officers were called to the area of Planting Field Road and Old Farm Road in East Hills around 2:12 p.m. for a report of a man lying in the roadway, according to Nassau County Police. Investigators determined that the man had been working as a landscaper when he fell from a work truck and suffered fatal injuries, detectives said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Police identified him as Jose Hernandez Argueta, 35, of Mineola. The Nassau County Police Department’s Homicide Sq…

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Wayne-Radnor, PA
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Eastern University Student Raped While Unconscious, 3 Men Charged: Court Docs Eastern University Student Raped While Unconscious, 3 Men Charged: Court Docs Eastern University Student Raped While Unconscious, 3 Men Charged: Court Docs
Eastern University Student Raped While Unconscious, 3 Men Charged: Court Docs Three men are facing charges after an Eastern University student reported being raped while unconscious inside a dorm room, Delaware County District Attorney Tanner Rouse announced Thursday, Sept. 10. Radnor Township police were called to the university on Sunday, Feb. 1, after the student reported that she had been sexually assaulted overnight, the DA’s Office said. The student told investigators she had been drinking and contacted her friend, Naeem Turner, about meeting up. Turner told her she could come to his dorm room, where he was with relatives, authorities said. She fell asleep in …

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Nazareth, PA
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911 Calls To Nurse’s ‘Exorcism’ Expose Northampton County Nursing Home Failures: Grand Jury 911 Calls To Nurse’s ‘Exorcism’ Expose Northampton County Nursing Home Failures: Grand Jury 911 Calls To Nurse’s ‘Exorcism’ Expose Northampton County Nursing Home Failures: Grand Jury
911 Calls To Nurse’s ‘Exorcism’ Expose Northampton County Nursing Home Failures: Grand Jury Four desperate 911 calls reporting that a nurse was trying to kill a disabled hospice patient went unanswered for more than 30 minutes, exposing serious failures at a Pennsylvania nursing home, a grand jury found. The findings were detailed in a 71-page report released following a press conference on Thursday, Sept. 10. The investigation examined resident safety at Northampton County-owned Gracedale Nursing Home in Upper Nazareth Township. The grand jury found critical staffing shortages, heavy reliance on costly agency nurses, low employee morale, weak risk management, security concerns, a…

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Harrisburg, PA
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Roommate Uses Samurai Sword To Sever PA Man’s Fingers In Bizarre Attack: Court Docs Roommate Uses Samurai Sword To Sever PA Man’s Fingers In Bizarre Attack: Court Docs Roommate Uses Samurai Sword To Sever PA Man’s Fingers In Bizarre Attack: Court Docs
Roommate Uses Samurai Sword To Sever PA Man’s Fingers In Bizarre Attack: Court Docs A screaming 911 call led Pennsylvania State Police to a blood-covered samurai sword, severed fingers, suspected cocaine, and a bizarre explanation from the man charged in the attack, court documents show. Troopers were called to a home on Ridge Road in Franklin Township, Butler County, around 11:24 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 7, after several people were heard screaming over the phone, according to an affidavit obtained by Daily Voice on Thursday, Sept. 10. One person yelled that his fingers had been cut off, investigators wrote. When troopers arrived, the injured man said his roommate, Brandon …

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Media, PA
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$60K Senior Scam Lands 5 Charges, Including NJ Mom Charged In Little League Theft: Police $60K Senior Scam Lands 5 Charges, Including NJ Mom Charged In Little League Theft: Police $60K Senior Scam Lands 5 Charges, Including NJ Mom Charged In Little League Theft: Police
$60K Senior Scam Lands 5 Charges, Including NJ Mom Charged In Little League Theft: Police A New Jersey mom charged with stealing more than $7,000 from Media Little League is now wanted in connection with a nearly $60,000 fraud scheme targeting a senior citizen across Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey, police said. Robin Massing, 57, of Audubon, New Jersey, was among five people charged following a four-month Nether Providence Township Police investigation, the department announced Thursday, Sept. 10. The victim reported that $58,600 was drained from a TD Bank checking account through five fraudulent in-person withdrawals and a wire transfer between May 8 and May 11, accordi…

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