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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National Interest
Trump Targeted In Assassination Threats By PA Man From Same County As 2024 Shooting: DOJ Trump Targeted In Assassination Threats By PA Man From Same County As 2024 Shooting: DOJ Trump Targeted In Assassination Threats By PA Man From Same County As 2024 Shooting: DOJ
Trump Targeted In Assassination Threats By PA Man From Same County As 2024 Shooting: DOJ A Pennsylvania man who threatened to assassinate President Donald J. Trump and other U.S. officials has now been sentenced, federal authorities announced on Thursday, Sept. 3. Shawn Monper, 33, of Butler, admitted in federal court to making threats to assault and murder U.S. officials and federal law enforcement agents, according to U.S. Attorney Troy Rivetti. Monper pleaded guilty to two counts related to threatening officials, and as part of his plea agreement, accepted responsibility for additional charges tied to his online activity on Monday, April 13, authorities said. The case stems…

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Lancaster, PA
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Man Convicted In Teen Rape Case Tied To Ex-Lancaster Cop Sentenced Man Convicted In Teen Rape Case Tied To Ex-Lancaster Cop Sentenced Man Convicted In Teen Rape Case Tied To Ex-Lancaster Cop Sentenced
Man Convicted In Teen Rape Case Tied To Ex-Lancaster Cop Sentenced A Lancaster County man convicted of raping a teenage girl nearly three decades ago in a case later tied to a former city police officer’s sexual abuse of the same victim has been sentenced. Roberto Rosario, 46, of Caernarvon Township, was found guilty in April of rape by forcible compulsion, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse by forcible compulsion, and sexual assault. The now-44-year-old survivor had gone back to police decades later seeking a copy of her original report, prompting an investigation that ultimately led to charges against Rosario and former Lancaster City Bureau of Polic…

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Whitehall-Coplay, PA
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$683K Gold-Bar Scam Targeting 78-Year-Old Whitehall Woman Led By NY Men: Prosecutors $683K Gold-Bar Scam Targeting 78-Year-Old Whitehall Woman Led By NY Men: Prosecutors $683K Gold-Bar Scam Targeting 78-Year-Old Whitehall Woman Led By NY Men: Prosecutors
$683K Gold-Bar Scam Targeting 78-Year-Old Whitehall Woman Led By NY Men: Prosecutors A 78-year-old Pennsylvania woman was convinced that her identity and Social Security number had been compromised before New York scammers directed her to hand over $683,000 in gold bars, prosecutors said. The South Whitehall Township woman, whose name was withheld, was contacted by people claiming to represent “American Bank” weeks before police were called to Luther Crest Senior Living on June 30, according to the Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office. The callers told her to transfer her assets into a newly acquired account because her personal information had been compromised, authori…

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Hicksville, NY
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$919K Wired By Hicksville Woman In India Scam; Queens Suspect Charged $919K Wired By Hicksville Woman In India Scam; Queens Suspect Charged $919K Wired By Hicksville Woman In India Scam; Queens Suspect Charged
$919K Wired By Hicksville Woman In India Scam; Queens Suspect Charged A 70-year-old Nassau County woman wired nearly $1 million after scammers told her she was implicated in a crime in India, police said. The victim received a call saying she needed to withdraw money to resolve the supposed criminal matter, Nassau County Police said. Between Monday, June 29, and Monday, July 27, she withdrew and wired a total of $919,200, according to detectives. The scammers contacted her again on Tuesday, Sept. 1, directing her to buy an additional $300,000 in gold bars and coins, police said. That time, the Hicksville woman realized it was a scam and called police. Foll…

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Saratoga Springs, NY
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Bogus Wilton Mall Active Shooter Call Made By Burglar: Saratoga Sheriff Bogus Wilton Mall Active Shooter Call Made By Burglar: Saratoga Sheriff Bogus Wilton Mall Active Shooter Call Made By Burglar: Saratoga Sheriff
Bogus Wilton Mall Active Shooter Call Made By Burglar: Saratoga Sheriff A bogus report of an active shooter at Wilton Mall sparked a large police response Wednesday evening, Sept. 2, as investigators were closing in on a burglary suspect, authorities said. Detectives with the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office were on Renaissance Lane in Wilton around 5:27 p.m. following up on an Aug. 28 burglary when a 911 call came in reporting an active shooter at the mall, Sheriff Jeffrey R. Brown said. Deputies, New York State Police troopers, and Saratoga Springs police officers rushed to the mall. The report was quickly determined to be false, and investigators said it wa…

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East Meadow, NY
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Teen E-Bike Rider Hurt In East Meadow Crash: Police Teen E-Bike Rider Hurt In East Meadow Crash: Police Teen E-Bike Rider Hurt In East Meadow Crash: Police
Teen E-Bike Rider Hurt In East Meadow Crash: Police A 13-year-old e-bike rider was taken to the hospital after crashing into a stationary SUV in a parking lot on Long Island, police said. The boy was riding west on Hempstead Turnpike when he struck a 2026 GMC parked at 2174 Hempstead Turnpike in East Meadow around 5:10 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 2, according to Nassau County Police. He suffered multiple lacerations and pain to his arms and knee, police said. He was transported to a local hospital for evaluation and treatment. The GMC driver stayed at the scene. No other injuries were reported.

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Baldwin, NY
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Car Crashes Into Baldwin CVS, Building Deemed Unsafe Car Crashes Into Baldwin CVS, Building Deemed Unsafe Car Crashes Into Baldwin CVS, Building Deemed Unsafe
Car Crashes Into Baldwin CVS, Building Deemed Unsafe A car crashed into a CVS on Long Island, leaving two people with minor injuries and the building deemed structurally unsafe Wednesday evening, police said. Officers were called to the CVS at 1829 Grand Ave. in Baldwin around 5:25 p.m. Sept. 2, where they found a 2027 Kia had struck the store’s outer wall, Nassau County Police said. The 64-year-old woman driving the Kia and her 68-year-old male passenger were taken to a nearby hospital for evaluation and treatment, police said. No other injuries were reported. The Town of Hempstead Building Department responded and determined the building …

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Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
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Nearly $800K Worth Of Jewelry Stolen In Multi-County PA Burglary Spree: Montco DA Nearly $800K Worth Of Jewelry Stolen In Multi-County PA Burglary Spree: Montco DA Nearly $800K Worth Of Jewelry Stolen In Multi-County PA Burglary Spree: Montco DA
Nearly $800K Worth Of Jewelry Stolen In Multi-County PA Burglary Spree: Montco DA Nearly $800,000 in jewelry, luxury watches, and safes were taken during a trio of overnight break-ins targeting sprawling Main Line homes in multiple counties, authorities announced on Wednesday, Sept. 2.  A 24-year-old Philadelphia man has now been charged in the Bryn Mawr, Wynnewood, and Malvern burglaries, which unfolded between June 22 and July 18, according to prosecutors. Jabir Hanif Parker was arrested Tuesday, Sept. 1, after investigators used surveillance video, cellphone data, rental-car records, license-plate reader hits, and his online searches to tie him to the burglaries,…

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Easton, PA
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Easton Dad, Grandpa Killed In Head-On Motorcycle Crash Remembered Easton Dad, Grandpa Killed In Head-On Motorcycle Crash Remembered Easton Dad, Grandpa Killed In Head-On Motorcycle Crash Remembered
Easton Dad, Grandpa Killed In Head-On Motorcycle Crash Remembered A dad and grandfather killed in a head-on motorcycle crash is being remembered as a man who brought “laughter, friendship, love, and memories” to the people around him. Chad A. Hess, 46, of Easton, originally of Bangor, was riding a 2010 Harley-Davidson Dyna Super Glide south on North Delaware Drive, also known as Route 611, in Lower Mount Bethel Township, Northampton County, around 5:10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, PA State Police Bethlehem said. Hess lost control of the motorcycle, crossed into the northbound lane, and struck a northbound 2011 Harley-Davidson Electra Glide, police said. He wa…

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National Interest
Family Of PA Trooper Killed In Fiery I-81 Crash Sues Truck Driver, Freight Firms Family Of PA Trooper Killed In Fiery I-81 Crash Sues Truck Driver, Freight Firms Family Of PA Trooper Killed In Fiery I-81 Crash Sues Truck Driver, Freight Firms
Family Of PA Trooper Killed In Fiery I-81 Crash Sues Truck Driver, Freight Firms The mother of Pennsylvania State Police Trooper First Class Michael E. Pahira Jr. has sued the Massachusetts truck driver accused of causing the fiery Interstate 81 crash that killed him, as well as the Alabama trucking company and Texas freight broker behind the load. Patricia Pahira filed the federal wrongful-death and survival lawsuit Wednesday, Sept. 2, individually and as administrator of her son’s estate. The complaint names driver Michael Bon, Augustin Freight Services LLC, and SNK Logistics LLC as defendants. Pahira, 44, was conducting a commercial vehicle safety inspection on I-81 …

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