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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Harrisburg, PA
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Harrisburg Man Tossed Bag With Altered Gun, Drugs During Chase Before Crashing Into Porch: PSP Harrisburg Man Tossed Bag With Altered Gun, Drugs During Chase Before Crashing Into Porch: PSP Harrisburg Man Tossed Bag With Altered Gun, Drugs During Chase Before Crashing Into Porch: PSP
Harrisburg Man Tossed Bag With Altered Gun, Drugs During Chase Before Crashing Into Porch: PSP A man tossed a bag from his SUV during a police chase before crashing into a residential porch and taking off on foot, Pennsylvania State Police said. The chase began around 7:09 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 31, when members of the Pennsylvania State Police Troop H Incident Reaction Team attempted to stop a black Jeep SUV for several vehicle code violations at Radnor and Jefferson streets in Harrisburg, according to a release issued Tuesday, Sept. 1. The driver, later identified as Romell Devine McMillan of Harrisburg, refused to stop and fled, prompting a pursuit, police said. During the chase, t…

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Chambersburg, PA
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PNC Bank VP Killed After Speeding Off PA Turnpike, Striking Tree: State Police Chambersburg PNC Bank VP Killed After Speeding Off PA Turnpike, Striking Tree: State Police Chambersburg PNC Bank VP Killed After Speeding Off PA Turnpike, Striking Tree: State Police Chambersburg
PNC Bank VP Killed After Speeding Off PA Turnpike, Striking Tree: State Police Chambersburg A PNC vice president was killed when his SUV veered off the Pennsylvania Turnpike, went down an embankment, and struck a tree early Tuesday, Sept. 1, state police said and public records show. Christopher M. Ruane, 55, of Canonsburg, was driving a 2020 Acura MDX west on Interstate 76 in Fannett Township, Franklin County, around 5:20 a.m. when the crash happened near mile marker 195.9, according to an updated Pennsylvania State Police release. Ruane was traveling "at a high rate of speed" when the Acura veered off the roadway, traveled down an embankment, and struck a tree, police said. He …

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Susquehanna Township, PA
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PA Corrections Sergeant, Wife, Kids Killed When Car Plummets Down Embankment (UPDATE) PA Corrections Sergeant, Wife, Kids Killed When Car Plummets Down Embankment (UPDATE) PA Corrections Sergeant, Wife, Kids Killed When Car Plummets Down Embankment (UPDATE)
PA Corrections Sergeant, Wife, Kids Killed When Car Plummets Down Embankment (Update) A correctional sergeant, his wife, and their two children were killed when their car plunged about 60 feet down a steep embankment on Saturday, Aug. 29, state police said. Pennsylvania State Troopers were called around 10:16 a.m. to the area of 1365 Rock Mountain Drive in Gibson Township, Susquehanna County, where first responders found the sedan down the embankment. Peter Thatcher, 45, and Sandra Thatcher, 45, both of Tunkhannock, police said, died in the crash along with their 11-year-old son, Noah, and 10-year-old daughter, Layla. Public records, their school, and their church later iden…

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Norristown, PA
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'White Girl,’ ‘Half A Brick’: Wiretaps Detail Montco Cocaine, Marijuana Ring 'White Girl,’ ‘Half A Brick’: Wiretaps Detail Montco Cocaine, Marijuana Ring 'White Girl,’ ‘Half A Brick’: Wiretaps Detail Montco Cocaine, Marijuana Ring
'White Girl,’ ‘Half A Brick’: Wiretaps Detail Montco Cocaine, Marijuana Ring A suspected drug network used code words including “white girl,” “dirtbike,” and even the names of NFL players while moving cocaine and marijuana through the region, investigators announced on Monday, Aug. 31. Ten people have been charged following the months-long investigation, which led authorities to seize more than 250 pounds of marijuana, 7.5 ounces of cocaine, 12 firearms, and approximately $110,000 in cash, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele explained. But a nearly 200-page affidavit obtained by Daily Voice on Monday details how investigators say the sprawling operat…

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Hanover-Penn Township, PA
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Armed Hanover Man Tried To Meet '15-Year-Old Girl' For Sex After Year Of Messages: Police Armed Hanover Man Tried To Meet '15-Year-Old Girl' For Sex After Year Of Messages: Police Armed Hanover Man Tried To Meet '15-Year-Old Girl' For Sex After Year Of Messages: Police
Armed Hanover Man Tried To Meet '15-Year-Old Girl' For Sex After Year Of Messages: Police A 38-year-old Pennsylvania man who spent about a year messaging someone he believed was a 15-year-old girl was arrested when he showed up armed to meet her for sex, police announced on Monday, Aug. 31. Michael Alan Beard, of Hanover, was taken into custody in the Irvin Park area of Curwensville Borough on Saturday, Aug. 29, according to police and court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Monday. The "girl" Beard had been communicating with was actually a decoy, police said. For approximately a year, Beard contacted the decoy online and repeatedly discussed wanting to have sex with her, a…

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Greencastle, PA
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Son Surrenders On Camera After Mom Found Beaten Dead On PA Porch: Police Son Surrenders On Camera After Mom Found Beaten Dead On PA Porch: Police Son Surrenders On Camera After Mom Found Beaten Dead On PA Porch: Police
Son Surrenders On Camera After Mom Found Beaten Dead On PA Porch: Police An adult son is charged with homicide after his mother was found beaten to death on her front porch surrendered following an hours-long manhunt in Pennsylvania, authorities said. Jakob Michael Korber, 29, of West Newton, is charged with criminal homicide in the death of his mother, Christin Hamilton, court records obtained by Daily Voice on Monday, Aug. 31, show. Korber was taken into custody after returning to the area of Hamilton's home on Herminie West Newton Road in Sewickley Township on Sunday, Aug. 30, according to state police and court documents. PSP GBG responded to a residence…

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Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
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FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive Back In PA 26 Years After 5-Year-Old Girl's Rape, Murder: Police FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive Back In PA 26 Years After 5-Year-Old Girl's Rape, Murder: Police FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive Back In PA 26 Years After 5-Year-Old Girl's Rape, Murder: Police
FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive Back In PA 26 Years After 5-Year-Old Girl's Rape, Murder: Police A former FBI Ten Most Wanted fugitive accused of kidnapping, raping, and killing 5-year-old Iriana DeJesus more than 26 years ago has been returned to Pennsylvania to face charges, authorities announced on Monday, Aug. 31.  Alexis Flores, who spent more than 25 years as a fugitive, was captured in Lepaera, Honduras, on Feb. 11 by the FBI's Transnational Anti-Gang Task Force and Honduran authorities, according to the Philadelphia Police Department. Following an international extradition process, the FBI transported him back to Philadelphia.  Flores is charged with murder, rape, kid…

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Berwyn-Devon, PA
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Berwyn EMT, Twin, Pitt Honors Student Killed In Scooter Crash Berwyn EMT, Twin, Pitt Honors Student Killed In Scooter Crash Berwyn EMT, Twin, Pitt Honors Student Killed In Scooter Crash
Berwyn EMT, Twin, Pitt Honors Student Killed In Scooter Crash A young volunteer EMT who dreamed of becoming a neurosurgeon died after fighting for his life for two days following a scooter crash in Pennsylvania, his family and fire company announced. Taha Chomelawala, 21, and a 2023 Conestoga High School graduate from Tredyffrin Township, was involved in the crash on the afternoon of Sunday, Aug. 23, according to a GoFundMe launched for his family. He remained in critical care for two days before dying on Tuesday, Aug. 25, surrounded by loved ones, fundraiser organizers Arun Iyer and Evan Lu said. Chomelawala was preparing to begin his senior year at…

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Nazareth, PA
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Combative Nazareth Patient Injures 2 EMTs During Ambulance Ride: PSP Combative Nazareth Patient Injures 2 EMTs During Ambulance Ride: PSP Combative Nazareth Patient Injures 2 EMTs During Ambulance Ride: PSP
Combative Nazareth Patient Injures 2 EMTs During Ambulance Ride: PSP A man was jailed after he became combative during an ambulance ride in Pennsylvania, injuring two EMTs, State Police announced on Sunday, Aug. 31.  James Zuppert, 58, of Nazareth, was being taken by Hamburg EMS from Upper Bern Township to Geisinger St. Luke’s Hospital for chest pain and shortness of breath around 12:33 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, Pennsylvania State Police said. While the ambulance was on Mountain Road in Tilden Township, Zuppert became uncooperative and combative, police said. When one EMT tried to restrain him in the back of the ambulance, Zuppert pushed her and twisted …

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Five Towns, NY
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Man Holds 2 Long Island Teens At Gunpoint, Steals E-Bike: Police Man Holds 2 Long Island Teens At Gunpoint, Steals E-Bike: Police Man Holds 2 Long Island Teens At Gunpoint, Steals E-Bike: Police
Man Holds 2 Long Island Teens At Gunpoint, Steals E-Bike: Police Two 15-year-old boys were held at gunpoint and robbed of an e-bike on Long Island, police said. The teens were riding near Bayview Avenue in Inwood at about 9:34 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, when a man approached them, displayed a handgun, and demanded the e-bike, Nassau County Police said. Fearing for their lives, the boys handed it over, and the man rode away, according to detectives. Neither teen was injured. Fourth Precinct officers later arrested Lavon Smith, 26, of Far Rockaway, following an investigation, police said. Officers also recovered a stolen firearm. Smith is charged with first…

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