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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Brentwood, NY
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37 License Suspensions: Brentwood Taxi Driver Busted After Blowing Stop Sign, Police Say 37 License Suspensions: Brentwood Taxi Driver Busted After Blowing Stop Sign, Police Say 37 License Suspensions: Brentwood Taxi Driver Busted After Blowing Stop Sign, Police Say
37 License Suspensions: Brentwood Taxi Driver Busted After Blowing Stop Sign, Police Say A Long Island taxi driver who blew a stop sign was found behind the wheel despite having 37 license suspensions, police said. Dwight Douglas, 51, of Brentwood, was arrested on Monday, Aug. 24, after Suffolk County Police officers stopped him on Suffolk Avenue in Brentwood, according to a release issued that day. Third Precinct Officers Peter Leonello and Anthony Reyes-Torres were conducting directed traffic enforcement in an area identified for a high number of crashes when they spotted a 2016 Toyota Camry fail to stop at a stop sign around 10:19 a.m., police said. The Camry was operating …

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Albany, NY
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Fugitive Cut Off GPS Ankle Monitor, Used Fake Green Card For Albany Farm Job: DOJ Fugitive Cut Off GPS Ankle Monitor, Used Fake Green Card For Albany Farm Job: DOJ Fugitive Cut Off GPS Ankle Monitor, Used Fake Green Card For Albany Farm Job: DOJ
Fugitive Cut Off GPS Ankle Monitor, Used Fake Green Card For Albany Farm Job: DOJ A Guatemalan man who cut off his GPS ankle monitor and spent nearly seven years on the run has admitted using a counterfeit green card to get a job at a New York farm, federal prosecutors announced on Monday, Aug. 24. Edgar Diaz, 47, pleaded guilty to one count of immigration fraud on Wednesday, Aug. 12, according to the US Attorney's Office for the Northern District of New York. Diaz, a citizen of Guatemala who was illegally in the United States, was allowed to enter Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Alternative to Detention Program in June 2019 while his immigration case was pending, …

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Glen Cove, NY
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Glen Cove E-Scooter Crash Victim Was Preparing For Comic Con Before Fatal Ride Glen Cove E-Scooter Crash Victim Was Preparing For Comic Con Before Fatal Ride Glen Cove E-Scooter Crash Victim Was Preparing For Comic Con Before Fatal Ride
Glen Cove E-Scooter Crash Victim Was Preparing For Comic Con Before Fatal Ride A 23-year-old Long Island man killed while riding an e-scooter had left home to run errands and was excitedly preparing for Comic Con when he never made it back, according to his family. David Anthony DeJesus, of Roslyn, died after his e-scooter collided with a 2023 Jeep Wrangler near Dosoris Way and Elliot Place in Glen Cove at about 7:22 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19, Nassau County Police said. Now, his family is raising money to give the young man they described as a "gentle, innocent soul" a final farewell. "David was only 23 years old and had so much life ahead of him," organizer Tiffany Ro…

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Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
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$50K Company Spending Spree: Lower Merion School Board Member Charged With Felony Theft $50K Company Spending Spree: Lower Merion School Board Member Charged With Felony Theft $50K Company Spending Spree: Lower Merion School Board Member Charged With Felony Theft
$50K Company Spending Spree: Lower Merion School Board Member Charged With Felony Theft A school board member who campaigned on her experience with financial oversight and audits is accused of using more than $50,000 from her employer for family vacations, Amazon purchases, and Bar Mitzvah photography, authorities announced on Monday, Aug. 24. Lower Merion School Board member Jennifer Rivera, 41, of Bala Cynwyd, turned herself in to Lower Merion Township Police on Monday on multiple felony charges stemming from her employment at SMB, a Bala Cynwyd law firm marketing agency, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Lower Merion Township Police Superintendent Andre…

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Lykens Valley, PA
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Upper Dauphin Teacher Charged In Sex Crimes Involving 2 Students: State Police Upper Dauphin Teacher Charged In Sex Crimes Involving 2 Students: State Police Upper Dauphin Teacher Charged In Sex Crimes Involving 2 Students: State Police
Upper Dauphin Teacher Charged In Sex Crimes Involving 2 Students: State Police A Pennsylvania teacher has been charged with sex crimes involving two teenage students after one girl and her mother came forward to troopers, State Police announced on Monday, Aug. 24. James S. Davis, 62, of Thompsontown, was employed as a teacher at Upper Dauphin Area High School when the incidents occurred during the 2025-26 school year, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Troopers with the Lykens Criminal Investigation Unit began investigating after receiving information from a 15-year-old student and her mother that the girl may have been victimized by Davis, police said. During t…

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Macungie-Alburtis-Emmaus, PA
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Teen Needed Surgery After Genitals Bitten During Sexual Assault At Lower Macungie Hotel: DA Teen Needed Surgery After Genitals Bitten During Sexual Assault At Lower Macungie Hotel: DA Teen Needed Surgery After Genitals Bitten During Sexual Assault At Lower Macungie Hotel: DA
Teen Needed Surgery After Genitals Bitten During Sexual Assault At Lower Macungie Hotel: DA A woman was left unable to walk and needed surgery after a sexual assault at a Pennsylvania hotel, authorities announced on Monday, Aug. 24. Javier Santos-Rivera, 41, of Allentown, was charged with involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, aggravated assault, sexual assault, simple assault, indecent assault, and intimidation of a witness or victim, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan said. Pennsylvania State Police were called to an area hospital around 7:17 a.m. on March 21 after a 19-year-old woman reported being sexually assaulted, according to the DA's office. Investigators d…

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Carlisle, PA
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20-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed By Trucker Backing Into His Path; Driver Charged: PSP Carlisle 20-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed By Trucker Backing Into His Path; Driver Charged: PSP Carlisle 20-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed By Trucker Backing Into His Path; Driver Charged: PSP Carlisle
20-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed By Trucker Backing Into His Path; Driver Charged: PSP Carlisle A 20-year-old motorcyclist was killed when a tractor-trailer driver backed out of a private driveway and into his path, leading to a homicide-by-vehicle charge, Pennsylvania State Police and court records show Ethan F. Small, of Gardners, was riding a 2023 Suzuki GXR-R750 east on Walnut Bottom Road in Penn Township when the crash happened near 1608 Walnut Bottom Road in Cumberland County at 7:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 21, according to PSP Carlisle. Farid Mohammad, 43, of Richmond, Texas, was backing a 2027 Freightliner Cascadia out of a private driveway as Small crested a hill, troopers said. S…

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Bethlehem, PA
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Victim ID'd In Freemansburg Murder; Woman Charged In Double Shooting: Officials Victim ID'd In Freemansburg Murder; Woman Charged In Double Shooting: Officials Victim ID'd In Freemansburg Murder; Woman Charged In Double Shooting: Officials
Victim ID'd In Freemansburg Murder; Woman Charged In Double Shooting: Officials A woman shot to death inside a Northampton County home has been identified as 27-year-old Atirah N. Steed, while another woman remains jailed without bail on homicide charges, authorities announced Monday, Aug. 24. Steed died from multiple gunshot wounds, an autopsy completed Monday at the Lehigh County Coroner's Office and Forensic Center determined. Her death was ruled a homicide, Coroner Daniel A. Buglio said. Lacole Diane Dotson, 27, also of Freemansburg, has been charged with criminal homicide, attempted criminal homicide, aggravated assault, and recklessly endangering another person i…

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Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
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Driver Dies After Dodge Charger Slams Into I-95 Barrier, Bursts Into Flames: PA State Police Driver Dies After Dodge Charger Slams Into I-95 Barrier, Bursts Into Flames: PA State Police Driver Dies After Dodge Charger Slams Into I-95 Barrier, Bursts Into Flames: PA State Police
Driver Dies After Dodge Charger Slams Into I-95 Barrier, Bursts Into Flames: PA State Police A driver died after a Dodge Charger slammed into a concrete barrier and burst into flames on Interstate 95 Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, Aug. 24. The single-vehicle crash happened on I-95 North near mile marker 23 in Philadelphia at approximately 2:05 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, according to Trooper Paul Holdefer. Troopers arriving at the scene found a black Dodge Charger that had struck the left concrete barrier and was partially engulfed in flames, Holdefer said. Troopers immediately approached the burning vehicle and shattered its rear window in an attempt to get the driver…

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Wantagh, NY
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19-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed, Passenger Critical In Wantagh State Parkway Crash 19-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed, Passenger Critical In Wantagh State Parkway Crash 19-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed, Passenger Critical In Wantagh State Parkway Crash
19-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed, Passenger Critical In Wantagh State Parkway Crash A 19-year-old motorcyclist was killed and his passenger critically injured after they were thrown from a motorcycle that struck a guide rail on the Wantagh State Parkway, authorities said. The crash happened on the northbound parkway just south of Goose Neck Bridge at approximately 5:05 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 23, according to New York State Police. Dario Marsalek, of Astoria, was riding north on a black 2014 Suzuki motorcycle when it struck the guide rail, the preliminary investigation found. Marsalek and his passenger were both ejected from the motorcycle, police said. Marsalek landed in the …

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