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Jillian Pikora

Senior Assistant Managing Editor

jpikora@dailyvoice.com

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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Police & Fire
'Suspected Crack Cocaine' Found In Patrol Car, Pennsylvania State Police Say 'Suspected Crack Cocaine' Found In Patrol Car, Pennsylvania State Police Say
'Suspected Crack Cocaine' Found In Patrol Car, Pennsylvania State Police Say "Suspected crack cocaine" was found in a patrol vehicle, Pennsylvania State Police announced in a release on March 26.  PSP Troop H in Harrisburg discovered the "small amount of suspected crack cocaine" while decommissioning a marked patrol car around 11:45 through 12:15 a.m. on March 21, as stated in the release.  The release did not detail what police force used the patrol vehicle but did note that it was a 2019 Ford Explorer.   The drugs were found hidden in the rear of the vehicle after PSP removed their equipment and wiring. An investigation is ongoing, Trooper Ko…

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News
New Details Released About Pair Nabbed In PA For Brutal Killing Of NY Mom New Details Released About Pair Nabbed In PA For Brutal Killing Of NY Mom
New Details Released About Pair Nabbed In PA For Brutal Killing Of NY Mom Details have been released about the duo arrested in Pennsylvania in connection with the brutal killing of a New York mom, US Marshal Service told Daily Voice on Monday, March 25.  Nadia Vitels was violently attacked in a NYC apartment, stuffed into a duffle bag, and shoved into a small closet by squatters, according to the NYPD.  The US Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force of the Middle District of Pennsylvania believes those squatters are, Halley Tejada, age 19, and Kensly Alston, age 16, who crashed her Lexus in the 5000 block of Jonestown Road in Lower Paxt…

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Lifestyle
Coloring Books NOT Bomb Cancel Drag Queen Story Hour In Lancaster, Officials Coloring Books NOT Bomb Cancel Drag Queen Story Hour In Lancaster, Officials
Coloring Books NOT Bomb Cancel Drag Queen Story Hour In Lancaster, Officials An unmarked box of coloring books led the Lancaster Public Library to cancel a story hour scheduled for Saturday with a "professional drag entertainer" city officials told Daily Voice.  Christopher Paul Paolini known by the stage name of Miss Amie Vanité had been facing pushback from the Lancaster County commissioners about the children's Drag Queen Story Hour scheduled at the library.  A GoFundMe was launched to help the library after the commissioners threatened to pull public funding.  View this post on Instagram …

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‘90 Day Fiance’ PA Barber Conviction Withdrawn Due Juror, Witness Interactions: DA ‘90 Day Fiance’ PA Barber Conviction Withdrawn Due Juror, Witness Interactions: DA
‘90 Day Fiance’ PA Barber Conviction Withdrawn Due Juror, Witness Interactions: DA A former Pennsylvania barber who appeared in "90 Day Fiance” and “90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After?” who was extradited from Florida over six months after he was caught with fentanyl by US Marshals — has had one of his convictions dismissed due to contact between a juror and witness, the Cumberland County District Attorney Seán M. McCormack announced on Friday, March 23, 2024.  Michael Anthony Baltimore, 44 of Carlisle, PA, had been convicted on Feb. 1, 2024, in a domestic violence case from Jan. 7, 2021,  but the charges were dismissed and the case was vacate…

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Scripps National Spelling Bee Gets Competitor From Central PA Middle School Scripps National Spelling Bee Gets Competitor From Central PA Middle School
Scripps National Spelling Bee Gets Competitor From Central PA Middle School A seventh-grade student won big over the weekend and now he's heading to a national competition!  Akshaj Somisetty who studies at Mountain View Middle School in the Cumberland Valley School District was named the top speller of the 2024 Central PA Spelling Bee and will compete in Scripps National Spelling Bee, WITF announced Saturday evening.   The aspiring doctor won the local competition against 36 other spellers in round 14 by spelling “aeronautics.” “Participating in the Bee cultivates confidence and poise in public speaking and performance under pressure,” says WIT…

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Police & Fire
MD/PA Bank Robber Indicted In 2nd Robbery Spree Months After Release: USDOJ MD/PA Bank Robber Indicted In 2nd Robbery Spree Months After Release: USDOJ
MD/PA Bank Robber Indicted In 2nd Robbery Spree Months After Release: Usdoj A man who recently completed his sentence following a plea deal with the Federal Bureau of Investigation for six armed robberies  — was indicted on March 20 following a second robbery spree of five more businesses, Palmyra police announced on Monday, March 25, 2024.  Mark Shane Herrick, now 47, of Hanover, was first arrested by the FBI in 2009 for robbing the following businesses while armed with a tire iron or crowbar: June 6, 2008 - Fulton Bank, Harrisburg, PA. June 7, 2008 - M&T Bank, Harrisburg, PA. June 13, 2008 - PNC Bank, Lower Macungie, PA. June 16, 2008 - PNC Bank, H…

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Police & Fire
Steelton Strip Club Slaying: York County Man ID'd By Dauphin County Coroner Steelton Strip Club Slaying: York County Man ID'd By Dauphin County Coroner
Steelton Strip Club Slaying: York County Man ID'd By Dauphin County Coroner A 35-year-old man has been identified following an altercation at a strip club in Steelton, authorities announced on March 25.  Otilio Lugo-Rivera of Dillsburg died inside The Hideout after-hours strip club located at 159 North Front Street on Sunday, officials detailed the following day.  Steelton Police were called to a report of a "man down inside the establishment" around 5:35 a.m. on Sunday morning; and despite "life-saving measures", Lugo-Rivera was pronounced dead at the scene of the fight, officials explained. The police and the Dauphin County District Attorney's office a…

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Accused Kidnapper, Killer Of 23-Year-Old Dad Arrested By Harrisburg Police Accused Kidnapper, Killer Of 23-Year-Old Dad Arrested By Harrisburg Police
Accused Kidnapper, Killer Of 23-Year-Old Dad Arrested By Harrisburg Police A convicted felon who was allegedly seen on video stealing a van involved with the kidnapping and murder of a 23-year-old dad has been arrested, Harrisburg police announced on Monday, March 25, 2024.  Stafford Wedderburne, 31 of Harrisburg, has been charged with with the following in connection with the Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022 killing of 23-year-old Jordan Allen also of Harrisburg, according to the police and court records: Homicide Murder Of The First Degree.  Felony Kidnap To Facilitate A Felony.   Felony Robbery -Threat Immediate Serious Injury.  …

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Police & Fire
ARSON: Landlord Breaks Into Tenant's Home Starting Fire, Police In Central PA Say ARSON: Landlord Breaks Into Tenant's Home Starting Fire, Police In Central PA Say
Arson: Landlord Breaks Into Tenant's Home Starting Fire, Police In Central PA Say A Central Pennsylvania landlord broke into a tenant's home and minutes after police cleared the scene he returned to set the home on fire, authorities explained in a release on Sunday, March 24.  Ronald Frisbee III, 28 of Akron Borough, broke into the home he rents out at 312 S 10th Street around 2:15 a.m. on Saturday, March 23, according to the West Earl Township Police Department. Officers with the department were called to the home for a "civil issue" at that time. Supposedly, Frisbee "was unhappy with his tenants after a washer and dryer machine was allegedly broken by the tenants,…

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New York Woman Found Dead In Duffle Bag, Teens Taken In For Questioning In PA: Officials New York Woman Found Dead In Duffle Bag, Teens Taken In For Questioning In PA: Officials
New York Woman Found Dead In Duffle Bag, Teens Taken In For Questioning In PA: Officials A 52-year-old woman was brutally killed in New York City apartment and two people who stole her car have been taken in for questioning in York, Pennsylvania, authorities explained on Friday afternoon, March 22.  Nadia Vitels had just returned from Spain and was going to her deceased mom's former home to clean it up for friends visiting New York City, the NYPD explained in a press conference. "We believe that some squatters took the apartment over, and this woman came home to get this apartment set up and walked in on the squatters that were there," NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny…

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