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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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$62K Psychic Scam Foiled At Hicksville Bank: Nassau Police $62K Psychic Scam Foiled At Hicksville Bank: Nassau Police
$62K Psychic Scam Foiled At Hicksville Bank: Nassau Police A Queens man posing as a spiritual guide was arrested after trying to scam a Long Island woman out of $62,000 for fortune telling services, Nassau County police announced on Friday, July 18. Hemanth Kumar Muneppa, 33, allegedly convinced a 68-year-old woman to pay him $20,000 for psychic services on Thursday, July 3, detectives said. When she returned for a follow-up session at Anjana Ji on South Broadway in Hicksville on Thursday, July 17, he demanded another $42,000. Muneppa drove the woman to a nearby bank on Broadway so she could withdraw the additional money, police explained. There, a…

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Knife-Wielding Westbury Man Snatches Phones, Slashes Tire During Dispute With Child Present: PD Knife-Wielding Westbury Man Snatches Phones, Slashes Tire During Dispute With Child Present: PD
Knife-Wielding Westbury Man Snatches Phones, Slashes Tire During Dispute With Child Present: PD A Long Island man is facing multiple charges after a domestic disturbance spiraled into a violent robbery in front of a child, Nassau County police announced on Thursday, July 17. Officers were called to a home on Magnolia Avenue in New Cassel at 4:10 a.m. for a reported disturbance, according to the Third Squad detectives. When they arrived, they discovered 21-year-old Ernest Naranjo of Westbury had gotten into an argument with his child’s mother, police said. During the altercation, Naranjo allegedly grabbed a knife and threatened to harm himself while the child was present. When the woma…

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'I Shot Him In The Head': Erie Council President Says NJ Mafia Got Him Off 'I Shot Him In The Head': Erie Council President Says NJ Mafia Got Him Off
'I Shot Him In The Head': Erie Council President Says NJ Mafia Got Him Off Erie City Council President Mel Witherspoon stunned residents during a heated public meeting on Wednesday, July 16, by recounting how he once shot a man in the head—and walked free thanks to alleged ties to the New Jersey mafia. “I said, ‘Nick, you know I can blow your head off.’ He said, ‘Go ahead.’ And I did. I shot him in the head, point-blank. This close,” Witherspoon told the crowd, holding his hand near his temple. Witherspoon, now 80, shared the story as he explained why he had not attended rallies or the funeral for 43-year-old Marchello Woodard, who was shot and killed by a Pennsyl…

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‘I Can’t Forget’: Lancaster County Man Sexually Abused Girl, Lured Teen On Facebook ‘I Can’t Forget’: Lancaster County Man Sexually Abused Girl, Lured Teen On Facebook
‘I Can’t Forget’: Lancaster County Man Sexually Abused Girl, Lured Teen On Facebook A Lancaster County predator who sexually assaulted a little girl for years and later tried to lure a teenage girl for sex on Facebook has been sentenced to up to 20 years in state prison, officials announced on Thursday, July 17. Kervin R. Blank, 46, of New Holland, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, July 10 to a series of disturbing charges involving two separate victims — including a now 20-year-old woman who described the assaults in chilling detail during sentencing. “I haven’t forgotten,” she told the court. “I can’t forget.” She was just 10 years old when Blank began abusing her inside a Le…

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Kassandra Milkewicz, 36, Devoted Mom Of Two Killed In Route 309 Crash In Lehigh County Kassandra Milkewicz, 36, Devoted Mom Of Two Killed In Route 309 Crash In Lehigh County
Kassandra Milkewicz, 36, Devoted Mom Of Two Killed In Route 309 Crash In Lehigh County A 36-year-old mother of two from Lansford was killed in a three-vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania State Police and the coroner announced. Kassandra Fae Lynn Batiste Milkewicz was driving a 2020 Hyundai Tucson northbound on Route 309 when she collided with a 2005 Honda Civic driven by a 20-year-old Bethlehem man traveling east on Mosserville Road. A 2020 Freightliner SD 122 operated by a 53-year-old man from New Ringgold was heading south on Route 309 and was also involved in the crash, PSP said. The collision occurred around 12:22 a.m. on Monday, July …

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Mark Dial Sentenced, Immediately Paroled For Killing Eddie Irizarry: DA Slams Outcome Mark Dial Sentenced, Immediately Paroled For Killing Eddie Irizarry: DA Slams Outcome
Mark Dial Sentenced, Immediately Paroled For Killing Eddie Irizarry: DA Slams Outcome Former Philadelphia Police Officer Mark Dial was sentenced to 9½ months to two years in jail on Thursday, July 17 — but walked free moments later, having already served 10 months behind bars. Dial, 29, was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in May for fatally shooting 27-year-old Eddie Irizarry during a 2023 traffic stop in Kensington. He was also found guilty of possessing an instrument of crime and recklessly endangering another person. Charges including third-degree murder and official oppression were either withdrawn or resulted in acquittal. Dial Paroled Immediately Philadelphia Count…

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Infamous 'So I Raped You' Fugitive From PA Caught In France, Pleads Guilty In Assault Infamous 'So I Raped You' Fugitive From PA Caught In France, Pleads Guilty In Assault
Infamous 'So I Raped You' Fugitive From PA Caught In France, Pleads Guilty In Assault A man who sent a Facebook message saying “So I raped you” to a Gettysburg College student has pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting her over a decade ago, authorities announced on Thursday, July 17. Ian Thomas Cleary, 32, pleaded guilty to felony sexual assault during a hearing in Adams County Court in Pennsylvania on Thursday, July 17, according to newly filed court records. Cleary admitted to raping Shannon Keeler, then 18, in her dorm room following a fraternity party at Gettysburg College in December 2013. Keeler, a lacrosse player and New Jersey native from Moorestown, testified that s…

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Scooter Rider Killed In Allentown Crash Identified As 52-Year-Old Rufus Martin: Coroner Scooter Rider Killed In Allentown Crash Identified As 52-Year-Old Rufus Martin: Coroner
Scooter Rider Killed In Allentown Crash Identified As 52-Year-Old Rufus Martin: Coroner A scooter rider who died after a crash with a car in Allentown has been identified as Rufus A. Martin, the Lehigh County Coroner announced on Thursday, July 17. Martin, 52, of Allentown, was riding a scooter northbound on N. 8th Street just past W. Chew Street when he was hit by a vehicle around 5:30 p.m. on Friday, July 4, authorities said. The impact ejected Martin off the scooter, causing him to strike the vehicle and land on the roadway, according to the coroner’s report. He was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest, where he was pronounced dead at 8:46 p.m. on Tuesday, July 15. …

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Fiancée Paralyzed, Children Aboard As Mastic Beach Man Crashes Boat Drunk: DA Fiancée Paralyzed, Children Aboard As Mastic Beach Man Crashes Boat Drunk: DA
Fiancée Paralyzed, Children Aboard As Mastic Beach Man Crashes Boat Drunk: DA A Mastic Beach man allegedly piloted a speeding boat drunk with two children and his fiancée aboard, slamming into a jetty and leaving her paralyzed, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced on Thursday, July 17. Edward Hillkewicz, 28, is accused of operating a 33-foot vessel in the Shinnecock Canal while intoxicated on Saturday, May 25 at approximately 8:40 p.m., after drinking earlier in Greenport. While allegedly traveling at a high speed, Hillkewicz crashed into a jetty in front of Meschutt Park in Hampton Bays, launching the boat into the Shinnecock Canal wall, ric…

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Garden City Man Accused Of Making Terroristic Threats To Nassau County Workers: Police Garden City Man Accused Of Making Terroristic Threats To Nassau County Workers: Police
Garden City Man Accused Of Making Terroristic Threats To Nassau County Workers: Police A Glenwood Landing man is accused of making terroristic threats to county workers at the Nassau County Executive Building in Garden City, police announced on Thursday, July 17, 2025. Robert Bogdanovic, 59, of Hillside Avenue, allegedly called the county office at 1 West Street around 3:20 p.m. on Wednesday, July 16, threatening employees and putting them in fear for their safety, according to the Third Squad. Bogdanovic was tracked down at his residence and taken into custody without incident following a thorough investigation, detectives said. He has been charged with Making a Terroristic…

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