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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.

Jillian Pikora's Contributions

Police & Fire

Pizza Delivery Assault, Robbery In Central PA: Police Three teens have been arrested and a fourth is at large following the assault and robbery of a pizza delivery person in Central Pennsylvania on Wednesday, police announced on July 20, 2023. The delivery person was at someone's home dropping off pizzas when the "strong-arm robbery" took place in the 7400 block of Clearfield Street, Swatara Township, area police said. The incident happened around 10:20 p.m. on July 19, and by 9:45 a.m. the following day three juvenile boys ages 16 and 17 were in custody, according to Swatara Township Police. The teens were taken to the Daup…

by Jillian Pikora

07/20/2023

Police & Fire

Shooter, Victim Charged After Shooting Central PA McDonald's: Police A 19-year-old has been arrested and both he and the man he shot have been charged, Lancaster Bureau of Police said. The accused shooter, Lorenzo O'branty of Lancaster, has been charged the following crimes, the police announced on Friday, July 21, 2023: Felony aggravated assault. Felony discharge of a firearm into an occupied structure. Misdemeanor recklessly endangering another person. Felony firearms not to be carried without a license. A 20-year-old man recovering from a gunshot wound has also been charged, police announced on Thursday, July 20, 2023. Anjew…

by Jillian Pikora

07/20/2023

Traffic

Rollover Crash In Chambersburg: Authorities (Photos) Someone "self-extricated" from a sedan following a messy rollover crash in Chambersburg on Thursday, authorities say. The car landed on its roof in the 800 block of Lincoln Way West at 7:53 a.m. on July 20, 2023, according to the Franklin Fire Company. Emergency Medical Services evaluated the driver at the scene and no injuries were reported. Fire crews handled the spilled fluids from the vehicle and cleaned up the debris. All lanes of traffic are open.

by Jillian Pikora

07/20/2023

Police & Fire

Unconscious DC Woman Crashes Into 100-Year-Old Woman's Home In PA: Police A woman from Washington, DC got sick behind the wheel and awoke inside a 100-year-old woman's home, authorities announced on Thursday, July 20, 2023. The 29-year-old Jennifer Bisgaier felt nauseous when she became unconscious in Lower Chanceford Township, Delta, York County at 10 a.m. on July 03, 2023, Pennsylvania State Police detailed in a release. Troopers responding to the scene and found that Bisgaier's Subaru Crosstrek had veered off Delta Road and slammed into the garage of a home in the 4900 block. The homeowner, 100-year-old Betty K…

by Jillian Pikora

07/20/2023

Police & Fire

Philadelphia Man Caught With Crack In Someone Else's Car Resists Arrest In Lititz, Police Say A 41-year-old Philadelphia man was apparently not in the mood to cooperate with officers who stopped in Lititz and found his crack cocaine, according to a release by police on Wednesday, July 19, 2023. Helbert E. Mercado was stopped by Lititz Borough police for a traffic violation in the 200 block of East Market Street at 12:36 p.m. on July 9, 2023, according to the police release. Mercado gave the officers a false name and "physically resisted officers' attempts to place him under arrest," as stated in the release. The officers soon "discovered that Mercado did not obtain perm…

by Jillian Pikora

07/19/2023

Obituaries

Dad Of 2 Dies In High-Speed Crash: PA State Police A 34-year-old dad of two young girls has died in a crash involving ejection, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Wednesday, July 19, 2023. Anthony M. Snook, of McClure, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash on West Specht Street/ PA Route 3014 in McClure Borough at 11:16 p.m. on Tuesday, according to state police. While "under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance," Anthony was traveling at a "high rate of speed" and lost control of the 1998 Lincoln Continental he was driving east — exiting the roadway near Timber Lane, police said. He re-entered the roadway in the…

by Jillian Pikora

07/19/2023

Obituaries

Driver ID'd After Car Goes Over Median In Deadly Central PA Crash: Police A driver has been identified after going over a median and hitting another car in Central Pennsylvania, authorities told Daily Voice. David Gann, 40, of Lower Allen Township, suffered multiple traumatic injuries in the accidental crash, according to Cumberland County Coroner Charles Hall. The crash happened in the 3000 block of Cumberland Boulevard in Camp Hill on Wednesday, according to area police. Camp Hill police were called to the multiple-vehicle accident at 12:52 p.m. on July 19, 2023. "A vehicle crossed over the median into opposing traffic striking another vehicle. The drive…

by Jillian Pikora

07/19/2023

Obituaries

Grandma Killed In Central PA Tractor Crash, State Police Say A 69-year-old grandmother died in a two-vehicle crash in Central Pennsylvania on Monday, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Wednesday, July 19, 2023. Pamela "Pam" M. Scott of Greencastle died at the scene of the crash on Williamson Road around 8:20 a.m. on July 17, according to state police. Pam had been driving a 2004 Jeep Wrangler east in Antrim Township when she crossed over the double yellow lines and struck a 2023 Kenworth TJ tractor operated by 40-year-old Emeryck M. Bender of Shippensburg, PSP detailed in the release. The force of the crash caused Pam's Wrangler to spin out…

by Jillian Pikora

07/19/2023

Traffic

Norfolk Southern Train Hits Car In Central PA: Authorities A car was struck by a Norfolk Southern train in Hershey on Wednesday morning, authorities say. The collision happened on East Derry Road just after 3:30 a.m. on July 19, 2023. At 7:21 a.m., Derry Township police announced that the road will remain closed for about three to four hours, and the public should find alternative routes. No injuries were reported, according to Dauphin County emergency dispatch. Daily Voice has reached out to Norfolk Southern for comment and has yet to hear back as of 10:45 a.m.

by Jillian Pikora

07/19/2023

Police & Fire

Man Killed In Crash With Tree-Trimming Wood Chipper In Lancaster County: Authorities A 33-year-old man has died following a crash with a tree-trimming truck towing a wood chipper in Lancaster County, authorities announced on Tuesday, July 18, 2023. The crash that killed Jesse Drobnak happened in the 1000 block of Beaver Valley Pike, West Lampeter Township just before 3:45 p.m. on Monday, according to West Lampeter Township Police and the county coroner's office. Drobnak was driving a maroon Honda SUV pulling a small trailer heading south on Beaver Valley Pike/State Route 222, the police explained. When he was "just south of the intersection of Penn Grant Road, the Honda…

by Jillian Pikora

07/18/2023

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