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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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Estranged Wife Raped, Mount Joy Husband Caught At Lancaster Courthouse, Police Say Estranged Wife Raped, Mount Joy Husband Caught At Lancaster Courthouse, Police Say
Estranged Wife Raped, Mount Joy Husband Caught At Lancaster Courthouse, Police Say A Mount Joy husband has been arrested at the Lancaster County courthouse for rape— among other charges, months after an incident with his estranged wife, authorities announced on Friday, January 20.  **The Following Details Could Be Disturbing To Some Readers** Damon Seth Skrimcovsky, 39, broke into his ex-wife's home and stood over her while she was sleeping— holding her cell phone, so she could not call 911, then he proceeded to sexually assault her in the evening hours on November 13, 2022, the police say following a two-month investigation. He was charged with Burglary, Rape, Inde…

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Man Wanted For $7K Church Burglary In Harrisburg, Police Say Man Wanted For $7K Church Burglary In Harrisburg, Police Say
Man Wanted For $7K Church Burglary In Harrisburg, Police Say A man is wanted for $7,000 in losses and damages at a church in Harrisburg, authorities say.  Ian Seidel, 32, of Harrisburg, broke into Bethany AME Church, located in the 900 block of South 21st Street in Harrisburg on April 28, 2022, the area explain in a release on Thursday, January 19—the saw day they issued a warrant for his arrest. Seidel is wanted for felony burglary and trespassing and three misdemeanors for theft, according to his latest court docket.  He has previously faced charges for drug use, court records show.  His social media is full of screenshots of the Godfather but a…

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Police & Fire
Driver Who Fell Asleep At The Wheel In Lititz Hospitalized: Police Driver Who Fell Asleep At The Wheel In Lititz Hospitalized: Police
Driver Who Fell Asleep At The Wheel In Lititz Hospitalized: Police A woman who fell asleep at the wheel in Lititz has been hospitalized, police say.  The police were called to a crash in the 400 Block of West Lincoln Avenue on January 18, 2023, around 3:13 p.m.  The woman drove off the roadway, and "struck a large rock adjacent to the road" and her car "overturned onto its roof," the police say.  The woman was hospitalized but her injuries were non-life-threatening, authorities say.  No other injuries were reported. 

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Eight People Arrested For Ephrata Robbery That Sent Someone To The Hospital Eight People Arrested For Ephrata Robbery That Sent Someone To The Hospital
Eight People Arrested For Ephrata Robbery That Sent Someone To The Hospital Eight people have been charged in connection to a home robbery that sent one person to the hospital. The home robbery and assault in the 1100 block of Steinments Road in Ephrata Township on Dec. 22, 2022, at 8:33 p.m., according to the police release on Thursday, January 19.  A television set was the only noted item stolen, the police explain in the release.  The below people have been charged with the following offenses, according to the Ephrata Police Department: Timothy Secret Kauffman, 21, of Harrisonburg, VA was charged with one count each of Robbery, Aggravated …

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Three Teens Wanted For Homicide Attempt In Lancaster, Police Say Three Teens Wanted For Homicide Attempt In Lancaster, Police Say
Three Teens Wanted For Homicide Attempt In Lancaster, Police Say Three Lancaster teens are wanted on warrants for criminal attempted homicide in connection with a shooting earlier in January 2023, authorities say.  Charles J. Freeman, a 15-year-old, of the 900 block of Sterling Place, Lancaster Township; Sackiwa W. Ntuli, an 18-year-old, of the 500 block of Sterling Place, Lancaster Township; and Jose M. Ramos, a 16-year-old, of the 300 block of New Dorwart St., Lancaster City; are wanted on criminal charges of attempted of homicide firearms not to be carried without a license, recklessly endangering another person, and firearms discharge, …

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Florida Dad Posts Child Porn To Facebook Story: Chambersburg Police Florida Dad Posts Child Porn To Facebook Story: Chambersburg Police
Florida Dad Posts Child Porn To Facebook Story: Chambersburg Police A 32-year-old dad from Florida shared photos of children engaging in sexual acts to his Facebook story as a way to "harass or intimidate" the victim(s), police in Chambersburg explain in court documents obtained by Daily Voice. Tylor Davidson Lamance was "charged with one count of unlawful dissemination of intimate image after an incident was reported to police" on North Church Street, Chambersburg on November 2, 2022, at 11:47 a.m., the police stated in a release on January 19.  He was arrested on Wednesday, January 18 at 8 a.m., according to the release. Lamance has been held on a m…

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Rapist Will Spend Quarter Century Behind Bars: Lancaster DA Rapist Will Spend Quarter Century Behind Bars: Lancaster DA
Rapist Will Spend Quarter Century Behind Bars: Lancaster DA A 52-year-old Columbia man has received a sentence for a rape "reserved for the worst of the worst," Assistant District Attorney Fritz Haverstick said in a release on Thursday, January 19.  Steele Helton was found guilty of three felony counts: rape, involuntary deviant sexual intercourse, and sexual assault after a two-day trial on October 19, 2022.  The charges were based on the following: "On January 27, 2021, the victim contacted Manor Township Police Department to report a sexual assault that occurred at a residence on Water Street in Columbia between 9:3…

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Schools
Criminal Charges Filed Against Student Following 'Incident' At Lancaster County HS, Police Say Criminal Charges Filed Against Student Following 'Incident' At Lancaster County HS, Police Say
Criminal Charges Filed Against Student Following 'Incident' At Lancaster County HS, Police Say A student has been charged following an "incident" at a Lancaster County high school, police say.  Officers were called  "for an incident that occurred in the cafeteria" at Cocalico High School, 810 South 4th Street, Denver/Reinholds on December 22, 2022, at 11 a.m., area police stated in a release on Thursday, January 19, 2023. Following their investigation, "criminal charges were filed against the 16-year-old student." The boy was charged as a juvenile.  Additional information was unavailable as of Jan. 19 at 11 a.m. Daily Voice has reached out to the school for a commen…

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Missing Pennsylvania Man Found Dead In Delaware: Authorities Missing Pennsylvania Man Found Dead In Delaware: Authorities
Missing Pennsylvania Man Found Dead In Delaware: Authorities A Red Lion 38-year-old man who had been missing for five days was found dead in Delaware, authorities say. Daniel Hesketh left his home on the 100 block of 1st Avenue in Red Lion Borough on January 13 around 10 p.m. and was last seen in Colerain Township, Lancaster County around noon the following day. He was a white 2008 Volkswagen Jetta with a Pennsylvania Registration of LFZ8544. The car had damage to the driver's side and one front tire is replaced with a small spare tire, according to police. He was found in New Castle County, Delaware on January 19 by Delaware state police, Penn…

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Necklace Used To Choke Lititz Robbery Victim, Police Say Necklace Used To Choke Lititz Robbery Victim, Police Say
Necklace Used To Choke Lititz Robbery Victim, Police Say A man was choked with a necklace he was wearing while someone robbed him on Monday, January 16, authorities say.  The man told police in Lititz that he was walking along the 200 block of Landis Valley Road when he was approached by another man he didn't know who asked him for a lighter around 10 p.m. That man then "grabbed and removed a pendant necklace by force from around the victim's neck," and robbed him, as stated in the release. The robber then fled towards Owl Hill Road, police explain. The victim was not hurt. The suspect is described as a white male, approximately 5'9", w…

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