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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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Sinkhole Opens Up, Closing Roads In Central Pennsylvania Sinkhole Opens Up, Closing Roads In Central Pennsylvania
Sinkhole Opens Up, Closing Roads In Central Pennsylvania A sinkhole has opened up closing a major roadway in Lititz, authorities say.  The Lititz Borough Public Works is repairing the sinkhole which was discovered on Wednesday, Dec. 7 around 7:00 a.m., according to a release by the area police. The hole is on Raspberry Lane near the intersection of East Orange Street.  Raspberry Lane has been closed from East Orange Street to Lock-up Lane.  "Please use caution when traveling in the area due to crews working in or near roadways," the police say.  There is no word on how long the closure will remain in effect. East Orange St…

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Homicide Victim ID'd Following Shooting Outside Recovery House Of Worship York Homicide Victim ID'd Following Shooting Outside Recovery House Of Worship York
Homicide Victim ID'd Following Shooting Outside Recovery House Of Worship York A 34-year-old man found shot dead in York has been identified by the county coroner.  Demetres Shamel Lewis of the 1000 block of Edison Street in York was pronounced dead from multiple gunshot wounds in the 100 block of South Belvidere Street in York City on Wednesday, Dec. 7 at 12:33 a.m. by Chief Deputy Coroner Tania Zech, according to a release the following evening.  This is directly outside of Recovery House of Worship York which helps people with addiction issues recover from "drugs, alcohol, pornography, gambling, food, hoarding, religion, work, even love addiction," accord…

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Schools
Wanted Felon With Loaded Gun Had TASER Device Used On Him During Foot-Chase Near School Wanted Felon With Loaded Gun Had TASER Device Used On Him During Foot-Chase Near School
Wanted Felon With Loaded Gun Had TASER Device Used On Him During Foot-Chase Near School A 25-year-old wanted felony with probation violations had a loaded gun when police chased and used a TASER Device on him in central Pennsylvania, authorities say. The Quindon Maurice Hill was being pursued by the PA State Probation and Parole when Manheim Township officers nabbed him following a brief foot chase at the Sheetz at 1790 of Millersville Road on Tuesday, Dec. 6 around 12:32 p.m., according to a release by Township police. The following is a statement released by the police on Tuesday, Dec. 13 about the incident: "Hill was located inside the store and told he was not free to l…

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On-Duty Pennsylvania State Trooper Charged For Drunk Driving On-Duty Pennsylvania State Trooper Charged For Drunk Driving
On-Duty Pennsylvania State Trooper Charged For Drunk Driving A Trooper with the Pennsylvania state police is accused for accused of driving intoxicated while on duty, according to a release by PSP on Tuesday, Dec. 6.  29-year-old Austin J. Burney, of Cooksburg, was assigned to Troop C, Lewis Run when he "was found to be under the influence of alcohol during his assigned shift on the afternoon of Sunday, November 27," as stated in the release.  He was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, roadways laned for traffic, and driving on the right side of the roadway, according to the police and confirmed by court documents.  B…

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Obituaries
On-Duty Firefighter At Crash Struck Dead By Teen Driver In Pennsylvania On-Duty Firefighter At Crash Struck Dead By Teen Driver In Pennsylvania
On-Duty Firefighter At Crash Struck Dead By Teen Driver In Pennsylvania A 66-year-old firefighter was struck dead by a car driven by a teenager while on duty in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, Dec. 6, authorities say. Kurt Keilhofer was on the scene of a separate crash as a first responder with the Mapleton Fire Department when he was hit by the 19-year-old's vehicle in the area of Hares Valley Road and Dell Lane in Union Township, around 7:30 a.m., according to Pennsylvania state police. While driving through the area of the crash scene the unnamed teen lost control of their vehicle and struck Keilhofer, the police explain in the release.  Keilhofer was taken to P…

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Missing Woman Wanted On Drug Charges In Chester County Thought To Be In Harrisburg: Authorities Missing Woman Wanted On Drug Charges In Chester County Thought To Be In Harrisburg: Authorities
Missing Woman Wanted On Drug Charges In Chester County Thought To Be In Harrisburg: Authorities A 37-year-old woman who has been missing since Friday is wanted on drug charges filed Saturday, authorities say. The Pennsylvania state police are searching for Nicole Elizabeth McCartney of Millersburg who was last seen by her family members in Upper Paxton Township on Dec. 2 around 8 a.m. On Dec. 3, police in West Chester filed the following charges against her: a felony for manufacture, delivery, or possession with the intent to manufacture or deliver, as well as two misdemeanors for intent or possession of a controlled substance by a person not regulated, and use or possession of d…

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12-Year-Old Sexually Assaulted While Holding Infant By PA Man Police Say 12-Year-Old Sexually Assaulted While Holding Infant By PA Man Police Say
12-Year-Old Sexually Assaulted While Holding Infant By PA Man Police Say 3,524 text messages— mostly sexual— were exchanged between a 34-year-old man and a 12-year-old girl in Pennsylvania over two months after he allegedly had sexually assaulted her while she held a baby, authorities state in court documents obtained by Daily Voice.   Joseph Thomas Patterson Sr. of New Holland was arrested on Dec. 1, around 1 p.m. area police announced on Monday, Dec. 5.  The girl's parents first discovered Patterson's text when a cellphone she only had recently gotten access to use "kept going off" while on a family vacation, according to the affidavit of probab…

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Sparks Fly When Plane Makes Emergency Landing In Pennsylvania Sparks Fly When Plane Makes Emergency Landing In Pennsylvania
Sparks Fly When Plane Makes Emergency Landing In Pennsylvania A plane touched down nose-first on a runway in western Pennsylvania after being first to make an emergency landing on Monday, Dec. 5, authorities say. Sparks flew as the plane skidded on the runway, according to a video captured by WTAE. Plane attempts to land at Rostraver Airport WTAE-TV Pittsburgh The single-engine aircraft was having landing gear issues as it came inbound to Rostraver Airport at 4:10 p.m., according to flight logs and Rostraver Central fire department. No injuries were reported, the fire officials told Daily Voice. Emergency landing of plane at Rostraver Airp…

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Police & Fire
Scranton DUI Dad Arrested Months After High-Speed Chase In Lebanon County: Police Scranton DUI Dad Arrested Months After High-Speed Chase In Lebanon County: Police
Scranton DUI Dad Arrested Months After High-Speed Chase In Lebanon County: Police Nearly six months after a high sped chase in central Pennsylvania, authorities have announced the arrested of a former convict who led police on a chase over the summer.  40-year-old Neil Swatsky, was arrested in Dauphin County on Oct. 20, 2022— four months after he fled from a traffic stop in a black Ford Explorer on June 20 and had eluded police ever since, according to the release by Palmyra Borough police on Monday, Dec. 5, 2022. Swatsky has previously served about six years in prison for various crimes as follows: over a year in prison for theft in 2010, another year for breaking…

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Central PA Man Restrained, Sexual Assaulted Child, Police Say Central PA Man Restrained, Sexual Assaulted Child, Police Say
Central PA Man Restrained, Sexual Assaulted Child, Police Say A central Pennsylvania man "unlawfully restrained a minor" and sexually assaulted them, authorities say.  48-year-old Eduardo Montalvo was arrested on Dec. 2 at 10:19 a.m., Harrisburg police announced on Monday, Dec. 5.   On Aug. 8, a warrant was issued for Montalvo in connection with an incident two days prior. He was charged with three felonies for unlawful contact with a minor - sexual offenses, indecent assault- without consent of another, and unlawful restraint of a minor, and one misdemeanor for corruption of minors, according to his latest court docket. Montalvo has a…

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