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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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Couple Goes On $10K Shopping Spree Using Credit Cards Stole From Purse At Central PA Home Goods Couple Goes On $10K Shopping Spree Using Credit Cards Stole From Purse At Central PA Home Goods
Couple Goes On $10K Shopping Spree Using Credit Cards Stole From Purse At Central PA Home Goods A couple went on a $10,000 shopping spree after taking a wallet from someone's purse at a central Pennsylvania Home Goods, authorities say.  The people pictured supposedly used "distraction techniques" to take the wallet out of a woman's purse in Home Goods at 5100 Jonestown Road, according to Lower Paxton Township police. "The victim's credit cards were immediately used at area businesses, charging approximately $10,000 in merchandise," police say.  Additional information about the incident was  not released. Anyone with information on the identity of either suspect or wit…

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Drug Dealer Who Gave PA Teen Toxic Elixir Learns His Fate Drug Dealer Who Gave PA Teen Toxic Elixir Learns His Fate
Drug Dealer Who Gave PA Teen Toxic Elixir Learns His Fate A 19-year-old girl went into cardiac arrest after ingesting what she thought was percocet, but it was really laced with fentanyl— now the man who knowingly gave her the deadly dose of drugs has learned his fate, the Lancaster County District Attorney announced on Wednesday, Oct. 26.  Noel Jerome Thompson, 22, of the 400 block of Dohner Drive in Lancaster, is heading to prison for the next 5 to 10 years after a negotiated plea deal of charges of felony counts of drug delivery resulting in death and criminal conspiracy filed before Lancaster County Judge Jeffrey Conrad on Friday, Oct…

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Lifestyle
Central PA Phillies Fan Has Leg Amputated After Struck By Motorcycle, Loved Ones Say Central PA Phillies Fan Has Leg Amputated After Struck By Motorcycle, Loved Ones Say
Central PA Phillies Fan Has Leg Amputated After Struck By Motorcycle, Loved Ones Say While heading home after watching his beloved Philllies play a 9-1 game 3 divisional series victory over the Atlanta Braves, a central Pennsylvania man was seriously hurt in a crash — and now he's had his leg amputated, according to his family. Zacary Andregic, was walking home from Duke’s Bar and Grill in Wormleysburg when "he was struck by a motorcyclist fleeing a traffic stop at an extremely high rate of speed," on Friday, Oct. 14, Alison Andregic writes on a GoFundMe campaign page.  "His injuries were life altering. It is indeed a miracle that he is alive. He suffere…

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Schools
16-Year-Old Girl Struck By Passing Vehicle While Getting On School Bus In Central PA: Police 16-Year-Old Girl Struck By Passing Vehicle While Getting On School Bus In Central PA: Police
16-Year-Old Girl Struck By Passing Vehicle While Getting On School Bus In Central PA: Police A 16-year-old girl is in serious condition after being hit by a passing car while getting on a school bus on Wednesday, Oct. 26, authorities say.  Emergency responders were called to a report of a person struck by a vehicle in the 500 block of York Haven Road in Newberry Township shortly after 7 a.m., as the area police detailed in a release that afternoon.  The Northeastern School District student suffered serious injuries and was taken to an area hospital, according to police. The roadway was closed for several hours but has since reopened according to York County Off…

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6-Year-Old Buried Alive By Pennsylvania Dad: DA 6-Year-Old Buried Alive By Pennsylvania Dad: DA
6-Year-Old Buried Alive By Pennsylvania Dad: DA A 6-year-old girl was repeatedly beaten and buried in a hole smelling of raw sewage, authorities say. John Edward Kraft, 50, of Waynesburg, was arrested in connection with the abuse allegations on Friday, Oct. 21, according to court documents. Kraft would beat her with a belt and his arm, which has a metal rod in it from surgery, the girl told the state police. The young girl was repeatedly buried by her father and left in the hole in the yard overnight when he thought she was lying, her 8-year-old brother of the girl told police.  Additionally, Kraft allegedly choked her until …

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Suspect At-Large Following Armed Robbery At Turkey Hill In Highspire: Police Suspect At-Large Following Armed Robbery At Turkey Hill In Highspire: Police
Suspect At-Large Following Armed Robbery At Turkey Hill In Highspire: Police A man who robbed a Turkey Hill cashier at gunpoint is wanted by the police.  The suspect pictured entered the Highspire Turkey Hill located at  686 2nd Street on Tuesday, Oct. 25 around 7 p.m., according to a release by area police the following morning. Upon entering he "displayed a gun forcing the cashier to hand him money," as stated in the release. The suspect left on foot but the police believe the Blue Chevrolet Trailblazer pictured was involved.  The police are "actively pursuing leads but are also asking for assistance from the public." The suspect is described onl…

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Train Drives Over Man Laying On Tracks In Western Pennsylvania: Coroner Train Drives Over Man Laying On Tracks In Western Pennsylvania: Coroner
Train Drives Over Man Laying On Tracks In Western Pennsylvania: Coroner A 29-year-old man has died in what authorities call a "train/pedestrian incident," on Oct. 25. William T. Taylor Jr., was "lying within the gauge of the Radebaugh Subdivision Track near Mile Post: R13" when a Carload Express, Inc. train was traveling south in East Huntingdon Township at at 10:54 p.m., according to a release by Westmoreland County Coroner, Timothy Carson. The train initiated its emergency braking system and utilized the horn but Taylor "failed to remove himself from the track and was struck by the train," as written in the release.  Deputy Coroner Joshua C. Zappon…

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Missing Teen With Autism Found Dead After Kidnapping, Beating: Police Missing Teen With Autism Found Dead After Kidnapping, Beating: Police
Missing Teen With Autism Found Dead After Kidnapping, Beating: Police Eight people have been charged including a 14-year-old girl and at least one family member in the kidnapping, beating and killing of a 19-year-old man with autism, authorities said. Hayden Robert Garreffa, of Dilltown, PA, was found dead by state troopers in a wooded area of Brush Valley Township on Saturday, Oct. 22 around 4 a.m., according to a state police briefing on Tuesday, Oct. 25. His death was believed to be a homicide, according to state police citing the Indiana County coroner's office. The police think he was kidnapped, and beaten on the same day that he was kille…

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Missing Pennsylvania Autistic Teen Found Dead After Kidnapping, Beating: State Police Missing Pennsylvania Autistic Teen Found Dead After Kidnapping, Beating: State Police
Missing Pennsylvania Autistic Teen Found Dead After Kidnapping, Beating: State Police Eight people have been charged including a 14-year-old girl and at least one family member of a 19-year-old autistic man police say was kidnapped, beaten, killed, and left in a remote wooded area in Western Pennsylvania on Oct. 20, according to a state police briefing on Tuesday, Oct. 25. Hayden Robert Garreffa, 19, of Dilltown was found dead in Brush Valley Township by state troopers on Saturday, Oct. 22 around 4 a.m., according to a release by the police.  His death was believed to be a homicide, according to state police citing the Indiana County coroner's office. The police t…

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Police & Fire
SUV Driver Struck Someone In Carlisle But Fled Before Police Arrived SUV Driver Struck Someone In Carlisle But Fled Before Police Arrived
SUV Driver Struck Someone In Carlisle But Fled Before Police Arrived A pedestrian was hurt in a crash and police are searching for the driver responsible. Carlisle Police were called to a report of a pedestrian struck at the intersection of North Bedford and East Penn streets, on Saturday, October 23, 2022 at approximately 8:35 p.m., according to a release by the department. The striking vehicle, "a newer model white SUV, possibly a Kia Sorento, fled the scene. The SUV fled east on E Penn St, and went on the wrong way on N East St. The driver is believed to be a white male with brown hair," police say. The police are asking residents in the area to check …

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