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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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3 Injured, Suspect At-Large Following Shooting At Pennsylvania Amusement Park: Police 3 Injured, Suspect At-Large Following Shooting At Pennsylvania Amusement Park: Police
3 Injured, Suspect At-Large Following Shooting At Pennsylvania Amusement Park: Police Three people— including two teenagers— were shot at a popular Pennsylvania amusement park on Saturday, Sept. 24, authorities say. During the 20th anniversary of Phantom Fall Fest at Kennywood amusement park, West Mifflin and Allegheny County police officers were working with the Kennywood Park security detail when they were alerted to an altercation between two groups of teenagers and reports of shots fired in front of the Music Express amusement ride inside the park at approximately 10:49 p.m., according to a release by Allegheny County police.  The responding officers found three gunshot…

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Car Sheers Off Utility Pole, Slams Into Apartment Building In Central Pennsylvania: Police Car Sheers Off Utility Pole, Slams Into Apartment Building In Central Pennsylvania: Police
Car Sheers Off Utility Pole, Slams Into Apartment Building In Central Pennsylvania: Police A car plowed into an apartment building in central Pennsylvania on Saturday, September 24, police say.  Highspire Borough police were called to a report of a car crashing into a house in the 100 Block of Second Street at 2:14 a.m., according to a release by the department. Based on a preliminary investigation, the car was traveling east on Second Street and veered left into the westbound lane onto the sidewalk, continuing for several feet until it hit and sheared off a utility pole before plowing into the front porch of a house, the police explain in the release.   The …

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by Jillian Pikora
Obituaries
Single Dad ID'd Following Deadly Shooting Outside His Home In York: Coroner Single Dad ID'd Following Deadly Shooting Outside His Home In York: Coroner
Single Dad ID'd Following Deadly Shooting Outside His Home In York: Coroner A 28-year-old dad was shot dead outside his home in  York on Saturday, Sept. 24, authorities say.  Akwame J. Anderson, of the 400 block of Wallace Street, was shot in that block at 12:43 a.m., police say.  He was taken to WellSpan York Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 12:59 a.m., according to an updated release by the York County coroner's office.  The death was certified and an investigation was launched by Deputy coroner Onalee Gilbert. His cause and manner of death have yet to be released at the time of publishing but an autopsy was performed, Monday, Sept. 26 at 8 a.m., accor…

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Obituaries
Man Thrown From Motorcycle In York County ID'd: Coroner Man Thrown From Motorcycle In York County ID'd: Coroner
Man Thrown From Motorcycle In York County ID'd: Coroner The 33-year-old man who died within an hour after a driver passing by found him lying in the road following a motorcycle crash on Thursday, Sept. 22,  has been identified, authorities say.  Dan Doyle Duane Baldwin of Peach Bottom Township had been riding his motorcycle south on Woodbine Road when he lost control near the intersection of Church Road and was thrown from his bike just before 4 p.m., according to an updated release by the York County coroner's office.  After he was found he was taken to WellSpan York Hospital where he died at 4:57 p.m., the release details.  His death was cer…

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Police & Fire
PA Driver Accused Of Killing 2 During H2Oi Has Slew Of Traffic Violations Dating Back To 2005 PA Driver Accused Of Killing 2 During H2Oi Has Slew Of Traffic Violations Dating Back To 2005
PA Driver Accused Of Killing 2 During H2Oi Has Slew Of Traffic Violations Dating Back To 2005 A 37-year-old Pittsburgh driver accused of killing two people then trying to flee during Wildwood's unsanctioned car meetup H2oi over the weekend apparently has a lengthy history of traffic violations in New Jersey. Gerald White has multiple pages filled with charges going back nearly two decades, New Jersey court records show. His first charge was for unsafe driving in 2005, which was followed by charges for wearing a seatbelt, jumping a red light, blocking traffic, parking in a bus zone, not having a license or insurance card in the car, and improper turning. All of these charges led to …

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by Cecilia Levine & Jillian Pikora
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'Nude Male Night Walker' Leads Police On Foot Chase In Pennsylvania 'Nude Male Night Walker' Leads Police On Foot Chase In Pennsylvania
'Nude Male Night Walker' Leads Police On Foot Chase In Pennsylvania A naked man in a white turban who had been fixing a car near a field led police on a chase in central Pennsylvania on Friday, Sept. 23, police say. The Northern Lancaster County Regional police were dispatched for a reported check on the welfare call when they were directed by the caller to the car nearby a field in Penn Township around 2 a.m., according to the release. As the police approached the car the police "observed a nude male walking in the distance and gave chase." They describe the man as "white male, approximately 6 feet tall, with a white shirt/cloth wrapped around his head, …

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Cow Shot On Farm In York County: Pennsylvania State Police Cow Shot On Farm In York County: Pennsylvania State Police
Cow Shot On Farm In York County: Pennsylvania State Police A cow was shot on a farm in York County, Pennsylvania state police announced in a release on Friday, Sept. 23.  State police were called to the shooting of a cow on East Posey Road in Lower Chanceford Township, Airville on Sept. 8 around 9 p.m.  It is unclear if the injuries the cow suffered were due to a gunshot wound, the police say.  There is state game land near to the farm, but it is unclear if that is connected to this incident.  Posey Road is a cross street of Furnance Road where an Amish family died in a crash on Friday, July 29. The York County game warden is…

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Fentanyl, Meth, Cocaine, Ghost Guns, Cash Found In York Home Leads To Four Arrests: Authorities Fentanyl, Meth, Cocaine, Ghost Guns, Cash Found In York Home Leads To Four Arrests: Authorities
Fentanyl, Meth, Cocaine, Ghost Guns, Cash Found In York Home Leads To Four Arrests: Authorities Four men have been arrested after drugs, cash, and ghost guns were seized from a central Pennsylvania home, police announced on Friday, Sept. 23. The items were found when members of the York City Police Violence Intervention Unit, York City Spec-Ops Division, York County District Attorney’s office, and the York County Drug Task Force were executing a search warrant for fugitive Matthew Hughes at a home located 1120 Stone Gate Drive on Sept. 21, according to the release.  Officers seized the following items: Approximately 21 grams of marijuana. Approximately 62 grams of meth. Approxi…

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Ex-Con, NYPD Impersonator Swings Sword While Threatening To Kill People In Pennsylvania: Police Ex-Con, NYPD Impersonator Swings Sword While Threatening To Kill People In Pennsylvania: Police
Ex-Con, Nypd Impersonator Swings Sword While Threatening To Kill People In Pennsylvania: Police A Pennsylvania man who previously served time after posing as a New York City police officer as part of a green card scam has been arrested yet again, police said in a release on Friday, Sept. 23.  Richard Gomez, 51, of Lebanon, was swinging a sword when he threatened to kill two victims who were walking in the 500 block of Cumberland Street around 11:40 p.m. Sept. 8, Lebanon City police say.  Gomez was charged with four misdemeanors for Threats and Simple Assault, as well as a summary offense for Harassment, the police stated in the release and court documents confirm.&…

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by Jillian Pikora
Obituaries
Man Dies After Being Thrown From Motorcycle In York County: Coroner Man Dies After Being Thrown From Motorcycle In York County: Coroner
Man Dies After Being Thrown From Motorcycle In York County: Coroner A 33-year-old man has died hours after a driver passing by found him lying in the road following a motorcycle crash on Thursday, Sept. 22, authorities say.  The unidentified man had been riding his motorcycle south on Woodbine Road when he lost control near the intersection of Church Road and was thrown from his bike just before 4 p.m., according to a release by the York County coroner's office.  After he was found he was taken to WellSpan York Hospital where he died at 4:57 p.m., the release details.  His death was certified and investigated by Deputy Coroner Carissa M…

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