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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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Meth Chef Hides Under Boat As Explosion Chemically Burns Fire Fighter In Lebanon: Police Meth Chef Hides Under Boat As Explosion Chemically Burns Fire Fighter In Lebanon: Police
Meth Chef Hides Under Boat As Explosion Chemically Burns Fire Fighter In Lebanon: Police A Lebanon City accused meth cooker hid under a boat as his apartment exploded just after 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, September 4, city police said in a statement sent to Daily Voice on Thursday, Sept. 8.  Brian Scott Gingrich, 57, of 207 East Cumberland Street fled from his home as "components...to manufacture the drug (methamphetamine) within the apartment" exploded, city police say.  He "was not on scene at (the) arrival of the fire department," police state in the release.  A fireman was chemically burned, but it was reportedly minor and he was not hospitalized.  …

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PA Chemical Engineer Hurls Death Threats, Attacks Air Marshall During Racist Meltdown PA Chemical Engineer Hurls Death Threats, Attacks Air Marshall During Racist Meltdown
PA Chemical Engineer Hurls Death Threats, Attacks Air Marshall During Racist Meltdown A York County man used the N-word and threatened to slit someone's throat during a racist tirade on a flight from Philadelphia on August 30, according to court documents and a viral video obtained by TMZ. Zachary W. Easterly, 37, of Etters, was forcible removed from a flight from Philadelphia and then assaulted an air marshal while drunk, according to a criminal complaint filed by Federal Air Marshall Ryan McAndrew. Easterly, a now-former chemical engineer with the pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline was heading to Dallas from Philadelphia International Airport when he got out of his sea…

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3,472 Fentanyl Pills, 7 Lbs.Of Marijuana Seized From Central PA Man: DA 3,472 Fentanyl Pills, 7 Lbs.Of Marijuana Seized From Central PA Man: DA
3,472 Fentanyl Pills, 7 Lbs.Of Marijuana Seized From Central PA Man: DA A tip lead police to two storage units and a home of an alleged central Pennsylvania drug dealer with large stockpiles of drugs,  guns and cash, authorities say. Chauncey Martin-Perry, 36, of the 2200 block of Coventry Road, Manheim Township, was arrested on September 1 after the Drug Task Force seized the items from the storage units and his home, the Lancaster County district attorney's office stated in a release on Wednesday, September 8. 3,472 fentanyl pills, seven pounds of marijuana, 1,128 grams of THC products, two handguns, an AR-15 rifle, and approximately $55,000 were confisc…

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Police & Fire
Hazmat Suits, Punch Dummy Stolen In Central Pennsylvania: State Police Hazmat Suits, Punch Dummy Stolen In Central Pennsylvania: State Police
Hazmat Suits, Punch Dummy Stolen In Central Pennsylvania: State Police A bizarre burglary of some unique items is under investigation in central Pennsylvania.  The thefts happened at 312 North High Street in  Duncannon between May 30 and June 4, according to a release by Pennsylvania state police on Wednesday, September 7. The items taken were two hazmat suits, a "Gas Boy" gas pump, and just the top section of a punching dummy Anyone with information is to contact Trooper Usman at 717-567-3110 or Perry County Crime Stoppers.

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Obituaries
Pennsylvania Duo Delivered Deadly Dose Of Fentanyl To Delaware Dad: Police Pennsylvania Duo Delivered Deadly Dose Of Fentanyl To Delaware Dad: Police
Pennsylvania Duo Delivered Deadly Dose Of Fentanyl To Delaware Dad: Police A Pennsylvania pair has been arrested in connection with the deadly overdose of a Delaware dad, police say.  Joshua Walter Barrick, 41, of Newport, was arrested on Tuesday, September 6 in connection with the deadly overdose of Marvin Lee Biggs, IV, 37, of Townsend, Delaware, Carlisle police stated in a release the following day. Brianna Nichole Billet, 24, also of Newport, was also arraigned in connection with the drug delivery resulting in Biggs' death, the previous Friday, according to an earlier release by the police and court documents.  Biggs had been found un…

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Police Sergeant's Son ID'd Days After Falling To Death Out Of Window In Pittsburgh Suburb Police Sergeant's Son ID'd Days After Falling To Death Out Of Window In Pittsburgh Suburb
Police Sergeant's Son ID'd Days After Falling To Death Out Of Window In Pittsburgh Suburb The infant son of a police sergeant who fell out of a window in a Pittsburgh suburb on Tuesday, August 30, has died, authorities say. Henry "Hank" Witucki, 1, fell out of a window of the second-story window of his family's home in the 100 block of Winchester Drive in Plum Borough around 6:30 p.m., Allegheny County police say.  The infant survived the fall and was rushed to UPMC's Children's Hospital in critical condition, according to Allegheny County police. He remained in the ICU for several days but succumbed to his injuries on Saturday, September 3, according to the Allegheny County Med…

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Schools
NJ Penn State Student Admits Raping Peer Despite Having No Recollection Of Incident: Report NJ Penn State Student Admits Raping Peer Despite Having No Recollection Of Incident: Report
NJ Penn State Student Admits Raping Peer Despite Having No Recollection Of Incident: Report A Pennsylvania State University student from New Jersey admitted to sexually assaulting his peer, despite allegedly having no recollection of the incident, WJAC reports. Jacob Tillman, 20, West Orange, New Jersey released the following statement: "I want to acknowledge that I raped her, even though I don't remember the act of doing it, because it this point, there is no doubt in my mind that it happened, from everything I remember and from everything she said." It wasn't immediately clear where in New Jersey Tillman is from. Tillman and the victim met at Lion's Down in downtown State Colleg…

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Missing 13-Year-Old PA Girl Who Took Uber To Bed, Bath & Beyond In Virginia Found: Police Missing 13-Year-Old PA Girl Who Took Uber To Bed, Bath & Beyond In Virginia Found: Police
Missing 13-Year-Old PA Girl Who Took Uber To Bed, Bath & Beyond In Virginia Found: Police A Pennsylvania 13-year-old girl who was reported as missing after taking an Uber to meet a boy she had never met at a Bed, Bath & Beyond in Virginia has been found, police say.  Allison Robles had been reported as missing on Tuesday, September 6, around 1:30 a.m., according to the Lower Allen Township police department. Police soon learned that she had taken an Uber to the Bed Bath & Beyond located on Ford Evans Road North East in Leesburg, Virginia.  She was apparently planning to meet a boy she had never met in person before who is only knowns as “Sebastian,” the police…

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Dunkin' Franchise Owner Violated Child Labor Laws At Multiple Central Pennsylvania Locations Dunkin' Franchise Owner Violated Child Labor Laws At Multiple Central Pennsylvania Locations
Dunkin' Franchise Owner Violated Child Labor Laws At Multiple Central Pennsylvania Locations 39 children between 14 and 15 years old worked excess hours at three central Pennsylvania Dunkin' locations owned by one franchiser, according to a release by the US Department of Labor. The franchiser Akshar Ashish LLC admitted to the error and has entered into an agreement with the USDOL.  The violations include the following, according to the DOL: Allowing shifts longer then three hours on a school day. Having workers past 7 p.m. on a school night. Allowing more then 18 hours during a regular school week. A shift longer then eight hours on a non-school day. Allowing shifts pa…

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Obituaries
Husband, Wife Married Nearly 50 Years Killed In Head-On Motorcycle Crash ID'd: Coroner Husband, Wife Married Nearly 50 Years Killed In Head-On Motorcycle Crash ID'd: Coroner
Husband, Wife Married Nearly 50 Years Killed In Head-On Motorcycle Crash ID'd: Coroner A husband and wife were killed in a crash in central Pennsylvania on Saturday, September 3, authorities say.  Grant Beauchamp, 69, and Delores "Dee" Beauchamp, 68, of Narvon, were pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Lancaster County coroner's office.  Mona Coldiron, 74, of Oxford, crossed over the double-yellow line and crashed her 2019 Chrysler Pacifica head-on into the couples' 2014 Yamaha motorcycle head-on at the intersection of Precast and Reading roads in East Earl Township around 12:30 p.m., according to township police. Her van's front bumper hit "the front of the motor…

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