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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.

Jillian Pikora's Contributions

News

Officer On Patrol Witnesses Armed Robbery At Rutters In Central Pennsylvania: Police A trio of 20-somethings was spotted by police while robbing a Rutters in central Pennsylvania on Saturday, August 27, authorities say. A Northern York County Regional police officer "performing stationary patrol" witnessed part of the robbery, according to a release by the police. Wilmer Febus-Lopez, 29, John Taylor-Williams, 22, both of Spring Grove, and Ciera Nicole Reisinger, 21, of Dover, parked a gold 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee two houses south of Rutter's Farm Store in the 1400 block of Seven Valleys Road in North Codorus Township around 1:20 a.m., according to the release. …

by Jillian Pikora

08/30/2022

News

2X Teens Caught With Cocaine, Stolen Guns On Same Day In Central PA: Police After two teens jumped out of a car during a chase, police kept an eye out for them, but ended up finding a different teen with a stolen gun and drugs, police say. Less than 30 minutes after a teen "intentionally rammed" a police cruiser two times during a chase that ended with the discovery of two stolen guns and cocaine, police were searching for two other teens that jumped out of his car during the pursuit in Lancaster City. Officer Hamby spotted a teen who matched "the description of one of the fleeing occupants walking on Crystal Street... clutching his waistband as if he w…

by Jillian Pikora

08/30/2022

News

Teen 'Intentionally Rams' Police Cruiser 2X, Drives Backwards During Wild Chase In PA A teenage boy "intentionally rammed" a police cruiser two times, and "drove backward" during a wild chase— involving guns and drugs—in Lancaster, city police say. It all started when Officer Yoder of the Lancaster City police spotted the boy driving a vehicle with a broken light at 777 Manor Street around 5:16 p.m. on Saturday, August 27, according to a release by the police department. Rather than stopping, the boy "intentionally rammed Officer Yoder’s cruiser to exit the parking lot during the stop. The juvenile suspect then backed out onto Manor Street and intentionally ramme…

by Jillian Pikora

08/30/2022

Obituaries

Duo Dies Following Central Pennsylvania Crash: Police Two people have died following a head-on collision in central Pennsylvania, authorities say. Washington Collier, 67, of Harrisburg, died at the scene of the two-vehicle crash at 10 p.m. on Friday, August 26, according to the Dauphin County coroner's office. Ceferina A. Camones-Cacemiro, 87, of Harrisburg, was taken to a local hospital where she died two days later on Sunday, August 28, according to the coroner's office. The crash happened on South Cameron and near Shanois streets in Harrisburg, city police say. Upon arrival officers "located multiple victims suffer…

by Jillian Pikora

08/29/2022

News

Popular NJ Doc ID'd As Motorcyclist Killed In PA Crash The head doctor and founder of two popular medical facilities in New Jersey has died in a motorcycle crash in central Pennsylvania, authorities say. Doctor Dimitry Rabkin, 59, of Cliffside Park, NJ, was pronounced dead at the scene of the single-vehicle crash by a deputy coroner with the Lancaster County Coroner's Office at 4:19 p.m. on Saturday, August 27. Manheim Borough police had been called to the crash in the 1700 block of Mount Joy Road/Pennsylvania State Route 772 near Weaver Road in Rapho Township at 3:07 p.m., according to a release by the department. Rabkin was not wearing a …

by Jillian Pikora

08/29/2022

News

6-Year-Old Girl Raped 'On At Least Two Occasions,' Pennsylvania State Police Say 29-year-old man raped a 6-year-old girl at least two times, Pennsylvania state police allege. Cody Alan Jones of Williamstown was accused by the girl of sexual abuse, and "investigative efforts were undertaken which revealed that Jones sexually assaulted the victim on at least two occasions from July to August 2022," state police say. The Dauphin County district attorney’s office and the state police's Child Abuse Protective Unit approved the following 14 criminal charges against Jones: nine felonies for involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a child, aggravated indecent ass…

by Jillian Pikora

08/29/2022

Lifestyle

Winning $3 Million Scratch-Off Ticket Sold In Central PA Someone in central Pennsylvania just became a millionaire! A Diamonds & Gold scratch-off ticket worth $3,000,000, less applicable withholding, was sold in Cumberland County. The winning ticket was sold at the Giant located at 950 Walnut Bottom Road in Carlisle, which earns a $10,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket. Scratch-off prizes expire one year from the game's end-sale date posted at palottery.com. Anyone holding a winning ticket should sign the ticket, call the Lottery at 1-800-692-7481 or visit palottery.com to find out how to claim the prize. Players are …

by Jillian Pikora

08/29/2022

News

PA Teenage Twin Dies During National Guard Training A 17-year-old died from Pennsylvania who was training for the Army National Guard along with her twin sister, collapsed and died in South Carolina, authorities say. Pvt. Alyssa Cahoon, of Forest City, collapsed after collapsing during physical training at Fort Jackson on Thursday, August 20, according to official army statements. She was transported by Fort Jackson Emergency Medical Services to a hospital off-base where died five days later. Cahoon and her twin sister, Brianna, were training as 42A human resource specialists. "How cool is it that they get to go through Basic Combat Train…

by Jillian Pikora

08/29/2022

Schools

'Possibly Armed' Man Taken Into State Police Custody Following Shippensburg School Lockdowns UPDATE: "The suspect has been taken into custody," Pennsylvania state Trooper Megan Frazer says. Additional information will be released at a later time. Follow Daily Voice for those updates. The suspect has been taken into custody. Thank you everyone who shared. More information will be forthcoming when it becomes available. — Trooper Megan Frazer (@PSPTroopHPIO) August 26, 2022 ORIGINAL: A shelter-in-place order was put in place in the Shippensburg Area School District as Pennsylvania state police searched for a "possibly armed" man on Friday, August 26. William Lewis, 32, is de…

by Jillian Pikora

08/26/2022

Police & Fire

Road Rage Shooter At-Large, Man Hurt In Central Pennsylvania: Police A man was hurt in a road rage shooting in central Pennsylvania, authorities say. The Swatara Township Police were called to a "road rage incident" that "resulted in gunshots" along Route 322 East around 10:24 a.m. on August 25, 2022, according to a release from the department. The man had been heading east down Hummelstown Hill when he switched to the right lane, and "shortly after doing so four rounds were shot into his van," police say. At least one of the rounds hit the man, according to the police. The man told the police the reported the suspect's vehicle to b…

by Jillian Pikora

08/26/2022

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