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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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'Strange Odor' Coming From Storage Unit Led K-9 To $90K In Fentanyl, Marijuana LanCo. DA Says 'Strange Odor' Coming From Storage Unit Led K-9 To $90K In Fentanyl, Marijuana LanCo. DA Says
'Strange Odor' Coming From Storage Unit Led K-9 To $90K In Fentanyl, Marijuana LanCo. DA Says What's that smell in Lancaster? Well, police and K-9 units investigated and found a massive amount of drugs, according to the county district attorney's office. Alexis Martinez, 38, of North Broad Street, was arrested after the Drug Task Force investigated "a strong marijuana odor coming from a storage unit located at 222 Seymour Street" reported to  the Lancaster City Bureau on June 29, according to the release. A police K-9 unit confirmed that there were drugs by sniffing around the unit and police confirmed that Martinez was the renter of the unit. Soon, the Drug Task Force members …

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Police & Fire
Reward Offered For Wanted Central PA Nightclub Shooter Reward Offered For Wanted Central PA Nightclub Shooter
Reward Offered For Wanted Central PA Nightclub Shooter A reward has been offered in connection with a central Pennsylvania nightclub shooting that hurt two people, authorities say. Laquan Idris Larue, 36, of the 1400 block of Manor House Boulevard in Lancaster, is wanted for the shooting of two men outside of Legacy Nightclub along the 300 block of North Queen Street around 3 a.m. on Sunday, July 17, according to a release by Lancaster bureau of police. The victims have since been released from the hospital, police say. Larue faces the following charges: Two felony counts of aggravated assault. One felony count of a person not to possess a f…

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Lifestyle
US Congressman From PA Attends Gay Son's Wedding 3 Days After Voting Against Same-Sex Marriage US Congressman From PA Attends Gay Son's Wedding 3 Days After Voting Against Same-Sex Marriage
US Congressman From PA Attends Gay Son's Wedding 3 Days After Voting Against Same-Sex Marriage As one congressman joined his republican colleagues voting against a bill that would solidify federal protections for same-sex marriage, his son was preparing to marry a man. Glenn Thompson, who represents Pennsylvania's 15th District to the US Congress, later attended his unnamed son's wedding over the weekend, his staff confirmed to the press on Monday, July 25. “Congressman and Mrs. Thompson were thrilled to attend and celebrate their son’s marriage on Friday night as he began this new chapter in his life,” the father of three's spokesperson Maddison Stone said in a statement. “The Thom…

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Police & Fire
Enraged PA Woman Tried To End Argument By Burning Down House: Police Enraged PA Woman Tried To End Argument By Burning Down House: Police
Enraged PA Woman Tried To End Argument By Burning Down House: Police Sometimes we can get blinded by anger and say or do things we don't mean but one central Pennsylvania woman took things too far, authorities say. Donna Mintzer, 48, of Marysville, was involved in a "verbal argument" the was quickly escalating when East Pennsboro Township police when called to her home in the 900 block of River Road at 10:21 a.m. on May 30, according to a release by the department. Upon arrival police found that Mintzer had gone inside, went upstairs, and set a pile of clothing on fire on the second floor of the home. Mintzer was arrested for a felony charge of Causing Cata…

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ANIMAL CRUELTY: Missing Buffalo Found Shot Dead, Reward Offered: Pennsylvania State Police ANIMAL CRUELTY: Missing Buffalo Found Shot Dead, Reward Offered: Pennsylvania State Police
Animal Cruelty: Missing Buffalo Found Shot Dead, Reward Offered: Pennsylvania State Police A missing buffalo that had been missing for a month was found dead with a rifle wound in a field in western Pennsylvania on Friday, July 15, authorities say. The farmer began searching for the buffalo when it did not show up to be fed at a farm on Mickle Hollow Road in Bloomfield Township around 6:30 a.m. June 15, according to a release by Pennsylvania state police.  A month later, to the day, troopers were called back to the property when the farmer found the animal dead with an apparent gunshot wound around 10:30 a.m., as explained in the release.  Through an investigation, it…

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Police & Fire
Two Dogs Died In Central PA House Fire Two Dogs Died In Central PA House Fire
Two Dogs Died In Central PA House Fire Two dogs died in an explosive house fire in central Pennsylvania, on Monday, July 25, authorities say.  A fire crew was called to the scene of a house on fire in the 7100 Block of Chambershill Road around 2 p.m., Middletown Volunteer Fire Department said.  Ammunition in the home reportedly caused the explosions witnesses and neighbors heard, according to dispatchers.  No injuries were reported but two dogs died at the scene, according to Swatara Township fire officials. It remains unclear how the fire began. 

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Mechanicsburg Man ID'd Following Dump Truck Crash Requiring Hazmat: York Co. Coroner Mechanicsburg Man ID'd Following Dump Truck Crash Requiring Hazmat: York Co. Coroner
Mechanicsburg Man ID'd Following Dump Truck Crash Requiring Hazmat: York Co. Coroner A 33-year-old man from Mechanicsburg, died at the scene of a York County crash on Monday, July 25, authorities say. Justin Turrentine had been driving a 2016 Ford F-450 in the 5800 block of Harmony Grove Road in Dover Township around 12:20 p.m., according to Northern York County Regional police. For an unknown reason, he crossed over the double yellow lines into the opposing lane, striking a 2016 freightliner dump truck, according to the police. Turrentine was pronounced dead at the scene from multiple blunt force injuries at 1:25 p.m. by a York County Deputy Michele Kirchne…

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UNDERCOVER BUST: Fentanyl, Crack Flushed By GF As BF Flees Striking Police, LanCo. DA Says UNDERCOVER BUST: Fentanyl, Crack Flushed By GF As BF Flees Striking Police, LanCo. DA Says
Undercover Bust: Fentanyl, Crack Flushed By GF As BF Flees Striking Police, LanCo. DA Says A couple involved in drug dealing has led to a massive cocaine and fentanyl seizure in central Pennsylvania — but the boyfriend remains at-large, authorities say.  Undercover investigators since June 2 bought a total of 12.6 grams of crack cocaine from Christopher Alvelo, 30, who was accompanied by his girlfriend, Destiny Medina, 28, each time, the Lancaster County district attorney's office said. Lancaster County Drug Task Force detectives, along with the assistance of the Lancaster City Bureau of police, attempted to arrest Alvelo while conducting a warranted search and sei…

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Man Shot In Head During Assault In Central PA: Police Man Shot In Head During Assault In Central PA: Police
Man Shot In Head During Assault In Central PA: Police A man was shot in the head in broad daylight on Sunday, July 24, police say.  The Harrisburg Police were called to a report of shots fired in the area of North 16th and Carnation streets around noon.  Upon arrival, officers found a man had been assaulted and shot at, according to a release by the department.  He had suffered "a graze wound to the back of his head," police say.  He was taken to a local hospital "and is expected to fully recover," as stated in the release.  Police believe the injured man and suspect knew each other and this was an isolated incident…

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Coroner ID's Man Who Died In Skid Loader In Central PA Coroner ID's Man Who Died In Skid Loader In Central PA
Coroner ID's Man Who Died In Skid Loader In Central PA The 35-year-old man who died in an apparent skid loader accident in central Pennsylvania on Sunday, July 24, has been identified by the coroner.  Gregory Henn of the 200 block of Gemmill Road, Delta has been identified as the man found, according to an updated release by the York County coroner's office.  The York County coroner's office was called to "a report of a fatality in Peach bottom Township" at a man's property in the 200 block of Gemmill Road around 11:15 a.m., according to a release by the office. The Henn had been operating the machine when it rolled over, and he was …

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