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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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News

Man On Meth Spits In Eyes, Face Of Pennsylvania State Trooper: Police A man high on methamphetamine spit in the face and eyes of a Pennsylvania state trooper when police were assisting emergency medical services who were treating him, according to a release by Pennsylvania state police. Joshua Travis Fosgate, 31, of Grantville, was being cared for by EMS when he became violent and state police were called to Austin Drive in East Hanover Township, around 12:05 a.m. on Wednesday, June 15, state police say. Troopers arrived on the scene to find Fosgate "intoxicated on methamphetamines" and "in possession of drug paraphernalia and brass knuckles," police state in…

by Jillian Pikora

06/15/2022

Police & Fire

Person, Cars Burn When Central PA Body Shop Catches Fire: Authorities One person was hurt when a body shop in central Pennsylvania caught fire on Tuesday, June 14, according to fire officials. Fire crews battled the blaze at the shop at the corner of North 7th and Emerald streets in Harrisburg starting around 5 p.m., emergency dispatchers say. Multiple vehicles in a lower level caught fire, keeping half a dozen crews on the scene for hours, according to releases from the various fire departments called. Cars being moved from the parking lot to allow departments access possibly damaged the hose as many vehicles drove over the Harrisburg Bureau of Fire's hose,…

by Jillian Pikora

06/15/2022

Traffic

Truck Fire Closes Lanes For Miles Along I-81 In Central PA An overturned truck that caught fire has closed all southbound lanes of Interstate 81 for five miles in central Pennsylvania on Wednesday, June 15, according to the state's department of transportation. The truck caught fire around 5 a.m. and has taken hours to put out— leading to northbound rubbernecking and major slow downs, PennDOT officials say. The crash and fire happened in the southbound bound lanes between Exit: PA 39 - MANADA HILL/HERSHEY and Exit 72: PAXTONIA/LINGLESTOWN, according to PennDOT. All southbound lanes remained closed as of 9:30 a.m. No injuries have been reported, a…

by Jillian Pikora

06/15/2022

News

18-Year-Old Drowned At Codorus State Park ID'd As Maryland Man: Coroner The 18-year-old who drowned at Codorus State Park has been identified by the York County coroner's office. Jedaiah Silvanus-Lim, of Silver Springs, Maryland, was with "a small group of young people" who had been on a walk at the park when they decided to go for a swim on Tuesday, June 14, the coroner's release states. He was having difficulty swimming and went under the water, according to the release. A park ranger was called and they called 911, and emergency responders arrived at for the water rescue at the park in West Manheim Township around 5:20 p.m., authorities say. Silvanus-Lim w…

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06/14/2022

News

Missing Girl Found Safe In Central PA: Police UPDATE: Jaylynn Smith "has been located and safely returned home without incident," police say. The Susquehanna Township police thank the public for their help. ORIGINAL: A girl has gone missing from his central Pennsylvania home, police say. Jaylynn Smith was first reported missing at 6:45 p.m. on Saturday, June 11, according to a release by the Susquehanna Township police department. No description of the girl or additional information was released. Anyone who sees her or knows of her whereabouts is asked to call the Susquehanna Township Police Department…

by Jillian Pikora

06/14/2022

News

Five PA Members Of Two Motorcycle Gangs Stopped With Illegal Weapons In NY: State Police Half a dozen members of the Infamous Ryders and La Familia motorcycle gangs have been arrested after they were found with illegal weapons during routine traffic stops on Sunday, Jun 12, authorities say. New York State Troopers stopped the first group on Upper Front Street in the town of Chenango after observing vehicle and traffic violations. Some of the weapons and La Familia Motorcycle Gang jackets that were seized by the NY state police.New York state police During the trooper's investigation, they found two men from the La Familia Motorcycle Gang were in possession of several ille…

by Jillian Pikora

06/14/2022

Police & Fire

Group Assaulted, Stabbed Person At Popular Swimming Hole PA State Police Say A cash reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of four people who assaulted and stabbed a person at a popular central Pennsylvania swimming hole, police say. Two victims were approached by a group of four, two White women and two Black men, while returning to their vehicles after swimming in the swimming hole that leads to an area where you can jump from cliffs into the Susquehanna River at Benton Hollow Road, Drumore Township, Lancaster County on May 3, according to the release by Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers citing PSP Troop J. As the victims approached a sm…

by Jillian Pikora

06/14/2022

News

Boy, 15, Goes Missing From Central PA Home: Police A 15-year-old boy has gone missing from his central Pennsylvania home, police say. Maurice Marshall has been reported missing from his home in the 100 block of East Penn Street, according to a release by the Carlisle police department. Marshall is described as being 6 feet tall and weighing approximately 180 lbs, police say. He was last seen wearing a black and gray jacket, black short-sleeved shirt, and navy blue running pants, according to the release. Anyone who knows his whereabouts is asked to call the Carlisle police at 717-243-5252.

by Jillian Pikora

06/14/2022

Police & Fire

‘Naked Man Call’ At Central PA Hotel Police Say A hotel manager called the police on an allegedly naked man in the lobby, but police found a different situation, authorities say. Northern Lancaster County Region police were called to “ reports of a male guest running around the lobby of the Hotel naked” at the Holiday Inn Express located at 101 Crosswinds Drive in Lititz, Warwick Township at 7:30 a.m. on Monday, June 13, according to a release by the department. When police officers arrived they found a man wearing underwear and a bathrobe. The man told them the toilet in the room he was staying in had overflowed— flooding the hotel r…

by Jillian Pikora

06/14/2022

Police & Fire

Men Wanted For Multi-State Scam Involving Thousands In Jewelry, Cash Starting At PA Kohl's Two men seem to be taking Kohl's cash literally rather than a department store coupon, as they to appear be a part of a multi-state scam involving thousands of dollars of jewelry and cash at Kohl’s, police say. The unidentified two men pictured purchased $2,180 of jewelry from the department store in Harrisburg on June, 3, according to a release by Lower Paxton Township police. “When paying the males performed a quick change scam by confusing the cashier and were able to leave the store with an additional $1,000 in cash,” the police state in the release. Since the time of the …

by Jillian Pikora

06/14/2022

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