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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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Road Rage: Driver Points Gun At MA Man On I-81 In PA, State Police Say Road Rage: Driver Points Gun At MA Man On I-81 In PA, State Police Say
Road Rage: Driver Points Gun At MA Man On I-81 In PA, State Police Say A man from Massachusetts says another driver pointed a gun at him along Interstate 81 in Pennsylvania, according to state police. The alleged road rage incident happened on I-81 southbound near mile marker 72 around 4 p.m. on Friday, Apr. 15, according to the release by Pennsylvania state police. The white man who pointed the gun was driving a "2007 body style Honda Pilot with a Pennsylvania registration of LRL7913," as stated in the release. The investigation of the incident is ongoing. Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact Pennsylvania state police.

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PA Man Who Illegally Reentered The US Nabbed With Illegal Firearm: USDOJ PA Man Who Illegally Reentered The US Nabbed With Illegal Firearm: USDOJ
PA Man Who Illegally Reentered The US Nabbed With Illegal Firearm: Usdoj A 30-year-old Harrisburg man is heading to prison after he illegally reentered the US, but he wasn’t initially caught on those charges, according to a release by the US Department of Justice. Luis Miguel Mejia-Lugo fraudulently used the identity of a United States citizen, including a counterfeit social security card, to obtain a Pennsylvania Driver’s License— using the license to purchase a firearm, US Attorney John C. Gurganus says. He was found with the gun and arrested in Hazleton on Apr. 29, 2020, Gurganus says in the release. Mejia-Lugo had previously been deported as an “alien w…

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PA Man, 57, Admits To Sexually Assaulting 8-Year-Old Girl, Police Say PA Man, 57, Admits To Sexually Assaulting 8-Year-Old Girl, Police Say
PA Man, 57, Admits To Sexually Assaulting 8-Year-Old Girl, Police Say A 57-year-old Pennsylvania man has admitted to sexually assaulting an 8-year-old girl, police say. Lower Allen Township police were notified that an 8-year-old girl female "had disclosed during a forensic interview at the Children's Advocacy Center that she had been sexually assaulted," around 12:30 p.m. on Mar. 23, the department stated in a release. The girl "was able to describe the details of the assault" and identified her assailant as Benjamin Phillip Banks, 57, Camp Hill, police say. Investigators meet with Banks and during the course of an interview, he "admitted to performing th…

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Firearms Stolen From Central PA Apartment: Police Firearms Stolen From Central PA Apartment: Police
Firearms Stolen From Central PA Apartment: Police Two men pried their way into a central Pennsylvania apartment and stole firearms, police say.  The Northern York County Regional police are investigating the burglary of those guns that happened in the 700 block of South Mountain Road at the Highland Park apartment complex in Franklin Township around 11 a.m. on Mar. 30, according to a release by the department. The men were seen by surveillance camera— two breaking in, while a third man waited in a tan Honda Accord with stickers on it and a dent behind the gas cap— police said in the release with stills from the video. The reported st…

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Business
PA Massage Therapist Sexually Assaulted Customers: Police PA Massage Therapist Sexually Assaulted Customers: Police
PA Massage Therapist Sexually Assaulted Customers: Police A woman was sexually assaulted during a massage at a Nature’s Bliss Therapy Studio in Pennsylvania, police say. The assault happened at the studio located at 1319 Baltimore Street Hanover,  Nov. 5, 2021, according to a release by Penn Township police. The victim contacted police about the incident on Apr. 4, the release shows. Aaron Korycki, 29, of Hanover, was charged with indecent assault and harassment by police. As soon as the business owner learned about the allegations "Korycki was quickly terminated and a complaint was filed with the Pennsylvania State Board of Massage Therapy…

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Harry Potter Star Rupert Grint Spotted During Magical Engagement Photo Session In Pennsylvania Harry Potter Star Rupert Grint Spotted During Magical Engagement Photo Session In Pennsylvania
Harry Potter Star Rupert Grint Spotted During Magical Engagement Photo Session In Pennsylvania Love is as magical as Harry Potter, but it was still a surprise for one Pennsylvania couple when the actor who famously starred as Potter's best friend Ron Weasley, Rupert Grint, was spotted during their engagement photo session. Local photographer Lauren Bliss was in downtown Lancaster photographing Morgan Black and Ryan Mihoci when they spotted Grint walking around the square with his wife, Georgia Groome, and their young daughter around at about 5 p.m on Wednesday, Apr. 13, according to multiple media outlets. Grint posed for a photo with the couple before heading to dinner at the Shot …

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PA Dad Killed Over Car Parts: Police PA Dad Killed Over Car Parts: Police
PA Dad Killed Over Car Parts: Police A fight over car parts led to the death of a central Pennsylvania dad, WGAL News 8 reports citing Conewago Township police. *** Community Update*** Please be advised that the Conewago Township Police Department has made an arrest in the Linden... Posted by Conewago Township Police Department on Friday, April 15, 2022 Michael Deyton, 42, of Hanover, was shot during the argument with Nicholas Nazario, 39, also of Hanover, in the 600 block of Linden Avenue between Washington and Maple streets shortly after 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Apr. 14, according to the police. Deyton died at Wellspan …

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270 Gallons Of Gas Pilfered In Pennsylvania, Police Say 270 Gallons Of Gas Pilfered In Pennsylvania, Police Say
270 Gallons Of Gas Pilfered In Pennsylvania, Police Say Two hundred and seventy gallons of gasoline were stolen from a commercial property in central Pennsylvania, police say The Northern Lancaster County Regional police are investigating after the gas was removed from the private commercial site on Fruitville Pike in the area of Bucknoll Road and Sego Sago Road, according to a release by the department. The gasoline was valued at over $800 at the time it was originally delivered. The tank was locked but the suspect or suspects cut them. Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact the police.

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Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey Has COVID-19 Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey Has COVID-19
Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey Has Covid-19 The Mayor of Pittsburgh has announced that he has COVID-19. Mayor Ed Gainey tested positive for COVID-19 and is in isolation at home as of Friday morning, according to a release from the city. Gainey is fully vaccinated and boosted, according to the release. He has only been experiencing minor symptoms, the mayor's office explains. Gainey will be fulfilling his duties from home as he follows recommended guidelines from the CDC and Health Department, according to the mayor's staff. “I’m thankful for the protection provided by the vaccine and boosters and I hope my diagnosis can serve as …

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Obituaries
PA Dad Shot Dead Outside His Home, Coroner Says PA Dad Shot Dead Outside His Home, Coroner Says
PA Dad Shot Dead Outside His Home, Coroner Says A Pennsylvania dad has died following a shooting on Thursday, Apr. 14, according to a release by the coroner's office. Michael Denton, 42, of Hanover, was shot in "an altercation with another individual… outside of his home," the York County coroner's office states in the release. Following the shooting, he was rushed from his home in Adams County to Wellspan York Hospital— where he was declared deceased at 6:44 p.m., according to the coroner's office. His cause and manner of death will be officially released following an autopsy at Lehigh Valley Hospital on Friday, Apr. 15. Deyton grew-u…

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