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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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Police & Fire
Missing Maryland Boy Found Safe: Police Missing Maryland Boy Found Safe: Police
Missing Maryland Boy Found Safe: Police Update: Maxx Geiger has been found safe, according to the police. #UPDATE Maxx and Christopher Geiger have been located unharmed. The Amber Alert for Maxx Geiger has been cancelled. Thank you to everyone in the public who assisted @mdsp in this case. pic.twitter.com/2pNLSqSaYF — MD State Police (@MDSP) April 12, 2022 Original: A missing 12-year-old from Maryland is believed to have been kidnapped and taken to Pennsylvania, according to multiple media outlets. #AMBERAlert On behalf of @mdsp Westminster Barrack, an Amber Alert is being activated for Maxx Riley Geiger, 12. Last seen w…

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by Jillian Pikora & David Cifarelli
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Road Service Techician Helping Disabled Vehicle Killed In Crash On I-81 In Central PA Road Service Techician Helping Disabled Vehicle Killed In Crash On I-81 In Central PA
Road Service Techician Helping Disabled Vehicle Killed In Crash On I-81 In Central PA Update: More details, including the name of the man killed, have been released. Click here to read the new information. Original: A road technician was killed in a crash in central Pennsylvania along Interstate 81 on Monday, Apr. 11, according to state police. The crash happened on I-81 Southbound at mile marker 65.5, Susquehanna Township around 9 a.m., according to a release by Pennsylvania state police A 2007 Nissan Diesel driven by Syla James Pope was disabled on the side of the road and a road service technician came to assist him in a 2012 Ford F350, the release shows. A 2019 Dodge…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Target Human Trafficking Story Faked On Facebook By PA Woman: Police Target Human Trafficking Story Faked On Facebook By PA Woman: Police
Target Human Trafficking Story Faked On Facebook By PA Woman: Police A Pennsylvania woman's social post about an attempted human trafficking incident was fabricated, according to the police. The unidentified woman posted on Facebook that a Swatara Township resident was nearly kidnapped while at the Target on High Pointe Boulevard in Swatara Township on Mar. 31, according to a release by area police. This social media post included the following: "psa ladies.. so earlier today my sister was at Target off Eisenhower. A cop was in the parking lot and approached her. He asked if she had put a pc of white tape on her tail light. She said no. There was also an…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Intoxicated PA Man With Armed With Cooking Spray Threatens To Burn Down House: Police Intoxicated PA Man With Armed With Cooking Spray Threatens To Burn Down House: Police
Intoxicated PA Man With Armed With Cooking Spray Threatens To Burn Down House: Police What sounds like a romantic dinner date with home cooking and roses, turned violent in central Pennsylvania on Sunday, Apr. 10, police say. Carlisle Borough police were called to the 1st block of West Ridge Street for an active domestic incident around midnight, the department explained in a release on Monday. Rasheek Feaster, 42, of Harrisburg, called the police stating "that he was struck in the face by a female in the residence," police say. Upon investigation, police discovered Feaster "was intoxicated and was the primary aggressor in the argument," as stated in the release. At one…

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by Jillian Pikora
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50 People Displaced By Apartment Fire In Central PA 50 People Displaced By Apartment Fire In Central PA
50 People Displaced By Apartment Fire In Central PA Fifty people were displaced from their homes due to an apartment fire in central Pennsylvania on Sunday, Apr. 10, according to the American Red Cross of Greater Pennsylvania. Crews were called to reports of a fire in the 700 block of Garden Drive in Harrisburg around 9 a.m., according to the American Red Cross. Twelve apartments in the building were affected and 48 people were originally reported as displaced— although that number was later increased to 50, according to the ARC. The displaced received meals, blankets, and other emergency needs by the Red Cross at the Chambers Hill fire de…

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by Jillian Pikora
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One Dead In Pair Of Multi-Vehicle Crashes On I-81 One Dead In Pair Of Multi-Vehicle Crashes On I-81
One Dead In Pair Of Multi-Vehicle Crashes On I-81 One person died in a pair of multi-vehicle crashes on Interstate 81 Monday, April 11, closing all lanes along the portion of the highway, authorities said. The first crash involves a box truck on a bridge in the southbound lanes at Exit 65 - US 11/US 15, although both directions of traffic have been halted around 9:30 a.m., according to PennDOT. Traffic has been redirected at Exit 66 and the public has been urged to avoid the area. DAUPHIN CO: 81 southbound is closed at mile marker 65.5 for a crash. Traffic is being detoured off exit 66. Avoid the area. — Trooper Megan Ammerman (@PSPTr…

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by Jillian Pikora
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PA Sheetz Evacuated Over Bomb Threat: Police PA Sheetz Evacuated Over Bomb Threat: Police
PA Sheetz Evacuated Over Bomb Threat: Police A bomb threat forced a Pennsylvania Sheetz to be evacuated on Sunday, April 10, police say. Lower Paxton Township police were called to a report of a bomb threat at the Sheetz located at  2300 Colonial Road at the intersection with Linglestown Road around 6 p.m., the department said in a release on Monday. "As a result of this threat, Sheetz employees and customers were forced to evacuate the store," police say. The department "immediately opened an investigation into this incident," as stated in the release. They determined a juvenile made the call as a "prank," according to the rel…

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by Jillian Pikora
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PA Man Killed Woman With Sword During Drug-Related Argument, Left Body For Days: Report PA Man Killed Woman With Sword During Drug-Related Argument, Left Body For Days: Report
PA Man Killed Woman With Sword During Drug-Related Argument, Left Body For Days: Report A 21-year-old Pennsylvania man said he used a large sword to kill a 43-year-old woman during an argument over drugs and then left her body inside of his home for days, the Daily Item reports citing a criminal complaint. Rhonda Pearce reportedly threatened to call police during the argument before Corey Quincy killed her in Shamokin, the outlet said citing court papers. Police were called to Quincy's home Friday when his dad called police worried about his well-being. When police arrived, officers asked if Pearce was there, too. Quincy directed authorities upstairs, where they found her body…

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by Cecilia Levine
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PA Man With Child Porn Wanted By Police, $2K Reward Offered PA Man With Child Porn Wanted By Police, $2K Reward Offered
PA Man With Child Porn Wanted By Police, $2K Reward Offered A man allegedly in possession of child pornography is wanted by police in central Pennsylvania. The Lower Paxton Township police department is asking the public for help locating Christopher Andrew Unger, 49, of Harrisburg. The warrant was issued on felony charges for Unlawful Use of a Computer and Possession of Child Pornography, court records show. A $2,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of Unger by the Dauphin County Crime Stoppers. Anyone with information should please contact Det. Dan Smeck at 717-554-1341.

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Knife Wielding NC Woman Makes Threats At PA Hotel: Police Knife Wielding NC Woman Makes Threats At PA Hotel: Police
Knife Wielding NC Woman Makes Threats At PA Hotel: Police A North Carolina woman threatened another guest at a Pennsylvania hotel with a knife, police say. East Pennsboro Township police were called to "an active fight at the Comfort Suites" located at 100 Bar South Drive, Camp Hill on around 3:30 p.m. Mar. 29, the department stated in a release on Apr. 7. When officers arrived, the victim told them they had been "threatened with a knife and a prohibited offensive weapon," as stated in the release.  The suspect, Lakasia Shanea Lynch, 20, of North Carolina, was arrested and briefly held in the Cumberland County Prison until she posted $5,000 …

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