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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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Dating App Nightmare Had Neighbors Hearing Screams After PA Man Imprisoned Woman In Apartment Dating App Nightmare Had Neighbors Hearing Screams After PA Man Imprisoned Woman In Apartment
Dating App Nightmare Had Neighbors Hearing Screams After PA Man Imprisoned Woman In Apartment A Pennsylvania woman's screams rang out alarming "a large number of residents" in one neighborhood— as she attempted to escape from a dating app meetup gone terribly wrong on Tuesday, Mar. 29, police say. The woman had met her captor on the TAGGED dating app earlier in the month and had planned to meet him after "they talked and chatted socially for a few weeks," police stated in a release. They met at the man's apartment in Highspire where he invited her in, "and things changed dramatically and very quickly," police say.   The man became hostile and blocked her exit from the apa…

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Taxi Cab Driver's Killer Arrested In Targeted PA Amtrak Shooting Had Killed Before: Police Taxi Cab Driver's Killer Arrested In Targeted PA Amtrak Shooting Had Killed Before: Police
Taxi Cab Driver's Killer Arrested In Targeted PA Amtrak Shooting Had Killed Before: Police An arrest has been made in connection with the death of a 59-year-old taxi cab driver who was found shot outside an Amtrak station in what police are calling a targeted killing on Sunday. Kenneth Cobb died at an area hospital after he was shot by Hezekiah F. Campbell outside the Amtrak station in Harrisburg near 4th and Chestnut streets around 9:30 p.m. on Mar. 27, police say. When police searched Campbell’s home, they found a Smith & Wesson 9-millimeter gun, a loaded magazine, an empty magazine, loose copper-washed ammunition cartridges, and clothing similar to what the shooter was wea…

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Missing Man, 64, Found Safe In Central PA: Police Missing Man, 64, Found Safe In Central PA: Police
Missing Man, 64, Found Safe In Central PA: Police UPDATE: Richard Smith, 64, of Swatara Township has been found safe, according to Swatara Township police. ORIGINAL: Have you seen this man? Police are searching for a 64-year-old man who went missing from his home. Richard Smith, of Swatara Township, has been reported as missing on Wednesday, Mar. 30, police say. Smith was last seen in the area of Downtown Daily Bread in the 200 block of South Street in Harrisburg, police said. He is described as being He is 6'3" tall, weighs approximately 265 lbs, and was last seen wearing a brown plaid jacket, green hat, blue sweatpants, and blue Und…

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Schools
Child Arrested On His Way To School With Gun In PA, Police Say Child Arrested On His Way To School With Gun In PA, Police Say
Child Arrested On His Way To School With Gun In PA, Police Say A 14-year-old boy was arrested on his way to school with a gun, according to police. The unnamed William Penn high school student was spotted hiding a firearm in the 200 block of West Princess Street before going to school on Wednesday, Mar. 30, York City police state in a release. He was seen by York City detectives, who were in the area as part of increased surveillance details around school campuses following a spike in violence in the city. Less than a week before this incident a fellow student Malaki Beady, 17, was shot dead in the Penn Park across the street from the school and anot…

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‘Inappropriate Touching’ Between Students Prompts PA State Police Investigation ‘Inappropriate Touching’ Between Students Prompts PA State Police Investigation
‘Inappropriate Touching’ Between Students Prompts PA State Police Investigation Unwanted touches between two high school students have led to a Pennsylvania state police investigation.  State police were called to a harassment complaint at Boiling Springs High School on Wednesday, Mar. 23, according to a release by police.  A 16-year-old girl told police that another student “touched her inappropriately” twice that day, once around 11:45 a.m. and against 12:15 p.m., the release states.  Pennsylvania state police continue to investigate this incident. 

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6 Killed, 80 Vehicles Towed From I-81 Snow Squall Crash: PA State Police 6 Killed, 80 Vehicles Towed From I-81 Snow Squall Crash: PA State Police
6 Killed, 80 Vehicles Towed From I-81 Snow Squall Crash: PA State Police The crash on Interstate 81 that was caused by a snow squall on Monday, is now know to have led to the deaths of 6 people and involved 80 vehicles, according to Pennsylvania state police Trooper Boehm. The vehicles included 39 commercial and 41 passenger vehicles on Mar. 28, Boehm says. Twenty-four people were injured in the crash and people who were able to walk away from their vehicles were taken by Schuylkill County Transportation Service buses to Wegman's Distribution Center to be reunited with their families, according to an updated release by Pennsylvania state police. The identifies …

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Man Shot Dead On Central PA Street: Police Man Shot Dead On Central PA Street: Police
Man Shot Dead On Central PA Street: Police A 48-year-old man was shot dead on a Pennsylvania street early Wednesday morning, according to police. York City police were called to a reported shooting in the rear of the 700 block of West Philadelphia Street at approximately 12:44 a.m. on Mar. 30, according to a release by the department. Upon arrival, officers found the man shot dead, police say. The York County coroner's office confirmed the death and officially pronounced the man deceased at 1:25 a.m. Police continue to investigate this deadly shooting. Anyone with information is asked to contact the York City police department by…

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Police & Fire
I-81 Reopens 40 Hours After 50+ Car Crash I-81 Reopens 40 Hours After 50+ Car Crash
I-81 Reopens 40 Hours After 50+ Car Crash After a snow squall led to a massive crash on Interstate 81— killing three people and injuring 24— the road closed, but just after midnight on Wednesday, Mar. 30, it reopened, according to Pennsylvania state police Trooper Boehm. I 81 NB at the crash scene was opened just after midnight. — Trooper Beohm (@PSPTroopLPIO) March 30, 2022 The road had closed so victims could be searched for, the crash could be reconstructed and documented for police purposes, and to tow the vehicles, state officials told Daily Voice on Tuesday. After the vehicles were removed it became clear that the road i…

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Firefighter Hit, Dragged By Hose After PA Woman Drives Over It: Police Firefighter Hit, Dragged By Hose After PA Woman Drives Over It: Police
Firefighter Hit, Dragged By Hose After PA Woman Drives Over It: Police A 63-year-old woman has been charged after she drove over a fire hose— knocking it into a firefighter and dragging him behind her vehicle, according to Chambersburg police. The police were called to an accident involving a firefighter around 7 a.m. on Tuesday, Mar. 29, according to the release. Upon arrival police discovered Wendy Zuch Lee,  driving over the hose while "at an active fire scene," police noted. "The hose became stuck under her vehicle, which caused the hose to knock over and drag a firefighter," police say. The firefighter's injuries were minor and they have since be…

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PA Woman Who Drove Over Fiance Accused Of Attempted Homicide PA Woman Who Drove Over Fiance Accused Of Attempted Homicide
PA Woman Who Drove Over Fiance Accused Of Attempted Homicide A 44-year-old Pennsylvania woman is accused of running over her fiance after an argument, according to a release by police. Pittsburgh Police were called to crash into a fence in the 100 block of Knox Avenue for on Friday, March 25 around 11:45 p.m., police say. When officers arrived, Tina McAfee was standing next to a wrecked vehicle, according to the release. During the investigation, the man— later identified as her fiance, as reported by multiple media outlets, was found injured on Grape Street, police say. The man received care inside a nearby home while explaining to officials that…

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