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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.

Jillian Pikora's Contributions

Police & Fire

Stabbing Suspect ID'd, Charged In York: Police UPDATE: Richard Moore, 45, was identified as the man pictured and arrested in connection with the stabbing on Saturday, March 11, 2023, according to York City police. ORIGINAL: A woman was stabbed in York City on Friday, March 10, 2023, police say. The 41-year-old woman was stabbed by the man pictured in the 500 block of West Market Street at approximately 1:25 p.m., police say. Her injuries are not life-threatening, according to the police. Contact the police if you know this man, have knowledge of his whereabouts or have information to share with detectives abou…

by Jillian Pikora

03/10/2023

News

'Long Argument' Ends With Deadly Lebanon Shooting: Police A “long and ongoing argument” between two men came to its deadly conclusion on Thursday, March 9, 2023, authorities announced the following day. Jean Ortiz-Rivera, 30, of Lebanon, was in the 900 block of Lehman Street shot just before 5 p.m. and was taken to a Dauphin County hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to area police. His autopsy is scheduled for Saturday in Lehigh County, Lebanon City police said. Juan D. Rodriguez, 31, also of Lebanon, was identified as the shooter by both witnesses and surveillance camera footage, according to the police release. He ha…

by Jillian Pikora

03/10/2023

Obituaries

Shot Teen ID'd After Cardiac Arrest Turned Homicide In York: Authorities A 19-year-old man who filled his friend's hearts with joy and his family with laughter was found shot to death at the scene of a reported cardiac arrest, authorities say. Jandel Cruz was found dead at the scene in the 700 block of Kelly Drive in York City at 7 a.m. on Wednesday, March 8th, 2023, according to a release by city police at 2:45 p.m. the following day. His death was certified at 7:55 a.m. by Chief Deputy Coroner Tania Zech, according to a release by the York County Coroner's Office on Friday, March 10. His autopsy on Thursday, March 9, determined his cause of death to be a …

by Jillian Pikora

03/10/2023

News

'Male Exotic Dancer' Arrested For Homicide Attempt In Harrisburg: Authorities Someone was sitting in their car when a self-described "male exotic dancer" opened fire at them on Saturday, March 4, 2023, around 9 p.m., authorities say. David Anthony Chase, 35, of Harrisburg was arrested in connection with the shooting in the 200 block of Verbeke Street, Harrisburg on Thursday, March 9, City Police say. The driver was the only person in the car when it was shot multiple times, according to the police release. During the investigation, multiple spent shell casings were recovered in the area of Verbeke and Susquehanna streets. Chase was spotte…

by Jillian Pikora

03/10/2023

News

'Armed And Dangerous' Convict With Record In Six PA Counties Wanted, $4k Reward Offered: Police A convict with a knife assaulted, choked, and threatened a person in Harrisburg, Dauphin County Crime Stoppers announced on Thursday, March 9. Warren James Mayo, 59, attacked someone in the late hours of March 5 into the early hours of March 6, according to the release. Additional details about the incident were not released. Mayo has an extensive record of crimes in Dauphin, Cumberland, Berks, Schuylkill, Lebanon, and York counties. His first conviction for drug possession resulted in a year of probation in 1989 in Schuylkill County. Since then, he has been in and out of court…

by Jillian Pikora

03/09/2023

Schools

Man Who Told Elementary Students He Knew Their Mom Not Creeper, Chambersburg Police Say A stranger danger incident that was reported by two elementary school students in Chambersburg on March 8, 2023, is not a concern, police say. The man pictured supposedly had approached the two youngsters heading to Andrew Buchanan Elementary School around 8:40 a.m., according to the police release. He "reportedly told the young students their mother requested he walk them to school, but the mother of these students indicated she did not request this, and she was unsure who the person was," police said on March 9. Prior to approaching the students on South Sixth Stre…

by Jillian Pikora

03/09/2023

Police & Fire

36-Year-Old Passenger ID'd After Deadly In Crash Into Tree: Pennsylvania State Police A 36-year-old woman has died at a Central Pennsylvania hospital following a crash into a tree, authorities say. Kelly Jo Swartz of Mount Holly Springs was riding with a 40-year-old man when he lost control of his vehicle going west on Pine Road, near North Dickinson School Road in Dickinson Township around 11:15 a.m. on Wednesday, March 8, 2023, authorities say and public records confirm. The vehicle crashed into a tree and sustained heavy damage, according to a state police release the following day. Swartz, "was mechanically extricated and flown via medical helicopter f…

by Jillian Pikora

03/09/2023

Business

Welder Sets Former Employer's Cars On Fire Twice In One Day, Police In LanCo. Say A welder who lost his job apparently wanted his former employee to feel the fire of the fury he was going through, literally— igniting multiple cars on fire, puncturing over 25 tires, and causing property damage to the Lancaster County business, authorities say. The ex-employee, 36-year-old John Derek Hays, 36, of Akron, lost his job at Benjamin Franklin Plumbing & Heating in East Hempfield Township on Monday, March 6, 2023, according to East Hempfield Township Police. In total, 10 vehicles had the tires and two of the vehicles were completely destroyed by the fires at&n…

by Jillian Pikora

03/09/2023

News

Woman With Dementia Goes Missing From Lancaster Home: Police A 64-year-old dementia patient wandered away from her home on Thursday, March 9, 2023, authorities say. Luz Maria Amaro left her residence in the area of the 800 block of Seymour Street and was last seen in the area of Prince and James streets around 8 a.m., according to a release by Lancaster City police. She is wearing "what appears to be a polka dot patterned outfit," the police say. Contact the Lancaster City Police Bureau at 717-735-3300 if you have any information on the whereabouts of Amaro.

by Jillian Pikora

03/09/2023

News

Arson At Shippensburg Sheetz, Police Say A man set a Sheetz in Shippensburg on fire during a burglary on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, authorities say. James Allen Duncan, 30, of Shippensburg, went to the closed Sheetz at 15 North Washington Street and kicked in a side door to enter around 5 p.m. on March 7, 2023, area police stated in a release the following day. Smoke was seen billowing from the building between 10 to 15 minutes after Duncan left it, according to the police. "When the Fire Department arrived they observed Duncan walking East on Martin Ave. toward the Sheetz. Officers came into contact with Duncan at…

by Jillian Pikora

03/08/2023

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