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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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Memorial For Councilman Shot Dead At PSE&G Will Help Daughter Through College In PA Memorial For Councilman Shot Dead At PSE&G Will Help Daughter Through College In PA
Memorial For Councilman Shot Dead At PSE&G Will Help Daughter Through College In PA A former PSE&G employee shot and killed his supervisor outside the utility company's Somerset County facility on Wednesday, Feb. 8,  authorities say.  But this "one-of-a-kind" man's legacy will live on through his daughter, according to his family. Russell "Russ" D. Heller, 51-year-old councilman in Milford, NJ, was gunned down by 58-year-old Gary T. Curtis on Weston Canal Road in Franklin Township shortly after 7 a.m. Feb. 8, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said. Curtis soon turned the gun on himself, and both men died the same day, as Daily Voice previously reported.  H…

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Child Assaulted By 77-Year-Old Mount Joy Man, Police Say Child Assaulted By 77-Year-Old Mount Joy Man, Police Say
Child Assaulted By 77-Year-Old Mount Joy Man, Police Say A child under the age of 13 was sexually assaulted by a 77-year-old man, authorities announced on Tuesday, February 14, 2023. Roscoe M. Geib, of Mount Joy, " inappropriate comments and touched the victim in an inappropriate manner," while the young child was in his care, borough police allege.  Following an investigation, Geib was charged with indecent assault, unlawful contact with a minor, and corruption of minors police say and court documents confirm. His arraignment was pending at the time of publication so no additional details were available.

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Bruised Infant Found 'Facedown In Bathtub' After Mom Leaves Son With BF, PA State Police Say Bruised Infant Found 'Facedown In Bathtub' After Mom Leaves Son With BF, PA State Police Say
Bruised Infant Found 'Facedown In Bathtub' After Mom Leaves Son With BF, PA State Police Say A central Pennsylvania man is behind bars after an infant "was found face down in a bathtub," authorities detail in court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  An unnamed woman had left the 1-year-old boy in the care of her 25-year-old boyfriend Dontae Thomas in her apartment in the 1000 block of Hill Street in Chester Borough on Friday, February 10, Trooper Matthew Peacock explains in the affidavit of probable cause citing an interview Pennsylvania state police had with Thomas.  That morning, Thomas had been in bed with the infant when he noticed blood coming from the child's mouth…

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No Suspect After Four Students Shot At High School In Pittsburgh, Authorities Say (UPDATE) No Suspect After Four Students Shot At High School In Pittsburgh, Authorities Say (UPDATE)
No Suspect After Four Students Shot At High School In Pittsburgh, Authorities Say (Update) Four students were shot outside of Westinghouse Academy in Pittsburgh's Homewood neighborhood, Pittsburgh public safety officials announced on Tuesday, Feb. 14. just before 2:25 p.m. Ten rounds were fired  during school dismal in the 1100 block of North Murtland Street, Pittsburgh police say.  Officers arrived on the scene in just over one minute dinding three  gunshot victims. Pittsburgh EMS Medic units 5, 11, and 12 transported them  to the hospital, police explain in an updated release the following morning.  A fourth victim was taken to the hospital in a p…

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Allegheny County Controller Employee Sent Nudes To 8th-Grade Boy Through Snapchat: Police Allegheny County Controller Employee Sent Nudes To 8th-Grade Boy Through Snapchat: Police
Allegheny County Controller Employee Sent Nudes To 8th-Grade Boy Through Snapchat: Police A 15-year-old boy was sent more than 25 nude images and videos by an Allegheny County Controller's office employee, police allege in court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  While working as an accounting department employee for the Allegheny Controller's office, 25-year-old Cam Zmenkowski, sent "sexually explicit messages and sexual assaults occurred over the past several months," county officials stated in a release on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023.  Allegheny County Police detectives and Indiana Township Police served a sealed search warrant at the residence of Zmenkowski, locat…

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Got Him! Chambersburg Convict Who Cut Off His Ankle Monitor Arrested, Police Say Got Him! Chambersburg Convict Who Cut Off His Ankle Monitor Arrested, Police Say
Got Him! Chambersburg Convict Who Cut Off His Ankle Monitor Arrested, Police Say UPDATE: Pedro Luis Medina De Leon was arrested in the morning of Thursday, February 16, 2023, Chambersburg police said in an updated release. No additional information was provided and his court docket had yet to be updated at the time of publication. ORIGINAL: A probationer and former convict is on the loose after he cut off his ankle monitor, authorities say.  While under supervised release, 23-year-old Pedro Luis Medina De Leon cut off his ankle monitor sometime on Jan. 30., according to the Chambersburg Borough police department's release on Thursday, Feb 9.  He w…

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Woman Beats Man With Wood, Sprays Him With Aersol, Police In Lancaster Say Woman Beats Man With Wood, Sprays Him With Aersol, Police In Lancaster Say
Woman Beats Man With Wood, Sprays Him With Aersol, Police In Lancaster Say A domestic violence incident involving construction equipment has landed a 31-year-old woman with charges, authorities announced on Tuesday, February 14, 2023.  Mariya Y. Gortman, of the Denver/Reinholds area, was arrested after police arrived at the scene of a reported domestic dispute and "found evidence that she sprayed the victim in the face with an aerosol can and struck him several times with a piece of wood, causing injuries," East Cocalico Police state in the release. The incident on Feb. 9 led to police charging Gortman with simple assault and harassment, according to court do…

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Bomb Said To Explode In Two Hours Leads Police To Evacuate Harrisburg School: Authorities Bomb Said To Explode In Two Hours Leads Police To Evacuate Harrisburg School: Authorities
Bomb Said To Explode In Two Hours Leads Police To Evacuate Harrisburg School: Authorities Students and staff were rushed to another nearby school after a bomb threat was called into Capital Academy on Tuesday, February 14, 2023, around 7 a.m., authorities say.  Everyone at the school in the 1400 block of Cameron Street was rushed to the nearby Downey School after a bomb was reportedly set to go off by 9 a.m., City of Harrisburg Director of Communications Matt Maisel said in a release around 11:30 a.m. School officials called 911 about the threat at around 7:28 a.m., according to the release.  "Police got to the scene around 7:30 a.m., and a K9 team swept the property …

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Wanted Drunk Chambersburg Mom Endangers Infant Son While Resisting Arrest, Police Say Wanted Drunk Chambersburg Mom Endangers Infant Son While Resisting Arrest, Police Say
Wanted Drunk Chambersburg Mom Endangers Infant Son While Resisting Arrest, Police Say An 11-month-old boy was put in danger when his mother drove drunk, authorities say. His 28-year-old mom, Kimberly Ramos Negron of Chambersburg was stopped by police on a warrant for her arrested when they found her intoxicated with her infant in the back seat on Saturday, February 11, 2023, at 2:13 a.m., according to a release by the Chambersburg police department.   During an investigation, the officers confirmed that she had been driving while intoxicated. Then  Ramos Negron "actively resisted officers while attempting to take her into custody for her active arrest warrant…

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Woman Bites Man's Earlobe Off In Lititz Parking Lot, Police Say Woman Bites Man's Earlobe Off In Lititz Parking Lot, Police Say
Woman Bites Man's Earlobe Off In Lititz Parking Lot, Police Say A man has had emergency ear surgery after a woman assaulted him in a parking lot in Lititz, authorities say.  The unidentified man was having an argument with 22-year-old Skylar Peiffer of Lancaster after leaving a party and a "night of drinking" in Lebanon City and heading towards Lancaster. When the fight became physical, the driver pulled over into the parking lot at High Spring Water located at 727 Furnace Hills Pike, Lititz on Sunday, February 12, 2023, at 3:13 a.m., according to multiple police releases the following day by the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Depart…

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