71°

Sunday, may 4

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

Child Sexually Assaults 'Family Pets', Sibling, Police in LanCo. Say. A 14-year-old has been charged with sexually assaulting family pets and a sibling, authorities say. The unnamed Clay Township teen was charged and taken into custody on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, around 2:27 p.m., according to a release the following day by the Northern Lancaster County Regional police department. "The juvenile offender was lodged in secure holding for further evaluation. No further information or details are being released due to the age of the offender," the police say.

by Jillian Pikora

01/27/2023

Police & Fire

Four Hospitalized Following Shooting At Lancaster Co. McDonald's Four people were hospitalized and no one has been arrested following a shooting at a McDonald's near a Lancaster County high school, authorities say. The shooting happened after a fight at the Lancaster McDonald's at 525 North Franklin Street near McCaskey High School on Thursday, January, 26 around 9:20 p.m., Lancaster Bureau of police say. "Four shooting victims arrived at a local hospital via private means," the police stated in an updated release the following morning. "All four had suffered non-life-threatening injuries." This was not "a random act" and the police do…

by Jillian Pikora

01/27/2023

Police & Fire

Jewelry Heist At Harrisburg Mall, $4k Reward Offered: Police A pre-Christmas jewelry burglary at Harrisburg Mall has police offering a hefty reward. The thefts forcibly entered the S&M Jewelry store in the Harrisburg Mall on December 21, 2022 at approximately 7:30 p.m., according to a release by the Swatara Township police on Jan. 27, 2023. During this burglary, multiple suspects stole an "undetermined amount of jewelry and other items from the within the store," the police say. Dauphin County Crimestoppers is offering a reward of up to $4,000.00 for information leading to the arrest of the individuals involved in this burglary. Any…

by Jillian Pikora

01/27/2023

Police & Fire

Underage Drunk Lititz Man Goes Over 100 MPH In 35 Zone Ejecting Three Passengers, Police Say A 20-year drunk man going 108 miles per hour in a marked 35 zone, sheared off a utility pole and ejected his three passengers, authorities announced in a release on Friday, January 27. Spencer James Campbell of Lititz told the police he "lost control while negotiating a curve in the roadway and hit a utility pole. Campbell did drink alcoholic beverages and has a medical marijuana card. His eyes were glassy during this conversation," according to the release by Manheim Township police. Campbell "hit and sheared a utility pole which caused the backseat passenger to be ejected through th…

by Jillian Pikora

01/27/2023

Police & Fire

Lebanon Man Found With More Than Two Pounds Of Cocaine In York, Police Say A 22-year-old man from Lebanon was found with "over two pounds of cocaine" during a traffic stop in York County, authorities say. Jeffry Miguel Perez-Aquino of Locust Street, Lebanon was stopped in the 100 block of Limekiln Road, New Cumberland on August 9, 2022, at 3:28 p.m. by the Fairview Township police according to a release by the department on January 27, 2023. Perez-Aquino's vehicle was seized and officers conducted a warranted search of his vehicle, where they found the cocaine. He was charged with Possession with Intent to Deliver a C…

by Jillian Pikora

01/27/2023

News

Manheim Family Caught Dealing Thousands Of Grams Of THC, Abusing 18 Animals, Authorities Say A Manheim family of four was caught "dealing marijuana and neglecting several animals" at their home, the Lancaster County District Attorney's office says. Jordan, 24; Austin, 21; Scott, 49; and Heide Breland, 46, all of the 100 block of West Colebrook Street, were arrested following a search warrant executed Jan. 13 at approximately 10:50 a.m. by Members of the Drug Task Force, with the assistance of Manheim Borough Police. The authorities found "3,284 grams of marijuana, two digital gram scales, two boxes of sandwich bags, and used vacuum-sealed bags with marijuana residue. Additionally, …

by Jillian Pikora

01/27/2023

News

SFU Linebackers Raped Virgin In PA Basement, Police Say Two 20-year-old football players from St. Francis University sexually assaulted and raped a woman who had never had sex before in a Pennsylvania basement, authorities detail in court documents obtained by Daily Voice. Marcel Mami, of Fredrick, MD, and Daunte White, of Wharton, NJ, have been arrested following a nearly six-month-long investigation on Tuesday, January 24, Loretto Borough police say. The unnamed Cambria County woman came forward during the summer following the assault during a house party in the borough on February 4, 2022, according to the affidavit of probable cause. The men…

by Jillian Pikora

01/26/2023

News

Man Found With 500+ Child Porn Images, West Earl Twp. Police Say A Lancaster County Man is accused of possessing and distributing hundreds of images of child pornography, authorities say. Adam Michael Lawr Shirk, 33, of Akron, turned himself into the police, with his attorney present, on Jan. 26 at 1:30 p.m., according to the West Earl Township police. Police had been investigating Shirk since they received a cyber tip in the fall and executed a search warrant on Nov. 11, 2022. Afterward, they forensically examined a laptop, tablet computer, and several cellphones they seized and found more than 500 images of child pornograph…

by Jillian Pikora

01/26/2023

Weather

Meteorologists (Not Groundhog) Share Spring Forecast For Mid-Atlantic Region Winter is sticking around, no matter what Punxsutawney Phil prognosticates on Feb. 2, AccuWeather meteorologists say. The middle of January is the halfway point in meteorological winter. Still, meteorologists warn that despite warmer sunny days, outbreaks of cold air and waves of snow may make it feel like winter well into March for Maryland, Pennsylvania, and the entire northeast. Virginia on down the coast is a different story, and is expected to feel "more like spring," AccuWeather’s Long-Range Forecaster Paul Pastelok says. But his team adds that many "Americans ma…

by Jillian Pikora

01/26/2023

News

Woman 'Struck By Multiple Vehicles' Laid Down In The Street, Harrisburg Police Say The woman who died after being hit by "multiple vehicles" in central Pennsylvania on Tuesday, January 24, 2023— committed suicide, authorities announced the following Thursday. The Harrisburg police were called to a report of a pedestrian struck in the 1600 block of State Street around 6 p.m., according to a release by the department the following morning. Upon arrival, the officers found a woman who "had been struck by multiple vehicles," the police state in the release. She was rushed to a local hospital in critical condition and later died as a result of their injuries. …

by Jillian Pikora

01/26/2023

Prev Page 414 of 738 412 413 414 415 416 Next

4,131 - 4,140 of 7,373 articles