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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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Axe-Wielding Masked Ex-Con Attempts To Break Into Pennsylvania Home: Police Axe-Wielding Masked Ex-Con Attempts To Break Into Pennsylvania Home: Police
Axe-Wielding Masked Ex-Con Attempts To Break Into Pennsylvania Home: Police Just days before Halloween a tenant in Ephrata experienced something seemingly out of a horror movie as their screams were the only thing that helped stop the masked former convict who was using an axe to attempt to break into their apartment, authorities announced on Nov. 28.  Keron Diwilliams Shockley, 30, of Leola formerly of Ephrata, was arrested in connection with the incident on Nov. 17, according to Ephrata police and court documents.  Shockley, shockingly attempted to use the axe to break through the windows and door of an apartment in the first block of Washington Ave, Ep…

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Man ID'd Following Deadly Shooting In Lancaster: Police Man ID'd Following Deadly Shooting In Lancaster: Police
Man ID'd Following Deadly Shooting In Lancaster: Police Two people have been shot and one person has died as a result in Lancaster on Monday, Nov. 28.  29-year-old Luis Sanchez of Lancaster County was identified as the victim by his family around 3:30 p.m. that day, according to a release by the police.  Officers with the Lancaster Bureau of police were called to the 100 block of South Prince Street near the Prince of Subs Restaurant at 1:11 a.m., according to a release by the department around 9 a.m. that same day. Upon arrival, the police found the two victims and Emergency Medical Services took them to an area hospital.— where…

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'Santa Claus' Who Sexually Assaulted Child Learns His Fate: Pennsylvania State Police 'Santa Claus' Who Sexually Assaulted Child Learns His Fate: Pennsylvania State Police
'Santa Claus' Who Sexually Assaulted Child Learns His Fate: Pennsylvania State Police It looks like some children in central Pennsylvania may have been visited by a "bad Santa." A 58-year-old man who is known for playing Santa Clause at events in central Pennsylvania has been sentenced to jail, Pennsylvania state police announced on Thanksgiving eve.  John Paul Kruger, of Hanover, has been under investigation for sexually assaulting a minor since 2021, according to an announcement by the state police on Wednesday, Nov. 23. Kruger pled guilty to charges of indecent assault of a person less than 13 and corruption of a minor and was sentenced to 11.5 to 23 months in Adams…

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Homicide Investigation Into Thanksgiving Eve Shooting Outside Harrisburg Church: Police Homicide Investigation Into Thanksgiving Eve Shooting Outside Harrisburg Church: Police
Homicide Investigation Into Thanksgiving Eve Shooting Outside Harrisburg Church: Police One person has died following a shooting on Thanksgiving eve in Harrisburg, according to the police.  The Harrisburg Police were called to "a report of shots fired with a person struck" in the 1600 block of Park Street on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022, around 4 p.m., as stated in a release by the department.  Upon arrival, officers located a man suffering from a gunshot wound(s), as detailed in the release.  The man was transported to a local hospital where he later died from his injuries, according to the release.  "An investigation was immediately initiated and is ongoing…

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PA Mom Who Gave Daughter Fentanyl Posted Bizarre YouTube Video Before Murder-Suicide Attempt PA Mom Who Gave Daughter Fentanyl Posted Bizarre YouTube Video Before Murder-Suicide Attempt
PA Mom Who Gave Daughter Fentanyl Posted Bizarre YouTube Video Before Murder-Suicide Attempt The day before a Pennsylvania mom gave her 8-year-old daughter fentanyl and opiate-laced apple juice (as detailed in court documents obtained by Daily Voice) she posted a bizarre YouTube video. The 8-year-old girl is now in emergency custody of relatives after 29-year-old Skye Contance Naggy allegedly attempted to commit murder-suicide using fentanyl she purchase "on the dark net" because "God told her they would die soon," police detail in court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022.  While searching for Naggy and her daughter on Oct. 25, the police found the laced a…

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No 'Angel' Man Named Angel Charged With Homicide Following Stabbing In Harrisburg: Police No 'Angel' Man Named Angel Charged With Homicide Following Stabbing In Harrisburg: Police
No 'Angel' Man Named Angel Charged With Homicide Following Stabbing In Harrisburg: Police A 32-year-old has been arrested for the deadly stabbing of a 53-year-old in Harrisburg, authorities say in an updated release on Wednesday, Nov. 23.  The unidentified man died at a hospital on Sunday following the stabbing between rows 15 and 16 in Hall Manor, on Saturday, Nov 12, around 4 a.m. according to Lt. Kyle Gautsch. Two other men suffered non-life-threatening injuries, Gautsch said. Angel Echevarria Rivera, of Harrisburg was arrested on Nov. 23. Additional information was not release at the time of publishing.  Anyone with information about the case is asked t…

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Obituaries
PA Mom Of Three Made Tragic Facebook Post The Day Before Crashing Into Tractor-Trailer On I-80 PA Mom Of Three Made Tragic Facebook Post The Day Before Crashing Into Tractor-Trailer On I-80
PA Mom Of Three Made Tragic Facebook Post The Day Before Crashing Into Tractor-Trailer On I-80 A 33-year-old woman who died in a crash into a tractor-trailer on Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania left a sad post on Facebook the day before she passed. Brandi Lynn Rapp, of Clarion, died from blunt force trauma injuries when the vehicle she was riding in collided with a tractor-trailer on Friday, Nov. 18, according to the Clearfield County coroner's office.  The crash happened on I-80 near DuBois during snowfall making the crash investigation take a bit longer and leaving the roadway closed for several hours, according to PennDOT. Rapp was a 2008 graduate of Keystone High School who worked…

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Six Franklin County Businesses Burglarized In One Morning, Reward Offered For Suspects: PSP Six Franklin County Businesses Burglarized In One Morning, Reward Offered For Suspects: PSP
Six Franklin County Businesses Burglarized In One Morning, Reward Offered For Suspects: PSP Pennsylvania state police are searching for two men who robbed six businesses in Franklin County on Saturday, Nov. 19.  PSP troopers from Chambersburg were called when an alarm went off at Maria and Sal's Pizzeria located on Lincoln Way East in Guilford Township, just over 30 minutes after midnight. The two men pictured "forced entry into the business and removed U.S. currency from the register. The same suspects had committed five additional burglaries throughout Franklin County during the early morning hours," the police stated in a release on Wednesday, Nov. 23.  Only three of the busi…

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Rt. 283 In Central Pennsylvania Reopens Following Crash: PennDOT Rt. 283 In Central Pennsylvania Reopens Following Crash: PennDOT
Rt. 283 In Central Pennsylvania Reopens Following Crash: PennDOT UPDATE: The crash on Route 283 on Nov. 23 cleared around 10:30 a m., according to PennDOT. No additional information was released. ORIGINAL: A crash has shut down a portion of Route 283 in Lancaster County on Wednesday Nov. 23, according to PennDOT.  All lanes heading east have closed between the Exit to Route 722 toward Landisville, and the Exit to Route 741 toward East Petersburg and Millersville, according to PennDOT's 511PA. The crash involved multiple vehicles, but it is if anyone was injured. The nearest traffic camera in the area is only showing the backup not the crash. Fo…

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'God Said We Would Die Soon' PA Mom Attempts Fentanyl Murder-Suicide With 8-Year-Old Daughter 'God Said We Would Die Soon' PA Mom Attempts Fentanyl Murder-Suicide With 8-Year-Old Daughter
'God Said We Would Die Soon' PA Mom Attempts Fentanyl Murder-Suicide With 8-Year-Old Daughter An 8-year-old girl is now in emergency custody of relatives after her mother tried to kill her and herself using fentanyl she purchased "on the dark net" because "God told her they would die soon," police detail in court documents obtained by Daily Voice. **WARNING the following details may be disturbing to readers** Skye Contance Naggy, a 29-year-old hairstylist in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, claimed to have heard from God that she and her daughter would die soon so she went about purchasing fentanyl online, crushing it up and lacing apple juice with it, according to the court documents.&nbs…

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