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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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Christian Theatre Director In PA Assaulted Four Girls He Plied With Alcohol: Police Christian Theatre Director In PA Assaulted Four Girls He Plied With Alcohol: Police
Christian Theatre Director In PA Assaulted Four Girls He Plied With Alcohol: Police A twisted game of "Truth or Dare" allegedly ended with four girls— the youngest of whom was only 13-year-old at the time— being sexually assaulted, authorities say. Director, teacher, and stage manager at the Harrisburg Christian Performing Arts Center, Matthew Thomas Schreiber, 32, of the 1000 Block of Country Club Road, Camp Hill, invited four teenage girls—17, 17, 16, and 13 years old at the time—to his home so he could be "the first one to get them really drunk" in Feb. 2018, as stated in a criminal complaint by Lower Swatara Township police. He gave them numerous shots of vodka, whiske…

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Cause Of Death Revealed For Funeral Director Who Abused Corpses In Central PA Cause Of Death Revealed For Funeral Director Who Abused Corpses In Central PA
Cause Of Death Revealed For Funeral Director Who Abused Corpses In Central PA The cause of death for a former funeral director, who was serving house arrest for abusing corpses— and had a pending trial for charges of animal abuse— has been released by the Lancaster County Forensic Center. Andrew T. Scheid, 50, of Millersville, was found dead in the driver’s seat of a car in the parking lot of Good’s Store in Quarryville Borough at 7:15 p.m. on June 27, according to a deputy coroner. The coroner’s office announced that Scheid’s death is not considered suspicious, on Tuesday, June 28. The following day the corner stated that he died from pulmonary embolism and the ma…

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16-Year-Old Boy Goes Missing From Central PA Home: Police 16-Year-Old Boy Goes Missing From Central PA Home: Police
16-Year-Old Boy Goes Missing From Central PA Home: Police A 16-year-old boy has gone missing from his central Pennsylvania home, police say.  Jahmere Wright has been missing from his home in the 500 block of Eisenhower Boulevard in Swatara Township since June 24, according to a release by township police department. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to contact the Swatara Township Police department at 717-564-2550 or the Dauphin County 911 center.

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Obituaries
Beloved Mom Of Three ID’d As Woman Killed In Crash Into Tractor-Trailer In Central PA: Coroner Beloved Mom Of Three ID’d As Woman Killed In Crash Into Tractor-Trailer In Central PA: Coroner
Beloved Mom Of Three ID’d As Woman Killed In Crash Into Tractor-Trailer In Central PA: Coroner A 49-year-old woman has been identified as the driver who crashed into the rear end of a tractor-trailer along Route 222 in Ephrata on Saturday, June 25, authorities say. Amy Freytiz, of Shillington, was traveling at a high rate of speed in the southbound lanes when she rear-ended the tractor-trailer near mile marker 42 around 2 a.m., police say. Freytiz’s car caught fire upon impact, and she died at the scene, according to the Lancaster County coroner’s office. She died due to “multiple traumatic injuries with smoke inhalation and thermal burns. The manner of death was ruled accidental,” …

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Schools
Shocking New Details Emerge About Two Central PA Football Players Who Died Suddenly Shocking New Details Emerge About Two Central PA Football Players Who Died Suddenly
Shocking New Details Emerge About Two Central PA Football Players Who Died Suddenly New details have emerged about one of the two Conestoga Valley High School football players who died over the weekend of June 26, authorities say.  It is now believed that Tyler Zook, 17, died by suicide at his home in East Lampeter Township at approximately 03:45 a.m. on June 25, according to the Lancaster County Forensic Center. Tyreese 'Ty' Smith, 16, died in a crash earlier that morning in East Lampeter Township, a coroner was called to the scene of a 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe on its passenger side in a field along the 500 block of Willow Road in East Lampeter Township around…

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Funeral Director Under House Arrest For Abusing Corpses Found Dead In PA Parking Lot: Coroner Funeral Director Under House Arrest For Abusing Corpses Found Dead In PA Parking Lot: Coroner
Funeral Director Under House Arrest For Abusing Corpses Found Dead In PA Parking Lot: Coroner A former funeral director, who was serving house arrest for abusing corpses— and had a pending trial for charges of animal abuse— has been found dead in a central Pennsylvania parking lot, according to a release by the Lancaster County Forensic Center. Andrew T. Scheid, 50, of Millersville, was found dead in the driver’s seat of a car in the parking lot of Good’s Store in Quarryville Borough at 7:15 p.m. on June 27, according to a deputy coroner. The coroner’s office is continuing to investigate this death and an autopsy will be performed on Wednesday, June 29, according to the release. …

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Central PA Fire Chief Admits To Sexually Assaulting Teenage Volunteer In Text Message: Police Central PA Fire Chief Admits To Sexually Assaulting Teenage Volunteer In Text Message: Police
Central PA Fire Chief Admits To Sexually Assaulting Teenage Volunteer In Text Message: Police A central Pennsylvania fire chief allegedly sexually assault a 16-year-old who was volunteering with the fire department, police say. Clay Township Fire Chief, Donald E. Moyer, 52, of the 500 block of Hopeland Road, Stevens, PA, supposedly touched "the buttocks and back lower torso and pubic region," of the teenager following a training session at the fire station on June, 14, according to the police release. Moyer had "asked the junior firefighter to join him in a secluded area between parked fire apparatus and used his hand to caress the buttocks of the victim," as stated in the release. …

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Sheetz Discounts Gas — Well, Some Of It — And Social Media Users Are Ticked Sheetz Discounts Gas — Well, Some Of It — And Social Media Users Are Ticked
Sheetz Discounts Gas — Well, Some Of It — And Social Media Users Are Ticked Well, Sheetz: The gas station and convenience store chain is be slashing rates of select gas types ahead of Independence Day. While some drivers are grateful, others are pissed. The sale is only on "UNLEADED 88 ONLY $3.99/GALLON AND E85 ONLY $3.49/GALLON," as stated in the release. These types of gas are not approved for many vehicles on the road and can damage cars that are not designated for Flex Fuel. The company did explain this in it's release writing: "Unleaded is approved by the EPA for use in vehicles for model years 2001 or newer as well as light-duty trucks, SUVs and Fl…

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Central PA Woman ID'd Following Deadly Three Vehicle Crash After Crossing Four Lanes: Coroner Central PA Woman ID'd Following Deadly Three Vehicle Crash After Crossing Four Lanes: Coroner
Central PA Woman ID'd Following Deadly Three Vehicle Crash After Crossing Four Lanes: Coroner The woman who died at the scene of a three-vehicle crash on Saturday, June 25 has been identified by the York County coroner's office. Paulette K. (McIlwee) Dubbs, 75, of McSherrystown, supposedly drove her Kia Soul across four lanes of traffic— striking two vehicles— in the 200 block of Eisenhower Drive in Hanover, just before noon, according to the release by the coroner's office. It is unknown how many people were in the two vehicles she struck, or if anyone else was injured. It is believed she may have had a coronary event, which caused her to lose control of her vehicle, according to …

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Police & Fire
Thief Caught On Camera Stealing Security Camera In Central PA: Police Thief Caught On Camera Stealing Security Camera In Central PA: Police
Thief Caught On Camera Stealing Security Camera In Central PA: Police A thief was spotted on camera moments before he stole it along with several other items from the shed behind a central Pennsylvania home, authorities say. Northern York County Regional police were called to investigate a theft in the 700 block of Chesterbrook Drive, Manchester Township around 1 a.m. on June 22, according to a release by the department. The victim’s shed had been burglarized but the victim had a surveillance camera inside of the shed— capturing his face as he reaches forward and steals the camera, as seen in a video obtained by the police. The man then stole a tape measure …

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