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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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Second Lancaster City Chief Of Police Resigns Suddenly In Less Than Two Years: Reports Second Lancaster City Chief Of Police Resigns Suddenly In Less Than Two Years: Reports
Second Lancaster City Chief Of Police Resigns Suddenly In Less Than Two Years: Reports After 33 years in public service, John Bey will retire, multiple media outlets report citing Lancaster city officials.  Bey had been acting as Chief of Police since Dec. 7, 2020, after Jarrad Berkihiser was forced to resign suddenly amid alleged political endorsements of Donald Trump.  Berkihiser was the second Lancaster police senior staff member to resign due to a scandal in 2020, following the resignation and arrest of Lancaster County Det. Sgt. John Burkhart of the Lancaster Drug Task Force.  “I have determined that after 25 years of service to the Pennsylvania Stat…

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Pregnant Woman Punched In Stomach, Stabbed With Fork, Beaten With Baseball Bat In PA: Police Pregnant Woman Punched In Stomach, Stabbed With Fork, Beaten With Baseball Bat In PA: Police
Pregnant Woman Punched In Stomach, Stabbed With Fork, Beaten With Baseball Bat In PA: Police A pregnant woman was brutally attacked over several days before the man who beat her returned— showing up outside her home in a ski mask, authorities say. Derry Township police were first made aware of abuse after Luis A. Espinal-Rivera, 20, choked and punched the pregnant woman in the stomach on Apr. 9, 2022— they arrested him on Apr. 13 but he made bail on the 21, according to a release by the department and court documents. Espinal-Rivera's violence towards the pregnant woman continued after he was released, supposedly, in an attempt to "intimidate and harass her into dropping the previ…

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Meth, Cocaine Philly Drug Ring Halted In Central PA: DA Meth, Cocaine Philly Drug Ring Halted In Central PA: DA
Meth, Cocaine Philly Drug Ring Halted In Central PA: DA Two Philadelphia drug dealers have been arrested while operating a drug ring from Lancaster to Philadelphia, according to the county's district attorney's office. Jayson Burton, 33 of Locust Street, Philadelphia, and Paul William Clifton, 31 of Pine Street, Philadelphia, were in 2018 Gray Infinity during a traffic stop in the 100 block of East Chestnut Street in Lancaster just before 4 p.m. on Monday, May 16, according to the release by the DA's office. East Hempfield Township police and a K9 searched the vehicle— finding a hidden compartment behind the front passenger seat— where police di…

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‘Where’s The Money?’ 90-Year-Olds Awoken As Burglars Steal Purse With $20K In Cash: PA Police ‘Where’s The Money?’ 90-Year-Olds Awoken As Burglars Steal Purse With $20K In Cash: PA Police
‘Where’s The Money?’ 90-Year-Olds Awoken As Burglars Steal Purse With $20K In Cash: PA Police A couple in their 90s was awoken by two burglars early morning, Wednesday, May, 18, according to Pennsylvania state police. State troopers with Troop H in Harrisburg were called to the couple’s home for a burglary in progress after the men kicked down the door to their home in South Hanover Township just after 2 a.m., according to a release by Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers. A 94-year-old woman told police that she woke up when two men wearing black with their faces covered were holding her down in bed, the release details. “Where’s the money?” the men yelled at her, as she later told the p…

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Ex-Con Threatens Driver With Knife During Road Rage Incident Outside PA High School: Police Ex-Con Threatens Driver With Knife During Road Rage Incident Outside PA High School: Police
Ex-Con Threatens Driver With Knife During Road Rage Incident Outside PA High School: Police A road rage incident involving a knife happened outside a central Pennsylvania high school on Saturday, May, 14, police say.  East Pennsboro Township police were called to the road rage incident in the 400 block of Shady Lane, near East Pennsboro High School in Enola around 6 p.m., according to a release by the department.  Upon arrival, the victim told the police that a man got out of his vehicle and threatened them with a knife.  Police later identified the man as Derrik Mitchel Scott, 41, of Enola.  Scott has been charged with two misdemeanors for terroristic threat…

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Second Choir Teacher Nabbed For Relationship With Student At PA School Second Choir Teacher Nabbed For Relationship With Student At PA School
Second Choir Teacher Nabbed For Relationship With Student At PA School A second Wilmington Area High School choir teacher in two years has been charged for having a sexual relationship with a student, authorities say. Olivia Lois Ortz, 26, of Hermitage, is accused of having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old girl who was her student when the relationship began, according to police in New Wilmington. Her husband— also a volunteer teacher in the school's music department— learned about the relationship after finding the conversation on his wife's iPad. He then tipped off the school principal who reported the incident to Childline, according to multiple med…

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Winning $250K Lottery Ticket Sold In Central PA Winning $250K Lottery Ticket Sold In Central PA
Winning $250K Lottery Ticket Sold In Central PA A jackpot-winning Pennsylvania Lottery Cash 5 with Quick Cash ticket sold on Tuesday, May 17, lottery officials say. The drawing matched all five balls drawn, 1-2-10-39-42, to win $250,000 less withholding. The ticket was sold at a Turkey Hill located at 7040 Wertzville Road, Mechanicsburg— which earns a $500 bonus for selling the winning ticket. Turkey Hill in Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County sold a jackpot-winning Cash 5 with Quick Cash ticket worth $250K! Congrats to the winner! https://t.co/8soSli0o81#PALottery #Cash5QuickCash #PALotteryWinner pic.twitter.com/4GaafgMewk — Pennsylv…

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Child, Man Shot In Central PA: Police Child, Man Shot In Central PA: Police
Child, Man Shot In Central PA: Police A child and a man were hospitalized following a shooting in central Pennsylvania on Tuesday, May, 17, police say. Lancaster City bureau police were called to the shooting around 7 p.m. in the area of South Queen and Andrew streets, according to a release by the department. Upon arrival police found two Lancaster City residents suffering from gunshot wounds. The pair were treated at the scene before being taken to an area hospital, the release shows. Members of the Lancaster City Bureau of police are "actively investigating this shooting incident," police say. Investigators are looking fo…

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Fentanyl, Meth, Cocaine Found On Wanted PA Couple During Animal Cruelty Investigation: Police Fentanyl, Meth, Cocaine Found On Wanted PA Couple During Animal Cruelty Investigation: Police
Fentanyl, Meth, Cocaine Found On Wanted PA Couple During Animal Cruelty Investigation: Police A couple wanted on bench warrants were found with fentanyl, crystal meth amphetamine, and cocaine while police were investigating animal cruelty at a central Pennsylvania home, authorities say. West York Borough police "conducting proactive patrol observed a dog that was chained outside of a residence in a manner inconsistent with Libre's Law" on Tuesday, May 17. PFC Sean Hightman and Lt. Det. Dave Kahley investigated and called the Borough Animal Control office to the home to help, according to a release by the department. Two people were discovered hiding inside the home— both were wante…

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Police Probe Death Of Woman Found In Central PA Street As Homicide Police Probe Death Of Woman Found In Central PA Street As Homicide
Police Probe Death Of Woman Found In Central PA Street As Homicide A 32-year-old woman was found dead around midnight on Wednesday, May 18, and police suspect she was murdered. The York City police were called to "an unknown problem" in the first block of State Street when they arrived to discover the woman's body, the police said in a release later that morning. Detectives were notified and are investigating her death as a homicide, according to a release by the department. An autopsy will be scheduled to determine the cause of death, police say. Anyone with information about this death is asked to contact the York City police department by emailing De…

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