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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.

Jillian Pikora's Contributions

Police & Fire

Police Officer Involved In Central PA Crash (Developing) A police officer was involved in a crash that is now being investigated by Pennsylvania state police. “A Swatara Township police officer was involved in a reportable accident at the intersection of 42nd and Derry Street,” at 7:54 a.m. on Wednesday, Apr. 27, according to a release by the department. The state police are investigating the crash per the department’s policy on officer-involved crashes. No injuries were reported, and the crash did not happen while the officer was heading to an emergency. The crash will also be “reviewed internally by the Swatara Township police department.…

by Jillian Pikora

04/28/2022

Schools

Box Truck Slams Into Two School Buses In Central PA (Developing) A box truck struck a pair of school buses on Thursday, Apr. 28, multiple media outlets report. The crash occurred around 8 a.m. while the school buses were parked along McCaskey Avenue and East Walnut Street, according to CBS 21 and WGAL News 8. The box truck driver appeared "dazed" and was hospitalized, a witness told WGAL. The school bus drivers were required to “go in for mandatory drug tests and evaluations,” the WGAL reports citing the Shultz Transportation spokesperson. No children were on the buses but a driver did suffer a minor ankle injury, reports CBS 21. Traff…

by Jillian Pikora

04/28/2022

News

PA Pedestrian Killed In Hit-Run: Police A 43-year-old man has died after he was hit by a car on Wednesday, Apr. 27, police say. First responders were called to a report of an unconscious man in the 1800 block of Rock ale Road around 7 a.m., according to West Lampeter Township police. Upon arrival police found a man with "serious head injuries" and a damaged scooter nearby, but no vehicles were in the area, township police say. The man's injuries were critical, and Samuel S. King of Houser Road, Lancaster, was pronounced dead at the scene by the county coroner's office. After spending the majority of the day investigating this d…

by Jillian Pikora

04/28/2022

News

Man Allegedly Groomed 80-Plus Children Worldwide To Produce Child Porn, With Victims In NY Over 80 children worldwide— between the ages of six and 13-years-old— were allegedly groomed by a California man to produce child porn, authorities announced. Demetrius Carl Davis, age 24, posed as an 11-year-old girl called “Lizzy” to form online relationships with the children and convince them to perform and record sexual acts on other children in their lives, according to a report released by the Sheriff’s Internet Crimes Against Children task force. VIDEO PRESS RELEASE: Child Sexual Predator Suspect "Lizzy" Arrested Posted by Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday, April 26…

by Jillian Pikora

04/27/2022

News

NJ Kids Among 80+ Groomed By California Man To Make Child Porn: Authorities Over 80 children worldwide— between the ages of six and 13-years-old— were groomed by a California man to produce child porn— including five children from New Jersey, according to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office said. Demetrius Carl Davis, 24, posed as an 11-year-old girl called “Lizzy” to form online relationships with the children and convince them to perform and record sexual acts on other children in their lives, according to a report released by the sheriff’s Internet Crimes Against Children task force. VIDEO PRESS RELEASE: Child Sexual Predator Suspect "Lizzy" Arrested Po…

by Jillian Pikora

04/27/2022

News

PA Kids Among 80+ Groomed By California Man To Make Child Porn: Authorities Over 80 children worldwide— between the ages of six and 13-years-old— were groomed by a California man to produce child porn— including five children from Pennsylvania, according to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office said. Demetrius Carl Davis, 24, posed as an 11-year-old girl called “Lizzy” to form online relationships with the children and convince them to perform and record sexual acts on other children in their lives, according to a report released by the sheriff’s Internet Crimes Against Children task force. VIDEO PRESS RELEASE: Child Sexual Predator Suspect "Lizzy" Arrested …

by Jillian Pikora

04/27/2022

News

PA Stalker Sent Creepy Texts Of Victim's Whereabout After Placing Trackers On Car: Police A Philadelphia man placed tracking devices on a car in Lancaster— then sent the victim creepy messages about their exact locations, according to local police. Gregory F. Simmons Jr., 48, had come to the area and placed the trackers on the car parked in the 400 block of Parkwynne Road around noon on Wednesday, Apr. 6, according to Manheim Township police. The victim called the police when Simmons texted them "several times about the different locations that they had been to," police say. The victim also found the trackers on their car, according to the release by the police. A criminal …

by Jillian Pikora

04/27/2022

Schools

PA Teen Claimed They Had Bomb In Backpack 'Set To Go Off In Five Minutes' Police Say A 15-year-old high school student made a bomb threat on social media saying they had a bomb in their backpack that was set to explode in five minutes, according to a release by the police. Fortunately, another student saw the post and reported it to school officials who contacted the police. Lititz Bureau of police was called to Warwick High School on Tuesday, Apr. 26, around 8:37 a.m., as stated in the release by the department. "The high school was placed on a lock-down during the investigation of the threat," police say. The student who posted the threat was detained and no explosive d…

by Jillian Pikora

04/27/2022

News

Missing Pregnant 13-Year-Old Found Safe: PA State Police Update: Roxanne Rodriguez has been found safe, according to Pennsylvania state police. Missing Endangered Person Advisory UPDATE: Roxanne Rodriguez was located and is safe. The MEPA is canceled. Thank you for the RT's. — PA State Police (@PAStatePolice) April 28, 2022 Original: A 17- weeks pregnant 13-year-old girl from central Pennsylvania has gone missing, authorities say. Roxanne Rodriguez previously had been seen near the 500 block of Mall Road in Swatara Township on Apr. 26 at 3:13 p.m., according to a release from Pennsylvania state police citing the Dauphin County District…

by Jillian Pikora

04/27/2022

Schools

Missing PA High School Football Player Found Safe: Police Update: "Khalil Perry has been located and has returned home with his family," police said in an updated statement in the afternoon on Wednesday, Apr. 27. Original: A central Pennsylvania high school football player has been missing since Monday, Apr. 25, authorities say. Khalil Perry was last seen wearing black pants, a black jacket with white stripes on the sleeves, and black and white Air Jordans, Susquehanna Township police say. He is 5 foot 10 inches tall and weighs 150lbs, according to his hudl profile. Anyone with any information as to Perry's whereabo…

by Jillian Pikora

04/27/2022

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