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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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Lebanon Lt. Shot Dead One Month Before Retirement Will Have Celebration Of Life At Giant Center A celebration of life has been scheduled at the Giant Center for the Lebanon police officer who died in the line of duty last week. Lt. William Lebo, 63, will be honored with a celebration at the Giant Center in Hershey on Friday, April 8 at 11 a.m., according to his obituary. His family is focusing on how he lived not how he died, his wife Lora, said in a Facebook post. "Our families are overwhelmed with the outpouring of love, support, and common grief for the loss of my Husband and Corinne’s Dad, Lieutenant William Lebo," Lora wrote in the post she shared over the weekend following hi…

by Jillian Pikora

04/04/2022

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NY Trio Led Police On Two Pursuits After PA Pharmacists Refused To Fill Fake Prescription Three men from New York sent police on a chase in Pennsylvania after they failed to fill a fraudulent prescription, police say. Northwest Regional police received a report of someone trying to fill a fake prescription at Sloan's Norlanco Pharmacy in Mount Joy Township around 7 p.m. Friday, Apr. 1— and it wasn’t an April Fool’s Day prank, as the script was filed several days prior, according to the department’s release. Officers Kris Hart and Dan Gordon responded to the call, approaching the building as one of the suspects were exiting the store. Outside the store, the other two suspects w…

by Jillian Pikora

04/04/2022

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Mom's Negligence Contributed To Six-Day-Old Son's Death: PA State Police A 30-year-old mother has been charged with involuntary manslaughter after an investigation determined she "negligently contributed to the death” of her six-day-old son in 2021, according to a release by Pennsylvania state police. State police were called to a report of an unresponsive infant in the 1300 block of Swamp Fox Road in Guilford Township on May 2 at 1 p.m., according to a release by the police. Life-saving measures were taken but Xender Ray Reed was pronounced deceased at 1:49 p.m., the release states. After an autopsy and an “extensive investigation” it was determined that Reed…

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04/04/2022

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Central PA Native Brandon Kuklentz Dies Suddenly In Philadelphia Pennsylvania native Brandon M. Kuklentz died suddenly on Tuesday, March 29 after battling addiction, according to loved ones mourning his loss. He was 29 years old. Formerly of Lehighton and Lancaster, Kuklentz died in Philadelphia, his obituary states. Kuklentz was born in Bethlehem but was a 2012 graduate of Lehighton High School. He enjoyed wrestling while attending school, and recently worked as a machinist for the All American Threaded Products Co., Lancaster, his obituary says. He was also a member of Zion United Church of Christ, in Lehighton. Kuklentz had struggled with addictio…

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04/04/2022

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PA Ex-Con Who Raped Children Charged With 115 Felonies: Police A 22-year-old former convict who is accused of raping children— among other child sex abuse offenses— has been charged with 115 felonies in York County, police say. Isaiah John Metz of North 16th Street in Harrisburg, was arrested following a police investigation in the first block of Winding Hill Drive in Goldsboro on Wednesday, March 30, according to a release by the Newberry Township police department. Metz has been charged with the following according to court documents: Rape of a Child Under 13 (three counts) Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse with a Child (two counts) Aggravated…

by Jillian Pikora

04/04/2022

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12-Year-Old Girl Shot In Central PA: Police A 12-year-old girl was injured in a shooting in central Pennsylvania on Saturday, according to a release by the police. Harrisburg police patrol units were called to a shooting at the intersection of North 5th and Woodbine streets on Apr. 2 around 7:30 p.m., according to the release. Upon arrival, the police found a 12-year-old girl with a gunshot wound in her leg. She was taken to a local hospital and is expected to make a full recovery, the police say. The investigation into this shooting is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Harrisburg Police at 717-558-6900.

by Jillian Pikora

04/04/2022

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Two Men Killed In Central PA Shooting ID'd By Police Two men have died after being shot in central Pennsylvania, police say. Harrisburg police patrol units were flagged down to respond to a person who was shot in the area of South 13th and Derry streets on Sunday, Apr. 3 around 1:40 a.m., police said in a release the following day. Upon arrival, the police found two who had been shot, according to the release. They were both taken to area hospitals by EMS— where they each succumbed to their injuries, police say. The victims have been identified as Leonard Quattlebaum, 31, and Nelbenson Sanchez, 39, according to the release. Bot…

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04/04/2022

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Alleged Runaway Teen Assaults Police Officer In Sheetz Parking Lot: Report A police officer was hospitalized after an alleged runaway teen assaulted him at a Pennsylvania Sheetz last week, as reported by WJAC citing police. Johnstown Police Officer Shane Dunn was responding to a call of a boy matching the description of a runaway sitting at a table outside of the Haynes Street Sheetz on Thursday, March 31 around 5 p.m., authorities told the outlet. A different teen identified himself as the boy's brother, and directed the officer to his brother at a nearby table hiding his face, the outlet says citing police. The alleged runaway shoved the officer when he approac…

by Jillian Pikora

04/04/2022

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Workers Injured By Acid At PA Company Employees were injured by acid at a central Pennsylvania food plant on Saturday, according to a release by the company. The two injured workers were hurt by sulfuric acid at Tyson Foods on South Custer Avenue in New Holland on Apr. 2 around 1 p.m., officials with the company said on Monday. The people who were hurt suffered minor injuries and are doing well, according to the release. "We're grateful for the swift response and assistance from local first responders," officials said.

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04/04/2022

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16-Year-Old Girl Killed In Crash In Central PA ID'd By Coroner The 16-year-old girl who died following a two-vehicle crash in central Pennsylvania on Saturday has been identified in a release by the coroner's office. Autumn Short died at Wellspan York Hospital Emergency Department at 5:31 p.m. on Apr. 2, according to the release by the York County coroner's office. The crash she was involved in happened in the 1500 block of East Canal and Fox Run roads in Dover Township at around 3:15 p.m., according to the release. Short was a passenger in the crash and was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash, the release states. Her official cause and man…

by Jillian Pikora

04/04/2022

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