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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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Scooter Rider Struck, Killed; Next-Of-Kin Still Sought: Lehigh County Coroner Scooter Rider Struck, Killed; Next-Of-Kin Still Sought: Lehigh County Coroner
Scooter Rider Struck, Killed; Next-Of-Kin Still Sought: Lehigh County Coroner A man riding a scooter was killed in a crash in Allentown, and authorities are now trying to locate his next-of-kin, the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office announced on Wednesday, July 16. The victim, a 52-year-old man tentatively identified as “John Doe,” was traveling along North 8th Street just north of West Chew Street when he was struck by a vehicle, according to the coroner’s report. The impact ejected him onto the vehicle and then onto the roadway. The crash occurred around 5:30 p.m. on Friday, July 4, near the intersection of North 8th and West Chew Streets in Allentown, Lehigh County. …

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Fatal Crash: Photo Shows Horrific Aftermath Of Suspected DWI That Killed Woman In Bethpage Fatal Crash: Photo Shows Horrific Aftermath Of Suspected DWI That Killed Woman In Bethpage
Fatal Crash: Photo Shows Horrific Aftermath Of Suspected DWI That Killed Woman In Bethpage A Long Island woman was killed when a drunk driver slammed into her car head-on, Nassau County police said in a shocking announcement on Wednesday, July 16. Joseph Curto, 54, of Seaford, was behind the wheel of a 2013 Honda Pilot heading south on Seamans Neck Road in Bethpage just before midnight Tuesday, July 15, authorities said. That’s when Curto allegedly crossed into oncoming traffic and smashed into a 2008 Honda Accord driven by a 40-year-old woman. She was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Curto was hospitalized in critical condition — and later found to be intoxicated, ac…

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Teens Stabbed At Huntington Manor Fire Department Fair: Suffolk County Police Teens Stabbed At Huntington Manor Fire Department Fair: Suffolk County Police
Teens Stabbed At Huntington Manor Fire Department Fair: Suffolk County Police Two teenagers were stabbed — one seriously — during a fight at a popular Long Island fair, police announced on Wednesday, July 16. The violence erupted around 8:50 p.m. Tuesday, July 15, at the annual Huntington Manor Fire Department fair at 401 Oakwood Road in Huntington Station, according to the Suffolk County Police Department. A 14-year-old boy was stabbed and seriously injured, while a 17-year-old boy suffered non-life-threatening stab wounds, police said. Both were taken to local hospitals for treatment, officials confirmed. Detectives say the stabbing occurred after an altercation …

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Homeless Man Rapes 6-Year-Old Girl In Lancaster: DA Homeless Man Rapes 6-Year-Old Girl In Lancaster: DA
Homeless Man Rapes 6-Year-Old Girl In Lancaster: DA A man without a home will spend up to two decades in state prison after admitting he raped a 6-year-old girl he was caring for in Lancaster, authorities announced on Monday, July 15. Jonathan Porter Jackson, 31, was sentenced to 10 to 20 years behind bars by Lancaster County Judge Thomas Sponaugle after pleading guilty on Monday, July 8, to eight charges, including: Felony Rape of a Child. Felony Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse with a Child. Felony Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse by Forcible Compulsion. Felony Unlawful Contact with a Minor. Jackson assaulted the child in the …

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HOMICIDE ID: 89-Year-Old Woman Killed Inside PA Home, Bucks County Coroner Says HOMICIDE ID: 89-Year-Old Woman Killed Inside PA Home, Bucks County Coroner Says
Homicide ID: 89-Year-Old Woman Killed Inside PA Home, Bucks County Coroner Says An 89-year-old woman was found shot to death in her Hilltown Township home, Bucks County officials confirmed on Tuesday, July 15. Anne Turner was discovered unresponsive inside her residence on the 2500 block of Rickert Road at approximately 7:20 p.m. on Thursday, July 10, according to the Bucks County Coroner's Office. She had been shot in the back and the chest, officials said. A neighbor made the grim discovery and called police, prompting a homicide investigation led by Hilltown Township Police, Bucks County Detectives, the District Attorney’s Office, and the Bucks County Coroner’s Offi…

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Man Shot During Robbery Attempt While Sitting In Car In Selden, Police Say Man Shot During Robbery Attempt While Sitting In Car In Selden, Police Say
Man Shot During Robbery Attempt While Sitting In Car In Selden, Police Say A robbery turned violent when a man was shot in the leg during a holdup in Selden, Suffolk County Police announced on Tuesday, July 15. A 21-year-old man was sitting in the driver’s seat of a parked car on Comet Road around 10:40 p.m. on Monday, July 7, when a suspect opened the driver’s side door, pointed a gun at him, and demanded his property, according to police. As the victim began to exit the vehicle, he was shot in the left leg. A struggle ensued before the gunman fled the scene. The victim was treated at a local hospital for non-life-threatening injuries, investigators said. Follow…

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Guard Opens Fire During Attempted Brinks Truck Robbery — 3rd Heist In A Month: Philly PD Guard Opens Fire During Attempted Brinks Truck Robbery — 3rd Heist In A Month: Philly PD
Guard Opens Fire During Attempted Brinks Truck Robbery — 3rd Heist In A Month: Philly PD A Brinks security officer opened fire during a failed armored truck robbery in Northeast Philadelphia, authorities said on Tuesday, July 15. The attempted heist unfolded just before 11:30 a.m. on the 8200 block of Castor Avenue in the city’s Rhawnhurst neighborhood, according to the Philadelphia Police Department. Two armed men approached the guard as he was making a delivery and announced a robbery. The guard fired at the suspects, who fled northbound on Castor Avenue in a Nissan, investigators said. Eight shell casings were recovered at the scene, but no injuries were reported. The suspe…

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Rooftop Chase, NJ Fugitive, Switch Guns: PA AG Sunday’s Philly Task Force Nabs 7 Armed Felons Rooftop Chase, NJ Fugitive, Switch Guns: PA AG Sunday’s Philly Task Force Nabs 7 Armed Felons
Rooftop Chase, NJ Fugitive, Switch Guns: PA AG Sunday’s Philly Task Force Nabs 7 Armed Felons A violent felon chased across a North Philly rooftop. A wanted man tied to New Jersey. Teens flaunting illegal machine gun-modified pistols on social media. All arrested in a wave of takedowns led by Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday’s Philadelphia Gun Violence Task Force, officials announced Tuesday, July 15. Philly Gun Task Force Targets Repeat Offenders Seven people — including convicted shooters and suspected drug traffickers — were recently arrested in coordinated raids across Philadelphia, state prosecutors said. The cases involve illegal switches that convert pistols into fu…

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WATCH: Thieves Break Into Christiana Fire Co., Steal $50K In Jaws Of Life WATCH: Thieves Break Into Christiana Fire Co., Steal $50K In Jaws Of Life
Watch: Thieves Break Into Christiana Fire Co., Steal $50K In Jaws Of Life Two burglars made off with more than $50,000 in life-saving tools after breaking into a Lancaster County fire station in the dead of night, Christiana Borough Police announced on Tuesday, July 15. The burglary happened at the Christiana Fire Company on the 200 block of South Bridge Street in Christiana, shortly before 3:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 12, according to the department. The suspects — described only as two unknown men — forced their way through the front door and stole hydraulic rescue tools known as the "jaws of life," authorities said. The gear is critical for extricating victims …

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Convicted PA Child Rapist Who Vanished Before Sentencing Found Homeless In Las Vegas: Sheriff Convicted PA Child Rapist Who Vanished Before Sentencing Found Homeless In Las Vegas: Sheriff
Convicted PA Child Rapist Who Vanished Before Sentencing Found Homeless In Las Vegas: Sheriff A Perry County man convicted of sexually abusing a 4-year-old girl was found living homeless in Las Vegas nearly two years after he vanished before sentencing, authorities announced on Monday, July 15, 2025. Vanished After Conviction Barry Allen Bostwick, 62, had been the subject of an “exhaustive manhunt” since Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, when he failed to appear for sentencing in connection with his June 2023 conviction for multiple counts of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a child, according to Perry County Sheriff David A. Hammar. The charges stem from a January 2021 investiga…

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