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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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Weather
Tornado Touched Down In Berks County: NWS Survey Confirms Tornado Touched Down In Berks County: NWS Survey Confirms
Tornado Touched Down In Berks County: NWS Survey Confirms A weak tornado briefly touched down in Berks County, damaging trees along a nearly mile-long path, the National Weather Service confirmed in a statement issued Wednesday, July 2. The EF-0 twister struck Weavertown in Amity Township around 4:47 p.m. on Tuesday, July 1, according to the NWS Mount Holly office. Peak winds were estimated at 70 mph. "Several trees had large limbs broken or snapped off, some of which were twisted," the agency wrote. One tree was completely uprooted, and tree damage continued along Weavertown Lane, crossing Old Swede Road. The tornado’s path ended at Boyertown Pik…

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Stolen PA Car Found After Occupied Phillipsburg Home Riddled With Bullets: Prosecutor Stolen PA Car Found After Occupied Phillipsburg Home Riddled With Bullets: Prosecutor
Stolen PA Car Found After Occupied Phillipsburg Home Riddled With Bullets: Prosecutor A stolen car from Pennsylvania was left at the scene of a shooting that left a New Jersey home riddled with bullets while people were inside, authorities announced on Thursday, July 3.  Dorien E. Roberts, 18, of Port Murray, and Alfatir T. Kelly, 26, of Phillipsburg, were arrested after police responded to the 90th block of Mercer Street around 1:50 a.m. on Monday, June 30, according to the Warren County Prosecutor’s Office. Phillipsburg Police were dispatched after receiving a ShotSpotter alert. Though no victims were located, police found a stolen Pennsylvania vehicle, a handgun, and…

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Meth Trafficker Caught With Stolen Gun Learns His Fate: Lancaster DA Meth Trafficker Caught With Stolen Gun Learns His Fate: Lancaster DA
Meth Trafficker Caught With Stolen Gun Learns His Fate: Lancaster DA A Lancaster man who sold meth four times in the city and was later found with a stash of the drug and two handguns — including one that was stolen — has been sentenced to up to 27 years in state prison, prosecutors announced. Jovan Anthony Martin, 33, pleaded guilty in April to more than a dozen felony and misdemeanor charges, including four counts of delivery of methamphetamine and two counts of person not to possess a firearm, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office. Judge David Ashworth handed down the sentence of seven and a half to 27 years earlier this week. Inve…

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Police & Fire
Man Sends Nude Photos, Sexts Minor In Carlisle, Middlesex Twp. Police Allege Man Sends Nude Photos, Sexts Minor In Carlisle, Middlesex Twp. Police Allege
Man Sends Nude Photos, Sexts Minor In Carlisle, Middlesex Twp. Police Allege A man is accused of contacting a child and sending sexual photos and messages in Cumberland County, Middlesex Township Police announced in a release issued on Thursday, July 3. Timothy Seibert, 42, of Carlisle, was arrested after a joint investigation with the Cumberland County Criminal Investigation Division, according to the department. Seibert used sexually explicit language and sent photos to a minor, investigators say. The operation, which ended with his arrest on Tuesday, July 1, was part of an effort to address crimes against children, police detailed. He was charged with the follow…

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Man Drove 70 Miles To Gift Girl iPhone To 'Party For Free' In Bensalem: Police Man Drove 70 Miles To Gift Girl iPhone To 'Party For Free' In Bensalem: Police
Man Drove 70 Miles To Gift Girl iPhone To 'Party For Free' In Bensalem: Police A Slatington man is accused of trying to meet and exploit a 13-year-old girl for sex, Bensalem police announced on Thursday, July 3. Warren Batz, 37, began messaging what he believed to be a 13-year-old girl on a dating app on May 3, police said. During the chat, Batz allegedly offered the child $200 to “hang out” and “party for free,” saying he wanted to make her his “sugar baby.” He repeatedly asked the juvenile for nude photos and explicit videos throughout May and June, even urging her to sneak out at night when her mother was asleep, according to investigators. On June 24, Batz allege…

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Warminster Man Steals Girl's Underwear, Makes AI Child Porn, Bucks DA Alleges Warminster Man Steals Girl's Underwear, Makes AI Child Porn, Bucks DA Alleges
Warminster Man Steals Girl's Underwear, Makes AI Child Porn, Bucks DA Alleges He created child sex abuse images using artificial intelligence and broke into a home to steal a girl's underwear, Bucks County authorities said on Thursday, July 3. Christopher L. O'Neill, 46, of Warminster, is facing multiple felony charges for allegedly saving, uploading, and sharing hundreds of child pornography files, including AI-generated images, according to the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office. Detectives said they uncovered 694 images and videos from O’Neill’s Google Photos account and two AI-generated images from PicsArt. The investigation began on June 10 after the Natio…

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Man Breaks Into Woman’s Home, Attacks Her In Ephrata: Police Man Breaks Into Woman’s Home, Attacks Her In Ephrata: Police
Man Breaks Into Woman’s Home, Attacks Her In Ephrata: Police A man forced his way into a woman’s home and attacked her during a terrifying Sunday afternoon break-in in Ephrata, police announced in a release on Wednesday, July 2. Anthony V. Pfund, 36, was found inside the residence in the 900 block of Rettew Mill Road with the adult female victim when Ephrata Borough police officers arrived around 1:52 p.m. on Sunday, June 29, 2025, investigators said. Officers say Pfund removed a window screen, opened the window, and climbed inside. Once in the home, he allegedly assaulted the woman, prompting a 911 call reporting a burglary in progress. Pfund was a…

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Gucci The Dog Dies After He Was Left In Hot Car At PARX Casino: Affidavit Gucci The Dog Dies After He Was Left In Hot Car At PARX Casino: Affidavit
Gucci The Dog Dies After He Was Left In Hot Car At Parx Casino: Affidavit Gucci didn’t make it. The pup was found locked inside a sweltering car at PARX Casino on Sunday, June 29 — dehydrated, his gums discolored, and his body overheating to 108 degrees. His owner, Andrew Juan Deshield, refused lifesaving care, police said. The dog died. Now Deshield, 62, of Pennsylvania, is facing seven charges — three felonies — in a heartbreaking case of animal cruelty that stunned responders in Bucks County, according to an affidavit and docket obtained by Daily Voice on Thursday, July 3. Deshield left Gucci inside the vehicle in the casino parking lot while temperatures out…

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Police & Fire
Back-To-Back Drug Raids In Atglen, Parkesburg End In Arrests: Police Back-To-Back Drug Raids In Atglen, Parkesburg End In Arrests: Police
Back-To-Back Drug Raids In Atglen, Parkesburg End In Arrests: Police Two people were busted after Chester County authorities hit two homes in a drug investigation, police said. The first raid went down around 4:45 p.m. Tuesday, July 1, on the 400 block of Valley Avenue in Atglen, Parkesburg Police said in a release. From there, detectives moved in on a second location — the 100 block of North Church Street in Parkesburg — where they arrested two people wanted on active criminal warrants, authorities said. Additional evidence was recovered at the second house, police noted. Both homes were secured as part of the operation. No names or charges have been rele…

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PA Woman Killed By Estranged Husband, Who May Be Hiding In NJ Or Mexico: FBI PA Woman Killed By Estranged Husband, Who May Be Hiding In NJ Or Mexico: FBI
PA Woman Killed By Estranged Husband, Who May Be Hiding In NJ Or Mexico: FBI A woman who vanished the morning after her birthday was found dead in the garage of her Philadelphia home — and now federal agents are hunting her estranged husband, the FBI announced on Thursday, July 3, 2025. Miguel "Cara Gorda" Angel Aguilar Ojeda, 34, of Philadelphia, has been identified as a "person of interest" in the death of Ivelisse Lugo, 51, of the 5900 block of Elsinore Street, on the morning of Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. She was last seen with Ojeda, who was believed to be driving a 2006 Chevy Express van with Pennsylvania plate ZRR-4023, according to Philadelphia P…

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