Jillian Pikora

Deputy Managing Editor

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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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Franklin Square, NY
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Franklin Square Burglary Suspect Headbutts Sheriff's Officer While Awaiting Arraignment: Police Franklin Square Burglary Suspect Headbutts Sheriff's Officer While Awaiting Arraignment: Police Franklin Square Burglary Suspect Headbutts Sheriff's Officer While Awaiting Arraignment: Police
Franklin Square Burglary Suspect Headbutts Sheriff's Officer While Awaiting Arraignment: Police A man accused of breaking into a Long Island woman's home picked up two assault charges after headbutting a Nassau County Sheriff's officer while awaiting arraignment, police said. Suhaib Ayman Al Rifai, 32, was initially arrested after Nassau County Police responded to a burglary in progress at a Jefferson Street home in Franklin Square at 9:35 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, according to a release issued Sunday.  Fifth Precinct officers arrived to find Al Rifai sitting inside the home, and he was taken into custody without incident, detectives said. The 60-year-old woman's bedroom window had…

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Albany, NY
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Loaded AR Pistol, Handgun Found During Albany Parole Visit, Police Say Loaded AR Pistol, Handgun Found During Albany Parole Visit, Police Say Loaded AR Pistol, Handgun Found During Albany Parole Visit, Police Say
Loaded AR Pistol, Handgun Found During Albany Parole Visit, Police Say A parolee’s home visit in Albany led to the discovery of multiple firearms — including a loaded AR pistol and a stolen weapon — and the arrest of a 28-year-old man, police announced Sunday, Oct. 4. Hector L. Cruz, of Albany, was arrested after New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision officers found multiple firearms at a Walter Street residence near North First Street during a parolee’s home visit on Friday, Oct. 2, according to the Albany Police Department. Albany officers were called to the home around 10:35 a.m., police said. Investigators said Cruz was found i…

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Albany, NY
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15-Year-Old Killed, 3 Teens Shot In Early-Morning Albany Gunfire 15-Year-Old Killed, 3 Teens Shot In Early-Morning Albany Gunfire 15-Year-Old Killed, 3 Teens Shot In Early-Morning Albany Gunfire
15-Year-Old Killed, 3 Teens Shot In Early-Morning Albany Gunfire A 15-year-old boy was killed, and three other teenagers were wounded when gunfire erupted on an Albany street early Sunday morning, Oct. 4, police said. Albany Police officers responded to Hudson Avenue near Partridge Street around 2:40 a.m. following reports of a shooting, according to a release issued later Sunday. Officers arrived to find four victims suffering from gunshot wounds, police said. A 15-year-old boy was treated at the scene by the Albany Fire Department and emergency medical personnel but was pronounced dead. His name was being withheld pending notification of his family. …

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Lebanon, PA
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Dad Of 2 Dies In Lebanon County Motorcycle Crash, PSP Says Dad Of 2 Dies In Lebanon County Motorcycle Crash, PSP Says Dad Of 2 Dies In Lebanon County Motorcycle Crash, PSP Says
Dad Of 2 Dies In Lebanon County Motorcycle Crash, PSP Says A 29-year-old father of two died after his motorcycle crossed into oncoming traffic and collided with a car on Route 72 in Lebanon County on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 3, Pennsylvania State Police said. Jean C. Rodriguez Torres, of Lebanon, was riding a 2016 Suzuki DR-Z400SM south on Route 72 near Moonshine Road in Union Township around 2:17 p.m. when he entered the northbound lane while approaching a curve, according to PSP Jonestown's crash report. Rodriguez Torres' motorcycle struck a northbound 2009 Volvo C30 driven by Stuart C. Walmer, 53, of Annville, state police said. Rodriguez Torre…

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Elmont, NY
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Woman Stabbed, 88-Year-Old Beaten With Cane During Elmont Attack, Police Say Woman Stabbed, 88-Year-Old Beaten With Cane During Elmont Attack, Police Say Woman Stabbed, 88-Year-Old Beaten With Cane During Elmont Attack, Police Say
Woman Stabbed, 88-Year-Old Beaten With Cane During Elmont Attack, Police Say Two women, including an 88-year-old, were hospitalized after an argument inside a Long Island home escalated into a stabbing and assault with a flower pot and cane, police said. The violence unfolded at a residence on Empire Street in Elmont at about 1:45 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, according to Nassau County Police. A verbal argument involving 31-year-old Faheem Winstead and the two women, ages 58 and 88, turned physical, detectives said. Winstead stabbed the 58-year-old woman in the leg and struck her in the head with a flower pot, leaving her with a laceration, investigators said. He then br…

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Sellersville-Perkasie, PA
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Driver Killed; Baby, Woman Injured When Porsche Veers Into Oncoming Subaru In Bucks County Driver Killed; Baby, Woman Injured When Porsche Veers Into Oncoming Subaru In Bucks County Driver Killed; Baby, Woman Injured When Porsche Veers Into Oncoming Subaru In Bucks County
Driver Killed; Baby, Woman Injured When Porsche Veers Into Oncoming Subaru In Bucks County A 57-year-old man was killed and a woman and an infant were hospitalized after a Porsche veered across a Bucks County roadway and collided with an oncoming Subaru, authorities announced Saturday, Oct. 3. The crash happened just before 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2, in the 1200 block of Diamond Street in Hilltown Township, according to the Hilltown Township Police Department. A Porsche Cayenne was traveling east on Diamond Street, east of Narothyn Road, when its right-side tires went off the edge of the roadway, the preliminary investigation found. The Porsche then veered left, crossed into the wes…

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Manhasset, NY
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Fire Chiefs Pull Trapped Homeowner Through Window As Flames Rip Through North Hills Home Fire Chiefs Pull Trapped Homeowner Through Window As Flames Rip Through North Hills Home Fire Chiefs Pull Trapped Homeowner Through Window As Flames Rip Through North Hills Home
Fire Chiefs Pull Trapped Homeowner Through Window As Flames Rip Through North Hills Home A trapped homeowner was pulled through a window to safety as a well-advanced house fire tore through a Long Island home Saturday morning, Oct. 3, leaving the resident and a police officer hospitalized and three firefighters with minor injuries. The blaze broke out at 211 Hornbill Drive in North Hills shortly before 9:30 a.m., according to the Manhasset-Lakeville Volunteer Fire Department and Nassau County Police. Police listed the initial call at 9:26 a.m., while the fire department said its companies were dispatched at 9:27 a.m.  Arriving chiefs found flames coming from the home and c…

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York, PA
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Teen Accused Of Killing Father Now Charged With Murdering Cellmate In York County Prison Teen Accused Of Killing Father Now Charged With Murdering Cellmate In York County Prison Teen Accused Of Killing Father Now Charged With Murdering Cellmate In York County Prison
Teen Accused Of Killing Father Now Charged With Murdering Cellmate In York County Prison A teen already jailed for allegedly killing his 62-year-old father is now accused of killing his 19-year-old cellmate inside a prison in Pennsylvania. Ahdoneeyah Fears, now 19, of York, has been charged with homicide in the death of fellow inmate Jacob Brady, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Wednesday, Sept. 30. Brady, 19, was found dead beneath his bunk inside the cell in the York County Prison he shared with Fears on April 14, 2026, investigators said. An autopsy determined Brady died from blunt force trauma and strangulation, according to the York County Coroner's Office. The inve…

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Lancaster, PA
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Lost Pool Bet Led To 14 Bullet Holes, 2 Gunshot Wounds In Lancaster: DA Lost Pool Bet Led To 14 Bullet Holes, 2 Gunshot Wounds In Lancaster: DA Lost Pool Bet Led To 14 Bullet Holes, 2 Gunshot Wounds In Lancaster: DA
Lost Pool Bet Led To 14 Bullet Holes, 2 Gunshot Wounds In Lancaster: DA A lost pool bet worth several hundred dollars ended with 14 bullet holes in a car and two gunshot wounds — and nearly four years later, the Pennsylvania shooter has been sentenced to state prison. Jan Carlos Cruz-Rivera, 30, of the 200 block of North Marshall Street in Lancaster, was sentenced to six to 15 years in state prison after pleading guilty on Tuesday, Sept. 22, to aggravated assault and discharging a firearm into an occupied structure, the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office announced in an update on Friday, Oct. 2. Judge Dennis Reinaker imposed the sentence. The shooting…

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Lancaster, PA
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Driver Accused Of Exploiting Elderly Lancaster Woman After Gaining Her Trust, Pawning Rings: PD Driver Accused Of Exploiting Elderly Lancaster Woman After Gaining Her Trust, Pawning Rings: PD Driver Accused Of Exploiting Elderly Lancaster Woman After Gaining Her Trust, Pawning Rings: PD
Driver Accused Of Exploiting Elderly Lancaster Woman After Gaining Her Trust, Pawning Rings: PD A Pennsylvania man hired to drive an elderly woman to medical appointments gained her trust before taking thousands of dollars, pawning her rings, and misusing her credit card, police say. Timothy Hollis, 52, of Fleetwood, was arrested by West Lampeter Township and Strasburg Borough police around 7:20 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30, in the 1200 block of Historic Drive in Strasburg, according to an updated release issued Friday, Oct. 2. The investigation began July 28, when a West Lampeter Township officer was called to the 600 block of Willow Valley Square for a report of ongoing financial exploi…

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