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Jillian Pikora

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. Over the past decade, she has worked as a staff reporter and freelance writer at Sisters Magazine, The Tempest, Huffington Post, CairoScene, and several other outlets. Prior to joining Daily Voice, Jillian worked as a digital news editor at Hearst's local NBC affiliate, WGAL News 8. She currently manages and reports stories in Pennsylvania for Daily Voice.

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Police & Fire
Nudes Swapped With PA Teen By 3x Felon In Jail On Gun Charges: Police Nudes Swapped With PA Teen By 3x Felon In Jail On Gun Charges: Police
Nudes Swapped With PA Teen By 3x Felon In Jail On Gun Charges: Police A convicted drug dealer in jail on firearm charges from a shooting last August is accused of leaving a phone filled with nude and sexual images of a girl at the scene of that shooting and then using the prison's phones to contact that minor, the Manheim Township Police announced in a release on Friday, May 10.  Isaiah Ramon Cabrera, 23 of West Filbert Street in Lancaster, first came to the local police's attention in the late-2010s for a series of drug dealing related offences — which landed him 18 convictions and up to 23 months in prison, court records show.  Following his relea…

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News
Arrested Made For Deadly Shooting Inside Central PA Grocery Store (UPDATE) Arrested Made For Deadly Shooting Inside Central PA Grocery Store (UPDATE)
Arrested Made For Deadly Shooting Inside Central PA Grocery Store (Update) The man who is accused of shooting someone dead inside a popular grocery store in Harrisburg has been arrested, the city police announced on Friday afternoon.  Jerome Coleman Jr., 32 of Harrisburg, is accused of fatally shooting Christian Watts, 27 also of Harrisburg, inside Antonio Grocery on the 2200 block of North Sixth Street at Woodbine Street just before 2:20 p.m. on May 3, according to the police release on May 10 and an earlier release by the Dauphin County Coroner's Office on Monday, May 5.  A deputy coroner was called to the scene and police had taped off the area a…

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Police & Fire
Fryer Fire At McDonald's In Central PA: Authorities Fryer Fire At McDonald's In Central PA: Authorities
Fryer Fire At McDonald's In Central PA: Authorities A fryer fire affected school drop-off in Lancaster on Friday morning, according to the police.  Firefighters were called to the fire at the McDonald's located at 575 North Franklin Street in Lancaster at 6:59 a.m. on May 10, Lancaster County Wide Communication detailed.  The public was asked to avoid the area of the 500 block of N. Franklin Street as it closed to traffic between Lehigh Avenue and New Holland Avenue around 7:30 a.m., city police explained.  The police recommend that students being dropped off at JP McCaskey High School or Wickersham Elementary School go …

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GOT HER! PA Mom, Accused Child Rapist, Arrested On Incest Charges: DA GOT HER! PA Mom, Accused Child Rapist, Arrested On Incest Charges: DA
GOT HER! PA Mom, Accused Child Rapist, Arrested On Incest Charges: DA A registered sex offender is back behind bars after allegedly threatening his grandchildren with a gun. His daughter — who is also accused of incest with her children — who was at large for weeks was arrested on May 8, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice and an updated release by the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office on Friday, May 10. The warrant for the arrest of Sarah Lee Miller, also known as Sara Souder, was announced on her 35th birthday, May 8, court records show. Her last known address was in Nanticoke, Luzerne County. She was taken into cust…

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Penn State Coach's Harassment Made Maryland Majorette Suicidal: Complaint Penn State Coach's Harassment Made Maryland Majorette Suicidal: Complaint
Penn State Coach's Harassment Made Maryland Majorette Suicidal: Complaint Penn State is required to respond to a former Blue Band Majorette's lawsuit within 14 days, a federal judge ruled on May 7, 2024, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  Kaitlyn Wassel, of Hagerstown, Maryland developed a "passion for twirling" during a "free 8-week trial clinic in her hometown," as stated in the complaint filed in Dec. 2023.  When the clinic ended, she joined the local twirling club, quickly advancing to a national competition team, her lawyer explained on her and her family's behalf in the background portion of the case documen…

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Traffic
Central PA Road Reopens After Gas Leak: Police (UPDATE) Central PA Road Reopens After Gas Leak: Police (UPDATE)
Central PA Road Reopens After Gas Leak: Police (Update) A road has reopened following a natural gas leak in Central Pennsylvania, the police announced on Thursday evening. Initially, the 2100 block of Market Street was "closed to vehicles and pedestrians," the Camp Hill police stated in a release at 2:58 p.m. on May 9. "The gas leak has been contained however Market Street will remain closed between 21st and 22nd Streets until further notice," the police said at 4:52 p.m.  The roadway reopened at 7:37 p.m. and the public is no longer urged to avoid the area.  No additional information was available as of 7:50 p.m. Check back here fo…

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Police & Fire
Teen Shot In Central PA, Police Say Teen Shot In Central PA, Police Say
Teen Shot In Central PA, Police Say A 16-year-old boy was shot in Harrisburg on Wednesday night, the police announced the following morning.  The teen was found by officers responding to a call of shots fired in the Hall Manor apartment complex around 8 p.m. on May 8, the Bureau of Police detailed in the release.  The boy was taken "to a local hospital for emergency care" for a "non-life-threatening gunshot wound," the police said. An investigation into this shooting is ongoing. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the Harrisburg Police, at 717-558-6900, or click here to submit a tip onl…

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Schools
PA Man Collects Child Porn Working As School Bus Driver: Affidavit PA Man Collects Child Porn Working As School Bus Driver: Affidavit
PA Man Collects Child Porn Working As School Bus Driver: Affidavit A now-former school bus driver is accused of gathering child pornography from Snapchat, police detailed in an affidavit of probable cause obtained by Daily Voice on May 8.  Police first learned about 33-year-old Cody James Baker's online activities after he uploaded a video to Snapchat, so the platform sent a tip to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, according to the affidavit. During the police investigation, two phones were seized from Baker which connected him to the Snapchat profile in question and contained "15 videos and multiple images of children engag…

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Man ID'd After Lawn Mower Crushes Him, New Details: Lancaster Coroner Man ID'd After Lawn Mower Crushes Him, New Details: Lancaster Coroner
Man ID'd After Lawn Mower Crushes Him, New Details: Lancaster Coroner A 72-year-old man who died at the scene of a lawn mower incident has been identified and new details about the  incident have been released by the Lancaster County Coroner's Office on Thursday, May 9. Arthur Best was found by first responders trapped under his lawn mower at his home in the in the 1920 block of Orveille Road in East Hempfield Township, Lancaster around 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 8, Chief Deputy Coroner Eric Bieber detailed in the release.  When a coroner arrived at the scene at 1:13 p.m. the mower had been removed, but Best had been pronounced dead three minutes…

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Toddler Drowns In Neighbor's Pool After Wandering Off In Central PA: Coroner (UPDATE) Toddler Drowns In Neighbor's Pool After Wandering Off In Central PA: Coroner (UPDATE)
Toddler Drowns In Neighbor's Pool After Wandering Off In Central PA: Coroner (Update) New details have been released about the drowning of a 3-year-old boy who wandered into a neighbor's pool around noon on Sunday, the Lancaster County Coroner's Office explained to Daily Voice on Wednesday, May 8. The unnamed boy is believed to have "walked away from his home on Wheatland Ave. unbeknownst to his family, and within a short amount of time had made his way onto a nearby residential property where the pool was located," East Hempfield Township Police investigators said.  He was found in a neighbor's backyard pool, in the 1720 block of Wheatland Avenue, at 12:08 p.m. on…

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