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.

Jillian Pikora's Contributions

Central Islip, NY
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Woman Seriously Injured By Turning Jeep In Central Islip: Police Woman Seriously Injured By Turning Jeep In Central Islip: Police Woman Seriously Injured By Turning Jeep In Central Islip: Police
Woman Seriously Injured By Turning Jeep In Central Islip: Police A woman was seriously injured when a turning Jeep struck her on Long Island on Sunday morning, Suffolk County police said. The 79-year-old Central Islip woman was struck at Hawthorne Avenue and East Suffolk Avenue in Central Islip at approximately 7:35 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 25, according to police. Carlos Vicente, 53, of Central Islip, was driving a 2021 Jeep Wrangler south on Hawthorne Avenue when he turned left onto Suffolk Avenue and struck the pedestrian, police said. The woman was taken to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore with serious injuries. Vicente was not injured, acc…

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Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
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PA Police Officer Shot 12 Times Released From Hospital Weeks After Partner Killed In Ambush PA Police Officer Shot 12 Times Released From Hospital Weeks After Partner Killed In Ambush PA Police Officer Shot 12 Times Released From Hospital Weeks After Partner Killed In Ambush
PA Police Officer Shot 12 Times Released From Hospital Weeks After Partner Killed In Ambush A Philadelphia police officer who was shot 12 times in an attack that killed his partner was released from the hospital Saturday, Oct. 24, receiving a standing ovation from more than 100 fellow officers, medical personnel, and loved ones. Officer Hector Rodriguez III, 33, was wheeled out of Penn Presbyterian Medical Center two weeks after he and Officer Shane Seiber, 40, were shot while responding to a call in West Philadelphia on Saturday, Oct. 10, as Daily Voice previously reported. Rodriguez placed his hand over his heart as officers, hospital staff, and loved ones applauded his release.…

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Lancaster, PA
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Phone-Distracted Trucker Killed New York Dad, 2 Kids On PA Turnpike: Lancaster County DA Phone-Distracted Trucker Killed New York Dad, 2 Kids On PA Turnpike: Lancaster County DA Phone-Distracted Trucker Killed New York Dad, 2 Kids On PA Turnpike: Lancaster County DA
Phone-Distracted Trucker Killed New York Dad, 2 Kids On PA Turnpike: Lancaster County DA A truck driver distracted by his phone when he killed a New York father and his two children on the Pennsylvania Turnpike has been sentenced to state prison, prosecutors announced on Friday, Oct. 23. Santos M. Valentin, 31, of Philadelphia, was sentenced Tuesday, Oct. 13, to three years minus three days to 12 years in prison by Judge Todd Brown, the Lancaster County District Attorney said. The crash killed Donnell Hickson, 43, of Baldwin, Long Island his 18-year-old son, Decir Hickson, and his 11-year-old daughter on Sunday, July 21, 2024, as Daily Voice previously reported. A Lancaster Co…

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Setauket-Stony Brook, NY
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Woman Recognized Man Masturbating In Stony Brook Theater Lot From News: DA Woman Recognized Man Masturbating In Stony Brook Theater Lot From News: DA Woman Recognized Man Masturbating In Stony Brook Theater Lot From News: DA
Woman Recognized Man Masturbating In Stony Brook Theater Lot From News: DA A Long Island man facing four public lewdness cases was arrested again after another woman recognized him in news coverage and identified him as the man who masturbated in front of her outside a movie theater, authorities announced Saturday, Oct. 24. Nicholas Critelli, 20, of Ronkonkoma, was arrested Thursday, Oct. 22, in connection with a February encounter in the AMC Stony Brook 17 parking lot, according to Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney. The woman was loading purchases into her car around 10:22 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, when Critelli approached in a dark gray Nissan Al…

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Gettysburg, PA
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Gettysburg Therapist Who Sexually Abused 7 Children Gets More Prison Time Gettysburg Therapist Who Sexually Abused 7 Children Gets More Prison Time Gettysburg Therapist Who Sexually Abused 7 Children Gets More Prison Time
Gettysburg Therapist Who Sexually Abused 7 Children Gets More Prison Time A former Pennsylvania art therapist convicted of sexually abusing seven children, including students at a Gettysburg charter school, has been sentenced to additional prison time in Adams County on Thursday, Oct. 22, bringing his total sentence to more than six to 14 years, according to the Adams County District Attorney's Office and court records. David Christopher Mitchell, 56, of Gettysburg, was sentenced by Adams County Judge Shawn Wagner to an additional 54 to 108 months in prison for aggravated indecent assault of a child, along with three to 12 months for indecent assault of a child un…

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Centereach-Selden, NY
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Motorcyclist Seriously Injured In Rear-End Centereach Crash: Police Motorcyclist Seriously Injured In Rear-End Centereach Crash: Police Motorcyclist Seriously Injured In Rear-End Centereach Crash: Police
Motorcyclist Seriously Injured In Rear-End Centereach Crash: Police A motorcyclist was seriously injured when his bike struck the back of a Jeep on Long Island on Saturday evening, Oct. 24, police said. The 31-year-old Centereach man was riding a 2007 Yamaha southbound on Nicolls Road near Wireless Road in Centereach when he struck the rear of a southbound 2017 Jeep at 6:23 p.m., according to Suffolk County Police. The rider was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, police said. The Jeep’s driver, Samantha Vega, 42, of Rocky Point, was not injured, according to police. Both vehicles were impounded for saf…

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West Babylon, NY
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Speeding Mercedes Slams Into Pole, Seriously Injuring Teen In West Babylon: Police Speeding Mercedes Slams Into Pole, Seriously Injuring Teen In West Babylon: Police Speeding Mercedes Slams Into Pole, Seriously Injuring Teen In West Babylon: Police
Speeding Mercedes Slams Into Pole, Seriously Injuring Teen In West Babylon: Police An 18-year-old woman was seriously injured when a speeding Mercedes-Benz struck a curb and slammed into a utility pole on Long Island early Saturday, Oct. 24, police said. Jairon Velasquez, 20, of Levittown, was driving the 2021 Mercedes-Benz eastbound from 17th Street across Straight Path in West Babylon when he crashed at 3:49 a.m., according to Suffolk County Police. Velasquez was traveling at a high rate of speed before the vehicle struck the curb and utility pole, police said. His passenger, an 18-year-old Deer Park woman, was taken to Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip …

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Syosset-Woodbury, NY
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Victims Zip-Tied At Gunpoint In Syosset Marijuana Heist: Police Victims Zip-Tied At Gunpoint In Syosset Marijuana Heist: Police Victims Zip-Tied At Gunpoint In Syosset Marijuana Heist: Police
Victims Zip-Tied At Gunpoint In Syosset Marijuana Heist: Police Four Queens men have been arrested after victims were held at gunpoint and restrained with zip ties during a robbery at a Long Island storage facility, Nassau County police announced Saturday, Oct. 24. The men entered the facility at 225 Underhill Boulevard in Syosset around 10:15 a.m. Monday, Aug. 10, restrained multiple victims, and stole pallets of goods that included marijuana, along with cash, detectives said. The group fled before an investigation involving the Major Case Squad, Electronics Squad, and Bureau of Special Operations led detectives to the suspects, according to police. T…

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Lampeter-Strasburg, PA
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ARSON: Building Torched, Cornfield Set Ablaze In Lancaster County, Police Say ARSON: Building Torched, Cornfield Set Ablaze In Lancaster County, Police Say ARSON: Building Torched, Cornfield Set Ablaze In Lancaster County, Police Say
Arson: Building Torched, Cornfield Set Ablaze In Lancaster County, Police Say A suspected arson caused extensive damage to a building in Pennsylvania before a person was reported setting fire to a nearby cornfield Thursday evening, Oct. 22, police said. East Lampeter Township police and the Lafayette Fire Company were dispatched to a fire alarm at 1770 Hempstead Road in Lancaster County around 7:33 p.m., according to a release issued Friday, Oct. 23. Firefighters arrived to find an active fire and observed activity consistent with arson while working to extinguish the flames, police said. The building, owned by High Associates, was under construction and unoccupied.…

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Harrisburg, PA
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9 Pennsylvanians, Including Harrisburg Resident, Illegally Voted In Federal Elections, DOJ Says 9 Pennsylvanians, Including Harrisburg Resident, Illegally Voted In Federal Elections, DOJ Says 9 Pennsylvanians, Including Harrisburg Resident, Illegally Voted In Federal Elections, DOJ Says
9 Pennsylvanians, Including Harrisburg Resident, Illegally Voted In Federal Elections, DOJ Says Nine Pennsylvania residents cast ballots in federal elections despite knowing they were not U.S. citizens, federal prosecutors said Friday, Oct. 23. The defendants, ages 21 to 80, were charged separately in cases involving voting in the 2022 or 2024 general elections, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Offices for the Eastern and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania. Eight of the nine defendants were identified as lawful permanent U.S. residents. The release did not specify the immigration status of the ninth defendant. Only U.S. citizens may vote in Pennsylvania, prosecutors said. Four defenda…

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