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

Hicksville, NY
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Man Killed When Pistol Accidentally Fires Inside Hicksville Vehicle: Police Man Killed When Pistol Accidentally Fires Inside Hicksville Vehicle: Police Man Killed When Pistol Accidentally Fires Inside Hicksville Vehicle: Police
Man Killed When Pistol Accidentally Fires Inside Hicksville Vehicle: Police A man was shot in the back and killed when another man’s pistol accidentally discharged inside a vehicle in New York, police said. Officers responded to a 911 call near 459 South Broadway in Hicksville, Nassau County at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, and found a 24-year-old man inside a vehicle with a gunshot wound to his back, police said. A Nassau County Police ambulance took him to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly afterward. Mohammed Basheer Ahmed, 27, was inside the vehicle with the victim when he accidentally discharged his pistol, detectives said. Ahmed was arr…

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Cohoes, NY
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Cohoes Killer Who Waited 20 Minutes Outside Girlfriend's Door Before Fatal Stabbing Sentenced Cohoes Killer Who Waited 20 Minutes Outside Girlfriend's Door Before Fatal Stabbing Sentenced Cohoes Killer Who Waited 20 Minutes Outside Girlfriend's Door Before Fatal Stabbing Sentenced
Cohoes Killer Who Waited 20 Minutes Outside Girlfriend's Door Before Fatal Stabbing Sentenced A New York man who waited nearly 20 minutes outside his girlfriend's back door before stabbing her to death in an attack captured on video has been sentenced to 20 years to life in prison, prosecutors announced on Friday, Nov. 13. Anthony Bechand, 54, of Cohoes, was sentenced by Albany County Judge Roger McDonough for the Sept. 13, 2025, murder of 41-year-old Amanda Rodriguez, according to Albany County District Attorney Lee Kindlon. Bechand previously pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. Prosecutors revealed that a video captured events inside Rodriguez's home on Earl Lynn Court after …

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Bensalem, PA
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Snapchat Child Sex Exploitation Probe Uncovers More Potential Victims In Bensalem: Police Snapchat Child Sex Exploitation Probe Uncovers More Potential Victims In Bensalem: Police Snapchat Child Sex Exploitation Probe Uncovers More Potential Victims In Bensalem: Police
Snapchat Child Sex Exploitation Probe Uncovers More Potential Victims In Bensalem: Police A Snapchat investigation led to a Pennsylvania man’s arrest on child sexual exploitation charges — and detectives believe there may be more victims, police announced on Friday, Nov. 13. DreVaughn Dior Core, 32, of Philadelphia, is facing charges in Northampton and Montgomery counties following investigations by Bethlehem and Abington Township police, according to the release. The investigation began after Bethlehem police received a report about a juvenile communicating with an adult man through Snapchat. The man solicited sexually explicit images and videos from the juvenile and later arra…

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Patchogue-Medford, NY
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Patchogue Man Used Violence To Force Victim Into Sex Trafficking: Police Patchogue Man Used Violence To Force Victim Into Sex Trafficking: Police Patchogue Man Used Violence To Force Victim Into Sex Trafficking: Police
Patchogue Man Used Violence To Force Victim Into Sex Trafficking: Police A second man used violence to force a victim into sexual activity with clients on Long Island, Suffolk County police said after making another arrest in a year-and-a-half-long sex trafficking investigation. Andy Joseph, 35, of Patchogue, was arrested at 630 Mastic Road in Mastic at approximately 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, police said. Human Trafficking Investigations Unit detectives, assisted by the Fifth Precinct Gang Unit, took Joseph into custody a week after investigators arrested another man accused of forcing a woman into prostitution through violent sexual abuse, according to police. …

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Huntington, NY
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Huntington Contractor Passed Off Fake Pool Permit To Homeowner: DA Huntington Contractor Passed Off Fake Pool Permit To Homeowner: DA Huntington Contractor Passed Off Fake Pool Permit To Homeowner: DA
Huntington Contractor Passed Off Fake Pool Permit To Homeowner: DA A Long Island contractor gave a homeowner a forged building permit for a backyard pool project that had never even been submitted to the town for approval, Suffolk County prosecutors said. Robert Cortese, 39, of Huntington, and his company, Tool Time Construction Inc., pleaded guilty in connection with the fraudulent Town of Islip permit, District Attorney Raymond Tierney announced on Friday, Nov. 13. The homeowner hired Cortese and his company in May 2021 to install a pool and build a pool house at a residence in Great River, according to prosecutors. After the homeowner repeatedly asked …

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Lancaster, PA
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PA Trooper Had To Relearn How To Write His Name After Being Shot; Gunman Convicted: Lanco DA PA Trooper Had To Relearn How To Write His Name After Being Shot; Gunman Convicted: Lanco DA PA Trooper Had To Relearn How To Write His Name After Being Shot; Gunman Convicted: Lanco DA
PA Trooper Had To Relearn How To Write His Name After Being Shot; Gunman Convicted: Lanco DA A Pennsylvania State Police corporal had to relearn how to write his own name after being shot while executing a search warrant, and the man responsible has now been convicted of attempting to murder him, prosecutors announced on Thursday, Nov. 12. Alfredo Maldonado-Gonzalez, 43, of Dallastown Borough, was found guilty by a Lancaster County jury on Monday, Oct. 12, following a three-day trial in connection with the July 2024 shooting at a storage facility in Lancaster city, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office. The corporal testified that he spent eight months recove…

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Lykens Valley, PA
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PA Man, 21, Killed In High-Speed Crash Remembered As 'Little Brother' Who Was 'Robbed Of Time' PA Man, 21, Killed In High-Speed Crash Remembered As 'Little Brother' Who Was 'Robbed Of Time' PA Man, 21, Killed In High-Speed Crash Remembered As 'Little Brother' Who Was 'Robbed Of Time'
PA Man, 21, Killed In High-Speed Crash Remembered As 'Little Brother' Who Was 'Robbed Of Time' A 21-year-old Pennsylvania man killed in a high-speed crash while not wearing a seat belt is being remembered by heartbroken friends as a "little brother" who was "robbed of time." Tanner Rhine, of McClure, was killed in a crash along Alfarata Road in Lewistown around midnight on Sunday, Nov. 8, according to a release issued by Mifflin County Coroner Andrea L. Alcalde on Wednesday, Nov. 11. Rhine was pronounced dead at the scene. Preliminary findings indicate he was traveling at a high rate of speed when the crash occurred and was not wearing a seat belt, the coroner said. An autopsy perf…

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Carlisle, PA
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Driver Killed In High-Speed Cumberland County Crash ID'd After Vehicle Slams Into Tree Driver Killed In High-Speed Cumberland County Crash ID'd After Vehicle Slams Into Tree Driver Killed In High-Speed Cumberland County Crash ID'd After Vehicle Slams Into Tree
Driver Killed In High-Speed Cumberland County Crash ID'd After Vehicle Slams Into Tree A Pennsylvania man was killed when he lost control of his vehicle while traveling at a high rate of speed and slammed into a tree, authorities announced on Thursday, Nov. 12. The driver was identified as Donald Lee Stum, 64, of Carlisle, according to Cumberland County Coroner Charley Hall. The single-vehicle crash happened around 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 11, in the first block of Distribution Drive near Newville Road in North Middleton Township, according to [North Middleton Township Police](https://crimewatch.net/us/pa/cumberland/north-middleton-twp-pd/14259/incidents/single-vehicle-fata…

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Aston-Brookhaven, PA
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19 Inches Of Hail Turns Parkside Borough Streets Into Winter Wonderland In November Storm 19 Inches Of Hail Turns Parkside Borough Streets Into Winter Wonderland In November Storm 19 Inches Of Hail Turns Parkside Borough Streets Into Winter Wonderland In November Storm
19 Inches Of Hail Turns Parkside Borough Streets Into Winter Wonderland In November Storm What looked like the aftermath of a massive blizzard was actually the result of a severe thunderstorm that dumped approximately 19 inches of hail on a Pennsylvania community, leaving streets buried in ice and drivers stranded. The extraordinary scene unfolded in Parkside Borough, Delaware County, on Thursday afternoon, Nov. 12, as powerful storms swept through the Philadelphia region. You can watch a video of the storm by clicking here or in the player below.  Parkside Borough Police reported approximately 19 inches of accumulated hail in some areas, transforming roads into what ap…

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Bensalem, PA
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NJ Attorney Took More Client Money Days After Admitting $156K Theft In PA: DA NJ Attorney Took More Client Money Days After Admitting $156K Theft In PA: DA NJ Attorney Took More Client Money Days After Admitting $156K Theft In PA: DA
NJ Attorney Took More Client Money Days After Admitting $156K Theft In PA: DA A New Jersey attorney accepted another payment from an older client just five days after admitting he stole more than $156,000 from two other clients, Bucks County prosecutors announced on Thursday, Nov. 12. Andrew C. Neville, 40, of Pennsauken, owner of Neville Law PLLC in Newtown Borough, now faces additional charges after an 83-year-old Philadelphia woman came forward following publicity surrounding his October arrest, according to the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office. The woman paid Neville $1,500 to prepare trust and will documents he never provided, bringing the total taken fro…

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