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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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HazMat Called To Tractor-Trailer, Passenger Vehicle Crash On I-283: PennDOT HazMat Called To Tractor-Trailer, Passenger Vehicle Crash On I-283: PennDOT
HazMat Called To Tractor-Trailer, Passenger Vehicle Crash On I-283: PennDOT A passenger vehicle caused a tractor-trailer to overturn on Interstate 283, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation spokesperson Fritzi Schreffler told Daily Voice on Friday, Sept. 27.  The rollover crash happened on I-283 North at Exit 2: PA 441 - Swatara at 2:07 p.m. according to Lancaster County Wide Communications and PennDOT's 511PA. The shoulder closed around 2:44 p.m., according to 511PA.  The crash involved a passenger, Schreffler tells us, explaining that that vehicle is believed to have caused the crash.  HazMat crews from Manheim Township are clearing the scene…

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Grave Robber Arrest In Swatara Township: Police Grave Robber Arrest In Swatara Township: Police
Grave Robber Arrest In Swatara Township: Police The man who stole a grave monument from a cemetery has been identified and arrested, Swatara Township police announced on Friday, Sept. 27.  Anthony Reyes-Pabon, 24, of Harrisburg has been charged in connection with the theft of a grave monument at the William Howard Day Cemetery.  Reyes-Pabon was charged with Theft by Unlawful Taking, Institutional Vandalism of a Cemetery, and Desecration of Venerated Objects.  He was taken into custody on Friday, Sept. 26.  His preliminary hearing was held before Judge Rebecca Jo Margerum at 11:45 a.m. where bail was set at…

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Shots Fired Into 5-Year-Old's Bedroom, Lancaster Police Say Shots Fired Into 5-Year-Old's Bedroom, Lancaster Police Say
Shots Fired Into 5-Year-Old's Bedroom, Lancaster Police Say A 5-year-old was awoken early Friday morning, Sept. 27, when bullets shot into their bedroom, Lancaster City Bureau of Police announced later in the day.  Officers were called to a report of shots fired in the 500 block of Juniata Street around 2:25 a.m. They found "multiple shell casings and one live round of ammunition after canvassing the area," as written in the release.  A witness told police they heard multiple gunshots and saw two men running toward Stevens Avenue. A resident on South Anne Street "provided evidence that at least one bullet penetrated their 5-year-old’…

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Suspected Hersheypark Slasher Arrested, Warrant Issued For NJ Partner: Police Suspected Hersheypark Slasher Arrested, Warrant Issued For NJ Partner: Police
Suspected Hersheypark Slasher Arrested, Warrant Issued For NJ Partner: Police The 63-year-old New York, identified as the suspected Hersheypark Slasher, was arrested — but his Jersey City partner remains at large, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Friday, Sept. 27.  Huley Williams of Brooklyn, NY is accused of being the man who committed the "slash and grab" in the Hersheypark parking lot around 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 27, police said and Daily Voice previously reported.  Williams (pictured above on the right) is accused of being the man (pictured above on the left) who was caught rummaging around in the backseat of a car when th…

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PA Dad Who Called 911 After Shooting Ex-Wife In Park Gets Life Sentence PA Dad Who Called 911 After Shooting Ex-Wife In Park Gets Life Sentence
PA Dad Who Called 911 After Shooting Ex-Wife In Park Gets Life Sentence Rami Abouloh is going to prison for the rest of his life for the murder of his ex-wife Patricia White, with whom he had four children, the Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan announced on Thursday, Sept. 26. Adouloh, 42, of Allentown, was convicted of Homicide and Aggravated Assault; all felonies of the first degree Friday, on May 31, 2024, after a trial before Judge Robert L. Steinberg. The sentencing was originally set to be in August but was continued until September.  The conviction and sentencing are the result of a shooting at West Catasauqua Park in W…

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PA Mom Googled 'Methods Of Killing' Same Day She Hanged Her Kids From Dog Lead: DA PA Mom Googled 'Methods Of Killing' Same Day She Hanged Her Kids From Dog Lead: DA
PA Mom Googled 'Methods Of Killing' Same Day She Hanged Her Kids From Dog Lead: DA A Reading mom Googled "methods of killing" before hanging her two children in her basement, the Berks County District Attorney John T. Adams detailed in a release announcing her conviction on Thursday, Sept. 26.  Lisa Snyder, 41, was found guilty of the following on Tuesday, Sept. 24; 2 counts of First-Degree Murder, 2 counts of Endangering the Welfare of Children, and Tampering with Evidence, the Berks County DA explained in the release. The charges stem from an investigation into the Sept. 2019 death of her 8-year-old son, 4-year-old daughter, and the family d…

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Pedestrian Struck While In Crosswalk Hospitalized: Lititz Police Pedestrian Struck While In Crosswalk Hospitalized: Lititz Police
Pedestrian Struck While In Crosswalk Hospitalized: Lititz Police A pedestrian is in the hospital after being struck by a vehicle in Lititz, Police announced on Thursday, Sept. 25. The pedestrian "who had the right-of-way and was crossing within the crosswalk, was struck by a vehicle making a left turn onto North Cedar Street," the police wrote in the release.  The crash happened at the intersection of PA 772/East Main and North Cedar streets in Lititz at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 25, according to the police.  It is not immediately clear if the driver remained on the scene.  The pedestrian was taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital. A…

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ARSON: Warrant Issued For South Central PA Man, Police Say ARSON: Warrant Issued For South Central PA Man, Police Say
Arson: Warrant Issued For South Central PA Man, Police Say A warrant has been issued for a suspected arsonist, Waynesboro police announced on Thursday, Sept. 26.  Maxwell D. Alexander, 22, of Greencastle, has been charged with five counts of arson and related offenses and three counts of criminal mischief after an incident on Old Mill Road at 2:15 a.m. on Monday, June 12, 2023, police detailed in the release. He is currently serving 24 months of probation for a criminal mischief charge for an incident in Waynesboro that same day, according to a previous court docket. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023. Anyone with …

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School Bus Struck In Cumberland County Hit-Run School Bus Struck In Cumberland County Hit-Run
School Bus Struck In Cumberland County Hit-Run A pick-up truck and its driver are being sought by Newville police following a hit-and-run with a school bus, according to a release on Thursday, Sept. 26.  The crash happened in Newville at 3:02 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 24, the police explained.  There is no word about any injuries, the extent of damage to the bus, or if children were onboard at the time of the crash.  The police want to speak with the person driving the pickup in the black Chevrolet pickup truck pictured above.  Anyone with information regarding this truck, the driver, or the owner is asked to reach ou…

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PA Man Took 5-Year-Old To VA, NY For Sex: USDOJ PA Man Took 5-Year-Old To VA, NY For Sex: USDOJ
PA Man Took 5-Year-Old To VA, NY For Sex: Usdoj A 54-year-old Pennsylvania man has been sentenced after admitting to taking a 5-year-old girl for sex in Virginia and New York, the US Department of Justice announced on Wednesday, Sept. 25.  John Oathout, of Harrisburg, PA, was sentenced by Chief United States District Judge Brenda K. Sannes in Syracuse, NY on Friday, Sept. 20. He'll serve 25 years in federal prison followed by 20 years of supervised release, and he'll be a registered sex offender for the remainder of his life, according to the USDOJ release.  Oathout admitted to taking the 5-year-old girl on trips out of state w…

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