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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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Lebanon Chief Detective Charged With DUI Nearly 3X Limit In Lancaster Lebanon Chief Detective Charged With DUI Nearly 3X Limit In Lancaster
Lebanon Chief Detective Charged With DUI Nearly 3X Limit In Lancaster The Chief Detective for Lebanon County has been charged with driving under the influence according court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Thursday, Oct. 31.  Jonathan C. Hess was "driving erratically" on Route 72 in Lancaster County on Saturday, Oct. 5 when Manheim Borough Police pulled him over, according to the affidavit of probable cause.  Lancaster County Wide Communications Dispatched told officers, he "hit a divider" before swerving into an oncoming traffic, as stated in the affidavit. When officers approached Hess, he had glassy and bloodshot eyes and sm…

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Maryland Native Killed In I-81 PA Crash: State Troopers Maryland Native Killed In I-81 PA Crash: State Troopers
Maryland Native Killed In I-81 PA Crash: State Troopers A Maryland native and Greencastle local was killed in a crash on Interstate 81, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Thursday, Oct. 31.  Adam Emerick, 33, of Greencastle, was found dead at the scene of a crash near mile marker 0.8 of I-81 North, near the Maryland/Pennsylvania border, around 2:33 a.m., according to PA State Police. A Freightliner Cascadia truck being driven by 59-year-old Ruben Ramirez of El Paso, Texas was illegally parked on the right side of the roadway when Emerick's 2012 Mercedes-Benz E550 struck the tractor-trailer’s bumper, PSP Chambersburg Trooper Bradley Lay detai…

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2 More Men Arrest For Shooting At Wawa Over Garbage Bag Full Of Marijuana: Chester DA 2 More Men Arrest For Shooting At Wawa Over Garbage Bag Full Of Marijuana: Chester DA
2 More Men Arrest For Shooting At Wawa Over Garbage Bag Full Of Marijuana: Chester DA Two more men have been arrested following a fight-turned-shooting over a garbage bag full of marijuana at a Wawa parking lot, the Chester County District Attorney’s Office and the West Goshen Police Department announced on Thursday, Oct. 31.  Zubair Bethea, 20, and Omar Beard, 31, both of Chester, Pennsylvania, were arrested on Monday, Oct. 28 in Delaware County, according to the updated release.  Their arrests following those of Frank Johnson, 21, of Coatesville, and Zahir Scott, 18, of Wilmington, Delaware, all in connection with the shooting in the 700 block…

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Politics
Accused Pelosi Laptop Thief's Dad Convicted Of Child Abuse Year After Daughter's DC Conviction Accused Pelosi Laptop Thief's Dad Convicted Of Child Abuse Year After Daughter's DC Conviction
Accused Pelosi Laptop Thief's Dad Convicted Of Child Abuse Year After Daughter's DC Conviction The father of a Pennsylvania woman who was accused of stealing Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's laptop was convicted of sexually abusing a girl on Wednesday, Oct. 30 — just two days after the trial began, according to court documents and the Dauphin County District Attorney's office.  Rickey Williams, 55, — a security guard from Dauphin County — touched the girl when she was between the ages of 8 and 18. Judge William T. presided over the trial.  She came forward about the abuse within two weeks after police allegedly caught him soliciting a video of a 14-ye…

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Trump Sign Damaged In PA, MD Woman Sought: Police Trump Sign Damaged In PA, MD Woman Sought: Police
Trump Sign Damaged In PA, MD Woman Sought: Police A Trump sign was damaged in Chambersburg and police are searching for a "person of interest," according to a release on Wednesday, Oct. 30.  The woman pictured caused the damage to the sign at the intersection of Lincoln Way East and South Second Street in Chambersburg, PA on Tuesday, Oct. 29, the police detailed in the release.  She fled in a silver/aluminum Toyota Rav 4 with a temporary Maryland license plate/tags.   "Anyone with information is asked to contact the Chambersburg Police," the police said. She "may have information relevant to an ongoing police inve…

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Hundreds Of Forged Voter Registration Found In 2.5K Questionable Applications: Lancaster DA Hundreds Of Forged Voter Registration Found In 2.5K Questionable Applications: Lancaster DA
Hundreds Of Forged Voter Registration Found In 2.5K Questionable Applications: Lancaster DA The Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office has found hundreds of fraudulent voter registration applications while continuing to investigate the 2,500 applications dropped off at the county Board of Elections. Election workers initially noticed the irregularities before the applications had been processed and notified the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office, as Daily Voice previously reported. Detectives quickly noticed "fraud indicators" such as "incorrect and non-existent addresses, false personal identification information, as well as false names and incorrect social security…

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3K+ Voter Registrations Under Investigation By York County Board Of Elections 3K+ Voter Registrations Under Investigation By York County Board Of Elections
3K+ Voter Registrations Under Investigation By York County Board Of Elections Exactly 3,087 voter registration applications remain under investigation by the York County Board of Education even after mail-in ballots for early voting ended according to an updated news release on Thursday, Oct. 31. The registrations are part of the same questionable batch Daily Voice previously reported on. The York County Board of Elections states: "Our elections staff has been working diligently to process each of those applications and is analyzing every document to ensure each application was completed legitimately and legally. When questionable applications are ide…

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PA Snapchat User Shares Child Porn — AGAIN, DA Says PA Snapchat User Shares Child Porn — AGAIN, DA Says
PA Snapchat User Shares Child Porn — Again, DA Says A Pennsylvania man is accused of using Snapchat to "connect with juveniles to engage the children in sexually explicit communications and to solicit them for sexually explicit images and videos," The Chester County District Attorney’s Office and the Chester County Detectives announced on Wednesday, Oct. 30.  Malcolm Kenyon, 25, of West Chester, has been charged for possessing, collecting, and soliciting sexually explicit images and videos from minors over the internet, the DA detailed in the release.  His preliminary arraignment was held before Magisterial Dist…

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Police & Fire
Cellphone Charger Causes Central PA House Fire Displacing 6 People, 5 Pets (PHOTOS) Cellphone Charger Causes Central PA House Fire Displacing 6 People, 5 Pets (PHOTOS)
Cellphone Charger Causes Central PA House Fire Displacing 6 People, 5 Pets (Photos) A cellphone charge burst into flames South Central Pennsylvania home on Wednesday, Oct. 30, officials explained.  The duplex fire broke out in the 200 block of East Canal Street in the village of Sand Beach at 5:09 a.m., according to Union Deposit Volunteer Fire Company 47. A cellphone charger plugged into an overused power strip exploded, sparking the blaze that quickly spread through that home, officials explained.  "All residents got out safely," according to the release.  Four adults, two children, two dogs, and three cats were displaced but tha…

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Hang Glider ID'd After Fatal Crash In South Central PA, State Police Say Hang Glider ID'd After Fatal Crash In South Central PA, State Police Say
Hang Glider ID'd After Fatal Crash In South Central PA, State Police Say The man who died in a hang glider crash on Monday afternoon, Oct. 28, has been identified by authorities on Wednesday, Oct. 30. David Haughwout, 68, of Belleville was pronounced dead at the scene of the hang glider crash, according to Pennsylvania State Police Lewistown Trooper Yetter and the Mifflin County Coroner's Office. The deadly crash happened in the 2700 block of Jacks Mountain Road in Menno Township around 3:58 p.m. Yetter detailed in the release.  The death was accidental, according to Yetter's release but PSP continue to investigate. Details about Haughwout life and f…

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