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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 County Man Traveled To Ohio To Abuse 14-Year-Old: FBI Lebanon County Man Traveled To Ohio To Abuse 14-Year-Old: FBI
Lebanon County Man Traveled To Ohio To Abuse 14-Year-Old: FBI A Lebanon County man has been indicted for traveling to Ohio to sexually abuse a 14-year-old girl, federal authorities announced. Chase Alexander Lawrence, 23, of Palmyra, was arrested on Feb. 7, 2025, after officers from the Western Lebanon County Regional Police Department assisted the FBI in serving a federal warrant at a home on the 200 block of North College Street in Palmyra, according to law enforcement. Investigators allege that between Dec. 18, 2022, and Oct. 6, 2023, Lawrence repeatedly traveled from Pennsylvania to Ohio, where he engaged in illicit sexual conduct with the minor. …

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Drunk Driver Crashes Into Tree, Killing Passenger In Bethlehem: Police Drunk Driver Crashes Into Tree, Killing Passenger In Bethlehem: Police
Drunk Driver Crashes Into Tree, Killing Passenger In Bethlehem: Police A Pennsylvania man with a blood alcohol level more than twice the legal limit was arrested for causing a fatal crash that killed his passenger last month, Bethlehem Township police announced on Friday, Feb. 21. Randy Diomar Donato, 32, of Easton, was driving a 2006 Nissan Altima on William Penn Highway near Chipman Road when he lost control and crashed into a tree at 2:07 a.m. on Jan. 5, authorities said. Nicole Danielle Guzman, 35, of Easton, was in the passenger seat and died at the scene from blunt-force trauma, according to the Northampton County Coroner's Office. Her death was ruled ac…

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Felon Beat Woman With Fire Extinguisher, Found With Arsenal And Explosive: Bern Twp Police Felon Beat Woman With Fire Extinguisher, Found With Arsenal And Explosive: Bern Twp Police
Felon Beat Woman With Fire Extinguisher, Found With Arsenal And Explosive: Bern Twp Police A convicted felon who brutally attacked two people at a Pennsylvania gas station was found hoarding weapons and an explosive device, Bern Township police announced on Thursday, Feb. 20. Shemell Grosvenor, of Leesport, was identified as the suspect behind a violent assault at a Bern Township gas station in August 2024, where he allegedly smashed one victim in the head with a fire extinguisher, causing a concussion, and left another with a deep cut near her eye, authorities said. In early February 2025, a tip led investigators to Grosvenor’s home on the 1000 block of Cathy Dr., where they not…

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Drunk Wrong-Way Driver With Prior DWI Crashes On Wantagh Parkway At Twice Legal Limit: NYSP Drunk Wrong-Way Driver With Prior DWI Crashes On Wantagh Parkway At Twice Legal Limit: NYSP
Drunk Wrong-Way Driver With Prior DWI Crashes On Wantagh Parkway At Twice Legal Limit: Nysp A reckless Queens driver with a prior DWI conviction was caught speeding the wrong way while dangerously intoxicated on the Wantagh State Parkway, New York State Police announced on Friday, Feb. 21. Karon Deopersaud, 47, was busted after troopers received frantic 911 calls about a black Toyota RAV4 barreling north in the southbound lanes near Jones Beach State Park just after midnight, authorities said. Troopers swooped in and stopped the vehicle near Exit W4E (Southern State Parkway), averting a potential disaster. Deopersaud reeked of alcohol and failed sobriety tests, registering a stagg…

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Woman ID’d After Shot In Back, Left On Philly Highway; $20K Reward Offered Woman ID’d After Shot In Back, Left On Philly Highway; $20K Reward Offered
Woman ID’d After Shot In Back, Left On Philly Highway; $20K Reward Offered A woman was found shot and left on a Philadelphia highway, and now authorities have identified her. Afdera Hatten, 64, of 5100 Regent Street, was discovered unresponsive with multiple gunshot wounds to her back near 5200 Greenway Avenue around 2:47 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 20, police said. Officers from the 12th District had heard gunfire moments before a 911 call reported a "female down on the highway." Police rushed Hatten to Penn-Presbyterian Medical Center, but she was pronounced dead at 3:16 a.m. The motive for the killing remains unknown, and no arrests have been made. A $20,000 rewar…

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PA Man Admits To Running Brutal Sex Trafficking Ring Across Four States PA Man Admits To Running Brutal Sex Trafficking Ring Across Four States
PA Man Admits To Running Brutal Sex Trafficking Ring Across Four States A Pennsylvania man has confessed to orchestrating a violent, multi-state sex trafficking operation that preyed on vulnerable women, federal prosecutors announced on Wednesday, Feb. 19. Philip Walker, 39, of Pittsburgh, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion before United States District Judge Cathy Bissoon, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania said. Between November 2019 and April 2022, Walker systematically recruited and lured adult women in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Florida, and Texas, exploiting them through t…

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Man Raped Woman At Gunpoint Over Several Days In Lancaster County: Police Man Raped Woman At Gunpoint Over Several Days In Lancaster County: Police
Man Raped Woman At Gunpoint Over Several Days In Lancaster County: Police A Manor Township man accused of raping a woman at gunpoint and threatening to kill her had his case bound over to county court following a preliminary hearing, authorities announced on Thursday, Feb. 20.  Jebar Omar King, 52, forced the victim into sex over multiple days in January after beating her and holding a gun to her head at his home on the 100 block of Clearfield Court East, Lancaster County prosecutors said. The woman told police King punched and choked her before pressing the gun against her forehead, leaving her begging for her life for 45 minutes, according to court documen…

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Bethlehem Fugitive Caught Giving Fake Names To Police After Two Years On The Run: Officials Bethlehem Fugitive Caught Giving Fake Names To Police After Two Years On The Run: Officials
Bethlehem Fugitive Caught Giving Fake Names To Police After Two Years On The Run: Officials A man wanted by Pennsylvania State Parole for two years was caught after giving police false names in Northampton County, authorities said. James E. Fisher, 62, was arrested after officers stopped a suspicious vehicle in the 1500 block of East Raders Lane in Bethlehem on Monday, Feb. 17, at 7:01 p.m., Lower Saucon Township police said. When questioned, Fisher allegedly provided two fake names and a false date of birth. Upon further investigation, officers discovered he was a fugitive from justice wanted for violating parole in a driving under suspension (third offense) case out of Lehigh …

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Woman Sleeping In Dumpster Dumped Into Garbage Truck, Rescued By First Responders In Allentown Woman Sleeping In Dumpster Dumped Into Garbage Truck, Rescued By First Responders In Allentown
Woman Sleeping In Dumpster Dumped Into Garbage Truck, Rescued By First Responders In Allentown A woman was rescued from a garbage truck in Allentown after being dumped into it while sleeping inside a dumpster, according to officials. Allentown Fire Department crews were dispatched to 2nd Street and West Hamilton Street shortly before 4:15 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 17, after receiving a call about a person trapped inside a trash truck, the department said in a news release. When first responders arrived, witnesses reported that the woman had been inside the dumpster when it was emptied into the truck. Realizing she was trapped, fire crews and medics worked urgently to free her. 🚒 🚑 - …

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York County Dad Shot 3-Year-Old Daughter In Face With BB Gun: Police York County Dad Shot 3-Year-Old Daughter In Face With BB Gun: Police
York County Dad Shot 3-Year-Old Daughter In Face With BB Gun: Police A York County father is accused of shooting his 3-year-old daughter in the face with a BB gun inside their home, Hanover police announced. Franco Aaron Romano Sr., 36, was charged after the incident on the 600 block of Moul Avenue on Tuesday, Feb. 18, according to court documents. A witness told police she repeatedly warned Romano not to fire the BB rifle, but he continued pointing it around and shooting, authorities said. At some point, a BB struck the child and became lodged under her skin, police detailed in charging documents. She was taken to Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital…

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