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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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Police & Fire
NJ Flower Shop Owner Among 2 Fatally Shot In Poconos-Area Home: State Police NJ Flower Shop Owner Among 2 Fatally Shot In Poconos-Area Home: State Police
NJ Flower Shop Owner Among 2 Fatally Shot In Poconos-Area Home: State Police A New Jersey flower shop owner has been identified among two people found dead in a Monroe County home following a 9-1-1 call early this week, Pennsylvania State Police told Daily Voice on Wednesday, March 19. Troopers from the Pennsylvania State Police Stroudsburg responded to a 911 call from a female who was crying, with a man yelling in the background At approximately 10:18 p.m., on Monday night, March 17, Pennsylvania State Police said in a release. During the call, multiple gunshots were heard, prompting an immediate police response to the residence at 1118 Heritage Blvd., in Hamilton T…

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Norristown Teacher Asked To Kiss 13-Year-Old Student Before D.C. Field Trip: Police Norristown Teacher Asked To Kiss 13-Year-Old Student Before D.C. Field Trip: Police
Norristown Teacher Asked To Kiss 13-Year-Old Student Before D.C. Field Trip: Police A Pennsylvania middle school teacher allegedly attempted to initiate an inappropriate relationship with a 13-year-old student before a planned field trip to Washington, D.C., Montgomery County authorities announced on Tuesday, March 19. John Richards, 57, of Newtown Square, was arrested on felony charges of attempted institutional sexual assault, unlawful contact with a minor, and related offenses, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele explained. The investigation began on March 17 when a Norristown Police detective responded to Blockson Middle School after school officials, i…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Child Pinned Against Wall, Sexually Assaulted By Man: Lower Allen Twp Police Child Pinned Against Wall, Sexually Assaulted By Man: Lower Allen Twp Police
Child Pinned Against Wall, Sexually Assaulted By Man: Lower Allen Twp Police A Cumberland County man is wanted for sexually assaulting a child and then begging her mother to keep quiet, police announced on Wednesday, March 19. Angel Antonio Rios Rivera, 60, is accused of pinning the juvenile victim against a laundry room wall and forcibly touching her at a home along the 4400 block of Gettysburg Road in Camp Hill, according to Lower Allen Township Police. The girl told her mother, who confronted Rios Rivera while recording the exchange, investigators said. He allegedly admitted to the assault, apologized, and pleaded to keep it "between them only," police said. Det…

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Second Inmate Death At Lancaster County Prison Sparks Outrage, Calls For Reform Second Inmate Death At Lancaster County Prison Sparks Outrage, Calls For Reform
Second Inmate Death At Lancaster County Prison Sparks Outrage, Calls For Reform Another life lost behind bars. Chaz Lowery, 26, originally from Baltimore, Maryland, previously of Waynesboro, and most recently living in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was found dead in his Lancaster County Prison cell just two days after his arrest, reigniting concerns over inmate treatment, excessive bail, and systemic failures within the local justice system. Now, activists and grieving families are demanding answers. Lowery, who was listed as homeless in recent court records, was jailed on March 13 for drug possession charges in Ephrata Borough and held on $40,000 bail—an amount advocate…

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by Jillian Pikora
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PA Mom Lies Under Oath About Missing 2-Month-Old Infant As Disturbing Photos Emerge: Police PA Mom Lies Under Oath About Missing 2-Month-Old Infant As Disturbing Photos Emerge: Police
PA Mom Lies Under Oath About Missing 2-Month-Old Infant As Disturbing Photos Emerge: Police A Pennsylvania mother swore under oath that she didn’t know where her 2-month-old infant was—while authorities say she had already hidden the baby with an accomplice. Disturbing photos later surfaced showing her holding the child while hitting a man, according to investigators. Kyzhera Star Weaver, 18 (according to the police, and 19 and one month according to court documents on Wednesday, March 19), and Jesenia Loarte Mercado, 35, of Lancaster, have been charged after police claim to have uncovered a scheme to conceal the baby from authorities. Lancaster County Children and Youth was gra…

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Fetal Remains Found Buried At Lancaster County Home: New Details Coroner, Police Fetal Remains Found Buried At Lancaster County Home: New Details Coroner, Police
Fetal Remains Found Buried At Lancaster County Home: New Details Coroner, Police A shocking discovery in Lancaster County has launched an active investigation after fetal remains were found buried in a backyard, authorities announced on Wednesday, March 19. Susquehanna Regional Police responded to a home on Rock Point Road in Marietta, East Donegal Township, on Thursday, March 6, after receiving a report that a fetus had been buried on the property the previous year. Investigators with the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office arrived shortly after and identified an area of disturbed soil. A probe search confirmed signs of a possible grave, leading to the excavation of hu…

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Video Shows Pennsylvania Woman Raping Unconscious Male, Threatening To Kill Him With Knife: DA Video Shows Pennsylvania Woman Raping Unconscious Male, Threatening To Kill Him With Knife: DA
Video Shows Pennsylvania Woman Raping Unconscious Male, Threatening To Kill Him With Knife: DA A Pennsylvania woman was convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious young male at a Fourth of July party—an attack captured on video—before threatening to kill him while holding a knife, prosecutors announced. Donna Simons, 67, of Bradford, was found guilty after a two-day jury trial at the McKean County Courthouse, McKean County District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer said on Tuesday, March 18. The investigation began after Simons was accused of performing oral sex on an unconscious intoxicated male at a residence in Bradford Township on July 4, 2024. Witnesses, including prete…

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$158K Stolen, Homes Left In Ruins, Pottstown Contractor Caught In NC: AG $158K Stolen, Homes Left In Ruins, Pottstown Contractor Caught In NC: AG
$158K Stolen, Homes Left In Ruins, Pottstown Contractor Caught In NC: AG A Pottstown contractor who wrecked homes and drained homeowners’ savings, pocketing more than $158,000 without finishing his jobs, will now spend years behind bars, the Pennsylvania Attorney General announced on Tuesday, March 18. Jared Blake Wyllie, 48, lured homeowners into signing contracts under his business, PROjex, LLC, falsely claiming to be a licensed contractor. He took massive upfront payments, did little to no work, and vanished—leaving behind destruction and financial ruin. He was sentenced to three to six years in state prison, plus two years of probation, and must repay his vic…

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NY Museum Heist Crew Sentenced In Decades-Long Crime: Feds NY Museum Heist Crew Sentenced In Decades-Long Crime: Feds
NY Museum Heist Crew Sentenced In Decades-Long Crime: Feds It took them 20 years to steal it all—but just four weeks for a jury to take it back. Now, multiple members of the Pennsylvania-based museum heist crew are heading to prison. Thomas Trotta, 49, of Dunmore, was sentenced on Friday, March 14 to serve 96 months in prison, followed by supervised release, and ordered to pay $2,759,073 in restitution for his role in the massive multi-state theft operation targeting fine art, sports memorabilia, and historic artifacts worth over $4 million the FBI announced on Tuesday, March 18. Trotta and his co-conspirators carried out a string of museum heists …

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Accused Darby Serial Rapist May Have More Victims, Police Fear Accused Darby Serial Rapist May Have More Victims, Police Fear
Accused Darby Serial Rapist May Have More Victims, Police Fear A Pennsylvania man accused of multiple rapes may have additional victims, police announced on Tuesday, March 18. Nafeas Alexander, 30, of Darby, PA, previously of Leesville, Lousiana, was arrested in February and charged with felony rape forcible compulsion, felony sexual assault, felony IDSI forcible compulsion, misdemeanor false imprisonment, and misdemeanor possession of a weapon, after a victim came forward, Darby Borough Police said. The victim met Alexander on social media and went to his home on Feb. 14, where she saw weapons displayed on tables, according to the police release. He…

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