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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

Hicksville Mom Drove Drunk With Four Kids After Punching Husband: Police A Hicksville woman was arrested for drunk driving under Leandra’s Law after a domestic dispute escalated in Mineola, Nassau County police announced on Monday, Jan. 13. Elizabeth Maldonado, 34, allegedly punched her husband during an argument at a restaurant in Mineola on Sunday, Jan. 12, at approximately 11:10 p.m., police said. After the altercation, Maldonado left the scene in a 2022 Dodge Durango with their three children, ages 6, 7, and 14, as well as another 14-year-old boy, according to authorities. The husband called 911, and officers later responded to the couple’s Hicksville home t…

by Jillian Pikora

01/13/2025

Police & Fire

Third Harrisburg Homicide In Three Days: Police A man was fatally shot near N 18th and Carnation Streets in Harrisburg, police say. man was shot and killed in Harrisburg early Monday morning, Jan. 13, police said. The Harrisburg Police Department responded to reports of a shooting near N 18th and Carnation Streets just after midnight at 12:15 a.m., according to a police. When officers arrived, they found an adult male suffering from a gunshot wound. The man succumbed to his injuries at the scene, police said. A homicide investigation has been launched and remains active and ongoing, authorities added. Anyone with information is urged t…

by Jillian Pikora

01/13/2025

Police & Fire

4 Philadelphia Officers Injured, Suspects Arrested After Violent Illegal Car Meetup Four officers were injured, and four people are in custody after an illegal car meetup in Wynnefield Heights turned violent, Philadelphia police said. The incident began just before midnight on Saturday, Jan. 13, when police responded to an illegal car meetup in front of the Target on Monument Road in Wynnefield Heights, authorities said. At least 50 vehicles were gathered at the scene. As officers arrived, the cars dispersed, with several driving recklessly, police said. Officers followed some of the fleeing vehicles to Broad and Tioga streets in North Philadelphia. That’s where the situa…

by Jillian Pikora

01/13/2025

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Homicide: Woman Shot Dead Inside Harrisburg Home, Police Say A woman was shot and killed inside a home in Harrisburg, police announced on Sunday, Jan. 12. The shooting happened at a residence in the 300 block of Hummel Street just before midnight on Saturday, Jan. 11, according to the Harrisburg Police Department. Officers responding to the scene found an adult woman suffering from a gunshot wound. She was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. A homicide investigation is active and ongoing, authorities added. Anyone with information is asked to contact Harrisburg Police at 717-558-6900.

by Jillian Pikora

01/13/2025

News

Poconos Party Homicide: Footprints In Snow Lead Police To Suspects Footprints in the snow helped police track down two suspects connected to a deadly gunfight at a short-term rental home in the Poconos, authorities announced on Sunday, Jan. 12. The chaos unfolded at 1329 Clover Road in Long Pond when Pocono Mountain Regional Police were called to a vacant home with its doors ajar and blood visible outside. Inside, officers found a deceased man who had been shot, police said. At about the same time, a burglary in progress was reported on Mohegan Court, not far from the Clover Road property. Officers responding to that scene discovered footprints in the snow…

by Jillian Pikora

01/13/2025

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Elmont Man Attempts To 'Gouge Out Eye' Of Arresting Officer, Police Say An Elmont man is accused of assaulting police officers and resisting arrest during a routine patrol, Nassau County Police announced on Sunday, Jan. 12. Hurguens Jasmin, 28, of South King Street, was recognized by officers walking along Dutch Broadway near Opal Street at approximately 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 11. He had an active Nassau County arrest warrant, according to detectives. When officers approached, Jasmin became combative, allegedly punching one officer in the face multiple times, causing significant pain, and attempting to gouge another officer’s eye while trying to flee. He w…

by Jillian Pikora

01/12/2025

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Man Shot In Head, Killed In North Philadelphia: Police A man was fatally shot in the head in North Philadelphia early Sunday, Jan. 12, police said. Officers from the Philadelphia Police Department responded to reports of a shooting on the 2600 block of North 27th Street in the 22nd District at 4:28 a.m., according to a release. The man, whose age has not been determined, was pronounced dead on the scene by medics from the Philadelphia Fire Department at 4:28 a.m., authorities said. The scene was secured, but no weapon was recovered, and no arrests have been made, police said. The investigation remains active and ongoing with homicide detectiv…

by Jillian Pikora

01/12/2025

Police & Fire

Teen With Gun Surrenders After Philadelphia Barricade: Police A 16-year-old boy armed with a gun surrendered peacefully after barricading himself inside a Philadelphia home, authorities announced. The standoff on the 1700 block of South Hollywood Street began at 1:14 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 12, when police responded to reports of an armed individual inside a property. The situation was declared a barricade at 1:35 p.m., and SWAT was called to assist, police said. The teen voluntarily surrendered without incident at 3:03 p.m., according to authorities. No injuries to civilians or officers were reported, and a firearm was recovered from the scene, po…

by Jillian Pikora

01/12/2025

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Glen Head House Fire Destroys Home, Vehicles: Arson Bomb Squad A house fire caused substantial damage to a Glen Head home and three vehicles early Sunday, Jan. 12, police announced. The blaze broke out at 2:15 a.m. on High Farms Road, prompting a response from the Glenwood Fire Department and multiple surrounding fire departments, according to detectives from the Nassau County Arson Bomb Squad. Firefighters arrived to find the house unoccupied but heavily damaged, along with three vehicles in the driveway. Despite their efforts, the fire left the property significantly affected, investigators said. The Nassau County Fire Marshal and Arson Bomb Squad a…

by Jillian Pikora

01/12/2025

News

PA Man Accused Of Murdering, Dismembering Roommate Commits Suicide: Coroner A Lehigh County inmate accused of killing and dismembering his roommate last year has died by suicide at a hospital, the coroner announced on Sunday, Jan. 12. Joshua Douglas Moser, 34, of Allentown, was pronounced dead at 3:41 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 11, at St. Luke's Hospital in Allentown, according to Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio. Moser, who was being held at Lehigh County Jail, was charged in May 2024 with homicide, abuse of a corpse, and tampering with evidence in the murder of his 37-year-old roommate, David Hittinger, authorities said and Daily Voice previously reported. Inv…

by Jillian Pikora

01/12/2025

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