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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
Victim Burned, Beaten During Sexual Assault: Manheim Township Police Victim Burned, Beaten During Sexual Assault: Manheim Township Police
Victim Burned, Beaten During Sexual Assault: Manheim Township Police A Lancaster man is accused of brutally assaulting and sexually attacking a victim after they refused to have intercourse with him, Manheim Township police announced on Tuesday, Dec. 17. Luis Gerado Miller-Colon, 46, was charged with aggravated assault, aggravated indecent assault, terroristic threats, and simple assault following a violent incident at a home on the 100 block of Charles Road on Saturday, Dec. 14, according to a police release. Officers responded to a report of a disturbance and arrived to find multiple droplets of blood outside the home. Inside, they observed Miller-Colon an…

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Police & Fire
Suicidal NJ Man Crashes, BMW Catches Fire After Police Chase On Route 22 In Lehigh County Suicidal NJ Man Crashes, BMW Catches Fire After Police Chase On Route 22 In Lehigh County
Suicidal NJ Man Crashes, BMW Catches Fire After Police Chase On Route 22 In Lehigh County A suicidal man crashed his vehicle and was ejected after leading Pennsylvania State Police on a chase along Route 22 in South Whitehall Township, authorities announced. Troopers from the Pennsylvania State Police Troop M – Fogelsville Crime Unit were alerted to a suicidal male traveling into Pennsylvania from New Jersey on Monday, Dec. 16, at approximately 11:30 a.m., according to a release. The man was spotted driving a BMW X-5 westbound on Route 22, police said. When troopers attempted to stop him, he fled, leading officers on a pursuit through local roads before returning to Route 22. T…

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Police & Fire
Skimming Device Found On ATM At Sheetz In York County: Police Skimming Device Found On ATM At Sheetz In York County: Police
Skimming Device Found On ATM At Sheetz In York County: Police A skimming device was discovered on an ATM inside a Sheetz convenience store in Conewago Township, Northern York County Regional Police announced on Tuesday, Dec. 17. The device was found at the PNC Bank ATM located at 5235 Susquehanna Trail around 11:15 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 6, after a maintenance worker noticed it, according to police. Investigators say the suspects placed the skimming device on the machine earlier that day at approximately 9:50 a.m. It is unclear how many customers may have used the compromised ATM before it was discovered. Authorities released surveillance images of the…

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News
Suspect Comes Forward After Hanover Man Shot In Chest During Argument (UPDATE) Suspect Comes Forward After Hanover Man Shot In Chest During Argument (UPDATE)
Suspect Comes Forward After Hanover Man Shot In Chest During Argument (Update) The suspect in a Hanover shooting has come forward and is cooperating with police, authorities announced on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. The update follows a shooting that occurred at an apartment building in the 100 block of Broadway on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024, where a 34-year-old Hanover man was shot in the upper chest during an altercation with his neighbor, Hanover Borough Police said. The victim was transported to York Hospital with what were believed to be non-life-threatening injuries, police reported. The suspect, initially described as a Hispanic man, approximately 6 feet 5 inches tall…

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Loaded Guns Found At Two PA Airport Checkpoints On Same Day: TSA Loaded Guns Found At Two PA Airport Checkpoints On Same Day: TSA
Loaded Guns Found At Two PA Airport Checkpoints On Same Day: TSA TSA officers intercepted loaded firearms at Harrisburg International Airport and Pittsburgh International Airport on Monday, Dec. 16, delaying travelers at both checkpoints, officials announced. At Harrisburg International Airport, a Lancaster man was caught with a loaded 9mm handgun containing 13 bullets in his carry-on bag. TSA officers halted the screening process until police arrived, removed the weapon, and cited the man on a weapons charge. The firearm was returned to the passenger’s vehicle before he resumed his travels, TSA said. Meanwhile, at Pittsburgh International Airport, TSA o…

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Stevens Man Charged For Sharing Child Pornography: East Cocalico Police Stevens Man Charged For Sharing Child Pornography: East Cocalico Police
Stevens Man Charged For Sharing Child Pornography: East Cocalico Police A Stevens man has been charged with possessing and sharing child pornography following a two-month investigation, East Cocalico Township Police announced on Tuesday, Dec. 17. Michael Pierce, 50, was charged with possession of child pornography, dissemination of child pornography, and criminal use of a communication facility, according to police. Pierce was arrested in Stevens on Tuesday, Dec. 10. Pierce’s preliminary arraignment was held, and he was released on non-monetary bail, authorities said. His preliminary hearing is pending.

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Politics
York County Coroner Pam Gay To Retire, Chief Deputy Tania Zech Announces Candidacy York County Coroner Pam Gay To Retire, Chief Deputy Tania Zech Announces Candidacy
York County Coroner Pam Gay To Retire, Chief Deputy Tania Zech Announces Candidacy York County Coroner Pam Gay announced she will retire at the end of her third term in January 2026, after serving 12 years in office. Gay shared her decision in a statement on Monday, Dec. 16, highlighting her office’s accomplishments since she first took office in 2014. “I have been humbly honored to serve the people of York County during what will be my three terms as their Coroner,” Gay said. “There have been many improvements in staffing and office modernization since I began… We were finally able to provide the community with the office and morgue facility that was so desperately neede…

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Schools
Perkiomen School Failed To Stop Sexual Assault Of Faculty Member’s Child By Coach’s Son:Lawsuit Perkiomen School Failed To Stop Sexual Assault Of Faculty Member’s Child By Coach’s Son:Lawsuit
Perkiomen School Failed To Stop Sexual Assault Of Faculty Member’s Child By Coach’s Son:Lawsuit An elite Pennsylvania boarding school allowed a basketball coach’s 12-year-old son to repeatedly sexually abuse a faculty member’s 7-year-old child due to failed safety measures and administrative negligence, a newly filed lawsuit claims. The lawsuit, filed Monday, Dec. 16, in Montgomery County Court, names the and its Head of School, Mark Devey, as defendants. It alleges the school ignored glaring security hazards and failed to act on numerous reports of faulty doors, locks, and cameras—conditions that enabled the abuse. The complaint, brought by the child’s mother under the pseudonym…

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Nurse Charged With Criminal Sexual Contact Of Patients At Penn Medicine Princeton Nurse Charged With Criminal Sexual Contact Of Patients At Penn Medicine Princeton
Nurse Charged With Criminal Sexual Contact Of Patients At Penn Medicine Princeton An Ewing man working as a nurse at Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center is accused of inappropriately touching several patients, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Plainsboro Police Chief Eamon Blanchard announced on Monday, Dec. 11. Andre Angus, 39, was arrested following an investigation into multiple reports from patients alleging they were subjected to unwanted sexual contact while under his care, authorities said. The incidents were reported by patients who claimed the male nurse inappropriately touched them during their time at the Plainsboro-based medical center, Cic…

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Six Members Of Catalytic Converter Theft Ring Sentenced: Bucks DA Six Members Of Catalytic Converter Theft Ring Sentenced: Bucks DA
Six Members Of Catalytic Converter Theft Ring Sentenced: Bucks DA Six members of a multi-million-dollar catalytic converter theft ring that spanned the Delaware Valley have been sentenced, the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office announced on Monday, Dec. 16. The defendants included Michael Williams, the 53-year-old owner of TDI Towing in Philadelphia, his three sons-in-law Michael Bruce, Kevin Schwartz, and Patrick Hopkins, his wife Deborah Davalos, and her sister Lisa Davalos. Williams, of Huntingdon Valley, was sentenced to 2 ½ to 5 years in state prison, followed by two years of probation, and was ordered to pay $124,900 in restitution to 157 vic…

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