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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

Man Trapped In Silo Prompts Major Rescue In Mount Joy A rescue operation is underway after a man became trapped inside a silo on a farm in Rapho Township, emergency responders announced on Wednesday, Jan. 8 at 1:24 p.m. The incident happened in the 700 block of Longenecker Road near Garfield Road in Mount Joy. Multiple fire and rescue crews from Rapho Township and surrounding areas, including Truck 80, Rescue 70, and Engine 75-2, were dispatched to the scene, according to emergency communications. The condition of the individual and circumstances leading to the incident remain unclear, and no further details have been released by authorities. …

by Jillian Pikora

01/08/2025

Police & Fire

Bloody Children Flee Home Calling 911 After Man Slashes Uniondale Mom: Police A Uniondale man is accused of slashing a woman with a knife and attacking a child who tried to intervene, Nassau County police announced on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. Milton Mendez, 45, was arrested after a violent altercation in a Uniondale home that unfolded late Tuesday night, authorities said. The incident began around 9:30 p.m. on Jan. 7, when Mendez and a 39-year-old woman began arguing inside the residence. The argument escalated, and Mendez allegedly grabbed a kitchen knife, slashing the woman multiple times in the face and hands, causing significant blood loss, according to detecti…

by Jillian Pikora

01/08/2025

News

Former Student Teacher Recorded Boys In Locker Rooms Of Multiple PA Schools: State Police A former student teacher is accused of recording male students in locker rooms at two Pennsylvania school districts, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. Samuel Elliot Fischer, 34, of Erie, is charged with multiple counts of Sexual Abuse of Children and Invasion of Privacy stemming from incidents at Owen J. Roberts High School in Chester County and Pine Richland schools in Allegheny County, according to state police. Investigators said Fischer, while working as a student teacher at Owen J. Roberts High School in 2023, secretly recorded male students in the locke…

by Jillian Pikora

01/08/2025

Police & Fire

Massive 3-Alarm Fire Engulfs Two Barns In Rapho Township: Officials A fire has engulfed two barns in Rapho Township, prompting a large emergency response and road closures, officials said. The fire broke out in the 2000 block of Horn Road near Mastersonville Road on Wednesday, Jan. 8, at 11:30 a.m., according to the Lancaster County-Wide Communications. Crews quickly upgraded the incident to a three-alarm blaze as flames spread between two barns, dispatch officials confirmed. No injuries have been reported, and it remains unclear if chickens or other animals were inside the barns when the fire began. Emergency responders have blocked off the area between…

by Jillian Pikora

01/08/2025

Police & Fire

Man Arrested In Cold-Hearted Convenience Store Slaying: Philadelphia Police A 43-year-old man has been arrested in the brutal shooting death of Kenneth Kennedy-McLeod inside a Northeast Philadelphia convenience store, police announced on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. Siddeeq Shakoor, 43, was taken into custody by the Homicide Fugitive Unit and charged in connection with the fatal shooting, Philadelphia Police said. Kennedy-McLeod, 37, was gunned down inside a convenience store on the 1500 block of Pratt Street just after midnight on Thursday, July 11, 2024. Officers were called to the area for a report of a "person with a gun" and found the victim suffering from gunshot…

by Jillian Pikora

01/08/2025

Police & Fire

Teen Killed, Firefighter Injured In Valley Stream House Fire An 18-year-old man was killed, and a firefighter was injured in a house fire in Valley Stream, police announced on Wednesday, Jan. 8. The victim, identified as Sarabraj Singh of India, was found inside a Keller Street home near North Grove Street that was fully engulfed in flames at 11:22 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 7, according to Nassau County Police. The Valley Stream Volunteer Fire Department was notified of the fire at 11:25 a.m. Upon their arrival, firefighters encountered heavy smoke coming from the home and transmitted a Signal 10 “Working Fire,” prompting mutual aid from surrounding comm…

by Jillian Pikora

01/08/2025

Police & Fire

Homeless Woman Tased During Uniondale Walmart Robbery With Accomplice: Police A homeless woman was tased and her accomplice arrested after a robbery and physical altercation at a Walmart in Uniondale, police announced on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. Anya Slater, 20, and Thomas Belajonas, 21, of North Merrick, are facing multiple charges after allegedly robbing the Walmart at 1123 Jerusalem Avenue on Tuesday, Jan. 7 at 7:00 p.m., according to detectives from the First Squad. Slater was reportedly caught stealing merchandise and became physically combative with three store employees, officers said. Responding police attempted to arrest Slater, but she resisted, leading off…

by Jillian Pikora

01/08/2025

Police & Fire

Car Strike Seriously Injures Woman In Bay Shore: Police A 78-year-old woman was hospitalized with serious injuries after being struck by a vehicle in Bay Shore, Suffolk County police announced on Tuesday, Jan. 7. Marie Lanfrit, of Bay Shore, was crossing Spur Drive North when a 2005 Ford, driven by 65-year-old Ken Anthony of Central Islip, hit her at 5:45 p.m., authorities said. The crash happened as Anthony attempted to turn left onto the eastbound lanes of Spur Drive North from Fifth Avenue, according to police. Lanfrit was rushed to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore for treatment of serious physical injuries, police said. Anthony w…

by Jillian Pikora

01/08/2025

News

Mennonite Dad Killed In Horrific Lebanon County Skid Loader Accident; Funeral Details Released A horrific skid loader accident at a Lebanon County business claimed the life of Clinton Devon Martin, a 35-year-old father, devoted Mennonite, and beloved community member from Robesonia, Berks County. Martin was crushed beneath the arms of a skid loader at TLS Equipment LLC in Newmanstown on Friday, Jan. 3, 2025, Millcreek Township Police said and Daily Voice previously reported. A hydraulic line burst while Martin worked beneath the raised arms of the machine, causing them to collapse. Although coworkers used equipment to lift the loader and first responders arrived quickly, Martin was pr…

by Jillian Pikora

01/07/2025

News

Cover-Up Of Grisly Murder, Dismemberment Of BF Lands Harrisburg Woman Months In Prison A Harrisburg woman who helped cover up the brutal murder and dismemberment of her boyfriend has been sentenced to prison, authorities announced. Summer Lynn Heil, 37, was sentenced to 9 months to 3 years in a State Correctional Institution for Hindering Apprehension or Prosecution, a felony, District Attorney Richard Wilson revealed. Heil was previously charged with Abuse of a Corpse and Tampering with Physical Evidence, both misdemeanors, but the added felony reflected her role in concealing the crime. Michael Pruitt, 40, was lured to a Springfield Township home in March 2024, where he was…

by Jillian Pikora

01/07/2025

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