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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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Head-On Crash Sends Two To Hospital In Upper Allen Township: Police Head-On Crash Sends Two To Hospital In Upper Allen Township: Police
Head-On Crash Sends Two To Hospital In Upper Allen Township: Police A head-on collision on South Market Street in Upper Allen Township sent two drivers to the hospital, Upper Allen Police said on Sunday, Dec. 29. Officers were called to the crash at the overpass above the Pennsylvania Turnpike on Saturday, Dec. 28, where they found one of the drivers had managed to extricate themselves from their vehicle despite initial reports of entrapment, police said. Both drivers were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment of injuries sustained in the crash. An investigation revealed one of the drivers crossed into oncoming traffic, causing the head-on collision, au…

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Upper Leacock Township Man Sentenced To 5-10 Years For Assaulting Girl Upper Leacock Township Man Sentenced To 5-10 Years For Assaulting Girl
Upper Leacock Township Man Sentenced To 5-10 Years For Assaulting Girl An Upper Leacock Township man has been sentenced to five to 10 years in state prison after pleading guilty to indecently assaulting a 13-year-old girl, Lancaster County prosecutors announced. Gerald Stanley Hanna Jr., 48, was sentenced by Judge Dennis Reinaker following his guilty plea to multiple charges, including: Felony Corruption of Minors. Felony Aggravated Indecent Assault Without Consent. Felony Aggravated Indecent Assault of a Person Under 16. Felony Unlawful Contact with a Minor. Felony Indecent Assault of a Person Under 16. Hanna assaulted the girl at his home in the 200 block o…

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Middletown Dad Wanted For DUI, Child Endangerment After Crash: Police Middletown Dad Wanted For DUI, Child Endangerment After Crash: Police
Middletown Dad Wanted For DUI, Child Endangerment After Crash: Police A Middletown man wanted for allegedly driving under the influence and endangering two young children during a crash has a previous DUI case still pending, Lower Swatara Township police announced on Saturday, Dec. 28. Stone Bissland, 27, of Middletown, is accused of being under the influence of alcohol when he crashed at West Main and North Wood streets near Middletown on Friday, Dec. 13, at 7:07 p.m., police said. Two children under the age of 3 were in Bissland's vehicle at the time of the crash, which left multiple people, including the children, injured and requiring hospital treatment, …

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Fatal Crash On Baltimore Pike Under Investigation: PA State Police Fatal Crash On Baltimore Pike Under Investigation: PA State Police
Fatal Crash On Baltimore Pike Under Investigation: PA State Police A two-vehicle crash on Baltimore Pike left one person dead and another injured in London Grove Township, Pennsylvania State Police said on Saturday, Dec. 28. The crash happened in the 200 block of Baltimore Pike at 8:18 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 27, troopers from the Avondale station detailed in a release. One person was pronounced dead at the scene, and another suffered minor injuries, state police said. The names of those involved are being withheld until next of kin have been notified, according to the release. This crash remains under investigation, authorities said.

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Harrisburg Shooter Who Barricaded With Kids Facing Attempted Homicide Charges: Police Harrisburg Shooter Who Barricaded With Kids Facing Attempted Homicide Charges: Police
Harrisburg Shooter Who Barricaded With Kids Facing Attempted Homicide Charges: Police A Harrisburg man is accused of firing multiple gunshots into an occupied vehicle before barricading himself with two children, police announced on Saturday, Dec. 28. Alick M. Isom, 21, has been charged with two counts of felony criminal attempt homicide, two counts of felony aggravated assault, one count of felony person not to possess a firearm, and two counts of misdemeanor recklessly endangering another person, according to the Harrisburg Police Department. Officers were dispatched for reports of gunfire in the 600 block of North 2nd Street around 10:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 27. Upon arri…

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Robbery At Orrstown Bank Leads To 2 Arrests In Red Lion: Police Robbery At Orrstown Bank Leads To 2 Arrests In Red Lion: Police
Robbery At Orrstown Bank Leads To 2 Arrests In Red Lion: Police Two people are facing robbery charges after a heist at the Orrstown Bank in Windsor Township ended with their arrests on Sunday, Dec. 28, York County Regional Police said. Officers were called to  the bank at 2587 Cape Horn Road for reports of a robbery at 11:52 a.m. A white male suspect entered the bank, handed the teller two bags, and demanded they be filled with cash before fleeing the scene on foot, police said. At 12:10 p.m., officers stopped a silver Chevrolet SUV on Winterstown Road after the driver briefly evaded police and discarded cash from the vehicle. The driver, 41-year-o…

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GF Grabs Gun From Safe, Chases BF, Shooting Him In Warminster Street: Police GF Grabs Gun From Safe, Chases BF, Shooting Him In Warminster Street: Police
GF Grabs Gun From Safe, Chases BF, Shooting Him In Warminster Street: Police A Warminster woman retrieved a revolver from a safe, concealed it in her jacket, and shot her boyfriend as he fled their home during a heated argument, police announced on Friday, Dec. 27. Savanna Summer Munoz, 19, was arrested on Christmas Eve following the shooting at her residence on Evans Street in Warminster Township, authorities said. Police responded to the home after being alerted by Doylestown police of a gunshot victim in the hospital at approximately 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 24. The victim told investigators that Munoz had shot him in the leg during a domestic dispute. …

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Faulty Heating System Blamed In Solebury Carbon Monoxide Leak That Killed Actress Dayle Haddon Faulty Heating System Blamed In Solebury Carbon Monoxide Leak That Killed Actress Dayle Haddon
Faulty Heating System Blamed In Solebury Carbon Monoxide Leak That Killed Actress Dayle Haddon A faulty flue and exhaust pipe on a gas heating system caused the deadly carbon monoxide leak that claimed the life of actress and model Dayle Haddon and critically injured another person in Solebury Township, authorities revealed Saturday, Dec. 28. Haddon, 76, was found unresponsive in a second-floor bedroom of a residence on the 6900 block of Phillips Mill Road Friday morning. She was pronounced dead at 7:22 a.m. by EMS responders, according to the Bucks County Coroner’s Office. The second victim, identified as 76-year-old Walter J. Blucas of Erie, Pennsylvania, was found unconscious on…

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$1.4M In Counterfeit PA Inspection Stickers From Israel Siezed By US Customs $1.4M In Counterfeit PA Inspection Stickers From Israel Siezed By US Customs
$1.4M In Counterfeit PA Inspection Stickers From Israel Siezed By US Customs U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Philadelphia intercepted 22,000 counterfeit Pennsylvania vehicle inspection stickers worth $1.4 million in two shipments from Israel, officials announced Thursday, Dec. 26. The counterfeit stickers, shipped to an address in Philadelphia, were seized on Dec. 16, following Pennsylvania authorities’ confirmation that the decals were fraudulent, CBP said in a release. CBP officers identified the suspicious inspection stickers in two parcels—one containing 10,000 decals on Nov. 26, and another with 12,000 decals on Dec. 9. Both shipments were deta…

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Bethpage Nurses Aid Accused Of Stealing Jewelry From Patients: Police Bethpage Nurses Aid Accused Of Stealing Jewelry From Patients: Police
Bethpage Nurses Aid Accused Of Stealing Jewelry From Patients: Police A Hempstead woman employed as a nurse’s aide has been charged with multiple counts of grand larceny after allegedly stealing jewelry from patients at an assisted living facility in Bethpage, police announced on Saturday, Dec. 28. Kumarie Nazir, 55, of Sunnyside Avenue, worked at The Bristol Assisted Living on Stewart Avenue, where police say she removed several pieces of jewelry from patients in her care on four separate occasions in October: Oct. 8, Oct. 20, Oct. 21, and Oct. 23. Following an investigation, Nazir was arrested without incident early Saturday morning, according to Nassau Cou…

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