Jillian Pikora

Deputy Managing Editor

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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. For over a decade, she has worked as a staff reporter and freelance writer at Sisters Magazine, The Tempest, Huffington Post, CairoScene, and several other outlets. Before joining Daily Voice, Jillian worked as a digital news editor at Hearst's local NBC affiliate, WGAL News 8. She currently assists in managing Virginia, Maryland, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Massachusetts; as well as reporting stories in Pennsylvania for Daily Voice.

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Levittown-Fairless Hills, PA
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‘I Have A Gun’: Fairless Hills Man Admits Robbing NJ Bank After Demanding $50K ‘I Have A Gun’: Fairless Hills Man Admits Robbing NJ Bank After Demanding $50K ‘I Have A Gun’: Fairless Hills Man Admits Robbing NJ Bank After Demanding $50K
‘I Have A Gun’: Fairless Hills Man Admits Robbing NJ Bank After Demanding $50K A Pennsylvania man who demanded $50,000 from a New Jersey bank teller and flashed a handgun before fleeing with cash has admitted to the armed robbery, federal prosecutors announced Friday, Oct. 30. Phu Nguyen, 36, of Fairless Hills, pleaded guilty to armed bank robbery before U.S. District Court Chief Judge Renée Marie Bumb in Camden federal court on Thursday, Oct. 29, U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer said. Nguyen entered the Bank of Princeton in Voorhees wearing all black and a face mask on June 27, 2025, according to court documents and statements cited by prosecutors. He approached a teller…

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Whitehall-Coplay, PA
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Whitehall Firefighter Sexually Assaulted Girl At Haunted Parkway Event, Authorities Say Whitehall Firefighter Sexually Assaulted Girl At Haunted Parkway Event, Authorities Say Whitehall Firefighter Sexually Assaulted Girl At Haunted Parkway Event, Authorities Say
Whitehall Firefighter Sexually Assaulted Girl At Haunted Parkway Event, Authorities Say A junior firefighter sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl and supplied alcohol to three minors at a Pennsylvania fire department’s Halloween attraction, authorities announced on Friday, Oct. 30. Koda Gaffney, 21, of Allentown, surrendered on charges stemming from an incident at the Whitehall Township Fire Department’s annual Haunted Parkway event, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan and Whitehall Township Police Chief Michael Marks said. The assault happened at the attraction in the 4600 block of South Church Street on Saturday, Oct. 3, according to the release. Township huma…

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Reading, PA
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Reading Girls Offered Candy To Get In SUV, Police Say; Man Arrested Ahead Of Halloween Reading Girls Offered Candy To Get In SUV, Police Say; Man Arrested Ahead Of Halloween Reading Girls Offered Candy To Get In SUV, Police Say; Man Arrested Ahead Of Halloween
Reading Girls Offered Candy To Get In SUV, Police Say; Man Arrested Ahead Of Halloween A man accused of trying to lure children into his SUV by offering them candy has surrendered to authorities, while Pennsylvania State Police are investigating a separate attempted child-luring incident involving a 10-year-old boy — raising concerns just ahead of Halloween, authorities announced on Friday, Oct. 30. The incidents happened in Berks and Delaware counties, with one suspect arrested and another still unidentified. Authorities have not indicated that the cases are connected. Man Offered Girls Candy To Get Into SUV: DA A 66-year-old Mohnton man is accused of approaching multiple gi…

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Paradise-Gap, PA
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Motorcyclist Killed In Route 30 Crash In Pennsylvania ID’d Motorcyclist Killed In Route 30 Crash In Pennsylvania ID’d Motorcyclist Killed In Route 30 Crash In Pennsylvania ID’d
Motorcyclist Killed In Route 30 Crash In Pennsylvania ID’d A motorcyclist killed in a collision with a sedan on Route 30 in Pennsylvania has been identified, the coroner’s office announced Friday, Oct. 30. Richard Pieper, 62, of Paradise, PA, originally of New York, was pronounced dead at the scene on Lincoln Highway at Simmontown Road in Salisbury Township, according to the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office. The crash happened around 3:53 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, emergency dispatchers said. The coroner’s office responded at 4:56 a.m., and a coroner investigator pronounced Pieper dead, according to the release. Pieper was transported to the Lancas…

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Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
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Sleeping Truckers Targeted In Back-To-Back PA Meat Heists; 3,000 Pounds Of Crab Stolen Sleeping Truckers Targeted In Back-To-Back PA Meat Heists; 3,000 Pounds Of Crab Stolen Sleeping Truckers Targeted In Back-To-Back PA Meat Heists; 3,000 Pounds Of Crab Stolen
Sleeping Truckers Targeted In Back-To-Back PA Meat Heists; 3,000 Pounds Of Crab Stolen Two truck drivers were asleep in their cabs when thieves struck just two days apart in Philadelphia, making off with 3,000 pounds of frozen snow crab and approximately $10,000 worth of beef, according to police. The latest theft happened around 4:12 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, when a driver sleeping inside his tractor-trailer awoke to find people stealing cargo in the 5200 block of Devereaux Avenue in Northeast Philadelphia, police said. The thieves had cut the padlock on the rear of the trailer and removed five pallets of beef valued at approximately $10,000, according to the Philadelphia Poli…

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Harrisburg, PA
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Pets Dumped In Landfill In $650K Pennsylvania Cremation Scheme; Owner Pleads Guilty Pets Dumped In Landfill In $650K Pennsylvania Cremation Scheme; Owner Pleads Guilty Pets Dumped In Landfill In $650K Pennsylvania Cremation Scheme; Owner Pleads Guilty
Pets Dumped In Landfill In $650K Pennsylvania Cremation Scheme; Owner Pleads Guilty Thousands of grieving Pennsylvania pet owners paid for cremations and burials, but many of their animals were dumped in a landfill and replaced with ashes from unknown animals — a scheme the business owner has now admitted to, authorities announced Thursday, Oct. 22. Patrick Vereb Sr., 72, owner of Pittsburgh-based Eternity Pet Memorial, pleaded guilty to all charges involving the theft of more than $650,000 from customers between 2021 and 2024, according to Attorney General Dave Sunday. His bail was revoked Thursday, and he was committed to prison. More than 6,500 victims across Allegheny…

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Shippensburg, PA
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Shippensburg Child Sex Crimes Detective Admits To Possessing Dark-Web Child Porn: Feds Shippensburg Child Sex Crimes Detective Admits To Possessing Dark-Web Child Porn: Feds Shippensburg Child Sex Crimes Detective Admits To Possessing Dark-Web Child Porn: Feds
Shippensburg Child Sex Crimes Detective Admits To Possessing Dark-Web Child Porn: Feds A Pennsylvania detective who investigated the sexual abuse of children — including responding to the reported rape of an unconscious 14-year-old girl — has admitted to possessing child pornography purchased on the dark web, federal authorities say. The FBI shared details of the case on Thursday, Oct. 29, spotlighting the guilty plea of Matthew S. Pleisse, 36, of Shippensburg. Pleisse pleaded guilty before US District Judge Robert D. Mariani on Monday, Oct. 19, to possessing child pornography involving a prepubescent minor, according to a release originally issued by the US Attorney's Office…

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Lykens Valley, PA
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Horse Trailer, Pickup Truck, Car Crash Shuts Down Busy PA Highway Horse Trailer, Pickup Truck, Car Crash Shuts Down Busy PA Highway Horse Trailer, Pickup Truck, Car Crash Shuts Down Busy PA Highway
Horse Trailer, Pickup Truck, Car Crash Shuts Down Busy PA Highway A crash involving a car and a pickup truck towing a horse trailer loaded with horses has shut down a busy Pennsylvania highway on Thursday afternoon, Oct. 29, according to PennDOT. The crash happened near 3298 Susquehanna Trail North in Watts Township, Perry County, PennDOT Safety Press Officer Fritzi Schreffler told Daily Voice. Routes 11/15 North are currently closed between Old Trail Road and Mill Street as emergency crews respond to the scene. A medical helicopter may have been requested, along with a veterinarian to evaluate the horses, although neither response has been confirmed, Sc…

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Bensalem, PA
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Stolen Car Slams Into 7-Eleven After Hitting Police Cruiser In Bensalem: Police Stolen Car Slams Into 7-Eleven After Hitting Police Cruiser In Bensalem: Police Stolen Car Slams Into 7-Eleven After Hitting Police Cruiser In Bensalem: Police
Stolen Car Slams Into 7-Eleven After Hitting Police Cruiser In Bensalem: Police A stolen car slammed into a 7-Eleven after striking a police cruiser and another vehicle while fleeing officers in Bucks County, police announced on Thursday, Oct. 29. The crash happened at the 7-Eleven at Street Road and Brookwood Drive in Bensalem Township, according to a release issued by Bensalem Township Police at 3:56 p.m. The vehicle had previously been reported stolen out of Philadelphia when Bensalem officers attempted to pull it over, police said. Instead of stopping, the driver struck a Bensalem police vehicle and an unrelated vehicle before speeding away, according to investiga…

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Lampeter-Strasburg, PA
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Fake Chiropractor Avoids Prison After Amish Sex Assault Victims Intimidated In Strasburg: DA Fake Chiropractor Avoids Prison After Amish Sex Assault Victims Intimidated In Strasburg: DA Fake Chiropractor Avoids Prison After Amish Sex Assault Victims Intimidated In Strasburg: DA
Fake Chiropractor Avoids Prison After Amish Sex Assault Victims Intimidated In Strasburg: DA A Pennsylvania man who posed as a chiropractor and sexually assaulted women and a child has avoided prison after prosecutors said members of the Plain community intimidated victims, pressured them to change their testimony, and created "roadblocks" that prevented a more severe punishment. John Miller Esh, 63, of Strasburg Township, Lancaster County, was sentenced to 10 years of probation on Wednesday, Oct. 28, after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting multiple victims while operating a phony chiropractic practice, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office in a release i…

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