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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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BUCKS STORAGE UNIT HORROR: 53 Cats Rescued From Filthy, Cramped Cages BUCKS STORAGE UNIT HORROR: 53 Cats Rescued From Filthy, Cramped Cages
Bucks Storage Unit Horror: 53 Cats Rescued From Filthy, Cramped Cages More than 50 cats were found crammed inside a freezing storage unit in Falls Township—sick, starving, and covered in filth—while their owner searched for housing, authorities said. Now, that owner is facing multiple animal cruelty charges, according to the Bucks County SPCA. Investigators say the animals were packed into "filthy, cramped cages and carriers" inside an unheated Public Storage unit on Commerce Boulevard for up to two weeks. When Falls Township Animal Control discovered the horrifying scene, they immediately called in BCSPCA, which deployed its Chief Humane Officer and a rapid-r…

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Drunk Driver Who Killed Woman, Injured Daughter In Bucks County Crash Had Recently Lost Husband Drunk Driver Who Killed Woman, Injured Daughter In Bucks County Crash Had Recently Lost Husband
Drunk Driver Who Killed Woman, Injured Daughter In Bucks County Crash Had Recently Lost Husband A Warminster woman who crashed into a tree while drunk, killing her backseat passenger and severely injuring the woman’s daughter, has been sentenced to up to a decade in prison, Bucks County authorities announced. Kimberly Ann Roach-Trochak, 47, was sentenced on Monday, March 3, to four to 10 years in state prison for the August 2022 wreck in Upper Southampton Township, court records show. Her sentencing comes less than three years after the sudden death of her husband, James W. Trochak, a longtime U.S. Postal Service employee, who died at 54 in March 2022—just five months before the fat…

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Pennsylvania Man Helped Funnel $1.5M In Pandemic Fraud To Overseas Criminals: DOJ Pennsylvania Man Helped Funnel $1.5M In Pandemic Fraud To Overseas Criminals: DOJ
Pennsylvania Man Helped Funnel $1.5M In Pandemic Fraud To Overseas Criminals: DOJ A Pennsylvania man who acted as a "money mule" in a massive pandemic fraud scheme that funneled more than $1.5 million in stolen relief funds to overseas criminals will spend more than three years behind bars, federal officials announced. James G. Miller Jr., 53, of Scranton, was sentenced to 41 months in prison for his role in the wire fraud operation, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania said in a release on Monday, March 3. Investigators say Miller helped move stolen pandemic aid—including Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA), Lost Wage Assistance Paymen…

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Stalked, Groped On SEPTA Bus: Philly Man Sentenced For Attacking Teen In Bensalem Stalked, Groped On SEPTA Bus: Philly Man Sentenced For Attacking Teen In Bensalem
Stalked, Groped On SEPTA Bus: Philly Man Sentenced For Attacking Teen In Bensalem A Philadelphia man will spend nearly two years behind bars for stalking and groping a teenage girl on a SEPTA bus to Bensalem, the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office announced on Monday, March 3, 2025. Elmange Watson, 27, was convicted in August of stalking, corruption of minors, indecent assault, and two counts of harassment following a waiver trial before Common Pleas Judge Wallace H. Bateman Jr., authorities said. Bateman sentenced Watson to 11 ½ to 23 months in the Bucks County Correctional Facility, followed by five years of probation, officials said. The incident occurred on…

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Jaw-Fracturing Attack On In-Laws At Family Barbecue Convicts Lebanon Man: DA Jaw-Fracturing Attack On In-Laws At Family Barbecue Convicts Lebanon Man: DA
Jaw-Fracturing Attack On In-Laws At Family Barbecue Convicts Lebanon Man: DA A Lebanon man was convicted of violently attacking multiple female in-laws, fracturing one woman’s jaw and injuring another at a family barbecue, Lebanon County prosecutors announced on Monday, March 3. Alberto Cruz was found guilty of felony aggravated assault, misdemeanor simple assault, misdemeanor resisting arrest, and summary disorderly conduct by a jury on Friday, Feb. 28, according to the district attorney’s office. Cruz, who was estranged from his wife and barred from contacting her due to a previous assault, showed up uninvited at a family gathering, authorities said. When told t…

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Gunman Shoots Man, Crashes Into Pole, Evades Police For Days Before Arrest: PSP (UPDATE) Gunman Shoots Man, Crashes Into Pole, Evades Police For Days Before Arrest: PSP (UPDATE)
Gunman Shoots Man, Crashes Into Pole, Evades Police For Days Before Arrest: PSP (Update) After days on the run, the suspect accused of shooting a man in Washington Township, Lehigh County, and crashing into a telephone pole while fleeing has been arrested, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, March 3. Adam Anthony Sosa, 26, of Allentown, was taken into custody without incident on Friday, Feb. 28, authorities said. Troopers initially responded to 2919 Welshtown Road at approximately 12:25 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 26, for reports of a shooting, where they found a 29-year-old man with a gunshot wound. He was transported to a trauma center, police said. Just minutes l…

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Live Hand Grenade Found In Philadelphia: Police Live Hand Grenade Found In Philadelphia: Police
Live Hand Grenade Found In Philadelphia: Police A live hand grenade was discovered in Philadelphia, prompting a swift police response, authorities announced on Monday, March 3. Officers from the 3rd District were called to the 1000 block of South 4th Street at 12:19 p.m. after reports of a device, police said. A staging area was set up at 4th and Washington Avenue in a recreation parking lot while the Philadelphia Police Bomb Squad investigated. By 1 p.m., the Bomb Squad determined the grenade was "inactive" and "inert", officials said. No injuries were reported.

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Over 200 Child Porn Images Found On Reading Man’s Devices: Berks DA Over 200 Child Porn Images Found On Reading Man’s Devices: Berks DA
Over 200 Child Porn Images Found On Reading Man’s Devices: Berks DA A Reading man is behind bars after investigators uncovered over 200 images of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on his electronic devices, the Berks County District Attorney’s Office announced on Monday, March 3. Morrell L. Williams, 52, was charged with Sexual Abuse of Children – Possession of Child Pornography and Criminal Use of a Communications Facility after authorities traced explicit online uploads to his cellphone, detectives said. The investigation began when the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) flagged disturbing CSAM files being uploaded through “Synchr…

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Measles Exposure Alert: Child With Virus Visited Busy Montgomery Locations, Officials Say Measles Exposure Alert: Child With Virus Visited Busy Montgomery Locations, Officials Say
Measles Exposure Alert: Child With Virus Visited Busy Montgomery Locations, Officials Say A highly contagious case of measles has been confirmed in an unvaccinated child who visited multiple high-traffic locations in Pennsylvania, sparking an urgent public health alert, officials announced on Sunday, March 2. The Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Public Health (OPH) is tracking potential exposures and urging people to check their immunization records after the infected child was in several public places while contagious. The child may have exposed others to measles at the following locations: China Airlines Airport Shuttle Bus (Departing…

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Box Truck Engulfed In Flames On Route 422 In Montgomery County: PSP Box Truck Engulfed In Flames On Route 422 In Montgomery County: PSP
Box Truck Engulfed In Flames On Route 422 In Montgomery County: PSP A white box truck caught fire along Route 422 East in Montgomery County, prompting an emergency response, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, March 3. The fire broke out at mile marker 185.5, just west of Indian Head Road, troopers said. Firefighters and tow crews were dispatched to the scene to contain the blaze and clear the roadway. No injuries have been reported, and the cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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