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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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PA Fugitive Lover Who Murdered Pregnant Woman, Set Car Ablaze Captured After Wild Chase: FBI PA Fugitive Lover Who Murdered Pregnant Woman, Set Car Ablaze Captured After Wild Chase: FBI
PA Fugitive Lover Who Murdered Pregnant Woman, Set Car Ablaze Captured After Wild Chase: FBI A fugitive accused of executing his pregnant girlfriend in cold blood before torching his getaway car has been captured after nearly four years on the run, authorities announced on Wednesday, March 12. Justin Smith, 26, was arrested by the Atlanta Police Department on Sunday, March 9, after a high-speed vehicle pursuit turned into a desperate foot chase, police said. The Philadelphia man had been evading authorities since 2021, when investigators say he shot 21-year-old Dianna Brice, his girlfriend and the mother of his unborn child, in the head multiple times before dumping her body like tr…

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$50K Bitcoin Scam Gets Two Men Detained By ICE For Deportation: Lebanon DA $50K Bitcoin Scam Gets Two Men Detained By ICE For Deportation: Lebanon DA
$50K Bitcoin Scam Gets Two Men Detained By ICE For Deportation: Lebanon DA Two men convicted in a $50,000 Bitcoin scam in Lebanon County have been detained by federal authorities for deportation, officials announced. Digvijaysinh Chauhan, 23, and Hemal Patel, 26, were sentenced for felony theft and conspiracy charges on Tuesday, March 12, 2025, before the Lebanon County Court of Common Pleas, according to the district attorney’s office. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) immediately took them into custody for deportation proceedings. The scam began in January 2024 when victims received fraudulent messages claiming their bank accounts had been hacked, authori…

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‘To Ensure She Was Dead’: Bethlehem Husband Slashes Wife’s Throat, Stabs Her Heart 10 Times, DA ‘To Ensure She Was Dead’: Bethlehem Husband Slashes Wife’s Throat, Stabs Her Heart 10 Times, DA
‘To Ensure She Was Dead’: Bethlehem Husband Slashes Wife’s Throat, Stabs Her Heart 10 Times, DA A Bethlehem Township man admitted to slashing his wife’s throat and stabbing her in the heart at least 10 times with a knife and hammer “to ensure she was dead,” authorities said. James Christopher Frank is charged with criminal homicide after police discovered the body of his wife, Deborah Glaser, inside their home on 3rd Street, Northampton County District Attorney Stephen G. Baratta announced on Tuesday, March 11. Bethlehem Township police were called around 8:30 a.m. for a welfare check after a concerned family member grew worried about the couple, according to the DA. Officers attemp…

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Hatboro Police Employee Arrested By Homeland Security For Child Porn Distribution, Fired Hatboro Police Employee Arrested By Homeland Security For Child Porn Distribution, Fired
Hatboro Police Employee Arrested By Homeland Security For Child Porn Distribution, Fired A Hatboro Police Department employee and marching band instructor at Upper Moreland School District has been arrested by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) for distributing child pornography and has since been fired, officials said. Douglas Penglase, 37, of Hatboro, was charged with distribution and attempted distribution of child pornography, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Federal Investigation Uncovers Hundreds of Exploitative Files The investigation began in May 2024, when Kik reported child sexual abuse material (CSAM) to the Nation…

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PA Ex-BF Who Cat Killed During Protection Order Dispute Flees: Police PA Ex-BF Who Cat Killed During Protection Order Dispute Flees: Police
PA Ex-BF Who Cat Killed During Protection Order Dispute Flees: Police A Pennsylvania man is wanted for allegedly killing his ex-girlfriend’s cat inside her apartment, Palmer Township police announced on Wednesday, March 5.l Christopher Winchell Jr., 20, is accused of committing the violent act while already subject to an active Protection From Abuse Order filed by the victim, authorities said. Officers were called to the 500 block of Oakwood Street after the woman reported violations of the protective order and provided additional information about prior disturbing incidents involving Winchell. During the conversation, she revealed that her cat had been kille…

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Pinned By Falling Metal Pallets, Man Killed At Berks County Manufacturing Facility: Coroner Pinned By Falling Metal Pallets, Man Killed At Berks County Manufacturing Facility: Coroner
Pinned By Falling Metal Pallets, Man Killed At Berks County Manufacturing Facility: Coroner A Schuylkill County man was killed in a workplace accident after being pinned by falling metal pallets at East Penn Manufacturing in Berks County. Stephen Rapp, 48, of South Manheim Township, was pronounced dead at 8:41 p.m. on Tuesday, March 11, in the emergency department at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest, the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office said on Wednesday, March 12. The fatal incident happened at 102 Deka Road in Lyon Station around 7:49 p.m. when the metal pallets fell on Rapp, causing mechanical asphyxia, officials said. His death has been ruled an accident. East Penn Manufactur…

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York Mom Rams Car With 10-Year-Old Inside During Fight: Police York Mom Rams Car With 10-Year-Old Inside During Fight: Police
York Mom Rams Car With 10-Year-Old Inside During Fight: Police A York mother is accused of ramming another woman's car with her 10-year-old child inside, Spring Garden police announced on Tuesday, March 11. Frances Crouse, 51, of the 100 block of Willis Lane, got into an altercation with her boyfriend and another woman at the intersection of State and Windsor streets around 5:20 p.m. on Oct. 18, 2024, according to police. During the fight, Crouse allegedly used her white BMW to intentionally crash into the other woman’s vehicle while her child was inside, officers said. Based on the circumstances, she was charged with Endangering the Welfare of Ch…

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Carlisle Driver Drunk At Highest Rate Slams Into Truck Parked In Shippensburg: Police Carlisle Driver Drunk At Highest Rate Slams Into Truck Parked In Shippensburg: Police
Carlisle Driver Drunk At Highest Rate Slams Into Truck Parked In Shippensburg: Police A Carlisle man was highly intoxicated when he crashed into a parked pickup truck in Shippensburg, police announced on Tuesday, March 11. William Wardle was traveling east on the 600 block of East Orange Street when he veered off the road and slammed into a legally parked truck on Saturday, Feb. 8, according to Shippensburg Police. Wardle’s blood alcohol content was 0.091g/100mL, exceeding Pennsylvania’s highest rate DUI threshold, police said. He was charged with DUI: General Impairment, DUI: Highest Rate of Alcohol, and Roadway Lane Violations, according to court documents. The cas…

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DA Reviewing Evidence In Route 15 Wrong-Way Crash That Injured In Mechanicsburg (UPDATE) DA Reviewing Evidence In Route 15 Wrong-Way Crash That Injured In Mechanicsburg (UPDATE)
DA Reviewing Evidence In Route 15 Wrong-Way Crash That Injured In Mechanicsburg (Update) The investigation into a wrong-way crash that injured six people on Route 15 has entered its final stages, with the Cumberland County District Attorney’s Office now reviewing evidence for possible charges, Upper Allen Township Police announced in an update on Wednesday, March 12. The January 17 crash began in Lower Allen Township when the 29-year-old suspect driver struck a 2011 Nissan Rogue occupied by a 37-year-old driver and two young children (ages 4 and 2) during an altercation at the Capital City Car Wash, police previously said. The driver then entered Route 15 southbound in the no…

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‘Box Demon’ Identified After Creepy Late-Night Visit To York County Home (VIDEO) ‘Box Demon’ Identified After Creepy Late-Night Visit To York County Home (VIDEO)
‘Box Demon’ Identified After Creepy Late-Night Visit To York County Home (Video) The masked stranger known as the "Box Demon" who appeared on a York County doorstep in a disturbing late-night encounter has been identified and spoken to by police, authorities announced. The unsettling incident happened on East 10th Avenue in North York Borough on Tuesday, March 11, when a person in a handmade flower mask left an empty box on a homeowner’s porch and whispered into a Ring camera: “I am the Box Demon. I am the Box Demon... This box is a gift for you.” But the gift was nothing more than an empty box. Police say the homeowner had no idea who the person was or what "Bo…

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