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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 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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News
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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Police & Fire
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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News
‘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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Child Calls 911 After PA Mom Shot Dead By BF In Basement: DA Child Calls 911 After PA Mom Shot Dead By BF In Basement: DA
Child Calls 911 After PA Mom Shot Dead By BF In Basement: DA A child called 911 after their mother was shot inside their Rostraver Township home, and the woman’s boyfriend has been charged with homicide. The case against Robert Chaplin will proceed to trial, a magisterial judge ruled on Tuesday, March 11, following a brief preliminary hearing. Rostraver Township Police and county detectives responded to the 900 block of Route 136 just before 11 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 5, after the child’s emergency call reported a shooting. Officers arrived to find Chaplin, 34, standing in the driveway. Inside, they discovered Estela Rivera Vasquez, 35, lying on th…

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Trump Dismisses Safety Concerns In PA Plane Crash That Left Pilot, Son Critical Trump Dismisses Safety Concerns In PA Plane Crash That Left Pilot, Son Critical
Trump Dismisses Safety Concerns In PA Plane Crash That Left Pilot, Son Critical President Donald Trump downplayed concerns about Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) oversight following the Lancaster County plane crash, which left two victims in critical condition and triggered an ongoing environmental cleanup effort. Victims’ Conditions The pilot, Matthew White, and his son, Judah White, remain in critical condition at a Lehigh Valley Health Network facility, according to hospital officials told Daily Voice. The status of the other three occupants has not been released. Trump’s Response Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One late Sunday night, Trump was asked abo…

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Police & Fire
Credit Card Skimmer Devices Placed At Camp Hill Walmart Leads To 20-Year-Old Arrest: Police Credit Card Skimmer Devices Placed At Camp Hill Walmart Leads To 20-Year-Old Arrest: Police
Credit Card Skimmer Devices Placed At Camp Hill Walmart Leads To 20-Year-Old Arrest: Police A multi-county credit card skimming operation led to the arrest of a 20-year-old man after devices were found at Walmarts in Carlisle and Camp Hill, police announced on Tuesday, March 11. Additional skimming devices have also been discovered at an ATM in Harrisburg, a Sheetz in York County, and a Royal Farms store in Delaware County. Marcus Sorin Covaci was identified as one of two suspects accused of installing skimmer devices on registers, according to Carlisle and Lower Allen Township police. The first device was discovered at the Walmart on 60 Noble Blvd. in Carlisle on Monday, N…

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NJ Machete-Wielding Wrestler Terrorizes Camp Hill Sheetz Customers, Stabs Van: Police NJ Machete-Wielding Wrestler Terrorizes Camp Hill Sheetz Customers, Stabs Van: Police
NJ Machete-Wielding Wrestler Terrorizes Camp Hill Sheetz Customers, Stabs Van: Police A New Jersey professional wrestler stormed a Sheetz in Cumberland County wielding a machete, charging at bystanders, and stabbing a work van before fleeing in a Subaru, Pennsylvania police said. Charles Avedis Hutton, 24, a Game Changer Wrestling (GCW) competitor, was seen running through the parking lot of the Sheetz at 1508 Cedar Cliff Drive, Camp Hill, on Sunday, March 3, waving the massive blade and yelling, according to Lower Allen Township Police. Witnesses told officers he stripped off his clothes, charged at people, and ultimately stabbed a van—causing over $2,000 in damage. Insid…

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