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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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Road Rage: Pedestrian Run Over By Fleeing Driver In Critical Condition At Hershey Medical Road Rage: Pedestrian Run Over By Fleeing Driver In Critical Condition At Hershey Medical
Road Rage: Pedestrian Run Over By Fleeing Driver In Critical Condition At Hershey Medical One person is in critical condition after a road rage incident escalated to a driver turned pedestrian being run over and dragged, Derry Township police announced on Monday morning, Oct. 7. The police were notified of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle in the 400 block of Park Avenue/PA Route 743 at 9:41 p.m. On Sunday, Oct. 6, as detailed in the release. Arriving officers "found the victim, lying along the edge of the roadway, having sustained severe injuries," as stated in the release. The victim was taken to Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center with critical injuries, according to …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Pregnant Mom Shot Dead At Delco Wawa: Affidavit Pregnant Mom Shot Dead At Delco Wawa: Affidavit
Pregnant Mom Shot Dead At Delco Wawa: Affidavit A shooting at a Pennsylvania Wawa has left a pregnant mom dead, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. Latoya Davis, 32, of Philadelphia, was found suffering a gunshot wound to the upper torso at the Wawa located at 910 MacDade Boulevard in Collington at 7:20 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5, as detailed in the affidavit of probable cause shared with Daily Voice by the Delaware County District Attorney's Office. Five minutes later EMS declared Davis dead, according to the affidavit. "At the time of the shooting Davis was pregnant," as stated in the affidavit. She was also already a…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Man In Wheelchair ID'd After Fatal Treasure Trove Toy Store Strike: Dauphin County Coroner Man In Wheelchair ID'd After Fatal Treasure Trove Toy Store Strike: Dauphin County Coroner
Man In Wheelchair ID'd After Fatal Treasure Trove Toy Store Strike: Dauphin County Coroner The man struck dead by a vehicle outside a toy store has been identified, Dauphin County officials told Daily Voice on Monday, Oct. 7. Eusebio Forestier, 68, of Harrisburg, was using a mobility scooter when he was struck by a vehicle, the officials told us citing the Dauphin County Coroner's Office. An autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday morning, Oct. 8. The fatal crash happened in the 300 block of North Second Street in Harrisburg around 3:15 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 6, police detailed in the release. The vehicle had been going north on the street when it left the roadway for an unknown reason …

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Police & Fire
Missing Endangered Person Alert Issued By PA State Police (DEVELOPING) Missing Endangered Person Alert Issued By PA State Police (DEVELOPING)
Missing Endangered Person Alert Issued By PA State Police (Developing) A 93-year-old man is missing from Lebanon County, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Sunday, Oct. 6.  Xenophon Biakis was last seen driving a 2017 blue Toyota Corolla with a Pennsylvania license plate "KRE5512" in the area of Greenbriar Road, Jackson Township in Lebanon County at 9:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 4, as detailed in a release by the PA Turnpike Commission. Pennsylvania State Police, Troop L, Jonestown Station is conducting a missing/endangered persons investigation to locate Biakis. He is described as being 5'10" tall, weighing 175 pounds, with brown eyes and no hair. Biak…

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Obituaries
York Mom Of 4, 38-Year-Old Kala Yost, Makes Touching Final Facebook Post York Mom Of 4, 38-Year-Old Kala Yost, Makes Touching Final Facebook Post
York Mom Of 4, 38-Year-Old Kala Yost, Makes Touching Final Facebook Post A mom of four has passed away in York, according to her obituary posted by John W. Keffer Funeral Homes and Crematory, Inc. Kala Michelle Yost (Snow), 38, of York, died on Monday, Sept. 23, as detailed in her obituary.  She enjoyed crafting, painting, and traveling with her husband Seth, as explained in her obituary. "She was a member of the sisterhood of Disciple Christian Motorcycle Club, as written in her obituary, noting that "she wanted to travel and reach people for Christ." Her final Facebook post was celebrating eight years of marriage on May 21.  Celebrating 8 …

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Police & Fire
Homicide Attempt: Man Stabbed In Head, Back, Neck At Chambersburg Bar; Police Homicide Attempt: Man Stabbed In Head, Back, Neck At Chambersburg Bar; Police
Homicide Attempt: Man Stabbed In Head, Back, Neck At Chambersburg Bar; Police A man is in a trauma center after a brutal stabbing at a Chambersburg Bar, police announced on Saturday, Oct. 5. Basil McLeod, 38, of Chambersburg, was charged with Criminal Attempt Homicide, Aggravated Assault and Simple Assault following the assault at Legendz Bar, the police said. Officers were called to the bar "for a fight involving a subject armed with a knife. It was reported that a stab victim had sustained serious injuries," as stated in the release. They arrived to find the the victim "stabbed the victim several times in the head, neck and back" around 1:12 a.m. on Saturday,…

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Schools
Non-Verbal Autistic 8-Year-Old Boy Bruised By East Pennsboro School Aide: Affidavit Non-Verbal Autistic 8-Year-Old Boy Bruised By East Pennsboro School Aide: Affidavit
Non-Verbal Autistic 8-Year-Old Boy Bruised By East Pennsboro School Aide: Affidavit An aide to a non-verbal elementary school student in Cumberland County has been charged with endangering him after other adults witnessed the abuse and the boy came home with bruises on his face, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Monday, Sept. 30. Jessica Ann Rachelle Piper, 36, of Enola, was charged, arrested, and had a preliminary arraignment on Friday, Sept. 26 after an 8-year-old boy came home from East Pennsboro Elementary School with bruises, township police detailed in an affidavit of probable cause. Piper was employed by Substitute Teacher Services, Inc., …

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Cocaine, Meth Sold Out Of Gettysburg Italian Restaurant By Owners: Affidavit Cocaine, Meth Sold Out Of Gettysburg Italian Restaurant By Owners: Affidavit
Cocaine, Meth Sold Out Of Gettysburg Italian Restaurant By Owners: Affidavit A married Adams County couple sold cocaine and methamphetamine out the back of their family’s Italian restaurant, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Thursday, Oct. 3. Cristina Fazzolari, 38, the daughter, of popular Gettysburg restaurant, Mamma Ventura’s founders, was seen by police selling cocaine in Race Horse Alley behind the business in April, according to an affidavit of probable cause. Fazzolari’s husband John Anderson, 46, was spotted overseeing the sale, the police explained in the affidavit.  The investigation began when Mamma Ventura employees tippe…

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Levittown Man Who Beheaded Gov't Employee Dad On YouTube Faces Execution If Convicted: DA Levittown Man Who Beheaded Gov't Employee Dad On YouTube Faces Execution If Convicted: DA
Levittown Man Who Beheaded Gov't Employee Dad On YouTube Faces Execution If Convicted: DA A 32-year-old man who beheaded his dad and posted an approximately 14-minute-long video showing the head on YouTube was arraigned and told he could face the death penalty if convicted, the Bucks County District Attorney's Office announced on Friday, Oct. 4.  Justin Mohn of Levittown allegedly shot and beheaded his government employee dad, 68-year-old Michael F. Mohn, in a bathroom at his parents' home in the 100 block of Upper Orchard Drive, in Middletown Township on Jan. 30, 2024, DA Jennifer Schorn explained citing the police investigation.  Authorities believe Justin Mohn was …

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Founding Allentown Motorcycle Club President Killed In Crash With Deer Founding Allentown Motorcycle Club President Killed In Crash With Deer
Founding Allentown Motorcycle Club President Killed In Crash With Deer A 64-year-old man who was killed in a motorcycle crash into a deer in Lehigh County has been identified as the first president of the South Side Motorcycle Club in Allentown, according to his obituary published by Heintzelman Funeral Home, Inc. Frederick R. Brauchle III, of Heidelberg Township, was driving a 2004 Harley Davidson motorcycle in the area of 4842 Mountain Road in Washington Township when he crashed into a deer at 5 a.m., as Daily Voice previously reported. PA State Police were called to the area at 5:50 a.m., Trooper Nathan T. Branosky explained.  Brauchle was prono…

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