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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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Police & Fire
14-Year-Old Struck Crossing Street With Mom Killed By Felon With Active Warrants: Philly PD 14-Year-Old Struck Crossing Street With Mom Killed By Felon With Active Warrants: Philly PD
14-Year-Old Struck Crossing Street With Mom Killed By Felon With Active Warrants: Philly PD The driver of a vehicle that struck and killed 14-year-old Dawn Watson has been been identified as a convicted felon who is wanted on multiple warrants, Philadelphia police announced on Monday, Oct. 7.  Marvin Anthony Wicker, 40, of Philadelphia, previously on Aldon, is wanted for striking and killing Dawn Watson as she was crossing the street with her mom in the 6500 block of Haverford Avenue at 9:38 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 26, PPD explained. Watson, 14, of the 900 block of North 66th Avenue in Philly, was crossing the street with her mom when a dark vehicle traveling e…

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NJ, NY Stolen Cars Shipped Overseas From Quakertown Chop Shop: Bucks County DA NJ, NY Stolen Cars Shipped Overseas From Quakertown Chop Shop: Bucks County DA
NJ, NY Stolen Cars Shipped Overseas From Quakertown Chop Shop: Bucks County DA Stacks of car parts being shipped to the Dominican Republic from a Chop Shop has lead to six arrest, the Buck County District Attorney's Office announced on Monday, Oct. 7.  A Pennsylvania State Police investigation lead to the dismantling of a Milford Township chop shop run out of a garage located at 2150 Rosedale Road, as detailed in the release.  Hundreds of thousands of dollars in stolen parts were sold and shipped to the Dominican Republic from the shop, according to the release. The following men were charged in connection to the illegal sale of the stole car parts fro…

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Panera 'Charged Lemonade' Linked To Death Of UPenn Student From Jersey City Suit Settled Panera 'Charged Lemonade' Linked To Death Of UPenn Student From Jersey City Suit Settled
Panera 'Charged Lemonade' Linked To Death Of UPenn Student From Jersey City Suit Settled More than two years after a UPenn student from New Jersey died, her family has settled their wrongful death suit against Panera. Sarah Katz, of Jersey City, died at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center on Sept. 10, 2022, according to her obituary.  The 21-year-old's death came shortly after she drank "Charged Lemonade" at the Panera located at 200 South 40th Street, in Philadelphia, according to the lawsuit filed on Monday, Oct. 23, 2023, by Kline & Specter, P.C. on behalf of Jill and Michael Katz. The lawsuit settled out of court and the case was dismissed on Monday, Oct. 7, acc…

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Police & Fire
Convicted Drug Dealer Arrested For Arson In Chichester: Police Convicted Drug Dealer Arrested For Arson In Chichester: Police
Convicted Drug Dealer Arrested For Arson In Chichester: Police A felon convicted for drug dealing has been arrested for arson, Upper Chichester police announced on Thursday, Oct. 3. Andre Lamont Armstrong, 56, of Chester, was arrested on Monday, Sept. 23, according to court documents.  Armstrong was wanted in connection to a "suspicious" vehicle fire in the 1600 block of Huddell Avenue around 2:10 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 13, police detailed in a release.  In surveillance videos, police saw the suspect used an accelerant to ignite a vehicle, as Daily Voice previously reported. "Based on some of the evidence already collected, it is believed th…

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Police & Fire
Detective ID'd In Fatal Off-Duty Shooting, Philadelphia Police Say Detective ID'd In Fatal Off-Duty Shooting, Philadelphia Police Say
Detective ID'd In Fatal Off-Duty Shooting, Philadelphia Police Say Both the victim and the shooter of an officer-involved killing have been identified, Philadelphia police announced on Monday, Oct. 7.  Robert Jones, a 54-year-old Black man from Philadelphia, was shot dead by Detective Christopher Sweeney, a 43-year-old white man from Philadelphia, according to an updated release by PPD. The shooting happened at the intersection of Willits Road and Holme Avenue at 11:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3, according to the initial release, as Daily Voice previously reported. A preliminary investigation into the incident found that the off-duty homicide detecti…

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PA Rt 611 Reopens After Vehicle Fire: Doylestown Police PA Rt 611 Reopens After Vehicle Fire: Doylestown Police
PA Rt 611 Reopens After Vehicle Fire: Doylestown Police A vehicle fire closed part of PA Route 611, Doylestown police announced on Monday evening, Oct. 7.  The fire was reported on North Route 611 at 4:55 p.m., according to the police. The closure was at State Street. Drivers were asked to "find alternate route," the police said.  The roadway reopened at 5:28 p.m. according to the police. 

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WATCH: Cars Smashed As Of Historic Apartment Collapses In Philadelphia WATCH: Cars Smashed As Of Historic Apartment Collapses In Philadelphia
Watch: Cars Smashed As Of Historic Apartment Collapses In Philadelphia Dozens of tenants have been evacuated after a roof and facade of a historic apartment complex collapsed and smashed onto the cars parked outside, according to Philadelphia police and video Daily Voice obtained through Citizen.  Officials were called to the partial collapse in the Darrah School Apartments located in the 700 block of North 17 Street at 9:37 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 6, the police told us.  Parts of the building structure fell onto the 1700 block of Folsom Street, police and fire first responders explained. No injuries were reported and all the tenants wer…

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Child Shot In York County Hospitalized In Carlisle, PA State Police Say (DEVELOPING) Child Shot In York County Hospitalized In Carlisle, PA State Police Say (DEVELOPING)
Child Shot In York County Hospitalized In Carlisle, PA State Police Say (Developing) A boy is in the hospital after being shot in Central Pennsylvania, state troopers announced on Monday, Oct. 7.  The unnamed child was taken in a private vehicle to  Penn State Holy Spirit Hospital in East Pennsboro Township on Sunday, Oct. 6, according to PSP Troopers in Carlisle.  The preliminary investigation has led PA State Police to believe the child was shot in Carroll Township, York County, although the investigation remains active. There is no threat to the public, according to PSP.  Check back here for updates. 

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News
PA Son Kills 92-Year-Old Dad In Murder-Suicide: Coroner PA Son Kills 92-Year-Old Dad In Murder-Suicide: Coroner
PA Son Kills 92-Year-Old Dad In Murder-Suicide: Coroner A 92-year-old dad was killed by his son and namesake in what officials are calling murder-suicide, the Mercer County Coroner’s office told Daily Voice on Monday, Oct. 7. David E. Frew, 92, of West Salem Township, was shot in the head by his son, David C. Frew, 51, of Sharpsville on Sunday, Oct. 6.  First responders were called to the scene in Mercer County around 5:30 p.m. that night.  The elder David Frew was pronounced dead at the scene by Chief Deputy Coroner Robert L. Snyder. His cause of death was determined to be a gunshot wound to the head in a man…

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Bail Revoked For Man Accused Of Murdering Wife 'Missing Maryanne': Lancaster DA Bail Revoked For Man Accused Of Murdering Wife 'Missing Maryanne': Lancaster DA
Bail Revoked For Man Accused Of Murdering Wife 'Missing Maryanne': Lancaster DA Bail has been revoked for a husband released on bail for more than a year for allegedly murdering his wife — in a case where no body was ever found, the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office announced on Monday, Oct. 7.  Jere Bagenstose in back in the Lancaster County Prison following the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s ruling in Commonwealth v. Yard, the DA explained.  Bagenstose has charged with criminal homicide in Dec. 2022 or the 1984 murder of his wife, Maryann Bagenstose, as Daily Voice previously reported.  Bagenstose was released after posting a ba…

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