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Jillian Pikora

Senior 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. For over a decade, she has worked as a staff reporter and freelance writer at Sisters Magazine, The Tempest, Huffington Post, CairoScene, and several other outlets. Before joining Daily Voice, Jillian worked as a digital news editor at Hearst's local NBC affiliate, WGAL News 8. She currently assists in managing Virginia, Maryland, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Massachusetts; as well as reporting stories in Pennsylvania for Daily Voice.

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Fatal Multi-Vehicle Crash Closes Ephrata Township Intersection: Police Fatal Multi-Vehicle Crash Closes Ephrata Township Intersection: Police
Fatal Multi-Vehicle Crash Closes Ephrata Township Intersection: Police A multi-vehicle crash in Ephrata Township has left one person dead, Ephrata police announced on Wednesday, Aug. 13. The collision was reported at the intersection of Newswanger Road and Martindale Road around 4:56 p.m., according to police and emergency dispatch. Three vehicles were involved in the crash, resulting in one fatality, authorities said. Details regarding injuries to the other drivers have not been released. Ephrata Police were the primary agency on scene alongside Martindale Fire Company. The Lancaster County Coroner’s Office has confirmed the fatality but has not released the…

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Five PA Volunteer Firefighters Suspended After Alleged Alcohol Use On Call: Reports Five PA Volunteer Firefighters Suspended After Alleged Alcohol Use On Call: Reports
Five PA Volunteer Firefighters Suspended After Alleged Alcohol Use On Call: Reports Five members of the Undercliff Volunteer Fire Company in Shaler Township have been suspended after allegedly responding to a call while under the influence of alcohol, township and fire department officials confirmed. The suspensions were issued Thursday, Aug. 8, following a concern stemming from an Aug. 2 emergency call on East Genesee Avenue, according to Undercliff Fire Company President John Klocko Sr. Seven firefighters responded to the incident — a reported odor of smoke inside a home — but nothing was found and the call was deemed a false alarm, Allegheny County Department of Emergenc…

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9-Year-Old Girl Abducted By Mom AGAIN, This Time In PA: Police 9-Year-Old Girl Abducted By Mom AGAIN, This Time In PA: Police
9-Year-Old Girl Abducted By Mom Again, This Time In PA: Police A 9-year-old girl abducted during a supervised visit in Carlisle has been found safe — and this isn’t the first time her mother has taken her, police said on Wednesday, Aug. 13. Milan Gibson, of Carlisle, was reunited with her guardian after she was located by Susquehanna Township Police around 7:30 p.m., according to the Carlisle Police Department. She had been reported abducted earlier in the evening by her mother, 32-year-old Sehighya Smith, from a supervised visit at a facility in the 200 block of South Hanover Street. Authorities considered the child endangered due to previous incident…

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Lansdale Chief Michael Trail Tapped To Lead Norristown PD After Shakeup Lansdale Chief Michael Trail Tapped To Lead Norristown PD After Shakeup
Lansdale Chief Michael Trail Tapped To Lead Norristown PD After Shakeup Michael Trail, the longtime Lansdale police chief, will be appointed Norristown’s new top cop following the abrupt resignation of Jacqueline Bailey-Davis, officials announced on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2025. His official appointment is scheduled for Monday, Aug. 19, with a start date expected later this fall. Lt. James Angelucci will remain acting chief in the interim. Sudden Departure Of Former Chief Bailey-Davis was placed on administrative leave on Nov. 25, 2024, less than a year into her tenure. She quietly resigned on Dec. 3. Norristown officials never disclosed details of her departure, cit…

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$1M IRS Fraud Scheme Masterminded By Woman With Multiple Personas In PA: DOJ $1M IRS Fraud Scheme Masterminded By Woman With Multiple Personas In PA: DOJ
$1M IRS Fraud Scheme Masterminded By Woman With Multiple Personas In PA: DOJ A York woman plotted an elaborate scheme to steal more than $1 million from the IRS by filing fake tax documents and a bogus check, federal prosecutors announced on Wednesday, August 13. Queen Naja, 44, also known as Renata Winifred Ince and Naja Talibah Zahir, worked with 42-year-old Quentin Diego Sturgeon of Montgomery, Alabama, to carry out the plan, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Alabama. The two met through social media in April 2021, when Naja proposed creating a legal trust, submitting fraudulent paperwork to the IRS, and using a counterfeit check …

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$2M Armored Car Heist: 3 PA Men Flee In Stolen VA Car In Violent Robbery, FBI Says $2M Armored Car Heist: 3 PA Men Flee In Stolen VA Car In Violent Robbery, FBI Says
$2M Armored Car Heist: 3 PA Men Flee In Stolen VA Car In Violent Robbery, FBI Says Three Philadelphia men are accused of pulling off a $2 million armored car robbery outside a Home Depot in Philadelphia, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced on Wednesday, Aug. 13 — one day after another Brinks truck was hit in Cheltenham Township. Daishaun “Daisha” Hughes-Murchison, 30, Brian Wallace, 31, and Trayvine Jackson, 31, were arrested and charged by criminal complaint with Hobbs Act robbery and using a firearm in furtherance of a violent crime, according to federal prosecutors. The charges stem from the June 21 robbery of a Brink’s armored vehicle on the 2500 block of Castor Aven…

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Federal Court Reconvicts PA Man For Execution-Style Killing After Overturning First Trial Federal Court Reconvicts PA Man For Execution-Style Killing After Overturning First Trial
Federal Court Reconvicts PA Man For Execution-Style Killing After Overturning First Trial A Lebanon man whose 2015 murder conviction was thrown out by a federal court has been found guilty again — and this time, the judge made sure his sentence would keep him behind bars forever. Eddie Williams, 50, was sentenced Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025, to life in prison without parole plus 25 additional years after a Lebanon County jury in June convicted him of First-Degree Homicide, Conspiracy to Commit Homicide, Attempted Homicide, Robbery, Illegal Possession of a Firearm, and multiple other crimes, according to the District Attorney’s Office. The Deadly 2014 Home Invasion Prosecutors said …

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Maryland Man Hits, Drags Arby’s Workers With Camper After Milkshake Dispute: PA State Police Maryland Man Hits, Drags Arby’s Workers With Camper After Milkshake Dispute: PA State Police
Maryland Man Hits, Drags Arby’s Workers With Camper After Milkshake Dispute: PA State Police  Maryland man is accused of hitting and dragging two Arby’s employees with his camper in York County after throwing a milkshake at one of them during an argument over slow service, Pennsylvania State Police announced. Alan Bollhardt, 74, of Bel Air, was charged after the incident on Friday, Aug. 2, at the Arby’s on the 500 block of Shrewsbury Commons Avenue, according to charging documents. Around 3:54 p.m., Bollhardt allegedly complained about his order taking too long before hurling a milkshake at a female employee’s head, police wrote. She called 911 when he refused to leave. When …

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$1.7M US Treasury Check Altered, Stolen $470K From Valley Stream Bank: Nassau Count $1.7M US Treasury Check Altered, Stolen $470K From Valley Stream Bank: Nassau Count
$1.7M US Treasury Check Altered, Stolen $470K From Valley Stream Bank: Nassau Count A Brooklyn man is accused of stealing nearly half a million dollars after altering a $1.7 million US Treasury check and depositing it at a Valley Stream bank, Nassau County police announced on Wednesday, Aug. 13. Detectives said Marc Lindor, 44, of Kings Highway, entered the Capital One Bank at 750 Sunrise Highway on Tuesday, May 21 at 2:44 p.m. in possession of the altered check. The check, originally legitimate and sent through the mail, had been intercepted and changed to reflect Lindor’s name, police said. After depositing the check, Lindor allegedly made numerous withdrawals totaling …

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EMT Motorcycle Rider, 25, Killed In Three-Vehicle I-81 Crash: PA State Police EMT Motorcycle Rider, 25, Killed In Three-Vehicle I-81 Crash: PA State Police
EMT Motorcycle Rider, 25, Killed In Three-Vehicle I-81 Crash: PA State Police A 25-year-old EMT apprentice was killed in a three-vehicle crash that shut down Interstate 81 North in Dauphin County on Saturday night, Aug. 9, authorities announced the following week. The crash happened just after 9 p.m. near mile marker 67.8 in Susquehanna Township, according to Pennsylvania State Police Harrisburg. Troopers said the collision involved a 2005 Chevrolet Avalanche driven by Jerald Benjamin Karcewski of Downingtown, a 2022 Yamaha YZF690 motorcycle driven by Noah Joseph Dentry of Red Lion, and a 2015 Toyota Tacoma driven by Ryan Peter Hunchar of Royersford. Dentry, who beg…

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