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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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Police & Fire
Alcohol, Tobacco Sold To Minors At Greenlawn Smoke Shop: Police Alcohol, Tobacco Sold To Minors At Greenlawn Smoke Shop: Police
Alcohol, Tobacco Sold To Minors At Greenlawn Smoke Shop: Police Two Suffolk County store clerks were caught selling alcohol and tobacco to minors during a police compliance check, authorities announced on Wednesday, Aug. 13. Aman, 24, of South Ozone Park, was working at One Stop Smoke Shop, 233A Broadway in Greenlawn, when they allegedly sold alcohol to an underage customer, Suffolk County Police said. Aman was charged with Unlawfully Dealing with a Child 1st Degree, a Class A misdemeanor. Ibrahim Syed, 43, of Coram, was working at Tobacco Corner, 117 Walt Whitman Road in Huntington Station, when they allegedly sold tobacco to a minor, according to poli…

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AR-15 Pistol, Cash Stolen In Brazen Brinks Heist Outside Philly Area H-Mart: Police AR-15 Pistol, Cash Stolen In Brazen Brinks Heist Outside Philly Area H-Mart: Police
AR-15 Pistol, Cash Stolen In Brazen Brinks Heist Outside Philly Area H-Mart: Police Two gunmen escaped with a large amount of cash after robbing a Brinks armored car outside an H-Mart in Elkins Park, Cheltenham Township police announced on Tuesday, Aug. 13. Officers were called to the store on the 7300 block of Old York Road at 10:28 a.m. for a reported robbery, according to police. two suspects approached the armored car, one carrying an AR-15-style pistol — initially mistaken by witnesses for an AK-47 — and the other armed with a handgun, investigators explained. The pair stole the driver’s handgun along with the cash, police said. The suspects fled in a black Acura TLX…

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PA CNA Steals From Elderly Patient, Forging $900 Check: Police PA CNA Steals From Elderly Patient, Forging $900 Check: Police
PA CNA Steals From Elderly Patient, Forging $900 Check: Police A certified nursing assistant is accused of stealing from an elderly woman she cared for at a Lancaster nursing home, police announced on Tuesday, Aug. 12. Victoria Colon, 35, was charged with one count of Financial Exploitation of an Older Adult and one count of Forgery, both misdemeanors on Aug. 5, according to the Lancaster Township Police Department and court records. In July, police received a report from a patient at Abbeyville Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on Abbeyville Road who said she was notified by her bank in June about an attempted $900 transaction. The check, made…

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Mom Beats Teen With Metal Water Bottle During Girl Fight At Brentwood High School: Police Mom Beats Teen With Metal Water Bottle During Girl Fight At Brentwood High School: Police
Mom Beats Teen With Metal Water Bottle During Girl Fight At Brentwood High School: Police A Long Island mother is accused of attacking a teenage girl with a metal water bottle during a fight involving her daughter at Brentwood High School, Suffolk County police announced on Tuesday, Aug. 12 at 11 a.m. A 14-year-old female was leaving the school when she and a 15-year-old girl began exchanging words, according to police. The 15-year-old’s mother, Toni Monroe, 35, allegedly struck the 14-year-old multiple times in the head and body with a metal water bottle. A security guard intervened and broke up the altercation, police said. Monroe was arrested in the school parking lot a shor…

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News
Autistic Toddler Found In Pool Hours After Leaving Pennsylvania Home: Police Autistic Toddler Found In Pool Hours After Leaving Pennsylvania Home: Police
Autistic Toddler Found In Pool Hours After Leaving Pennsylvania Home: Police A 3-year-old autistic boy who disappeared from his Pennsylvania home early Tuesday morning was found in an above-ground pool hours later, authorities announced. Northern York County Regional Police said the child left his home in the 6100 block of Pine Road in Jackson Township (York County) around 4:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 12. Multiple agencies — including police, fire, and Search 93 — joined the effort to find him. At 11:55 a.m., a Pennsylvania State Police helicopter crew spotted the boy in a pool at a home in the 4100 block of East Berlin Road. Officers arrived at the pool three m…

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Wife Turned In SD Card Revealing PA Husband Raping 6-Year-Old Relative: DA Wife Turned In SD Card Revealing PA Husband Raping 6-Year-Old Relative: DA
Wife Turned In SD Card Revealing PA Husband Raping 6-Year-Old Relative: DA A South Whitehall Township man raped and sexually abused a 6-year-old relative for years, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan announced on Tuesday, Aug. 12. Jeffrey Morris, 39, pleaded guilty to felony Sexual Abuse of Children – Creating Child Sexual Abuse Material, Rape of a Child, and Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse with a Child before Judge James T. Antony. The abuse happened between 2012 and 2014 at two homes in Lehigh County — one in Washington Township and another in Allentown — when the victim was between 6 and 7 years old. In November 2023, Morris’ wife discover…

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Lifestyle
$3M, $2M & $100K Lottery Tickets Among 5 Huge Wins In PA — Is One Yours? $3M, $2M & $100K Lottery Tickets Among 5 Huge Wins In PA — Is One Yours?
$3M, $2M & $100K Lottery Tickets Among 5 Huge Wins In PA — Is One Yours? Five Pennsylvania Lottery players are holding tickets worth $3 million, $2 million, and $100,000 after a streak of major wins across Blair, Berks, York, Wyoming, and Delaware counties, officials announced. Body: A Mega Bucks Scratch-Off worth $3 million was sold at Sandy’s California Ave, 5915 California Avenue, Altoona, according to the Pennsylvania Lottery. The $30 game offers top prizes of $3 million. The retailer earns a $10,000 bonus. In Berks County, a Cash 5 with Quick Cash ticket worth $2,019,939.50 was sold at GIANT Food Stores, 4655 Perkiomen Avenue, Reading, for the Monday, Aug.…

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Business
Nippon Steel Deal Could Change After Deadly Clairton Coke Works Explosion: US Steel Nippon Steel Deal Could Change After Deadly Clairton Coke Works Explosion: US Steel
Nippon Steel Deal Could Change After Deadly Clairton Coke Works Explosion: US Steel U.S. Steel says its multi-billion-dollar Nippon Steel deal remains on track despite the Aug. 11 explosion at the Clairton Coke Works that killed two workers and injured 10. But at a press conference Tuesday, Aug. 12, the company hinted changes to the agreement could be coming — and won’t be known until the investigation into the deadly blast is complete. The facility was preparing for routine maintenance when a gas build-up triggered an explosion at coke oven batteries 13 and 14 at 10:51 a.m., Allegheny County Emergency Services said. The pressure valve released to batteries 19 and 20, creat…

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Clairton Coke Works Worker ID'd As ‘Mama’s Boy’, Dad, Mentor After US Steel Explosion Clairton Coke Works Worker ID'd As ‘Mama’s Boy’, Dad, Mentor After US Steel Explosion
Clairton Coke Works Worker ID'd As ‘Mama’s Boy’, Dad, Mentor After US Steel Explosion The second victim of the deadly explosion at the U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works was a “mama’s boy” and devoted father of three who was raising five children, Governor Josh Shapiro said Tuesday, Aug. 12. Family identified him as 39-year-old Timothy Quinn a second-generation steelworker who followed his father into the industry and worked at the Clairton Coke Works for years. Friends said Quinn was deeply devoted to his family, helping raise his three children along with his girlfriend Lucy’s two children. According to his public social media, Quinn was a heater at U.S. Steel, previously work…

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Police & Fire
Tip To National Center For Missing And Exploited Children Leads To Arrest Of PA Man: Police Tip To National Center For Missing And Exploited Children Leads To Arrest Of PA Man: Police
Tip To National Center For Missing And Exploited Children Leads To Arrest Of PA Man: Police A tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children led to the arrest of a New Cumberland man on child pornography charges, Fairview Township police announced on Monday, Aug. 11. Investigators identified the suspect as 26-year-old Tyler Allen Pace after receiving information about an individual posting child pornography online, according to police. A search warrant was executed at Pace’s home on the 400 block of Big Spring Road in New Cumberland, resulting in the seizure of evidence, authorities said. Court documents show Pace has been charged with two felony counts of child …

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