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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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13-Year-Old Uses Fireworks To Spark Blaze Damaging 2 Pottstown Homes: PA State Police (PHOTOS) 13-Year-Old Uses Fireworks To Spark Blaze Damaging 2 Pottstown Homes: PA State Police (PHOTOS)
13-Year-Old Uses Fireworks To Spark Blaze Damaging 2 Pottstown Homes: PA State Police (Photos) A teenage boy is accused of using fireworks to start a blaze that damaged two homes in Pottstown, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, Aug. 11. The fire broke out on Walnut Street around 7:10 p.m. on Sunday, June 22, according to the release. First-arriving crews found two homes heavily damaged on the rear side, leading to a large multi-agency response. Pottstown Fire Department was assisted by Sanatoga Fire Company, which sent its squad, engine, and utility units with 16 members to help with fire suppression and overhaul. Quint 58 also covered calls while on standby at Goodwill F…

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Missing 5-Year-Old With Autism Found Dead In Pennsylvania River: Officials Missing 5-Year-Old With Autism Found Dead In Pennsylvania River: Officials
Missing 5-Year-Old With Autism Found Dead In Pennsylvania River: Officials A 5-year-old boy with autism who vanished from a McKeesport housing project on Monday morning was found dead in the Youghiogheny River hours later, authorities announced. Malik Patterson disappeared from the Harrison Village Housing Projects around 10:04 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 11, according to police. He was last seen behind the 13 building wearing only a pull-up diaper. Emergency responders, volunteers, and community members launched an urgent search after the boy — described as 4 feet tall, weighing about 50 pounds, and loving “Baby Shark” — was reported missing. By the afternoon, search c…

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ARSON: Chambersburg House Fire Leads To Arrest Of Teen: Police ARSON: Chambersburg House Fire Leads To Arrest Of Teen: Police
Arson: Chambersburg House Fire Leads To Arrest Of Teen: Police A Chambersburg teenager is accused of setting a house on fire in the borough, investigators announced on Monday, Aug. 11. Christopher David Diaz, 19, was arrested after crews were called to the 100 block of South Second Street for a reported dwelling fire around 8 a.m., according to the Greater Chambersburg Area Paid Fire Fighters Association, IAFF Local 1813, and Chambersburg police. Engine 1-2 arrived to find smoke showing from the front of the home and deployed a 400-foot attack line to the rear, while Engine 1-1’s crew stretched a 200-foot line to the front and made entry, firefighters …

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HOMICIDE: Teen Arrested In Harrisburg Street Killing, Police Say HOMICIDE: Teen Arrested In Harrisburg Street Killing, Police Say
Homicide: Teen Arrested In Harrisburg Street Killing, Police Say A 19-year-old has been arrested for allegedly gunning down fellow 19-year-old, Zaire Warren, on a Harrisburg street earlier this year, police announced on Monday, Aug. 11. Aaron S. Williams was taken into custody by the Harrisburg Bureau of Police and the United States Marshals Service in connection to the fatal shooting on Saturday, April 26, according to a release. Officers had rushed to Logan and Maclay Streets around 6 p.m. that night for reports of gunfire. They found Warren suffering from gunshot wounds. Emergency treatment was provided at the scene before he was transported to a loca…

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69-Year-Old Man Killed During Attempted Carjacking In Kennett Township: DA 69-Year-Old Man Killed During Attempted Carjacking In Kennett Township: DA
69-Year-Old Man Killed During Attempted Carjacking In Kennett Township: DA A 69-year-old man was stabbed to death during an attempted carjacking in Kennett Township, Chester County prosecutors announced on Monday, Aug. 11. Javier Rivera, 33, of Kennett Square, was arrested in the early morning hours and charged with First Degree Murder and related offenses, according to the Chester County District Attorney’s Office. He is being held without bail at Chester County Prison. The charges stem from the evening of Sunday, Aug. 10, when Rivera allegedly tried to steal a BMW parked in a driveway. The car’s owner confronted Rivera, and the two argued before the victim chase…

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Recognize Him? Gunman Opens Fire On Teen At LIRR Platform In Lynbrook, MTA Police Recognize Him? Gunman Opens Fire On Teen At LIRR Platform In Lynbrook, MTA Police
Recognize Him? Gunman Opens Fire On Teen At Lirr Platform In Lynbrook, MTA Police A 17-year-old boy was shot on a Long Island Rail Road platform in Lynbrook, and police want to know if you recognize the suspect, MTA Police announced on Monday, Aug. 11. The shooting happened on Platform B at the LIRR Lynbrook Station at 7:55 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 9, according to the release. The pictured suspect intentionally fired a gun at the teen, striking him in the torso, investigators explained. The victim was taken to Franklin Hospital, where he is listed in stable condition, police said. Anyone with information about the suspect’s identity or location is asked to contact the MT…

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3-Year-Old Daughter Dies After Wellness Coach PA Mom Leaves Her In Car In Maine: Sheriff 3-Year-Old Daughter Dies After Wellness Coach PA Mom Leaves Her In Car In Maine: Sheriff
3-Year-Old Daughter Dies After Wellness Coach PA Mom Leaves Her In Car In Maine: Sheriff A Pennsylvania mother is charged with manslaughter after her 3-year-old daughter was found dead inside a car in Maine, the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office announced on Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025. Deputies responded to a business in Milford on the evening of Saturday, Aug. 9, and discovered the girl’s body inside a vehicle owned by her mother, Kelly Brown, 40, of Havertown (Delaware County), according to the release. Brown was located nearby and detained by law enforcement. Brown and her child had been the subject of an earlier attempt-to-locate request after concerned relatives asked officers …

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High-Speed Pursuit Leads Troopers To Cocaine: NYSP High-Speed Pursuit Leads Troopers To Cocaine: NYSP
High-Speed Pursuit Leads Troopers To Cocaine: Nysp Four people are facing felony drug possession charges after a high-speed police chase in Menands, New York State Police announced on Monday, Aug. 11. Troopers tried to stop a northbound vehicle on I-787 for a traffic violation at about 12:29 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 7, according to police. The driver, Mamadou O. Diallo, 28, of St. Albans, allegedly refused to pull over, sparking a two-mile pursuit before stopping. Diallo was taken into custody at the scene, investigators said. The passengers — identified as Alhousseiny Bah, 31, of New York; Hadja Z. Bah, 23, of Brooklyn; and Mamadou A. Balde …

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Brazen Bronx Man Tried To Snatch Necklace, Car Keys From Elmont Shoppers: Police Brazen Bronx Man Tried To Snatch Necklace, Car Keys From Elmont Shoppers: Police
Brazen Bronx Man Tried To Snatch Necklace, Car Keys From Elmont Shoppers: Police A Bronx man is accused of attempting to rob two people in separate Elmont parking lots before being caught with suspected crack cocaine, Nassau County police announced on Monday, Aug. 11. Joshua Rodriguez, 36, of Eagle Avenue, allegedly approached a 46-year-old man in the parking lot of T.J. Maxx at 1445 Hempstead Turnpike around 12:15 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 10, detectives said. Rodriguez tried to grab the man’s cellphone and necklace, but the victim called 911, prompting the suspect to leave and head to a nearby parking lot, police said. There, Rodriguez allegedly confronted a 62-year-old w…

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Two Tractor-Trailers Collide, Overturning In Catskill Thruway: NY State Police (PHOTOS) Two Tractor-Trailers Collide, Overturning In Catskill Thruway: NY State Police (PHOTOS)
Two Tractor-Trailers Collide, Overturning In Catskill Thruway: NY State Police (Photos) Two tractor-trailers collided on the New York State Thruway in Catskill early Monday morning, Aug. 11, overturning one of the rigs, state police announced. The crash happened in the northbound lanes between Exits 20 and 21 around 4:45 a.m., according to the New York State Police. Investigators said a 2024 Peterbilt driven by Andnet Yitna Kirubel, 28, of Windsor, Ontario, Canada, was traveling north in the left lane when he tried to merge right and struck the rear of a 2018 Freightliner. The Freightliner was driven by 56-year-old Jorge Montes De Oca of Miami, Florida. The Peterbilt continue…

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