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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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Girl Repeatedly Raped By Lancaster County Man With Chester County Criminal Past: Authorities Girl Repeatedly Raped By Lancaster County Man With Chester County Criminal Past: Authorities
Girl Repeatedly Raped By Lancaster County Man With Chester County Criminal Past: Authorities A 41-year-old man raped a girl under the age of 13 years old multiple times over the course of nine months, authorities announced on Wednesday, February 22, 2023. Anthony Charles Lawrence Jr, of Coatsville, is accused of raping the girl multiple times between alleged September 2021 and June of 2022, according to the West Lampeter Township police.  Detective Sgt Heinly conducted an investigation and "ultimately received approval from the Lancaster County District Attorney's Special Victims Unit to file charges against Lawrence" in front of Magisterial District Judge William E. Benner Jr…

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Harrisburg Police Officer Caught Buying Cocaine In Sting Operation In Cumberland County: DA Harrisburg Police Officer Caught Buying Cocaine In Sting Operation In Cumberland County: DA
Harrisburg Police Officer Caught Buying Cocaine In Sting Operation In Cumberland County: DA A 28-year-old police officer with the Harrisburg Bureau of police has been caught buying what he thought was cocaine in an undercover sting in Cumberland County, authorities say.  Justin Thomas Taylor, was arrested during "a drug enforcement operation being run jointly by the Cumberland County and Dauphin County Drug Task Forces," as stated in a release by the Cumberland County District Attorney's office on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023.  Task Force Officers "learned that a police officer may be a customer of the person they were investigating for the sale of illegal drugs," durin…

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Suspected ID'd After Officer Shot In Western PA, Police Say Suspected ID'd After Officer Shot In Western PA, Police Say
Suspected ID'd After Officer Shot In Western PA, Police Say A man is under police guard at a Pittsburgh area hospital after the officer he shot fired back at him on Wednesday, February 22, 2023, authorities say.  Allegheny County 9-1-1 was notified of shots fired in the area of Catherine and Savey streets around 12:18 a.m., Allegheny County Department of Police Superintendent Christopher Kearns details in a release approximately 12 hours later.  "A Duquesne police officer responded to the area. When the officer arrived, he was immediately met by gunfire before exiting his vehicle. The officer returned fire striking the suspect in…

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Man Shot In Head At York Days Inn, Police Say Man Shot In Head At York Days Inn, Police Say
Man Shot In Head At York Days Inn, Police Say A man is in critical condition following a targeted double shooting in York, authorities say.  The Northern York County Regional police were called to the shooting at the Days Inn located at 334 Arsenal Road in Manchester Township around 5L35 p.m. on Tuesday, February 21, 2023, according to a release by the department.  Upon arrival, officers found a 41-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the head lying in the courtyard of the hotel. The second victim, a 21-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the leg was found in a private vehicle, leaving the area.  Both men are being tre…

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Business
Oklahoma Woman Struck Dead In Hit-Run At Bell & Evans In Lebanon County: PSP Oklahoma Woman Struck Dead In Hit-Run At Bell & Evans In Lebanon County: PSP
Oklahoma Woman Struck Dead In Hit-Run At Bell & Evans In Lebanon County: PSP A hit-and-run involving a tractor-trailer has left an Oklahoma dead outside a Lebanon County Chicken processing plant, authorities say.  Modrel Songer, 64, of Valliant, OK, was found unconscious outside the Bell and Evans plant on US Route 222 on Friday, February 17, 2023, around 9 p.m., according to a release by Pennsylvania state police on Tuesday, Feb. 21.  “It was determined the victim was struck and run over by a truck tractor in the east trailer parking area. The victim ultimately succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced deceased on scene by the Lebanon County Coroner’s …

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Child Rapists, Abusive Dads, Deviant Boyfriends Wanted For Sex Offender Violations Across PA Child Rapists, Abusive Dads, Deviant Boyfriends Wanted For Sex Offender Violations Across PA
Child Rapists, Abusive Dads, Deviant Boyfriends Wanted For Sex Offender Violations Across PA Eight men who committed sex crimes are wanted for Megan's Law violations in Pennsylvania, authorities announced on Friday, February 17, 2023.  Daily Voice has obtained court records and documents, as well as gathered details about the absconders so you can have a full picture of why it is so important to find them. Donald Troutman.Harrisburg Bureau of Police Donald Troutman, 51, of Allegheny County, was found guilty of multiple counts of incest and rape in 2007. He was released after serving 1,106 days or 36 months of a 60-120 month sentence in 2010, court records show. He has not regis…

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$12K+ In Fentanyl, Meth, Cocaine Found In Columbia Borough Drug Bust: Police $12K+ In Fentanyl, Meth, Cocaine Found In Columbia Borough Drug Bust: Police
$12K+ In Fentanyl, Meth, Cocaine Found In Columbia Borough Drug Bust: Police Five people were caught with methamphetamine, cocaine, and fentanyl— among other drugs during two warranted searches in Columbia Borough on February 10, area police announced on Friday, Feb. 16, 2023.  The first home that was searched was where 29-year-old Kyle Gerlitzki, 33-year-old Daniel Englehart, 46-year-old Javier Molina-Pabon, and 41-year-old Tanya Nunez were found. It is located in the 100 block of Walnut Street, according to the CPD release. The second home searched was where 43-year-old Shane Kenney had been staying. It was in the first block of North Second Street, police de…

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Police & Fire
Person Trapped In Flipped Car In Quarryville: Authorities Person Trapped In Flipped Car In Quarryville: Authorities
Person Trapped In Flipped Car In Quarryville: Authorities A person was rescued from a flipped car in Quarryville on Friday, February 17, authorities say.  The Quarryville Fire Company was called to help the Refton Community Fire Company after a person was found pinned by the car they were driving in the 100 block of Truce Rd. in Providence Township around 8:35 a.m., QFC explained in a release later that morning. When they arrived at the scene, they saw the person was stuck under the car which had completely overturned onto its roof.  After stabilizing the vehicle, the fire crews were able to safely rescue the driver, who was treate…

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No MedEvac Available In Chambersburg When Person Crashed Into Tree, FD Says No MedEvac Available In Chambersburg When Person Crashed Into Tree, FD Says
No MedEvac Available In Chambersburg When Person Crashed Into Tree, FD Says One person was taken from a serious crash by an ambulance to the hospital, because "air medical was not available," fire officals said on Thursday, February 16, 2023. For an unknown reason the person had slammed their car into a tree at 671 Boyer Mill Road, Hamilton Township, around 8:30 p.m, according to the Franklin Fire Company.  The crew was initially dispatched "as an auto accident with entrapment," but they did not find any entrapment upon arrival.  The extent of their injuries is unknown, and no one else was involved in the crash. It is not immediately clear if helico…

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$1K Reward Offered After Two Dogs Shot In Lancaster County: Police $1K Reward Offered After Two Dogs Shot In Lancaster County: Police
$1K Reward Offered After Two Dogs Shot In Lancaster County: Police A $1,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the person who shoot two dogs— killing one— in Lancaster County, authorities announced in an updated release on Thursday, Feb. 16.  Officers were called to a report of gunshots outside a home in the first block of Pinnacle Road West, Martic Township, on Feb. 1 around 7:18 p.m. Trooper James Grothey explains in the original release on Thursday, Feb. 9.  The homeowner told the responding troopers she had heard "multiple gun shots" in her yard. The trooper declared one dog deceased at the scene and the other "…

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