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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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Woman Beats Man With Wood, Sprays Him With Aersol, Police In Lancaster Say Woman Beats Man With Wood, Sprays Him With Aersol, Police In Lancaster Say
Woman Beats Man With Wood, Sprays Him With Aersol, Police In Lancaster Say A domestic violence incident involving construction equipment has landed a 31-year-old woman with charges, authorities announced on Tuesday, February 14, 2023.  Mariya Y. Gortman, of the Denver/Reinholds area, was arrested after police arrived at the scene of a reported domestic dispute and "found evidence that she sprayed the victim in the face with an aerosol can and struck him several times with a piece of wood, causing injuries," East Cocalico Police state in the release. The incident on Feb. 9 led to police charging Gortman with simple assault and harassment, according to court do…

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Schools
Bomb Said To Explode In Two Hours Leads Police To Evacuate Harrisburg School: Authorities Bomb Said To Explode In Two Hours Leads Police To Evacuate Harrisburg School: Authorities
Bomb Said To Explode In Two Hours Leads Police To Evacuate Harrisburg School: Authorities Students and staff were rushed to another nearby school after a bomb threat was called into Capital Academy on Tuesday, February 14, 2023, around 7 a.m., authorities say.  Everyone at the school in the 1400 block of Cameron Street was rushed to the nearby Downey School after a bomb was reportedly set to go off by 9 a.m., City of Harrisburg Director of Communications Matt Maisel said in a release around 11:30 a.m. School officials called 911 about the threat at around 7:28 a.m., according to the release.  "Police got to the scene around 7:30 a.m., and a K9 team swept the property …

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Wanted Drunk Chambersburg Mom Endangers Infant Son While Resisting Arrest, Police Say Wanted Drunk Chambersburg Mom Endangers Infant Son While Resisting Arrest, Police Say
Wanted Drunk Chambersburg Mom Endangers Infant Son While Resisting Arrest, Police Say An 11-month-old boy was put in danger when his mother drove drunk, authorities say. His 28-year-old mom, Kimberly Ramos Negron of Chambersburg was stopped by police on a warrant for her arrested when they found her intoxicated with her infant in the back seat on Saturday, February 11, 2023, at 2:13 a.m., according to a release by the Chambersburg police department.   During an investigation, the officers confirmed that she had been driving while intoxicated. Then  Ramos Negron "actively resisted officers while attempting to take her into custody for her active arrest warrant…

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Woman Bites Man's Earlobe Off In Lititz Parking Lot, Police Say Woman Bites Man's Earlobe Off In Lititz Parking Lot, Police Say
Woman Bites Man's Earlobe Off In Lititz Parking Lot, Police Say A man has had emergency ear surgery after a woman assaulted him in a parking lot in Lititz, authorities say.  The unidentified man was having an argument with 22-year-old Skylar Peiffer of Lancaster after leaving a party and a "night of drinking" in Lebanon City and heading towards Lancaster. When the fight became physical, the driver pulled over into the parking lot at High Spring Water located at 727 Furnace Hills Pike, Lititz on Sunday, February 12, 2023, at 3:13 a.m., according to multiple police releases the following day by the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Depart…

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Obituaries
11-Year-Old Boy ID'd After PA Fire Is Donating Organs, Family Says 11-Year-Old Boy ID'd After PA Fire Is Donating Organs, Family Says
11-Year-Old Boy ID'd After PA Fire Is Donating Organs, Family Says An 11-year-old boy who "would give the shirt off his back" to anyone in need has been identified after a fire at a home his parents were renovating, according to his family. David Wayne Becker of Greensburg was pulled from the house fire on Route 819 near Mayo Road just before 9 p.m. on Feb. 10, authorities say. A thermal imaging camera was used to find David Wayne in the home, then first responders gave him CPR before he was flown to a Pittsburgh area hospital, according to multiple fire departments statements at press conferences on Friday.  "We had a neighbor lady that came across …

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Woman Cuts Clerk During Robbing At Turkey Hill In Central PA, Police Say Woman Cuts Clerk During Robbing At Turkey Hill In Central PA, Police Say
Woman Cuts Clerk During Robbing At Turkey Hill In Central PA, Police Say A robber is at-large after cutting a clerk at a Turkey Hill convenience store in central Pennsylvania on Sunday, February 12, 2023, police say. Lower Paxton Township police are searching for the woman pictured "entered the store, asked for a pack of cigarettes and then repeatedly demanded all of the cash from the register," at the Turkey Hill located in the 4800 block of Union Deposit Road at 5:35 a.m., the department wrote in a release the following day. The woman never showed a weapon and kept her hands in her pockets, "as if she did have a weapon," the police state in the release.  …

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12-Year-Old Raped, Strangled, Hid In Freezer ID'd As PA Girl Who Would 'Light Up The Room' 12-Year-Old Raped, Strangled, Hid In Freezer ID'd As PA Girl Who Would 'Light Up The Room'
12-Year-Old Raped, Strangled, Hid In Freezer ID'd As PA Girl Who Would 'Light Up The Room' A girl who was raped, strangled, and hidden in a basement freezer by her mom's ex-boyfriend has been identified by the Lancaster Coroner as of Monday, February 13, 2023.  Elaina Smith, 12, of Columbia Borough, has been identified as the girl who died in this horrific way, according to the coroner's office. Her death was ruled a homicide as a result of strangulation, the coroner’s office says. Her mom's ex-boyfriend 39-year-old Jason Jerod Shackelford, of Columbia, was arrested on Friday, Feb. 10.  He is accused of raping Elaina at his ex-girlfriend Tiffany Smith's home in the…

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Standoff 'Risking Catastrophe' Ends In Lower Paxton: Police Standoff 'Risking Catastrophe' Ends In Lower Paxton: Police
Standoff 'Risking Catastrophe' Ends In Lower Paxton: Police A felon who attempted to set his home on fire has been arrested following a stand-off in Lower Paxton Township, area police announced on Sunday, February 12, 2023.  The police had been called to a report of a man destroying his home in the 4200 block of Jonestown Road on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023, around 1 p.m., the department explains in the release.  Upon arrival the police found  34-year-old Michael Wayne Benson "had attempted to set the residence on fire earlier in the day and was now to be barricaded himself in his room, holding a shard of glass in his hands," the police s…

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Drunk Mom With Infant In Car Slams Into PA Church On Christmas Day, Police Say Drunk Mom With Infant In Car Slams Into PA Church On Christmas Day, Police Say
Drunk Mom With Infant In Car Slams Into PA Church On Christmas Day, Police Say A 10-month-old infant was in the backseat when their mom drunkenly slammed into the Harrisburg Korean Presbyterian Church on Christmas Day 2022, police announced on Feb. 9, 2023. Kayla C. Kellam "had been traveling on Route 15 South when she lost control of the vehicle, went through the grass median for the off ramp at Slate Hill Road, through a chain link fence and struck the Harrisburg Korean Presbyterian Church," on Sunday, Dec. 25, 2022, the Lower Allen Township police announced the after her arrest.  When police arrived at the church located at 1127 Slate Hill Road, they foun…

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Drunk Man With Car Full Of Cocaine Crashes Into Patrol Cars In Carlisle, Police Say Drunk Man With Car Full Of Cocaine Crashes Into Patrol Cars In Carlisle, Police Say
Drunk Man With Car Full Of Cocaine Crashes Into Patrol Cars In Carlisle, Police Say A  drunk man driving around five marked patrol cars and an ambulance with emergency lighting activated at the scene of an accident was found with illegal drugs and firearms in his fire vehicle authorities say.  Jimmie L. Phillips struck at least one of the police cars in the 300 block of Kingsley Road Lower Allen Township on Jan. 27 at 1:20 a.m., according to a release on Feb. 10 by area police.  The 39-year-old's Mitsubishi Outlander was stopped and "he was found to be intoxicated by alcohol and controlled substances. He was then placed under arrest," the pol…

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