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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.

Jillian Pikora's Contributions

News

Four Men Toss Deer Urine On Woman At Walmart In Gettysburg: Police A group of four splashed deer urine inside and outside of a Walmart— including throwing some directly on a woman in the parking lot, according to the Pennsylvania state police. The group sprayed "doe estrous" urine in the aisles of the Walmart on 1270 York Road in Gettysburg on Jan. 8, 2023, at 6:26 p.m., according to the release on the 21. After they left the store, they drove by a 41-year-old woman in the parking lot and directly sprayed her with the doe urine, the state police say. All four suspects were arrested on charges of harassment by physical conta…

by Jillian Pikora

01/23/2023

News

Passenger ID'd Following Rollover At Dollar General, York County Coroner Says A 41-year-old man is dead following a rollover crash at a Dollar General parking lot on Saturday, January 21, authorities say. The unnamed driver made a "sudden turn" into a Dollar General parking lot at 3457 Bull Road at the Dover/Conewago Township line, witnesses told authorities. The driver then lost control and his vehicle flipped onto the driver's side— trapping the man inside the wreckage near the entrance to the store, according to the release by the York County coroner's office. The driver was taken to an area hospital after crews extracted him, but his unbelted passenger, Je…

by Jillian Pikora

01/23/2023

Obituaries

PA Toddler Killed, Four Firefighters Injured, Community Raises $75K+ For Girl's Family A girl has died, four firefighters were hurt, and a family lost their home to a massive fire on Friday, January 13 but one week later over $75,000 has been raised to help the family. Shaler Township first responders were called to the house fire at 750 Fall Run Road on Friday at 9:45 p.m., according to a release by the police. Five people were inside the home when the fire broke out and quickly spread throughout with "flames were visible coming from the house,” police state in the release. Two residents were transported by ambulance and two others were transported to the hospital by a p…

by Jillian Pikora

01/20/2023

Police & Fire

Wanted Man Fakes Heart Attack To Steal $2K TVs: Lower Allen Twp. Police Police are searching for a man who pretended to have a heart attack so he and another man could steal two Samsung $2,349.98 televisions from BJ's Wholesale Club on January 16, 2023 around 11:44 a.m., according to a police release on Friday, Janauary 20. "The pictured male decided to fake a heart attack at the checkout line and as employees attended to him, the other male pushed the TV's out of the store," the Lower Allen Township police say. "It is believed that both males then fled the area in a pick-up truck." Anyone who recognizes our "actor," or anyone with information about …

by Jillian Pikora

01/20/2023

Schools

Two Mount Joy Teens Charged For School Threats: Police Two 15-year-old Mount Joy boys posting threats on social media which lead to a school closure have been charged, police say. "Officers determined that two juveniles conspired to post these while sharing ideas via an online chat and used another student's name to post the threats," Mount Joy borough police stated in a post on Friday, January 20, 2023. "Due to the nature of the threats, the decision was made to close the school the next day." Both boys were charged with terroristic threats and conspiracy on Thursday, January 12 at 10:18 a.m., according to the police release. The Mount …

by Jillian Pikora

01/20/2023

Obituaries

Oklahoma Child Molester, Ex-Cop Flees PA Crash That Killed Deacon, Leanne Elliott, 32: Police A former Oklahoma police investigator known for molesting a child and who was out on bail for allegedly strangling his wife at church, was in Pennsylvania for an unknown reason, fleeing from police when he nearly hit someone directing traffic at a crash that killed a decon on Friday, Jan. 13, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. Edward "Ed" Louis Willingham Jr., 53, of Sapulpa, OK had driven his black 2014 Nissan Sentra through the police barricades— almost hitting a fire police officer who was helping direct traffic near a crash that killed Leanne N. Elliott, 32, of Camp …

by Jillian Pikora

01/20/2023

News

Missing Pennsylvania Teen Last Seen In Baltimore, MD: Police A York County 14-year-old has been missing for four days and they were last seen in Maryland, authorities say. Joseph Harrell III went missing from his Spring Grove home on January 16, according to York County Regional police. He was last seen in the Baltimore City, Maryland area. He is described as a six-foot-tall, 160-pound Black teen with brown hair and eyes. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to contact the York County Regional police department at 717-741-1259.

by Jillian Pikora

01/20/2023

News

Estranged Wife Raped, Mount Joy Husband Caught At Lancaster Courthouse, Police Say A Mount Joy husband has been arrested at the Lancaster County courthouse for rape— among other charges, months after an incident with his estranged wife, authorities announced on Friday, January 20. **The Following Details Could Be Disturbing To Some Readers** Damon Seth Skrimcovsky, 39, broke into his ex-wife's home and stood over her while she was sleeping— holding her cell phone, so she could not call 911, then he proceeded to sexually assault her in the evening hours on November 13, 2022, the police say following a two-month investigation. He was charged with Burglary, Rape, Inde…

by Daily Voice

01/20/2023

News

Man Wanted For $7K Church Burglary In Harrisburg, Police Say A man is wanted for $7,000 in losses and damages at a church in Harrisburg, authorities say. Ian Seidel, 32, of Harrisburg, broke into Bethany AME Church, located in the 900 block of South 21st Street in Harrisburg on April 28, 2022, the area explain in a release on Thursday, January 19—the saw day they issued a warrant for his arrest. Seidel is wanted for felony burglary and trespassing and three misdemeanors for theft, according to his latest court docket. He has previously faced charges for drug use, court records show. His social media is full of screenshots of the Godfather but a…

by Jillian Pikora

01/19/2023

Police & Fire

Driver Who Fell Asleep At The Wheel In Lititz Hospitalized: Police A woman who fell asleep at the wheel in Lititz has been hospitalized, police say. The police were called to a crash in the 400 Block of West Lincoln Avenue on January 18, 2023, around 3:13 p.m. The woman drove off the roadway, and "struck a large rock adjacent to the road" and her car "overturned onto its roof," the police say. The woman was hospitalized but her injuries were non-life-threatening, authorities say. No other injuries were reported.

by Jillian Pikora

01/19/2023

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