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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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Illinois Man ID'd Following York County Milk Truck Crash: Coroner Illinois Man ID'd Following York County Milk Truck Crash: Coroner
Illinois Man ID'd Following York County Milk Truck Crash: Coroner A cargo truck driver has been identified following a deadly crash involving a milk truck in York County on Saturday, Nov. 5, authorities say.  Patrick Moynihan, 61, of Summit, IL, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash at 2882 Delta Road in Chanceford Township, Airville around 4 a.m., according to a release by the York County coroner's office.  He had driving south on Delta Rd. when a milk truck entered the road from an adjacent highway but Moynihan did not seem to notice the milk truck and directly hit it "without slowing down or braking" around 2:30 a.m., Coroner Pam…

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Drunk Driver Hits Pennsylvania State Trooper Investigating Another DUI Crash In Lebanon: Police Drunk Driver Hits Pennsylvania State Trooper Investigating Another DUI Crash In Lebanon: Police
Drunk Driver Hits Pennsylvania State Trooper Investigating Another DUI Crash In Lebanon: Police A drunk driver crashed into a Pennsylvania state trooper's vehicle who was investigating an earlier crash involving another driver who was allegedly under the influence, Pennsylvania state police on Saturday, Nov. 6.  The first crash happened in the 1800 block of SR72 in North Lebanon Township on Oct. 22 around 2 a.m., according to the release.  In that incident, an 18-year-old Fredricksburg woman who was driving a 2006 Nissan Altima admitted to drinking alcohol and smoking weed before driving and was charged following a blood draw, the police explain in the release. &nb…

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Reading Man ID'd As Pennsylvania Turnpike Crash Victim: Coroner Reading Man ID'd As Pennsylvania Turnpike Crash Victim: Coroner
Reading Man ID'd As Pennsylvania Turnpike Crash Victim: Coroner The man killed in a crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Lancaster County on Saturday, Nov. 5 has been identified, authorities say.  The crash involving a pickup truck and a car happened in the eastbound lanes of the turnpike in Elizabeth Township around noon, police and the coroner stated in releases.  75-year-old Lawrence Adams of Reading was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Lancaster County coroner's office.  The sedan rear-ended the truck, causing the sedan to hit a concrete barrier, according to Pennsylvania state police.  The truck rolled over …

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Central PA Man Attempted To Lure Child Through Facebook For Sex: Police Central PA Man Attempted To Lure Child Through Facebook For Sex: Police
Central PA Man Attempted To Lure Child Through Facebook For Sex: Police A 36-year-old Lancaster County man attempted to lure a 14-year-old girl to have sex with him through Facebook, police say.  William La Vinkavick Jr., 36, of Akron turned himself in to the West Earl Township police on Nov. 5, according to a release by the department.  An "investigation revealed that he had enticed who he thought was a 14-year-old girl into meeting him for the purpose of sex," the police say.  Vinkavick acknowledged the age of the person he thought he was talking with through Facebook Messenger, according to the police release.  He was charged with seven…

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Man With 'Large Amount Of Naroctics' Strikes Officer While Fleeing DUI Stop In PA: Police Man With 'Large Amount Of Naroctics' Strikes Officer While Fleeing DUI Stop In PA: Police
Man With 'Large Amount Of Naroctics' Strikes Officer While Fleeing DUI Stop In PA: Police A 56-year-old man suspected of driving under the influence hit a police officer with his vehicle while trying to flee on Friday, Nov. 3 around 3 a.m., Pittsburgh Public Safety Officer Cara Cruz told Daily Voice.  A Pittsburgh police officer from Zone 3 pulled over the man on suspicion of a DUI at the intersection of McKinley Street and Grogan Avenue in the Knoxville neighborhood. The officer got out of his vehicle and spoke with the suspect who identified himself as Charles Raymond Daniels, but could not provide a driver's license. Daniels then suddenly sped off, striking the officer …

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Dad Charged After Horse-Drawn Wagon Crushes 3-Year-Old Girl To Death In Central PA: Police Dad Charged After Horse-Drawn Wagon Crushes 3-Year-Old Girl To Death In Central PA: Police
Dad Charged After Horse-Drawn Wagon Crushes 3-Year-Old Girl To Death In Central PA: Police Details were released and charges have been filed on Friday, Nov. 4 for the farm equipment-related death of a 3-year-old girl, authorities say.  The girl was killed when she fell out of a horse-drawn wagon and the horse backed up, pushing the wagon wheels over the child's head, crushing it, and killing her on Aug. 26, according to court records and the initial police release. The driver of the cart was her father, 28-year-old Christopher Hoover Martin, who told police he was harvesting tobacco in the field and brought the girl with him. The 3-year-old sat in a seat near a pile of …

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Maryland Man Attacks Homeowner, State Troopers During Violent Pennsylvania Break-In: Police Maryland Man Attacks Homeowner, State Troopers During Violent Pennsylvania Break-In: Police
Maryland Man Attacks Homeowner, State Troopers During Violent Pennsylvania Break-In: Police A Maryland man violently attacked a homeowner, his neighbor, and three members of the Pennsylvania state police during a break-in at an Adams County home, according to court records.  29-year-old Eddie B. Thomas Jr., of Silver Spring, Maryland, crashed his car in the 400 block of Idaville York Springs Road in Huntington Township around 2 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 3, the criminal complaint filed by state police details.   Thomas allegedly was going to the home for help but when he knocked on the front door and the resident opened it a crack, he forced his way in and became "ext…

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Deer Wanders Into Mall In Central Pennsylvania Deer Wanders Into Mall In Central Pennsylvania
Deer Wanders Into Mall In Central Pennsylvania A buck wandered into the dress room at the JCPenney at Park City Center on Thursday, Nov. 3.  Daily Voice spoke with a shopper who witnessed the whole situation. Janelle Kiscaddin couldn't believe her eyes when she and her friend Brittany Kreiser were walking up to the mall and the deer was strolling up the sidewalk. "He definitely wasn't planning on going into the mall but he saw a man and it scared him,"  she said.  "He was banging his head on the glass trying to get in and then the door that's automatic opened." The deer entered the mall through a door near Qdoba, Lancaster Online rep…

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Son MedEvac'd After Stabbing By 75-Year-Old Dad, Pennsylvania State Police Say Son MedEvac'd After Stabbing By 75-Year-Old Dad, Pennsylvania State Police Say
Son MedEvac'd After Stabbing By 75-Year-Old Dad, Pennsylvania State Police Say 'I brought him into this world. I might as well take him out of it," 75-year-old, James Westley Suman Jr. told authorities when they asked if he wanted to kill his son when he stabbed him on Wednesday, Nov. 2, according to a criminal complaint filed by the Pennsylvania state police. State police in Kittanning were called to the reported stabbing in the 1100 block of Washington Street, Parks Township around 7:40 p.m., according to a release by the police.  Police arrived to find that the elder Suman had stabbed his son in the heat of an argument, the release details. His 53-year-old so…

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Probationer Shot Dead By Pennsylvania State Police Previously Lived As Fugitive In New Jersey Probationer Shot Dead By Pennsylvania State Police Previously Lived As Fugitive In New Jersey
Probationer Shot Dead By Pennsylvania State Police Previously Lived As Fugitive In New Jersey A 35-year-old Johnstown man who was shot and killed during a 100 mph chase on US 22 in Pennsylvania had a lengthy criminal record including getting caught while hiding out in New Jersey, authorities say. Krysten Harland Pretlor, had been living in Johnstown, Pennsylvania prior to the deadly shooting on Thursday, Nov. 3.  The Garden State native's extensive criminal background includes being captured on May 18, 2017 after the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Squad received a tip that he was in a local in resident’s home, the office stated in a release at the time. He was arreste…

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