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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

Obituaries

Arson, DUI Homicide Charges Filed Against Man Who Killed PA Dad Of Six Along Route 147: Police A man with 6 active criminal cases has been arrested for two more crimes, one of which involves the death of a father of six, authorities say.Rindy Lee Martin, 44, of Elizabethville, already had been charged with false calls to 911 and drug possession when he was charged in connection with arson on Oct. 9 in his hometown, and arrested on Oct. 11, court records show. But since his arson arrest, Martin has been slapped with 10 charges in connection with a crash that killed Stephen J. Gimmi, 43, of Halifax, on Mar. 16, 2022, authorities say. The crash happened when Martin's 20…

by Jillian Pikora

10/21/2022

News

Two Men Helped Girlfriend Rob, Murder Her Dad Of 5 Boyfriend In Steelton: DA Following a domestic dispute, a woman in Steelton hired two former convicts to two rob and attack her boyfriend, a dad of five who they ended up killing— a Dauphin County jury convicted those two men on Thursday, October 20, 2022, according to a release by the district attorney's office. Mason Quailes and Marcus Garner were convicted of second-degree murder, burglary, and criminal conspiracy to commit burglary, according to the DA and court records. It all started when Shnasia Peterson "was involved in a domestic altercation with her boyfriend, Ismail Lewis, at 517 North Front Street …

by Jillian Pikora

10/21/2022

News

Child Who Threatened To Shoot Police Officer Arrested In Central PA A 13-year-old boy has been arrested after he threatened to shoot a police officer. The unidentified boy "expressed intent in obtaining a gun and shooting one of our police officers," the Susquehanna Township police said. The arrested was made following a week-long investigation. The child was charged with terroristic threats. He is currently being held at Schaffner detention center.

by Jillian Pikora

10/21/2022

Lifestyle

Are You A Winner? $200K Lottery Ticket Split Between Two PA Winners Two winning lottery winners will split a jackpot prize of $200,000 (before taxes), according to the Pennsylvania Lottery Commission. The Cash 5 tickets with Quick Cash won the drawing on Thursday, October 20. The winning tickets were sold by Rana Food Mart, 2001 Linglestown Road, Harrisburg, and Ho Ho Food Mart, 701 East Lutton St., New Castle. Each retailer earns a $500 bonus for selling the winning tickets. Each jackpot-winning ticket matched all five balls drawn, so the winners can claim individual prizes of $100,000, less applicable withholding. The winning numbers wer…

by Jillian Pikora

10/21/2022

News

Suspect At-Large After Hiding In Steelton Business Following Assault: Police A suspect is at-large following a domestic abuse incident in Steelton on Friday, Oct. 21, police say. Steelton Borough police were called to the domestic disturbance in the 100 block of North Front Street around 7 a.m., according to a release by the department. Officers found the victim who was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries,police explain in the release. The suspect reportedly locked himself in a business along the 100 block of North Front Street, but the building was searched and the suspect was not located, police say. The police were preparing…

by Jillian Pikora

10/21/2022

Schools

PA Charter School CEO Pleads Guilty To Stealing Funds From The US Government Usdoj A charter school's CEO and President has pleaded guilty to stealing funds from a federal grant program that was meant for the school where he worked, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Leonard Hart, 50, of Mount Wolf, the former CEO and principal of Lincoln Charter School in York has admitted to submitting to LCS nearly 20 false and fraudulent reimbursement requests between 2018 and 2020, on Thursday Oct. 20, according to a release by the US Department of Justice. Hart "obtained by fraud and misapplied approximately $6,400," starting in May 201…

by Jillian Pikora

10/21/2022

News

Watch: Two Men Coming To Central PA Hotel To Shot Through Door, Injuring Girl (Video) A 16-year-old girl suffered "serious injuries" in a shooting at a hotel in central Pennsylvania on Wednesday, Oct. 5,— and a video of the moments before and after the shooting was released on Thursday, Oct. 20 by the police. East Lampeter Township police were called to the shooting at the Budget Host Inn located at 2140 Lincoln Highway East in Lancaster around 1:30 p.m., the department said in a release around 5 p.m. "Officers arrived within three minutes" and found the girl "in a second-floor room with a gunshot wound to her left leg," police say. The officers applied a tourniquet bef…

by Jillian Pikora

10/20/2022

News

Injured Girl Running In Street Leads To Abuse Charges For Central PA Mom: Police A 10-year-old girl found running down a central Pennsylvania street has led to the arrest of a Carlisle mom, police say. Carlisle police officers responded to multiple reports of a girl with apparent injuries running in the street in the area of North West and West Louther streets on Sept. 6 at 12:30 p.m. The 10-year-old was previously reported as missing by police who told Daily Voice that "she ran away from home during an argument with her mom," — police believe her injuries were sustained before she ran away. She was briefly located by the police but suddenly she ran aw…

by Jillian Pikora

10/20/2022

News

One Person MedEvac'd From Shooting In Chambersburg: Police A woman has been arrested and another person was airlifted from the scene of a shooting on Thursday, Oct. 20, police say. Natikia Veronica Brown, 41, of Chambersburg, shot someone in the arm in the 400 block of South Central Avenue around 12:30 a.m., Chambersburg police detailed in a release later that morning. The victim was flown to a York Hospital Trauma for treatment, according to police. Brown was charged with a felony for Aggravated Assault - Attempts to cause Serious Bodily Injury or causes injury with extreme indifference, according to her court…

by Jillian Pikora

10/20/2022

News

Homicide Investigation Launched After Man Found Dead In Central PA Wooded Area: Authorities A man was found shot dead in a wooded area behind some apartments in central Pennsylvania on Thursday, Oct. 20, authorities say. Harrisburg police were called to "a report of a deceased male" in the wooded area behind the 52nd row of the Hall Manor Housing Community around 8:30 a.m., according to a release by the department later that afternoon. The initial investigation showed he showed that the man had suffered a gunshot wound and had been died for "an unknown amount of (time)," police stated in the release. The outlet says the manner of death was a homicide but Daily Voice has bee…

by Jillian Pikora

10/20/2022

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