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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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Infant's Death Forces Pittsburgh's 4moms To Recall Over 2 Million Baby Swings, Rockers Infant's Death Forces Pittsburgh's 4moms To Recall Over 2 Million Baby Swings, Rockers
Infant's Death Forces Pittsburgh's 4moms To Recall Over 2 Million Baby Swings, Rockers The Pittsburgh based company 4moms has issued a recall of over 2 million infant swings, rockers after the death of a 10-month-old infant. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the massive recall on Monday, August 15. "When the swing or rocker is not in the use, their restraint straps can hang below the seat and non-occupant crawling infants can become entangled in the straps, posing entanglement and strangulation hazards," CPSC stated. The recall is of  MamaRoo swings and 220,000 RockaRoo rockers. In addition, 60,000 MamaRoo and 10,000 RockaRoo were sold in Canada. On…

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Central PA Man ID'd Following Collision Of Motorcycle Into Pickup: Coroner Central PA Man ID'd Following Collision Of Motorcycle Into Pickup: Coroner
Central PA Man ID'd Following Collision Of Motorcycle Into Pickup: Coroner A motorcycle rider has died after crash into a pickup truck in central Pennsylvania, authorities say. Tyrone Gardner, 43, of Coatsville was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash by a deputy coroner at 10:30 p.m. on Sunday, August 14, according to the Lancaster County coroner's office. The collision happened  on Lincoln Highway East at Route 30 in East Lampeter Township.  Gardner was riding his  motorcycle when he collided with the pick-up truck. His accidental death was the result of Multiple Traumatic Injuries from the collision according the examination of his body pe…

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Search For Missing PA Woman Announced After Relative Dies From 'Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound' Search For Missing PA Woman Announced After Relative Dies From 'Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound'
Search For Missing PA Woman Announced After Relative Dies From 'Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound' A relative of a woman who had been missing since August 3 "died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound" on Sunday, August 14, Pennsylvania state police say. Tammy Berkey, of Berlin, had left her home in a red transam that Wednesday and had not been heard from since, according to her family. She was first reported missing on August 7, according to social media posts by her family. PSP in Somerset County and the county's district attorney's office announced it's involvement in the search a week later, only after the relative died. The reason for this delay is unclear. Berkey remains missing an…

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Police & Fire
2 Men Threatened To Kill People Over Very Different Dog Leashing Issues In Central PA: Police 2 Men Threatened To Kill People Over Very Different Dog Leashing Issues In Central PA: Police
2 Men Threatened To Kill People Over Very Different Dog Leashing Issues In Central PA: Police Two men have been arrested after they threatened to kill people over dogs, in two separate incidents in central Pennsylvania, police say.  The first incident happened Jacob W. Dickey, 26, of Carlisle, reportedly threatened to kill a dog owner for "letting it run loose in the area," of Walnut Lane in Middlesex Township on July 27, area police say.  When the owner attempted to retrieve the dog Dickey supposedly began harassing him and threatened to kill him, police explained in a release on August 7.  He was charged with a summary offense for harassment, according to cour…

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Child Committed Arson Displacing 24 People From 7 Homes In Central PA: Police Child Committed Arson Displacing 24 People From 7 Homes In Central PA: Police
Child Committed Arson Displacing 24 People From 7 Homes In Central PA: Police A 12-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with an arson that displaced 24 people, from seven Pennsylvania homes, authorities say.  Middletown Borough police were called to a working fire at Genesis Court Apartments on Thursday at 7:17 p.m., according to a release by the department.  *Double Pull to 88 Townhouse* Engine & Rescue Companies operated in the 20 Block of Genesis Court. Middletown Volunteer... Posted by Swatara Fire 91 on Thursday, August 11, 2022 The fire had broken out at 7 p.m. in the rear of one of the townhomes in the complex and was knocked down in about 20…

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Child Caught With Bricks Of Heroin, Loaded Gun In Western PA: Police Child Caught With Bricks Of Heroin, Loaded Gun In Western PA: Police
Child Caught With Bricks Of Heroin, Loaded Gun In Western PA: Police A 13-year-old boy has been arrested after he was found with bricks of heroin in western Pennsylvania, authorities say.  The young teen "was loitering suspiciously in the back yard of a residence along Russellwood Avenue,"  McKees Rocks police say.  Following an investigation, he was found to have stolen a 9mm gun, according to the release.  Three bricks of heroin and the loaded gun were seized from the boy when he was taken into custody.  Additional information was unavailable as the incident involves a minor. 

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Lyft Driver Kills Passenger In Fight Turned Shooting At Sheetz In PA: Police Lyft Driver Kills Passenger In Fight Turned Shooting At Sheetz In PA: Police
Lyft Driver Kills Passenger In Fight Turned Shooting At Sheetz In PA: Police A Lyft driver shot and killed his passenger in Pennsylvania on Thursday, August 11, authorities say.  Allegheny County police were called to the Wilkins Township Sheetz in the 3400 block of William Penn Highway around 10:45 p.m. according to a release by the department.  Upon arrival police found John R. Angel, 55, shot in the parking lot—he was later pronounced dead at the scene, according to the police and identified by the Allegheny County medical examiner's office.  The man was the only passenger in Lyft rideshare, police explain. The 37-year-old driver and the man had been arguing du…

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Man ID'd Following 'Suspected Incident Of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning': In Central PA: Coroner Man ID'd Following 'Suspected Incident Of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning': In Central PA: Coroner
Man ID'd Following 'Suspected Incident Of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning': In Central PA: Coroner A 79-year-old man died and his wife became ill due to possible carbon monoxide poisoning on Thursday, August 11, authorities say.  Curvin F. Tyson, of the 200 block of Kralltown Road, Washington Township, has died— following a report of possible carbon monoxide poisoning at his home—his exact cause and manner of death are pending, according to an updated release by the York County coroner's office.  Tyson's wife was also found in the home, ill, from possible CO poisoning, she was taken to an area hospital but her current status is unknown, the coroner says.  Police were…

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3 People Killed In West Virginia Plane Crash While Flying To Pennsylvania: Reports 3 People Killed In West Virginia Plane Crash While Flying To Pennsylvania: Reports
3 People Killed In West Virginia Plane Crash While Flying To Pennsylvania: Reports Three people have died in a plane crash in West Virginia while flying from Indiana to Pennsylvania, authorities told numerous outlets on Thursday, August 11. The single-engine 1980 Piper PA-32-301 tail number N720RP crashed in a wooded area near Campbells Run Road in Metz, West Virginia, WV Metro News reports and FlightAware information confirms.  The crash happened around 7:15 p.m., Marion County Emergency officials told WDTV 5 News.  The plane is owned by Skyhawk Associates of Myerstown, Pennsylvania, according to FlightAware.  The plane was flying from Shawnee Field Airport in Bloomfi…

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4-Year-Old, 6-Year-Old Children In 'Serious Condition' Following Central PA Shooting Police Say 4-Year-Old, 6-Year-Old Children In 'Serious Condition' Following Central PA Shooting Police Say
4-Year-Old, 6-Year-Old Children In 'Serious Condition' Following Central PA Shooting Police Say Two children are in "serious condition" after they were shot in central Pennsylvania on Thursday, August 11, police say. Swatara Township police were called to a report of shots fired at a home in the 4900 block of Cumberland Street at 11:50 p.m., according to a release by the department. "Upon arrival officers discovered that unknown assailant(s) had fired multiple rounds into the home from the vicinity of the street," police say.  The two young victims "received serious injuries and were transported to a local hospital," as stated in the release. Swatara officers and detective…

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