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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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'The Book Thief' Armed With Knife Steals From PA Library: Police 'The Book Thief' Armed With Knife Steals From PA Library: Police
'The Book Thief' Armed With Knife Steals From PA Library: Police This 'Book Thief' is not the award winning story of a girl in Nazi-Germany who stole banned books, it is one of a man with a knife who stole 12 books from a central Pennsylvania library on July 2, authorities say. An approximately 30 to 40-year-old man was wearing a gray shirt with blue around the sleeves and neck, and carrying a backpack when he entered the Bosler Free Library at 158 West High Street around 1:40 p.m. on Saturday, according to Carlisle police. He then stuffed 12 books into his bag, but when the library staff offered to help him check them out, "he said 'no' and tapped a kni…

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‘Without My Kids, Tomorrow Wouldn’t Be Worth The Wait’ 2X PA Sex Offender Posted On Facebook ‘Without My Kids, Tomorrow Wouldn’t Be Worth The Wait’ 2X PA Sex Offender Posted On Facebook
‘Without My Kids, Tomorrow Wouldn’t Be Worth The Wait’ 2X PA Sex Offender Posted On Facebook A central Pennsylvania man who was charged with possessing child porn for the second time on Tuesday, June 28, had a Facebook riddled with bizarre posts and photos. Harrison Michael Rineholt, 48, of Pennsylvania and previously of Maryland, was on his last year of probation for possessing child pornography when he was caught sharing child porn online following a warranted search of his home in the 700 block of North Pershing Avenue in York, according to a release by Pennsylvania state police. He was first convicted of child pornography possession when he was found with 351 images and 118 vi…

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PA Repeat Child Porn Offender On Last Year Of Probation Didn’t Learn His Lesson PA Repeat Child Porn Offender On Last Year Of Probation Didn’t Learn His Lesson
PA Repeat Child Porn Offender On Last Year Of Probation Didn’t Learn His Lesson A central Pennsylvania man has been charged with possessing child porn— again, authorities say. Harrison Michael Rineholt, 48, of Pennsylvania and previously of Maryland, was on his last year of probation for possessing child pornography when he was caught disseminating more child porn a decade later, according to a release by Pennsylvania state police. An investigation was launched after a proactive investigation conducted by Corporal Anthony Reppert found Rineholt was sharing the child porn online, the release details. State police’s computer task force did a warranted search of his hom…

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Boy Missing From Church Youth Group Found Dead In PA Camp Pool: Coroner Boy Missing From Church Youth Group Found Dead In PA Camp Pool: Coroner
Boy Missing From Church Youth Group Found Dead In PA Camp Pool: Coroner Less than 12 hours after a 12-year-old boy went missing he was found dead in a central Pennsylvania camp swimming pool, authorities say.  Pay Kahi was first reported missing from his church youth group at Summit Grove Campground near 140 S. Front St., at 3:45 p.m., according to a release by York County officials.  The boy was described as wearing a white T-shirt, along with black-and-green swim trunks, and being about 5 feet, 7 inches tall and weighing 121 pounds with a thin build, according to a release by York County Office of Emergency Management.  Kahi was foun…

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Puerto Rican Dad Of Two Boys Shot Dead In Head In Central PA: Coroner Puerto Rican Dad Of Two Boys Shot Dead In Head In Central PA: Coroner
Puerto Rican Dad Of Two Boys Shot Dead In Head In Central PA: Coroner The 38-year-old man who died following a shooting— that also left a 14-year-old boy injured— has been identified by the York County coroner's office. Angel Solivan, originally of Puerto Rico but most recently from the first block of West Maple Street in York City, was shot in the head near West Maple Street and Cleveland Avenue at 10:50 p.m. Saturday, June 25, according to an updated release by the coroner's office. Upon arrival, officers discovered two victims— both of whom sustained gunshot wounds— and were taken to Wellspan York Hospital, according to a release by the coroner's office. …

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First Case Of Monkey Pox Reported In Pittsburgh First Case Of Monkey Pox Reported In Pittsburgh
First Case Of Monkey Pox Reported In Pittsburgh The first case of monkeypox has been reported in Pittsburgh on Wednesday, June 29, according to the Pennsylvania department of health.  The person who tested positive has their primary care physician at Central Outreach Wellness Center in Pittsburgh’s North Shore, according to the release. The total number of cases in the state of Pennsylvania now stands at five as the first cases were reported in Philadelphia on June 2, according to the state's department of health. Monkeypox treatment and vaccines are available at the center, according to the release. Anyone who may have been expos…

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Christian Theatre Director In PA Assaulted Four Girls He Plied With Alcohol: Police Christian Theatre Director In PA Assaulted Four Girls He Plied With Alcohol: Police
Christian Theatre Director In PA Assaulted Four Girls He Plied With Alcohol: Police A twisted game of "Truth or Dare" allegedly ended with four girls— the youngest of whom was only 13-year-old at the time— being sexually assaulted, authorities say. Director, teacher, and stage manager at the Harrisburg Christian Performing Arts Center, Matthew Thomas Schreiber, 32, of the 1000 Block of Country Club Road, Camp Hill, invited four teenage girls—17, 17, 16, and 13 years old at the time—to his home so he could be "the first one to get them really drunk" in Feb. 2018, as stated in a criminal complaint by Lower Swatara Township police. He gave them numerous shots of vodka, whiske…

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Cause Of Death Revealed For Funeral Director Who Abused Corpses In Central PA Cause Of Death Revealed For Funeral Director Who Abused Corpses In Central PA
Cause Of Death Revealed For Funeral Director Who Abused Corpses In Central PA The cause of death for a former funeral director, who was serving house arrest for abusing corpses— and had a pending trial for charges of animal abuse— has been released by the Lancaster County Forensic Center. Andrew T. Scheid, 50, of Millersville, was found dead in the driver’s seat of a car in the parking lot of Good’s Store in Quarryville Borough at 7:15 p.m. on June 27, according to a deputy coroner. The coroner’s office announced that Scheid’s death is not considered suspicious, on Tuesday, June 28. The following day the corner stated that he died from pulmonary embolism and the ma…

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16-Year-Old Boy Goes Missing From Central PA Home: Police 16-Year-Old Boy Goes Missing From Central PA Home: Police
16-Year-Old Boy Goes Missing From Central PA Home: Police A 16-year-old boy has gone missing from his central Pennsylvania home, police say.  Jahmere Wright has been missing from his home in the 500 block of Eisenhower Boulevard in Swatara Township since June 24, according to a release by township police department. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to contact the Swatara Township Police department at 717-564-2550 or the Dauphin County 911 center.

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Beloved Mom Of Three ID’d As Woman Killed In Crash Into Tractor-Trailer In Central PA: Coroner Beloved Mom Of Three ID’d As Woman Killed In Crash Into Tractor-Trailer In Central PA: Coroner
Beloved Mom Of Three ID’d As Woman Killed In Crash Into Tractor-Trailer In Central PA: Coroner A 49-year-old woman has been identified as the driver who crashed into the rear end of a tractor-trailer along Route 222 in Ephrata on Saturday, June 25, authorities say. Amy Freytiz, of Shillington, was traveling at a high rate of speed in the southbound lanes when she rear-ended the tractor-trailer near mile marker 42 around 2 a.m., police say. Freytiz’s car caught fire upon impact, and she died at the scene, according to the Lancaster County coroner’s office. She died due to “multiple traumatic injuries with smoke inhalation and thermal burns. The manner of death was ruled accidental,” …

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