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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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Boy, 17, Went Missing Over One Week Ago From Central PA Home: Police Boy, 17, Went Missing Over One Week Ago From Central PA Home: Police
Ago From Central PA Home: Police A 17-year-old boy has been missing from his central Pennsylvania home for over a week, police say.  Jamel Jackson was last seen by his guardians on Thursday, June 9, according to Susquehanna Township police.  No description or information about his possible whereabouts was released. Anyone with information on Jamel Jackson's whereabouts is asked to contact the Susquehanna Township police at 717-558-6900.

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Police & Fire
Lost Minnesota Teen Found With BAC Over Legal Limit While Trespassing In Central PA: Police Lost Minnesota Teen Found With BAC Over Legal Limit While Trespassing In Central PA: Police
Lost Minnesota Teen Found With BAC Over Legal Limit While Trespassing In Central PA: Police A 17-year-old from Minnesota has been hospitalized after they were found drunk in an unlocked car in central Pennsylvania, police say. The teen was spotted by Northern Lancaster County Regional police while they were investigating trespassing in progress. The young man was found asleep in the back seat of the unlocked car, according to the release. “It was determined the child had a BAC of .111 percent and was lost since he was visiting a relative in the area and became disoriented due to his intoxicated state,” police say. “The child was transported by EMS to a local hospital for evalu…

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PA Man Hospitalized After Fleeing On Foot From High-Speed Police Pursuit PA Man Hospitalized After Fleeing On Foot From High-Speed Police Pursuit
PA Man Hospitalized After Fleeing On Foot From High-Speed Police Pursuit A 44-year-old required hospitalization after he fled from a high-speed police pursuit on foot, Pennsylvania state police say. Jeffrey Jerome Logan of Harrisburg was driving a white Hyundai Sonata when Trooper Whittington spotted him "commit multiple summary traffic violations," on May 21, as stated in the state police release. Whittington attempted to stop Logan by activating his lights and sirens near the Interstate 83 on-ramp near 13th Street, but instead, Logan took off at a high rate of speed, the report details. Following a short chase, Logan crashed his vehicle near the intersecti…

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Teen Nabbed For Leaving Stepmom With Bleeding Facial Injuries In Central PA: Police Teen Nabbed For Leaving Stepmom With Bleeding Facial Injuries In Central PA: Police
Teen Nabbed For Leaving Stepmom With Bleeding Facial Injuries In Central PA: Police A 15-year-old has was arrested after his stepmom was found with “facial lacerations and bleeding injuries,” at a home in central Pennsylvania, police say, Northern Lancaster County Regional police were called to a “domestic in progress” on Conrad Lane in Warwick Township at 5:42 a.m. on Friday, June 17, according to a release by the department. Upon arrival, NLCRP found the boy's mother with the above injuries and arrested the teen, but due to the boy’s age they are declining to release additional information about the “domestic assault,” the police say. “The Child was taken into custody…

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PA Frat Bro Among Five Sentenced In Student's Hazing Death: Report PA Frat Bro Among Five Sentenced In Student's Hazing Death: Report
PA Frat Bro Among Five Sentenced In Student's Hazing Death: Report A 21-year-old Pennsylvania man was among five fraternity brothers sentenced in the hazing death of a March 2021 Bowling Green University sophomore, NBC News reports. Stone Foltz, 20, was forced to drink an entire bottle of alcohol at a Pi Kappa Alpha initiation event at the Ohio school, and was found unconscious by a roommate after members dropped him off their apartment, officials said. Foltz died three days after he was taken off life support. Niall Sweeney, 21, of Erie, who pleaded guilty to tampering with evidence and hazing, was one of the two men who was sentenced to house arrest…

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Vehicle Fire Closed All Lanes Of Traffic Along I-81 At PA/MD Border: PennDOT Vehicle Fire Closed All Lanes Of Traffic Along I-81 At PA/MD Border: PennDOT
Vehicle Fire Closed All Lanes Of Traffic Along I-81 At PA/MD Border: PennDOT A vehicle fire closed all lanes of traffic along a portion of Interstate 81 at the Pennsylvania and Maryland border shortly before noon on Friday, June 17, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. The fire broke out in a vehicle heading northbound on I-81 somewhere between Exit 1: PA 163 – Mason Dixon Road and Exit 3: US 11 – Molly Pitcher Highway, according to PennDOT. Rubbernecking caused some additional slowing in the southbound lanes, PennDOT states in a tweet.  UPDATE: Vehicle fire on I-81 northbound between Exit 1 - PA 163 and Exit 3 - US 11. There is a traffi…

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Ex-Political Candidate Kills Husband, Ex-Chief Deputy Sheriff At Their PA Home: Reports Ex-Political Candidate Kills Husband, Ex-Chief Deputy Sheriff At Their PA Home: Reports
Ex-Political Candidate Kills Husband, Ex-Chief Deputy Sheriff At Their PA Home: Reports A former political candidate is accused of burning her husband’s body after she killed him, according to multiple media outlets and police. Susquehanna Township police were called to 306 Stuart Place in Harrisburg for a death investigation at approximately 5 a.m. Thursday, June 16, according to a release by the department. Carmen Henderson, 84—a former chief deputy sheriff of Dauphin County in 1995, according to PennLive— was declared deceased at the scene, police state in their release. “A further investigation revealed that foul play was apparent,” and an investigation was conducted b…

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Drunk Child Hospitalized After Failed Central PA Break-In: Police Drunk Child Hospitalized After Failed Central PA Break-In: Police
Drunk Child Hospitalized After Failed Central PA Break-In: Police A young boy— who somehow gained access to alcohol, got drunk, and attempted to break into someone’s home— has been hospitalized, police say. The Northern Lancaster County Regional police were called to a reported burglary in progress at a Warwick Township residence— only to arrive and fine the intoxicated child, according to a release by the department. The homeowner had reported that the boy attempted to enter their home, damaging a screendoor and some plants, according to the release. EMS was called to the scene to take the child to “Lancaster General Hospital for hospital-ba…

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Single-Dad ID'd As Driver Who Died In Crash Into 2 Utility Poles, Stone Wall, Fire Hydrant Single-Dad ID'd As Driver Who Died In Crash Into 2 Utility Poles, Stone Wall, Fire Hydrant
Single-Dad ID'd As Driver Who Died In Crash Into 2 Utility Poles, Stone Wall, Fire Hydrant A beloved, son, brother and father has died in a box truck crash into two utility poles, a stone wall, and a fire hydrant in the 2000 Block Lititz Pike/PA 501 in at 4:11 a.m. Thursday, June 9, police say. Manheim Township police were called to investigate the crash and determined that—- the driver, Justin Stapleton— was heading northbound when he left the roadway on the eastern side, striking the previously mentioned utility poles, stone wall, and fire hydrant— and flipping the truck onto the driver's side—- requiring emergency crews to extract him from the truck, according to a release by t…

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Deck Collapse Injures Child, Adult In Central PA: Police Deck Collapse Injures Child, Adult In Central PA: Police
Deck Collapse Injures Child, Adult In Central PA: Police An adult and a child have been taken to the hospital after they were injured when a deck collapsed out from under them, police say. Northern Lancaster County Regional police were called to the collapse at a home located on Hopeland Road in Clay Township at 1:48 p.m. on June 15, according to a release by the department. The Durlach Mount Airy fire department engine and Squad 14 coordinated a rescue effort with additional support from Ephrata EMS, Northwest EMS, Medic 04 ALS – Wellspan, Medic 85 ALS – Warwick EMS, Rescue 16 Lincoln Fire Fire Department. The hurt adult and child were then …

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