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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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Police & Fire

NJ Man Steals $8K+ From Woman Using Passport At PA Bank: Police An elderly woman has lost nearly $9,000 from her bank account after a New Jersey man used a fake passport card at a bank in Bethlehem, PA, police announced on Wednesday, Nov. 22. Dax Perez Velazquez, 49 of West New York, NJ, somehow obtained a US passport card with his image on it but the elderly woman's name, and used it at a Member's 1st bank in Bethlehem, PA on September 30, Lower Allen Township police detailed in the release. The man initially made a cash withdrawal of $6,800 using the woman's account info and his fraudulent passport card at a teller window inside the bank and the…

by Jillian Pikora

11/22/2023

Police & Fire

'70 Rounds Fired' Leaves 7 Shot, 2 Killed In Philadelphia: Police (Updated) (Note: This story has been updated with new details from Philadelphia police.) Details are emerging in the North Philadelphia mass shooting incident that killed two and sent five more to the hospital on Tuesday night, Nov. 21. The gunfire rang out on the corner of North 6th and North Fairhill streets around 8:30 p.m., authorities said. "At least 70 rounds were fired," the Philadelphia Police said. Two men, 31-year-old Roger Marquez and 38-year-old Leon Pierre, were shot multiple times and taken to Temple University Hospital where they died, according to PPD. Other vi…

by Jillian Pikora and Mac Bullock

11/21/2023

Police & Fire

Mini Golf Manager 'Engaged In Sex Acts' With Teen Co-Worker: PA State Police A man who had worked with children at schools, church, and a mini golf course has been arrested on charges related to the sexual abuse of children, authorities announced on Tuesday, Nov. 21. David Preston Griffith, 28 of Strasburg Township, has only been under investigation by the Pennsylvania State Police for child sex abuse allegations since Oct. 2023, and although these cases can take years, video evidence and cooperation of the schools and the business where he worked help speed up the investigation. Griffith worked for Lancaster's Phoenix Academy and volunteered with Lampeter-Stras…

by Jillian Pikora

11/21/2023

Police & Fire

Grandpa's 'Hiney Is Burned' Fire Hospitalizes PA Grandparents, Family Says Elderly grandparents are in the hospital after an early morning house fire on Tuesday, Pennsylvania State Police announced that evening. An 87-year-old woman and a 76-year-old man were taken to a hospital with injuries they suffered after their home caught fire at 4:16 a.m. on Nov. 21, state police troopers detailed in a release. The Refton Fire Company was the first to arrive at the scene of the house fire on White Oak Road in Strasburg Township. The Quarryville Fire Company later brought Engine 574 and Tanker 57 to the scene to assist and remained on the scene for about …

by Jillian Pikora

11/21/2023

News

'John' Shoots At DC Prostitute After 'Golden Shower' At PA Days Inn: Police A man is in the hospital and a Washington, DC woman — who previously pleaded guilty to prostitution in Maryland — has been arrested in Pennsylvania after a bizarre situation at a Days Inn, authorities announced on Monday, Nov. 20. Brittany Kemi Abosede, 34 originally from the US Capitol City of Washington, most recently of York, PA, was arrested on Sunday, Nov. 19, in what Northern York County Regional police Lt. Gregg Anderson called a "shots fired" incident. Abosede was found by NYCRPD officers who were responding to the incident in the parking lot of the Days Inn located at 334 Arse…

by Jillian Pikora

11/21/2023

News

Truck Stuck In Oldest Still-Used Covered Bridge In Lancaster County (Photos) A 177-year-old bridge has closed for the first time in approximately 20 years. Bitzer’s Mill Covered Bridge, previously known as Martin's Mill Bridge, Eberly's Cider Mill Covered Bridge, and Fiand's/Fiantz's Covered Bridge — has closed for the first time since the early 2000s after a tractor-trailer became lodges inside of it. Stacy Pater, 50 of Albany, Georgia, was driving a 2020 Freightliner with a height of 13’4” for Woodgrain Transportation LLC out of Fruitland, Idaho on Monday, Nov. 20, West Earl Township police detailed in a release. She attempted to cross the cover…

by Jillian Pikora

11/21/2023

News

Deadly Shooting Of 33-Year-Old Dad 'Justified' Lebanon DA Says The Lebanon County District Attorney, Pier Hess Graf has announced that the resident who shot another man dead following a fight was "Justified," according to a release on Monday, Nov. 20. Thomas M. Vance in the first block of Jones Street around 8 a.m. on Wednesday, May 3, 2023. He was taken "to a Dauphin County Medical Facility where he died from his injuries," the Lebanon City police said at the time. More than a year later, we now know what motivated the shooting based on new information shared by the district attorney's office. On Tuesday, May 2, Vanc…

by Jillian Pikora

11/20/2023

Schools

Student Cited For Trying To Fight Adult In Lancaster County, Police Say A 14-year-old boy has been cited after an incident in the Warwick School District, authorities announced on Monday, Nov. 20. Officers with the Lititz Borough Police Department were called to a disturbance on school district grounds in the 300 block of West Orange Street at 2:53 p.m. on Nov. 17. The young teen "had gotten physical with an adult male and challenged the adult male to a fight," the police said. He was cited for harassment and issued a summons to appear in District Court. Additional information was not released.

by Jillian Pikora

11/20/2023

Police & Fire

Teen's Computer Full Of Hundreds Of Child Porn Images, Police In PA Say A teenage boy has admitted to having hundreds of child pornography images in his possession, police announced on Monday, Nov. 20. The unidentified 18-year-old Mount Joy Borough resident has been accused of committing pornography-related crimes when he was 17 years old. After a lengthy investigation, detectives found "photos and videos stored on multiple devices" in the teen's home, the Mount Joy Borough Police Department stated in the release. When the police questioned him about the photos and videos found in his home, he "admitted to downloading, storing and viewing hundreds …

by Jillian Pikora

11/20/2023

Schools

Boy Injured, Students Cited For School Bus Assault: Pennsylvania State Police A boy was reportedly the victim of a "fight that happened on a school bus," Pennsylvania State Police announced in a release on Monday, Nov. 20. Pennsylvania State Police were called to a report of a fight on a school bus in Mount Holly Springs around 2:50 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 1. Trooper Marc Cutaiar arrived to investigate at South Baltimore Avenue, Mount Holly Springs Borough, Cumberland County. He found an 11-year-old boy from Mount Holly Springs had suffered bodily injuries as a result of a fight on the school bus, as explained in the release. He cited ot…

by Jillian Pikora

11/20/2023

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