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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

PA Man Accused Of Raping Child Younger Than 8 Years Old, Police Say A child between the ages of 4 and 8 years old was supposedly raped by a Pennsylvania man, police announced on Wednesday, Oct. 11. An investigation has revealed Joselito Rojas-Perez, 20, of Chambersburg "forced (the young child) to have sex," the police said in a release. The Chambersburg police began their investigation Rojas-Perez after someone made a request on Aug. 8. Following the investigation Rojas-Perez was taken into custody on Sept. 1. He is charged with felony rape forcible compulsion and felony statutory sexual assault: four to eight years old, according to hi…

by Jillian Pikora

10/11/2023

News

Missing Man Sought By Pennsylvania State Police A 32-year-old man is missing the Pennsylvania State Police announced on Wednesday. Anthony “Tony” Devitz of Red Lion was last seen after he was dropped off at this home in the 10 block of North Main Street "by a rideshare company" around 1 p.m. on Oct. 10, police detailed in a release. At the time, he was wearing a black T-shirt, brown khakis, and a black golf hat. "Devitz is not known to drive and is usually walks or uses rideshare companies," the police said. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to contact PSP York Station …

by Jillian Pikora

10/11/2023

Traffic

Maryland Dad Killed In Wrong Way Tractor Trailer Crash On I-83 In PA A fatal crash is now known to have been caused by a tractor-trailer going the wrong way on Interstate 83 in York County, Pennsylvania, authorities explained late on Monday night. Hendry Tamarez Nunez, 47, of the 800 block of Showell Court, Baltimore, Maryland has been identified as the man who died at the scene of the crash, York County Coroner Pam Gay said. Shortly before 3 a.m. a tractor hauling an empty trailer entered I-83 South incorrectly driving north from Market Street on Oct. 9, the coroner Gay explained citing police. Gay noted the correct onramp for I-83 was closed for mainte…

by Jillian Pikora

10/11/2023

Sports

Softball President Snapchatted About Sex With Boy In Central PA: Affidavit While serving as the president of South Central Pennsylvania Softball Inc. a 32-year-old man Snapchatted about sex and shared sexual images with a child in Elizabethtown, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. Jeffrey John Tierno Jr. of the 4200 block of Leah Avenue, Dover Township had been appointed by the SCPAS Board of Directors in 2022 and assumed the Presidency on January 1, 2023, according to the organization's website. He resigned on Friday, October 6, only after "SCPAS Officers were made aware of a Lancaster County Criminal Court Docket i…

by Jillian Pikora

10/10/2023

Police & Fire

Girl Sexually Assaulted By Central PA Man, Police Say A 30-year-old New Cumberland man has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl multiple times, police announced on Oct. 9. Joseph Scott Summy of the 200 block of Twelfth Street was arrested Monday in connection with the assaults that supposedly happened in August. The assault was reported to the New Cumberland Borough Police Department in September. Summy was arrested on the following charges on Oct. 6: Two felony counts of corruption of minors Four misdemeanor counts of indecent assault. He remains in the Cumberland County Prison with his…

by Jillian Pikora

10/10/2023

Police & Fire

Man Caught Masturbating At 7-Eleven In Gettysburg, Police Say A 67-year-old man was caught pleasuring himself in a vehicle parked at a Gettysburg 7-Eleven, police say. A witness to Kenneth Gordon's masturbation called the police to the 7-Eleven on Chambersburg Street at approximately 10:24 p.m. on Oct. 7, according to a Gettysburg Police release on Monday, Oct. 9. When officers arrived, they met with two witnesses who directed them to "a Black male in the passenger seat of a black sedan in the lot." Gordon identified himself to the officers as "Larry Williams of Gettysburg," the police said. The officers were not able to verify that iden…

by Jillian Pikora

10/10/2023

Police & Fire

Cornfield Crash: Teen Commits Hit-Run In Lancaster County, Police Allege A 15-year-old crashed into a cornfield and committed a hit-and-run while fleeing in Lancaster County last month, police announced on Tuesday, Oct. 10. The crash happened when an unnamed 15-year-old drove into a field in the 600 block of Wallace Road in New Holland around 5:10 p.m. on Sept. 24, the East Earl Township police explained in the release. Through an investigation, the police found out that the teen crashed into the field and attempted to flee but struck "an occupied vehicle," as stated in the release. The teen was found shortly after the incident, according to the pol…

by Jillian Pikora

10/10/2023

News

Ex-Harrisburg Councilwoman's Son Gets 2 Life Sentences For Shooting, Stabbing Family The son of former Harrisburg Councilwoman Sandra Reid stabbed 6 and 7-year-old sisters, shot their aunt in the face, and orphaned them by shooting their parents in February 2022, now he has pleaded guilty and was "mentally ill but not insane at the time of the offense," Dauphin County District Attorney Fran Chardo said in a release on Monday, Oct. 9, 2023. Gregory Gerrod Greene Jr. — who was released from prison for raping a child in 2016 after serving four years— had a protect from abuse order filed by his sister which was supposed to prevent him from going to his mother's home, DA Char…

by Jillian Pikora

10/09/2023

Lifestyle

Keanu Reeves Spotted Shopping In Pennsylvania With Dogstar Bandmates Keanu Reeves made a few surprise appearances in Pennsylvania while touring with his band Dogstar. "Bill and Ted," "The Matrix," and "John Wick" star Keanu Reeves made some shopping trips throughout Pennsylvania while touring and launching his band's new album “Somewhere Between the Power Lines and Palm Trees." One of the first stops was in Pittsburgh before Dogstar's show and album launch at Mr. Smalls Theatre on Friday. Thank you, Pittsburgh and Mr Smalls theatre for making our record release day a giant party. Photo by Branno Kent Posted by Rob Mailhouse on Saturday, October 7, 2023…

by Jillian Pikora

10/09/2023

Traffic

Deadly Crash On Pennsylvania Route 283: PennDOT (Developing) At least one person has died following a crash on Pennsylvania Route 283 on Sunday, authorities told Daily Voice. The multi-vehicle crash happened in the westbound lanes between exit PA 230/PA 341-Toll House Road and the Middletown/Hummelstown exit around 10:30 a.m. on Oct. 8, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. "This was reported as a fatal crash though I cannot confirm the number," PennDOT Community Relations Coordinator David Thompson told Daily Voice. The roadway reopened around 12:15 p.m. Details about the crash were unavailable…

by Jillian Pikora

10/08/2023

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