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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.

Jillian Pikora's Contributions

News

Scam ALERT: PA Woman Loses $115K To NY Duo Posing As DEA, Authorities Say Two illegal immigrants living in New York contacted an elderly Pennsylvania woman claiming her social security number was used in the commission of narcotics dealing and money laundering — but she could avoid prosecution if her assets were handed over to the fake government employees, officials explained in multiple releases on Friday, Sept. 29. Vikram Singh, 22, and Devraj Devraj of South Ozone Park have been charged with theft by deception, criminal use of a communication facility, and two counts of theft by extortion in connection with the scheme. The police first b…

by Jillian Pikora

09/29/2023

Traffic

Kreider Farms Box Truck Slams Into Elizabethtown Church Emergency crews were called to a church struck by a box truck on Friday morning, authorities say. A Kreider Farms box truck struck Mount Calvary Church on North Holly Street by Hillside Avenue in Elizabethtown around 10:30 a.m. on Sept. 29, according to the fire department. No injuries were reported.

by Jillian Pikora

09/29/2023

Police & Fire

Repeat Ephrata Turkey Hill Robber Learns His Fate: DA An Ephrata man who was found guilty of robbing two Turkey Hills— the second time shooting a "clerk in the torso three times with a pellet gun," has been sentenced, the Lancaster District Attorney's Office announced on Friday, Sept. 29. Colby Quinn Mummaw, 28, of the 100 block of S. Maple Street, was convicted by a jury for one count of robbery for each incident following a three-day trial before Lancaster County Judge Thomas Sponaugle in June 2023, the DA detailed in a release. During the trial, ADA Fetterman showed surveillance video from the robberies. Mummaw was shown enterin…

by Jillian Pikora

09/29/2023

News

TV Show Gets Threats To Kill Florida Sheriff From Pennsylvania Man: Police A Pennsylvania man will be extradited to Florida after threatening to kill a county sheriff in a message to a television show. Jason E. Senseman, "admitted to sending several threatening and/or vulgar messages to [...] a social media account of the TV show 'On Patrol: Live'," the Volusia County Sheriffs in a release on Wednesday, Sept. 27. The TV show contacted the VCS on Sunday, and detectives quickly reached the Pennsylvania State Police, "who were aware of the messages and also already familiar with Senseman." He has a lengthy record in Pennsylvania crim…

by Jillian Pikora

09/28/2023

Police & Fire

York County Road Closed For Investigation (Developing) An accident investigation has closed a road in York County, the regional police announced just after noon on Thursday. The crash happened between East Prospect Road in Windsor Township between Windsor and Freysville roads on Sept. 28, the YCRPD explained. The area "will be closed until further notice," the police said. Check back here for updates.

by Jillian Pikora

09/28/2023

Police & Fire

Woman Charged After Crashing Into Firetruck On Harrisburg Pike A woman has been cited in connection to a crash into a firetruck heading to a house fire on Thursday, according to a Pennsylvania State Police release on Wednesday, Oct. 4. Paula C. Maurer, 56, of Annville was driving her 2023 Subaru RX south on North Deodate Road and pulled forward at a green light at the intersection with East Harrisburg Pike/Route 230, according to the PA State police release. She struck the Middletown Volunteer Fire Company truck that had lights and sirens on when it entered the intersection in Londonderry Township around 7 a.m. on Sept. 2…

by Jillian Pikora

09/28/2023

Schools

Penn State York Soccer Coach Has 3 Strokes After Roller Coaster Ride The assistant coach of Penn State University York Men's soccer team had a stroke after riding "a local rollercoaster" his family says. Scotty Patrick suffered a tear in a layer of a major artery in his neck "allowing blood to leak and clot" after the ride on the coaster with "twists and turns erratically pulling powerful Gs," his mom Nancy Patrick wrote in GoFundMe. "He knew he was sick after he rode the coaster but did not know that he’d torn the major artery at the back of his neck that supplies blood to his brain." Since then the dad of two had bad headaches, and suffered two minor st…

by Jillian Pikora

09/27/2023

Police & Fire

Hershey Woman Sets Fire To Porch In Hummlestown, Police Say A 49-year-old Hershey woman was caught burning down someone's porch in Hummelstown, police announced Wednesday, Sept. 27. Tiffany Kay Look was arrested the evening after a patrol officer saw a front porch on fire in the 500 block of West Second Street at 12:58 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 24. Another officer joined the patrol officer and together they "were able to extinguish the flames preventing the fire from spreading into the house," as stated in the release. Officers soon figured out that this fire was an act of arson and that gasoline was the accelerator used. Neighbors share…

by Jillian Pikora

09/27/2023

Police & Fire

Police Impersonators Steal $30K During Fake Traffic Stop: PA State Police Two men in vehicles flashing blue and red lights pulled over someone and stole $30,000 on Tuesday, Pennsylvania State Police announced in a release the following morning. One fake police officer was driving a dark-colored SUV outfitted with red and blue flashing lights, similar to that of police vehicle lights, when he pulled over a 48-year-old man driving a white, windowless van around 11:30 a.m. on Sept. 26, PA State Police detailed in the release. While on the shoulder at mile marker 7 on Route 283 West, in Londonderry Township, the robbers forced the man to remove his k…

by Jillian Pikora

09/27/2023

Police & Fire

Barricaded Gunman Strangled Someone Before Standoff In Central PA: Police A 53-year-old gunman seriously assaulted someone before he barricaded himself in his home and fired two shots on Monday, police announced the following afternoon. Scott Richard Golicher "was transported to the East Lampeter Township Police Department and later transferred to a local hospital by ambulance for evaluation before being released," as stated in the police release. The township was called to his home in the 100 block of Crest Avenue at 11:19 p.m. on Sept. 25, 2023, as detailed in the release. When officers arrived they attempted to speak with occupants of the home when…

by Jillian Pikora

09/26/2023

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