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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

Man Awoken By Officers Drives Into Stranger's Yard, York County Police Say An unconscious man who awoke, and fled from officers multiple times— including after he drove into a stranger's backyard, is wanted by police, according to a release on Sunday, June 11, 2023. David Alexander Self, 34, of Dillsburg was thought to be unconscious and it was unclear if he was breathing when Carroll Township police were called to a Blazer's Bodyshop parking lot at approximately 1:36 p.m. on May 22, 2023, as explained in the release. Soon after officers arrived, they began banging loudly on the driver's side window of Self's running blue Honda Civic. Seconds later he r…

by Jillian Pikora

06/12/2023

Lifestyle

DC Among 'Safest' For LGBTQ+ Pride, Study Says When protests against LGBTQ+ are on the rise, community members (and allies) may want to look for not only the best place to celebrate during Pride month but also the safest place to live. Washington DC came in at No. 2 on LawnStarter's "2023's Most LGBTQ-Friendly Cities" list. The study ranked America's "200 biggest U.S. cities based on 20 indicators of an ideal LGBTQ city, such as anti-discrimination policies, the share of same-sex households, and LGBTQ support resources," the organization said. Affordability, LGBTQ-friendly healthcare access, and "Pride-readiness," were also …

by Jillian Pikora

06/12/2023

Lifestyle

PA Cities Among 'Safest' For LGBTQ+ Pride, Study Says When protests against LGBTQ+ are on the rise, community members (and allies) may want to look for not only the best place to celebrate during Pride month but also the safest place to live. Two Pennsylvania cities made LawnStarter's "2023's Most LGBTQ-Friendly Cities" list. The study ranked America's "200 biggest U.S. cities based on 20 indicators of an ideal LGBTQ city, such as anti-discrimination policies, the share of same-sex households, and LGBTQ support resources," the organization said. Affordability, LGBTQ-friendly healthcare access, and "Pride-readiness," were also factored i…

by Jillian Pikora

06/12/2023

Police & Fire

Robber Holds Knife To 13-Year-Old, PA State Police Say A 13-year-old was held at knife-point, Pennsylvania State Police announced on June 9, 2023. The boy was accosted by a 15-year-old male on May 30 between 3 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. on West Jefferson Avenue, Myerstown, according to the state police. The older teen approached the boy and pressed a pocket knife against his stomach while demanding cash, PSP explained. The would-be robber "verbally threatened to stab the victim," PSP stated in the release. Somehow the boy managed to break free and run away. The unidentified teen was later arrested for "robbery, terroristic thre…

by Jillian Pikora

06/12/2023

News

Third Lebanon Inmate Escapes During Work Release: Authorities A third inmate has escaped while on work release from the Lebanon County Prison— and two are still at-large, authorities say. Crystal Marie Connelly, 22, walked away from her work release program on June 3, prison officials told Daily Voice. Connelly was serving a approximately 4 year sentence followed by seven years of probation following a 2022 negotiated plea deal for the following 2020 offenses court records show: Two misdemeanor counts of Terroristic Threats with Intent To Terrorize Another. Two misdemeanor counts Harassment - Communication Lewd, Threat…

by Jillian Pikora

06/10/2023

Police & Fire

Officers Witness MD Motorcyclist Speed To His Death In PA: State Police A 41-year-old Maryland motorcyclist sped to his death and Pennsylvania police witnessed it all happen, authorities say. The unnamed rider was attempting a curve when his 2013 Harley-Davidson Road King went off the road at a high rate of speed— striking a mailbox and a utility pole, state police said. Police on patrol in Littlestown had witnessed him speeding through the area moments before and followed him— where they, unfortunately, saw the whole crash play out, according to PSP. The helmeted rider died at the crash in the 990 block of Frederick Pike/Route 194 in Germany Town…

by Jillian Pikora

06/09/2023

Police & Fire

Gettysburg Man Missing For Months, State Police Say A Gettysburg man has been missing for months and a reward is being offered for tips that lead police to him, authorities shared on Friday, June 9, 2023. Markell "Kell" T. Byrd, 29 has been missing since the middle of February, authorities first share in March, as Daily Voice reported at the time. Byrd is believed to have been driving a white 2011 Kia Soul, PA LDF5007 at the time he went missing. "Mr. Byrd has been entered in NCIC as a Missing Person," police said, adding that, "attempts to locate Mr. Byrd by his family and this department, have been unsuccessful." A cash rewar…

by Jillian Pikora

06/09/2023

Police & Fire

Fleeing Teen Tosses Loaded Gun: Manheim Police An 18-year-old old was walking down the street when he suddenly saw police, fled, and threw a loaded gun, authorities announced on Friday, June 9, 2023. Jaqua James Carpenter was walking westward with two other men who matched the description of suspected thieves as well as a report of a "person with a firearm" on Millersville Pike on May 18, 2023, according to Manheim Township police and court records. As officers began to approach, "Carpenter spontaneously began running. He was observed removing a black firearm from his waistband and throwing it as he ran. The firearm wa…

by Jillian Pikora

06/09/2023

Police & Fire

Woman Bank Robber With Gun Sought By PA State Police A woman who claimed to have a gun robbed a Lancaster bank on Thursday, June 8, 2023. Pennsylvania State Police were called to the Truist Bank located at 790 Route 41, Salisbury Township around 1:30 p.m. and arrived to find the alarm blaring, according to the PSP release. The bank employee accosted by the robber says the woman handed her a note claiming she had a gun and demanding an a named amount in $50s and $100s, as detailed in the release. The police have released the following description of the robber; Black, between the ages of 20 to 40 years old, approxim…

by Jillian Pikora

06/09/2023

Police & Fire

Off-Duty Officer Catches PA Convict Who Escaped Three Times, Police Say A 23-year-old convicted drug dealer who escaped from police three times has been caught— this time by an off-duty officer, police announced on Friday, June 9, 2023. Dayquawan Martaze Long was spotted in the 100 block of East Street at approximately 7:09 p.m. on Thursday, June 8, 2023. The Carlisle Police Department along with the East Pennsboro Township Police, the Pennsylvania State Police, and the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office attempted to arrest him on numerous warrants but "Long fled from police on foot by running through multiple residential backyards and jum…

by Jillian Pikora

06/09/2023

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