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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

Police & Fire

Probationer Allegedly Caught On Video Shooting Boy In Harrisburg: Police A 19-year-old Harrisburg probationer was arrested by Harrisburg Police on Friday, June 2, in connection to the shooting of a boy in the city last month. Tyjuan Amire Gibson was identified and arrested 15 days after police released a video showing a man arriving in a white or light-colored 1999 to 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo at the intersection of South 18th and Mulberry streets, crossing the street, pointing a gun at a boy, and shooting at the child as he fled around 9 p.m. on May 9, as depicted in the video Daily Voice previously reported. The boy was found suffering from n…

by Jillian Pikora

06/06/2023

Police & Fire

985K+ Fentanyl Pills, Child Porn Found In New Mexico Human Trafficker's Storage Unit In PA: DA A convicted human trafficker from New Mexico has been linked to a Lancaster County storage unit with nearly 1,000 fentanyl pills, an illegal firearm, and a cellphone full of child pornography, according to the county's District attorney's office. Martin Alvarado Jr., 33, most recently of Lancaster, PA, previously Las Cruces, NM, was on probation after a negotiated guilty plea in 2022 for Intentional Possession of a Controlled Substance by a Person Not Registered for a Lancaster offense at the time when the items were found in a storage unit in his name in the 1500 block of Cloister…

by Jillian Pikora

06/06/2023

Police & Fire

Possible Homicide, Kidnapping, 'Do The Right Thing' Award In Accused PA Killer's Past Details about a teenager accused of shooting four people, including two young brothers whose bodies will be transported to Puerto Rico for burial, have come to light. James Fernandez-Reyes, 16, was arrested along with Alex Torres Santos, 23, in connection with the shooting deaths of Jesus Perez-Salome, 8, Sebastian Perez- Salome, 9, and Joshua Lugo-Perez, 19, all of Lebanon, on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. "Do The Right Thing" Award Recipient Three years ago, when James was 13 years old and living in New York, he received an award for his good behavior, according…

by Jillian Pikora

06/06/2023

Traffic

Woman Shot In Chest By Maryland Sex Offender On I-83 In PA: State Police A 22-year-old registered sex offender from Baltimore, Maryland was arrested following a nearly eight-hour manhunt along Interstate 83— which involved an innocent bystander getting shot in the chest, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Jajayevoune Jerome Lee also known as Jajyevoune Lee-Jenkins was fleeing from an armed robbery in Springettsbury Township around 7:15 on Monday, June 5, 2023, PSP explained. The troopers were given a description of Lee, the vehicle he escaped in, and were told a woman was driving— which helped troopers spot him on I-83S near Exit 10 and initiate a traff…

by Jillian Pikora

06/06/2023

Police & Fire

Autistic NC Teen Missing In PA Since Mid-May Found: Police UPDATE: Jason P. Beverly II, 19, of NC, has been "located and is safe" the police said around 5 p.m. on Monday, June 5, 2023. No additional information was released. ORIGINAL: A teenager on the autism spectrum has gone missing in Pennsylvania, police announced on Monday, June 5, 2023. Jason P. Beverly II was undergoing addiction recovery at Revelations of Freedom Ministry, 114 Rancks Church Road in East Earl Township when he "walked away" on May 16, 2023, the area police explained in the release. His family in North Carolina received a phone call from him telling…

by Jillian Pikora

06/05/2023

Police & Fire

Missing York City Boy Found: Police UPDATE: Michael Smock, 13, of York City has been "located," police said in an updated release late on Monday, June 5, 2023. Additional information was not shared. ORIGINAL: A 13-year-old boy has gone missing in York City, police announced on Monday, June 5, 2023. Michael Smock was last seen in the 200 block of Front Street, according to police. Smock was wearing a blue t-shirt, black shorts with a white stripe, and black Crocs when he disappeared, the police detailed. Anyone with information on Smock's whereabouts is asked to contact the police in the follo…

by Jillian Pikora

06/05/2023

Obituaries

Millersville University Student Killed In Motorcycle Crash A 22-year-old Millersville University student died in a motorcycle crash on Sunday, June 4, authorities announced the following day. Thomas "Tom" Hartenstine was riding a Suzuki GSX-R1000 when he was killed in the crash on Route 30 in Manheim Township at 7:13 p.m., according to the Lancaster County Coroner and area police. Witnesses told police that Tom struck a Subaru Outback and pushed that vehicle into the Subaru WRX, according to the police release. "The driver of the WRX was not injured. Two occupants of the Outback were taken to the hospital for minor injuries and release…

by Jillian Pikora

06/05/2023

Traffic

Suspect Caught After I-83 Closure: PA State Police (Update) A manhunt in York County is over, Pennsylvania State Police announced around 4:30 p.m. on Monday, June 5, 2023. UPDATE: A suspect has been apprehended following a manhunt that shut down part of Interstate 83 for nearly 8 hours. The unidentified man was taken into custody near mile marker 5 in Shrewsbury Township near I-83, according to Pennsylvania State Police, Troop J. "There is currently no danger to the public," police said. No additional details were shared. Anyone who has any information on this incident is asked to contact PSP York at 717-428-1011. ORIGINA…

by Jillian Pikora

06/05/2023

Obituaries

Newville Dad Killed In Rt 944 Crash A 28-year-old Central Pennsylvania dad has been identified as the person killed in a weekend Cumberland County crash. Kody Tidd, of Newville, was driving at a "high rate of speed" when he "lost control" of his vehicle on Route 944 westbound just before the Deer Lane intersection in the evening hours Saturday, June 3, 2023, Cumberland County Coroner Charley Hall told Daily Voice. Tidd hit three other vehicles, though no other injuries were reported, and he was pronounced dead at the scene, Hall said. The Middlesex Township Police Department is investigating the incident. Kody is a Newville…

by Jillian Pikora & Cecilia Levine

06/04/2023

Obituaries

PA Husband Killed, Wife In Coma Following Crash The Day After Her Brother Died Jessica Hiestand-Schwanger is a two-time cancer survivor, who is now in a coma after a deadly motorcycle— which killed her husband— the day after her brother died. Jessica, 43, and her husband 44-year-old Christopher "Chris" Coolidge of Manheim were found in a driveway in the 700 block of Woodcrest Avenue in Stevens, PA on Saturday, May 27, 2023, according to Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department. The couple was traveling westbound on the avenue when they left the road for an unknown reason and drove through "mulch, shrubbery, and landscape rocks" crashing into a mailbox on…

by Jillian Pikora

06/04/2023

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