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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

Human Trafficker Assaulted Girl In Central Pennsylvania, Police Say A 26-year-old man is wanted on a warrant in connection with a human trafficking case in Central Pennsylvania, authorities say. Trequan Lemont Santiago of Windsor, PA is accused of luring a girl between the ages of 11 and 16 into a vehicle and sexually assaulting her, according to a release by Middletown borough police. Additional information about the situation was not immediately available on Tuesday, March 21, 2023. Santiago has been charged with the following offenses, police say and court records confirm: Trafficking individuals Statutory sexual assault …

by Jillian Pikora

03/21/2023

Police & Fire

Drive-Thru Bank Robber Nabbed In York County: Police A 58-year-old Hanover convict has been arrested in connection with an attempted bank robbery in Littlestown, police say. Rodney Warner, supposedly "attempted to rob the bank through the drive through," Littlestown police stated in a release on Tuesday, March 21, 2023. The Littlestown officers were called to a "hold up alarm" at the PNC Bank at 400 West King Street at around 10:38 a.m. on Mar. 14, 2023, according to the release. When they arrived, the suspect had fled, but employees then informed about what had happened and "within a few hours LPD Officers identified the vehicle…

by Jillian Pikora

03/21/2023

Police & Fire

Leola Man With Knife, Gun Chokes 'Several' People In Front Of Children, Police Say A 22-year-old man "attempted to strangle several individuals" in front of children in Lancaster County on Sunday, March 19, 2023, authorities say. Luke Bachman of Leola was arrest following an argument turned physical altercation in the Bareville section of West Earl Township, around noon, according to area police. West Earl Township Police were dispatched to "a weapons in progress call" on Bareview Drive shortly before noon. They arrived to find "a witness and family members were outside the residence who observed the altercation which had occurred inside the home," the …

by Jillian Pikora

03/21/2023

News

Lititz Man Who Faced Up To 339 Years In Jail Gets Much Lighter Sentence: DA A 339-year sentence, for what? Well, Melvin Riehl Petersheim, 49, of Lititz, has admitted to raping children and on March 21, 2023 he got his final sentence. Petersheim, who ironically lived on Integrity Drive, had been charged with raping and sexually assaulting four victims spanning from 2012 until 2021. Petersheim pleaded guilty to 27 charges Wednesday, according to the district attorney. The charges stem from a child welfare report sent to the Manheim Township police department by the Lancaster County Children & Youth in Nov. 2021. Interviews confirmed numerous instants of ab…

by Jillian Pikora

03/21/2023

Police & Fire

Fire Closes Major Roadway In York County: Authorities (Developing) A fire has shut down a road in York County, authorities say. Hanover Area Fire and Rescue was called to the 500 block of Baltimore Street near Mt. Royal Avenue in Hanover around 2 p.m. on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, according to York County Emergency Management, The fire went to a second alarm just before 3 p.m. Baltimore Street is shut down in the area. This is a developing story; following Daily Voice for updates.

by Jillian Pikora

03/21/2023

News

Infant, Woman With Dementia Go Missing In Western PA, Police Say A 1-year-old girl and a 76-year-old woman with dementia have gone missing in Western Pennsylvania and the police are asking for help locating them. Barbara English was last seen carrying baby Mara Robinson near Oak Street in West Mifflin, according to a police release on Tuesday, March 21, 2023. English was last seen wearing a black coat and black pants. She has dark hair with highlights. Robinson was last seen wearing black pants and a red shirt. She also has a pink blanket with her. Anyone who sees them of knows of their whereabouts is asked to call the West Mifflin Police D…

by Jillian Pikora

03/21/2023

News

Boat Dweller Burned In Explosion On The Susquehanna River: Authorities A 54-year-old man was hospitalized with burns after his boat exploded in the Susquehanna River on Friday, March 17, 2023, authorities say. The unnamed man who suffered burns to his face, head, arms, and back has since been released, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission's Communications Director Mike Parker, told Daily Voice. The fiberglass boat he was living in had a cabin and was tied to a floating dock in Lancaster County near Water Street in Washington Boro, when the propane heater exploded for an unknown reason, numerous authorities have explained t…

by Jillian Pikora

03/21/2023

News

Missing California Teen Spotted In Central PA, Police Say A California girl has been seen in central Pennsylvania and police are asking the public to keep an eye out for her. The Lower Allen Township Police Department learned that 17-year-old Jasmine Davis was in the Mechanicsburg area after speaking with a Lancaster County Children and Youth employee around 3 p.m. on Monday, March 20, 2023. Davis has been missing from her Simi Valley, CA home since Feb. 24, according to the National Center of Missing and Exploited Children. She is described has brown hair and eye, weighing 165 lbs, and is approximately 5'2'. She is biracial, Bla…

by Jillian Pikora

03/21/2023

Sports

Warrant Served: Sprint Car Racer Colton Wisely, Unwisely Sped Off Without Paying In PA, Police UPDATE: Colton Wade Wisley was arrested on Monday, March 20, 2023 at 8 a.m. and his warrant was marked as served the following morning by Lower Allen Township Police. Additional information was not released. ORIGINAL: The brother of a rising sprint car racing star and a racer himself, Colton Wade Wisely is wanted by police in central Pennsylvania. Wisely, unwisely sped off— without paying— from the Outback Steakhouse located at 1201 Lower Allen Drive in Camp Hill, on Sept. 17 at 3:28 p.m., Lower Allen Township police say. Wisely comes from a legacy racing family, with trophy wins from…

by Jillian Pikora

03/21/2023

Police & Fire

Felon Hits, Points Gun At Child, Woman In Lititz, Police Say A convicted felon has been arrested in Lancaster County after he struck a mother and child and then pointed a gun at them on Sunday, March 19, 2023, authorities say. East Hempfield Township police arrested 29-year-old Wayne Edward Jones Jr. of Lititz following the assault at a home in the 100 block of Treetops Drive in the township at 12:30 p.m. according to a release the following day. The woman and three children at the scene spoke with the police and explained that Jones hit the woman during an argument, next he hit a child, "and then retrieved a firearm inside the residence and po…

by Jillian Pikora

03/20/2023

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