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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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OSHA Investigation After HazMat Called To Second Ammonia Leak At Kunzler Meats OSHA Investigation After HazMat Called To Second Ammonia Leak At Kunzler Meats
Osha Investigation After HazMat Called To Second Ammonia Leak At Kunzler Meats  A shelter-in-place was ordered in Lancaster due to an ammonia leak on Sunday morning and was lifted around 2:30 p.m., but now the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has launched an investigation. UPDATE as of 2:30pm: The shelter in place has been lifted. Shelter in Place Order for a hazardous materials incident in... Posted by HazMat 2 Environmental Fire Rescue Company on Sunday, March 12, 2023 Residents in the area were asked to shelter who lived within a half-mile radius around Kunzler Meats on Manor Street on March 12, 2023.  UPDATE as of 2:30pm: the shelter in plac…

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Police & Fire
SHELTER-IN-PLACE LIFTED: Driver With Handgun Arrested, Police Say (UPDATE) SHELTER-IN-PLACE LIFTED: Driver With Handgun Arrested, Police Say (UPDATE)
Shelter-in-place Lifted: Driver With Handgun Arrested, Police Say (Update) UPDATE: Alrick Delroy Manning Jr., 28, of State College, was taken into Pennsylvania State Police custody according to a tweet by Troopers Christopher Fox and Jacob Rhymestine at 6:17 p.m. on Thursday, March 16, 2023.  ORIGINAL: Pennsylvania State Police have made a shelter-in-place order in Lewistown for the 100 block of Main Street in Menno Township. The incident began with "a crash where a black non-Hispanic male brandished a handgun prior to fleeing the scene in an unknown direction," Troopers Christopher Fox and Jacob Rhymestine said in a tweet. That man has since been ide…

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Man Who Punched LanCo. Emergency Worker Wanted By Police Man Who Punched LanCo. Emergency Worker Wanted By Police
Man Who Punched LanCo. Emergency Worker Wanted By Police A man punched an emergency roadside crew worker in the face multiple times, authorities announced on March 15, 2023.  The worker's emergency vehicle was supposedly blocking the roadway when the man was trying to pass near the 600 block of South Plum Street in Lancaster on July 22, 2022, Lancaster County Crime Stoppers explained in the release.  But instead of waiting, he got out of his silver 1997 or 1998 Toytota RAV4 and punched the worker multiple times causing injuries, and then took the worker's phone and damaged it, presumably so they could not call for help, although that wa…

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Patrol Car Nearly Hit By Trucker Fleeing After Peeing In PA McDonald's Drive-Thru, Police Say Patrol Car Nearly Hit By Trucker Fleeing After Peeing In PA McDonald's Drive-Thru, Police Say
Patrol Car Nearly Hit By Trucker Fleeing After Peeing In PA McDonald's Drive-Thru, Police Say A man who was urinating in a McDonald's drive-thru hopped in his car to flee and nearly hit police— twice, authorities announced on March 15, 2023.  Daniel Leo Wand Jr., 36, was in his white Dodge Ram at the restaurant located at 1055 Carlisle Road, Camp Hill when Police the Lower Allen Township police arrived at 11:30 a.m. on Feb. 3, according to the release.  While backing out of his parking space, Wand nearly hit a police cruiser twice, despite officers using the horn and siren— he then fled at a high rate of speed. He was pursued by the police while driving recklessly on Car…

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York City Girl Goes Missing: Police York City Girl Goes Missing: Police
York City Girl Goes Missing: Police A 13-year-old girl is being searched for by York City Police.  Tyleea Elliot was last seen in the area of the 300 block of Pattison Street wearing a red jacket and jeans on Wednesday, March 15, 2023. Additional information was not released.  Anyone with information on Elliot's whereabouts is asked to contact the York City Police Department at 717-846-1234.

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Car Into Building Causes Gas Leak In York: Authorities Car Into Building Causes Gas Leak In York: Authorities
Car Into Building Causes Gas Leak In York: Authorities A car slammed into rowhomes in York causing a gas leak on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, authorities say.  The car hit three homes in the 200 block of Chestnut Street near Maple Avenue and North Pine Street at 2:19 p.m., according to emergency dispatch.  The front of the homes suffered some exterior damage, authorities say. Columba Gas came to the area and the leak is under control, authorities told Daily Voice.  The status of the driver is unknown.  Additional information has not been released.  Follow Daily Voice for updates. 

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SC Homicide Suspect Hid In PA Basement, US Marshals Say SC Homicide Suspect Hid In PA Basement, US Marshals Say
SC Homicide Suspect Hid In PA Basement, US Marshals Say A man wanted on criminal homicide charges was caught in Western Pennsylvania, US Marshals announced on Wednesday, March 15, 2023. Travis Burton was found hiding in the basement of a home in the 600 block of Romine Street, McKeesport, acting U.S. Marshal for the Western District of Pennsylvania, Phil Cornelious stated in the announcement.  Burton is accused of shooting a 65-year-old man dead in a backyard near 2569 Gibbs Road Johns Island, South Carolina on Jan. 14, 2023, around 1 p.m., according to the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office. He was also wanted on a firearms viola…

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110 MPH Chase Leads To 24 Pounds Of Marijuana, $8K+ Dog: PA State Police 110 MPH Chase Leads To 24 Pounds Of Marijuana, $8K+ Dog: PA State Police
110 MPH Chase Leads To 24 Pounds Of Marijuana, $8K+ Dog: PA State Police  A 35-year-old man with ties to several other states led Pennsylvania state police on a nine-mile-long high-speed chase with a rare dog in his passenger seat, authorities say.  Cordaro Darnez Champ is from Homer, LA, according to state police, although court records show he lives in Colts Neck, NJ, and he also has a record in Myrtle Beach, SC for a hotel robbery, according to MBPD.  The Pennsylvania state police first attempted to pull him over for a traffic violation while he was driving a 2014 Audi near the intersection of Camp Letterman Drive and York Road in Str…

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11-Year-Old Girl On Bicycle Struck In Hit-Run In Manheim: Police 11-Year-Old Girl On Bicycle Struck In Hit-Run In Manheim: Police
11-Year-Old Girl On Bicycle Struck In Hit-Run In Manheim: Police An 11-year-old girl was hospitalized after she was struck by a car while riding her bicycle. The unnamed girl was wearing her helmet when the 2008-2012 silver Honda Accord struck her in the 6400 block of Brodbeck Road, Manheim Township on Feb. 8, 2023, at 6:37 p.m., Northern York County Regional Police Department, said the following day.  The car was driving east when the passenger side mirror struck the girl who was traveling in the same direction, according to the police.  She was taken to the hospital by her parents for non-life-threatening injuries, the police explain in the release. …

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Drunk Alabama Man Found In Ceiling Of PA Restaurant: Authorities Drunk Alabama Man Found In Ceiling Of PA Restaurant: Authorities
Drunk Alabama Man Found In Ceiling Of PA Restaurant: Authorities A 36-year-old man from Alabama got drunk and climbed into the ceiling of a popular Pennsylvania restaurant, authorities say.  Brandon Connell of Thorsby, AL was found in the restroom ceiling of Tomato Pie Cafe located at 3950 Tecport Drive, Harrisburg, on Monday, March 13, 2023, at 3:19 p.m., according to Swatara Township Police.  "Connell was arrested without incident, removed from the premises and charged with Disorderly Conduct, Criminal Mischief, Public Drunkenness and Invasion of Privacy," the police stated in the release.  He was remanded to the Dauphin County Prison a…

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