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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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Knife-Wielding Man Robs LI PetSmart, Flees With Two Others: Police Knife-Wielding Man Robs LI PetSmart, Flees With Two Others: Police
Knife-Wielding Man Robs LI PetSmart, Flees With Two Others: Police  A man threatened a PetSmart employee with a knife during a robbery in Valley Stream, then took off in a red Honda with two accomplices, Nassau County Police said on Thursday, Aug. 7. Yusef Britton, 26, of Far Rockaway, is accused of stealing a shopping cart full of merchandise from the store on West Circle Drive around 1:18 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 6, according to Fifth Squad detectives. When a store employee tried to stop him, Britton allegedly swung a knife at them before loading the stolen goods into a waiting Honda. David McLaughlin, 40, of Arverne, and James Williams, 61, of Far R…

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Man Offered Candy To Kids At LI Mosque, Charged With Child Endangerment: Nassau County Police Man Offered Candy To Kids At LI Mosque, Charged With Child Endangerment: Nassau County Police
Man Offered Candy To Kids At LI Mosque, Charged With Child Endangerment: Nassau County Police A Queens man is facing charges after allegedly approaching multiple children outside a Long Island mosque and offering them candy, Nassau County Police announced on Thursday, Aug. 7. The incident occurred at 7 p.m. on Friday, July 18, 2025, outside the Hillside Islamic Center, located at 300 Hillside Avenue in North New Hyde Park, according to Third Squad Detectives. Frias Bader, 47, of 153-70 S. Conduit Avenue, allegedly walked up to several children near the mosque and offered them candy, which they refused. One of the victim’s parents confronted Bader and told him to leave the property, …

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‘I Deserve Justice’: Girl’s Courtroom Words Help Put King Of Prussia Rapist Behind Bars ‘I Deserve Justice’: Girl’s Courtroom Words Help Put King Of Prussia Rapist Behind Bars
‘I Deserve Justice’: Girl’s Courtroom Words Help Put King Of Prussia Rapist Behind Bars A girl who was repeatedly raped by a family acquaintance from the age of 9 told a Bucks County courtroom, “I am not here for pity. I am here because I deserve justice,” as her abuser was sentenced to up to 36 years in prison, authorities said Wednesday, Aug. 6. Powerful Victim Statement Charles J. Sylvester, 39, of King of Prussia, was sentenced to 18 to 36 years in state prison for raping and sexually assaulting the girl over a three-year period in Bristol Township, the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office announced. The girl, who is now a teenager, delivered a powerful impact statement…

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3 Officers Hospitalized During Violent Long Island Arrest: Police 3 Officers Hospitalized During Violent Long Island Arrest: Police
3 Officers Hospitalized During Violent Long Island Arrest: Police A violent man injured three police officers during a chaotic arrest in North Massapequa, authorities said on Wednesday, Aug. 6. Stephen Reill, 24, was acting disorderly at a home on Mohawk Drive when officers were called around 9:25 a.m., according to a release from Nassau County Police. Reill allegedly refused to obey officers’ commands and became increasingly irate. A struggle broke out, during which Reill became combative and physically resisted arrest, detectives said. Three officers were injured in the scuffle and taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police sa…

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Boxed Baby Boy Buried In Backyard After Dangerous Abortion; Grandma Waives Hearing: DA Boxed Baby Boy Buried In Backyard After Dangerous Abortion; Grandma Waives Hearing: DA
Boxed Baby Boy Buried In Backyard After Dangerous Abortion; Grandma Waives Hearing: DA A Lancaster County woman accused of endangering her teen daughter with an unsupervised, late-term abortion and then helping to bury the baby boy’s body has waived her preliminary hearing, prosecutors said on Wednesday, Aug. 6. Shannon Noelle Jones, 50, of East Donegal Township, will face trial in county court on charges of Endangering the Welfare of Children, Corruption of Minors, and Conspiracy to Conceal the Death of a Child. Jones allegedly purchased abortion medication online for her then-17-year-old daughter despite knowing the girl was too far along in her pregnancy to qualify for a l…

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SUV Crashes Into Horse And Buggy, Killing Animal In Lancaster County: PA State Police SUV Crashes Into Horse And Buggy, Killing Animal In Lancaster County: PA State Police
SUV Crashes Into Horse And Buggy, Killing Animal In Lancaster County: PA State Police A horse was killed and a woman injured when a Toyota SUV struck a horse-drawn buggy at a rural Lancaster County intersection, Pennsylvania State Police announced in a release issued on Wednesday, Aug. 6. The crash happened at Little Britain Road North and Ashville Road in Little Britain Township around 8:47 p.m. on Friday, July 25, state police said. A buggy operator from Oxford was heading south on Little Britain Road when they attempted a left-hand turn onto Ashville Road without yielding to northbound traffic, according to Troopers. The driver of a 2021 Toyota Highlander — identified as …

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$1M Cross-Country Title-Washing Ring Used Stolen Porsches, Audis, BMWs In PA: AG $1M Cross-Country Title-Washing Ring Used Stolen Porsches, Audis, BMWs In PA: AG
$1M Cross-Country Title-Washing Ring Used Stolen Porsches, Audis, BMWs In PA: AG A high-end title-washing ring based in central Pennsylvania profited more than $1 million by selling stolen luxury cars from Florida, Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Wednesday, Aug. 6. The fraudulent operation was allegedly led by 44-year-old Anthony E. Troncoso, who, with a network of 12 others, used fake documents to “wash” vehicle titles, then sold over two dozen stolen cars to private buyers, dealers, and auction houses between 2022 and 2023, according to AG Sunday. The vehicles—many of them Porsches, Audis, BMWs, Land Rovers, and other high-end brands—were stolen in Florida. …

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PA Corrections Officer Had Sex With Inmates, Ran ID Fraud Scheme, Attorney General Says PA Corrections Officer Had Sex With Inmates, Ran ID Fraud Scheme, Attorney General Says
PA Corrections Officer Had Sex With Inmates, Ran ID Fraud Scheme, Attorney General Says A former Pennsylvania state prison corrections officer had sexual relationships with inmates and ran a financial fraud scheme using their personal information, Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Wednesday, Aug. 6. Kristina Miller, 35, of McKean County, is facing multiple felonies for institutional sexual assault and unlawful use of a computer. She’s also charged with several misdemeanors for conspiracy to commit identity theft and conspiracy to commit theft by deception, state police say. Miller allegedly engaged in sexual relationships with three inmates while working at SCI Forest …

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Gun-Wielding Motorcyclist Shot By Officer After Threat On Bristol Pike: Bucks DA (UPDATE) Gun-Wielding Motorcyclist Shot By Officer After Threat On Bristol Pike: Bucks DA (UPDATE)
Gun-Wielding Motorcyclist Shot By Officer After Threat On Bristol Pike: Bucks DA (Update) A Levittown man was shot by a Bensalem police officer after allegedly pointing a gun at a motorist on Bristol Pike, and has since been jailed on $1 million bail, the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office announced on Wednesday, Aug. 6. John Thomas Mathis, 44, was released from Jefferson Torresdale Hospital after undergoing surgery for gunshot wounds sustained during the Aug. 2 confrontation with a Bensalem Township police officer. He was then arraigned on charges from a separate July 27 road rage case and remanded to Bucks County Correctional Facility. His bail was set at $1 million, 10 p…

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11 Guns Stolen In Ephrata Burglary With Stolen Subaru; Teen Confesses: Police 11 Guns Stolen In Ephrata Burglary With Stolen Subaru; Teen Confesses: Police
11 Guns Stolen In Ephrata Burglary With Stolen Subaru; Teen Confesses: Police A Harrisburg teen confessed to stealing a vehicle and using it during a Lancaster County gun shop burglary that netted 11 firearms, police announced on Wednesday, Aug. 6. Joshua Lynn Kone, 18, of Harrisburg, admitted to stealing a 2019 Subaru Impreza from Camp Hill between the evening of Thursday, May 1, and the morning of Friday, May 2, according to the affidavit filed by the Camp Hill Police Department and the affidavit of probable cause obtained by Daily Voice on Tuesday, Aug. 5. The stolen Subaru was recovered unoccupied on the 2100 block of Brookwood Street in Harrisburg on May 3. Inve…

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