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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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AI Child Porn Images Found On Dallastown Man’s Phone In PA’s First Case Under New Law: AG AI Child Porn Images Found On Dallastown Man’s Phone In PA’s First Case Under New Law: AG
AI Child Porn Images Found On Dallastown Man’s Phone In PA’s First Case Under New Law: AG A Dallastown man had dozens of AI-generated child sexual abuse images on his phone, making him the first person charged under Pennsylvania’s new law targeting synthetic child porn, Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Monday, April 14. Luke A. Teipel, 22, is facing 33 felony counts of possessing child sexual abuse material—including 29 artificial images—along with one felony count of criminal use of a communication facility, Sunday’s office said. Investigators tracked the disturbing images to a device owned by Teipel and searched his home, where they found a cell phone in the kitchen c…

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Glenside Agent Faked 332 Life Insurance Policies, Laundered $600K In Commissions: PA AG Glenside Agent Faked 332 Life Insurance Policies, Laundered $600K In Commissions: PA AG
Glenside Agent Faked 332 Life Insurance Policies, Laundered $600K In Commissions: PA AG A Montgomery County life insurance agent forged hundreds of policies using unsuspecting people’s identities to steal more than $600,000 in commissions, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Tuesday, April 15. Dennis Wright, 42, of Glenside, is accused of creating 332 fake life insurance policies between June 2020 and February 2022, forging personal details and signatures — without the victims’ knowledge or consent — to earn sales commissions from National Guardian Life Insurance (NGL), investigators said. Wright then funneled the $603,000 he received through multiple fake b…

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Cumberland Co Deputy Sheriff Charged After 83 MPH Head-On Crash Injures 71-Year-Old Man: PA AG Cumberland Co Deputy Sheriff Charged After 83 MPH Head-On Crash Injures 71-Year-Old Man: PA AG
Cumberland Co Deputy Sheriff Charged After 83 MPH Head-On Crash Injures 71-Year-Old Man: PA AG A Cumberland County deputy sheriff caused a head-on crash while speeding in his patrol vehicle and has been criminally charged, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Monday, April 14. Ian Greene, 30, of Carlisle, was driving westbound on Trindle Road in a marked sheriff's vehicle on Monday, April 15, 2024, when he activated his lights and sirens to pass three vehicles, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Greene was allegedly traveling at speeds up to 83 miles per hour in the opposing lane. As he crested a hill, he shut off his sirens and struck an eastbound vehicle head…

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Drunk Driver Hits Pedestrian At Busy Marietta Intersection: Police Drunk Driver Hits Pedestrian At Busy Marietta Intersection: Police
Drunk Driver Hits Pedestrian At Busy Marietta Intersection: Police A Lancaster County man plowed into a pedestrian while driving drunk in broad daylight, Susquehanna Regional Police announced in a release on Monday, April 15. Michael A. Green, 59, was behind the wheel of a blue Mazda hatchback when he struck the victim at the intersection of North Gay Street and Longenecker Avenue in Marietta around 11:50 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 1, according to police. Green showed signs of impairment and was taken into custody at the scene, investigators explained. He’s now charged with: Felony Aggravated Assault by Vehicle. Misdemeanor DUI. Summary Disregarding Traffic…

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Police & Fire
WANTED: Man Throws Knife At Boy, Strangles Woman In Kennett Square, Police WANTED: Man Throws Knife At Boy, Strangles Woman In Kennett Square, Police
Wanted: Man Throws Knife At Boy, Strangles Woman In Kennett Square, Police A woman was allegedly strangled and a boy was beaten with a metal broom and nearly stabbed during a violent outburst in Kennett Square, police announced on Tuesday, April 15. Virgilio Ramos-Lopez, 40, is wanted for a brutal assault on the 500 block of Center Street on Monday, April 14 at 10:47 p.m., according to the Kennett Square Police Department. Ramos-Lopez allegedly began arguing with a woman inside the home when the fight escalated and he placed his hands around her throat, police said. A male juvenile tried to intervene — but was instead struck repeatedly in the face with Ramos-Lopez…

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‘Irritable And Agitated’: Cody Balmer’s Mom Sought Help Days Before Governor’s Mansion Arson ‘Irritable And Agitated’: Cody Balmer’s Mom Sought Help Days Before Governor’s Mansion Arson
‘Irritable And Agitated’: Cody Balmer’s Mom Sought Help Days Before Governor’s Mansion Arson Days before the firebombing at the Pennsylvania Governor’s Residence, the mother of accused arsonist Cody Balmer pleaded with police, fearing her son was suffering from a mental health breakdown, Penbrook police announced in a release on Tuesday, April 15. On April 10 — just three days before the Molotov cocktail attack that forced Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family to evacuate — Balmer’s mother, Christie, contacted the Penbrook Police Department to report that her son had left home without explanation. She told officers that she believed he stopped taking his medications about a year ago and …

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Juice-Filled Trailer Catches Fire, Slows I-81 Traffic In Cumberland County (UPDATE) Juice-Filled Trailer Catches Fire, Slows I-81 Traffic In Cumberland County (UPDATE)
Juice-Filled Trailer Catches Fire, Slows I-81 Traffic In Cumberland County (Update) A tractor-trailer hauling concentrated juice caught fire on I-81 South near Newville, causing major delays, Pennsylvania State Police said. The fire broke out near Exit 37 for PA 233 in Newville on Tuesday, April 15 around 1:13 p.m., prompting emergency crews to temporarily close the southbound lanes while they battled the blaze, according to police. No injuries were reported in the incident. The left lane has since reopened, and traffic is slowly getting through, officials say. A large crane was brought to the scene, though it’s unclear what its role is in the response. The trailer was r…

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4-Year-Old Found Unresponsive In Pool At Pottstown Home: North Coventry Police 4-Year-Old Found Unresponsive In Pool At Pottstown Home: North Coventry Police
4-Year-Old Found Unresponsive In Pool At Pottstown Home: North Coventry Police A 4-year-old child was found unresponsive in a backyard pool in North Coventry Township, authorities announced on Tuesday, April 15. Police were called to the 1100 block of Foxview Road in Pottstown shortly after 7 p.m. on Monday, April 14, after the child was reported missing, according to a release from the North Coventry Police Department. Family members were searching the area when officers arrived and joined the efforts. The child was soon discovered in the property's pool and was not breathing, police said. Officers began CPR at the scene before the child was rushed by Goodwill Ambul…

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Teen EMT Trainee's Rapes At Station Lands ‘Papa Doug’ 17 Year Sentence: Cumberland County DA Teen EMT Trainee's Rapes At Station Lands ‘Papa Doug’ 17 Year Sentence: Cumberland County DA
Teen EMT Trainee's Rapes At Station Lands ‘Papa Doug’ 17 Year Sentence: Cumberland County DA A Cumberland County EMS chief who used his leadership role to rape a 15-year-old trainee inside the ambulance station has been sentenced to up to 17 years in prison, the District Attorney’s Office announced on Tuesday, April 15. Douglas Allen Shields, 55, of Mount Holly Springs, was sentenced to 6.5 to 17 years in state prison followed by three years of probation, and must register under Megan’s Law for life, according to the Cumberland County District Attorney’s Office. He was convicted after a four-day jury trial of: Felony Statutory Sexual Assault. Felony Aggravated Indecent Assault. F…

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Man Found Dead In Allentown Tent Identified As Horacio Miranda, 58: Coroner Seeks Next Of Kin Man Found Dead In Allentown Tent Identified As Horacio Miranda, 58: Coroner Seeks Next Of Kin
Man Found Dead In Allentown Tent Identified As Horacio Miranda, 58: Coroner Seeks Next Of Kin A man was found dead in a tent in Allentown, and authorities are searching for his next of kin, the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office and Forensics Center announced in a previously released statement on Wednesday, March 27. Horacio Miranda, 58, of Allentown, was pronounced dead at 4:56 p.m. on Tuesday, March 26 in the 500 block of American Parkway NE, officials said. Miranda’s cause of death was determined to be mixed drug toxicity involving cocaine and fentanyl, and the manner of death was ruled accidental, according to the coroner’s office. Anyone with information about Miranda’s family is …

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