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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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Police & Fire
Viral Social Media Challenge Leaves 9-Year-Old With Severe Burns: Police Viral Social Media Challenge Leaves 9-Year-Old With Severe Burns: Police
Viral Social Media Challenge Leaves 9-Year-Old With Severe Burns: Police A 9-year-old boy suffered severe burns after his older brother poured boiling water on him during a viral social media prank, police announced on Tuesday, Aug. 5. The incident happened on Tuesday, July 29, when a 12-year-old boy boiled water in a microwave and dumped it on his 9-year-old brother while he slept, according to Lancaster Township police. The victim sustained serious burns to his neck and chest and was rushed to the Lehigh Burn Center for treatment, authorities said. Police confirmed the incident is under investigation. In response, Lancaster Township police urged parents to c…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Lancaster Detective Cracks 2013 Cold Case Murder After DNA, Confession; Suspect Waives Hearing Lancaster Detective Cracks 2013 Cold Case Murder After DNA, Confession; Suspect Waives Hearing
Lancaster Detective Cracks 2013 Cold Case Murder After DNA, Confession; Suspect Waives Hearing A former Lancaster man accused of stabbing another man to death during a 2013 robbery has waived his preliminary hearing, prosecutors announced on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025. Shawn D. Jones, 54, is charged with killing Allan Wayne Hess, 59, during a burglary in the 200 block of West Walnut Street on Monday, Jan. 7, 2013, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office. Jones waived his hearing before Magisterial District Judge John Bender on Monday, July 29, allowing the case to proceed to Lancaster County Court. The cold case was reopened by Detective Sergeant Shawn Gunnet, who su…

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Traffic
Major Crash Shuts Down Bristol Road In Warminster: Police (DEVELOPING) Major Crash Shuts Down Bristol Road In Warminster: Police (DEVELOPING)
Major Crash Shuts Down Bristol Road In Warminster: Police (Developing) A serious crash has closed Bristol Road between Jacksonville and Hatboro roads in Warminster, police announced on Tuesday, Aug. 5. The District Attorney’s Crash Investigation Team responded to the scene following the significant accident, authorities detailed in a release issued at 4:38 p.m. Bristol Road will remain closed for an undetermined amount of time as investigators work the scene, officials said. Drivers are urged to avoid the area and use alternate routes while the investigation continues.

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Police & Fire
Adoptive Dad Stabs 13-Year-Old Son To Death: State Police Adoptive Dad Stabs 13-Year-Old Son To Death: State Police
Adoptive Dad Stabs 13-Year-Old Son To Death: State Police A 13-year-old boy was stabbed to death allegedly by his adoptive father, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Tuesday, Aug. 5. The attack happened inside a home on Louis Circle, Butler Township, (Luzerne County) around 6:20 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 4, according to PSP Hazleton. The boy was transported to Lehigh Valley Hospital–Hazleton, where he was pronounced dead. The boy’s adoptive father caused multiple serious injuries to his head, chest, back, and hands over the course of several hours, while preventing him from leaving, investigatiors say. The 39-year-old dad, Cesar Delgadillo, from D…

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Mom’s BF Choked Kids With Belt As They Lived In Feces: Affidavit Mom’s BF Choked Kids With Belt As They Lived In Feces: Affidavit
Mom’s BF Choked Kids With Belt As They Lived In Feces: Affidavit A Pennsylvania mother is facing felony charges after police said her four children were found living in a home filled with feces, rotten food, and no running water, according to court records and a criminal complaint filed on Tuesday, Aug. 5.  Heidi Lynn Beer, 35, Vandergrift, was arrested by Vandergrift Borough police following an investigation that began after officers responded to a fight involving four children ages 16 to 9. The oldest child told authorities their mother had not been home since Friday and that she had been caring for her siblings without food or water. Inside …

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Police & Fire
PA Man Caught Sending Sexual Material To NY Child: State Police PA Man Caught Sending Sexual Material To NY Child: State Police
PA Man Caught Sending Sexual Material To NY Child: State Police A Pennsylvania man was arrested after allegedly sending sexually explicit material to a child in Clifton Park, New York, State Police announced on Tuesday, Aug. 5. David R. Spry, 38, of Saylorburg, PA, was taken into custody on Monday, Aug. 4, following a child endangerment investigation, according to authorities. The case began on June 20 when troopers received a report that a minor under the age of 17 was being sent inappropriate sexual content via social media. Investigators determined Spry was the individual behind the messages, which were allegedly sent while the victim was in Clifton …

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5-Year-Old Boy Forced To Eat Feces, Tied To Chair By Couple: DA 5-Year-Old Boy Forced To Eat Feces, Tied To Chair By Couple: DA
5-Year-Old Boy Forced To Eat Feces, Tied To Chair By Couple: DA A Pennsylvania couple is accused of brutally abusing a 5-year-old boy who appeared emaciated and covered in bruises, the Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office announced on Tuesday, Aug. 5. Charles Smitley, 29, and Colleen Cassidy, 36, of Monessen, are each facing charges of endangering the welfare of children, unlawful restraint, and simple assault, according to prosecutors. The child had been placed in the care of relatives in April. They told authorities the boy appeared dirty, unhygienic, and hungry. They rushed him to a local emergency room after noticing he was in pain and ha…

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Police & Fire
Woman ID'd After Found Dead On Boat Docked At Montauk Yacht Club (UPDATE) Woman ID'd After Found Dead On Boat Docked At Montauk Yacht Club (UPDATE)
Woman ID'd After Found Dead On Boat Docked At Montauk Yacht Club (Update) A Manhattan woman has been identified after she was found dead on a boat docked in Montauk, Suffolk County Police announced on Tuesday, Aug. 5. Martha Nolan-O’Slatarra, 33, of Manhattan, was discovered unconscious on a vessel at the Montauk Yacht Club, located on Star Island Road, around 12 a.m., according to police. East Hampton Town Police responded after a man called 911 to report the woman. Good Samaritans attempted CPR, but Nolan-O’Slatarra was pronounced dead on the boat by first responders, authorities said. The Suffolk County Medical Examiner’s Office will determine her cause and m…

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by Michael Mashburn & Jillian Pikora
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Ghost Guns, Assault Rifle Found: Cousins Indicted For Firearms Bust On Long Island Ghost Guns, Assault Rifle Found: Cousins Indicted For Firearms Bust On Long Island
Ghost Guns, Assault Rifle Found: Cousins Indicted For Firearms Bust On Long Island Two men are accused of trafficking and selling ghost guns and other firearms in Nassau County, prosecutors announced on Tuesday, Aug. 5. Rubenny Torres Duran, 29, of Mountain Top, Pennsylvania, and his cousin, Jose Torres Moncion, 29, of Kings County, New York, were indicted after an investigation into illegal gun sales in Freeport and Baldwin between April and May 2025, according to Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly. Both men were arraigned before Judge Helene Gugerty on multiple felony counts, including Criminal Sale of a Firearm in the First Degree, Criminal Sale of a Fire…

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Police & Fire
Tip From Indiana Police Prompts Raid In Suffolk County, NY; Teen Arrested For Child Pornography Tip From Indiana Police Prompts Raid In Suffolk County, NY; Teen Arrested For Child Pornography
Tip From Indiana Police Prompts Raid In Suffolk County, NY; Teen Arrested For Child Pornography A Blue Point man was arrested after a police tip from Indiana sparked a raid in Suffolk County, authorities announced on Tuesday, Aug. 5. Nicholas Riggio, 19, was taken into custody after Suffolk County Police Digital Forensics Unit detectives executed a search warrant at his home on Montauk Highway in Blue Point on Wednesday, July 23, following a lead from Lafayette, Indiana police, according to a release from Commissioner Kevin Catalina. Detectives discovered images of child pornography on a cell phone at the residence, officials said. Riggio was arrested on Monday, Aug. 4, at 4 p.m. He …

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