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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Gun-Wielding Motorcyclist Shot By Officer After Threat On Bristol Pike: Bucks DA Gun-Wielding Motorcyclist Shot By Officer After Threat On Bristol Pike: Bucks DA
Gun-Wielding Motorcyclist Shot By Officer After Threat On Bristol Pike: Bucks DA A Levittown man with a violent past and multiple open criminal cases was shot by a Bensalem police officer after allegedly pointing a gun at another driver on Bristol Pike, the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office announced on Monday, Aug. 4. The suspect, identified as John Thomas Mathis, 44, of Levittown, was hospitalized after sustaining three gunshot wounds — two to his left shoulder blade area and one to his right armpit area, investigators said. He remains in stable condition at Jefferson Torresdale Hospital. The confrontation began at 5:43 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, when a 911 caller r…
Police Chief, Marine, Dad In Federal Prison For Meth Pleads Guilty In Mushrooms Tampering Case Police Chief, Marine, Dad In Federal Prison For Meth Pleads Guilty In Mushrooms Tampering Case
Police Chief, Marine, Dad In Federal Prison For Meth Pleads Guilty In Mushrooms Tampering Case A father, Marine veteran, and former police chief in Pennsylvania already serving federal prison time for meth trafficking has now pleaded guilty to tampering with evidence in a case tied to missing mushrooms, Westmoreland County District Attorney Nicole W. Ziccarelli announced on Monday, Aug. 4, 2025. Former Greensburg Police Chief Shawn Denning pleaded guilty to three counts of tampering with evidence before Common Pleas Judge Michael Stewart, according to the DA’s office. Judge Stewart sentenced Denning to one year of probation. The case stems from a February 2023 audit of the Greensburg…
Drunk Man With Sword, Nail Gun Sparks Fight At Huntingdon Valley Bar: Police Drunk Man With Sword, Nail Gun Sparks Fight At Huntingdon Valley Bar: Police
Drunk Man With Sword, Nail Gun Sparks Fight At Huntingdon Valley Bar: Police A 44-year-old man returned to a Huntingdon Valley bar with a sword-like weapon and a nail gun after being kicked out earlier in the night, Lower Moreland Township police announced on Monday, Aug. 4. Igor Rustamovi Dzhumaev, of unknown residence, was charged after the disturbance at a business on the 2800 block of Philmont Avenue on Saturday, Aug. 2 at 11:03 p.m., according to police. Dzhumaev was initially asked to leave the premises with another man due to intoxication and argumentative behavior, officers explained. The pair departed in an SUV, but later that evening, Dzhumaev allegedly re…
24-Year-Old Camp Hill SCI Inmate Found Dead In Cell: PA DOC 24-Year-Old Camp Hill SCI Inmate Found Dead In Cell: PA DOC
24-Year-Old Camp Hill SCI Inmate Found Dead In Cell: PA DOC An inmate at SCI Camp Hill was found dead over the weekend, the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections announced on Monday, Aug. 4. Omar Marlow, 24, was discovered unresponsive in his cell on Saturday, Aug. 2, Superintendent Lindsy Kendall said in the release. Prison staff began life-saving measures until medical personnel arrived, and Lower Allen EMS provided advanced support, but Marlow was pronounced dead at 9:25 p.m. Marlow was serving a four- to eight-year sentence for Robbery with Serious Bodily Injury from Chester County, according to the DOC. His minimum date was set for June 12, 20…
Two Motorcyclists ID'd After Crashes In Lehigh County Within Hours Of Each Other: Coroner Two Motorcyclists ID'd After Crashes In Lehigh County Within Hours Of Each Other: Coroner
Two Motorcyclists ID'd After Crashes In Lehigh County Within Hours Of Each Other: Coroner Two men were killed in separate motorcycle crashes hours apart in Lehigh County on Sunday, Aug. 3, authorities announced Monday, Aug. 4. Stanley Aviles-Espaillat, 25, of Allentown, was pronounced dead at 8:17 a.m. at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Muhlenberg, the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office said. Aviles-Espaillat was operating a motorcycle that collided with a motor vehicle on the 300 block of W. Tilghman Street in Allentown around 3:20 a.m. The cause of death was multiple blunt force injuries, and the manner was ruled accidental. Hours later, Gavin J. Long, 20, of Middle Paxton Township, was ki…
Federal Judge’s Signature Forged By Lawyer To Trick Client— Twice: DOJ Federal Judge’s Signature Forged By Lawyer To Trick Client— Twice: DOJ
Federal Judge’s Signature Forged By Lawyer To Trick Client— Twice: DOJ A Pennsylvania attorney admitted to forging the signature of a federal judge on fake court orders, the FBI announced on Saturday, Aug. 2. Michael Brandon Cohen, 41, of Hollidaysburg, pleaded guilty in federal court on Friday, July 25, 2025, to two counts of forging the signature of U.S. District Judge Matthew W. Brann, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Troy Rivetti on Tuesday, July 29. In 2022, Cohen told a client he had filed a lawsuit against a healthcare company in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania — but no lawsuit was ever filed. On Wednesday, May 18, 2022…
14-Year-Old Girl Missing For Days From Long Island Home; Police Seek Help 14-Year-Old Girl Missing For Days From Long Island Home; Police Seek Help
14-Year-Old Girl Missing For Days From Long Island Home; Police Seek Help A 14-year-old girl has been reported missing from her home in Inwood, the Nassau County Police Department announced on Monday, Aug. 4. Elieta Urbina-Palacios was last seen leaving her Inwood residence at 9 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 1, according to detectives. She was reported missing to police on Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025, at 1:30 p.m. Elieta is described as a Hispanic female, 5 feet 7 inches tall, weighing approximately 130 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. Police said her clothing description and intended destination remain unknown. The Nassau County Police Department Missing Persons Squad i…
Horse And Buggy Overturns In Lancaster County Crash, Several Hurt: Dispatch Horse And Buggy Overturns In Lancaster County Crash, Several Hurt: Dispatch
Horse And Buggy Overturns In Lancaster County Crash, Several Hurt: Dispatch Emergency crews rushed to the scene of a horse-and-buggy crash in Lancaster County on Sunday, Aug. 4. The crash happened around 1:50 p.m. in the 200 block of South Kinzer Road in Paradise Township, west of Gap, according to Lancaster County-Wide Communications. A horse and buggy overturned after a vehicle crash, leaving at least three people injured, dispatchers said. Nine emergency medical response units, including Penn Medicine One — a physician-staffed response vehicle — were dispatched to the scene. The extent of the injuries was not immediately released. Dispatchers confirmed no addit…
Woman Wanted For Murder Of Conrad Gowan: Suffolk Police Woman Wanted For Murder Of Conrad Gowan: Suffolk Police
Woman Wanted For Murder Of Conrad Gowan: Suffolk Police Suffolk County Police announced on Monday, Aug. 4, that a woman is wanted for the murder of a Jamesport man killed inside his home last year, police announced on Monday, Aug. 4, 2025. Majorie Quarrie, also known as Nicola Watson, stabbed 36-year-old Conrad Gowan in the neck at his residence on Herricks Lane at 11:43 p.m. Monday, March 4, 2024, according to the Suffolk County Homicide Squad and as Daily Voice previously reported. Gowan, a resident of the home, was transported by the Riverhead Volunteer Ambulance Corps to Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead where he was pronounced dead. …
Motorcyclist Airlifted After Crashing Into Construction Vehicle On LIE: Suffolk County Police Motorcyclist Airlifted After Crashing Into Construction Vehicle On LIE: Suffolk County Police
Motorcyclist Airlifted After Crashing Into Construction Vehicle On LIE: Suffolk County Police A 71-year-old Riverhead man was seriously injured after his motorcycle crashed into a Department of Transportation truck closing lanes for construction on the Long Island Expressway, Suffolk County Police announced on Monday, Aug. 4. Bruce Bihary was riding a 2011 Can-Am motorcycle eastbound on the Long Island Expressway, just west of Exit 69 in Manorville, when the collision occurred around 8:50 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 3, according to Suffolk County Police Seventh Squad detectives. Bihary struck the attenuator portion of a 2017 Hino truck operated by the Department of Transportation. The truc…
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