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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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Loaded Gun Found During Gas Station Welfare Check Lands NY Man Up To 20 Years In PA Prison Loaded Gun Found During Gas Station Welfare Check Lands NY Man Up To 20 Years In PA Prison
Loaded Gun Found During Gas Station Welfare Check Lands NY Man Up To 20 Years In PA Prison A welfare check at a Bucks County gas station led to a gun charge and a state prison sentence for a convicted felon from New York, prosecutors announced on Friday, May 30. Daniel Enrique Perez, 52, of Newburgh, was sentenced to eight to 20 years in a Pennsylvania state correctional facility after a Bucks County jury found him guilty of felony firearm possession in April, according to the DA’s Office. The incident happened around 12:11 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023, at the Sunoco gas station on Bethlehem Pike in Hilltown Township. Hilltown Township police were called for a welfare check and…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Seriously Injured After Strike By Mercedes In West Babylon Pedestrian Seriously Injured After Strike By Mercedes In West Babylon
Pedestrian Seriously Injured After Strike By Mercedes In West Babylon A pedestrian was seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle in West Babylon on Saturday, May 31, Suffolk County Police announced. At 9:43 a.m. on Saturday, the pedestrian was crossing eastbound Little East Neck Road, near Great East Neck Road, when he was hit by a northbound 2024 Mercedes Benz. The pedestrian, a 51-year-old man from Seaford, was rushed to Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip for treatment of serious injuries. The 56-year-old driver of the Mercedes, from West Babylon, was not injured in the incident. The vehicle was impounded for a safety check as part of …

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Illegal Hicksville Spa Busted For Prostitution, 2 Taken By ICE: Police Illegal Hicksville Spa Busted For Prostitution, 2 Taken By ICE: Police
Illegal Hicksville Spa Busted For Prostitution, 2 Taken By ICE: Police Two women were arrested and later detained by federal agents after police uncovered a prostitution operation inside a Hicksville basement spa, Nassau County detectives announced on Saturday, May 31. The investigation began at Sweet Spa, located in the rear basement of 113A Broadway, where officers with the Narcotics/Vice Squad discovered illegal massages and prostitution were taking place around 3:05 p.m. on Friday, May 30. Tao Zhao, 44, of 135-21 40th Road, and Na Cao, 35, of 41-12A Main Street—both from Flushing—were taken into custody at the scene without incident, police said. Detectiv…

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by Jillian Pikora
Politics
Chemistry Council Lobbyists Skirt Campaign Finance Laws: Rivertowns Activists Fight Back Chemistry Council Lobbyists Skirt Campaign Finance Laws: Rivertowns Activists Fight Back
Chemistry Council Lobbyists Skirt Campaign Finance Laws: Rivertowns Activists Fight Back In a David and Goliath standoff, 33 members of Beyond Plastics’s Lower Westchester Chapter, mostly Rivertowns residents, and 250 recycling and plastic reduction advocates met in Albany on May 7th to challenge industry lobbyists and encourage State legislators to Put People over Plastics. The group is fighting for passage of the NYS Packaging Reduction & Recycling Infrastructure Act (PRRIA) even as industry lobbyists try their best to kill it. With a strong PRRIA, New York has an opportunity to address the monumental scourge of plastic pollution and lead the nation in reducing wasteful si…

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by Harriet Cheney
Police & Fire
Man Who Lied To Grand Jury In Bristol Murder Probe Gets Years In Prison: DA Man Who Lied To Grand Jury In Bristol Murder Probe Gets Years In Prison: DA
Man Who Lied To Grand Jury In Bristol Murder Probe Gets Years In Prison: DA A Bristol Township man who lied under oath during the investigation into Shaquille Love’s 2020 murder has been sentenced to up to six years in prison, authorities announced Friday, May 30. Quashaad Rodney James, 29, pleaded guilty to perjury and false swearing during a video hearing before Bucks County Common Pleas Judge Wallace H. Bateman Jr., according to the District Attorney’s Office. He was sentenced to 1½ to 6 years in state prison, along with a concurrent two-year probation term. James falsely identified another man as the shooter while testifying before the Investigating Grand Jury …

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
PA Fire Chief Dies During Wildland Fire Training PA Fire Chief Dies During Wildland Fire Training
PA Fire Chief Dies During Wildland Fire Training A longtime Dauphin County fire chief died while mentoring fellow wildland firefighters in Cumberland County, the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources announced on Friday, May 30. David Warfel, the current chief of the Carsonville Volunteer Fire Company and a beloved figure in Upper Dauphin County’s firefighting community, collapsed Thursday, May 29 at the DCNR’s Wildland Fire Academy hosted at Shippensburg University. Warfel was instructing and mentoring wildland firefighters during the training session when he passed away, DCNR officials said. He also served as th…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
‘Super Chill And Funny’: PA Park Ranger Alec Campbell Remembered After Tragic Drowning On Duty ‘Super Chill And Funny’: PA Park Ranger Alec Campbell Remembered After Tragic Drowning On Duty
‘Super Chill And Funny’: PA Park Ranger Alec Campbell Remembered After Tragic Drowning On Duty A popular Pennsylvania park ranger who vanished during a Memorial Day weekend patrol has been found dead, authorities and colleagues announced. Alec Campbell, 38, of Delaware County, was identified as the ranger whose body was recovered from the Neshaminy Creek at Tyler State Park after a days-long search. He went missing on Saturday, May 24, when his kayak capsized during routine patrol duties, Pennsylvania State Police said. His body was located on Sunday, May 25, following a large multi-agency search effort involving DCNR, PSP Aviation and Maritime Units, local fire departments, emergenc…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Driver Drags Officer, Flees Cops In Harrisburg Stolen Vehicle Chase: Susquehanna Twp. Police Driver Drags Officer, Flees Cops In Harrisburg Stolen Vehicle Chase: Susquehanna Twp. Police
Driver Drags Officer, Flees Cops In Harrisburg Stolen Vehicle Chase: Susquehanna Twp. Police A man dragged a police officer with a stolen vehicle before leading officers on a multi-agency chase across Dauphin County, Susquehanna Township Police announced on Friday, May 30. Ronald White, 49, was spotted around 11:40 p.m. on Thursday, May 29 in the 2500 block of Canby Street in Harrisburg after police were alerted to a possible stolen vehicle traveling east on the 2200 block of Herr Street, authorities detailed in the release. Officers located the vehicle and made contact with White. But as the investigation unfolded, police say White “aggressively operated his vehicle in an attempt …

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Two Drivers Fall Asleep, Cause Crashes In Lititz Less Than 3 Weeks Apart: Police Two Drivers Fall Asleep, Cause Crashes In Lititz Less Than 3 Weeks Apart: Police
Two Drivers Fall Asleep, Cause Crashes In Lititz Less Than 3 Weeks Apart: Police Two separate drivers fell asleep behind the wheel and caused major crashes in Lititz, borough police announced in late May. The first crash happened around 5:30 a.m. on Friday, May 9 on the 600 block of South Broad Street. A Honda Civic was heading south when the driver dozed off, crossed the double yellow line, and slammed into a Ford Edge going north, according to the Lititz Borough Police Department. The impact sent the Ford spinning onto the curb on the east side of the street. Both vehicles had to be towed, but no injuries were reported. The second crash happened just over two weeks l…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Tattoos May Help Identify Man Found Dead In Delaware River: PA State Police Tattoos May Help Identify Man Found Dead In Delaware River: PA State Police
Tattoos May Help Identify Man Found Dead In Delaware River: PA State Police Pennsylvania State Police are seeking the public’s help identifying a man found dead in the Delaware River in Northampton County, troopers announced on Friday, May 30. The unidentified body was discovered around 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 25, 2025, near Slateford Road in Upper Mount Bethel Township, according to PSP Troop M’s Belfast Criminal Investigation Unit. The man is described as either Caucasian or Hispanic, approximately 5 feet 10 inches tall. He was wearing a red Extra Large Under Armour T-shirt, Wrangler pants sized 34x30, a brown braided leather belt with a gold buckle, and size 1…

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