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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

Road Closed: Driver Asleep At Wheel Crashes Into Utility Pole On PA RT 72, Police Say Pennsylvania Route 72 has closed after a driver fell asleep at the wheel and crashed into a utility pole— which landed across all lanes of the roadway, authorities announced on Friday, March 17, 2023. The crash happened in the 1500 block of Route 72/Lancaster Road in Penn Township around around 12:20 p.m. Route 72/Lancaster Road has been closed between Auction Road and Graystone Road and drivers are asked to avoid the area. "The utility company reports it will be several hours to complete the repair and open the roadway," Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department said…

by Jillian Pikora

03/17/2023

Police & Fire

GOT HIM! PA Caregiver Accused Of Raping Mentally Disabled Found After Year A year after a $1,000 reward was offered for information leading to the capture of a man who is accused of raping a person with mental disabilities, David Vazquez has been arrested. The 67-year-old Lancaster City man was taken into custody in Scranton by Pennsylvania State Police. Lancaster County Crime Stoppers had been offering the reward "for information leading the arrest and/or conviction" of Vazquez. “David Vazquez is aware of the criminal charges and has been intentionally avoiding law enforcement,” Crime Stoppers said in a statement. The warrant for his arrest was issued …

by Jillian Pikora

03/17/2023

News

Man Shot Himself To Death In York County (Update) A body found in York County is now known to have been a suicide. The York County Coroner’s office was called to 200 Masonic Drive York, Manchester Township at 9:17 a.m. on Friday, March 17, 2023, according to emergency dispatch. "A woman who said she was walking in the 200 block of Masonic Drive, Manchester Township, when she saw a man lying in the grass and grew concerned," York Emergency Management Public Information Officer Ted Czech told Daily Voice. The man was found on the grounds of the hotel, according to Czech. Around 4:30 p.m. the York County Coroner's offi…

by Jillian Pikora

03/17/2023

News

Distillery Reopens After 3 Employees Burned In York County (Update) A high-risk structure fire at a distillery in York County was called into emergency dispatch at 10:16 a.m. on Friday, March 17, 2023. It is now known that there was no fire or explosion as initially reported at Crostwater Distillery which is also home to KLYR Rum at Holy Water Distillery located at 506 Industrial Dr, Lewisberry, Fairview Township. The incident, thought to have been a spill, caused by a chemical caused a acidic vinegar based vapor to former, Fairview Township Emergency Management Coordinator Brandon Freistat told the press that afternoon. "Everyone who was inside…

by Jillian Pikora

03/17/2023

News

Child Less Than 6 Years Old Assaulted In Harrisburg By LanCo. Abuser, Authorities Say A 6-year-old child was assaulted and a 41-year-old man with a record of abuse is wanted in connection with the assault, authorities announced on Friday, March 17, 2023. The Pennsylvania State Police Troop H - Harrisburg Station is searching for 41-year-old James Azevedo Lewis Jr. in connection with the 2022 assault. A warrant for his arrest on charges of aggravated assault- victim less than 6 and defendant 18 or older, endangering the welfare of children- parent/guardian/other commits offense, simple assault, and harassment- subject other to physical contact, according to his la…

by Jillian Pikora

03/17/2023

Police & Fire

Lebanon Co. Thrift Store Thief Takes Off In Woman's Car After Taking Keys From Her Hand: Police A man is wanted by police after he was seen snatching keys out of a woman's hand at a thrift store and hopping in her car in the parking lot and speeding off, authorities announced on Thursday, March 16, 2023. The 20 to 30 year old man pictured is the man Palmyra Police believe committed these crimes at Jubilee Ministries, 232 West Main Street, Palmyra, on Thursday, at 2:51 p.m., according to the release. The woman did not report any injuries but both of her arms were grabbed during the incident. He fled the scene in her silver Honda Accord— PA license plate JKR7904, which has…

by Jillian Pikora

03/16/2023

Police & Fire

Boy Tries To Kill Parents With Pairing Knife In Central PA, Police Say "I'll cut them. I'll kill them," a boy said while holding his parents at knife point in a Newville street, authorities announced on Thursday, March 16, 2023. The Newville police were called to the "domestic incident involving a weapon" in the first block of South High Street on Feb. 18, 2023 at 3:44 p.m., according to the release. Upon arrival, they discovered the boy "wielding a 4-5 inch pairing knife and pointing it in the direction of his parents and others present," as stated in the release. The boy "followed commands to drop the knife and to lay on the ground where h…

by Jillian Pikora

03/16/2023

Police & Fire

New Oxford Woman Slashed In Face By Man During Argument, State Police Say A 38-year-old New Oxford woman was cut in the face with a knife wielded by a New Oxford man, Pennsylvania State Police explained in a release on Thursday, March 16, 2023. Daniel Steve Shelton, 45, was arrested when police arrived at the scene of the argument where the slashing happened on Carlisle Pike, Reading Township, on March 14, at 10:41 p.m., according to the release. He was charged with two counts of simple assault, recklessly endangering another person, and harassment, according to his court docket. Shelton was released on a $10,000 surety bond on March 15 and his preli…

by Jillian Pikora

03/16/2023

Police & Fire

PA Man Accused Of Kidnapping Caught In NYC By US Marshals A Chambersburg man wanted for kidnapping was arrested by US Marshals and NYPD in New York City on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, at 10:10 a.m., authorities announced the following day. Jarell Stanley Cherry, 40, was wanted on an active arrest warrant for "acts involving Kidnapping and Aggravated Assault with a firearm," Chambersburg police stated in the original release on Friday, Feb. 3, 2023. Cherry has been charged with felony kidnapping to facilitate a felony, felony aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, felony strangulation, felony possession of a firearm prohibited, misdeme…

by Jillian Pikora

03/16/2023

Schools

Western PA Officers Shooting Suspect ID'd, Arrested By US Marshals: Authorities The man accused of shooting act law enforcement officers in western Pennsylvania on Feb. 27, 2023— which sent multiple schools into lockdowns— has been identified and arrested authorities announced on Thursday, March 16, 2023. Eric Nathaniel Durah Jr., 25, was arrested at his Penn Hills home on March 16, according to the release. No law enforcement officers were hurt when he allegedly opened fire at "agents and task force officers with the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General (PAOAG) Narcotics Task Force were following a narcotic suspect’s vehicle in unmarked vehicles," around 1:45 p.…

by Jillian Pikora

03/16/2023

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