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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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Irate Man Attacks AT&T Employee In Central PA: Police Irate Man Attacks AT&T Employee In Central PA: Police
Irate Man Attacks AT&T Employee In Central PA: Police An irate man attacked an employee at a central Pennsylvania AT&T on Tuesday, Oct. 18, police say.  Camp Hill police were called to the "active assault" in the AT&T store located at 100 South 32nd Street around 5 p.m., according to a release by the department later that night.  The man involved was a customer who had become upset and "irate inside of the store," the police say.  He "assaulted an employee before leaving the area in an unknown vehicle," police state in the release.  Additional details about the man's description or the assault were not released.&n…

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Police Confirm: Toddler Shot Infant Dead Shooting In Central Pennsylvania Police Confirm: Toddler Shot Infant Dead Shooting In Central Pennsylvania
Dead Shooting In Central Pennsylvania An 18-month-old infant was shot by a 3-year-old relative in central Pennsylvania on Tuesday, Oct. 18, according to the family and police confirmed the details of the shooting on Wednesday at 4:50 p.m. Lancaster Bureau of police officers were called to the scene of a child shoot in the 500 block of Woodward Street in the City shortly after 7 p.m., according to Lancaster County Wide Communications.  "Upon arrival, officers located an infant lying on the floor inside the residence with an apparent gunshot wound to the face. Officers rendered aid to the infant and were assisted by res…

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Back Stabbing Leaves Man Seriously Injured, Stabber Remains At-Large In Central PA: Police Back Stabbing Leaves Man Seriously Injured, Stabber Remains At-Large In Central PA: Police
Back Stabbing Leaves Man Seriously Injured, Stabber Remains At-Large In Central PA: Police A literal back-stabber is on the loose in central Pennsylvania after seriously injuring a man on Tuesday, Oct. 18, authorities say.  The stabbing happened in the 1200 block of Union Street in Lancaster around 10:33 a.m., City police say.  Upon arrival, officers located found the wounded man "suffering from multiple apparent stab wounds to his back," police say.  His injuries are serious, but non-life-threatening although he remains in an area hospital his condition is stable according to the police.  Detectives from the Criminal Investigations Division of the Lancaster…

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Missing Central Pennsylvania Woman With Ties To Maryland Found Safe: Police Missing Central Pennsylvania Woman With Ties To Maryland Found Safe: Police
Missing Central Pennsylvania Woman With Ties To Maryland Found Safe: Police UPDATE: Janis Rainer, 59, of Spring Garden Township, has been found safe, according to an updated release by Pennsylvania state police. No additional information was released.  ORIGINAL: A 59-year-old woman from central Pennsylvania is missing and might be in danger, police say.  Janis Rainer was last at her home in Spring Garden Township on Monday, Oct. 17, according to area police.  She is likely operating a silver 2019 Kia Rio Sedan, bearing PA registration LFG-8299, and does not have her cellphone with her.  She is described as a White woman who is approxima…

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Police & Fire
Watch 'Superheroes' Rescue Trucker As Tractor-Trailer Explodes On PA Turnpike (VIDEO) Watch 'Superheroes' Rescue Trucker As Tractor-Trailer Explodes On PA Turnpike (VIDEO)
Watch 'Superheroes' Rescue Trucker As Tractor-Trailer Explodes On PA Turnpike (Video) "Some superheroes"— including a member of the US military— rescued a truck driver from the cab of his smoking tractor-trailer seconds before it exploded, and another driver caught the whole thing on camera. The crash—turned explosion— rocked the westbound lanes of the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Irwin at mile marker 69.9 on Saturday, Oct. 15 around 1:30 p.m. according to state police.  "We are shook. As we pulled away, we heard the explosion. We are hoping everyone involved is ok. There were some superheroes here who pulled the driver out," Amy Romig said in her Facebook post with the video o…

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Inmate Found Dead In Central PA Prison Inmate Found Dead In Central PA Prison
Inmate Found Dead In Central PA Prison An inmate was found unresponsive and later pronounced dead at a State Correctional Institution in central Pennsylvania, prison authorities told Daily Voice on Tuesday, Oct. 18.  Kenneth Eugene McLaughlin, 44, previously of 164 West Jamestown Road, Hempfield Township, was found unresponsive in his cell during staff rounds that morning, Acting Superintendent William Nicklow of the State Correctional Institution at Camp Hill says.  Emergency personnel was notified and CPR was administered until Penn State Life Lion EMS arrived, but ultimately McLaughlin was pronounced deceased a…

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UPDATE Accused Child Rapist Found In Central PA, Police Say UPDATE Accused Child Rapist Found In Central PA, Police Say
Update Accused Child Rapist Found In Central PA, Police Say UPDATE: Accused child rapist Vernon Odean Moody has been located, according to an updated release by the Harrisburg Bureau of police.  ORIGINAL: A man accused of raping a child is at-large in central Pennsylvania, police announced on Tuesday, Oct. 18.  Harrisburg City police are searching for Vernon Odean Moody, 58, of Harrisburg, who raped and sexually assaulted a child during "interactions" between 2015 and 2016, the department alleges. He was charged Monday with rape of a child, unlawful contact with a minor, photographing or videotaping sexual acts of a child, and four relat…

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Man Crushed To Death By Bulldozer In Central PA ID'd By Coroner Man Crushed To Death By Bulldozer In Central PA ID'd By Coroner
Man Crushed To Death By Bulldozer In Central PA ID'd By Coroner An 81-year-old man was crushed to death when a bulldozer rolled down a hill and landed on him, authorities say.  The Ephrata police had been called to a report of "a person run over by a bulldozer," in Ephrata on Monday, Oct. 17 at approximately 2 p.m. the department stated in a release later that night. Emergency crews found "one man was killed after being struck by the bulldozer," in the 600 block of Mount Airy Road, West Cocalico Township, the police say.  Authorities soon learned that he was one of two men who had been "cutting trees in a nearby ravine when the bulldozer…

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Former Lancaster Mayor Charlie Smithgall Dies At 77 Former Lancaster Mayor Charlie Smithgall Dies At 77
Former Lancaster Mayor Charlie Smithgall Dies At 77 The former mayor of Lancaster, who survived armed robbery and cancer, Charlie Smithgall, has died at the age of 77, according to his family. He passed at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health on Tuesday, Oct. 18 at 3:30 a.m., his wife Debbie Smithgall, told LNP.  In a post on Facebook, his daughter Allison Smithgall wrote: "It is with the utmost sadness that I wish to share that my dad passed away about an hour ago … Charlie Smithgall was the best dad, husband, poppop & friend anyone in the world could have asked for. He loved his family, he loved his farm and loved his cannons. …

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Schools
Child Arrested Following Incident At Pennsylvania Middle School: State Police Child Arrested Following Incident At Pennsylvania Middle School: State Police
Child Arrested Following Incident At Pennsylvania Middle School: State Police A middle school student was arrested following an incident at his school, according to a release by Pennsylvania state police on Monday, Oct. 17. The state police were called to Bermudian Springs Middle School to investigate an incident of harassment on Oct. 4 at 1:54 p.m., as detailed in the release. During the investigation, police learned that a 12-year-old boy had struck a fellow student, a 12-year-old girl. The 12-year-old boy was arrested and charged with Harassment- physical contact, according to the release. State police continue to investigate this incident. No update was availa…

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