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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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Drunk Driver Strikes Bicyclist, Flees Scene In West Hempstead: Nassau Police Drunk Driver Strikes Bicyclist, Flees Scene In West Hempstead: Nassau Police
Drunk Driver Strikes Bicyclist, Flees Scene In West Hempstead: Nassau Police A drunk driver struck a bicyclist and fled the scene in West Hempstead, Nassau County police announced on Sunday, July 6. Sebastien Castin, 23, of Lakeview, hit a 49-year-old man riding a bicycle northbound on Woodfield Road near Coventry Road North around 3:17 a.m., according to Fifth Precinct officers. The victim sustained serious injuries and was transported to a nearby hospital, where he is currently listed in stable condition. Castin was located near the scene of the crash and arrested without incident, police said. He has been charged with: Felony Vehicular Assault. Misdemeanor Dr…

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Lebanon County Man Shared Child Porn, Feds Say Lebanon County Man Shared Child Porn, Feds Say
Lebanon County Man Shared Child Porn, Feds Say A 35-year-old man from Lebanon County has been indicted on federal charges for distributing and possessing child pornography, authorities said. Stephen Okamoto, of Lebanon, was charged by grand jury indictment on Wednesday, March 6, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Prosecutors say Okamoto distributed child porn images and videos on November 13, 2023, and was later caught with additional material on February 8, 2024. The charges are part of Project Safe Childhood, a national initiative launched by the Department of Justice to crack down on the…

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PA Driver Shot Dead During Early Morning Road Rage Altercation: DA PA Driver Shot Dead During Early Morning Road Rage Altercation: DA
PA Driver Shot Dead During Early Morning Road Rage Altercation: DA A man was shot and killed during a violent road rage incident in downtown Allentown, the Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office and Coroner’s Office announced on Sunday, July 6. The altercation happened between two drivers around 3:37 a.m. on Sunday at 5th and Hamilton streets in Allentown, according to the DA’s release. Authorities say the dispute began as both vehicles — a silver Audi and a dark-colored Toyota Prius — were traveling west on the 400 block of West Hamilton Street. As they crossed 5th Street, the Audi reportedly forced the Prius to the curb, then stopped. The driver of the…

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Fire Believed Sparked By Fireworks Spreads To Neighboring South Farmingdale Home: Police Fire Believed Sparked By Fireworks Spreads To Neighboring South Farmingdale Home: Police
Fire Believed Sparked By Fireworks Spreads To Neighboring South Farmingdale Home: Police A backyard celebration took a dangerous turn when fireworks allegedly sparked a brush fire that spread to a neighboring home on Long Island, authorities announced on Sunday, July 6. The blaze ignited on Cinque Drive in South Farmingdale at 9:34 p.m. on Saturday, July 5, according to the Nassau County Police Arson Bomb Squad. Responding officers arrived to find the flames creeping from one property to the next. The South Farmingdale Fire Department quickly got the fire under control, preventing more damage, officials said. No injuries were reported. The Nassau County Fire Marshal and Arson…

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Fire Erupts Inside Plainview Nail Salon, Triggers Major Emergency Response Fire Erupts Inside Plainview Nail Salon, Triggers Major Emergency Response
Fire Erupts Inside Plainview Nail Salon, Triggers Major Emergency Response A fire tore through a Long Island nail salon over the holiday weekend, prompting a major emergency response, the Nassau County Police Department announced on Saturday, July 5. The flames broke out inside Central Park Nail Spa at 133 Central Park Road in Plainview around 6:53 p.m., according to the department’s Arson Bomb Squad. Officers were initially called to the scene for reports of a smoke odor coming from the building, detectives said. Once there, they found a fire burning inside the business. Multiple fire departments, including Plainview Fire Department, worked to extinguish the fla…

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Mount Joy Man, 21, Killed Crashing Into Bridge Support On Route 283 In Manheim Township: Police Mount Joy Man, 21, Killed Crashing Into Bridge Support On Route 283 In Manheim Township: Police
Mount Joy Man, 21, Killed Crashing Into Bridge Support On Route 283 In Manheim Township: Police A 21-year-old driver from Mount Joy was killed when his car crashed into a bridge pillar along Route 283 in Lancaster County, police said. The fatal crash happened just after 3 a.m. on Saturday, July 5, in the eastbound lanes of the highway beneath the Strickler Road overpass in Rapho Township, according to a release from the Manheim Borough Police Department. Andrew Arbogast, most recently of Marietta, was alone in the vehicle when it left the roadway and slammed into the concrete pillar in the center median. He was pronounced dead at the scene by the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office. Ar…

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Veteran Philly Officer Dies Suddenly At Airport: Commissioner Veteran Philly Officer Dies Suddenly At Airport: Commissioner
Veteran Philly Officer Dies Suddenly At Airport: Commissioner A veteran Philadelphia police officer died suddenly after suffering a medical emergency on the grounds of the Philadelphia International Airport, Commissioner Kevin J. Bethel announced on Saturday, July 5. The officer, whose name has not yet been released, was assigned to the department’s Airport Unit and had "decades of service," Commissioner Bethel said in a post on X. "We are heartbroken by the sudden passing of one of our own this morning," he wrote. "Our officer, a dedicated veteran assigned to the Airport Unit, died after suffering a medical emergency. With decades of service, he serv…

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$1.1M Medicaid Scam: Woman Used Overseas ‘Patients’ In Massive Kickback Scam $1.1M Medicaid Scam: Woman Used Overseas ‘Patients’ In Massive Kickback Scam
$1.1M Medicaid Scam: Woman Used Overseas ‘Patients’ In Massive Kickback Scam A Pennsylvania woman used patients who had moved overseas to help pull off a $1.1 million Medicaid scam involving fake home care services and kickbacks, federal prosecutors said in a sweeping national health care fraud takedown that uncovered more than $14.6 billion in schemes, the Federal Bureau of Investigation announced on Saturday, July 5. Hemal Patel, 59, of Bensalem (Bucks County), forged doctors’ signatures, stole personal identities, and pocketed kickbacks from a home care agency that billed Medicaid for fake services, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District …

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Dauphin County Judge Michael J. Smith Dies On Fourth Of July Bike Ride In Lebanon County: DA Dauphin County Judge Michael J. Smith Dies On Fourth Of July Bike Ride In Lebanon County: DA
Dauphin County Judge Michael J. Smith Dies On Fourth Of July Bike Ride In Lebanon County: DA A longtime Dauphin County judge died suddenly while on a bike ride in Lebanon County on Friday, July 4, officials confirmed on Saturday, July 5. Judge Michael J. Smith, 72, collapsed while biking in Lebanon County and was later pronounced dead at Penn State Hershey Medical Center in Dauphin County, according to Dauphin County District Attorney Fran Chardo. The incident was not the result of a crash. “I have known him for 31 years,” Chardo told Daily Voice. “As a long time magisterial district judge, he always treated everyone with fairness. He consistently showed a clear commitment to fairn…

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Pedestrian Seriously Injured In Melville Hit-And-Run: Police Pedestrian Seriously Injured In Melville Hit-And-Run: Police
Pedestrian Seriously Injured In Melville Hit-And-Run: Police A Brooklyn man was seriously injured after being struck in a hit-and-run crash in Melville, Suffolk County police announced on Saturday, July 5, 2025. Nadil Ceka, 58, was standing on the shoulder of southbound Bagatelle Road, just south of Dix Woods Drive, while checking on a disabled vehicle around 1:10 p.m. when he was hit by an unknown vehicle that fled the scene, according to the release. The vehicle, believed to be a gray Hyundai, continued traveling south on Bagatelle Road, police said. Ceka was taken by ambulance to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip. He suffered s…

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