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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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Kutztown Basketball Star Tamir Johnson’s Shooting Ruled Justified In Road Rage Case: DA Kutztown Basketball Star Tamir Johnson’s Shooting Ruled Justified In Road Rage Case: DA
Kutztown Basketball Star Tamir Johnson’s Shooting Ruled Justified In Road Rage Case: DA No criminal charges will be filed in the shooting death of Kutztown University basketball star Tamir Johnson, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan announced on Monday, July 21. Johnson, 35, of Whitehall Township, was killed around 3:37 a.m. on Sunday, July 6, at 5th and Hamilton streets in Allentown after allegedly attacking another driver with a metal bat during a road rage incident. The driver of the Honda Prius, identified only as John Doe, was deemed legally justified in shooting Johnson under Pennsylvania's “Stand Your Ground” law, investigators concluded. 🚗 What Happened?…

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Woman Found Injured, Whitehall Man Caught With Zipper Down After Bar Ride: DA Woman Found Injured, Whitehall Man Caught With Zipper Down After Bar Ride: DA
Woman Found Injured, Whitehall Man Caught With Zipper Down After Bar Ride: DA A Lehigh County man accused of raping and kidnapping a woman after a night at a bar is headed to trial, District Attorney Gavin Holihan announced on Monday, July 21. Erik Contes, 42, of Whitehall Township, is charged with: Felony Rape. Felony Kidnapping To Facilitate A Felony. Felony Sexual Assault. Misdemeanor Indecent Assault. His preliminary hearing was held before District Judge Jacob Hammond earlier in the day, and all charges were held for court. Contes is currently free after posting $100,000 bail. The incident occurred just after 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, June 2, 2024, when a South Whi…

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7-Year-Old Trapped In Stolen Car During 100 MPH Chase In Western PA: Police 7-Year-Old Trapped In Stolen Car During 100 MPH Chase In Western PA: Police
7-Year-Old Trapped In Stolen Car During 100 MPH Chase In Western PA: Police A terrified woman waved for help as the stolen car she was in with her 7-year-old son sped toward Pittsburgh — hitting nearly 100 miles per hour — with the driver refusing to stop, police said. A 7-year-old boy was trapped inside a stolen vehicle during a high-speed police chase in western Pennsylvania over the weekend, New Kensington Police said in a release issued Monday, July 21. Officers first spotted the stolen vehicle at Tarentum Bridge Road and Caldwell Avenue in New Kensington on Saturday, July 19 and attempted a traffic stop. But the driver — later identified as William Anick, 62 —…

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14-Year-Old Permanently Disfigured In Brutal Assault By PA Couple: DA 14-Year-Old Permanently Disfigured In Brutal Assault By PA Couple: DA
14-Year-Old Permanently Disfigured In Brutal Assault By PA Couple: DA A Pennsylvania couple has been sentenced for violently assaulting a 14-year-old boy, leaving him permanently disfigured, Westmoreland County District Attorney Nicole W. Ziccarelli announced on Monday, July 21. Jamie Harr was sentenced to 7 to 14 years in state prison, while Charles Harr received a 9- to 18-month jail sentence followed by probation, according to Judge Michael Stewart of the Westmoreland County Court of Common Pleas. The Derry Township couple had pleaded guilty in April to charges stemming from a September 2023 incident in which troopers were called to Wedges Court Drive for …

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Man Charged With Stabbing SEPTA Rider From Behind At Kensington Station: AG Man Charged With Stabbing SEPTA Rider From Behind At Kensington Station: AG
Man Charged With Stabbing SEPTA Rider From Behind At Kensington Station: AG A man is facing attempted murder charges after allegedly stabbing a stranger from behind on a SEPTA platform in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Monday, July 21. Daniel Williams, 35, of Brookhaven, is accused of attacking a 66-year-old man at the Berks Street Station in Kensington on Thursday, July 4. Surveillance footage allegedly shows Williams holding a knife as he walks up behind the victim and stabs him without warning, according to the Attorney General’s Office. Williams then ran, tossed the knife, and was captured nearby after bystanders directed o…

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Allentown Parents Sentenced In Toddler Son's Fatal Fentanyl Overdose: DA Allentown Parents Sentenced In Toddler Son's Fatal Fentanyl Overdose: DA
Allentown Parents Sentenced In Toddler Son's Fatal Fentanyl Overdose: DA A man has been sentenced to state prison after pleading guilty in connection with his 22-month-old son’s fatal fentanyl overdose in Allentown, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan announced on Monday, July 21. Jorge Suarez-Santiago, 33, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was sentenced to 5 to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter, endangering the welfare of a child, and possession of a controlled substance. The charges stem from the April 2021 death of his toddler, Johansy Suarez-Rivas. Suarez-Santiago entered the plea before Judge Anna-Kristie M. Marks on M…

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Sergio Ayala-Vilchis, Drowns In Chadds Ford While With Woman He Met At Nightclub: PSP Sergio Ayala-Vilchis, Drowns In Chadds Ford While With Woman He Met At Nightclub: PSP
Sergio Ayala-Vilchis, Drowns In Chadds Ford While With Woman He Met At Nightclub: PSP A man who drowned in Brandywine Creek has been identified as Sergio Ayala-Vilchis, 21, who had gone swimming with a woman he met at a nightclub the night before, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, July 21. The pair met at a Delaware club on Saturday, July 19, and went to the Brandywine Creek in Chadds Ford, Delaware County on Sunday morning to swim, according to Trooper Paul Holdefer. Around 11:11 a.m., both entered the water near State Route 1 west of Mill Road and swam toward the center of the creek, police said. That’s when Ayala-Vilchis, a citizen of Mexico, began to panic i…

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Man Pulled Unconscious From Fiery Long Island Crash That Hospitalized Teen: Police Man Pulled Unconscious From Fiery Long Island Crash That Hospitalized Teen: Police
Man Pulled Unconscious From Fiery Long Island Crash That Hospitalized Teen: Police A fiery collision left a man fighting for his life and sent a teen girl to the hospital in Coram, Suffolk County police announced on Monday, July 21. The crash happened at the intersection of CR-83 and Route 112 around 9:45 p.m. on Sunday, July 20, police said in the release. A southbound Honda Accord collided with a GMC Yukon traveling northeast through the intersection, causing the Yukon to flip and catch fire, according to the Sixth Squad detectives. Patrol officers pulled the Accord driver from the wreck unconscious and began CPR until EMTs arrived. The Yukon’s occupants—a man and his …

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13 Arrested At Illegal Fight Club In Shirley: Suffolk County Police 13 Arrested At Illegal Fight Club In Shirley: Suffolk County Police
13 Arrested At Illegal Fight Club In Shirley: Suffolk County Police An unauthorized brawl in Shirley may have echoed the underground mayhem of Fight Club, the cult classic by author Chuck Palahniuk — but in Suffolk County unlawful fighting is no fiction, but police made it clear that it won’t be tolerated. Thirteen people were arrested after a scuffle broke out at a so-called fight club event on Sunday, July 20 around 6 p.m. at 20 Frances Landau Place, police announced on Monday, July 21. Seventh Precinct officers were responding to reports of possible shots fired when they arrived to find a chaotic scene. Investigators say one person fired a blank gun, str…

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Driver Airlifted After Slamming Into Parked Tractor Trailer On LIE: Suffolk County Police Driver Airlifted After Slamming Into Parked Tractor Trailer On LIE: Suffolk County Police
Driver Airlifted After Slamming Into Parked Tractor Trailer On LIE: Suffolk County Police A Shirley man was seriously injured after slamming into a parked tractor trailer on the Long Island Expressway in Melville, Suffolk County Police announced on Sunday, July 20. The 40-year-old man, was driving a 2022 Hyundai Tucson eastbound when he struck a 2013 Toyota Camry before veering into a tractor trailer on the shoulder by Exit 50 at 3:36 a.m., according to investigators. He was airlifted by Suffolk County Police helicopter to Stony Brook University Hospital in critical condition. The Toyota’s driver, a 46-year-old man also of Shirley, was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical C…

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