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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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PA Man Extradited For Long Island Hotel Murder Of Florida Man: Police PA Man Extradited For Long Island Hotel Murder Of Florida Man: Police
PA Man Extradited For Long Island Hotel Murder Of Florida Man: Police A Pennsylvania man has been extradited and will be arraigned for the shooting death of a Florida husband outside a Long Island hotel, Nassau County Police announced late Thursday, May 15. Santana Sgroilin, 22, of Tamaqua, Pennsylvania, is accused of gunning down Jorge Vazquez, 35, of Tampa, Florida, outside the Extended Stay America hotel at 905 South Oyster Bay Road in Bethpage around 9:41 p.m. on Wednesday, April 2, police said. Vazquez was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene by Nassau County Police paramedics. After nearly a month on the run…

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Gun Drawn, Charges Dropped: Manheim Twp. Police Chief On Leave After Traffic Stop Biker Clash Gun Drawn, Charges Dropped: Manheim Twp. Police Chief On Leave After Traffic Stop Biker Clash
Gun Drawn, Charges Dropped: Manheim Twp. Police Chief On Leave After Traffic Stop Biker Clash Manheim Township Police Chief Duane Fisher has been placed on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of an internal investigation into a traffic stop where he pulled a gun on a motorcyclist, township officials announced on Thursday, May 15. The April 30 incident was captured on surveillance video, which appears to contradict the official police version of events released the next day. Video Disputes Police Narrative The video, recorded around 5:30 p.m. behind the Wingstop restaurant on Fruitville Pike, shows Fisher—wearing shorts, a polo shirt, and slip-on shoes—exit an unmarked SUV …

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Police & Fire
‘New Lisa Beauty’ Busted In Prostitution Raid—No Lisa, Just Handcuffs: Suffolk Police ‘New Lisa Beauty’ Busted In Prostitution Raid—No Lisa, Just Handcuffs: Suffolk Police
‘New Lisa Beauty’ Busted In Prostitution Raid—No Lisa, Just Handcuffs: Suffolk Police A massage parlor in Commack was the site of a prostitution bust on Thursday, May 15, Suffolk County Police announced. Hanzhu Maldonado, 36, of Flushing, was arrested during a raid at "New Lisa Beauty", located at 6143 Jericho Turnpike, Suite 207, after a flood of community complaints prompted police action. Second Precinct Crime Section officers, along with the Town of Huntington Fire Marshal and Ordinance Inspector, conducted a midday inspection of the business and say they found evidence of illegal activity. Maldonado was charged with two counts of Unauthorized Practice of a Profession a…

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Police & Fire
WANTED: $50K In Rent Stolen By York Woman Who Vanished After Officers Tried To Help, Police Say WANTED: $50K In Rent Stolen By York Woman Who Vanished After Officers Tried To Help, Police Say
Wanted: $50K In Rent Stolen By York Woman Who Vanished After Officers Tried To Help, Police Say A York woman is wanted for allegedly collecting tens of thousands of dollars in rent from tenants and keeping it for herself, authorities announced in a release on Wednesday, May 14. Annette Lynn Anderson, 51, is accused of stealing more than \$50,000 by collecting rent from multiple York City tenants but never passing it along to the landlords, according to York City Police. Investigators say the scheme began in October and continued for months before Anderson vanished. “She was given an opportunity by police to make things right,” the department wrote in its Crimewatch post. “However, sh…

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$22.5M Gold Heist Suspect Caught In US Smuggling 65 Guns Into Canada: DOJ $22.5M Gold Heist Suspect Caught In US Smuggling 65 Guns Into Canada: DOJ
$22.5M Gold Heist Suspect Caught In US Smuggling 65 Guns Into Canada: DOJ A man wanted in one of the biggest gold thefts in Canadian history has admitted in U.S. court to smuggling dozens of guns—including fully automatic machine pistols—back into Canada, federal prosecutors say. Durante King-Mclean, 26, of Cambridge, Ontario, pleaded guilty in Harrisburg on Tuesday, May 14, to conspiracy to traffic firearms after a Pennsylvania traffic stop exposed a shocking weapons pipeline stretching from Florida to the Canadian border. He had 65 handguns crammed into the trunk of a rental car, each one hidden inside a sock, authorities said. Among them were stolen weapons, …

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Police & Fire
Suspect Flees Into Woods After High-Speed Chase On I-76 In Montco: PSP Suspect Flees Into Woods After High-Speed Chase On I-76 In Montco: PSP
Suspect Flees Into Woods After High-Speed Chase On I-76 In Montco: PSP A high-speed police chase on I-76 ended with one arrest and a manhunt in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Thursday, May 15. Troopers were patrolling Interstate 76 East near mile marker 337 in Lower Merion Township around 3:01 a.m. when they spotted a blue Honda Odyssey with a dark tinted plate cover, PSP said. A check of the vehicle's registration revealed it was stolen, troopers detailed. The van initially pulled over near the traffic gore at mile marker 331.9 but suddenly fled as troopers approached, prompting a pursuit, PSP said. Troopers chased the vehicle alon…

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Teen Duo Caught With Machine Guns On SEPTA Bus In Philadelphia: DOJ Teen Duo Caught With Machine Guns On SEPTA Bus In Philadelphia: DOJ
Teen Duo Caught With Machine Guns On SEPTA Bus In Philadelphia: DOJ Two teens were arrested after police say they boarded a SEPTA bus in Philadelphia with machine guns hidden under their clothes, federal authorities announced on Wednesday, May 14. Kysem Humphrey, 19, and Jayquan Jett, 18, were charged by indictment with possession of a machine gun, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The indictment alleges the pair were caught with personally manufactured firearms that had been illegally modified into fully automatic weapons. Philadelphia Police officers found the weapons during a stop on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024,…

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Broomall Neighbor Fed Dogs Rat Poison-Laced Meatballs To Stop Their Barking: Report Broomall Neighbor Fed Dogs Rat Poison-Laced Meatballs To Stop Their Barking: Report
Broomall Neighbor Fed Dogs Rat Poison-Laced Meatballs To Stop Their Barking: Report A Pennsylvania man is accused of trying to poison his neighbor’s dogs using chocolate and rat-poison-laced meatballs, Action News 6abc reports. The disturbing discovery was made by Joshua Hunter and his family in Broomall about two weeks ago, when they found hundreds of pieces of chocolate strewn across their yard, the outlet reports. Chocolate can be deadly to dogs, so the family quickly cleaned up the mess to protect their pets, Sushi and Hoagie. But what came next was even more dangerous. "Fast-forward from that incident to two days ago. My son woke up again, took the dogs out — we're o…

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Schools
WWII Mortar Round Found In Cumberland County Teen’s Backpack On School Bus: Police WWII Mortar Round Found In Cumberland County Teen’s Backpack On School Bus: Police
WWII Mortar Round Found In Cumberland County Teen’s Backpack On School Bus: Police A Cumberland County teen brought a World War II-era mortar round onto a school bus, prompting an emergency police response in Mechanicsburg, authorities announced on Wednesday, May 14, 2025. The 17-year-old Greenwood School District student had the inert explosive device in his backpack while riding a school bus to the Cumberland Perry Area Career and Technical Center at 110 Old Willow Mill Road, according to Silver Spring Township Police. Officers were notified at 11:49 a.m., and the Pennsylvania State Police Hazardous Device and Explosive Section confirmed the device contained no explosiv…

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‘Second Wife’ Demand Leads To Rape, Stalking In Harrisburg: DA ‘Second Wife’ Demand Leads To Rape, Stalking In Harrisburg: DA
‘Second Wife’ Demand Leads To Rape, Stalking In Harrisburg: DA A Harrisburg man who asked a woman to become his “second wife” was convicted of rape and stalking following a disturbing campaign of harassment, authorities announced on Wednesday, May 14. Deu Kumar Chhetri was found guilty of rape, stalking, and loitering and prowling at nighttime after a week-long trial in Dauphin County Court. The conviction was handed down on Friday, May 9. He was acquitted of a second rape count and burglary, according to the District Attorney’s Office. The case stems from a series of incidents between September 2020 and January 2022. The victim testified for eight hou…

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