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Jillian Pikora

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. Over the past decade, she has worked as a staff reporter and freelance writer at Sisters Magazine, The Tempest, Huffington Post, CairoScene, and several other outlets. Prior to joining Daily Voice, Jillian worked as a digital news editor at Hearst's local NBC affiliate, WGAL News 8. She currently manages and reports stories in Pennsylvania for Daily Voice.

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4x Felon, Central PA Home Healthcare Worker Accused Of $2K+ Fraud: Police 4x Felon, Central PA Home Healthcare Worker Accused Of $2K+ Fraud: Police
4x Felon, Central PA Home Healthcare Worker Accused Of $2K+ Fraud: Police A home healthcare worker – who is also a convicted felon – is accused of defrauding a sick, elderly woman out of over $2,000, Mount Joy police announced on Monday. Akai Jesus Rosario, 38 of Mount Joy, was working as a caretaker for a woman who was completely dependent on his care when he allegedly committed fraud and neglectful abuse, according to the police release on May 6.  While working for the woman between Nov. 2023 and Jan. 2024, he gained "access [to] her online accounts and complete unauthorized transfers totaling over $2,000.00 to his own accounts," the police stated in the r…

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Asphalt Trucker Killed In Fiery Lititz Crash: State Police Asphalt Trucker Killed In Fiery Lititz Crash: State Police
Asphalt Trucker Killed In Fiery Lititz Crash: State Police A 31-year-old asphalt tank truck driver died in a fiery crash into multiple objects along the side of the road on Sunday morning, the Pennsylvania State Police explained.  Josue Vasquez of Marietta was heading north in the 1900 block of Furnace Hills Pike in Elizabeth Township, Lititz when he swerved and left the roadway for an unknown reason, Trooper James Grothey with PSP Troop J explained in the release.  PSP troopers were called to the crash at 6:37 a.m. on May 5.  Their investigation determined that Josue "collided with a utility pole, a fence, an embankment, and a…

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Driver Who Struck Teen Dead In Central PA Hit-Run ID'd: Police (2nd UPDATE) Driver Who Struck Teen Dead In Central PA Hit-Run ID'd: Police (2nd UPDATE)
Driver Who Struck Teen Dead In Central PA Hit-Run ID'd: Police (2nd Update) The names of both the driver who fled a fatal Manheim hit-and-run and the victim have been released by the police and the family respectively.  Mikayla Victoria Mustard, 23 of Harrisburg, has been identified as the driver of a white Nissan Maxima that hit a 16-year-old boy believed to have been working along the side of the road on May 2, according to the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department's updated release on Wednesday, May 8.  The boy has been identified by his family and friends as Curtis Michael Groff. He was in the 11th grade in the Manheim Area Ch…

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Mom Of 3 Crushed To Death By Construction Drum Outside PA Hospital Mom Of 3 Crushed To Death By Construction Drum Outside PA Hospital
Mom Of 3 Crushed To Death By Construction Drum Outside PA Hospital A hospital worker and mom of three was struck dead by construction equipment on Friday morning, police announced over the weekend.  Aleia Carmelita Lopez, 51 of Pittsburgh Northside was struck and injured in the head while walking with co-workers from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's Western Psychiatric Hospital on May 3, 2024, according to the police.  Pittsburgh Police and EMS were called to the "construction accident" with a report of a "female with a head injury near the Petersen Events Center" in the 3700 block of Terrace Street in Oakland at 10:40 a.m.  Me…

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Texas Dad Killed Sliding Under Tractor-Trailer In Pennsylvania Motorcycle Crash Texas Dad Killed Sliding Under Tractor-Trailer In Pennsylvania Motorcycle Crash
Texas Dad Killed Sliding Under Tractor-Trailer In Pennsylvania Motorcycle Crash A husband, father, veteran, and teacher has been identified as the motorcyclist who fatally slid under a tractor-trailer in York City on Tuesday, according to his family and a release by the coroner's office on Friday, May 3.  Christopher "Chris" Day, 58 of Nocona, Texas, died at the scene of the crash at the intersection of West Philadelphia Street and North Belvidere Avenue in York City at 4:12 p.m. on April 30, Coroner Pam Gay detailed in a release.  Chris was on his motorcycle in the left lane of Belvidere Ave when a tractor-trailer took a left turn onto the road from the…

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Autopsy Scheduled For Infant Found 'Unresponsive' In Central PA Apartment Autopsy Scheduled For Infant Found 'Unresponsive' In Central PA Apartment
Autopsy Scheduled For Infant Found 'Unresponsive' In Central PA Apartment The baby who was found "unresponsive" in a Harrisburg apartment has died, officials told Daily Voice Friday. The unidentified infant was first discovered to be unresponsive in a Hall Manor apartment around 7 p.m. on May 2, according to officials.  Life-saving measures were used before the baby was taken to UPMC Harrisburg, where they later passed, officials explained.  The cause and manner of death are pending the result of an autopsy which has been scheduled for Tuesday, May 7. No charges have been filed in connection with this baby's death as of 6 p.m. on Friday.  Check …

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Man ID'd After Shot Dead By Police At PA Nursing Home: DA Man ID'd After Shot Dead By Police At PA Nursing Home: DA
Man ID'd After Shot Dead By Police At PA Nursing Home: DA A man who was shot dead by a police officer inside a Central Pennsylvania nursing home has been identified and details leading up to his death have been released by the York County Coroner's and District Attorney Dave Sunday's offices on Friday afternoon. Zachariah Alexander White, 32 from out of the state but temporarily residing in York, was shot dead at Rest Haven Nursing Home at 1050 South George Street in Spring Garden Township at 12:48 p.m. on May 2, according to the York County Department of Emergency Services, PSP, the coroner, and the DA.  At a press conference, District Attor…

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2-Year-Old Found Wandering In Central PA Street: Police 2-Year-Old Found Wandering In Central PA Street: Police
2-Year-Old Found Wandering In Central PA Street: Police A toddler has been reunited with its mother after it was found walking alone in a street in Shippensburg, the police announced on Friday, May 3. The 2-year-old was found "walking near an alley" when someone brought into a local business in the 300 block of East Martin Avenue, as stated in the police release.  The person waited with the toddler at the business until the police arrived at 10:19 a.m. on April 21, according to the release.  Regarding how the child got away from its mom, the police said the following: "The child appeared to have found an unsecured door at a residence…

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Missing Woman Possibly Killed In Central PA, Police Say Missing Woman Possibly Killed In Central PA, Police Say
Missing Woman Possibly Killed In Central PA, Police Say A woman has been missing for nearly three months and authorities believe she could have been killed in the Harrisburg area, according to an updated release on Friday, May 3.  Tracy Scanlon, also known as Tracy Zalenski, 54 of the Pittsburgh area, was first reported missing to the Millvale Police Department. "All information from family and friends places her in the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania area," Susquehanna Township Police said in a release on March 19. The updated release provided more details about where she was in Harrisburg: "There has been no contact with Tracy's family or frie…

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Firefighter, Navy Veteran Gets Jail Time For Multiple PA Arsons: DA Firefighter, Navy Veteran Gets Jail Time For Multiple PA Arsons: DA
Firefighter, Navy Veteran Gets Jail Time For Multiple PA Arsons: DA A US Navy Veteran and now-former firefighter has been sentenced for starting four fires, Westmoreland County District Attorney Nicole W. Ziccarelli announced on May 1.  Andrew Bischof, 21 of Arnold, pleaded guilty to all arson charges, including aggravated arson, risking catastrophe, and criminal trespassing on Wednesday, court records show.  He admitted to intentionally setting four separate fires in Arnold and New Kensington in Sept. and Oct. 2023.  Posted by From The Scene Photography on Monday, October 2, 2023 Posted by From The Scene Photography on Satur…

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