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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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Police & Fire
Motorcyclist Flees At 150MPH+ From Traffic Stop: Pennsylvania State Police Motorcyclist Flees At 150MPH+ From Traffic Stop: Pennsylvania State Police
Motorcyclist Flees At 150MPH+ From Traffic Stop: Pennsylvania State Police Two motorcyclists were seen "traveling at a high rate of speed" on US Route 15 and Pennsylvania State Police are asking the public for help locating one of the riders, according to a release on April 19.  The male riders were spotted by Pennsylvania State Police in Gettysburg at mile marker 15.4 on Rt. 15 around 1:50 p.m. on April 14, as detailed in the release. One of the motorcyclists stopped but the other "an unknown Hispanic male operating a new, all-white, Yamaha R6 motorcycle fled at speeds in excess of 150 MPH on US15 NB into York County," as state in the release.  Just be…

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Traffic
Military Vehicle Crash Closed Lanes On I-81: PennDOT (UPDATE) Military Vehicle Crash Closed Lanes On I-81: PennDOT (UPDATE)
Military Vehicle Crash Closed Lanes On I-81: PennDOT (Update) Two multiple-vehicle crashes — one involving a military vehicle — led to lane restrictions and delays along Interstate 81 in Central Pennsylvania on Friday afternoon.  The first crash, which involved a military vehicle, happened on I-81 northbound just .6 miles north of Exit 65: US 11/15 South and North to Enola/Maryville at 2:35 p.m. on April 19, according to PennDOT's 511PA.  The lane restriction caused delays.  Daily Voice reached out to officials for more information. PennDOT spokesperson Fritzi Schreffler initially told us that the I-81 crash has "No injuries …

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Police & Fire
Man With Bloody Knife Arrested After Man Stabbed In Chest Found At McDonald's: Lancaster Police Man With Bloody Knife Arrested After Man Stabbed In Chest Found At McDonald's: Lancaster Police
Man With Bloody Knife Arrested After Man Stabbed In Chest Found At McDonald's: Lancaster Police A man stabbed in the chest was found at McDonald's and the whole stabbing was caught on camera on Thursday night, Lancaster City police announced on Friday, April 19.  The suspect is a 43-year-old man, Jonathan Matos, who is currently experiencing homelessness, court records show.  City police were called to the stabbing at McDonald's located at 210 West King Street at 8:26 p.m. on April 18, as detailed in the police release.  They arrived to find the stabbed victim with a single stab wound to the chest, but he explained he walked from the crime scene which was near the…

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Police & Fire
Suspected Killer Caught On Video After Stabbing, Hit-Run Arrested: PPD Suspected Killer Caught On Video After Stabbing, Hit-Run Arrested: PPD
Suspected Killer Caught On Video After Stabbing, Hit-Run Arrested: PPD A 20-year-old man was arrested in connection with the stabbing and fatal hit-and-run of a 22-year-old he was seen arguing with, the Philadelphia Police announced on Friday morning.   Mang Sang was found trapped under a white KIA GT sedan and stabbed in the throat under the Delaware Expressway when police were investigating a report of screaming in the 1600 block of South Front Street around 7:40 p.m. on Monday, April 8, as Daily Voice initially reported.  Sang was pronounced dead at the scene by Philadelphia Fire Department paramedics at 7:4…

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News
PA Amish Dad Accused Of Incest: Affidavit PA Amish Dad Accused Of Incest: Affidavit
PA Amish Dad Accused Of Incest: Affidavit An Amish father has been charged with 15 felonies and 3 misdemeanors for raping and sexually assaulting four of his daughters over 18 years, as detailed by Ephrata Police Detective Beth Rivera in court documents obtained by Daily Voice on April 17.  On March 20, 2024, Amos Ebersol, 59 of the 500 block of South Fairmont Road, Ephrata, was charged with the following, according to his court docket: Felony Rape (three counts). Felony Incest (three counts). Felony Aggravated Indecent Assault with a person under 16 years of age (three counts). Felony Contact or Communication with a Minor - …

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Police & Fire
All 3 Construction Workers Struck Dead On I-83 In PA ID'd By Coroner All 3 Construction Workers Struck Dead On I-83 In PA ID'd By Coroner
All 3 Construction Workers Struck Dead On I-83 In PA ID'd By Coroner All three men who were struck dead while working in a construction zone on Interstate 83 have been identified by the York County Coroner's office on Thursday evening.  The men have been identified as follows, Coroner Pam Gay stated in a release on April 18: Jesse McKenzie, 24 of the 100 block of Village Way, Somerset, who died of "Multiple Blunt Force Trauma." Robert Hampe, 42 of the 100 block Hickory Street, Meyersdale, who died of "Multiple Blunt Force Trauma." Philson Hinebaugh III, 24 of the 100 block Forest Edge Drive, Johnstown, who died of "Blunt Force Injuries."  All…

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Dad Of 2 ID'd As 1 Of 3 Construction Workers Struck Dead On I-83 In PA Dad Of 2 ID'd As 1 Of 3 Construction Workers Struck Dead On I-83 In PA
Dad Of 2 ID'd As 1 Of 3 Construction Workers Struck Dead On I-83 In PA A 24-year-old man has been identified by his family as one of the three construction workers killed when a 24-year-old box truck driver struck a construction vehicle that propelled it into the men working along Interstate 83. Jesse Mckenzie has been identified as one of the workers killed in the crash at mile marker 35.5, on I-83 South in Fairview Township. The crash happened at 3:25 a.m. on April 17, 2024, Trooper Grothey detailed in the release. Jesse McKenzie my heart can’t handle what I’ve heard today…. one of my childhood friends gone in an instant. We were... Posted by Jarrett Hen…

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Police & Fire
Police 'Justified' In Fatal Shooting Of Suicidal Veteran, Dad Of Six: Berks DA Police 'Justified' In Fatal Shooting Of Suicidal Veteran, Dad Of Six: Berks DA
Police 'Justified' In Fatal Shooting Of Suicidal Veteran, Dad Of Six: Berks DA The Berks County District Attorney John T. Adams has ruled that the two officers who shot an Air Force Veteran and dad of six dead were "justified," according to a release on Thursday, April 18. The DA explained that the two officers encountered 50-year-old Damon Scott Stern Sr. when they responded to his home for a call of a suicidal man with a knife in the 400 block of Windsor Street, Reading at 3:37 a.m. on Monday, March 25, 2024. The officers met with the caller on the front porch and the following happened the DA said: "Stern appeared from inside the home and …

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Rt 72 Closes As Injury Reported At Manheim Business Fire (DEVELOPING) Rt 72 Closes As Injury Reported At Manheim Business Fire (DEVELOPING)
Rt 72 Closes As Injury Reported At Manheim Business Fire (Developing) Multiple fire departments are on the scene of a blaze at a business on Route 72, the Northern Lancaster Regional Police announced on Thursday morning.  The fire broke out in the 300 block of South Main Street/Rt. 72 in Penn Township, Manheim at 10:20 a.m., according to Lancaster Countywide Communications.  Rt. 72 has closed in both directions between Fruitville Pike and East Sun Hill Road until the fire is contained, NLCRPD explained, adding, "please follow orders from the Fire Police who are directing traffic." As of 10:43 a.m. police said, one person had suffered mino…

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Huntingdon Man ID'd As Harrisburg Homicide Victim, Officials Say (UPDATE) Huntingdon Man ID'd As Harrisburg Homicide Victim, Officials Say (UPDATE)
Huntingdon Man ID'd As Harrisburg Homicide Victim, Officials Say (Update) The victim of a homicide investigation was identified on Friday, April 19.  Fingerprints helped authorities identify Dewayne Brown, 43 of Huntingdon, as the shot Black man officers found when responding to a call of "shots fired with a person struck" in the area of Evergreen and Thompson streets, authorities told Daily Voice.  Officers found Brown shot dead around 11:45 p.m. on Wednesday, April 17. On Friday, the Dauphin County Coroner said Brown's cause of death was gunshot wounds to the body and the manner was homicide.  "An investigation was immediately i…

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