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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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Police & Fire

PA Motorcycle Leads Detective On Chase To His Own Front Door: Police A motorcyclist’s attempt to outrun a Bendersville detective ended at his own front door in Adams County, the borough’s police department announced on Sunday, July 27. Detective Sergeant Hilliard tried to stop the motorcycle as it traveled east on Rampike Hill Road leaving Bendersville Borough around 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 19, according to the release. Instead of pulling over, the rider allegedly “heavily accelerated” in an attempt to escape. The chase continued until the motorcyclist left the roadway on Coon Road, prompting Hilliard to terminate the pursuit after securing the bike’s re…

by Jillian Pikora

07/28/2025

Police & Fire

Blunt Object Attack On Long Island Leaves Man Injured, E-Bike Stolen: Police A 31-year-old man was struck in the head with a blunt object and robbed of his e-bike in Hicksville early Monday morning, July 28, Nassau County police announced. The assault occurred outside a 7-Eleven located at 11 East Old Country Road at 3:25 a.m., according to detectives. The victim was leaving the store when an unknown man approached from behind and struck him in the head with a blunt object, police said. The attacker then stole the victim’s e-bike and fled the scene westbound on East Old Country Road. The victim was transported by a Nassau County Police Department ambulance to a loc…

by Jillian Pikora

07/28/2025

Police & Fire

Man Seriously Injured In Stabbing During Bar Fight At Suffolk County Restaurant: Police A bar fight at a Farmingville restaurant left one man seriously injured after a stabbing late Sunday night, Suffolk County Police announced on Monday, July 28. The incident unfolded at El Charro Restaurant, located at 359 Horseblock Road, around 11 p.m. on Sunday, July 27. Police said a small group of men entered the establishment and became involved in an altercation with two brothers who were sitting at the bar. During the fight, one of the newcomers pulled a knife and stabbed one of the brothers in the abdomen before fleeing the scene. Both victims were transported to a local hospital. T…

by Jillian Pikora

07/28/2025

Police & Fire

Driver Sought After Car Plunges Into Wissahickon Creek: Philadelphia Police A driver is being sought after a car plunged off Ridge Avenue and into the Wissahickon Creek in Philadelphia’s East Falls neighborhood, police announced on Sunday, July 27. Law enforcement officials said the crash happened around 12:45 a.m. on the 4900 block of Ridge Avenue near a SEPTA bus depot. A gray sedan smashed through a guard rail before dropping into the creek below according to investigators. Dozens of first responders rushed to the scene, but when they arrived, the vehicle was empty. The driver had fled on foot before emergency crews arrived, authorities said. The investigation…

by Jillian Pikora

07/28/2025

Police & Fire

Helicopter Responds To Trash Truck Crash With Entrapment In Dover (Developing) A helicopter responded after a crash involving multiple vehicles, including a trash truck, left at least one person trapped in Dover Township early Monday, July 28, authorities announced. The wreck happened around 6:04 a.m. in the 6000 block of Davidsburg Road between Paradise Road and Pine Hill Road, according to York County emergency dispatch. Rescue Squad 9, Engine 9-2, and EMS are on location of the wreck, which involved reported injuries and entrapment, the Dover Township Fire Department said. Due to the severity of the crash, a medical helicopter was requested. The extent of injuries…

by Jillian Pikora

07/28/2025

Police & Fire

Stabbing At Chester County Home Sparks Manhunt For Woman In Bloody Clothes: PSP A woman stabbed a man inside his Chester County home and then fled the scene, Pennsylvania State Police in Avondale announced on Monday, July 28. Solia Chooc-Caal, a 30-year-old White Hispanic woman, is accused of stabbing the man on Clay Creek Road in London Grove Township around 5:12 p.m. on Saturday, July 26, 2025, according to troopers. The victim was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. Chooc-Caal ran from the home before police arrived. She was last seen wearing a blue shirt and blue pants stained with blood, state police said. A warrant has been issued for her arrest on…

by Jillian Pikora

07/28/2025

Police & Fire

Three Injured In Fiery Head-On Crash On Nassau Expressway: Police A head-on crash sparked a car fire and sent three people to the hospital early Sunday morning in Inwood, according to Nassau County Police. The collision happened between a 2012 Sprinter van and a 2016 Honda sedan at Nassau Expressway and Burnside Avenue at 4:18 a.m. on Sunday, July 27, police said in a release from the Fourth Squad. The Sprinter van was heading north on the expressway with one person inside, detectives explained. That occupant was transported by the Inwood Fire Department to a nearby hospital with non-serious injuries. The Honda, which was traveling southbound, had three …

by Jillian Pikora

07/27/2025

Police & Fire

Arson: Woman Sets Bedroom On Fire During Landlord-Tenant Dispute, Police Say A Freeport woman is accused of setting a bedroom on fire during a landlord-tenant dispute, Nassau County Police announced on Sunday, July 27. Bridget Hay, 54, allegedly started the fire in front of a victim’s bedroom at a home on Agnes Avenue in Freeport around 9:40 p.m. on Saturday, July 26, according to Arson Bomb Squad Detectives. A 32-year-old male victim reportedly extinguished the fire and called police. A second man, age 47, was also inside the home. No injuries were reported. Hay was taken into custody at the scene without incident. She is charged with Arson in the Second Degree. …

by Jillian Pikora

07/27/2025

Police & Fire

Impaired Driver Hits Pedestrian Crossing Near LIE, Injures Him: Suffolk County Police A pedestrian was seriously hurt when a Long Island woman allegedly struck him while driving impaired near the Long Island Expressway, Suffolk County police announced on Sunday, July 27. The crash happened just after 12:30 a.m. on Express Drive South near Exit 64 in Medford, according to the release. Tia Gardner, 26, of Mastic, was heading east in a 2024 Hyundai Kona when she hit a man attempting to cross the roadway on foot, police said. The pedestrian, who has not been identified pending next-of-kin notification, was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital with serious injuries. Sixth P…

by Jillian Pikora

07/27/2025

News

Mistress Speaks From Prison In Hulu Doc About PA Dentist Who Killed His Wife For $4.8M The longtime mistress of a Pennsylvania dentist who gunned down his wife during an African safari is breaking her silence from prison in Hulu’s new docuseries, "Trophy Wife: Murder on Safari." Lori Milliron, 67, was convicted of being an accessory after the fact in the murder of Bianca Rudolph, who was shot in the chest by her husband, Larry Rudolph, during a hunting trip in Zambia on Oct. 11, 2016, federal prosecutors said. In the three-part Hulu series, Milliron maintains she had no involvement in the murder. “There was no ultimatum. Why would I wait 15 years to give him an ultimatum? It…

by Jillian Pikora

07/26/2025

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