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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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2 Long Island Spas Prostitution Raids Land 2 Queens Women In ICE Custody: Police 2 Long Island Spas Prostitution Raids Land 2 Queens Women In ICE Custody: Police
2 Long Island Spas Prostitution Raids Land 2 Queens Women In ICE Custody: Police Two Queens women were arrested after Nassau County detectives uncovered illegal massages and prostitution at separate Hicksville spas, with both suspects later taken into custody by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents on Thursday, July 31. Detectives with the Narcotics/Vice Squad first investigated Spring Day Spa, located at 77B North Broadway, around 2:35 p.m. They determined illegal massages were being conducted at the location, police said. Bifang Lin, 43, of Parsons Boulevard in Queens, was arrested. Authorities revealed that Lin is in the United States illegally and is …

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Next Of Kin Sought For Reading Man, 65, Formerly Of Bucks County: Berks Coroner Next Of Kin Sought For Reading Man, 65, Formerly Of Bucks County: Berks Coroner
Next Of Kin Sought For Reading Man, 65, Formerly Of Bucks County: Berks Coroner Authorities are seeking the public’s help in locating the next of kin for a Reading man who recently passed away, the Berks County Coroner’s Office announced. Lawrence D. Schultz, 65, of the Reading area, and formerly of Bucks County, died on Thursday, July 31, according to Deputy Coroner Investigator Holly Stavarski. The Coroner’s Office is asking anyone with information about Schultz’s family to contact them at 610-478-3280. No further details about Schultz’s death were released.

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Massage Parlor Prostitution Caught By Community Complaint Prompting Raid Suffolk County Spa: PD Massage Parlor Prostitution Caught By Community Complaint Prompting Raid Suffolk County Spa: PD
Massage Parlor Prostitution Caught By Community Complaint Prompting Raid Suffolk County Spa: PD A community complaint led Suffolk County Police to raid Vernal Spa in East Northport, resulting in the arrests of two women on Thursday, July 31. Second Precinct Crime Section officers, working with the Town of Huntington Fire Marshal and Ordinance Inspectors, carried out the raid at 502B Larkfield Road, according to Suffolk County Police. Danping Yu, 61, of Amityville, and Yuyun Xu, 53, of Flushing, were both charged with Felony Unauthorized Practice of a Profession and Misdemeanor Prostitution, police said. During the raid, the Town of Huntington Fire Marshal and Code Enforcement Inspect…

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90-Year-Old Driver Collides With Motorcyclist Causing Serious Injuries In Centereach: Police 90-Year-Old Driver Collides With Motorcyclist Causing Serious Injuries In Centereach: Police
90-Year-Old Driver Collides With Motorcyclist Causing Serious Injuries In Centereach: Police A motorcyclist was seriously injured after colliding with a car driven by a 90-year-old woman in Centereach, Suffolk County police announced on Thursday, July 31. The crash happened when the motorcyclist was traveling northbound on Wireless Road and collided with a Honda Civic that was traveling southbound and attempting a left-hand turn onto Lynn Street at 10:09 a.m., according to police. The motorcyclist, a 33-year-old from Brentwood, was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital with serious injuries. The Civic’s driver, Ruth Cohen, of Coram, was also taken to Stony Brook University…

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Prostitution Operation Run At Lancaster County Motel By Owner, Police Allege Prostitution Operation Run At Lancaster County Motel By Owner, Police Allege
Prostitution Operation Run At Lancaster County Motel By Owner, Police Allege A Lancaster County motel owner is accused of using his business to facilitate prostitution, authorities announced on Thursday, July 31.  Ryan Kumar Dhimal, 43, who owns and resides at the Weathervane Motor Court in the first block of Eastbrook Road, was charged by the Lancaster County Human Trafficking Task Force, according to police. Dhimal is accused of regularly renting rooms to women for prostitution and providing them reduced room rates and money in exchange for sex, authorities said. Two undercover female investigators were able to check into the motel without showing identifica…

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Two Infants Under 7 Months Brutally Injured By Daycare Teacher: Affidavit Two Infants Under 7 Months Brutally Injured By Daycare Teacher: Affidavit
Two Infants Under 7 Months Brutally Injured By Daycare Teacher: Affidavit A Montgomery County woman has been charged with violently assaulting two infants in her care at a child care facility in Pennsylvania, authorities announced on Thursday, July 31. Catalina Baldwin, 37, of Phoenixville, was arrested after a joint investigation by Upper Providence Township Police and Montgomery County Detectives revealed two babies suffered life-threatening injuries while under her sole supervision at Oaks Early Learning Center, according to the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office. First Infant: 7-Month-Old Girl S.F. Police and EMS were called at 10:20 a.m. on Wednesd…

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1-Year-Old Flown To Hershey Medical Center After Dog Attack In York County: Police 1-Year-Old Flown To Hershey Medical Center After Dog Attack In York County: Police
1-Year-Old Flown To Hershey Medical Center After Dog Attack In York County: Police A 1-year-old child is recovering after being airlifted to Hershey Medical Center following a dog attack in Windsor Township, York County Regional Police announced on Thursday, July 31. The incident happened on Saturday, July 26 around 7:22 p.m. in the 600 block of Springvale Road, Deputy Chief Bryan J. Rizzo told Daily Voice. The child sustained two puncture wounds and was flown to Hershey Medical Center, where they received stitches, Rizzo explained. The child was expected to remain hospitalized for several days. Authorities confirmed the child and their mother had been staying in the dog…

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Watch Video: Christy Rec Center Pool Quintuple Shooting Injuring 4 Kids, Staff, Philly Police Watch Video: Christy Rec Center Pool Quintuple Shooting Injuring 4 Kids, Staff, Philly Police
Watch Video: Christy Rec Center Pool Quintuple Shooting Injuring 4 Kids, Staff, Philly Police The Philadelphia Police Department released video on Thursday, July 31, of suspects wanted in a mass shooting at the Christy Recreation Center pool that left four children and a staff member injured in West Philadelphia. The gunfire erupted around 4:05 p.m. Wednesday, July 30, outside the pool area at South 56th and Christian Streets, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel said. An 11-year-old girl and a 10-year-old boy were grazed by bullets and rushed by officers to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, where both are listed in stable condition. A 16-year-old boy was critically…

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‘Forced To Live In Shed, Dig Hole To Defecate’ Couple Starved Child: Affidavit ‘Forced To Live In Shed, Dig Hole To Defecate’ Couple Starved Child: Affidavit
‘Forced To Live In Shed, Dig Hole To Defecate’ Couple Starved Child: Affidavit A Lancaster County couple forced a juvenile to live in a shed without plumbing, starved him, and assaulted him when he refused to return there, according to affidavits of probable cause released on Thursday, July 31. Grace Louise Sensenig, 42, and Daryl Jay Sensenig, 41, of Reinholds, were arrested after Ephrata Police responded to a domestic dispute on the 800 block of Laurel Ridge Road around 5 p.m. Wednesday, July 30, police said. The juvenile had been living in a wooden shed about 100 yards behind the couple’s home since mid‑March, according to court filings obtained by Daily Voice. Inv…

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Lehigh Weis Market Chaos: Man Dies After Throwing Wine Bottle, Fighting Police: DA (UPDATE) Lehigh Weis Market Chaos: Man Dies After Throwing Wine Bottle, Fighting Police: DA (UPDATE)
Lehigh Weis Market Chaos: Man Dies After Throwing Wine Bottle, Fighting Police: DA (Update) A chaotic scene inside a Lehigh County Weis Market ended with a 45-year-old Emmaus man dead, officials announced on Thursday, July 31. Timothy D. Vanbilliard was acting erratically, paranoid, and uncooperative inside the Weis Market on the 1500 block of North Cedar Crest Boulevard in South Whitehall Township on Sunday, May 11, according to District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan. Vanbilliard accused responding officers of being imposters sent to kill him before he began destroying items and hurled a wine bottle at police, investigators said. Officers attempted to deescalate him for several minut…

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