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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Swastikas, Racial Slur Etched Into Wantagh Park Playground: Nassau Detectives Swastikas, Racial Slur Etched Into Wantagh Park Playground: Nassau Detectives
Swastikas, Racial Slur Etched Into Wantagh Park Playground: Nassau Detectives A disturbing bias incident was discovered at Wantagh Park, Nassau County detectives announced on Friday, Aug. 1, at 3:00 p.m. Officers responding to the park, located at 1 King Road, found two swastikas and a racial slur etched into playground equipment, the Seventh Squad said in a release. Each of the markings measured about six inches by six inches. The investigation is ongoing. Detectives are urging anyone with information about the crime to contact the Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS or call 911. All callers will remain anonymous.
Bartenders Arrested For Serving Alcohol To Underage Agents During Bar Huntington Inspection Bartenders Arrested For Serving Alcohol To Underage Agents During Bar Huntington Inspection
Bartenders Arrested For Serving Alcohol To Underage Agents During Bar Huntington Inspection Two bartenders were arrested at a Huntington restaurant for allegedly serving alcohol to underage police agents, Suffolk County Police announced on Saturday, Aug. 2. The arrests happened during a State Liquor Authority inspection at Finley’s of Greene Street, located at 43 Green Street, around 11 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 1. Hailey Greathouse, 24, of Holbrook, was charged with two counts of Unlawfully Dealing with a Child 1st Degree, a class-A misdemeanor, and two counts of Prohibited Sale to Person less than 21, an unclassified misdemeanor, police said. Juan Salamanca Jr., 24, of Huntington St…
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…
Woman Arrested After Hit-And-Run Critically Injures Bicyclist In Wyandanch: Police Woman Arrested After Hit-And-Run Critically Injures Bicyclist In Wyandanch: Police
Woman Arrested After Hit-And-Run Critically Injures Bicyclist In Wyandanch: Police A bicyclist was critically injured in a hit-and-run crash in Wyandanch, Suffolk County police announced on Saturday, Aug. 2. Bertha Dantant, 49, of Wyandanch, was arrested after fleeing the scene of a collision that left a man in critical condition, police said. The crash happened when Dantant, driving a 2011 Toyota Camry, struck the northbound bicyclist as he was making a right turn from Lewis Street onto eastbound Irving Avenue around 10:07 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 1, according to police. The victim, described as an adult male approximately 50 years old, was transported to Good Samaritan Hos…
Pedestrian Killed Crossing Road In Suffolk County: Police Pedestrian Killed Crossing Road In Suffolk County: Police
Pedestrian Killed Crossing Road In Suffolk County: Police A 56-year-old man was killed after being struck by a vehicle in Middle Island, Suffolk County police announced on Saturday, Aug. 2. Robert Trombly was crossing the westbound lane of Middle Country Road near Tudor Lane when he was struck by a westbound 2021 Hyundai Sonata driven by Giovanna Cieslak, 19, of Coram, at 9:20 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 1, detectives said. Trombly, of Middle Island, was transported by Middle Island Rescue to NY Langone Hospital–Suffolk in Patchogue, where he was pronounced dead, according to the Suffolk County Police Department. Cieslak was not injured. The Hyundai was…
Teen Airlifted In Water Rescue After Hidden Lake Rope Swing Accident: Manchester Twp. Police Teen Airlifted In Water Rescue After Hidden Lake Rope Swing Accident: Manchester Twp. Police
Teen Airlifted In Water Rescue After Hidden Lake Rope Swing Accident: Manchester Twp. Police A 16-year-old boy was critically injured in a rope swing accident at Hidden Lake in Manchester Township, authorities announced on Saturday, Aug. 2. Emergency services were dispatched to the remote Whiting location at approximately 4:16 p.m. on Wednesday, July 30, according to the Manchester Township Police Department. Responding officers — Sgt. Michael Guarino, Ptl. Sage Sysol, Ptl. Taylor Schandall, Ptl. Liam Christensen, and Ptl. Sean Rembach — faced difficult terrain as they rushed to the lake. Two police vehicles became disabled on the off-road path, forcing officers to abandon them and…
6 Girls Sexually Abused In PA Farm Basement, Barn: Affidavit 6 Girls Sexually Abused In PA Farm Basement, Barn: Affidavit
6 Girls Sexually Abused In PA Farm Basement, Barn: Affidavit A Pennsylvania man is accused of sexually abusing six girls in a Salisbury Township farm basement, barn, and pond over several years, Pennsylvania State Police announced in an affidavit of probable cause filed this month. Samuel S. Beiler, 25, of Gap (Lancaster County), has been charged with 12 felonies, including involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, aggravated indecent assault, and corruption of minors, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. The case began after Lancaster County Children and Youth Services filed multiple child welfare reports in June 2025, investigators e…
Knife Attack, ICE Detainer: Harrisburg Man Accused Of Strangling Girlfriend In Domestic Assault Knife Attack, ICE Detainer: Harrisburg Man Accused Of Strangling Girlfriend In Domestic Assault
Knife Attack, ICE Detainer: Harrisburg Man Accused Of Strangling Girlfriend In Domestic Assault A Harrisburg man under an ICE detainer is accused of attempting to stab and strangle his girlfriend in a brutal attack, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Saturday, Aug. 2. Amos Datus, 36, remains in Dauphin County Prison after a city judge denied him bail, agreeing with police that he poses an “extreme danger” not only to the victim but to the public at large, according to court documents. The attack happened inside a home on the 1300 block of Liberty Street on Thursday, July 17 around 9:45 p.m. Police said Datus grabbed a knife, threatened to kill his girlfriend, Gert…
Macungie Child Assaulted In Hotel During NYC Vacation: DOJ Macungie Child Assaulted In Hotel During NYC Vacation: DOJ
Macungie Child Assaulted In Hotel During NYC Vacation: DOJ A Macungie man will spend the next 30 years in federal prison for transporting a child across state lines to sexually abuse them and for accessing child pornography, the FBI announced on Friday, Aug. 1. George Travis Woodfield, 41, was sentenced to three decades behind bars and a lifetime of supervised release after pleading guilty earlier this year, according to federal prosecutors on Monday, July 28. He was also ordered to pay $12,000 in restitution. Court records show that in November 2018, Woodfield drove an 11-year-old child from Pennsylvania to New York City for an overnight trip, whe…
Boiling Springs Man With 14 Convictions Gets Nearly Decade In Prison For Homemade Rifle: ICE Boiling Springs Man With 14 Convictions Gets Nearly Decade In Prison For Homemade Rifle: ICE
Boiling Springs Man With 14 Convictions Gets Nearly Decade In Prison For Homemade Rifle: ICE A Pennsylvania man with a long criminal record, including convictions for indecent assault and multiple DUIs, will spend nearly a decade in federal prison for illegally manufacturing a firearm, authorities announced Friday, Aug. 1. Philip Shearer, 49, of Harrisburg — previously of Boiling Springs, Enola, Mechanicsburg, and Chambersburg according to public records — admitted to possessing an unregistered short-barrel rifle along with more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition, several high-capacity magazines, night vision goggles, and a ghillie suit, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the …
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