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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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Allentown Officer Charged For Hitting Surrendering Suspect With Gun Muzzle: Affidavit Allentown Officer Charged For Hitting Surrendering Suspect With Gun Muzzle: Affidavit
Allentown Officer Charged For Hitting Surrendering Suspect With Gun Muzzle: Affidavit An Allentown police officer is facing criminal charges after striking a surrendering suspect in the face with the muzzle of his gun, Lehigh County authorities announced on Thursday, Aug. 7. Abviud Carvajal, an Allentown patrolman, is charged with Felony Aggravated Assault – Attempts to Cause or Causes Bodily Injury with a Deadly Weapon and Misdemeanor Simple Assault, according to the District Attorney’s Office. Carvajal surrendered and was released on $25,000 unsecured bail following his preliminary arraignment before Magisterial District Judge Todd Heffelfinger. His preliminary hearing is …

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Chinese ICE Detainee Arrested In Lower Paxton Found Hanging In Shower Room At PA Facility Chinese ICE Detainee Arrested In Lower Paxton Found Hanging In Shower Room At PA Facility
Chinese ICE Detainee Arrested In Lower Paxton Found Hanging In Shower Room At PA Facility A 32-year-old man from China was found hanging in a detention center shower room just days after pleading guilty to computer crimes, authorities announced on Wednesday, Aug. 6. Chaofeng Ge died by apparent suicide inside the Moshannon Valley Processing Center in Philipsburg on Monday, Aug. 5, according to ICE and the Clearfield County Coroner. Staff discovered Ge unresponsive with a ligature around his neck at 5:21 a.m. in the shower area of his detention pod. He had been in ICE custody for just five days. CPR was initiated immediately, and emergency responders were called, but Ge was prono…

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Man In Wheelchair Struck Dead By Peter Pan Bus Heading To DC From Station In Philadelphia Man In Wheelchair Struck Dead By Peter Pan Bus Heading To DC From Station In Philadelphia
Man In Wheelchair Struck Dead By Peter Pan Bus Heading To DC From Station In Philadelphia A man in a wheelchair was fatally struck by a Peter Pan bus outside 30th Street Station in Philadelphia’s University City, authorities announced on Thursday, Aug. 7. The crash happened just before 9:35 a.m. at the intersection of Market Street and Schuylkill Avenue, steps from one of the city’s busiest transit hubs. The 40-year-old man had been panhandling between two lanes of traffic when he rolled in front of the bus as it was stopped at a red light, according to the Philadelphia Police Department. Once the signal turned green, the bus — which was headed northbound on Schuylkill Avenue —…

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Rifle-Wielding Man Shot Dead After Ambush Kills PA Woman, Injures Two Troopers, EMT (UPDATE) Rifle-Wielding Man Shot Dead After Ambush Kills PA Woman, Injures Two Troopers, EMT (UPDATE)
Rifle-Wielding Man Shot Dead After Ambush Kills PA Woman, Injures Two Troopers, EMT (Update) A rifle-wielding man was shot and killed after ambushing two Pennsylvania State Troopers during a welfare check in Thompson Township, Susquehanna County, on Thursday, Aug. 7, PSP announced. A woman was killed in the initial shooting, and an EMT was also injured when his vehicle was hit by gunfire. The call came in to PSP Gibson Barracks at 11:17 a.m. from the boyfriend of 57-year-old Lori Wasko after a shooting at her home at 20141 State Route 171. Trooper Joseph Perechinsky, a six-year patrolman whose father is the Mayfield Borough police chief and whose brother is a police officer in Arch…

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NJ Man ID'd After Struck, Killed On Route 22 Off-Ramp In Bethlehem: State Police NJ Man ID'd After Struck, Killed On Route 22 Off-Ramp In Bethlehem: State Police
NJ Man ID'd After Struck, Killed On Route 22 Off-Ramp In Bethlehem: State Police A 65-year-old man struck and killed on a highway ramp in Hanover Township has been identified, authorities announced on Thursday, Aug. 7.  John A. Pollard Jr. of South Amboy, NJ, was found dead on the Route 22 eastbound off-ramp to Route 512 North just after 6 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 6, Pennsylvania State Police said. He had been hit by a vehicle and died at the scene, the Northampton County Coroner’s Office said in a statement Thursday morning, Aug. 7. The ramp was closed for three hours and reopened around 9:15 a.m., according to investigators. An autopsy is pending to determine how a…

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Cocaine, Meth Found Hidden In Board Game Under Catfood In Box Shipped To London: Philly CBP Cocaine, Meth Found Hidden In Board Game Under Catfood In Box Shipped To London: Philly CBP
Cocaine, Meth Found Hidden In Board Game Under Catfood In Box Shipped To London: Philly CBP Cocaine and meth were found stuffed into a children's board game being shipped from the U.S. to the United Kingdom, US Customs and Border Protection announced on Thursday, Aug. 7. CBP officers in Philadelphia discovered the drugs inside a parcel labeled as a “board game” during a routine export inspection on Tuesday, July 30. The box, containing a “5 Second Rule Jr.” game and a bag of cat food, had been posted as "return to sender" from Atlanta to London. Under the cat food, officers found two hidden packages: a zip-locked bag containing 515 grams (18 ounces) of white powder that tested pos…

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Knife-Wielding Man Robs LI PetSmart, Flees With Two Others: Police Knife-Wielding Man Robs LI PetSmart, Flees With Two Others: Police
Knife-Wielding Man Robs LI PetSmart, Flees With Two Others: Police  A man threatened a PetSmart employee with a knife during a robbery in Valley Stream, then took off in a red Honda with two accomplices, Nassau County Police said on Thursday, Aug. 7. Yusef Britton, 26, of Far Rockaway, is accused of stealing a shopping cart full of merchandise from the store on West Circle Drive around 1:18 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 6, according to Fifth Squad detectives. When a store employee tried to stop him, Britton allegedly swung a knife at them before loading the stolen goods into a waiting Honda. David McLaughlin, 40, of Arverne, and James Williams, 61, of Far R…

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Man Offered Candy To Kids At LI Mosque, Charged With Child Endangerment: Nassau County Police Man Offered Candy To Kids At LI Mosque, Charged With Child Endangerment: Nassau County Police
Man Offered Candy To Kids At LI Mosque, Charged With Child Endangerment: Nassau County Police A Queens man is facing charges after allegedly approaching multiple children outside a Long Island mosque and offering them candy, Nassau County Police announced on Thursday, Aug. 7. The incident occurred at 7 p.m. on Friday, July 18, 2025, outside the Hillside Islamic Center, located at 300 Hillside Avenue in North New Hyde Park, according to Third Squad Detectives. Frias Bader, 47, of 153-70 S. Conduit Avenue, allegedly walked up to several children near the mosque and offered them candy, which they refused. One of the victim’s parents confronted Bader and told him to leave the property, …

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‘I Deserve Justice’: Girl’s Courtroom Words Help Put King Of Prussia Rapist Behind Bars ‘I Deserve Justice’: Girl’s Courtroom Words Help Put King Of Prussia Rapist Behind Bars
‘I Deserve Justice’: Girl’s Courtroom Words Help Put King Of Prussia Rapist Behind Bars A girl who was repeatedly raped by a family acquaintance from the age of 9 told a Bucks County courtroom, “I am not here for pity. I am here because I deserve justice,” as her abuser was sentenced to up to 36 years in prison, authorities said Wednesday, Aug. 6. Powerful Victim Statement Charles J. Sylvester, 39, of King of Prussia, was sentenced to 18 to 36 years in state prison for raping and sexually assaulting the girl over a three-year period in Bristol Township, the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office announced. The girl, who is now a teenager, delivered a powerful impact statement…

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3 Officers Hospitalized During Violent Long Island Arrest: Police 3 Officers Hospitalized During Violent Long Island Arrest: Police
3 Officers Hospitalized During Violent Long Island Arrest: Police A violent man injured three police officers during a chaotic arrest in North Massapequa, authorities said on Wednesday, Aug. 6. Stephen Reill, 24, was acting disorderly at a home on Mohawk Drive when officers were called around 9:25 a.m., according to a release from Nassau County Police. Reill allegedly refused to obey officers’ commands and became increasingly irate. A struggle broke out, during which Reill became combative and physically resisted arrest, detectives said. Three officers were injured in the scuffle and taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police sa…

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