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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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Explosives Found In Home Of Man Arrested With Gun, Bayonet Near West Chester Rally: Affidavit Explosives Found In Home Of Man Arrested With Gun, Bayonet Near West Chester Rally: Affidavit
Explosives Found In Home Of Man Arrested With Gun, Bayonet Near West Chester Rally: Affidavit A Malvern man arrested near a rally in West Chester with a loaded gun, bayonet, and rifle magazines is now accused of manufacturing and storing 13 improvised explosive devices inside a residential neighborhood, the Chester County District Attorney's Office announced on Tuesday, June 17. Kevin Joseph Krebs, 31, of the 100 block of Conestoga Road, was first stopped by West Chester Borough Police around 12:41 p.m. Saturday, June 14, after a concerned citizen flagged down Lt. Jeffrey Dilz near the 300 block of North High Street, police said. The citizen reported seeing Krebs standing behind a b…

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15-Year-Old Kayden Beauville Fatally Stabbed In Reading Fight: DA Rules Homicide Justified 15-Year-Old Kayden Beauville Fatally Stabbed In Reading Fight: DA Rules Homicide Justified
15-Year-Old Kayden Beauville Fatally Stabbed In Reading Fight: DA Rules Homicide Justified A 15-year-old boy who was stabbed during a fight in Reading earlier this month died from his injuries, but the Berks County District Attorney says no charges will be filed in the case. The incident happened near 10th and Buttonwood Street around 7 p.m. on Friday, June 6, according to a press release from District Attorney John T. Adams issued on Tuesday, June 17. Police found two people stabbed at the scene and transported both to Reading Hospital, authorities said. One of them — now identified as Kayden Beauville, 15 — later died from his wounds. The second victim survived. Investigation …

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19 Women Secretly Recorded In F&M Dorm Bathroom, Student Convicted: DA 19 Women Secretly Recorded In F&M Dorm Bathroom, Student Convicted: DA
19 Women Secretly Recorded In F&M Dorm Bathroom, Student Convicted: DA A peer turned peeper has been convicted after his victim count rose. A Franklin & Marshall College student who hid a camera in a women’s dorm bathroom and secretly filmed 19 women undressing has pleaded guilty, authorities announced on Tuesday, June 17. John James Riley, 20, of York Township, entered a guilty plea to 19 counts of intercepting communications, 19 counts of criminal use of a communication facility, two counts of possessing an instrument of crime with intent, and 19 counts of invasion of privacy, according to Lancaster County District Attorney Heather Adams. The case stems…

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Police & Fire
NJ Man Pushing Car On I-78 Killed In Northampton Tractor-Trailer Crash ID'd: PA State Police NJ Man Pushing Car On I-78 Killed In Northampton Tractor-Trailer Crash ID'd: PA State Police
NJ Man Pushing Car On I-78 Killed In Northampton Tractor-Trailer Crash ID'd: PA State Police A 33-year-old New Jersey man has been identified as the person killed while pushing a vehicle on Interstate 78 in Northampton County, the coroner announced on Tuesday, June 17. Tyler R. Kolaja, of Hamburg, was fatally struck by a tractor-trailer while pushing a 2010 Chevrolet Equinox that had run out of gas on I-78 Eastbound near Mile Marker 74.3 in Glendon Borough around 10:15 p.m. on Monday, June 16, according to Pennsylvania State Police Troop M – Belfast and the Northampton County Coroner’s Office. Troopers said Kolaja had been pushing the SUV in the right lane while a woman from New Je…

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Police & Fire
Truck With Person Inside Floats Into River At PA Campground: Fire Officials Truck With Person Inside Floats Into River At PA Campground: Fire Officials
Truck With Person Inside Floats Into River At PA Campground: Fire Officials A pickup truck with a person inside floated into the Juniata River at Buttonwood Campground in Walker Township, fire officials said. After receiving a report that the vehicle had entered the river with a subject trapped inside, crews were dispatched around 8:33 p.m. on Monday, June 16, according to the Mifflintown Hose Company #1. When responders arrived, bystanders had managed to bring the truck near the shoreline and secured it to a tree, the fire company said.. The person inside was successfully extracted from the vehicle and transferred to EMS for evaluation at a nearby hospital. Mutua…

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Elwyn School Employee Hits 7-Year-Old Student In Face: PSP-Media Elwyn School Employee Hits 7-Year-Old Student In Face: PSP-Media
Elwyn School Employee Hits 7-Year-Old Student In Face: Psp-media A 55-year-old school employee struck a 7-year-old boy in the face at a Delaware County special needs school, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Tuesday, June 17. Frederick Jones of Chester is accused of punching the child at Elwyn Davidson School, located at 111 Elwyn Road in Middletown Township, Delaware County, according to the release. Troopers from PSP-Media responded to the school around 2:15 p.m. on Wednesday, May 8 for a report of a physical assault on a student. Investigators determined that Jones struck the child in the face with a closed fist. An arrest warrant was issued, an…

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Viral Video Shows NJ Judge’s Son, PA ‘Fake Cop’ Suspect, Chasing Protester At Princeton Rally Viral Video Shows NJ Judge’s Son, PA ‘Fake Cop’ Suspect, Chasing Protester At Princeton Rally
Viral Video Shows NJ Judge’s Son, PA ‘Fake Cop’ Suspect, Chasing Protester At Princeton Rally John Francis McCarty IV — the son of a New Jersey judge and already facing criminal charges in Pennsylvania — is now the center of a viral video viewed over 10 million times online, filmed during a protest in Princeton. The incident unfolded at the "No Kings" rally in Princeton on Saturday, June 14 at 4:30 p.m., where McCarty, wearing a MAGA hat and carrying a bullhorn, showed up uninvited and began confronting attendees, according to a video taken by actress and YouTuber Jacqueline Sophia London. In the now-viral footage, a protester dressed in a Superwoman shirt — described by witnesses a…

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3-Year-Old Boy, Woman Severely Burned In Fireworks Explosion At Lancaster County Home: PSP 3-Year-Old Boy, Woman Severely Burned In Fireworks Explosion At Lancaster County Home: PSP
3-Year-Old Boy, Woman Severely Burned In Fireworks Explosion At Lancaster County Home: PSP A 3-year-old boy and a woman were severely burned during a fireworks explosion at a home in southern Lancaster County, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Tuesday, June 17. The incident happened while a family was lighting fireworks outside their home on the 1200 block of River Road in Drumore Township between 8 and 10 p.m. on Thursday, June 12, according to the police. One of the fireworks exploded unexpectedly, injuring a 3-year-old Drumore Township boy and a 45-year-old Peach Bottom woman, troopers said. Both were taken to local hospitals with serious burns, according to the release.…

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$5.6M Multi-State Fraud Scheme With 1K+ Stolen IDs Lands Pennsylvania Man Federal Charges: DOJ $5.6M Multi-State Fraud Scheme With 1K+ Stolen IDs Lands Pennsylvania Man Federal Charges: DOJ
$5.6M Multi-State Fraud Scheme With 1K+ Stolen IDs Lands Pennsylvania Man Federal Charges: DOJ A Pennsylvania man is accused of stealing over $5.6 million in pandemic aid using more than 1,000 stolen or fake identities, federal prosecutors announced on Monday, June 16. Adepoju Babatunde Salako, 32, has been indicted in Colorado on multiple federal charges after allegedly orchestrating a nationwide COVID-19 benefits scam, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado. Salako faces six counts of wire fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering, and four counts of aggravated identity theft, according to t…

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Bloodied 'Protester Edition' Truck Post Sparks Backlash Against PA Sheriff Bloodied 'Protester Edition' Truck Post Sparks Backlash Against PA Sheriff
Bloodied 'Protester Edition' Truck Post Sparks Backlash Against PA Sheriff A since-deleted photo shared by Adams County Sheriff James Muller on Facebook is drawing backlash from residents and officials amid national “No Kings” protests against the Trump administration. The image showed a white pickup truck splattered in red, resembling blood, with the caption: “The All New Dodge Ram Protester Edition.” It was later deleted, but screenshots have been widely circulated in Facebook groups around central Pennsylvania, including in Gettysburg where protests have recently taken place. The photo—posted in the midst of nationwide demonstrations—sparked outrage online and …

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