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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

CT Man Charged With Attempted Murder In Violent Long Island Assault (Update) A Connecticut man is facing felony charges after a brutal altercation left a Mahopac resident critically injured, Carmel Police announced in an updated release on Sunday, Dec. 8. Officers were called to the scene on Curry Road in Mahopac at 5:17 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7. They arrived to find two men in the roadway. A 44-year-old Mahopac man was unconscious with life-threatening injuries, while 32-year-old Brooks Lawrence of Connecticut was detained at the scene. The victim was airlifted to Westchester Medical Center by STAT Flight Helicopter, where he remains in critical condition. Detectiv…

by Jillian Pikora

12/07/2024

Police & Fire

Elizabeth Woman Killed In Hit-And-Run, Perth Amboy Driver Arrested: Prosecutors A 57-year-old Elizabeth woman was fatally struck while crossing the street on her way home from work in Perth Amboy, authorities said on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. Gladis Ruiz was hit by a 2010 Hyundai Sonata near Elm Street between Market Street and Riverview Drive at 6:20 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 6. The car fled the scene, and Ruiz later succumbed to her injuries at the hospital, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Perth Amboy Police Chief Lawrence Cattano. Detectives from the Perth Amboy Police Department and Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office identified the driver as…

by Jillian Pikora

12/07/2024

Police & Fire

Long Branch Man Hospitalized After Red Bank Shooting: Prosecutor A 34-year-old Long Branch man was hospitalized with a gunshot wound following an overnight shooting in Red Bank, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Saturday, Dec. 7. Officers from the Red Bank Police Department responded to reports of gunfire on St. Mary’s Place, near Shrewsbury Avenue, at approximately 1:48 a.m., authorities said. Upon arrival, they discovered three shell casings at the scene. Shortly afterward, the man was admitted to a local hospital with a gunshot wound to his upper leg, according to the release. The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Major Cr…

by Jillian Pikora

12/07/2024

Police & Fire

Teenage Bicyclist Seriously Injured In Brightwaters Crash: Police A teenage bicyclist was seriously injured in a motor vehicle crash in Brightwaters, Suffolk County police announced on Saturday, Dec. 7. The 14-year-old was riding westbound on Howells Road near Manatuck Boulevard when he attempted to cross the street and was struck by a westbound 2011 Honda CRV at 10:25 a.m., according to police. The vehicle, driven by 36-year-old Nube Cajamarca of Bay Shore, remained on the scene. Cajamarca was not injured, police said. The teen, who lives in Brightwaters, was transported to Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip with serious injuries, authori…

by Jillian Pikora

12/07/2024

Police & Fire

78-Year-Old Woman Killed In House Fire: PA State Police A 78-year-old woman was killed in a fire at her home in Unionville Borough, state police announced on Thursday, Dec. 5. Patricia A. Langham died in a residential fire at 360 Apple Street, Unionville Borough, Centre County, according to Pennsylvania State Police at Rockview. Trooper Ryan Monoski reported the fire began at approximately 12:26 p.m. on Thursday. Despite efforts to contain the blaze, Langham was pronounced dead at the scene. The cause of the fire remains under investigation, authorities said. This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

by Jillian Pikora

12/07/2024

Police & Fire

Woman Charged After Fight Spills Into Parking Lot At Forks Township Giant A woman accused of chasing another woman through the parking lot of a Giant store in Forks Township is facing multiple charges, police announced on Tuesday, Dec. 3. Forks Township police were called to the store at 301 Town Center Boulevard in Easton on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, around 3:24 p.m., for a reported disturbance involving two people fighting inside, authorities said. When officers arrived, they saw a woman chasing another woman outside the store. After separating the two and investigating, police identified the aggressor as 36-year-old Danielle Varju, according to the release. Sh…

by Jillian Pikora

12/07/2024

Obituaries

NJ Wrestler-Turned- Pa-coach, Father Of 3-Month-Old Dies, Suddenly At 32 Kristopher Rahn, 32, a dedicated wrestling coach and devoted family man originally from Haddonfield, New Jersey, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, Dec. 3, leaving behind his wife, Loren, and their 3-month-old daughter, Mallory, family members said. Rahn began his wrestling journey at OLPH Elementary School in Maple Shade, New Jersey, under his uncle’s guidance. He excelled at Haddonfield High School and continued his career at Gannon University, where he pledged the Delta Chi Fraternity in 2012, according to the fraternity's official website. He later transferred to Baker University, earn…

by Jillian Pikora

12/07/2024

Police & Fire

Plumstead Township Man, 26, Killed In Route 32 Crash: Police A Plumstead Township man was killed when his car struck a tree along Route 32 in Solebury Township, police announced Saturday, Dec. 7. Nicholas Camillo, 26, was driving southbound near Chapel Road around 8:35 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, when his vehicle left the roadway, veered onto the shoulder, and hit a tree, according to Solebury Township police. Camillo was trapped inside the vehicle and extricated by the New Hope Eagle Fire Company, authorities said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Preliminary investigations suggest excessive speed was a factor in the crash, police said. The investiga…

by Jillian Pikora

12/06/2024

News

Pregnant PA Mom 3X Legal Limit In DUI Crash Killing Her 11-Year-Old Son Sentenced: DA A Lancaster mother who killed her teenage son while driving drunk with a blood alcohol level more than three times the legal limit has been sentenced to nine to 22 years in state prison, authorities announced Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. Jennifer Cheri Johnson, 39, of the 600 block of 4th Street, was found guilty on Dec. 4 following a three-day bench trial. The charges stem from a February 2021 crash in Manheim Township that killed her 11-year-old son, seriously injured two others, and left her unborn child unharmed, as Daily Voice previously reported. Eyewitnesses reported Johnson was driving e…

by Jillian Pikora

12/06/2024

Traffic

Tractor-Trailer Fire Shuts Down I-81 South Near PA/MD Border: PennDOT Interstate 81 South has fully reopened in Franklin County after a tractor-trailer fire shut down the roadway Friday evening, PennDOT announced. The fire occurred between Exit 14 (Wayne Avenue) and Exit 10 (PA-914/Marion) just after 6:15 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 6, initially closing all southbound lanes, according to PennDOT spokesperson Fritzi Schreffler. Crews worked to offload the trailer’s contents into another truck before clearing the scene just after 10:30 p.m. Details about what the trailer was carrying have not been released. 🚨Happening Now!🚨 6:30pm I-81 SB @ mm 13. Crews are wor…

by Jillian Pikora

12/06/2024

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