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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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Pregnant Mom, 2 Children Killed In Arson Fire; 2 Suspects Charged With Murder: Philly Police Pregnant Mom, 2 Children Killed In Arson Fire; 2 Suspects Charged With Murder: Philly Police
Pregnant Mom, 2 Children Killed In Arson Fire; 2 Suspects Charged With Murder: Philly Police Two men have been arrested and charged with murder after a Philadelphia rowhome fire killed a pregnant woman and her two young children, police announced on Friday, June 27. The deadly blaze broke out just before 5 a.m. on Friday, June 13, 2025, in the 2500 block of North Corlies Street in the Strawberry Mansion section of the city. Officers from the 22nd District arrived at 4:53 a.m. to find the home fully engulfed in flames. Firefighters pulled five people from the burning building. Victims Identified As Mom, 2 Children Two children — 6-year-old Aaaad Thompson and 4-year-old Alaya Thomps…

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Scooter Rider With Loaded Gun Fights Cops On Long Island, Police Say Scooter Rider With Loaded Gun Fights Cops On Long Island, Police Say
Scooter Rider With Loaded Gun Fights Cops On Long Island, Police Say A Hempstead man was arrested after allegedly riding a scooter without lights and fighting off officers as they discovered he had a loaded gun in Uniondale, Nassau County police announced on Saturday, June 28, 2025. Selvin Watts, 42, of Brown Avenue, was stopped on an electric scooter at 12:15 a.m. on Argyle Avenue near Nassau Road, according to First Squad Detectives. Police say the scooter had no lights, prompting a traffic stop with emergency lights and sirens. During the investigation, officers attempted to arrest Watts, who they say became combative and violent while resisting arrest. …

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Barricaded Gunman In Philadelphia Home Surrenders After SWAT Response: Police (UPDATE) Barricaded Gunman In Philadelphia Home Surrenders After SWAT Response: Police (UPDATE)
Barricaded Gunman In Philadelphia Home Surrenders After SWAT Response: Police (Update) A standoff involving an armed man barricaded inside a Philadelphia home ended peacefully with his arrest, authorities said on Saturday, June 28. The man locked himself inside a home on the 3900 block of Manayunk Avenue at 11:32 a.m. while armed with a weapon, prompting a SWAT deployment, police said in a release. He was taken into custody by 12:31 p.m. without incident, and no injuries were reported, officials confirmed. The scene has been secured and the investigation is ongoing.

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SUV Overturns On Commack Ramp, Woman Seriously Injured: Suffolk County Police SUV Overturns On Commack Ramp, Woman Seriously Injured: Suffolk County Police
SUV Overturns On Commack Ramp, Woman Seriously Injured: Suffolk County Police A woman was seriously hurt when her SUV flipped off a ramp in Commack, Suffolk County Police announced on Saturday, June 28. The crash happened around 8:50 a.m. on the entrance ramp between westbound Express Drive North and Exit 53, according to detectives from the Fourth Squad. Cindy Membreno-Reyes, 35, of Brentwood, was behind the wheel of a 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe when she lost control and the vehicle overturned, authorities said. Commack Volunteer Ambulance transported her to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore for treatment of serious injuries. The SUV was impounded for a safet…

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Shooter Guilty! Sisters, 4 And 6, Nearly Killed As 30 Shots Ripped Through Dauphin County Home Shooter Guilty! Sisters, 4 And 6, Nearly Killed As 30 Shots Ripped Through Dauphin County Home
Shooter Guilty! Sisters, 4 And 6, Nearly Killed As 30 Shots Ripped Through Dauphin County Home A man admitted mid-trial to helping orchestrate a violent 2022 shooting in Swatara Township that left two young girls critically wounded as they slept, Dauphin County authorities announced on Friday, June 27. Kani Little, now 28, took the stand on the fifth day of his jury trial on Thursday, June 13, 2025, admitting he played a role in a retaliatory shooting on the 4900 block of Cumberland Street on August 11, 2022. The attack, triggered by a fight earlier that night, left a 6-year-old girl with a lung injury and a 4-year-old girl with life-threatening gunshot wounds to her arm and chest. L…

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Massive Flavored Vape Bust At Long Island Smoke Shop Nets Two Arrests: Police Massive Flavored Vape Bust At Long Island Smoke Shop Nets Two Arrests: Police
Massive Flavored Vape Bust At Long Island Smoke Shop Nets Two Arrests: Police A massive flavored vape bust at a Long Island smoke shop has led to charges for two Hicksville men, police announced on Saturday, June 28. Officers with the Fifth Precinct’s Problem Oriented Police (POP) Unit targeted the Tobacco Junction Smoke Shop located at 201 Hempstead Turnpike in Elmont following complaints about illegal vape sales, police said in a release. During a sweep at 5:30 p.m., officers observed a large quantity of flavored vape products on display and available for purchase—violations of local tobacco regulations, according to investigators. As a result, two employees were …

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Driver Doing 130 MPH On LIE With No Headlights Caught At Local Home: Soffolk County Police Driver Doing 130 MPH On LIE With No Headlights Caught At Local Home: Soffolk County Police
Driver Doing 130 MPH On LIE With No Headlights Caught At Local Home: Soffolk County Police A Long Island man who sped away from officers at 130 mph with his headlights off on the Long Island Expressway was tracked down and arrested at his home in Coram, Suffolk County police announced on Saturday, June 28. Matthew Serritella, 21, was taken into custody after the Suffolk County Police Department's Street Takeover Task Force found his 2004 Infinity sedan outside his home on Sandpiper Lane around 7:50 p.m. on Friday, June 27, according to police. The arrest stems from a high-speed chase that began around 11 p.m. on Saturday, June 22, when officers tried to stop the vehicle on the ea…

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Motorcyclist Killed After Crashing Into Utility Pole On Long Island: Police Motorcyclist Killed After Crashing Into Utility Pole On Long Island: Police
Motorcyclist Killed After Crashing Into Utility Pole On Long Island: Police A man was killed when he lost control of his motorcycle and slammed into a utility pole in Glen Head, Nassau County detectives announced. The fatal crash happened on Scudders Lane around 5:57 p.m. on Friday, June 27, according to detectives with the Sixth Squad. A 36-year-old man was driving a black 2023 Kawasaki motorcycle eastbound when he lost control and collided with the pole, police said in a release. He suffered serious injuries and was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead by medical staff, authorities said. His identity has not yet been released pending family…

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Decade Of Child Sex Assaults Lands Lancaster Man Years Behind Bars, Lifetime As Offender Decade Of Child Sex Assaults Lands Lancaster Man Years Behind Bars, Lifetime As Offender
Decade Of Child Sex Assaults Lands Lancaster Man Years Behind Bars, Lifetime As Offender A man who repeatedly sexually assaulted a child over the course of nearly a decade has been sentenced to state prison, the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office announced on Friday, June 27. Michael Everett Hollingsworth, 53, of Fulton Township, was handed a sentence of six to 16 years in prison, followed by three years of probation, after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a girl who was about 9 years old when the abuse began. He pleaded guilty on Wednesday, June 12 to a series of charges, including: Two counts of Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse with a Person Less than 1…

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Stabbed While Partying Before Miami Trip: Dauphin Jury Convicts ‘Boogz’ Of Cold-Blooded Killing Stabbed While Partying Before Miami Trip: Dauphin Jury Convicts ‘Boogz’ Of Cold-Blooded Killing
Stabbed While Partying Before Miami Trip: Dauphin Jury Convicts ‘Boogz’ Of Cold-Blooded Killing A Pennsylvania man was convicted of second-degree murder after stabbing a 22-year-old during a family hangout, just hours before the victim was set to leave for spring break in Miami, authorities announced on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. Davon Hairston, 29 — known on the streets as “Boogz” — was found guilty after plunging a knife into Damien Servidio’s abdomen, nearly severing his spine, inside a Harrisburg apartment on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, around 8:53 p.m., the Dauphin County District Attorney’s Office said. Servidio was laughing with friends and family inside apartment 2A at 3 N. 16th S…

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