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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
NJ Driver Drags Officer, Nearly Hits Pedestrian Fleeing Traffic Stop In NY, Suffolk Police Say NJ Driver Drags Officer, Nearly Hits Pedestrian Fleeing Traffic Stop In NY, Suffolk Police Say
NJ Driver Drags Officer, Nearly Hits Pedestrian Fleeing Traffic Stop In NY, Suffolk Police Say A New Jersey woman dragged a Nassau County police officer and nearly struck a pedestrian while fleeing a traffic stop in Valley Stream, authorities announced on Friday, May 2. Charmaine N. Norville, 47, of Irvington, was behind the wheel of a black 2010 Volkswagen Jetta with multiple violations — an expired inspection sticker, a missing front plate, and an unregistered rear plate — when officers stopped her in the parking lot of 77 Green Acres Road West at 1:50 p.m., on Thursday, May 1, according to detectives with the Fifth Squad. Norville allegedly refused to provide her license and regis…

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Police & Fire
'I Pooped On Her Car': Road Rage Defecation In Pennsylvania Park Caught In Viral Video 'I Pooped On Her Car': Road Rage Defecation In Pennsylvania Park Caught In Viral Video
'I Pooped On Her Car': Road Rage Defecation In Pennsylvania Park Caught In Viral Video A Delaware County woman was arrested after allegedly defecating on another driver’s car during a bizarre road rage incident that was caught on video and quickly went viral, police said on Thursday, May 1. Christina Marie Solometo, 44, of Ridley Park, is accused of squatting on a vehicle’s hood and relieving herself during a traffic dispute at Fourth Street and Madison Avenue in Prospect Park on Tuesday, April 29, according to Prospect Park Police and court documents. The video, which has circulated widely on social media, shows a woman apparently pantsless stepping out of a vehicle, sitting…

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Schools
13-Year-Old Girl Targeted In Lewd Exposure Incident Near Hicksville School: Nassau Police 13-Year-Old Girl Targeted In Lewd Exposure Incident Near Hicksville School: Nassau Police
13-Year-Old Girl Targeted In Lewd Exposure Incident Near Hicksville School: Nassau Police A 13-year-old girl was the victim of a lewd act by a man in an SUV just outside Hicksville, Nassau County Police announced on Thursday, May 1. The incident happened at 11:15 a.m. on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, as the girl was walking along 4th Street near Jerusalem Avenue, close to Hicksville High School. According to detectives, the girl noticed a grey Nissan Rogue parked at the corner of 4th Street and Division Avenue. The driver made a U-turn, traveled eastbound, and slowly passed the girl while making continuous eye contact. The man then stopped near Jerusalem Avenue. As the girl walked…

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Politics
70 Arrested After Bernie Sanders Joins May Day Rally In Philadelphia 70 Arrested After Bernie Sanders Joins May Day Rally In Philadelphia
70 Arrested After Bernie Sanders Joins May Day Rally In Philadelphia A sea of protesters filled the streets of Philadelphia for International Workers’ Day on Thursday, May 1, rallying against policies they say favor billionaires over the working class. By nightfall, 70 people were in police custody. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders headlined the “Workers Over Billionaires” rally hosted by the Philadelphia AFL-CIO outside City Hall. The event, part of a nationwide day of action, drew thousands to the city’s core and shut down major roads during rush hour. “Today we send a message to the billionaire class: You will not destroy the rights of working people,” Sanders…

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Manheim Twp Birthday Party Sexual Assault Of Child; 35-Year-Old Man Waives Hearing (UPDATE) Manheim Twp Birthday Party Sexual Assault Of Child; 35-Year-Old Man Waives Hearing (UPDATE)
Manheim Twp Birthday Party Sexual Assault Of Child; 35-Year-Old Man Waives Hearing (Update) A Rapho Township man accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl during a Lancaster County birthday party has waived his preliminary hearing, allowing the case to move forward to county court, prosecutors announced on Thursday, May 1. Matthew L. Castleberry, 35, of the 100 block of West Center Street, appeared before Judge Courtney Monson on Monday, April 15. Instead of contesting the charges at the preliminary hearing, he waived it, sending the case to Lancaster County Court. Castleberry is accused of targeting the teen during a birthday party on the 200 block of McCaskey Avenue in M…

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News
Gun Used In Homicide Lands Seller Up 20 Years Jail Time: Bucks DA Gun Used In Homicide Lands Seller Up 20 Years Jail Time: Bucks DA
Gun Used In Homicide Lands Seller Up 20 Years Jail Time: Bucks DA A Delaware County woman who admitted to buying guns for criminals was sentenced to state prison after one of the firearms she sold was used in a Philadelphia homicide, the Bucks County District Attorney's Office announced on Thursday, May 1. Demia Burrell-Brinkley, 31, of Lansdowne, was sentenced to eight to 20 years in state prison after pleading guilty to multiple straw purchase-related charges, authorities said. She admitted to illegally buying four firearms between July 2020 and May 2022 from gun shops in Bucks and Montgomery counties, then selling them for $200 each, according to the r…

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Police & Fire
WATCH: Ransacking At PA Waste Plant, Truck Nearly Stolen, Police Say WATCH: Ransacking At PA Waste Plant, Truck Nearly Stolen, Police Say
Watch: Ransacking At PA Waste Plant, Truck Nearly Stolen, Police Say A man in white-patched jeans stormed a Montgomery County wastewater facility, then tried stealing a vehicle from a nearby landscaping business—all while carrying a duffel bag—Plymouth Township Police say. The bold break-ins happened in the early morning hours of Sunday, April 27 on Ross Street in Plymouth Township, authorities announced in a Thursday, May 1 release. Police say the suspect—described as a Black male with a mustache—burglarized the East Norriton-Plymouth-Whitpain Waste Water Treatment Plant before making his way to another property close by. There, he allegedly broke into a l…

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Disabled Woman Raped For Years By Family Acquaintance, Kennett Square Police Say Disabled Woman Raped For Years By Family Acquaintance, Kennett Square Police Say
Disabled Woman Raped For Years By Family Acquaintance, Kennett Square Police Say A man is wanted for raping a mentally disabled woman for more than four years in Kennett Square, authorities announced on Thursday, May 1. Gilberto Juarez-Mercado, who has also gone by Gilberto Juarez and Gilberto Mercado, is accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting an adult female victim with a mental disability, according to the Kennett Square Police Department. Investigators said the woman disclosed the abuse to her caretaker on Wednesday, Feb. 7. The assaults reportedly occurred at a home along the 700 block of South Washington Street. Police identified Juarez-Mercado as a family acqu…

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‘I’ll Get My Gun’: Wanted Bristol Man Sparks SWAT Standoff, Sheriff Says ‘I’ll Get My Gun’: Wanted Bristol Man Sparks SWAT Standoff, Sheriff Says
‘I’ll Get My Gun’: Wanted Bristol Man Sparks SWAT Standoff, Sheriff Says A wanted man threatened to grab a gun during a tense standoff with Bucks County deputies in a quiet Bristol Township neighborhood, authorities announced on Thursday, May 1. John Chambers, 52, had been dodging authorities after failing to appear in court on assault-related charges when deputies finally tracked him to a home on the zero block of Wildflower Road, according to the Bucks County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies surrounded the house early Thursday morning and spotted Chambers inside. But when they tried to make contact, the situation quickly escalated—Chambers allegedly became combative…

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News
Stolen Gun, Crack, Cop Car Ram: NY Football Star-Turned-Felon Indicted In Pennsylvania: DOJ Stolen Gun, Crack, Cop Car Ram: NY Football Star-Turned-Felon Indicted In Pennsylvania: DOJ
Stolen Gun, Crack, Cop Car Ram: NY Football Star-Turned-Felon Indicted In Pennsylvania: DOJ A man driving a stolen car rammed a police cruiser and was later caught with crack cocaine, a stolen gun, and more, federal authorities announced in a grand jury indictment on Thursday, May 1. Kyree Maurice Ross, 30, of Harrisburg, has been federally charged with possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine, possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number, and two counts of possession of firearms by a felon, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Ross is originally from New …

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