Partly Cloudy 71°

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.

Jillian Pikora's Contributions

News
Brothers Message Children On Instagram From Enola Home: East Pennsboro Police Brothers Message Children On Instagram From Enola Home: East Pennsboro Police
Brothers Message Children On Instagram From Enola Home: East Pennsboro Police Two Cumberland County brothers are facing felony charges after police say they found child pornography during a search of their shared Enola home. Keith Lynn Knepp, 55, and Douglas Allen Knepp, 58, were arrested following an East Pennsboro Township Police investigation that began in July 2023, according to court documents. A 13-year-old girl told police she had been contacted on Instagram by someone using the handle “Keith_Knepp.” The man allegedly asked her to download a video chat app and tried to engage her in sexual conversations, including questions about her genitalia, investigators s…

SHARE

by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
FBI Impersonator Scams Trail Creek Outfitters Out Of Nearly $2K In Delco: PSP FBI Impersonator Scams Trail Creek Outfitters Out Of Nearly $2K In Delco: PSP
FBI Impersonator Scams Trail Creek Outfitters Out Of Nearly $2K In Delco: PSP A store manager was duped out of nearly $2,000 by a phone scammer pretending to be an FBI agent in Concord Township, Pennsylvania State Police announced in a release issued Monday, April 21. The impersonator called Trail Creek Outfitters on Wilmington West Chester Pike around 8:40 p.m. on Sunday, March 3, and instructed the manager to buy several Green Dot MoneyPak gift cards totaling $1,845.80, PSP Media troopers said. In addition to the gift cards, the actor convinced the 34-year-old victim from Landenberg to send $880 via CashApp to the handle "$Bigmomma4120" (stansmon), according to the…

SHARE

by Jillian Pikora
News
Child Abused By Mom's Live-In BF Lands NJ Man Decades In PA Prison: Lehigh DA Child Abused By Mom's Live-In BF Lands NJ Man Decades In PA Prison: Lehigh DA
Child Abused By Mom's Live-In BF Lands NJ Man Decades In PA Prison: Lehigh DA A New Jersey man who sexually abused a 13-year-old Pennsylvania girl while living with her mother in Lehigh County has been sentenced to decades in state prison, authorities announced on Monday, April 22. Spartak A. Fedorovich, 38, of Phillipsburg, began sexually abusing the girl in Upper Saucon Township when she was 12, according to the Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office. At the time, he was living in the same household as the victim. Police were dispatched to the home for a report of suspicious activity on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022, and the girl later disclosed she had been in a sexua…

SHARE

by Jillian Pikora
News
'Demon In The House' Raped Children, Beat Victims, Locked Them In Closet For Years: Chesco DA 'Demon In The House' Raped Children, Beat Victims, Locked Them In Closet For Years: Chesco DA
'Demon In The House' Raped Children, Beat Victims, Locked Them In Closet For Years: Chesco DA A Chester County man repeatedly raped children, choked and beat his victims, and locked them in a closet to keep them silent, the Chester County District Attorney’s Office announced on Tuesday, April 22. Sean Crawford, 46, was found guilty of sexually abusing multiple children—starting when one was just 9 years old—and an intimate partner over a five-year span, prosecutors said. Crawford used brutal tactics to control and isolate his victims, according to investigators. He locked them in a small closet as punishment and told them he would kill them if they ever spoke up about the abuse. He …

SHARE

by Jillian Pikora
News
Missing Lancaster Woman Found Dead In Susquehanna River: Coroner Missing Lancaster Woman Found Dead In Susquehanna River: Coroner
Missing Lancaster Woman Found Dead In Susquehanna River: Coroner A woman who vanished from Lancaster City has been found dead in the Susquehanna River, the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office confirmed on Tuesday, April 22. April Wefler, 33, was last seen on Tuesday, April 15, and reported missing by her family four days later after she failed to report for work and could not be contacted. When relatives visited her home on South Queen Street, they found drawers and cabinets open, suggesting she left unexpectedly. At 3:17 p.m. on Friday, April 18, West Hempfield Township Police were called to the shoreline of the Susquehanna River between the Wrights Ferry…

SHARE

by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Loaded Gun Pointed At Teens Behind Long Island 99 Cents Store: Police Loaded Gun Pointed At Teens Behind Long Island 99 Cents Store: Police
Loaded Gun Pointed At Teens Behind Long Island 99 Cents Store: Police A man pointed a loaded gun at two teenage boys behind a 99-cent store in Elmont, detectives announced on Tuesday, April 22. William Stegman, 59, of Ludlam Place, allegedly aimed a loaded Smith & Wesson handgun at the 16-year-olds while they were behind the 99 Cent & Up Deal store at 1545 Hempstead Turnpike at 6 p.m. on Monday, April 21, according to the Fifth Squad. Stegman peered over his backyard fence before pointing the weapon at the teens, who ran home and told their parents, detectives said. Police were then notified and launched an investigation. Officers located Stegman at …

SHARE

by Jillian Pikora
News
Child Porn Found On Devices Seized From Havertown Man’s Home: State Police Child Porn Found On Devices Seized From Havertown Man’s Home: State Police
Child Porn Found On Devices Seized From Havertown Man’s Home: State Police A Delaware County man is accused of hoarding child pornography on his electronics, Pennsylvania State Police announced in a disturbing update on Monday, April 21. John Jonas Wolfe, 65, was identified during a proactive online child exploitation sting conducted by the PSP’s Computer Crime Task Force, according to the release. The probe led investigators to 1417 Kingsley Drive in Havertown Township, where they executed a search warrant on Tuesday, March 5. Inside, troopers seized Wolfe’s electronic devices — later found to contain child sexual abuse material on Thursday, April 17, officials s…

SHARE

by Jillian Pikora
News
Motorcyclist Killed After High-Speed Lane Change On I-95 In Ridley: PA State Police Motorcyclist Killed After High-Speed Lane Change On I-95 In Ridley: PA State Police
Motorcyclist Killed After High-Speed Lane Change On I-95 In Ridley: PA State Police A motorcyclist was killed after making a high-speed lane change and slamming into an SUV on I-95 in Ridley Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, April 21. The crash happened in the southbound lanes near mile marker 7.1 on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway at around 8:45 p.m. on Wednesday, April 17, according to the PSP Media Station. Troopers say 24-year-old Tyler Rinck of East Norriton, Montgomery County, was riding a 2024 Suzuki SX4 in the left lane when he attempted an unsafe lane change at a high rate of speed, striking a 2022 Audi Q3 in the rear.…

SHARE

by Jillian Pikora
Traffic
Crash Sends Highway Sign Flying Over Edge At I-83 2nd St Exit In Harrisburg Crash Sends Highway Sign Flying Over Edge At I-83 2nd St Exit In Harrisburg
Crash Sends Highway Sign Flying Over Edge At I-83 2nd St Exit In Harrisburg A highway sign was ripped from the ground and thrown over the edge during a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 83 in Harrisburg, causing chaos during Monday evening rush hour, on Monday, April 21, PennDOT spokesperson Fritzi Schreffler said. The crash struck just after 5 p.m. at the 2nd Street exit on I-83 North (Exit 43), shutting down the right lane and shoulder as fire crews rushed to the scene. The impact knocked over a portable message board and the steel post holding the large green exit sign — both sent over the embankment in a dramatic show of force. Chains were quickly attached to t…

SHARE

by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Deathbed Declaration Leads To Arrest, Murder Conviction Of York Man: DA Deathbed Declaration Leads To Arrest, Murder Conviction Of York Man: DA
Deathbed Declaration Leads To Arrest, Murder Conviction Of York Man: DA A York man was convicted of murder after the victim identified him as the shooter moments before dying, authorities said. Jesus Cintron-Molina, 35, was shot multiple times in the 400 block of West Market Street around 7:20 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, York City police announced later that night. He was taken to WellSpan York Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 8:04 p.m., according to Deputy Coroner Molly York. While on his deathbed, Cintron-Molina named “Freddie Reyes-Luna” as his killer, Captain Daniel Lentz told Daily Voice on Friday, Oct. 6. An autopsy was conducted at Lehigh Va…

SHARE

by Jillian Pikora
Prev Page 9 of 733 7 8 9 10 11 Next
81 - 90 of 7,329 articles