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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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Lehigh Weis Market Chaos: Man Dies After Throwing Wine Bottle, Fighting Police: DA (UPDATE) Lehigh Weis Market Chaos: Man Dies After Throwing Wine Bottle, Fighting Police: DA (UPDATE)
Lehigh Weis Market Chaos: Man Dies After Throwing Wine Bottle, Fighting Police: DA (Update) A chaotic scene inside a Lehigh County Weis Market ended with a 45-year-old Emmaus man dead, officials announced on Thursday, July 31. Timothy D. Vanbilliard was acting erratically, paranoid, and uncooperative inside the Weis Market on the 1500 block of North Cedar Crest Boulevard in South Whitehall Township on Sunday, May 11, according to District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan. Vanbilliard accused responding officers of being imposters sent to kill him before he began destroying items and hurled a wine bottle at police, investigators said. Officers attempted to deescalate him for several minut…

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Woman Arrested After Hit-And-Run Critically Injures Bicyclist On Long Island: Police Woman Arrested After Hit-And-Run Critically Injures Bicyclist On Long Island: Police
Woman Arrested After Hit-And-Run Critically Injures Bicyclist On Long Island: Police A bicyclist was critically injured in a hit-and-run crash in Wyandanch, Suffolk County police announced on Saturday, Aug. 2. Bertha Dantant, 49, of Wyandanch, was arrested after fleeing the scene of a collision that left a man in critical condition, police said. The crash happened when Dantant, driving a 2011 Toyota Camry, struck the northbound bicyclist as he was making a right turn from Lewis Street onto eastbound Irving Avenue around 10:07 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 1, according to police. The victim, described as an adult male approximately 50 years old, was transported to Good Samaritan Hos…

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Pedestrian Killed Crossing Road On Long Island: Police Pedestrian Killed Crossing Road On Long Island: Police
Pedestrian Killed Crossing Road On Long Island: Police A 56-year-old man was killed after being struck by a vehicle in Middle Island, Suffolk County police announced on Saturday, Aug. 2. Robert Trombly was crossing the westbound lane of Middle Country Road near Tudor Lane when he was struck by a westbound 2021 Hyundai Sonata driven by Giovanna Cieslak, 19, of Coram, at 9:20 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 1, detectives said. Trombly, of Middle Island, was transported by Middle Island Rescue to NY Langone Hospital–Suffolk in Patchogue, where he was pronounced dead, according to the Suffolk County Police Department. Cieslak was not injured. The Hyundai was…

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Teen Airlifted In Water Rescue After Hidden Lake Rope Swing Accident: Manchester Twp. Police Teen Airlifted In Water Rescue After Hidden Lake Rope Swing Accident: Manchester Twp. Police
Teen Airlifted In Water Rescue After Hidden Lake Rope Swing Accident: Manchester Twp. Police A 16-year-old boy was critically injured in a rope swing accident at Hidden Lake in Manchester Township, authorities announced on Saturday, Aug. 2. Emergency services were dispatched to the remote Whiting location at approximately 4:16 p.m. on Wednesday, July 30, according to the Manchester Township Police Department. Responding officers — Sgt. Michael Guarino, Ptl. Sage Sysol, Ptl. Taylor Schandall, Ptl. Liam Christensen, and Ptl. Sean Rembach — faced difficult terrain as they rushed to the lake. Two police vehicles became disabled on the off-road path, forcing officers to abandon them and…

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6 Girls Sexually Abused In PA Farm Basement, Barn: Affidavit 6 Girls Sexually Abused In PA Farm Basement, Barn: Affidavit
6 Girls Sexually Abused In PA Farm Basement, Barn: Affidavit A Pennsylvania man is accused of sexually abusing six girls in a Salisbury Township farm basement, barn, and pond over several years, Pennsylvania State Police announced in an affidavit of probable cause filed this month. Samuel S. Beiler, 25, of Gap (Lancaster County), has been charged with 12 felonies, including involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, aggravated indecent assault, and corruption of minors, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. The case began after Lancaster County Children and Youth Services filed multiple child welfare reports in June 2025, investigators e…

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Knife Attack, ICE Detainer: Harrisburg Man Accused Of Strangling Girlfriend In Domestic Assault Knife Attack, ICE Detainer: Harrisburg Man Accused Of Strangling Girlfriend In Domestic Assault
Knife Attack, ICE Detainer: Harrisburg Man Accused Of Strangling Girlfriend In Domestic Assault A Harrisburg man under an ICE detainer is accused of attempting to stab and strangle his girlfriend in a brutal attack, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Saturday, Aug. 2. Amos Datus, 36, remains in Dauphin County Prison after a city judge denied him bail, agreeing with police that he poses an “extreme danger” not only to the victim but to the public at large, according to court documents. The attack happened inside a home on the 1300 block of Liberty Street on Thursday, July 17 around 9:45 p.m. Police said Datus grabbed a knife, threatened to kill his girlfriend, Gert…

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PA Child Assaulted In Hotel During NYC Vacation: DOJ PA Child Assaulted In Hotel During NYC Vacation: DOJ
PA Child Assaulted In Hotel During NYC Vacation: DOJ A Macungie man will spend the next 30 years in federal prison for transporting a child across state lines to sexually abuse them and for accessing child pornography, the FBI announced on Friday, Aug. 1. George Travis Woodfield, 41, was sentenced to three decades behind bars and a lifetime of supervised release after pleading guilty earlier this year, according to federal prosecutors on Monday, July 28. He was also ordered to pay $12,000 in restitution. Court records show that in November 2018, Woodfield drove an 11-year-old child from Pennsylvania to New York City for an overnight trip, whe…

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Boiling Springs Man With 14 Convictions Gets Nearly Decade In Prison For Homemade Rifle: ICE Boiling Springs Man With 14 Convictions Gets Nearly Decade In Prison For Homemade Rifle: ICE
Boiling Springs Man With 14 Convictions Gets Nearly Decade In Prison For Homemade Rifle: ICE A Pennsylvania man with a long criminal record, including convictions for indecent assault and multiple DUIs, will spend nearly a decade in federal prison for illegally manufacturing a firearm, authorities announced Friday, Aug. 1. Philip Shearer, 49, of Harrisburg — previously of Boiling Springs, Enola, Mechanicsburg, and Chambersburg according to public records — admitted to possessing an unregistered short-barrel rifle along with more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition, several high-capacity magazines, night vision goggles, and a ghillie suit, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the …

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Gunshot Suicide Reported Outside Pennsylvania State Police Barracks Gunshot Suicide Reported Outside Pennsylvania State Police Barracks
Gunshot Suicide Reported Outside Pennsylvania State Police Barracks A man was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound outside the Pennsylvania State Police Carlisle station in South Middleton Township on Thursday, July 31, authorities announced on Friday, Aug. 1. Troopers were alerted around 10:20 a.m. after patrons inside the station’s lobby reported a possible shooting in the grassy area at the front of the building, according to the release. Responding personnel immediately secured the exterior, established a perimeter, and canvassed the grounds. Investigators located an 83-year-old man from Shippensburg lying in front of the station with a gunsho…

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One Killed, Another Injured In Small Plane Crash Onto NY Road: Police One Killed, Another Injured In Small Plane Crash Onto NY Road: Police
One Killed, Another Injured In Small Plane Crash Onto NY Road: Police A small plane carrying two men crashed onto a road in a New York neighborhood, killing one and injuring the other, police announced on Friday, Aug. 1. The crash happened just after 1:30 p.m. near Maplewood Park, north of State Route 104, according to Rochester Police Captain Greg Bello. The plane came to rest on Bridge View Drive in Rochester’s Maplewood neighborhood, and no vehicles were involved, Bello said. One man was pronounced dead at the scene, while the other was extricated from the wreckage and taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Their identities have not been r…

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