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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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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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Stolen Gun, Crack, Cop Car Ram: NY Football Star-Turned-Felon Indicted In Harrisburg: DOJ Stolen Gun, Crack, Cop Car Ram: NY Football Star-Turned-Felon Indicted In Harrisburg: DOJ
Stolen Gun, Crack, Cop Car Ram: NY Football Star-Turned-Felon Indicted In Harrisburg: 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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Schools
Student Scored $127K In Aid With University Application Full Of Lies — Now He’s In ICE Custody Student Scored $127K In Aid With University Application Full Of Lies — Now He’s In ICE Custody
Student Scored $127K In Aid With University Application Full Of Lies — Now He’s In ICE Custody A student who faked his way into Lehigh University and received over $127,000 in aid is now in ICE custody — marking the school’s third international student in recent years to face criminal charges, including one who poisoned his roommate and another who used a fake death certificate to win a full scholarship. All three have since been removed or are being deported. Cryilstan Sowah-Nai, originally from Ghana, pleaded no contest to securing execution of documents by deception on Monday, April 28, according to the Northampton County District Attorney’s Office. Investigators say he misrepresen…

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Driver Dies After Two-Vehicle Crash In Lancaster County: Police Driver Dies After Two-Vehicle Crash In Lancaster County: Police
Driver Dies After Two-Vehicle Crash In Lancaster County: Police A woman died after a two-car crash in Lancaster County, the Northwest Regional Police Department announced on Wednesday, April 30. Elena Murariu, 55, of West Donegal Township, was one of two drivers hospitalized after a collision at the intersection of Turnpike and Bossler roads at 5:23 p.m., police said. Emergency crews had to extricate one of the drivers trapped in their vehicle, authorities added. Both drivers were transported to local hospitals for treatment, but Murariu was later pronounced dead at 9:11 p.m. in the operating room at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Hospital, according t…

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2 Hospitalized After PA State Police Vehicle Causes Head-On Crash In Lancaster 2 Hospitalized After PA State Police Vehicle Causes Head-On Crash In Lancaster
2 Hospitalized After PA State Police Vehicle Causes Head-On Crash In Lancaster A Pennsylvania State Police vehicle was involved in a crash that ended in a head-on collision in Lancaster County, state police announced on Thursday, May 1. The crash happened on Hartman Bridge Road near the intersection of Leaman Road, according to a release from Pennsylvania State Police. The date of the crash was not immediately available. The PSP vehicle was traveling north behind a 2015 Nissan Murano that had stopped to make a left turn onto Leaman Road. The PSP driver couldn’t stop in time and struck the Murano on its rear driver’s side, the report says. The police vehicle then veer…

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SEPTA Police Officer Brian Zenszer Of Warminster Pleads Guilty To Sharing Child Porn: DOJ SEPTA Police Officer Brian Zenszer Of Warminster Pleads Guilty To Sharing Child Porn: DOJ
SEPTA Police Officer Brian Zenszer Of Warminster Pleads Guilty To Sharing Child Porn: DOJ A SEPTA transit police officer has pleaded guilty to federal charges of child pornography possession and distribution, the U.S. Department of Justice announced on Wednesday, April 30. Brian Zenszer, 44, of Warminster, admitted to knowingly distributing and possessing child pornography during a hearing before U.S. District Court Judge Harvey Bartle III, according to a statement from U.S. Attorney David Metcalf. Zenszer was charged by federal indictment in December following a joint investigation by the FBI and the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office. The case stemmed from two CyberTips t…

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1-Month-Old Girl Dies After Being Found Unresponsive In Philadelphia Home: Police 1-Month-Old Girl Dies After Being Found Unresponsive In Philadelphia Home: Police
1-Month-Old Girl Dies After Being Found Unresponsive In Philadelphia Home: Police An infant girl was found unresponsive by her parents inside their Philadelphia home and later pronounced dead at a nearby hospital, authorities said. Police and medics responded to the 1800 block of North 27th Street around 7:13 p.m. on Wednesday, April 30, after the parents of a 1-month-old infant called for help, Philadelphia police said. Medics with the Philadelphia Fire Department rushed the baby girl to St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, where she was pronounced dead at 7:56 p.m., officials said. The scene was secured and the Special Victims Unit is leading the investigation…

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Two Pregnant Women Injured In I-95 Crash Involving Overturned Vehicle Hauler: PSP Two Pregnant Women Injured In I-95 Crash Involving Overturned Vehicle Hauler: PSP
Two Pregnant Women Injured In I-95 Crash Involving Overturned Vehicle Hauler: PSP Two pregnant women were taken to the hospital after a vehicle hauler overturned in a four-car crash on I-95 North in Delaware County, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Thursday, May 1. The collision occurred around 6:25 a.m. when a vehicle hauler carrying three passenger vehicles was “operating too fast for traffic conditions” and failed to stop due to a traffic backlog, according to Trooper Paul Holdefer. Updated: Multi vehicle crash on I-95 northbound between Exit 4: US 322 EAST - COMM BARRY BR/NEW JERSEY and Exit 5: KERLIN ST. All lanes closed. https://t.co/lcAbCtKsoI — 511PA St…

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Girl Raped For Years In Berks, Chester Counties, DA Charges Morgantown Man Girl Raped For Years In Berks, Chester Counties, DA Charges Morgantown Man
Girl Raped For Years In Berks, Chester Counties, DA Charges Morgantown Man A Morgantown man is facing multiple charges for allegedly sexually abusing a girl for several years in Berks and Chester counties. Jonathan E. Rodriguez, 39, was arrested after the Berks County District Attorney’s Office received a Childline referral in March from the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services. The victim, now an adult, told detectives that Rodriguez began raping her when she was 14 years old. The abuse allegedly happened at homes in Caernarvon Township, Berks County, and in Chester County, according to the district attorney’s office. The investigation revealed that after t…

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