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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

Gettysburg Man Missing For Months, State Police Say A Gettysburg man has been missing for months and a reward is being offered for tips that lead police to him, authorities shared on Friday, June 9, 2023. Markell "Kell" T. Byrd, 29 has been missing since the middle of February, authorities first share in March, as Daily Voice reported at the time. Byrd is believed to have been driving a white 2011 Kia Soul, PA LDF5007 at the time he went missing. "Mr. Byrd has been entered in NCIC as a Missing Person," police said, adding that, "attempts to locate Mr. Byrd by his family and this department, have been unsuccessful." A cash rewar…

by Jillian Pikora

06/09/2023

Police & Fire

Fleeing Teen Tosses Loaded Gun: Manheim Police An 18-year-old old was walking down the street when he suddenly saw police, fled, and threw a loaded gun, authorities announced on Friday, June 9, 2023. Jaqua James Carpenter was walking westward with two other men who matched the description of suspected thieves as well as a report of a "person with a firearm" on Millersville Pike on May 18, 2023, according to Manheim Township police and court records. As officers began to approach, "Carpenter spontaneously began running. He was observed removing a black firearm from his waistband and throwing it as he ran. The firearm wa…

by Jillian Pikora

06/09/2023

Police & Fire

Woman Bank Robber With Gun Sought By PA State Police A woman who claimed to have a gun robbed a Lancaster bank on Thursday, June 8, 2023. Pennsylvania State Police were called to the Truist Bank located at 790 Route 41, Salisbury Township around 1:30 p.m. and arrived to find the alarm blaring, according to the PSP release. The bank employee accosted by the robber says the woman handed her a note claiming she had a gun and demanding an a named amount in $50s and $100s, as detailed in the release. The police have released the following description of the robber; Black, between the ages of 20 to 40 years old, approxim…

by Jillian Pikora

06/09/2023

Police & Fire

Off-Duty Officer Catches PA Convict Who Escaped Three Times, Police Say A 23-year-old convicted drug dealer who escaped from police three times has been caught— this time by an off-duty officer, police announced on Friday, June 9, 2023. Dayquawan Martaze Long was spotted in the 100 block of East Street at approximately 7:09 p.m. on Thursday, June 8, 2023. The Carlisle Police Department along with the East Pennsboro Township Police, the Pennsylvania State Police, and the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office attempted to arrest him on numerous warrants but "Long fled from police on foot by running through multiple residential backyards and jum…

by Jillian Pikora

06/09/2023

Traffic

Walmart Tractor-Trailer Crushes Sedan On I-81 In PA: Authorities (Photos) A sedan got stuck under a Walmart tractor-trailer on Interstate 81 on Friday morning, authorities said. The car was found crushed under the trailer near mile marker 13.5 on I-81 North around 4:35 a.m. on June 9, 2023, according to the Franklin Fire Company. A close-up of the car under the trailer.Franklin Fire Company The car was totaled but the tractor-trailer only had minor damage, fire officials said. The front bumper of the crushed car sticking out the other side of the trailer.Franklin Fire Company The driver was able to wriggle out of the sedan before emergency crews arrived,…

by Jillian Pikora

06/09/2023

Police & Fire

Strip Mall Fire In Central PA: Authorities (Update; Photos) A strip mall is partially on fire in Shermans Dale, Carroll Township, authorities say. The two-alarm fire broke out at Village Square Plaza located at 5201 Spring Road shortly after 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 8, 2023, according to emergency dispatch. A forklift to the rear of the structure supposedly caught fire which spread and quickly cover approximately 75 feet of the building— going through the roof, authorities explained in first responder radio broadcasts and people at the scene told Daily Voice. The fire at the rear of Village Square Plaza.Special to Daily Voice We have heard…

by Jillian Pikora

06/08/2023

Police & Fire

14-Year-Old Missing In Central PA: Police A 14-year-old girl has been missing since Tuesday, police say. Janel Tavarez of Lancaster, was reported missing at 12:25 p.m. on June 6, 2023, according to the police. Additional information was not shared. Anyone who knows where Tavarez' might be is asked to call 717-735-3300 or submit a tip online.

by Jillian Pikora

06/08/2023

Police & Fire

2 Troopers Assaulted During 'Disturbance': PA State Police Two Pennsylvania State Troopers were hurt and at least one was disarmed while responding to a "disturbance" in Chambersburg, according to a release by state police on Thursday, June 8, 2023. The incident happened at 1252 Apple Tree Lane in Greene Township around 6:25 p.m. on June 4, 2023, as detailed in the release. Makaela Reiner, 24, of Chambersburg, assaulted Troopers Christopher Alleman and Catherine Miller while being arrested for aggravated assault, according to the release. Reiner has been charged with the following according to her court docket: Two felony counts of aggrava…

by Jillian Pikora

06/08/2023

Police & Fire

Man ID'd Following York County Fire: Coroner (Update) An 88-year-old man was found dead in his home during a fire in York County on Thursday, June 8, 2023, authorities say. Raymond Leber was found dead in his home during a fire in the 700 block of Glen Rock Road/ Route 216 around 12:30 a.m. in Springfield Township, authorities say. Deputy Coroner Karen Frank was called to the scene and certified the death at 12:52 a.m., according to a release by the coroner's office. There is no scheduled autopsy, the coroner’s office said, but the cause of death will be released pending a toxicology report. The fire appears to have started in the…

by Jillian Pikora

06/08/2023

News

'Zombie Hunter' Who Beheaded PA Woman Sentenced To Death: DA An Amazon delivery driver by day and self-described "zombie hunter" at night has been sentenced to death. Bryan Patrick Miller a 49-year-old Arizonan pleaded insanity with a lawyer who used a "Jekyll and Hyde" defense during a trial over the brutal stabbing and beheading deaths of two young women— including a 21-year-old from Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, according to Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell. Miller, also dubbed the "Canal Killer", was "found guilty of two counts of first-degree murder, dangerous class one felonies, two counts of kidnapping, class two dangero…

by Jillian Pikora

06/08/2023

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