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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
Man Tried Sex Act With Dog—Twice, In Pennsylvania Yard, Police Say; Suspect ID’d Man Tried Sex Act With Dog—Twice, In Pennsylvania Yard, Police Say; Suspect ID’d
Man Tried Sex Act With Dog—Twice, In Pennsylvania Yard, Police Say; Suspect ID’d A man who twice attempted to perform a sex act involving a neighborhood dog through a fence in Lancaster has been identified, police announced in a shocking update on Wednesday, Aug. 20. The initial incident happened around 8:15 p.m. on Sunday, May 25, when officers were called to the 1st block of Wise Avenue for a report of a man exposing himself through a fence. The caller told police the man was attempting to engage in a lewd act involving a dog. The suspect—described at the time as a white male with brown hair wearing a black jacket—was seen sticking his genitalia through the fence. Inv…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Husband Whose 3-Year-Old Son Shot Dead With Dad’s Gun, Charged For Killing Spa Owner Wife: PPD Husband Whose 3-Year-Old Son Shot Dead With Dad’s Gun, Charged For Killing Spa Owner Wife: PPD
Husband Whose 3-Year-Old Son Shot Dead With Dad’s Gun, Charged For Killing Spa Owner Wife: PPD A Germantown spa owner was found shot to death inside her business, and her husband — already tied to a past tragedy involving his toddler son — has now been charged with her murder, Philadelphia police announced on Wednesday, Aug. 20. Kyle Irvin, 55, turned himself in to officers at the 14th District just after midnight on Wednesday, authorities said. He is facing charges of murder and related offenses. Irvin is accused of fatally shooting his wife, 48-year-old Rashida Irvin, inside Mister Relaxation Spa and Lounge on the 6300 block of Germantown Avenue. Police were flagged down around 6:3…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Guns, Crack Cocaine, Cash Seized In Muhlenberg Township Raid: DA Guns, Crack Cocaine, Cash Seized In Muhlenberg Township Raid: DA
Guns, Crack Cocaine, Cash Seized In Muhlenberg Township Raid: DA A Berks County man was arrested after investigators found multiple firearms and hundreds of packets of crack cocaine during a raid in Muhlenberg Township, authorities announced on Wednesday, Aug. 20. Byron Boyd, 39, was charged after a joint investigation by the Berks County Drug Task Force and Pennsylvania State Police, according to the Berks County District Attorney’s Office. Detectives began investigating Boyd in November 2024 after receiving information he was selling drugs in both Muhlenberg Township and the City of Reading, officials said. A search warrant was obtained for his body an…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lifestyle
$110K Catch Lands Lancaster County Teen Wold's Largest Flounder Tournament Title $110K Catch Lands Lancaster County Teen Wold's Largest Flounder Tournament Title
$110K Catch Lands Lancaster County Teen Wold's Largest Flounder Tournament Title A Pennsylvania teen is celebrating after reeling in a six-figure payout with a record flounder during the world’s largest tournament. Jake Fleishchut, 16, of Kirkwood, hooked the biggest flounder at the "11th Annual Flounder Pounder Open", held Wednesday, Aug. 13 through Sunday, Aug. 17 at Paradise Grill in Long Neck, Delaware. The five-day competition, recognized as the "largest flounder tournament in the world", drew more than 375 boats and 2,200 anglers. Fleishchut’s 28.5-inch, 9.6-pound flounder landed on Thursday, securing him the top prize of $110,000. He was part of a four-member…

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News
TikTok Uproar, $20K Fundraiser Follow Felony Wiretap Conviction In Fort Gap Rape Case: DA TikTok Uproar, $20K Fundraiser Follow Felony Wiretap Conviction In Fort Gap Rape Case: DA
TikTok Uproar, $20K Fundraiser Follow Felony Wiretap Conviction In Fort Gap Rape Case: DA A Dauphin County woman at the center of a viral controversy has been sentenced to jail after being convicted of felony wiretap violations and lying to police about being raped, the Lebanon County District Attorney’s Office announced on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. Veronika Rodriguez, 24, of Middletown, was convicted by a jury in May of two felony violations of Pennsylvania’s Wiretap Act and one count of false reports to law enforcement. On Wednesday, Judge Charles T. Jones Jr. sentenced her to 30 days to two years less one day in the Lebanon County Correctional Facility. The Allegation Rodrigu…

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Cold-Blooded Murder: Dad Shot 6 Times, Killed By Long Beach Dead, DA Say Cold-Blooded Murder: Dad Shot 6 Times, Killed By Long Beach Dead, DA Say
Cold-Blooded Murder: Dad Shot 6 Times, Killed By Long Beach Dead, DA Say A Long Beach man was convicted of murder for shooting a father six times outside the Channel Park Homes, Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced on Wednesday, Aug. 20. Ronnie Sutton, 52, was found guilty on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025, after a jury trial before Judge Robert Schwartz. He was convicted of Murder in the Second Degree, an A-I felony. Sutton had already been convicted of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree, a C violent felony, and Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Third Degree, a D felony, tied to the same case. The trial began on Aug. 6, 202…

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Man With Gun Outside Roosevelt High School 'Menaces' Teen: Nassau County Police Man With Gun Outside Roosevelt High School 'Menaces' Teen: Nassau County Police
Man With Gun Outside Roosevelt High School 'Menaces' Teen: Nassau County Police A 17-year-old boy was threatened with a gun outside Roosevelt High School in Nassau County on Monday, Aug. 18 at 6 p.m., police announced on Wednesday, Aug. 20. The teen was approached by a man outside the school at 1 Wagner Avenue and got into a verbal argument, detective explained. The suspect lifted his shirt, revealing the handle of a black firearm tucked in his waistband, and told the victim to wait for him in the parking lot. The boy ran away and called police. The suspect fled on foot, last seen walking southbound on Denton Place. He is described as a Hispanic male in his mid-30s to…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Woman Killed In Hit By Bus In Port Jefferson Station: Suffolk County Police Woman Killed In Hit By Bus In Port Jefferson Station: Suffolk County Police
Woman Killed In Hit By Bus In Port Jefferson Station: Suffolk County Police A woman was struck and killed by a Suffolk County Transit bus in Port Jefferson Station, Suffolk County police announced on Wednesday, Aug. 20. Carrie Sansone, 62, attempted to run westbound across the roadway in front of 204 Route 25A when she was hit by a southbound bus at 10:05 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 19, according to detectives. Sansone, of Port Jefferson Station, was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital where she was pronounced dead. The driver of the bus, Louis Livingstone, 51, of Coram, and the only passenger onboard were not injured. Police said the bus was impounded for a safety…

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Monkey-Suit Clad Person Vandalizes Salvation Army Cameras: Chambersburg Police Monkey-Suit Clad Person Vandalizes Salvation Army Cameras: Chambersburg Police
Monkey-Suit Clad Person Vandalizes Salvation Army Cameras: Chambersburg Police A person dressed in a monkey costume spray-painted security cameras at a Salvation Army in Chambersburg early Tuesday, Aug. 19, police announced. The vandalism happened at 4:45 a.m. at the Salvation Army located on the 100 block of Lincoln Way West, according to the Chambersburg Police Department. The person, seen in surveillance footage wearing a monkey suit, is considered a person of interest and may have information relevant to the ongoing investigation, police said. Authorities stressed that the individual is not necessarily a suspect at this time. Anyone with information that could h…

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Police & Fire
Mugshot Released Of Prisoner Who Stole Car, Crashing After High-Speed Chase In Delco Mugshot Released Of Prisoner Who Stole Car, Crashing After High-Speed Chase In Delco
Mugshot Released Of Prisoner Who Stole Car, Crashing After High-Speed Chase In Delco An escaped prisoner, identified as 27-year-old Jaliel Ali-Johnson, sparked a multi-agency chase that ended in a crash and foot pursuit in Delaware County on Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 19, according to Pennsylvania State Police. At approximately 2:38 p.m., Nether Providence Township Police were advised that Upper Providence Township Police, in coordination with the Pennsylvania State Police, were pursuing a stolen vehicle heading eastbound on Baltimore Pike into Nether Providence Township, authorities said. Law enforcement later confirmed that a prisoner had escaped from the custody of Pennsylv…

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