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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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Traffic Cone Thrown At Philly Officer During ICE Protest; Wrong Man Detained: Police Traffic Cone Thrown At Philly Officer During ICE Protest; Wrong Man Detained: Police
Traffic Cone Thrown At Philly Officer During ICE Protest; Wrong Man Detained: Police A Philadelphia police officer was assaulted with a traffic cone during Monday’s ICE protest in Center City, but the man initially arrested was not the attacker, authorities said in an update Tuesday, June 11. The assault happened around 7 p.m. on Monday, June 10, while officers were attempting to make unrelated arrests during a large protest at 11th and Market Streets, according to Philadelphia Police. An officer assigned to the 2nd District, in full bicycle uniform, was using a department-issued bicycle to maintain a perimeter when someone from the crowd threw an orange traffic cone, strik…

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Crash Report Reveals Heroic Dad, Son Died Trying To Save Suicidal Brother From Bristol Amtrak Crash Report Reveals Heroic Dad, Son Died Trying To Save Suicidal Brother From Bristol Amtrak
Crash Report Reveals Heroic Dad, Son Died Trying To Save Suicidal Brother From Bristol Amtrak A 110 mph Amtrak train struck a father and his two sons during a frantic struggle on the rails in Bristol Borough, Bucks County, on Thursday, April 3 at 6:02 p.m., newly released investigative records obtained by Daily Voice through a Freedom of Information Act request on Wednesday, June 11 show. Christopher Cramp, 56, and his eldest son, David Cramp, 31, were pulling 24-year-old Thomas Cramp off the tracks when all three were hit by southbound Train 85, according to the redacted Amtrak Police report. Thomas had just fallen toward an adjacent line after what officers believe was a suicide at…

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Homeland Security Operation Prompts Police, EMS Response In Bethlehem Homeland Security Operation Prompts Police, EMS Response In Bethlehem
Homeland Security Operation Prompts Police, EMS Response In Bethlehem Federal agents searching for a person in Bethlehem prompted a brief response from local police and medics, authorities announced on Wednesday, June 11. Agents with the Department of Homeland Security were conducting a federal immigration and criminal investigation in the 500 block of E. 3rd Street just before 7 a.m., according to the Bethlehem Police Department. During the operation, someone at the scene suffered a medical emergency. Bethlehem EMS and officers responded to assist with the health crisis. Bethlehem police emphasized they did not take part in any arrest or detention at the sc…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Fake ICE Agent Yells ‘Immigration,’ Zip-Ties Woman In Philly Robbery: Police Fake ICE Agent Yells ‘Immigration,’ Zip-Ties Woman In Philly Robbery: Police
Fake ICE Agent Yells ‘Immigration,’ Zip-Ties Woman In Philly Robbery: Police A man dressed as an ICE agent yelled “Immigration!” before zip-tying a woman for two hours and robbing her of $1,000 at a Philadelphia business, authorities announced on Tuesday, June 10. The 50-year-old victim was working alone inside a repair shop on the 6400 block of Harbison Avenue around 2:11 p.m. on Sunday, June 8, when the impersonator walked in wearing a black tactical vest marked “Security Enforcement Agent,” Philadelphia police said. He claimed to be with law enforcement, then forced the woman into a corner and tied her hands using zip ties, investigators detailed. According to po…

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Third Suspect ID’d In Norristown Ambush Killing Of Tahaj Harrison; $5K Reward Offered Third Suspect ID’d In Norristown Ambush Killing Of Tahaj Harrison; $5K Reward Offered
Third Suspect ID’d In Norristown Ambush Killing Of Tahaj Harrison; $5K Reward Offered Authorities have identified and charged the third suspect in the targeted murder of 20-year-old Tahaj “Pooh” Harrison in Norristown—and he’s still on the run. Jabril Morgan-Cook, 18, of Norristown, is wanted for first-degree murder and related charges for allegedly taking part in the May 23, 2025, gang ambush that left Harrison dead on Corson Street, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele announced on Wednesday, June 11. Surveillance Showed Three Shooters Just before 9:45 p.m. on May 23, Norristown police responded to a ShotSpotter alert on the 600 block of Corson Street. They …

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PA Woman Shoots Driver In Head During Road Rage On I-380: DA PA Woman Shoots Driver In Head During Road Rage On I-380: DA
PA Woman Shoots Driver In Head During Road Rage On I-380: DA A woman fired a bullet into a moving truck during a road rage incident in Monroe County, hitting the driver in the head, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Tuesday, June 11. Tatiana Divina Peterson, 39, of Tobyhanna, is charged with Criminal Attempt to Commit Homicide, Aggravated Assault, and related firearm offenses after the shooting on Interstate 380 northbound near mile marker 8.5 in Coolbaugh Township on Monday morning, June 10. According to the affidavit filed by Trooper Carl Nerthling with the Stroudsburg Criminal Investigation Unit, Peterson was driving a black Hyundai Tucson wh…

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Mistakenly Freed Gunman Who Shot At Philly Cop Recaptured: U.S. Marshals Mistakenly Freed Gunman Who Shot At Philly Cop Recaptured: U.S. Marshals
Mistakenly Freed Gunman Who Shot At Philly Cop Recaptured: U.S. Marshals A convicted gunman who opened fire on a Philadelphia police officer and was mistakenly released from custody has been re-arrested, the U.S. Marshals Service announced on Wednesday, June 11. Jamal Burkett, 53, was taken into custody without incident around 7 a.m. in the 7900 block of Lindbergh Boulevard at a relative’s apartment in Southwest Philadelphia, according to Supervisory Deputy Robert Clark of the U.S. Marshals fugitive task force. Burkett had been serving a 192-month federal sentence after pleading guilty in 2023 to assaulting a federal officer and weapons possession for firing mul…

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York County Officer Runs Background Checks On 18 Women, Then Messages Them On Facebook: PSP York County Officer Runs Background Checks On 18 Women, Then Messages Them On Facebook: PSP
York County Officer Runs Background Checks On 18 Women, Then Messages Them On Facebook: PSP A York County cop used a national law enforcement database to run unauthorized background checks on women — and then slid into their DMs, Pennsylvania State Police revealed in a release issued Wednesday, June 11. Sean David Lake, 32, of Dover, allegedly made 32 illegal queries through the Commonwealth Law Enforcement Assistance Network (CLEAN) between October 2022 and October 2024 — while working for multiple agencies, including the PA Fish and Boat Commission, Lower Windsor PD, and most recently York County Regional Police, according to an affidavit obtained by Daily Voice. Investigators s…

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Boxed Baby Boy Buried In Backyard After Dangerous Abortion; Lancaster Grandma, Teen Mom Charged Boxed Baby Boy Buried In Backyard After Dangerous Abortion; Lancaster Grandma, Teen Mom Charged
Boxed Baby Boy Buried In Backyard After Dangerous Abortion; Lancaster Grandma, Teen Mom Charged A Lancaster County mother and her teenage daughter are facing disturbing charges after a baby boy was found buried in their backyard, authorities announced on Wednesday, June 11. Shannon N. Jones, 50, and her now 18-year-old daughter were charged after investigators say the teen induced a dangerous at-home abortion, hid the newborn’s body in a box under her bed, and later buried the newborn to conceal his death. The daughter is being charged in the juvenile system because the acts occurred when she was a minor, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office. Investigators say…

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‘Call Me Daddy’ Girl, 13, Raped By PA Man Before Mexico Escape With Another Teen: Affidavit ‘Call Me Daddy’ Girl, 13, Raped By PA Man Before Mexico Escape With Another Teen: Affidavit
‘Call Me Daddy’ Girl, 13, Raped By PA Man Before Mexico Escape With Another Teen: Affidavit Kevin Esterly — the Pennsylvania man who ran off to Mexico with a 16-year-old girl in 2018 — is now accused of secretly raping another child for years, starting when she was just 13 and plying her with meth in exchange for sex, according to an affidavit obtained by Daily Voice on Wednesday, June 11. The twisted allegations emerged earlier this year, when the now-adult victim, identified as A.Y., came forward to Allentown Police on Feb. 21, saying Esterly began molesting her when she was in middle school. **WARNING THE FOLLOWING IS DISTURBING** A.Y. told detectives that she was just 8 when s…

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