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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
Officer Injured After Chrysler 300 Crashes Into Marked Cruiser In North Philly: Police Officer Injured After Chrysler 300 Crashes Into Marked Cruiser In North Philly: Police
Officer Injured After Chrysler 300 Crashes Into Marked Cruiser In North Philly: Police A Philadelphia police officer was hospitalized following a crash with a Chrysler 300 in the city’s Logan section, authorities announced on Friday, May 23. The collision occurred on the 4000 block of North Broad Street around 4:54 a.m. on Thursday, May 22, according to police. Officials said a 39th District officer was operating a marked patrol car when it was struck by a red Chrysler 300. Fellow officers rushed the injured officer to Temple University Hospital for treatment. The scene was held for several hours while the Crash Investigation Division examined the circumstances surrounding t…

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Shot In Shoulder, 22-Year-Old Niece Of Power 99FM DJ Killed In South Philly Home: Police Shot In Shoulder, 22-Year-Old Niece Of Power 99FM DJ Killed In South Philly Home: Police
Shot In Shoulder, 22-Year-Old Niece Of Power 99FM DJ Killed In South Philly Home: Police A 22-year-old woman was shot in the shoulder and killed inside a second-floor bedroom of a South Philadelphia home, Philadelphia police announced on Friday, May 23. Ajani Stinton-Downing, the niece of Power 99FM Philadelphia guest mixer DJ Tyrone Winfield, was found unresponsive around 5:16 p.m. Thursday, May 22, on the 2100 block of Bailey Terrace, just off Point Breeze Avenue, police said. Officers from the 1st District arrived at the scene after receiving a report of a “person with a gun.” Inside the home, they discovered Stinton-Downing with a gunshot wound to her shoulder. She was rush…

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Traffic
Pedestrians Struck In Crash At Carlisle Intersection: Police Pedestrians Struck In Crash At Carlisle Intersection: Police
Pedestrians Struck In Crash At Carlisle Intersection: Police A vehicle struck pedestrians at a downtown Carlisle intersection, sparking an investigation, police announced on Friday, May 23 at 10:22 p.m. The crash happened at the intersection of South Hanover Street and West Pomfret Street, according to Carlisle Police. Authorities said the investigation is still in its early stages and the conditions of those involved remain unknown. Pedestrians and drivers are being asked to avoid the area while the scene is processed. Anyone who witnessed the crash is asked to contact Carlisle Police at 717-243-5252.

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Woman, 63, Killed Crossing Street In Saint James: Suffolk County Police Woman, 63, Killed Crossing Street In Saint James: Suffolk County Police
Woman, 63, Killed Crossing Street In Saint James: Suffolk County Police A woman was struck and killed while crossing a street in Saint James, Suffolk County police said. Anna Lopresti, 63, of Saint James, was walking south across Middle Country Road near White Avenue when an eastbound 1999 Toyota Camry hit her around 6:45 p.m. on Friday, May 23, 2025, according to a release from the department’s Fourth Squad. Lopresti was taken by responders to Stony Brook University Hospital, where she was pronounced dead, detectives said. The driver of the Camry, Natalio Osorio-Vargas, 57, of Centereach, was not injured in the crash. Police impounded the Toyota for a safety …

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Police & Fire
Edward Johnson, 31, ID'd As Driver Killed In Wrong-Way Crash On Commack Road In Dix Hills Edward Johnson, 31, ID'd As Driver Killed In Wrong-Way Crash On Commack Road In Dix Hills
Edward Johnson, 31, ID'd As Driver Killed In Wrong-Way Crash On Commack Road In Dix Hills A Long Island man killed in a wrong-way crash involving a tractor-trailer has been identified, Suffolk County Police announced on Friday, May 23. Edward Johnson, 31, of Deer Park, was driving a 2005 Mazda northbound on Commack Road in Dix Hills when the vehicle crossed into the southbound lanes and struck a tractor-trailer near Euclid Avenue around 9:05 a.m., detectives said. Johnson was pronounced dead at the scene. The tractor-trailer driver, a 60-year-old man from Patterson, New Jersey, was taken to Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip, where he was treated and released. Of…

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Police & Fire
NJ Motorcyclists Hospitalized After Crash On Route 15 In PA: Police NJ Motorcyclists Hospitalized After Crash On Route 15 In PA: Police
NJ Motorcyclists Hospitalized After Crash On Route 15 In PA: Police A crash between two motorcycles on Route 15 in Upper Allen left both riders hospitalized, local police said. The wreck happened just after 1 p.m. on Friday, May 23, 2025, near the Cumberland Parkway exit, Upper Allen Township Police announced. The rider of a black motorcycle slowed down due to heavy traffic and swerved left to avoid another bike, according to investigators. A silver motorcycle behind it was unable to react in time and rear-ended the black motorcycle, causing both to crash onto the roadway. Both motorcyclists were hurt and taken to a nearby hospital for evaluation, police s…

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Toddler Left Unattended In Pool Float Drowns During July 4 Party In PA, Dad Sentenced: DA Toddler Left Unattended In Pool Float Drowns During July 4 Party In PA, Dad Sentenced: DA
Toddler Left Unattended In Pool Float Drowns During July 4 Party In PA, Dad Sentenced: DA A Pennsylvania father has been sentenced in connection with the drowning death of his 23-month-old son during a backyard pool party, authorities announced on Friday, May 23. Rafael Cabrera, 40, of Allentown, pleaded no contest to Felony Involuntary Manslaughter for the 2022 death of his son, Aydeen Cabrera, the Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office said. Cabrera was sentenced to five years of probation by Judge James T. Anthony. Allentown police were called to the family's home on the 500 block of North Fenwick Street around 6:20 p.m. on Monday, July 4, 202,2 for a report of a toddler fo…

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Search Underway After Park Ranger’s Kayak Capsizes In Neshaminy Creek: PA State Police Search Underway After Park Ranger’s Kayak Capsizes In Neshaminy Creek: PA State Police
Search Underway After Park Ranger’s Kayak Capsizes In Neshaminy Creek: PA State Police A Pennsylvania park ranger is missing after his kayak capsized in Bucks County, state police announced on Friday, May 23. The 38-year-old Delaware County man was boating in the Neshaminy Creek at Tyler State Park in Newtown Township when the incident occurred around 12:28 p.m., according to the Pennsylvania State Police. He was identified as a Park Resource Ranger with the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR), PSP Troop M – Dublin Station said in a release. Multiple emergency agencies from across Bucks County have responded to the scene, launching a wide-scale search eff…

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Snapchat Distracted Driver Charged In Fatal Hit-And-Run Of PA Teen: Court Docs Snapchat Distracted Driver Charged In Fatal Hit-And-Run Of PA Teen: Court Docs
Snapchat Distracted Driver Charged In Fatal Hit-And-Run Of PA Teen: Court Docs A Harrisburg woman has been charged in connection with the hit-and-run death of a Manheim teen who was landscaping near a cemetery, according to court documents filed on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. Mikayla Victoria Mustard, 24, is accused of using Snapchat when she fatally struck Curtis Michael Groff, 16, on West Sun Hill Road in Penn Township just after 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 2, 2024, according to the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department and court records. Groff had been operating a weed whacker on the grass shoulder near Kreiders Cemetery. He was not in the roadway and ha…

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Police & Fire
2 Men Killed, Another Critical After Flames Rip Through Rowhome: Philly Fire Dept. 2 Men Killed, Another Critical After Flames Rip Through Rowhome: Philly Fire Dept.
2 Men Killed, Another Critical After Flames Rip Through Rowhome: Philly Fire Dept. A Philadelphia rowhome burst into flames early Friday, May 23, killing two men and critically injuring another, the Philadelphia Fire Department announced. Firefighters rushed to the corner of South 8th and Salter streets in Bella Vista around 2:12 a.m., where heavy flames engulfed the second floor of a three-story apartment building, Deputy Fire Commissioner Gustav Baumann said. Philadelphia Fire Department's Engine 11 was first on scene and reported intense smoke and fire. Firefighters launched a full “all-hands” response and rescued three men trapped inside, officials said. Witnesses to…

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