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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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Sex Assaults Of 4-Year-Old By Elderly PA Man Continued For Years: DA Sex Assaults Of 4-Year-Old By Elderly PA Man Continued For Years: DA
Sex Assaults Of 4-Year-Old By Elderly PA Man Continued For Years: DA An elderly Bethlehem man has been convicted of repeatedly sexually assaulting a child over the course of four years, the Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office announced on Wednesday, Aug. 27. Ronald Haberstumpf, 78, was found guilty by a jury on Tuesday, Aug. 26, following a one-day trial, according to District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan and Bethlehem Police Chief Michelle Kott. Haberstumpf was convicted of Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse with a Child, Aggravated Indecent Assault of a Child, Unlawful Contact with a Minor – Sexual Offenses, Indecent Assault of a Person Less than 13 …

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Hotels, Drugs, Violence Used By Barbados Man To Traffic Suffolk Woman Hotels, Drugs, Violence Used By Barbados Man To Traffic Suffolk Woman
Hotels, Drugs, Violence Used By Barbados Man To Traffic Suffolk Woman A man has been convicted of sex trafficking after using drugs and violence to force a woman into prostitution across Suffolk County, prosecutors announced on Wednesday, Aug. 27. Michael Howell, 65, of Brooklyn and originally from Barbados, was convicted by a jury on Aug. 26, 2025, of two counts of sex trafficking and several related charges following a trial before Acting Supreme Court Justice Karen M. Wilutis, according to Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney. Howell compelled his victim to perform sex acts for money between April 2023 and February 2024, renting hotel rooms …

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Police & Fire
Nurse Punched At Nassau University Medical Center By Roosevelt Man: Police Nurse Punched At Nassau University Medical Center By Roosevelt Man: Police
Nurse Punched At Nassau University Medical Center By Roosevelt Man: Police A Roosevelt man is accused of punching a nurse in the face while receiving treatment at Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow, police announced on Wednesday, Aug. 27. Roderick Essix, 62, of Roosevelt, became combative with a 66-year-old registered nurse who was caring for him at the hospital on Hempstead Turnpike around 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 26, according to the Nassau County Police Department. Detectives said Essix struck the woman with a closed fist to the left side of her face, causing substantial pain and minor bruising. Hospital staff immediately evaluated and treated he…

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Police & Fire
Officer Injured In Flaming Crash Of Stolen Van After Sunrise Highway Chase From 7-Eleven: PD Officer Injured In Flaming Crash Of Stolen Van After Sunrise Highway Chase From 7-Eleven: PD
Officer Injured In Flaming Crash Of Stolen Van After Sunrise Highway Chase From 7-Eleven: PD A Long Island woman is accused of stealing a van from a 7-Eleven and leading police on a high-speed chase across multiple towns before the vehicle erupted in flames, Nassau County police announced on Wednesday, Aug. 27. The incident began Tuesday, Aug. 26, at 5:03 a.m., when a 61-year-old man called police after his 2015 blue Dodge Caravan was stolen from the 7-Eleven parking lot at 2350 Grand Avenue in Baldwin. The victim had left the van running with the keys in the ignition when an unknown woman jumped inside and drove off, police said. First Precinct officers broadcast a description of …

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Schools
Woman Fires Gun Outside PA Home Bordering 2 Schools, Triggering Lockdown: DA Woman Fires Gun Outside PA Home Bordering 2 Schools, Triggering Lockdown: DA
Woman Fires Gun Outside PA Home Bordering 2 Schools, Triggering Lockdown: DA Gunfire near two schools during a domestic dispute sent classrooms into lockdown and caused panic in the community, the Clinton County District Attorney announced in a newly released update on Tuesday, Aug. 27. Ashley D. Snook, 37, of Cedar Lane in Mill Hall, has pleaded guilty to opening fire with a 9mm pistol just steps from Central Mountain Middle and Mill Hall Elementary School during a domestic incident on the morning of Wednesday, May 28, prosecutors said. One of her shots struck a nearby parked car, prompting both schools to immediately lock down. Pennsylvania State Police rushed to…

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Snapchat Meetup At Brentwood Public Library Ends With Rape Behind Fire Department: Indictment Snapchat Meetup At Brentwood Public Library Ends With Rape Behind Fire Department: Indictment
Snapchat Meetup At Brentwood Public Library Ends With Rape Behind Fire Department: Indictment A man lured a 16-year-old girl from a public library by Snapchat before allegedly raping her behind a Long Island fire department, prosecutors announced on Wednesday, Aug. 27. Delon Hughes, 34, of Brooklyn, met the teen at the Brentwood Public Library on June 11, 2025, after using the handle “Josephpatri9300” on Snapchat to connect with her, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney said. The two then walked to the Brentwood Fire Department, where Hughes sexually abused her among parked cars, according to investigators. Hughes was arrested in Queens on Aug. 7. A search of his cell…

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Police & Fire
Drunk Man Slap Officer After Harassing Customers At Lancaster County Business: Police Drunk Man Slap Officer After Harassing Customers At Lancaster County Business: Police
Drunk Man Slap Officer After Harassing Customers At Lancaster County Business: Police A drunk man slapped an Ephrata police officer in the arm after harassing customers at a local business, authorities announced in a release issued Tuesday, Aug. 26. Eric Edwin Oberly, 43, of Ephrata, was charged with felony aggravated assault and summary public drunkenness following the incident in the 100 block of North Reading Road on Monday, Aug. 25, according to police and court records. Officers were called after Oberly began harassing patrons and acting belligerently. When police arrived, Oberly allegedly became aggressive and struck one officer with an open-handed slap to the arm. Of…

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Police & Fire
Woman Points Shotgun At Man In PA Park After Blocking Road To Leave: Police Woman Points Shotgun At Man In PA Park After Blocking Road To Leave: Police
Woman Points Shotgun At Man In PA Park After Blocking Road To Leave: Police A woman is accused of pointing a shotgun at a man and blocking the road to keep him from leaving a park, police announced in a release on Tuesday, Aug. 26. Diana Lynn Wendler, 60, of Sinking Spring, was arrested after Spring Township officers were called to Willow Glen Park around 8 p.m. on Thursday, July 17, 2025, for reports of a woman threatening a man with a gun, according to police and court documents. Berks County dispatchers told police that Wendler was allegedly preventing the victim from leaving the area. When officers arrived, they observed her walking toward her home on Park Aven…

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Obituaries
Frank Sydnor, Pennsylvania Dad Who Fought Rare Crohn’s Complications, Dies At 39 Frank Sydnor, Pennsylvania Dad Who Fought Rare Crohn’s Complications, Dies At 39
Frank Sydnor, Pennsylvania Dad Who Fought Rare Crohn’s Complications, Dies At 39 Frank Sydnor, a Pennsylvania father known for his energy, love of music, and infectious spirit, has died after a long fight with Crohn’s complications and lung infections, his family said. He was 39. Sydnor died on Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, following years of health struggles tied to Crohn’s disease and a rare lung infection called aspergillosis, according to a GoFundMe created by his mother Monica Sydnor. After initially undergoing surgery to remove bleeds from his lungs, Sydnor returned to work and to his role as the “life of the party,” his family said. But repeated bouts of pneumonia and f…

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Police & Fire
Woman Puts Propane Tank On Stove To Burn Massapequa Home With Kids Inside, Police Say Woman Puts Propane Tank On Stove To Burn Massapequa Home With Kids Inside, Police Say
Woman Puts Propane Tank On Stove To Burn Massapequa Home With Kids Inside, Police Say A woman put a propane tank on a stove and threatened to burn a Massapequa Park home while two children were inside, Nassau County police announced. Officers responded to an Ocean Avenue residence for a domestic disturbance at 1:14 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 26. The dispute began as a verbal argument between a 46-year-old woman and a 50-year-old man, and the man fled the scene, police said. Detectives said the woman—identified as Stephanie Spada—then sent text messages threatening to burn the house and placed a propane tank on top of the stove while two juveniles, ages 14 and 10, were inside, pol…

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