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Nicole Acosta

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Nicole is a 4-time New York Press Association award-winning writer from The Bronx, New York. She graduated in 2019, with a bachelor's degree in Media Studies and Journalism from Mercy College.

Her passion for community storytelling blossomed during her time as the Managing Editor of her college publication, The Impact, where she covered local news in Westchester County. She’s experienced in all verticals of media. She loves to create engaging and unique content whether it’s through social media, copywriting, digital marketing, or public relations projects.

Nicole was a reporter at Daily Voice and covered Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh and Montgomery counties in Pennsylvania.

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Police & Fire

Police Search For Suspect In Armed Robbery At Upper Darby Car Dealership An armed robber who allegedly fled with a stolen car from a Delaware County auto dealership this week is being sought by police. The man arrived at the dealership around 2 p.m. Monday and fled in a 2010 White Chevy Impala, Upper Darby police said. The police did not say which dealership was robbed. Surveillance photos show tattoos on the alleged suspect's neck and left hand. Police say he should be considered armed and dangerous. Anyone with information is urged to contact Upper Darby police at socialmedia@udpd.org or 610-734-7693. All information will remain anonymous.

by Nicole Acosta

12/21/2021

Police & Fire

Gunman Nabbed In Camden Shooting That Killed Teen: Authorities A Camden man wanted on murder charges was captured by members of the U.S Marshals Service in Pine Hill, authorities said Tuesday. Jihad Williams, 24, is accused of fatally shooting a 16-year-old boy on Dec. 12, Acting Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez said. The boy was rushed to Cooper Hospital after being shot on the 2100 block of Sewell Street around 8:20 p.m., and died about an hour later, authorities said. Meanwhile, Williams was identified as a suspect and charged Tuesday with first-degree murder and weapons offenses, auth…

by Nicole Acosta

12/21/2021

News

Covid-19: Cheltenham High School Goes Remote Due To Increase In Cases A high school in Montgomery County is going remote amid the winter rise in new COVID-19 cases and the surge of the Omicron variant. The Cheltenham School District will be transitioning to virtual learning on Wednesday, Dec. 22, and Thursday, Dec. 23, Superintendent Dr. Brian W. Scriven announced Tuesday. Thursday will be an early dismissal, as previously scheduled, with students being released for winter break at 1:55 p.m., Scriven said. "In addition to a number of COVID-19 cases, the school has seen a substantial increase in students in quarantine protocol, and se…

by Nicole Acosta

12/21/2021

Police & Fire

Bensalem Police ID Human Remains In 1995 Cold Case The human remains found behind a diner in Bensalem over 26 years ago have been identified, authorities announced. The adult skeletal remains, which were found on Sept. 18, 1995, in the woods behind the Club House Diner on Street Road, belong to Merrybeth Hodgkinson, according to the Bensalem Police Department. She was unclothed and wrapped in a plastic tarp, police said. The death was classified as a homicide by unspecified means and investigators said that the body had been there for two to three years. At the time, police only knew the victim was an adult white female between the a…

by Nicole Acosta

12/21/2021

Police & Fire

Arrest Made In 'Tragic' Killing Of DelCo Smoke Shop Employee Police have arrested the suspect wanted for killing a smoke shop employee in Delaware County last week, authorities said. Shawn Williams, 39, of Chester, is facing homicide charges in the murder of Sameer Abdullah, Ridley Township police said Tuesday. Abdullah, an employee of Empire Smoke Shop & Phones, located at 1418 Chester Pike in Crum Lynne, was shot and killed inside the store Friday morning, police said. He was shot multiple times with a revolver in the upper body at close range, according to police. Investigators gathered evidence that linked Williams to the crime, they s…

by Nicole Acosta

12/21/2021

Police & Fire

Suburban Philly Police Sergeant Dies Of Covid-19 Complications A community in suburban Philadelphia is mourning the death of a police sergeant who died as a result of COVID-19 complications. The Haverford Township Police Department announced the sudden death of Sgt. Kevin Redding in a Facebook post on Monday night. Tonight, it is with very heavy hearts that the Haverford Township Police Department regrets to announce the sudden... Posted by Haverford Township Police Department on Monday, December 20, 2021 Redding was a 27-year-veteran of the department and served in the patrol division. Brookline Fire Company paid tribute to him Tuesday morning b…

by Nicole Acosta

12/21/2021

Police & Fire

'Hitler Was Right': Anti-Semitic Graffiti Scrawled On NJ School Bathroom Stall, Police Say An investigation is underway after anti-Semitic drawings and comments were discovered on the bathroom stalls of a South Jersey middle school, authorities said. A swastika and a comment about Adolf Hitler were found Thursday and Friday on a boys' bathroom stall door at Marlton Middle School, Evesham Township police said on Facebook. The words, “H*tler was right,” were scrawled on the door, according to a tweet from Stop Antisemitsim.org. Nauseating - “H*tler was right” graffiti, a swastika and a stick figure labeled “Jew” were found at a New Jersey area Middle School (Marlton). — StopAn…

by Nicole Acosta

12/20/2021

Police & Fire

Teen Girl Charged With Making Threats Against Emmaus High School A teenage girl was charged for making threats against a high school in the Lehigh Valley, LehighValleyLive reports. Police launched an investigation after the East Penn School District dismissed Emmaus High School students early on Friday, the outlet says. According to school officials, credible threat messages had been circulating on social media. Investigators were able to quickly execute a search warrant and arrest the 14-year-old girl, according to the news outlet. Click here for the full story from LehighValleyLive.

by Nicole Acosta

12/20/2021

Obituaries

I-78 Crash Victim Was 25-Year-Old 'Devoted Mother' From Lehigh Valley Five people were killed in two separate crashes on Dec. 14 on I-78 eastbound in Berks County, authorities said. One of the victims was 25-year-old Thalia Jackson, of Easton, the county coroner's office confirmed on Dec. 16. She was the front-seat passenger in a Nissan Xterra driven by a 58-year-old from Phillipsburg, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Jackson was killed in the first collision around 8:30 p.m. in Tilden Township when a school bus failed to stop in a construction zone, authorities said. The Xterra was struck shortly after the empty school bus collided with 2…

by Nicole Acosta

12/20/2021

Police & Fire

Authorities ID Route 222 Crash Victim As Exeter Township Man: Report The victim in a crash last week on Route 222 in Berks County has been identified, The Reading Eagle reports. Kevin Crossett, 28, died Sunday at Reading Hospital, three days after sustaining injuries in a crash involving a tractor-trailer on Route 222 between Evansville and Pleasant Hill Road in Maidencreek Township, the news outlet says citing authorities. The crash closed the road for several hours as police investigated, according to the outlet. Click here for the full report from The Reading Eagle.

by Nicole Acosta

12/20/2021

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