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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

'You Gonna Die, Boy,' Man Allegedly Told Police After Blocking ChesCo Intersection A 23-year-old man who blocked an intersection in Chester County and threatened officers who apprehended him was arraigned on multiple charges, authorities said. Officers dispatched to the intersection of Lincoln Street and Chase Street on May 31 found Martin Aguilar-Ledesma, of Oxford, standing in the middle of the roadway blocking traffic, Oxford police said. As officers approached Aguilar-Ledesma, he fled on foot to hide in a nearby backyard, police said. Once found, Aguilar-Ledesma was shouting "FBI" and ignored officers' commands, according to police. In response, o…

by Nicole Acosta

10/12/2021

Police & Fire

Berks Man Was DUI In Crash That Killed 26-Year-Old Man In Lehigh County A Berks County man was triple the legal limit when he struck and killed a 26-year-old man in Lehigh County earlier this year, authorities said. Jonathan A. Richards, 40, of Shillington, is charged with homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence, involuntary manslaughter, DUI, and related offenses. Richards was driving his Jeep Wrangler north on Hamilton Boulevard in Upper Macungie early on Jan. 17 when he reportedly lost control and crossed into the south lane, colliding head-on with Wadnor J. Louis' car, LehighValleyLive says citing the Lehigh County District Attorney's Off…

by Nicole Acosta

10/12/2021

News

'Beacon Of Hope': Philly Community Mourns Death Of Longtime Teacher Joyce Gibbons' loved ones say she was a leader and beacon of hope to so many. Gibbons died on Sept. 19, following battles with numerous ailments. Gibbons was a longtime Philadelphia teacher, dedicating 43 years of her life to the Philadelphia school system. "She committed her life to helping students succeed," GoFundMe organizer, Rene Brinkley, wrote. "But she was more than a teacher, she was an educator in and out of the classroom. She lived out her most important teachings and left a lasting impact on those who were fortunate to have crossed her path." All money raised will …

by Nicole Acosta

10/12/2021

Police & Fire

Coroner IDs Allentown Woman Killed By Schuylkill County BF Authorities have identified a 46-year-old woman who was killed by her boyfriend on Friday in Allentown. An autopsy completed Monday confirmed that Joan L. Cressman died of a gunshot wound and that her manner of death was a homicide, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. Police received a 911 call around 9:45 a.m. from a man saying that the boyfriend of his neighbor killed her, according to authorities. Officers found Cressman with a gunshot wound to the head in her apartment in the 300 Block of North Oswego Street, authorities said. An unidentified witness reportedly …

by Nicole Acosta

10/12/2021

Police & Fire

FBI Captures Road Rage Gunman Who Prompted SWAT Response In Bristol Borough A 26-year-old man wanted for a July road rage shooting that led to a SWAT response in Bristol Borough was captured by FBI agents, authorities confirmed Friday. Angel Cintron was apprehended on Oct. 4 by an FBI task force in Philadelphia. He was accused of having firearms in his possession during the arrest, according to the Bristol Borough Police Department. Cintron is being held in Philadelphia and will eventually be transferred to Bucks County to face charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, criminal trespass, recklessly endangering another, and more. He had been wan…

by Nicole Acosta

10/11/2021

Police & Fire

Chester County Man Faces Decades In Prison For Sexually Abusing Young Girl For Years, DA Says A 61-year-old Chester County man is facing over a decade of state prison time for sexually abusing a girl beginning when she was six years old, authorities said. Ronald Humphries Jr., of Coatesville, pleaded guilty to involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and aggravated indecent assault for the sexual abuse of a child under the age of 13 from 2012 to 2019, according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office. In Feb. 2020, the girl and a parent told West Caln police that she had been sexually abused by Humphries for over seven years, beginning at age six, authorities said. Humphris …

by Nicole Acosta

10/11/2021

Police & Fire

Officer Hospitalized After Being Struck By Car At DelCo Crash Scene An officer was hospitalized after being struck by a car while at the scene of a crash in Delaware County on Monday, authorities said. The officer was investigating the accident in the 2000 block of Industrial Highway around 6:10 a.m. in Eddystone, local police said. The officer was taken to an area hospital for treatment and later released, authorities said. The officer is recovering at home, police confirmed on Facebook Monday afternoon. Additional information was not immediately released.

by Nicole Acosta

10/11/2021

Police & Fire

Cheltenham Police Arrest Armed Robbery Suspect Caught On Video Stabbing Woman Police in Montgomery County have arrested a man they say stabbed a woman during a robbery at a Cheltenham convenience store on Wednesday. Avery Armknecht, 19, was charged with attempted criminal homicide, robbery, aggravated assault. Armknecht, of Norristown, was seen on surveillance video entering the Mr. Cigarette store on West Cheltenham Avenue around 12:55 p.m. with a pocketknife and telling the employee to open the register., according to Cheltenham police. He held the knife to the woman's throat and a struggle ensued. Armknecht then stabbed her multiple times in the chest and fled w…

by Nicole Acosta

10/11/2021

Police & Fire

Pennsylvania Police Officer Charged With Selling Impounded Vehicle A Chester police officer was charged Wednesday for selling an impounded vehicle, authorities said. In Aug. 2020, Robert Shaughnessy, 35, gave a vehicle identification number (VIN) from a police-seized blue 2013 Yamaha ATV to another person so they could create a forged bill of sale and illegally take possession of the vehicle, according to the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General. Shaughnessy, of Collingdale, also used his police credentials to check the Commonwealth Law Enforcement Assistance Network (CLEAN) to ensure that the ATV was not reported stolen, authorities said. CLEAN access…

by Nicole Acosta

10/11/2021

Police & Fire

35-Year-Old Lehigh Valley Dad Stabbed Dead On Ride Home From Casino Support is surging for the family of a 35-year-old Lehigh Valley dad who was stabbed to death by another man on their way home from Wind Creek Bethlehem casino on Friday. Nearly $2,000 had been raised on a GoFundMe page for the five children of Elson Aviles as of Monday afternoon. Aviles was remembered on the fundraiser as a "loving, loyal person and a true stand-up family man." Jose Luis Leon, 30, is facing charges of criminal homicide, possessing instruments of crime, simple possession, and two counts of aggravated assault for the killing of Aviles, of Bethlehem, according to…

by Nicole Acosta

10/11/2021

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