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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

Bucks Crews Rescue Trapped Driver After Van Veers Off I-295 A driver was rescued Monday night after his van veered off I-295 in Bucks County and landed on its side, authorities said. Crews arrived at I-295 eastbound at Durham Road in Middletown Township around 10 p.m. to find the 46-year-old driver trapped in the 2019 Ram Promaster after striking a sign, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Crews removed the front windshield and went through the back doors to access the driver, Penndel Fire Company said. The driver was removed through the rear doors and taken to Saint Mary's Hospital by EMS with unknown injuries. His 14-year-old passenger was…

by Nicole Acosta

08/17/2021

Police & Fire

Feds: Allentown Man Charged For Hiring Hitman To Kill Ex-GF, Tried To Arrange More Murders After being charged with hiring a hitman to kill his ex-girlfriend, a Lehigh County man was newly charged with attempting to arrange the murders of two more people, authorities said. Dominic Luis Escalera, 37, allegedly traveled to Newark, NJ from Jan. 28 to Feb. 17 to organize the murders of two Allentown residents described in federal documents as M.R and A.R, according to Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams. He made an agreement to pay someone to commit the murders using drugs and cash, authorities said. The Indictment alleges that knowing Escalera had previously b…

by Nicole Acosta

08/16/2021

Police & Fire

DelCo Burglars Ransacked, Lived In Home For Week While Homeowner Was Away, Radnor Police Say A pair of burglars were apprehended Sunday after police found they ransacked and lived in a Delaware County home for nearly a week while the homeowner was away, authorities said. A Radnor Township resident arrived on Sunday, Aug. 15 to find that their Matsonford house had been ransacked, police said. An officer and K-9 Urrsi were sent inside the house where they found Nicole DiPietro, 39, of Springfield, hiding inside the home, Radnor Township police said. She was taken into custody without incident. Meanwhile, a second suspect, William Quirk, 45, of Broomall, escaped from …

by Nicole Acosta

08/16/2021

Police & Fire

Suspect Sought After Shots Fired Outside DelCo Bowling Alley Police in Delaware County are seeking the public's help identifying a man who they say fired shots during an argument at a bowling alley Friday night, reports say. An alleged child custody dispute between a man and his ex-girlfriend broke out outside Wynnewood Lanes on the 2200 block of Haverford Road in Haverford Township around 10:30 p.m., police told 6abc. The man then pulled out a handgun fired four to six shots, missing the woman, the outlet reports. The man fled the scene. Anyone with information is urged to contact Haverford police at (610) 853-1298. Click here …

by Nicole Acosta

08/16/2021

Police & Fire

Man Shot At Home In Perkasie A man was injured in a shooting at a home in Perkasie over the weekend, authorities said. Officers found a man with a gunshot wound to the leg at a home in the 200 Block of Marshall Street around 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, according to the Perkasie Borough Police Department. The victim told officers he was shot by a man who remained at the scene when police arrived. The gunshot victim was taken to Grandview Hospital where he was treated and released, police said. The shooting suspect was detained at the scene and has not been charged pending further investigation and review by the Bucks…

by Nicole Acosta

08/16/2021

Police & Fire

DA: West Chester Man Investigated For Child Porn Found With Gun, More During Search A West Chester man who was being investigated for child pornography was also found with a handgun and forged military papers during a search of his home Thursday, authorities said. Chester County Detectives ignited an investigation earlier this year when the ICAC Task Force received information from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), indicating that Carlin Alexander, 32, had numerous images and videos of child sexual abuse, according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office. A search warrant served on Alexander's South Church Street home t…

by Nicole Acosta

08/13/2021

News

'DelCo's Mom', Longtime EMT Mary Ellis Dies After 'Valiant' Fight With Cancer The Delaware County community is mourning the loss of a woman known as "Delco's Mom," who died on Aug. 13 after a valiant fight with cancer. Born in Collingdale, Mary Theresa Ellis' 30-year journey in emergency services began when she was a volunteer at Collingdale Fire Company Ambulance followed by Darby Fire Company Ambulance before moving on to the Mercy-Fitzgerald Paramedics. She also worked with Sharon Hill, Lansdowne, Folcroft, Yeadon, Briarcliffe, Darby, and Clifton Heights Fire Companies, according to her obituary. "Chances are probably pretty good you met her in one fashion or ano…

by Nicole Acosta

08/13/2021

Police & Fire

Authorities: Pemberton Man, 18, Charged With Attempted Murder For Stabbing Ex-GF's New BF An 18-year-old Pemberton Township man was charged with attempted murder for stabbing a man who he believed was his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend, authorities said. An investigation began on Aug. 7 when Westampton Township police officers were dispatched to a hotel in the 2000 block of Burlington-Mount Holly Road for a report of a stabbing, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Westampton Township Police Chief Stephen Ent said in a release. Officers discovered a man who was bleeding heavily from multiple stab wounds to his abdomen and arms, authorities said. He was ai…

by Nicole Acosta

08/13/2021

Police & Fire

Gunman Found Guilty Of Attempted Murder For Shooting Man, 25, Outside Coatesville Restaurant A Chester County man was found guilty of attempted murder for shooting a 25-year-old man outside of a Coatesville restaurant in 2018, authorities said. Officers on May 11, 2018, were dispatched to the Little Chef restaurant on Strode Avenue on a report of a shooting, according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office. There, multiple witnesses said they heard gunshots and saw three men flee the scene. They added that one of the men, later identified as 25-year-old Patrick “Peanut” Hickson, fired a gun numerous times across the parking lot, authorities said. The victim tol…

by Nicole Acosta

08/13/2021

Police & Fire

Keyport Man With Warrants Nabbed In Secaucus For Overnight Car Burglaries A Keyport man with four outstanding warrants across New Jersey was nabbed in Secaucus on Friday for committing overnight car burglaries, authorities said. Police assembled a “task force” of uniformed midnight tour patrol officers, after over a dozen residents' vehicles were burglarized overnight in the south end of Secaucus, specifically on County Avenue, Helen Street, Blanche Street, and Lincoln Avenue in July and August, according to the Secaucus Police Department. Officers around 2:20 a.m. Wednesday noticed a man walking in the south end, who fit the description of the bur…

by Nicole Acosta

08/13/2021

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