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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

Witnesses Sought In Sex Assault Of 2 Women Along Chester County Trail Police are seeking witnesses after two women were sexually assaulted along a trail in Chester County last month, authorities said. Officers were dispatched to the 200 block of Wallace Avenue around 3 p.m on July 28 for a reported sex assault in progress, according to the Caln Township Police Department. A juvenile was taken into custody and was charged with assaulting the two adult females on the embankment of the Brandywine Creek, adjacent to the Struble Trail, police said. After speaking to witnesses, detectives learned there were additional witnesses on the trail and possible video…

by Nicole Acosta

08/09/2021

Police & Fire

Cocaine, Heroin, Fentanyl Seized From Reading Man In Drug Raid, Authorities Say Several packets of cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl were seized in the arrest of a Reading man for his alleged role in "drug activity," authorities said. Juan Alberto Alicea-Burgos, 44, in July was identified by the Berks County District Attorney’s Drug Task Force as a known drug dealer to Reading residents, officials said. He was arrested by Berks County Detectives on August 6 at his home in the 200 block of Hudson Street. A search warrant turned up $8,000 worth of drugs and more, authorities said. The total search found: One Glock 9mm semi-auto handgun (under further investigati…

by Nicole Acosta

08/09/2021

Police & Fire

Know Anything? Police Seek Info In Deadly East Orange Shooting Police are investigating after a man was killed in a shooting overnight Monday in East Orange, authorities said. Officers responding to the 100 block of North Munn Avenue just after midnight found 35-year-old Prince Sweeney, of East Orange, suffering from a gunshot wound, according to Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and East Orange Police Chief Phyllis Bindi. He was taken to University Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 12:27 am., authorities said. No arrests have been made. The investigation is active and ongoing. Anyone with information is a…

by Nicole Acosta

08/09/2021

Police & Fire

Macungie Man Dies In Allentown Shooting A Macungie man was killed in a shooting that broke out in Allentown early Saturday morning, authorities said. Officers responding to the Unit block of North Race Street around 2:40 a.m. found 30-year-old Ruben Morales suffering from a gunshot wound, according to the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office. He was pronounced dead at 4:17 a.m. at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, the coroner's office said. His cause of death is gunshot wounds to the body, and his manner of death homicide, according to the coroner's office. In addition to the coroner's office, the death is being investiga…

by Nicole Acosta

08/09/2021

Police & Fire

Philly Woman Dead, 2 Hurt In South Jersey Crash A Philadelphia woman died, and two others were injured in a South Jersey crash early Friday morning, authorities said. Lorraine Smith, 45, was in her Chevy Impala driving northbound on Route 42 near milepost 9.7 in Gloucester Township when she veered off the road and hit a tree around 3:30 a.m., NJSP Sgt. Alejandro Goez told Daily Voice. Smith was pronounced dead at the scene while her two passengers, a 33-year-old woman, and a 12-year-old boy were taken to Cooper University Hospital with serious injuries. The relationship between the three victims remains unknown.

by Nicole Acosta

08/09/2021

Police & Fire

Berks County Youth Group Leader Charged With Sexual Abuse Of 15-Year-Old Boy A 29-year-old Berks County youth group leader was arrested for sexually abusing a 15-year-old boy, authorities said. A report of suspected abuse was received by the Berks County Detectives Office via ChildLine on July 5. In a July 15 interview, the 15-year-old victim told investigators that he had been in a sexual relationship with his youth group leader Doris Mari Cintron, of Reading, authorities said. The boy said they started dating approximately six to seven months ago and that he would often go to her North 11th Street home for bible study and to talk about God, according to…

by Nicole Acosta

08/06/2021

Police & Fire

2 Pennsylvania Residents Dead, 2 Hurt In South Jersey Crash Two Pennsylvanians died, and two others were injured in a South Jersey crash Thursday afternoon, authorities said. Timothy Millett, 51, of Clarks Summit, PA was driving west on Deliah Road in Egg Harbor Township, NJ in his 2015 Volkswagen when it crossed the center line and collided head-on with a 2013 Mazda CX9 driven by John Ward, 52, of Lansdale, PA, around 1:30 p.m., according to the Egg Harbor Township Police Department. A third car, a 2014 Dodge Journey, driven by Anthony Dorto, 50, of West Berlin, NJ was traveling east on Delilah Road at the time of the crash and ended up collid…

by Nicole Acosta

08/06/2021

Police & Fire

Lehigh County Man Dies 4 Days After Bicycle Accident In Weisenberg Township A 52-year-old Lehigh County man died four days after sustaining injuries in a bicycle accident last weekend, authorities said. Anthony Kyvelos, of Fogelsville, was involved in an "unwitnessed bicycle accident" in the 3200 block of Shale Head Road in Weisenberg Township at approximately 7:30 p.m. on July 31, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. He was pronounced dead at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest on Wednesday, authorities said. An autopsy performed Friday confirmed his cause of death to be blunt force head injuries, the coroner's office said. His manner o…

by Nicole Acosta

08/06/2021

Police & Fire

Burlington County Man Charged For Shooting Cousin During Dispute A Burlington County man was charged Tuesday for fatally shooting his older cousin during an argument earlier this year, authorities said. A grand jury indicted Antwian Warthen, 29, on charges of first-degree murder, second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina. Officers were initially dispatched to Warthen's Pemberton Township home around 9:15 p.m. on Feb. 19 for a report of a man severely bleeding, possibly as a result of a stab wound, authorities said. Whe…

by Nicole Acosta

08/06/2021

News

TSA Busts Berks County Man With Loaded Gun At Lehigh Valley International Airport A Berks County man was found with a loaded handgun Thursday at the Lehigh Valley International Airport in Allentown, authorities said. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers spotted the gun in the Hamburg man’s carry-on bag and alerted airport authority police, who arrived at the checkpoint, confiscated the gun, and arrested the man, TSA officials said. It was the second gun caught within a week at the airport and the third caught so far this year, officials said. One week earlier, TSA officers stopped a Quakertown man with a loaded gun. Civil penalties for bring…

by Nicole Acosta

08/06/2021

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