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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 Nab NY Man Minutes After Robbing Hoboken Bank A New York man was arrested nearly 20 minutes after he robbed a TD Bank in Hoboken Friday morning, authorities said. Jersey City police notified Hoboken police of a bank robbery at the 47 Newark Street location at approximately 11:07 a.m., authorities said. Nearly 10 minutes later, at about 11:16 a.m., Hoboken police were tipped off by a hold-up alarm from the bank, police said. Everton Gunter, 30, entered the bank, handed a note to a teller, and demanded money to be placed in a bag he was carrying, Hoboken police said. Gunter then ordered two other tellers to place money in his bag. No w…

by Nicole Acosta

07/30/2021

Police & Fire

Train Strikes Tractor-Trailer In Lehigh County The damage to a tractor-trailer caused by an incoming train in Lehigh County early Thursday morning is due to "confusing GPS directions", reports say. The delivery driver stopped on the tracks at the South Sixth Street crossing in Emmaus around 1 a.m. because he didn't think he would be able to turn the trailer if he continued to cross, WFMZ reports. The man survived the collision completely unscathed, the outlet reports. No charges were filed. Click here for the full report by WFMZ.

by Nicole Acosta

07/30/2021

News

OH Baby! NJ Officers Help First Time Mom Deliver Baby Girl At Home Two New Jersey police officers became makeshift midwives when they were called to a Burlington County home to assist a first-time mother who was in labor. Evesham Township officers Matthew Addezio and Anthony Padulese on July 24 took matters into their own hands when they quickly recognized there was no time to wait for EMS, a Facebook post reads. Officer Addezio delivered a healthy baby girl within minutes of arriving on the scene, thanks to his United States Air Force combat medic skills and the assistance of Officer Padulese. Evesham pdEvesham Township Police Department Officers Ad…

by Nicole Acosta

07/30/2021

Police & Fire

TSA Busts Quakertown Man With Loaded Gun At Lehigh Valley International Airport A Quakertown man was found with a loaded handgun Thursday at the Lehigh Valley International Airport in Allentown, authorities said. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers detected a .380 caliber handgun loaded with four bullets in the man's carry-on bag at the airport checkpoint, TSA officials said. Officers spotted the loaded red and black colored gun in the man’s carry-on bag and alerted the airport authority police, who arrived at the checkpoint, confiscated the gun, and cited the Bucks County man, authorities said. "Civil penalties for bringing a handgun …

by Nicole Acosta

07/30/2021

Police & Fire

DA: FBI, U.S Marshals, Area Police, Nab 11 Members Of 'Money Making Legends' Gang In DelCo Federal and local law enforcement agencies teamed up to capture 11 members of the "Money Making Legends" (MML) gang following an investigation into shootings and other violent acts in Delaware County, authorities said. 11 people were arrested and charged Thursday with various crimes in Folcroft, Sharon Hill, Collingdale, and Darby Borough, according to the Delaware County District Attorney's Office. Folcroft, Sharon Hill, and Darby Police Departments, along with officers from the FBI, US Marshals, New Jersey State Police, SEPTA SWAT, Delco ERT Region 1, Haverford SWAT, Genera…

by Nicole Acosta

07/30/2021

Police & Fire

Reading Row House Fire Claims Another Life A heavy fire that tore through a row home in Reading Thursday claimed the lives of a woman and her young child, authorities said. Firefighters were called to the smoke-filled corner home in the 900 block of Muhlenberg Street just after 9:45 a.m., officials said. Crews rescued multiple people from the home, including 32-year-old Catherine May Dingle and her 9-year-old son, according to Berks and Lehigh County Coroner's Offices. Dingle died of a combination of second-and third-degree burns over 86 percent of her body and smoke inhalation injuries Thursday night at Lehigh Valle…

by Nicole Acosta

07/30/2021

Police & Fire

Atlantic City Drug Dealer Sold Fentanyl-Laced Heroin To 37-Year-Old OD Victim, Prosecutor Says An Atlantic City drug dealer was charged in a 2019 overdose death of a 37-year-old victim from Burlington County, authorities announced. Holly Morris met Kahlil Carpenter, 30, in Lumberton Township the day before her death to buy the drugs, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina. Officers on Dec. 14, 2019, found Morris dead in a bed inside her Inverness Circle home in Evesham Township, Coffina said. An autopsy performed by Burlington County Medical Examiner Dr. Ian Hood determined she died from fentanyl toxicity, with levels in her system…

by Nicole Acosta

07/29/2021

Police & Fire

West Brandywine House Explosion Wasn't Criminal, But Still Under Investigation, Police Say In an effort to put an end to rumors, police in Chester County said Thursday that a home explosion in West Brandywine Township last week was not caused by illegal activity. Two adults and four children were hurt in the July 21 explosion and fire at the Hibernia Road home, police said. One adult and two children were airlifted from the scene with burn injuries, authorities said. Two children and one adult remain hospitalized as of July 22. "There are continued rumors being circulated regarding the matter that the property owner was involved in criminal activity, including running a meth la…

by Nicole Acosta

07/29/2021

Police & Fire

Police Apprehend Second Suspect In Shooting That Killed 18-Year-Old Man In Reading Police in Berks County have arrested a man accused in the 2020 shooting death of an 18-year-old man in Reading, authorities said. Xavier Concepción, 32, was taken into custody Wednesday at his home in Leesport, and charged with first and third-degree murder in the death of Victor Aguirre Jr., of Laureldale, according to the Reading Police Department. Aguirre was shot multiple times in 300 block of Church Street at approximately 10:30 p.m. on Dec. 10, 2020, police said. Concepción is being held at Berks County Prison. A second suspect, Ramses Miller, 18, was arrested on…

by Nicole Acosta

07/29/2021

Police & Fire

DelCo Man Charged For Exposing Himself To Women In NYC Subway A Delaware County man was arrested and charged in connection with a string of lewd acts committed in the New York City subway system, reports say. Jose Lopez, 34, of Upper Darby, committed lewd acts and exposed himself in front of at least eight women on trains, platforms, or in station elevators, 6abc says citing NYPD. He's been linked to at least six instances in July, as well as two in February in Manhattan and Queens, the outlet reports. Click here for the full report by 6abc.

by Nicole Acosta

07/29/2021

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