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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

Car Collides With Roller In Bucks County Fire and rescue crews were called to a scene in Bucks County early Thursday morning after a car collided with a roller, authorities said. The driver was trapped in the damaged car along the 2300 block of East Lincoln Highway in Middletown Township but crews were able to quickly free them by removing the driver's side door, according to Penndel Fire Company. The driver was turned over to EMS at the scene.

by Nicole Acosta

07/22/2021

Police & Fire

Know Anything? Police Probe Double Armed Robbery In West Goshen Police in Chester County are investigating after a pair of armed robberies that occurred within minutes of each other at two different establishments in West Goshen, authorities said. Officers were initially dispatched to the 7-Eleven located at 1165 West Chester Pike at 2:56 a.m. on July 19, according to West Goshen police. Three minutes later, officers received reports of another armed robbery at the Wawa located at 1050 West Chester Pike, police said. In both robberies, the suspects brandished firearms and stole an undisclosed amount of money as well as tobacco products, authoritie…

by Nicole Acosta

07/21/2021

Police & Fire

Plane Skids Off Runway At Reading Regional Airport A small plane skidded off the runway at Reading Regional Airport Wednesday afternoon, reports say. Fire and rescue crews were called to the scene around 4:30 p.m., 6abc reports. A report by Fire Alerts of Berks County said there were nine people on board. Authorities have not confirmed that number or any injuries. Details surrounding the cause of the incident were not made public. Click here for the full report by 6abc.

by Nicole Acosta

07/21/2021

Police & Fire

Teen Boy Charged With Attempted Carjacking At Somerset County Condo Complex A teen boy was arrested for an attempted carjacking at a condominium complex in Somerset County last month, authorities said. A 38-year-old resident of the Polo Hills condominium complex in Far Hills told police that the 16-year-old boy entered her garage, brandished a knife, and demanded the keys to her car around 9:20 p.m on June 10, according to Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson. The woman told police there was a brief struggle where the boy lunged at her with the knifed before fleeing towards the Far Hills train station, Robertson said alongside Chief of Cou…

by Nicole Acosta

07/21/2021

Police & Fire

Police Probe Deadly Shooting Of Woman In Newark Police in Essex County are investigating after a woman was fatally struck by gunfire in Newark Tuesday night, authorities said. Leeana Cottle, 21, of Newark was shot on the 200 block of South 10th Street around 11:30 p.m, according to Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara. She was taken by EMS to University Hospital where she was pronounced dead 20 minutes later, authorities said. Authorities confirm one person is in custody. No information was made public about their identity. The investigation is ac…

by Nicole Acosta

07/21/2021

Police & Fire

2 Adults, 4 Kids Hurt In Coatesville House Explosion (Photos) Six people including four children were injured in a Coatesville home explosion Wednesday. The blast happened just before noon, sparking a two-alarm fire at the Hibernia Road home in West Brandywine Township, NBC Philadelphia reports. Two of the children were airlifted to area hospitals while the other two children were taken by EMS with unknown injuries, officials told the news outlet. Nearly two dozen fire and rescue companies responded to the scene from Berks, Chester and Lehigh counties. Click here for the full report by NBC Philadelphia.

by Nicole Acosta

07/21/2021

Police & Fire

Body Of Possible Kidnapping Victim Found In Yeadon, Police Say A body was found in Yeadon (Delaware County) Wednesday morning, CBSPhilly reports. The body was discovered on the 6200 block of Baltimore Avenue around 7:30 a.m., the outlet says. Police told CBS they are investigating the case as a homicide. Police believe the victim was kidnapped from Wilmington, Delaware, Yeadon Police Chief Anthony R. Paparo told Daily Voice. They are working with Delaware police. Click here for the full report by CBSPhilly.

by Nicole Acosta

07/21/2021

Police & Fire

PA Man Arrested After Women Find Lewd Photos Of Themselves Online, Police Say A Montgomery County man was arrested for sharing lewd photos of women online, authorities said. A woman told Abington Township police in March that she had repeatedly been receiving lewd text messages and social media messages which included photos of herself with men performing "sexual acts," police said. Throughout the investigation, three additional victims were identified. The victims reported having inappropriate pictures of themselves posted on sexually explicit websites, police said. The investigation led to an arrest warrant being issued for a 22-year-old suspect, Daniel Wright, o…

by Nicole Acosta

07/21/2021

Police & Fire

US Marshals Capture Man Wanted In Sexual Attack Of Teen Girl Walking In NJ Members of the US Marshals Office captured a New Jersey man wanted for attacking and sexually assaulting a teen girl walking in Middlesex County last week, authorities said. Abdul Louis, 38, of Spotswood, approached the teen girl as she was walking near the railroad tracks off of Summerhill Road in Spotswood on July 13, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Spotswood police Chief Michael S. Zarro, Jr. said. Louis threatened the girl and then sexually assaulted her, authorities said. He was arrested in Trenton by members of the Spotswood Police Department, the U.S. Marshal’s …

by Nicole Acosta

07/20/2021

Police & Fire

NJ Gunman Indicted For Role In Deadly Shooting Of Man Outside Willingboro Home A New Jersey gunman was indicted Tuesday for fatally shooting a 28-year-old man outside of a home in Willingboro last year, authorities said. A grand jury indicted Kwacey Q. Owens, 29, on charges of first-degree murder, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose (second degree), unlawful possession of a weapon (second degree), and two counts of certain persons not to have weapons (second degree), according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina. Officers responding to a report of a shooting around 1:30 a.m. on Oct. 8, 2020, at a home on Maplewick Lane in the township's Millb…

by Nicole Acosta

07/20/2021

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