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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: Man Busted With Meth At Hudson County Hotel A keen-eyed patrol officer busted a man with methamphetamine at a Hudson County hotel last week, authorities said. An officer noticed a "suspicious car" parked in the lot of the Red Roof Inn on Meadowlands Parkway and found Joshua Rodriguez, 35, of Guttenberg just before 11 a.m., Tuesday, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Rodriguez was subsequently found in possession of methamphetamine, Miller said. Police also arrest 33-year-old Manuel Rodriguez Aguilar, of New York, after they found he was under the influence of gamma-hydroxybutyrate and methamphetamine, Miller said. It is uncl…

by Nicole Acosta

04/05/2021

Police & Fire

Glocks, AR-15, Drugs Seized In Allentown Raid With 2 In Custody, Authorities Say Two Allentown men were charged after a raid found Glock handguns, two AR-15 rifles, and three pounds of drugs in their custody, authorities said. Detectives executed a search warrant at the Klein Street home of 25-year-old Yerlin M. Peralta and discovered one pound of marijuana, approximately $5,600 in cash, and a Glock handgun on Friday, Allentown police said. A second search warrant was carried out at the Washington Street home of Ulysses T. Bonilla, 21, where authorities discovered one pound of marijuana, one pound of cocaine, two AR-15 rifles, one Glock handgun, and approximately $3,900…

by Nicole Acosta

04/05/2021

Police & Fire

Fire Rips Through Dwellings At Former Naval Base In Philly Suburbs Several homes on the site of the former Johnsville Naval Air Development Center in Warminster, Bucks County, were damaged by a fire over the weekend, authorities said. The blaze broke out in three two-story homes just after 6 a.m. Sunday on the 1200 block of Orion Drive, 6abc says. A lack of nearby hydrants hampered efforts to extinguish the fire, officials told 6abc. Fire crews were on scene for approximately three hours, according to the Hartsville Fire Company. Past fires caused by squatters have damaged the homes in previous years, authorities told 6abc. No injuries were reported…

by Nicole Acosta

04/05/2021

Police & Fire

NJ Man Dies 2 Weeks After Lehigh County Crash A 60-year-old New Jersey man has died two weeks after being injured in a car accident in Lehigh County, PA, according to news reports. The driver has been identified as Virgil Harrison of Avenel, Middlesex County, by the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. He died at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest in Salisbury Township at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, NJ.com reports. Harrison died as a result of complications from multiple blunt force injuries, and his death was ruled accidental, the outlet says citing the county coroner's office. Harrison collided with another car near Mill Creek Road along th…

by Nicole Acosta

04/05/2021

News

Former Wildwood Officer To Star In 'Law & Order SVU' Episode A Pennsylvania detective who got his start in North Wildwood expected to make an appearance in a Law & Order SVU episode next week. Det. Chris McMullin of the Bensalem Township Police Department has a principal role as an FDNY captain in Season 22's Episode 10, titled "Welcome to the Pedo Motel," a Facebook announcement reads. While McMullin, 51, has been acting for nearly a decade -- one of his most memorable gigs being a role as a cop in the 2011 film "Limitless" alongside Bradley Cooper -- this will be his first "Law & Order SVU" appearance. "I've been trying to get a princ…

by Nicole Acosta

04/04/2021

News

Bucks County Detective To Star In 'Law & Order SVU' Episode A Bucks County detective is expected to make an appearance in a "Law & Order SVU" episode next week. Det. Chris McMullin of the Bensalem Township Police Department has a principal role as an FDNY captain in Season 22's Episode 10, titled "Welcome to the Pedo Motel," a Facebook announcement reads. While 51-year-old McMullin has been acting for nearly a decade -- one of his most memorable gigs was his role as a cop in the 2011 film "Limitless" alongside Bradley Cooper -- this will be his first appearance on "Law & Order SVU." "I've been trying to get a principal role o…

by Nicole Acosta

04/03/2021

Police & Fire

Police: South Jersey Driver Pretending To Be Officer & Stopping Cars Busted With Child Porn A South Jersey driver was arrested for impersonating a police officer as he was stopping motorists in a makeshift cop car, while also being in possession of child pornography, authorities said. Daniel P. Pelicano, 25, of East Windsor, was stopped by police on Penn-Lyle Road near WWPHS South when they noticed he pulled over a driver in what looked like a cop car decorated with "police-style equipment," at approximately 1:35 a.m. on March 18, according to West Windsor Police Chief Robert Garofalo. Pelicano's gray 2016 Nissan was found with a police scanner, a laptop that …

by Nicole Acosta

04/02/2021

Police & Fire

Seen Them? Police Say Men Conspired To Steal $3K In Merch From Lancaster Target Two men were wanted by police for allegedly conspiring to steal nearly $3,000 worth of merchandise from a Lancaster County Target, authorities said. Warrants for the arrests of Joseph D. Perez-Bard, 3, of Nottingham (Chester County), and Neal S. Gibson, 31, of Castle, Delaware, were issued Wednesday night, Manheim police said. Both conspired to steal $3,194 of merchandise from a Fruitville Pike Target on two separate occasions in February, police said. Perez-Bard and Gibson visited the store on Feb. 12 around 6:45 p.m. and Feb. 17 around 2:15 p.m., police said. Police are encouraging…

by Nicole Acosta

04/02/2021

Police & Fire

GOT 'EM: 10 New Jersey Johns Busted In Newark Prostitution Sting Ten johns from across New Jersey arrested in a Newark prostitution sting, authorities said Friday. A Newark police operation aimed at reducing prostitution in the South Ward began Thursday night and ended Friday morning around East Bigelow Street and Sherman Avenue, according to Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara. The following men were charged with solicitation of prostitution, according to police. William Hazell, 36, of Brooklyn; Naeem Kornegay, 39, of Cranford; Tashawn Jones, 37, of Elizabeth; Rahim A. Brown, 41, of Linden; Douglas E. Hoffm…

by Nicole Acosta

04/02/2021

Police & Fire

Man Suffers Head Injury In Cheltenham House Fire A man was left with a head injury after a fire broke out in a Cheltenham home early Friday morning, 6abc reports. Fire crews arrived at the 200 block of Deaver Road to find heavy flames on the first and second floors of the home, around 1:30 a.m., authorities told 6abc. The flames spread to the attic and roof of the single-family house before firefighters were able to gain control, 6abc reports. A man suffered a cut to the head and was being treated at the scene by EMS, authorities told 6abc. No other injuries were reported.

by Nicole Acosta

04/02/2021

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