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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

Authorities ID Boy, 16, Killed In Jersey City Shooting A 16-year-old boy was killed in a Jersey City shooting Monday night, authorities said. Jersey City police responded to a report of shots fired in the vestibule of a building at 83 Bergen Ave., just after 10:30 p.m., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. There, they found Kaheem Taylor with gunshot wounds to the upper body, Suarez said. Taylor was taken to Jersey City Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at 11:15 p.m., Suarez said. The cause and manner of death are pending the findings of the Regional Medical Examiner’s Office. The Hudson County Prosecut…

by Nicole Acosta

03/30/2021

Police & Fire

West Whiteland PD Searching For Contractor Accused Of Scamming Victim Of $10,500 West Whiteland police are searching for a contractor who they say failed to complete $10,500 of home improvement work. A township resident told police that they hired George M. Brinton, 55, to complete work on their home on Dec. 1, 2020, Det. Scott Pezick told Daily Voice. Brinton was paid a series of eight checks for the project, totaling $25,845, but has yet to complete $10,500 of work since Jan. 31, 2021, Pezick said. The victim has been unable to reach Brinton for two weeks, to which she reported to police, Pezick said. Brinton was confirmed to be an authorized contractor with a legit…

by Nicole Acosta

03/30/2021

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Man Gets Probation For Flashing Porn Video At Woman Outside Suburban Philly Starbucks A 55-year-old Warminster man was sentenced to one year of probation after flashing a pornographic video at a woman in the parking lot of a Lansdale Starbucks last year, NorthPennNow reports. The woman was in the car with her 7-year-old son when she pulled into the West Main Street parking lot around 8:30 a.m. Jan 6, the outlet says citing the affidavit. She stopped her car when a red Ford Focus swerved towards her, the affidavit says. "What are you doing?" she said to the driver, raising her arms. After she parked her car, the red Ford Focus -- driven by Matthew Fox -- backed into th…

by Nicole Acosta

03/30/2021

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Police: Berks Driver In Custody After Cursing At Bank Teller, Punching Drive-Thru TV Screen An irate Berks County driver is in custody after police say he cursed at a bank teller and punched the drive-thru TV screen after being told a lane was closed. Dylan Noll, 25, drove into a drive-thru lane at the First National Bank on State Hill Road in Wyomissing when he noticed a car in front of him exiting through a second lane, according to the Wyomissing Police Department. Noll apparently followed the car into the separate lane thinking it was open, police said. Noll was informed the lane was closed, but the teller was going to help him anyway, police said. Noll reportedly beca…

by Nicole Acosta

03/29/2021

Police & Fire

Worcester Twp. Construction Worker Airlifted After Falling Through Floor Of Unfinished Home A Worcester Township construction worker was airlifted to the hospital after falling through the floor of an unfinished home Monday afternoon, authorities said. Fire crews were dispatched to the Reserve at Center Square, a luxury townhome construction site, around 3:45 p.m., according to Worcester Volunteer Fire Department. Firefighters arrived to find EMS treating the man in the basement, authorities said. Rescue crews were able to free the man by 4 p.m., and had him airlifted in unknown condition to a local hospital by approximately 4:25 p.m., authorities said. Posted by Worcester V…

by Nicole Acosta

03/29/2021

Police & Fire

UK Driver's BAC Was Nearly 3X Times Legal Limit In Head-On Bucks Crash That Injured Four A Philadelphia driver who caused a head-on crash in Bucks County is facing additional charges after test results showed his blood alcohol content was nearly three times the legal limit at the time of the crash, authorities said. Shane Brolly, 24, was initially arraigned on five counts each of aggravated assault and aggravated assault by vehicle, all felonies, and eight misdemeanor counts of recklessly endangering another person, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. After returned test results showed his BAC at the time of the March 27 crash was .21 percent -- the legal …

by Nicole Acosta

03/29/2021

Police & Fire

Mother Charged In Fatal Collegeville Shooting Of 12-Year-Old Daughter By Son A mother has been charged in connection to the fatal shooting of her 12-year-old daughter by her son in a Collegeville home earlier this month, authorities said. Daisy Vasquez, 31, turned herself in to police Monday and is facing third-degree felony charges of endangering welfare of children, possession of a firearm by a minor–responsibility of adult, and hindering apprehension or prosecution, and other related charges, according to Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Upper Providence Township Police Chief Mark A. Toomey. An investigation discovered that the ch…

by Nicole Acosta

03/29/2021

Police & Fire

Man Who Displayed Gun During Argument Inside West Chester Bar Facing Charges, Police Say A 25-year-old man is facing charges after police say he displayed a gun during an argument inside a West Chester bar over the weekend. A Barnaby's employee notified police of a man -- later identified as Jacob Coleman -- who had displayed a firearm during an argument inside of the bar and fled around 11 p.m. on Saturday, according to the West Chester Police Department. Coleman, of Glen Mills (Delaware County), apparently fled on foot Northbound on High Street, police said. Officers were able to locate Coleman, and he was taken into custody shortly thereafter, police said. He was remanded …

by Nicole Acosta

03/29/2021

Police & Fire

Lehigh Driver Charged After Pushing Woman's Car With 2 Kids Into I-78 Median A 31-year-old Lehigh driver is facing aggravated assault charges after state police say he was yelling at drivers and even hit one woman's car, sending it into a concrete median on I-78 earlier this month, authorities said. Justin C. Mitman, who was jailed March 8 in unrelated DUI and trespassing incidents from the day before, was identified after Pennsylvania State Police released photos of the truck and details about the road rage incident, LehighValleyLive says citing Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin and police Capt. Joseph F. Sokolofski. The woman was putting gas into a silver…

by Nicole Acosta

03/29/2021

Police & Fire

Allentown Police Probe Fatal Weekend Shooting Allentown police are investigating a weekend shooting that left a man dead, authorities said. Officers responded to the area of North 4th Street and West Turner Street where they found an adult male victim dead around 2 a.m. Saturday, according to Allentown police Assistant Chief Charles Roca. The man was pronounced dead at 3:07 a.m. by Lehigh County Deputy Coroner Craig Hanzl in the 200 block of North Fourth Street, LehighValleyLive reports. The man's death was ruled a homicide due to a gunshot wound to the body, LehighValleyLive says. Police did not immediately release the man's identit…

by Nicole Acosta

03/29/2021

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