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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

PA Collision Center Owner Surrenders After Submitting $426K In False Insurance Claims A Bucks County collision center owner who submitted nearly 300 false insurance claims, pocketing more than $426,000 in payouts has surrendered to authorities, they said. John Paul Reis, 56, of Newtown Township, turned himself in on Thursday, Aug. 25, on charges of insurance fraud, deceptive business practices, forgery, and theft by deception, all third-degree felonies, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. The charges come after a four-year investigation by county detectives that began in Sept. 2018, after they received a referral from officials with …

by Nicole Acosta

08/26/2022

Police & Fire

PA BF Didn't Want To 'Waste Narcan' On Pregnant Girlfriend Who OD'd On V-Tine's Day: DA A Pennsylvania man who gave his pregnant girlfriend the drugs that killed her also refused to save her, authorities said in announcing his arrest. It was Valentine's Day 2022 when Christopher Barbuto, 40, gave 28-year-old Courtney Wilson heroin and/or fentanyl, and two suspected Xanax pills, which were found in her purse near her body in Phonoexville, Chester County District Attorney Deb Ryan said. Barbuto is also accused of giving Wilson alprazolam and methamphetamine, Ryan said. A toxicology report released by the Chester County Coroner's Office on Tuesday, Aug. 16 found that she die…

by Nicole Acosta

08/26/2022

Police & Fire

Teacher Fired For Attending Jan. 6 Riots Sues Allentown School District For Defamation: Report A Pennsylvania teacher who was fired after admittedly attending the Jan. 6 riots on Capitol Hill is suing the school district for defamation, WFMZ reports. Jason Moorehead, a former social studies teacher at Raub Middle School, claims he was penalized for his conservative political views, and that it shouldn't have been grounds for termination, the outlet says. The former educator says he denied the district's "unacceptable" offer to return to his teaching job, despite having mentioned that he can't pay his bills, and allegedly has been called a "white supremacist" since the incident, accor…

by Nicole Acosta

08/26/2022

News

PA Dentist Hit With New Charges After Seven More Sexual Misconduct Victims Come Forward: Report A Pennsylvania dentist previously accused of sexual misconduct against an employee and a patient, will be facing additional charges after seven more victims came forward, WFMZ reports. Scott Parkinson, owner of Tremont Dentistry in Tremont Borough, was arraigned Tuesday, Aug. 23 on charges including, sexual extortion, indecent assault, indecent exposure, disorderly conduct, harassment, simple assault, and open lewdness, court records show. The new female victims, which include several employees, claim that 58-year-old Parkinson, of Orwigsburg, either inappropriately touched them o…

by Nicole Acosta

08/26/2022

Police & Fire

Coroner Called To Scene Of Fatal Leap In Coatesville (Developing) A coroner was called to the scene of a fatal leap in Coatesville, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. Police, fire, and EMS crews were called to Lumber Street and North 1st Avenue around 1:25 p.m. Friday, Aug. 26, a spokeswoman with the Chester County Department of Emergency Services told Daily Voice. The scene was cleared around 3:50 p.m., she said. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

by Nicole Acosta

08/26/2022

Police & Fire

ID Sought For Suspects In Deadly Shooting Of 28-Year-Old Reading Dad Police in Reading are seeking the public's help in identifying two suspects they believe are connected to a shooting that claimed the life of a 28-year-old dad and injured another. Surveillance video released on Friday, Aug. 26 shows two masked men who were seen in the area just minutes before the shooting on the 300 block of McKnight Street around 6 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 21, Reading police said. Josmar Ceballos, of Reading, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. A second shooting victim -- a 49-year-old man -- was taken to Tower Health Reading Hospital, where he was expected to sur…

by Nicole Acosta

08/26/2022

Police & Fire

Family Affair: Brothers, Cousin Charged In 2020 Murder Of Suburban Philly Man Three family members were arrested nearly two years after their alleged involvement in a staged robbery that claimed the life of a 73-year-old man in the Philadelphia suburbs, authorities said. Raheem Pinder, 46, of Pottstown, Dayon Pinder, 44, of West Chester, and Nathaniel Pinder, 49, of Philadelphia, – two brothers and a cousin – have been charged with murder, robbery, burglary, conspiracy, and related offenses in the 2020 death of Ira Solomon in Phoenixville, Chester County District Attorney Deb Ryan said. "The abundance of home security footage provided to investigators …

by Nicole Acosta

08/26/2022

Police & Fire

PA Man Sentenced In DUI Crash That Killed Tow Truck Driver On I-78 A 31-year-old Pennsylvania man was sentenced to two to seven years in state prison for his role in a crash that claimed the life of a tow truck driver on I-78 in Berks County, authorities said. Allen Putman, of Johnstown, previously pleaded guilty to homicide by vehicle, endangering the welfare of children, and DUI for the July 21, 2020, crash that left 29-year-old Tyler A. Laudenslager dead, according to the Berks County District Attorney's Office. Laudenslager was working a roadside assistance call on the shoulder of the highway in Bethel Township when Putman's vehicle stru…

by Nicole Acosta

08/25/2022

Police & Fire

Deadly Crash Involving Tractor-Trailer Reported In Montgomery County (Developing) One person died in a two-vehicle crash in Montgomery County, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The fatal crash involving an SUV and tractor-trailer happened on South Park Avenue in Lower Providence Township around 3 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 25, initial reports said. The 500 block of S. Park Avenue is closed between Eagleville Road and Ridge Pike until further notice due to an overturned vehicle. Posted by Lower Providence Township Police Department, Montgomery County, PA on Thursday, August 25, 2022 Further details were not immediately known. This is a developing story. Chec…

by Nicole Acosta

08/25/2022

Police & Fire

Woman Pulls Out Gun In King Of Prussia Mall Food Court: Police A woman pulled out a gun inside the King of Prussia Mall food court, causing hours of chaos for many shoppers on Thursday, Aug. 25, authorities said. No shots were fired in the incident, which happened around 12:45 p.m. after one woman and a group of three others began arguing with each other while on the Five Guys line, Upper Merion Township police said. After the argument, the woman, who was alone, walked away to wait for her food, police said. That's when at least two of the women approach her as the argument continues. The single woman apparently told police that she believed she was …

by Nicole Acosta

08/25/2022

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