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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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Man Wanted In Physical Attack Of Woman Walking In Middlesex County Police are on the hunt for a man wanted on aggravated assault charges for physically attacking a woman walking in Middlesex County on Sunday, June 5, authorities said. An unidentified man approached the woman as she was walking along Raritan Avenue in Highland Park around 4 a.m., Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Park Police Chief Richard Abrams said. He was also in New Brunswick on the same evening, investigators said. The suspect is described as a Hispanic man between the ages of 20 and 21, standing 5'5" tall. He has a small build, short dark hair, and …

by Nicole Acosta

06/09/2022

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Father-Son Duo Among 23 Arrested In Major Philly Drug Ring: AG Approximately five pounds of heroin and fentanyl were seized, along with 1.6 ounces of methamphetamine, three assault rifles, and $179,000 in cash in the takedown of a major Philadelphia drug ring, authorities said. A father and son duo was among 23 people arrested as local, state, and federal law officers served more than 40 search warrants on affiliated properties and vehicles on Wednesday, June 8, Attorney General Josh Shapiro said. Evidence seized in the bust. (photo one)PA AG's Office Evidence seized in the bust. (photo two)PA AG's Office The ringleaders were identified as Curti…

by Nicole Acosta

06/09/2022

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US Marshals In Virginia Nab 2 Teen Suspects In Mass Philly Shooting: DA Two teenage suspects in the mass casualty shooting in Philadelphia last weekend were arrested Thursday, June 9 by members of the US Marshals Service in Norfolk, Virginia, authorities said. Quadir Dukes-Hill, 18, of Drexel Hill, and Nahjee Whittington, 18, of Philadelphia, were charged with murder, among other offenses, in Saturday's shooting on South Street, Assistant District Attorney Joanne Pescatore said at an afternoon news conference. DA Krasner Provides Second Update on Investigation of South Street Mass Shooting Posted by Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office on Thursday, June…

by Nicole Acosta

06/09/2022

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Arrest Made In Deadly Shooting Of 37-Year-Old East Orange Man A local man was arrested Wednesday, June 8 for the murder of a 37-year-old East Orange man, authorities said. Darienne Murray, 35, of Orange, was charged with first-degree murder, second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon, and third-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose in the shooting death of Melja T. Oliver, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II said in a joint release. Oliver was found with gunshot wounds lying on the sidewalk on the 500 block of Main Street in East Orange around 12:50 a.m. Friday, June 3, the prosecutor said alongside Eas…

by Nicole Acosta

06/09/2022

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17-Year-Old Girl Shot, Killed In Newark: Police A 17-year-old girl was shot and killed in Newark Wednesday, June 8, authorities said. Nyasia Peppers, of Newark, had already died at Beth Israel Hospital when officers arrived at the crime scene on the 100 block of Goodwin Avenue around 11:15 p.m., Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II said in a joint release. No arrests have been made and the investigation remains ongoing, the prosecutor said alongside Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara. Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to contact the Essex County Prosecutor's O…

by Nicole Acosta

06/09/2022

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Inmate Dies At Bucks County Correctional Facility: Officials An inmate died at the Bucks County Correctional Facility, county officials announced Thursday, June 9. The inmate, a man in his 30s, was pronounced dead Tuesday, June 7 by medical workers at the jail, James O' Malley, Deputy Director of Communications said. Bucks County Detectives and the Department of Corrections Investigations Unit are investigating the man’s death. The news comes three months after 46-year-old Edwin Dunfee died by suicide at the jail.

by Nicole Acosta

06/09/2022

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1 Found Dead, Another Injured In Northampton Township Home: Police An investigation is underway after one person died and another person was injured at a home in Northampton Township (Bucks County), authorities said. Officers responding to a report of a possibly suicidal man discovered one woman dead and one man with a head wound inside a house around 5 p.m. Wednesday, June 8, local police said. The man was taken to St Mary’s Medical Center for treatment, police said. It was not immediately clear what caused the woman's death or how the man was injured. An unspecified number of children were also found inside the house and were taken to a …

by Nicole Acosta

06/09/2022

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Woman Pushing Shopping Cart Outside Bucks Grocery Store Dies After Crash: PD A woman died after a car hit her shopping cart and knocked her to the ground outside a grocery store in Bucks County Wednesday, June 8, authorities said. A motorist driving slowly through the parking lot of the Giant Food Store in the Fairless Hills Shopping Center struck two shopping carts being pushed by the 73-year-old victim and another person around 3 p.m., Falls Township police said. The woman, who police say is a local resident, was taken to Saint Mary Medical Center in Langhorne, where she died around 9:30 p.m. It was unclear whether the second person received me…

by Nicole Acosta

06/09/2022

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Missing PA Children Found Safe In Virginia (Update) UPDATE: The kids were found safe Friday in Virginia, police said. *** Original story below*** Pennsylvania State Police are seeking the public's help in locating two missing and endangered children who are believed to be traveling with a 22-year-old woman with a Maryland license plate. Aaliah King, 4, and Braelyn King, 5, were last seen around 11:15 a.m. on Wednesday, June 8 with Eden Matthews in the area of Delaware Avenue in Wyomissing, state police said. The woman and children could be traveling in a black 2021 Hyundai Tucson with Maryland registration 5ER5844, police said. Aalia…

by Nicole Acosta

06/09/2022

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22 Pounds Of Marijuana Mailed To Eastern PA Man From Florida: Police An eastern Pennsylvania man had 22 pounds of marijuana mailed to him from a sender in Florida, authorities said. Branden A. Jacobo, 22, of Sinking Spring, had officers waiting for him when he arrived at an unnamed shipping store on State Hill Road in Wyomissing to retrieve his two packages on Monday, June 6, borough police said. Officers responding to a tip opened the boxes and discovered 22 vacuum-sealed bags of weed, each weighing about one pound, they said. The drugs were valued at $50,000. Jacobo was arrested at the scene on outstanding scofflaw warrants, police said. A warr…

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06/09/2022

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