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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

2 Shot In Allentown, Police Say Two people were shot in Allentown Thursday, June 2, authorities said. Officers were called to North Fourth Street and West Turner Street, where they found two male gunshot victims around 8:20 p.m., Allentown police said. Officers assisted the victims before they were taken to a nearby hospital by EMS, they said. The victims were expected to survive, police said. No arrests have been made and the investigation remains ongoing. Police said there was no danger to the public.

by Nicole Acosta

06/02/2022

Police & Fire

Student Charged After Bringing BB Gun To Eddystone Elementary School A child was charged Thursday, June 2, after they showed up to a Delaware County elementary school with a BB gun, authorities said. At the start of the school day, police were called to Eddystone Elementary School, where they confiscated the BB gun and identified the student accused of bringing it in, Eddystone police said. Police said the unidentified student was "charged accordingly," but did not specify those charges. No injuries were reported. "This incident is a serious matter, and we will continue working hand and hand with school officials for maximum safety," police said in a Faceb…

by Nicole Acosta

06/02/2022

Police & Fire

Ex-Bethlehem Finance Director Resold Phones Bought With City Funds To Get Richer: DA A former Bethlehem finance director was charged on Thursday, June 2, with misusing city funds to buy thousands of dollars worth of electronics, reselling them, and pocketing the proceeds, authorities said. Mark Sivak, 44, used the city’s Verizon account to buy and resell at least 31 cellphones between November 2019 and April 2022 for a total of $12,630, Northampton County District Attorney Terry Houck said alongside the City of Bethlehem Police Department. He also apparently admitted to ordering additional items from the city's Verizon account over the past six months and bri…

by Nicole Acosta

06/02/2022

Police & Fire

Delivery Driver Hospitalized After Crash With Firetruck In Bensalem: Officials A delivery driver was injured when their van crashed head-on into a firetruck in Bensalem Thursday, June 2, authorities said. The wreck happened on Street Road and Knights Roads around 11 a.m., Bensalem Fire Rescue said. Despite their injuries, the firefighters were able to extricate the driver and extinguish a fire, officials said. Two firefighters and the van driver were taken by EMS to a local hospital. The firefighters were treated and released, the fire company said. Street Road was closed in both directions between Knights Road and Hulmeville Road until around 2:30 p.m. as pol…

by Nicole Acosta

06/02/2022

Police & Fire

Delco Pair Arrested On Child Porn Charges A Delaware County pair was charged with making and uploading videos and photos of child pornography, authorities said. Matteo T. Arriaga, 20, of Ridley Park, was initially charged in January after posting 271 videos of lewd content, including a 23-second video clip recorded on his phone in a Snapchat message thread with a person identified as “Gia," Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer said. Following that discovery, investigators seized four Apple iPhones, two laptop computers, a custom PC, and two external hard drives, they said. Further investigation led detectives t…

by Nicole Acosta

06/02/2022

Police & Fire

Alert Issued For Missing 17-Year-Old Girl In Philly Area Police are seeking the public's help in locating a 17-year-old girl who has gone missing in the Philadelphia area. Lila Rose Ramirez Gabr was last seen in the Mount Airy neighborhood, where she may have boarded a SEPTA bus around 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 28, West Chester police said. She is believed to be wearing a long-sleeved gray shirt, a light-colored mini-skirt, and gray sneakers, according to police. Ramirez Gabr is described as 5’2” to 5’4”, approximately 120 pounds with brown hair and hazel eyes. Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to contact the West Chest…

by Nicole Acosta

06/01/2022

Police & Fire

Bystanders Pull Pilot, Passenger From Crashed Plane On Chester County Golf Course: Police Bystanders rescued the two occupants of a crashed plane in Chester County Wednesday, June 1, authorities said. The small single-engine plane went down on a golf course at St. David's Country Club off Upper Gulph Road in Wayne at approximately 3:30 p.m., according to Tredyffrin Township police. The plane, which was flying from Fort Myers, FL to Blue Bell, PA, experienced a mechanical failure and had to make an emergency landing, police said. On June 1st, at approximately 3:30 PM, Radnor Fire and EMS was dispatched to the area of Upper Gulph and Fletcher for a... Posted by Radnor Fire C…

by Nicole Acosta

06/01/2022

Police & Fire

Remains Found At Philly Arboretum In 2019 ID'd As Young Man Stabbed By BF: DA The remains discovered in a Philadelphia arboretum nearly two years ago were identified this week as those of a 22-year-old man, and his alleged killer was arrested, authorities said. Keshaun Sheffield, 20, of Philadelphia, has been charged with first-and third-degree murder, among other offenses, for the Aug. 19, 2019 murder of his boyfriend Rashid Young in Pottstown, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele announced Wednesday, June 1. Young's remains, discovered on September 30, 2019, by a landscaper at Awbury Arboretum, had remained unidentified until Friday, when new informa…

by Nicole Acosta

06/01/2022

Police & Fire

1 Pinned Under Farm Tractor In Chester County Crash: Officials At least one person was injured in a crash involving a tractor-trailer and farm tractor Wednesday, June 1 in Chester County, officials said. The unidentified victim was pinned under a farm tractor following the 9:20 a.m. crash on the 3200 block of Limestone Road (Route 10) in Highland Township, a spokesperson for the Chester County Department of Emergency Services told Daily Voice. The person was airlifted to an local hospital, 6abc reports. Crews with the Cochranville Fire Company, Highland Township Police Department, PA State Police - Avondale Barracks, Keystone …

by Nicole Acosta

06/01/2022

Police & Fire

Suspect Sought In Berks County Armed Robbery Police in Berks County are seeking the public's help in identifying a suspect wanted in connection with an armed robbery. With a stainless steel revolver in his hand, the man walked into a Turkey Hill store on New Holland Road in Brecknock Township on Wednesday, May 18, local police said. Police say the revolver had an 8-inch to 10-inch barrel. He wore a pink, square earring with diamond sparkles in his right ear, they said. Police believe the same man is connected to a Wednesday, May 25 armed robbery at a Dollar General store in West Cornwall Township (Lebanon County), Daily Voi…

by Nicole Acosta

06/01/2022

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