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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 Man Had 'Hit List' Of Family Members He Wanted To Kill Ahead Of Stepfather's Murder: PD A Pennsylvania man who made a "hit list" of family members he wanted to kill, was charged with murdering his 78-year-old stepfather, authorities in Bucks County said. Brian Joseph Carey, 41, was arrested late Wednesday, Feb. 16, hours after detectives with the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office and the Bristol Township Police Department named him as a person of interest in the death of Joseph Michael Jakimowicz, of Bristol Township. Carey was charged with one count of homicide, possession instrument of crime, theft by unlawful taking, receiving stolen property, stalking, and unauthori…

by Nicole Acosta

02/18/2022

Police & Fire

Support Surges For Family Of Recovering Lincoln University Stabbing Victim Support is surging for the family of a Lincoln University student who was one of three victims stabbed in a campus dorm on Wednesday, Feb. 16. Eric Dickerson was stabbed three times and survived, but his close friend was stabbed in the neck and died at the scene, according to a GoFundMe. Dickerson and the third stabbing victim were taken to Christiana Hospital in Wilmington, DE, where they were treated and released, authorities in Chester County said. Dickerson's family is now responsible for covering his medical care and therapy costs as he begins his recovery. "Erica, his moth…

by Nicole Acosta

02/18/2022

Police & Fire

Yeadon Borough Council Votes To Fire Police Chief A borough council in Delaware County voted to fire its police chief of five years, officials said. In a 4-3 vote on Thursday, Feb. 17, the Yeadon Borough council removed police chief Anthony Paparo for allegedly overspending on overtime hours, which cost taxpayers $387,000, his attorney, Harold Goodman, said in a letter. Paparo is accused of overscheduling part-time officers in 2019 and 2020, thus violating the terms of the police union's collective bargaining agreement, the letter states. He scheduled the cops for a total of approximately 6,200 hours of overtime, according to the letter…

by Nicole Acosta

02/18/2022

Police & Fire

Traffic Stops Net Drugs, Gun, Three Arrests In Anne Arundel County: Police Two traffic stops resulted in the arrests of three people and the recovery of drugs, a gun, and a large amount of cash, authorities said. At 11 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 16, Anne Arundel County police officers conducted a motor vehicle stop at Ritchie Highway and Belle Grove Road in Brooklyn Park on a gray Nissan, police said. Once the car stopped on Potee Street near W. Jeffrey Street in Baltimore, officers searched the car, according to police. Officers arrested the driver, Keyon Rashard Robert Taylor, 29, of Baltimore, who was found to be in possession of a Jimenez A…

by Nicole Acosta

02/18/2022

Police & Fire

Teen Bicyclist Struck, Killed By SEPTA Bus In Philadelphia: Police A teen bicyclist died after being hit by a SEPTA bus in South Philadelphia on Thursday, Feb. 16, authorities said. At around 7:35 p.m., two "juveniles" were standing in the middle of Penrose Avenue near Hartranft Street when one of them spotted an incoming SEPTA bus, Philadelphia police said. One of them was able to get away on their bicycle. The bus driver braked and tried to swerve, but failed and struck the remaining bicyclist, police said. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene at 7:55 p.m. The victim was later identified as 13-year-old Nicolas Ritter, according to polic…

by Nicole Acosta

02/18/2022

News

Philadelphia Community Mourns Sudden Death Of Popular Musician Killed At Wawa A Philadelphia community is mourning the sudden loss of a local musician and bartender after he was tragically stabbed to death in his car at a Wawa parking lot on Valentine's Day. Roger Segal, 49, had been sitting in his car eating food he'd just purchased from the store on the 1600 block of S. Christopher Columbus Boulevard before someone told store employees to check on him around 4:25 a.m., 6abc reports. Fire and EMS workers broke the back driver's side window to rescue the man and rush him to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead, the outlet said. Segal had been working a Super B…

by Nicole Acosta

02/17/2022

Police & Fire

Alert Issued For Missing Morrisville Teen Police in Bucks County are seeking the public's help in locating a teenager who was reported missing on Thursday, Feb. 17. Brandon Lee Ortiz, 17, was last seen around 10:30 a.m. Thursday at his Morrisville home, Falls Township police said. Anyone with information is urged to contact Falls Township Police Department Detective Dennis O’Connell at 215-949-9100 ext: 416 or via email at d.oconnell@fallstwppd.com.

by Nicole Acosta

02/17/2022

Police & Fire

Armed Carjacking Suspect Ties Up FedEx Delivery Driver, Flees With Packages: Philly PD (Video) An armed carjacking suspect who was seen on video tying up a FedEx delivery driver and fleeing with packages in Philadelphia was being sought by police. A camera on the mail delivery truck captured the Thursday, Feb. 10 incident on the 4300 block of Tackawanna Street, which shows the masked suspect walking into the vehicle, pointing a gun at the driver, and tying him up before driving a short distance, according to the Philadelphia Police Department. The Philadelphia Police Department is seeking the public’s help in identifying this suspect in this video: On February 10, 2022, at appr…

by Nicole Acosta

02/17/2022

News

Maryland Grandmother Wins $47K Playing Lottery A Maryland Lottery player has won a $47,181 "Racetrax" prize. The 72-year-old grandmother of two and her adult son went to AJ Liquors on Bladensburg Road in Brentwood to play the game on Saturday, Feb. 12. “The morning of, I wrote down the numbers I wanted to play, 10, 11, 12,” she told the Maryland Lottery. “I don’t know where they came from, they just came to mind.” The woman put a 50-cent Trifecta Box wager on the horses numbered 10, 11, and 12 for two drawings, adding the Bonus multiplier feature, according to lottery officials. But, it took more than one try for her to win …

by Nicole Acosta

02/17/2022

Police & Fire

Update: Police Capture Man Wanted In Murder Of Bristol Township Stepfather UPDATE: Police have captured a Bucks County man wanted as a person of interest in the murder of his stepfather, authorities said. Brian Joseph Carey, 41, was arrested Wednesday, Feb. 16 in Trumbauersville Borough by state police troopers on charges of possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia, the Bucks County District Attorney's Office said. He was being held at Bucks County Correctional Facility in lieu of 10 percent of $750,000 bail. Carey was believed to be driving the silver 2006 Chevy Trailblazer owned by his stepfather, who was found dead inside a Bri…

by Nicole Acosta

02/17/2022

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