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Nicole Acosta

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nacosta@dailyvoice.com

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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.

Nicole Acosta's Contributions

Police & Fire

12-Year-Old Girl Shot Outside Philadelphia Corner Store: Report A 12-year-old girl was injured in a drive-by shooting in the Feltonville section of Philadelphia on Tuesday, Feb. 15, 6abc reports. The girl was one of about ten people standing outside a corner store on D Street and Wyoming Avenue when a backseat passenger in a red four-door sedan opened fire at around 4 p.m., the outlet says citing police. The girl was taken to a local hospital where she was in stable condition, according to the outlet. No arrests have been made. Click here for more from 6abc.

by Nicole Acosta

02/16/2022

Police & Fire

Beloved Lehigh Valley Teacher ID'd As Victim Of Kunkletown House Fire A Lehigh Valley schoolteacher was killed in a Poconos area house fire with her four grandchildren, district officials confirmed. Rosemarie La Barre, 53, was a family and consumer science teacher at East Hills Middle School in Bethlehem, the school district said on Facebook. "Mrs. LaBarre was an amazing teacher, friend, and mentor to many in the BASD," the post reads. The BASD Community is saddened by the loss of one of our own BASD staff, Rosemarie LaBarre. Mrs. LaBarre was a Family... Posted by Bethlehem Area School District on Tuesday, February 15, 2022 “The entire BASD family mour…

by Nicole Acosta

02/15/2022

Police & Fire

Alert Issued For Philly Man Missing Since Valentine's Day Last Seen By GF Philadelphia police are asking the public's help in locating a man who has been missing since Valentine's Day, abc27 reports. Tariq Greene, 20, was last seen by his girlfriend around 24th Street and Oregon Avenue in Southwest Philadelphia, the outlet says citing police. He was wearing a blue durag, black sweatshirt, black pants, and black slides, according to the outlet. Click here for more from abc27.

by Nicole Acosta

02/15/2022

Police & Fire

Coroner ID's Pedestrian Killed In Allentown Hit-Run Crash The pedestrian struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver Tuesday, Feb. 15 in Allentown has been identified, authorities said. Steven Bernhard, 39, of Macungie, died when the driver of a white Acura TSX hit him at 17th Street and Sumner Avenue just after 3 a.m., according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office and the Allentown Police Department. An autopsy on Bernhard's body was scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 16 to determine the cause and manner of death, the coroner's office said. Police were still looking for the driver as of Tuesday afternoon. They say the car should have f…

by Nicole Acosta

02/15/2022

Police & Fire

Arrest Made In Assault Of Elderly Newark Man Police nabbed a skateboarder who they say assaulted an elderly man on Friday, Feb. 11 in Newark. The victim was walking on Ferry Street near Merchant Street when he was knocked unconscious by Tyjihad Ellison, 21, around 10 a.m., Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. The man was taken to University Hospital where he reportedly was in stable condition. Ellison, who reportedly suffers from mental illness, was charged with aggravated assault, police said.

by Nicole Acosta

02/15/2022

Police & Fire

Perkasie Police Seek Witnesses In School Bus Crash Police in Bucks County were looking for witnesses to a school bus crash on Tuesday, Feb. 15. A small school bus and car collided at South Main Street and East Ridge Avenue around 8:35 a.m., Perkasie Borough police said. Police did not say whether anyone was hurt. Anyone with information is urged to contact the police department at (215) -257-6876.

by Nicole Acosta

02/15/2022

Police & Fire

Update: Missing Philly Area Girl, 16, Found Safe UPDATE: A 16-year-old Chester County girl who'd gone missing nearly six months ago was found safe, authorities said on Tuesday, Feb 15. *** Original story below *** Police are seeking the public's help locating a 16-year-old Philadelphia area girl. Leivy Mariela Rodas was last seen Aug. 29 around 7:30 a.m. at her house on Londonderry Township, State Police said. She was last seen wearing a black blouse, blue jeans, and gray Avia sneakers. She is approximately 5 feet tall and 110 pounds. Anyone that has had contact with Rodas since May 2021 or knows of her current location is asked …

by Nicole Acosta

02/15/2022

Police & Fire

Allentown Police Seek Driver In Deadly Hit-Run Authorities were looking for a driver who took off after fatally striking a pedestrian overnight Tuesday, Feb. 15 in Allentown. The driver of a white Acura TSX hit a pedestrian at 17th Street and Sumner Avenue just after 3 a.m., Allentown police said. The victim was taken by EMS to an area hospital where they died, police said. The pedestrian’s identity is pending notification of next of kin. Police say the car should have front-end damage and a missing driver's side mirror. Anyone with information is asked to contact Sgt. Eric Stauffer at 610-437-7732 ext. 2326 or 6…

by Nicole Acosta

02/15/2022

Police & Fire

Authorities ID PA Man Accused Of Stabbing Six Sleeping Family Members: Report The Philadelphia man accused of stabbing six sleeping family members to death on Friday, Feb. 11 has been identified, CBS3 reports. Jamal Holmes, 30, was charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, simple assault, and reckless endangerment, according to public court records. Officers were called to a stabbing at a house in the 3000 block of North Front Street in Kensington near Clearfield Street just after 4 a.m., police said to multiple media outlets. Six people, ranging in age from 26 to 46, were found stabbed, multiple outlets report citing police on the scene. Half of …

by Nicole Acosta

02/15/2022

Police & Fire

NJ Carjacker Steals Vehicle With Victim's GF, Baby Inside Day Before Home Burglary: Police A New Jersey carjacker was arrested the morning after he took a sedan with a woman and baby inside, authorities said. The Route 3 Shell gas station victim told police he left his 2022 Nissan Altima running to go into the station's convenience store around 6:05 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 12, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. When he came out, he saw a robber open the driver's side door and drive away with his girlfriend and their baby inside, the chief said. Quick to respond, the victim said he grabbed the driver's side door but fell off as Raymond Scott, 18, sped away, according…

by Nicole Acosta

02/14/2022

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