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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

Upper Makefield Man Surrenders To Police For Sexually Assaulting Family Member Under 13 An Upper Makefield man surrendered to police months after a warrant was issued for his arrest for sexually assaulting a minor family member, authorities said. Upper Makefield police executed a warrant on July 31, 2020, for John Suszko III from the Washington Crossing section of Upper Makefield, police said. Suzko allegedly forced a minor family member to perform sexual acts on him, police said. Suszko peacefully surrendered and his bail was set at 10% of $100,000, police said. He was subsequently remanded to the Bucks County Correctional Facility in Doylestown. He is currently awaiting t…

by Nicole Acosta

03/08/2021

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Falls Twp. PD Searching For Man Who Pushed Ex-Girlfriend Down Stairs, Leaving Her With Limp Police in Bucks County are searching for a man who fled the scene after he allegedly pushed his ex-girlfriend down the stairs, leaving her with a limp, authorities said. Police responded to a call for a woman screaming for "help" at the Commons of the Fallsington Apartments around 12 p.m. on March 5, according to the Falls Township Police Department. When officers arrived, they found the woman, limping with multiple abrasions, police said. The woman told officers that after a verbal argument in her apartment with her ex-boyfriend, Patrick Dando, she left the apartment, police said. Dando …

by Nicole Acosta

03/08/2021

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AG: 4 Philadelphia Men Arrested Following Morgantown Gun Show Investigation Four Philadelphia men were arrested following a Morgantown gun show investigation that uncovered a ghost gun trafficking operation, authorities announced. Authorities seized five fully assembled ghost guns, four 80% receiver kits, one 80% receiver, one Smith and Wesson revolver, extended magazines, and more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition, according to Attorney General Josh Shapiro. Ghost guns typically start as “80% receivers” that are often sold in kits without background checks. They can be easily and quickly put together, lack serial numbers so they cannot be traced, and, once full…

by Nicole Acosta

03/08/2021

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Gunman Accused Of Firing Shots Into MontCo Democratic Committee Office Facing Federal Charges A Pennsylvania gunman arrested by state authorities earlier this month is now facing federal charges after sending a threatening email to an executive and firing shots at the Montgomery County Democratic Committee Office on Jan. 20, authorities announced. Francis Nero, 48, of Eagleville, was federally charged on March 3 on charges of sending threatening communications and cyberstalking, according to Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams. MCDP Office Executive Director Brian Levy told Norristown police on Jan. 8 that he got a threatening email from someone on Ja…

by Nicole Acosta

03/08/2021

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Gunman In Custody After Leading Police Pursuit Across PA, NJ, DE A man accused of firing a gun inside his Delaware County home was in custody after leading police on a multi-state pursuit over the weekend, 6abc Action News reports. The man reportedly fired a shot inside of his house during a dispute with his wife on Springfield Avenue in Ridley Township early Saturday morning, authorities told the news outlet. When police arrived, the man drove away, leading them on a chase over the Commodore Barry Bridge into New Jersey, then onto the Delaware Memorial Bridge into Delaware, and eventually back into Pennsylvania, 6abc says. The man continued onto I-95 …

by Nicole Acosta

03/08/2021

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Abington Police: Shooting Suspect Who Fled Scene Found Dead In Car Hours Later A man wanted for shooting a woman over the weekend was found dead possibly by suicide in a car hours after the incident in Montgomery County, authorities said. Police found a woman inside a house on the 1500 block of Arline Avenue in the Roslyn section of Abington Township with multiple gunshot wounds around 4:10 a.m. on Sunday, according to the Abington Police Department. She was taken to Abington-Jefferson Health for treatment and is deemed stable, police said. The male suspect, who is known to the woman, allegedly fled the scene prior to police arrival, police said. He was fo…

by Nicole Acosta

03/08/2021

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Allentown Man Is Second Victim To Die In Double Lehigh County Walmart Shooting A second victim has died following a double Lehigh County Walmart shooting last month that also left a 20-year-old Allentown woman dead, 6abc Action News reports. Jonathan Martinez, 22, of Allentown died at 1:30 a.m. Sunday at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest, according to the Lehigh County coroner's office, the news outlet reports. An autopsy is planned to determine the cause of death, but the coroner's office ruled his death a homicide, 6abc says. The death of Nicolette Law, 20, of Allentown, was also ruled a homicide in connection to the Feb. 26 MacArthur Boulevard par…

by Nicole Acosta

03/08/2021

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Road Rage: Angry Lehigh Driver Pushes Woman's Car Into I-78 Median Pennsylvania State Police are seeking the public's help identifying a Lehigh County driver who they say was yelling at drivers and even hit one woman's car, sending it into a concrete median on I-78 over the weekend. The woman was putting gas into a silver Toyota Prius when the man, operating a silver Toyota pickup truck, was driving around and yelling at customers in the Wawa parking lot on Schantz Road in Upper Macungie Township, around 2:45 p.m. Sunday, according to Trooper Nathan T. Branosky. Once the woman left Wawa, the man -- described as a skinny white male …

by Nicole Acosta

03/08/2021

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Feds: Philadelphia Pair Indicted For Attempting To Set Off Bombs In Wawa During BLM Protests A Philadelphia pair is facing up to 90 years in prison for their alleged attempt to rob a Wawa with multiple explosive devices during last year's widespread Black Lives Matter protests, federal authorities announced. The indictment alleges that Michael Fields, 34, and Desiree Adorno, 65, conspired with other individuals to break into a Wawa store on Richmond Street in Philadelphia, in June 2020, according to Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams. In addition to stealing merchandise from the store, the indictment alleges that the pair had explosive devices …

by Nicole Acosta

03/06/2021

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Trio Of Teens Arrested In Norristown Pizzeria Assault, Robbery; 1 Released On Bail Police in Norristown have arrested a trio of teens wanted in connection to the Feb. 19 robbery and assault of the owner of Mama Venezia's Pizzeria, authorities said. Brothers Justin and Kevin Cassidy, both 19, of Aston (Delaware County), are in police custody, as of March 4, according to the Norristown Police Department. A third suspect, Justin Croson, 19, of Seven Valleys (York County), turned himself in to authorities on March 5, police said. Surveillance footage shows a group of men looking through Mama Venezia's Pizzeria and later running into the establishment with masks, 6a…

by Nicole Acosta

03/05/2021

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