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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

West Whiteland PD Seek ID For Man Who Fled CVS With $2K Worth Of Medicine Police in Chester County are seeking the public's help identifying a man who they say stole $2,000 worth of cold/allergy medicine from a local CVS. A male suspect was caught on surveillance footage grabbing a large amount of cold/allergy medicine valued at approximately $2,284 at the CVS on West Lincoln Highway on Feb. 7, according to West Whiteland police. The suspect reportedly left in an unknown model black car, police said. Anyone with information regarding the identity of the suspect is asked to contact Detective Anthony DeLuise at adeluise@westwhiteland.org or (484)-875-6023.

by Nicole Acosta

03/05/2021

Police & Fire

Warminster PD Seek ID For Duo Who Stole $5K Worth Of Electronics From Walmart Police in Bucks County are seeking the public's help identifying a duo who they say stole $5,000 worth of electronics from a local Walmart. Two suspects were caught on surveillance video using a hammer to smash a display case in the electronics section of the Walmart on East Street Road, and later fleeing with $5,000 worth of merchandise around 10:55 p.m. on Feb. 26, according to Warminster Township police. The two men fled the scene in a red color Honda Accord, police said. Anyone with information regarding the identity of the suspects are asked to contact Officer Ryan Bunda of the Warmin…

by Nicole Acosta

03/05/2021

News

Winner: Pennsylvania Lottery Ticket Good For $525K Sold In Delaware County A Pennsylvania lottery ticket good for $525,000 was sold in Delaware County. The ticket from the Thursday, March 4 Cash 5 drawing was sold at 7-Eleven on East Lancaster Avenue in Wayne. The winning numbers were 1-7-16-33-39. The retailer will win a $5,000 bonus check for selling the winning ticket.

by Nicole Acosta

03/05/2021

Police & Fire

Heavy Fire Destroys Normandy Farms Carriage House A heavy fire broke out at a popular hotel and wedding venue in Montgomery County Thursday night, authorities said. Authorities were dispatched to the Normandy Farms Carriage House located in the 1400 Block of Morris Road in Whitpain Township shortly after 8 p.m., according to a statement released by Emergency Alerts of Delaware, Bucks, and Montgomery counties. First responders noticed heavy smoke and flames coming from the roof of the farmhouse, authorities said. Firefighters were able to locate the seat of the fire and found that the majority of the fire was on the second floor and t…

by Nicole Acosta

03/05/2021

Police & Fire

DA: Chester County Assailant Sentenced For Assault Of Two Women On Running Trail A 61-year-old Chester County assailant was sentenced to up to 23 months in prison for assaulting two women on the Struble Trail in 2019, authorities announced. Downingtown police responded to a report of a woman who was assaulted as she jogged on the trail on May 19, 2019, according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office. The victim said a man -- later identified as Rickey Endy -- riding a bike grabbed her butt and said, “Hey, baby," the DA's office said. As police spoke to the first victim, a man matching the woman's description rode past on a bike, the DA's office sai…

by Nicole Acosta

03/04/2021

Police & Fire

AG: ChesCo Funeral Director Stole $250K From Terminally Ill Client's Estate A Chester County funeral director and consulting firm principal is facing theft, forgery and fraud charges on accusations he stole $250,000 from an 84-year-old, terminally ill victim, whose estate was to be donated to locally-connected charities, authorities said. Bucks County resident Keith Jerome signed a Power of Attorney form, giving Kenneth Neeld, Jr., 47, authority to manage his financial assets on March 9, 2016, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro said. An investigation by the Office of Attorney General’s Special Agent, Rachel Story, determined that Neeld repeatedly stole…

by Nicole Acosta

03/04/2021

Police & Fire

DA: Chester County Man Raped 16-Year-Old Girl He Shared Bed With For More Than A Year A 58-year-old Chester County man has been arrested on accusations he raped a 16-year-old girl multiple times a week for over a year, after the girl reported the abuse to authorities, officials announced. The teen girl moved from Georgia, where she lived with her adoptive family, to Michael Richardson's two-bedroom apartment in Spring City in early 2020, District Attorney Deb Ryan said. Because there was only one bed, the girl was forced to share it with Richardson, where she was sexually assaulted one to two times a week, Ryan said. Richardson also allegedly bought lingerie for the g…

by Nicole Acosta

03/04/2021

Police & Fire

Fire Crews Battle Blaze At Blommer Chocolate Factory Fire crews battled a building fire at the Blommer Chocolate Factory Tuesday, authorities said. When firefighters arrived on scene just after 2 p.m., they discovered that the automatic fire alarm was manually pulled by a worker who noticed the fire in the packaging area of the factory in Upper Hanover Township, according to Emergency Alerts of Delaware, Bucks, and Montgomery Counties. Firefighters were able to bring the fire under control within an hour due to the large layout of the factory, authorities said. There were reportedly no injuries to firefighters or chocolate factory staff, and…

by Nicole Acosta

03/04/2021

Police & Fire

Philadelphia 'Pill Mill' Doc Who Exchanged Opioids For Sex Gets 5 Years An 80-year-old Philadelphia doctor was sentenced to five years behind bars for illegally distributing opioids to patients for cash, and often in exchange for sex, authorities announced. Myron Rodos, of Ambler, pleaded guilty in November 2019, admitting that he illegally gave an additional 6,130 oxycodone (30 mg) pills and 3,670 methadone (10 mg) pills to patients in exchange for sex and money at his North Philadelphia "pill mill," Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams said. The charges resulted from a lengthy FBI investigation that produced audio and video recording…

by Nicole Acosta

03/04/2021

Police & Fire

Trio Indicted For Armed Robberies Of Delaware County Wawa Stores Three men have been indicted for their involvement in two armed robberies of Delaware County Wawa stores in which they made off with $7,800 and more in 2019, authorities announced. The Indictment alleges that Quintel Martins, 27, of Drexel Hill, DeAndre Jackson, 23, of Newark, Deleware and Christopher Winfield, 22, of Wilmington, Delaware, committed an armed robbery of a Wawa in Wayne, Pennsylvania on June 17, 2019, Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams said. It is also alleged that the trio committed an armed robbery of a Wawa in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania…

by Nicole Acosta

03/04/2021

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