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Mac Bullock

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mbullock@dailyvoice.com

Mac Bullock is a Pennsylvania-based news reporter who has worked in local journalism for five years. He joined the Daily Voice team in October of 2022.

In his spare time, he enjoys reading, camping, and fishing.

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Police & Fire

Woman Surrenders To Police After Deadly West Philly Shooting: Authorities One woman has died and another is in police custody after gunfire rang out in West Philadelphia on Saturday night, Dec. 16, authorities told Daily Voice. Officers were called to the corner of South 62nd Street and Chestnut Street around 11:30 p.m., the department said. They arrived to find a woman with gunshot wounds to the chest and back, according to police. Later identified as 30-year-old Shatara Marell, authorities said she was pronounced dead at Penn-Presbyterian Medical Center. Nearby on the corner of South 62nd and Market streets, a 33-year-old woman told polic…

by Mac Bullock

12/18/2023

Police & Fire

Suspect Charged With Machete Attacks On Pennypack Park Trail: Philly Police Authorities have arrested the man who they said attacked parkgoers with a machete in Northeast Philadelphia. Elias Diaz, 46, is charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, and related counts, city police said. He was taken into custody near Pennypack Park Trail, where the attacks took place, on Sunday, Dec. 17, the department wrote in a release. The first incident happened around 8:15 a.m. on Nov. 22, authorities said previously. When a jogger announced he was approaching from behind, police said Diaz "became enraged" and took out a large knife or machete. He slashed th…

by Mac Bullock

12/18/2023

Traffic

Steer Clear: Flooding Closes Roads Across Southeast Pennsylvania Nearly three inches of rain have fallen across southeastern Pennsylvania between Sunday and Monday mornings, Dec. 17 and 18, according to meteorologists at the National Weather Service. The Mount Holly, New Jersey station reports that flood warnings and areal flood warnings are in effect for parts of Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Lehigh, and Philadelphia counties through late Monday night, though the rain is expected to "taper off" by midday. We have a number of Flood Warnings and Flood Advisories in effect, and more are likely to come. While we understand many peopl…

by Mac Bullock

12/18/2023

Police & Fire

Giant Worker In Berks County Embezzled $24,000 From Employer, Police Claim A grocery store employee in Spring Township is accused of bilking tens of thousands of dollars from her employer, authorities say. Christina Bortz, 53, is charged with theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property, according to court records. Spring police said Bortz works as the "checkout coach" or accounting employee at Giant and admitted to taking about $24,000 from the company. Bortz, of Sinking Spring, was released on her own recognizance and is due back for a preliminary hearing on Dec. 26, court records show.

by Mac Bullock

12/15/2023

Police & Fire

Escaped Inmate Ditched Stolen Truck In South Philly: US Marshals A convict who escaped from a Pennsylvania prison early this month was recently in South Philadelphia, according to the US Marshals Service. A Ford F-150 believed to be stolen by fugitive Isaiah R. Tilghman was found abandoned on the 2600 block of South Front Street, Marshals said Friday, Dec. 15. The truck was bearing a stolen license plate that authorities believe Tilghman snagged off a similar truck in the Port Richmond neighborhood last Wednesday, Dec. 6. The 33-year-old has been on the run since escaping the Blair County Prison on Sunday, Dec. 3, officials said previously. …

by Mac Bullock

12/15/2023

Police & Fire

PA Officer Raped Child, Sexually Assaulted Others Beginning When He Was 12: DA A Sharon Hill police officer is accused of multiple instances of rape and sexual assault over a period of years, according to officials. Tyler Humphreys, 21, of Malvern, is charged with rape of a child, statutory sexual assault, aggravated indecent assault, and related offenses in Chester County, said the District Attorney's Office. The charges stem from incidents that prosecutors say took place from 2014 to 2018 and in late 2022, officials wrote in a release. One alleged victim told detectives that Humphreys made him perform a sex act when he was 9 and Humphrey…

by Mac Bullock

12/15/2023

Police & Fire

Package Theft On The Rise In Suburban Philadelphia, Authorities Warn With the holiday season upon us, authorities in Montgomery County are warning residents about a reported rise in package theft. Organized rings target residential neighborhoods during daylight hours and can often swipe packages before buyers even know they have received them, officials say. Lower Gwynedd police announced they are increasing patrols in neighborhoods to deter thieves, but residents can also take steps of their own. Here's how Lower Gwynedd police suggest staying one step ahead this holiday season: Have your package shipped to a secondary pickup locat…

by Mac Bullock

12/15/2023

Police & Fire

New Details Emerge In Schuylkill County Double Murder: PSP State police investigators are shedding new light on the murders of Hunter Mock and Angel Caraballo. The teens were found dead in a wooded area near Ferndale Road in New Philadelphia Borough early on Oct. 10, authorities have said. Now, troopers believe 18-year-old Mock and 16-year-old Caraballo had gone to the wooded area known as "the Sanchez" to go target shooting with two other people on the night of Oct. 8. The four "remained in the area for a short period of time," before Mock was fatally shot in the head and Caraballo was stabbed to death, according to investigators. On…

by Mac Bullock

12/15/2023

Police & Fire

'Molotov Cocktail' Thrown At Empty Car In East Stroudsburg, Troopers Say State police are investigating after a Molotov cocktail was tossed at an unoccupied car parked at East Stroudsburg University, troopers said in a release. Authorities believe the arson happened around 4 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 15. A Molotov cocktail, police said, is "a hand-thrown incendiary weapon consisting of a fragile container filled with flammable substances, containing a fuse that is lit prior to being thrown." The Monroe County District Attorney's Office is also investigating, troopers added. Anyone with information should call PSP Stroudsburg at 570-619-6800.

by Mac Bullock

12/15/2023

Obituaries

Pedestrian Killed In Allentown Wreck Was A Beloved Mom, Family Says Luz Daneza Ruiz Acosta, an Allentown mother of two with a grandchild on the way, was hit and killed in a car accident Sunday, Dec. 10, according to authorities and loved ones. She was 43. Ruiz Acosta was on the 300 block of West Hamilton Street around 1:15 a.m. when she was fatally struck, Daily Voice reported. The crash remains under investigation by Allentown police and the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office. Born in Puerto Rico, Ruiz Acosta most recently worked at KidsPeace in Allentown, her obituary says. Her daughters, Luz Ramos Ruiz and Lurielis…

by Mac Bullock

12/14/2023

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