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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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Obituaries

Devoted PA Dad Dustin Peterka-Rahn Dies, 28: ‘Brought A Smile To The Faces Of Those Around Him’ Dustin Peterka-Rahn, a beloved Royersford dad, son, and brother, died at home on Thursday, June 15, loved ones said in his obituary. He was 28. Born in Pottstown to parents R. James Rahn and Veronica (Peterka) Rahn, he was a Spring-Ford High School alumnus and later graduated from the Western Montgomery Career and Technology Center in 2013, his obit says. In addition to his parents, Peterka-Rahn leaves behind two sisters, Abigail and Lucy, as well as a 7-year-old daughter, Estella Mae Wise, and her mother, Courtney Wise, loved ones wrote. Peterka-Rahn was most recently employed at the O…

by Mac Bullock

06/27/2023

Police & Fire

Philly Tow Yard Operated Multi-Million Dollar Catalytic Converter Theft Ring: DA A Philadelphia-based criminal organization involved in the mass theft of catalytic converters has been shut down, authorities announced in a press conference Tuesday, June 27. Ten adults and one 17-year-old are accused of targeting cars across the Delaware Valley, said Bucks County District Attorney Matthew Weintraub. Catalytic converters, pollution control devices found on the bottom of gas-powered vehicles, are made with "rare and precious metals" that make tempting targets for thieves, and reports of stolen converters have "skyrocketed" across the region in recent years, the DA's Offi…

by Mac Bullock

06/27/2023

Police & Fire

Montco Driver, 18, Dies In Crash: Police An 18-year-old man is dead after crashing their car into a tree in Montgomery County on Monday, June 26, authorities say. It happened around 7:15 a.m., Franconia Township police wrote in a release. The driver of a Ford sedan was on Schoolhouse Road near the corner with Halteman Road when he left the roadway and struck the tree, the department said. A passing driver and a nearby state trooper both stopped to assist and were able to remove the teen from the wreck "before the car caught fire," police said. The 18-year-old, of Franconia, was taken to Grand View Hospital where…

by Mac Bullock

06/27/2023

Obituaries

Neighbors Raise Thousands For Family Of Bucks Drowning Victim Bucks County neighbors and loved ones have stepped up to help an area family in their hour of mourning. Joseph "Joey" Edward Malcolm Jr., 9, was discovered in a small pond near Vaux and Hickory drives in New Britain Borough last Monday, June 19, Daily Voice reported. The county Coroner's Office ruled later that week that he had died in an accidental drowning. In the days since, area residents have raised a staggering $25,000 through a GoFundMe page organized by Joey's aunt and uncle, Nicole and Tom Malcolm. "While we have been able to cover all the funeral costs, there hav…

by Mac Bullock

06/27/2023

News

Pottstown Wawa Sells $590K Lottery Ticket A Pottstown area resident picked up more than half a million dollars during a Wawa run last week. The lucky winner matched all six balls pulled in the Saturday, June 24 drawing for the Match 6 Lotto to win the $590,000 jackpot, state lottery officials said in a release. The Wawa location, 1417 South Hanover St., will receive a $5,000 bonus check for selling the winning slip, they added. All Pennsylvania Lottery Match 6 winners have up to one year to claim their prizes and have their tickets validated. Winning players should always sign the back of their slip imm…

by Mac Bullock

06/27/2023

Obituaries

School Was 'Second Home' For Late Chesco High School Teacher, Loved Ones Say The Downingtown West High School community is in mourning after long-time physics teacher David Kirk Seagers passed away early this month. Seagers, known to friends and loved ones as Kirk, died unexpectedly on Monday, June 12, his daughter Kirsten Seagers Szalapski said on a GoFundMe campaign page. "For the past 12 years, Mr. Seagers was a dynamic, energetic physics teacher at Downingtown West High School," she wrote. "He was a loving father to me and devoted husband to his wife, Shelly." "The school was his second home, and the staff and students meant the world to him. He trul…

by Mac Bullock

06/27/2023

Police & Fire

These Businesses Were Destroyed In Fountain Court Fire A number of Monroe County businesses were destroyed in the fire that raged for hours at the Fountain Court Shopping Center in Pocono Township on Sunday, June 25. The blaze had risen to multiple alarms by noon, and by the evening, Stroudsburg Fire Department said the plaza was a "total loss," though no injuries were reported. The cause of the fire remains under investigation by state police. Here are some of the businesses that were displaced by the blaze: Vietnamese restaurant Pho Saigon II. Cafe and eatery Farmhouse Poconos. Management said in a state…

by Mac Bullock

06/26/2023

News

Reading Shopper Buys $650K Lotto Ticket At Grocery Store A customer at a Reading grocery store picked up a lottery ticket worth $650,000 during their weekend shopping trip, state officials say. The lucky winner matched all five balls pulled in the Sunday, June 25 drawing of the Cash 5 with Quick Cash game, Pennsylvania Lottery representatives wrote in a release. The Redner's at 3205 North 5th Street Highway in Reading will now receive a $5,000 bonus for vending the winning numbers, they added. The winner will not be identified until they claim their prize and their ticket is validated, lotto officials said. Winners ha…

by Mac Bullock

06/26/2023

Police & Fire

Police 'Manhunt' Detours Traffic In Doylestown Doylestown residents were asked to steer clear of an ongoing police "manhunt" underway on Monday afternoon. Central Bucks Regional Police said they were searching for a suspect in the borough around 1:30 p.m. on June 26. A "large police presence" combed over the area bound by North Main Street, Font Hill Drive, East Street, and North Street, they added. Drivers and pedestrians were advised to avoid the area and were told to expect detours or road closures. About an hour later, around 2:30 p.m., police said the "activity ... (had) ended." "The area is safe, roa…

by Mac Bullock

06/26/2023

Police & Fire

Man, Woman Ambushed By Gunfire In Philadelphia: Police Two people are injured — one critically — after being shot on a Philadelphia street late on Sunday, June 25, city police told Daily Voice. It happened in Strawberry Mansion, on the 2700 block of North Dover Street, the department said. Officers were called for reported gunfire at around 9:30 p.m. They arrived to find a 30-year-old woman sitting in a Chevrolet with a gunshot wound to her back, police said. They took her to Temple University Hospital where she was placed in critical condition, according to authorities. Another victim, a 38-year-old man, was driven…

by Mac Bullock

06/26/2023

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