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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.

Mac Bullock's Contributions

Police & Fire

Missing Mom Found Dead Off Route 80 In PA The human remains discovered in a wooded area off of Interstate 80 in Monroe County last week have been identified as belonging to a missing Stroudsburg woman, authorities have confirmed. Dana Kristine Smithers, who was last seen nearly a year ago, was found near the Park Avenue/I-80 East on-ramp on Friday, April 28, Stroud Area Regional Police wrote in a release. Smithers, who was 46, was identified via dental records, authorities said. An autopsy was conducted on Monday, May 1, but an official cause and manner of death are pending further testing, SARPD officers wrote. In a Facebook g…

by Mac Bullock

05/02/2023

News

NTSB Report Details Preliminary Findings In Deadly RM Palmer Explosion Moments before the fiery explosion that killed seven people and injured nearly a dozen more at RM Palmer chocolate factory, workers smelled a peculiar scent: Rotten eggs. That odor was natural gas, according to the National Transportation Safety Board's newly-released findings on the West Reading explosion. As local authorities shifted their focus to cleanup management and community leadership, federal officials have continued to investigate the scene. The blast site, securing evidence, and interviewing witnesses, were all part and parcel of the NTSB report, released Tuesday, May 2. …

by Mac Bullock

05/02/2023

Police & Fire

Several Injured In Back-To-Back West Chester Car Crashes: Police Multiple people were treated for injuries after a pair of car accidents clogged up Gay Street in West Chester in the early morning hours on Tuesday, May 2. Both crashes involved vehicles that had been reported stolen outside the borough, West Chester police said in a release. Dispatchers received the first call some 10 minutes after midnight, they said. A car hit a streetlight near East Gay and North Matlack streets, striking "other fixed objects" along the block before coming to a rest, police wrote. The second crash happened just four blocks away, near West Gay and North Darl…

by Mac Bullock

05/02/2023

Police & Fire

Man Who Shot Norristown Intruder Will Face Gun Charges: Montco DA A man accused of fatally shooting an intruder at a Norristown home late Monday night is now charged with weapons offenses, said the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office in a release. Travis Cummings, a 20-year-old Haverford resident, is charged with illegal firearm possession, unlicensed carry, evidence tampering, and drug offenses, the DA's Office wrote. Authorities say Cummings arrived at a woman's apartment on the 300 block of Monroe Street around 11:45 p.m. on May 1. Minutes later, an intruder forced his way through the door and confronted Cummings, "striking" and "g…

by Mac Bullock

05/02/2023

Police & Fire

Fatal Police Shooting Of NJ Man Was 'Self-Defense,' Says Berks DA No charges will be filed in connection with the killing of Vaughn T. Perkins, who was shot dead by a team of state and local police following a brief car chase in Berks County late last month. Perkins, 53, was pointing a "long rifle" at officers and "failed to comply" with demands when police fatally shot him in Wyomissing on March 30, claimed Berks County District Attorney John T. Adams in a release. "The officers and troopers involved were justified in employing deadly force (...) As a result, the officers and troopers will not be charged with any criminal offen…

by Mac Bullock

05/02/2023

Police & Fire

Police Seek Missing Chester County Teen Authorities in Chester County are asking for the public's aid in locating a missing teenager. Emily Bell, 17, of Oxford, was last seen on the 300 block of South 5th Street around 10 p.m. on Sunday, April 30, borough police wrote in a release. At the time, she was wearing a black T-shirt with sweatpants, a Puma backpack, and black Timberland boots or black Nike sneakers, authorities said. Anyone with information is asked to call the Oxford Borough Police Department at 610-268-3171.

by Mac Bullock

05/02/2023

Police & Fire

Coroner IDs Berks Man Killed In Rt. 222 Crash Officials have identified the driver killed in an accident on Route 222 in Berks County over the weekend. Ernest Lee McLean, 56, of Blandon, was driving near Old Topton Road in Maxatawny Township at around 5 a.m. on Saturday, April 29 when his car hit a tractor-trailer, said Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio in a release. McLean was pronounced dead around noon on Monday, May 1, the coroner wrote. His cause of death was multiple traumatic injuries and the manner was accidental, Buglio added. The crash remains under investigation by state police, according to the release.…

by Mac Bullock

05/02/2023

Police & Fire

Alleged Stalker Wanted Out Of Chester County Authorities in Chester County are seeking a man accused of stalking. Sean T. Higgins, a 32-year-old from Philadelphia, is wanted on charges of misdemeanor stalking and harassment, Westtown-East Goshen Regional Police said in a release. The charges stem from an alleged incident involving a Westtown resident on April 21, the department wrote. A warrant was issued for Higgins' arrest after he "refused to turn himself in to police," they added. Anyone with information is asked to call Westtown-East Goshen Regional Police at 610-692-5100 or submit an anonymous tip on the …

by Mac Bullock

05/02/2023

Police & Fire

PA Thief Goes Shopping In NJ With Victim's Stolen Cards: Police Police in Bucks County are pressing charges against a Philadelphia woman who they say snatched a wallet from a diner at a Feasterville restaurant. Diane Doughty, 32, of Philadelphia, is wanted for felony identity theft, said Lower Southampton police in a release. Investigators believe Doughty swiped the wallet from a customer at an eatery on the 100 block of East Street Road on Feb. 13. After that, detectives say she used the victim's cards at retail stores in Pennsylvania and out-of-state. Police tracked the debit and credit activity to a business in Deptford, New Jersey…

by Mac Bullock

05/02/2023

Police & Fire

Bensalem Education Association Treasurer Spent Embezzled $28K On Wawa, Door Dash: Police The treasurer of a Bucks County educational association is accused of embezzling nearly $30,000 in organizational funds and using the money on Door Dash deliveries and Wawa runs, authorities say. Melissa Ann Montney, the 49-year-old former treasurer of the Bensalem Education Support Professional Association (BESPA), is charged with theft, receiving stolen property, and access device fraud — all felonies — said Bensalem police in a release on Monday, May 1. Investigators were first contacted by BESPA officials on March 25, when the Association president found that a BES…

by Mac Bullock

05/01/2023

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