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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

Burglar Steals $3K In Comic Books From Poconos Shop A number of "high-end" comic books were stolen from a Monroe County hobby shop during an over-night break-in last week, say police and store management. White Dragon Comics, 246 Stadden Road Suite 202 in Tannersville, was robbed sometime late on April 19 or early on April 20, Pocono Township police wrote in a release. The burglar appears to have smashed the front door before making off with several vintage issues, authorities said. A White Dragon spokesperson told Daily Voice that the missing comics were "high-end wall books," including early appearances of the X-Men, Wolverine, and the …

by Mac Bullock

04/25/2023

Police & Fire

Police Investigate Threat At Bensalem High School Police responded to Bensalem High School Tuesday morning to investigate a reported threat, authorities say. Bensalem police were called to the school, 4319 Hulmeville Road, on April 25 after administrators learned that a "photograph of a gun" was being shared "via cell phone," they wrote in a release. Upon investigation, police learned that no gun was displayed or found on campus and determined there was "no active threat," the department said. Students were not dismissed, police noted, though authorities remained on the scene. "Do not go to the high school to pick up your chil…

by Mac Bullock

04/25/2023

Police & Fire

Chesco Woman Ran Over Victim With Own Car During Fight, Police Claim A Chester County woman is accused of stealing another's car during an argument and then running the vehicle owner over, say authorities. Kayla Jacobs-Merritt, 24, of West Chester, is charged with robbery of a motor vehicle, aggravated assault, terroristic threats, and related counts, police said in a release. Investigators believe Jacobs-Merritt and another person were arguing in the Bradford Plaza parking lot around 7 p.m. on Friday, April 21. Police said "things began to turn physical" when Jacobs-Merritt allegedly got in the other person's car without permission, threa…

by Mac Bullock

04/25/2023

Police & Fire

HazMat Scare Evacuates Bucks County Apartment Complex Residents of a Doylestown apartment complex were evacuated from their homes Saturday afternoon as emergency workers responded to a possible hazardous materials situation, officials say. Doylestown Fire Company No. 1 received the call at about 12:10 p.m. on April 22, they said in a release. Also on the scene were members of the Bucks County Hazmat Team and "bomb disposal units," the company wrote. Staff Photos Updated info certificate of uranium and paraphernalia found in apartment in Regency Woods. Stations 19,79,24,hazmat 89 medics 125 124 #MBIP2 WFMZ Katie Katro 6abc Action News P…

by Mac Bullock

04/22/2023

News

Easton Gas Station Sells $429K Lottery Ticket A Lehigh Valley lottery player hit it big at an Easton gas station this week, state gaming officials say. The lucky winner earned a $429,153.50 prize playing the Ca$h Wanted Fast Play game on Thursday, April 20, the Pennsylvania Lottery wrote in a release. The Easton Food Mart at 2500 Northampton Street will now receive a $500 bonus for vending the winning ticket, they added. Ca$h Wanted is a Fast Play game with top prizes starting at $350,000, and can be played without having to scratch a ticket or wait for a drawing, officials said. Winning players should always si…

by Mac Bullock

04/22/2023

Police & Fire

Philly Man Shot By Police After Reaching For Officer's Gun: Montco DA A Philadelphia man was shot in the shoulder and is now charged with attempted homicide after police say he punched an officer in the head and tried to grab his gun in Montgomery County early Saturday morning. It happened at 9 a.m. in the 500 block of Bridal Way in Cheltenham, District Attorney Kevin Steele's Office said in a release. Police were called to the scene for reports of a "suspicious man," authorities said. A Cheltenham police officer located the man and asked him to sit down and talk, but the man "responded by immediately punching the officer in the face and head" and reach…

by Mac Bullock

04/22/2023

Business

New Chesco Pizza Hut Will Offer Free Pies For A Year To First 25 Customers A new Pizza Hut is set to open in Coatesville next month, and the first guests to arrive are in store for a year's worth of complimentary pies, management says. The new pizzeria at 1039 E. Lincoln Highway will launch with a grand opening on Friday, May 5, says the Flynn Restaurant Group, and the first 25 customers to show up when the dining room opens will receive redeemable punch cards for a year's worth of pizza. The offer applies to "complimentary specialty" pizzas or large pies with up to three toppings, and the lucky few can receive up to two free pizzas per month, own…

by Mac Bullock

04/21/2023

Police & Fire

Suspect ID'd In Philly Teen's Rec Center Shooting Authorities have revealed a suspect in the shooting of a 15-year-old Philadelphia boy at a city recreation center Wednesday evening. The victim was shot at the Dendy Recreation Center on the 1500 block of North 10th Street around 4:15 p.m. on April 19, Daily Voice has reported. He was struck once in the back and was stabilized at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, police said. The suspect in the April 19 Dendy Recreational Center shootingPhiladelphia Police Department Now, authorities are seeking 20-year-old Djean Williams in connection with the attack. Williams, of the 1000 blo…

by Mac Bullock

04/21/2023

Police & Fire

Philly Police Officer Accidentally Shoots Man With His Own Gun A Philadelphia man was shot in the leg with his own gun as a police officer tried to disarm him, city authorities told Daily Voice. It happened in Germantown on Monday, April 17 around 4:15 p.m., police said. A 62-year-old man was walking his dog when two unleashed pit bulls approached him near 20th and Chew Streets. One of the pit bulls began to attack the man's dog, police said. The owner tried to separate the animals but was unsuccessful, and drew his Taurus 9mm handgun before firing twice at the attacking dog and killing it, officials wrote. The other dog scurrie…

by Mac Bullock

04/21/2023

Neighbors

Philly Neighbors Rally For Uber Driver Dad Killed In Suspected DUI Crash Friends, neighbors, and well-wishers are stepping up to support the family of a Philadelphia Uber driver killed in a suspected DUI accident on the Schuylkill Expressway last weekend. Jean Carlos Santana, 31, a husband and father of two, was driving three passengers west on I-76 around 2 a.m. on April 15 when another car "swerved across lanes of travel" and hit the rear of their vehicle, sending them into a bridge pillar, Daily Voice has reported. Santana and his passengers, 23-year-old twins Tucker and Christian Schimelfenig, and their friend Michael Comerford, 24, were all…

by Mac Bullock

04/21/2023

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