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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

Ex-Wendy's Employee Stabbed Former Co-Worker To Death, Bucks Jury Finds A former Wendy's employee who was fired after getting in a fight with a coworker sought vengeance by stabbing his former colleague to death, a Bucks County jury has ruled. Dominique Harris, 31, of Philadelphia, was convicted of first-degree murder and possessing an instrument of crime after two hours of jury deliberations, District Attorney Matthew Weintraub's Office said in a release. Harris was employed at a Bensalem Wendy's until January 2022, when he was fired for fighting with co-worker Michael Pickens, prosecutors said. Two months later, in the early morning hours o…

by Mac Bullock

04/21/2023

Police & Fire

Slate Belt Senior Pointed Gun At Neighbor, Police Claim A Northampton County man is accused of threatening his neighbor with a gun, say authorities. Robert Overpeck Sr., 84, of Wind Gap, is charged with misdemeanor counts of terroristic threats, simple assault, and reckless endangerment, Slate Belt Regional Police wrote in a release. The neighbor claimed to police that on April 13, Overpeck walked onto her property, pulled a gun from a holster, and pointed it at her, the department said. A search of his home turned up a revolver in a holster as well as a rifle, police wrote. His bail was set at $20,000 and he will appear in co…

by Mac Bullock

04/21/2023

Police & Fire

Reading Man Charged With Rape: DA A Reading man faces criminal charges in connection with a 2022 Shillington sexual assault, the Berks County District Attorney's Office announced. Angel Vasquez, 28, was arrested Thursday, April 20, and booked on two counts each of rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, and aggravated indecent assault, prosecutors said. The charges stem from a reported assault at a Shillington residence on May 26, 2022, authorities said. Investigators spoke with the alleged victim, 51, and performed a medical examination that revealed DNA evidence, according to the release. "A labor…

by Mac Bullock

04/21/2023

Police & Fire

Anonymous Threat Brings Police Presence To Bucks Schools Authorities are on campus across Centennial School District on Friday, after administrators received a threatening phone call from a blocked number. District leaders notified Warminster police late on Thursday, April 20 that an anonymous caller phoned in an unspecified threat against William Tennent High School, the department said in a release. Though the threat was directed at WTHS, Warminster police say they and Upper Southampton police are present at every CDS school on Friday, April 21 "out of an abundance of caution." Detectives are continuing to investigate the threat, t…

by Mac Bullock

04/21/2023

Police & Fire

Teen Shot On Playground, Suspect On The Loose: Philadelphia PD A teenage boy was shot on a Philadelphia playground Wednesday evening, April 19, and the suspect is still at large, according to authorities. It happened at the Dendy Recreation Center on the 1500 block of North 10th Street around 4:15 p.m. on April 19, city police said in a release. investigators said the victim was hit once on the left side. Police did not detail his condition as of Thursday, April 20, though 6abc has reported the teen has been stabilized at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children. The shooter, seen in surveillance images released by authorities, was wearing a…

by Mac Bullock

04/20/2023

Police & Fire

$369K In Meth, 14 Guns Seized From Lehigh Valley Home: Authorities Authorities in Lehigh County say they recovered eight pounds of methamphetamine and over a dozen weapons while executing a search warrant at a Slatington home on Wednesday. Borough police and the state Attorney General's Office raided a home on the 1200 block of 4th Street around 12:30 p.m. on April 19, the department said in a release. A suspect, 59-year-old David Rockel, was arrested without incident while leaving the home, officials said. Authorities searched the home as well as a nearby storage unit owned by Rockel, where they claimed they found 14 guns, a "large amount" of cash, …

by Mac Bullock

04/20/2023

Police & Fire

'This Must Stop': Hate Crime Under Investigation At Lehigh University Lehigh University Police are investigating a hate crime against a black student on campus, officials told students and staff in a message. Sometime over the weekend, a black student was walking with friends when "a group of four white individuals" in a car "yelled racist comments" at the student as they drove by, said University Police Chief Jason D. Schiffer. The student briefly chased after the car before "he disengaged" and reunited with his friend group, the chief wrote. Then, police say, the four suspects got out of their car and followed the group before assaul…

by Mac Bullock

04/20/2023

Police & Fire

Suspected Arsonists Face Federal Charges For Pizzeria Fire That Killed Philly Fireman Two Philadelphia could face up to life in prison after federal prosecutors say they deliberately set a fire that killed a city firefighter last summer. Al-Ashraf Khalil and Isaam Jaghama, both 29, are charged with malicious damage by means of fire of a building used in interstate commerce and conspiracy to commit the same, said US Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero in a release. Federal investigators believe the pair set the blaze at 300 W. Indiana Ave. on June 18, 2022, that killed 51-year-old fireman Sean Williamson. He and four other first responders were in the structure when it collapsed…

by Mac Bullock

04/20/2023

Police & Fire

Poconos Passenger Killed In Crashed After Police Chase: Troopers One person is dead after a nearly 20-mile pursuit by state troopers in Monroe County ended in a car crash, authorities say. Early on Thursday, April 20, state police in Stroud Township pulled over a car for equipment violations and suspected DUI, they said in a release. The driver was soon found to have an active arrest warrant and refused to exit the car when ordered by troopers, police said. After becoming "combative," authorities claim the driver fled the scene in their car. Troopers gave chase for 19 miles before the car lost control and crashed into a wooded area, according…

by Mac Bullock

04/20/2023

Police & Fire

PA Grocery Store Worker Stuck Needles In Food: State Police A juvenile employee at a Lehigh County grocery store is set to be charged after troopers say they put sewing needles in food items. State police were called to the Giant at 7150 Hamilton Boulevard in Lower Macungie on Wednesday, April 19 for reported food tampering, they said in a release. A customer had come to return items after buying them and discovering the needles, authorities wrote. The affected items, troopers said, included bagged vegetables and "individual Tastykake packaging." State police are now recommending that anyone who bought groceries at the store b…

by Mac Bullock

04/20/2023

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