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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

West Easton Fire: No Known Injuries, But Power Outages Remain Nearly six hours after fire departments throughout the Lehigh Valley responded to a major blaze at a West Easton Borough warehouse early Tuesday, April 4, officials say there are no reported injuries. The four-alarm fire broke out around 5 a.m., and multiple departments were dispatched to the scene. 5331 was alerted at 5:15am this morning for a 4 alarm fire in West Easton Borough. 5331 is currently involved in the water shuttle. Posted by Hecktown Volunteer Fire Co. #1 on Tuesday, April 4, 2023 Tower 2521 is on a large multi alarm commercial fire in West Easton. Posted by Forks T…

by Mac Bullock

04/04/2023

Police & Fire

I-78 Accident: Tractor-Trailer Fire Slows Traffic In Lehigh Valley Expect delays and detours on I-78 in Lehigh County as first responders work to extinguish a tractor-trailer fire, warn state police. It happened in the westbound lane, said Trooper Nathan Branosky on Twitter. PennDOT traffic cameras showed a cloud of smoke billowing from a large vehicle near Exit 51 on Tuesday morning. Westbound traffic was being detoured to Exit 53/State Route 309 as firefighters worked the scene, Branosky said. The eastbound lanes remained open with delays expected, he added. It's not clear what caused the fire, and troopers have not reported any injuri…

by Mac Bullock

04/04/2023

Police & Fire

Charity Money Stolen From Poconos Gas Station: Police Police in Monroe County are seeking the suspect who they say stole a jar filled with donations to charity from an area gas station. Pocono Township police were called to the BP gas station at the corner of Routes 611 and 715 in Tannersville around 9:30 a.m. on Monday, March 27, the department said in a release. There, staff told officers that the pictured suspect ran off with a donation jar containing $50, police said. He fled in a dark SUV, they added. Anyone with information is asked to contact Pocono Township Police Officer Christopher Gupko at cgupko@po…

by Mac Bullock

04/03/2023

Police & Fire

'US Army Vehicle' Strikes Turnpike Tollbooth, Drives Away: Troopers The Pennsylvania State Police say a "US Army vehicle" damaged a tollbooth in a turnpike interchange in Bucks County and then "fled the scene." It happened at around 8:15 p.m. on Sunday, April 2, at the I-76 interchange in Bensalem near mile marker 351.5, according to an incident report filed by state troopers. A driver in a "US Army vehicle" passed through toll booth number 11, but "failed to drive with care" and did not clear the width of the lane, state police wrote. The driver's side of the vehicle struck the metal frame of the toll booth, they said. After the collisio…

by Mac Bullock

04/03/2023

Police & Fire

Bucks County Tornado: Weather Service Confirms Twister Hit PA A tornado touched down in Bucks County on Saturday, April 1, one of six twisters confirmed by the National Weather Service to have made its way through the Delaware Valley over the weekend. The cyclone traveled through Wrightstown and Newtown townships, covering about a 3.9-mile path that was 200 yards across at its widest, according to a chart published by the NWS station in Mount Holly, New Jersey. As of 8 AM Monday, here is a summary of where we currently stand with storm damage assessment. 6 tornadoes have been confirmed so far and additional surveys are planned for today. More de…

by Mac Bullock

04/03/2023

Obituaries

Montco First Responder Dies After On-Duty Stroke More than two weeks after suffering a stroke in the line of duty, a Montgomery County first responder has died, officials announced. Jay Miles, an emergency medical technician with the Upper Perkiomen Valley Ambulance service and Chaplain in the Pennsburg Volunteer Fire Company, passed away on April 1, his colleagues announced in a statement. Miles and a partner were responding to a call for a medical emergency late on Monday, March 13, UPVA officials said. After arriving at the scene and loading the patient onto the stretcher, Miles "suffered what would later be diagnosed as a severe he…

by Mac Bullock

04/03/2023

Police & Fire

Lehigh Valley Apartment Fire Under Investigation, Officials Say One resident was displaced in a single-unit apartment fire in Salisbury Township late on Sunday, April 2, authorities announced. It happened on the 1600 block of 33rd Street Southwest just before 7 p.m., said township police in a statement. Officers and firefighters with the Western Salisbury Volunteer Fire Company were called to the complex for an oven fire, the department said. On arrival, first responders noted heavy smoke and fire coming from inside the building, the release says. Residents were evacuated as firefighters knocked down the flames in about 30 minutes, officials wrote. …

by Mac Bullock

04/03/2023

Police & Fire

13-Year-Old Girl Stabbed Near Delaware County Park: Police One teenager is in custody after authorities say he stabbed another youth in Delaware County on Sunday, April 2. It happened in Upland Borough around 5:30 p.m., police said in a statement. Officers were called to the 400 block of Kent Lane near Upland Park to find a 13-year-old female victim with stab wounds to the back and stomach, the department wrote. Witnesses told investigators that they saw a 13-year-old boy approach the victim in a borough park before stabbing her twice "without provocation," according to the release. The suspect ran away from the scene, but was arrested …

by Mac Bullock

04/03/2023

Neighbors

Delco Cops Commended For Rescuing 'Person In Crisis' On Train Tracks Two policemen in Delaware County were commended by the top brass for their "outstanding and compassionate work" assisting a resident in crisis on Thursday, March 30. Officers James Mansfield and Nicholas Denton of the Prospect Park Police Department received praise from Chief Dave Madonna for rescuing the resident, who "was going through a difficult situation" near Amtrak rails in the borough, the chief said in a statement. Mansfield and Denton halted all train service in the area and spoke compassionately with the resident at length, Madonna wrote. "After a period of time and some c…

by Mac Bullock

04/01/2023

Police & Fire

Broad Daylight Shooting Under Investigation In Allentown: Authorities An investigation is underway after shots rang out on an Allentown street on Friday morning, police say. City authorities received the call just after 11:30 on March 31, according to a release from the department. On the scene at the 800 block of West Chew Street, Allentown police found a man with gunshot wounds that were "non-life-threatening," officials wrote. The victim, whose identity police did not report, was rendered aid at the scene before being taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, the department said. Investigators are asking that anyone with information call…

by Mac Bullock

04/01/2023

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