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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

News

Lucky West Philly Shopper Snags $210K Lotto Ticket A Pennsylvania Lottery player in West Philadelphia made off with hundreds of thousands in winnings from a Fast Play game, state gaming officials say. The lucky winner earned $210,502.50 playing "Plu$ the Ca$h" on Friday, March 31, Pennsylvania Lottery representatives announced in a statement. The vendor, Rite Aid at 4641-51 Chestnut St., will receive a $500 bonus for its part, they added. Before the winner is identified, they must claim their prize and have their ticket validated, officials said. Winning players should always sign the back of their ticke…

by Mac Bullock

04/01/2023

Police & Fire

Suspect Points Out Victim To Gunman In Philly Police Video One man is dead and two more are sought in connection with a deadly shooting in Northeast Philadelphia, authorities say. It happened on Friday, March 17, in a store on the 5100 block of Torresdale Avenue, city police said in a release. Two men got into a physical fight but then separated, officials said. Then, one of the men involved in the fight stayed in the store and placed a phone call, police wrote. At about 10:20 p.m., a suspect in a black Ford Crown Victoria pulled up to the store and went inside, speaking briefly with the man who made the phone call, surveillance footage shows. …

by Mac Bullock

04/01/2023

Police & Fire

Late Caribbean Yacht Pirate Implicated In 1980 Bucks Murder: DA After more than four decades, authorities in Bucks County say they have solved a cold case murder in Nockamixon Township. The 1980 killing of 34-year-old Richard Wheeler was carried out by German national Peter Marschner on the order of Bucks County methamphetamine dealer Leslie Schmidt, claimed District Attorney Matthew Weintraub in a release on Friday, March 31. Both suspects have since died — Marschner in 2006 and Schmidt in 2022, according to Weintraub's office — but prosecutors and state police investigators say they have uncovered evidence that officially closes the case. Accordin…

by Mac Bullock

03/31/2023

Police & Fire

Gunpoint Kidnapping Under Investigation In Northeast Philly A 48-year-old man walking down a Philadelphia street was kidnapped at gunpoint, forced into a vehicle, and whisked away in the early morning hours on Friday, say city police. The victim was on the 900 block of East Godfrey Avenue in Summerdale at about 2:10 a.m. on March 31 when the suspects approached, the department said in a release. Armed with handguns, the suspects forced the man into their black SUV and took off eastbound on Godfrey, police investigators said. The suspect vehicle in the March 31 Summerdale kidnapping.Philadelphia Police Department Authorities released images o…

by Mac Bullock

03/31/2023

Police & Fire

'Threatening' Social Media Posts Lead To Delco Teen's Arrest, Cops Say A 14-year-old was arrested in the City of Chester after police say he made "several" social media posts threatening "local schools." The teen was taken into custody on East 22nd Street just after 9 a.m. on Thursday, March 30, Chester police said in a release. No further details were reported. City police previously said they investigated a social media post warning "At 1115 hours there will be shooting" on Wednesday, March 29. The department determined that threat was a "hoax," and have not said if it was connected to Thursday's arrest. Authorities did not name the school…

by Mac Bullock

03/31/2023

Police & Fire

Victim Shot On SEPTA Train, Suspect In Custody: Philly Police One man is in stable condition after being shot on a SEPTA train early Friday morning, according to authorities. The victim was on an eastbound train on the Market-Frankford Line at about 7:45 a.m. March 31 when when was shot once in the left arm, Philadelphia police told Daily Voice. He was rushed to Penn Presbyterian Hospital where his condition was stabilized, the department said. The victim was identified only as a 19-year-old man. A suspect was taken into custody at the scene and a weapon was recovered by investigators, police wrote. More details are expected wh…

by Mac Bullock

03/31/2023

Police & Fire

Update: Suspect Shot By Cops In Berks Was Armed And Wanted, Police Say The man shot dead by police officers in Berks County late on Thursday, March 30 was armed with a rifle and wanted for a Philadelphia shooting, authorities claim. Previously, state Trooper David Beohm said on Twitter that an "officer involved fatal shooting" happened in Wyomissing Borough on the 900 block of Spring Street. PSP along with the Berks County District Attorney’s office are currently investigating an officer involved fatal shooting last night at 903 Spring St Wyomissing. Press conference today at 2 at PSP Reading — Trooper Beohm (@PSPTroopLPIO) March 31, 2023 Now, in a rele…

by Mac Bullock

03/31/2023

Police & Fire

'Antisemitic' Graffiti At Chesco School Leads To Teen's Arrest A 15-year-old in Chester County will face prosecution after police say he scrawled "racially insensitive" graffiti across the Valley Forge Middle School campus. Tredyffrin Township police were dispatched to the school on West Walker Road on Sunday March 26, after a passerby noticed the offending imagery on "multiple signs near the athletic fields," the department said. Further investigation revealed "similar" works of vandalism in nearby bathrooms, police added. Authorities did not describe the graffiti in detail but said it included "racial slurs and antisemitic symbols." …

by Mac Bullock

03/30/2023

Business

Hoverboard Linked To Hellertown Fire That Killed Two Girls: Regulators Federal regulators are recalling a hoverboard that they say was linked to a Northampton County house fire that killed two children nearly exactly one year ago. It was just before 1 a.m. on April 1, 2022 when firefighters pulled Abigail Kaufman, 10, and Brianna Baer, 15, from their burning home on the 600 block of Linden Avenue, Daily Voice then reported. The girls were rushed to St Luke's Hospital in Bethlehem where they later died, officials said. Now, citing Hellertown fire officials, the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission says a 42-volt Jetson…

by Mac Bullock

03/30/2023

News

Seven Victims Of RM Palmer Explosion Identified Ahead Of Memorial Vigil Authorities have identified the seven victims killed in the RM Palmer chocolate factory explosion last week in Reading. The victims were identified by the Berks County Coroner's Office in the Philadelphia Inquirer as: Xiorky "Chany" D. Nunez, 30, of Reading Susan H. Halvonik, 63, of Upper Providence Township Michael D. Breedy, 62, of Marion Township Diana M. Cedeno, 44, of Reading Judith Lopez-Moran, 55, of Reading Amy S. Sandoe, 49, of Ephrata, who was the HR director Domingo Cruz, 60, of Reading, who worked in the production department, per his obituary. The manner and cause of death fo…

by Mac Bullock

03/30/2023

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