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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.

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News

All Clear: Philly Water Safe To Drink And Unimpacted By Spill, Mayor Says Four days after a chemical spill into the Delaware River in Bucks County, municipal officials in Philadelphia say the city's tap water was unaffected. Philly's tap water remains safe to drink and use, said Mayor Jim Kenney in an address late on Tuesday, March 28. As the city's water was not impacted by the spill, all ongoing advisories have been lifted, added the Water Department. Mayor Kenney thanked "the swift action, caution, and preparedness" of municipal employees in handling the emergency. "I'm grateful that no residents were exposed to unsafe chemicals in the City’…

by Mac Bullock

03/28/2023

Police & Fire

Easton Police Seek Suspects In Corner Store Stickup Authorities in Easton are investigating an armed robbery of a convenience store over the weekend, according to a release from the police department. It happened at D&R Market, 698 Northampton Street, on Sunday, March 26, authorities wrote. Two suspects wearing facemasks walked into the shop at 5:15 p.m., displayed a firearm, and demanded cash, police said. The men left with an undisclosed sum of money, hopped into a getaway car, and fled west on Northampton Street, the release says. The suspects are described as young men, and the vehicle is said to be a white GM…

by Mac Bullock

03/28/2023

Police & Fire

Escaped Horses Lead Police In 'Slow Pursuit' In Bucks County Two horses who escaped from their home lead authorities in Bucks County on a low-speed chase on Tuesday, March 29. In videos uploaded to Facebook, police officers are seen following the fugitive pair as they trot leisurely along Main Street in Hulmeville Borough. Penndel Police assisted Hulmeville Boro Police Department with the slow pursuit of two horses down Main Street today.... Posted by Penndel Borough Police Department on Tuesday, March 28, 2023 Penndel and Hulmeville police departments were able to contact the horses' owners, and the pair were safely returned home after being …

by Mac Bullock

03/28/2023

Police & Fire

'Officer-Involved Shooting' Under Investigation In Levittown: DA The Bucks County District Attorney's Office is investigating after police shot a man in Falls Township on Tuesday, March 28. It happened during an early-morning traffic stop, said DA Matthew Weintraub in a release. The driver allegedly "displayed a handgun" to Falls Township officers two separate times, and at one point, "fled from police in his vehicle," Weintraub claimed. After shooting the man, police confiscated his firearm and rendered medical aid until paramedics were on-scene, according to the release. He was taken to a hospital where he underwent surgery, though his cond…

by Mac Bullock

03/28/2023

Police & Fire

Dog Found With Multiple Gunshot Wounds In West Philadelphia Authorities are searching for answers after a dog was found suffering with multiple gunshot wounds to the body in West Philadelphia Monday night. Officers with the city's Animal Care and Control Team were called to the 1200 block of S. 54th Street late on March 27 after residents reported a dog had been hit by a car, the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said in a release. After rushing the animal to an emergency veterinary clinic, officers learned the dog had been shot several times, PSPCA said. "It is believed, based upon evidence and blood found in the st…

by Mac Bullock

03/28/2023

Obituaries

Body Of NJ Student, 24, Recovered From Delaware River In PA Human remains recovered from the Delaware River in Pennsylvania last week have been identified as a New Jersey college student, officials say. The body found by a fisherman in Falls Township, Pennsylvania on Tuesday, March 21 was that of 24-year-old Zachary Lodato, said Bucks County Coroner Meredith Buck in a release. Lodato had been officially missing since Jan. 27, she said. "He is confirmed to be the person witnessed jumping from the Trenton Makes Bridge on that date," reads the release. Preliminary examination reveals "no obvious signs of trauma" though the offici…

by Mac Bullock

03/28/2023

Police & Fire

Suspect Crashes Car After Robbing Bucks McDonald's At Knifepoint: Police A Philadelphia man sits in a Bucks County jail cell after police say he robbed a McDonald's, crashed his car, and led authorities on a foot chase. It started just before 8 p.m. on Monday, March 27, Northampton Township police said in a release. Officers were called to the 950 Second Street Pike McDonalds, where a man in dark clothes had "displayed a knife and announced a robbery," the department said. The suspect fled the burger restaurant in Honda with an undisclosed amount of cash, police said. Minutes later, dispatchers were alerted to a car crash on Sackettsford in…

by Mac Bullock

03/28/2023

Police & Fire

Employee Embezzled $2.4 Million From Bucks Gaming Company, DA Charges An employee at a Bensalem-based casino supply company is accused of writing hundreds of phony checks to pay himself millions of dollars, say prosecutors. Michael Bull, 47, of Emmaus, surrendered to police on Monday, March 27, and was charged with multiple felonies related to theft, forgery, and identity theft, Bucks County District Attorney Matthew Weintraub said in a release. In 2014, Bull began working at KGM Gaming in Bensalem, a firm that sells specialized seating, signage, and indoor fixtures for casinos, the DA said. He first came under scrutiny during a December 2022 audi…

by Mac Bullock

03/28/2023

News

No Contaminants In Delaware River, Water Safe Until Tuesday Afternoon: Philly Officials Municipal officials in Philadelphia say that drinking water from the Baxter Drinking Water Treatment Plant will remain safe for residents to drink through 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 28. After a latex spill occurred in Bristol Township around midnight on Friday, March 24, officials had been urging some residents who live along the Delaware River to avoid the drinking water, Daily Voice reported. Now, the Philadelphia Water Department says that "hydraulic modeling and sampling results" indicate the water on tap in the affected areas will remain potable through Tuesday afternoon. Base…

by Mac Bullock

03/27/2023

Police & Fire

Poconos Man Hits Head On Curb, Dies While Getting Out Of Moving Car: Coroner A Monroe County who was badly injured in an accident has succumbed to his injuries, officials announced. Ryan Oskam, 30, of Kunkletown, got out of the moving car on the the 100 block of West Main Street in the borough of Bath, striking his head on the curb, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio in a statement. He died on Sunday, March 26, from complications related to a traumatic head injury, Buglio said. The manner of death was accidental, he added.

by Mac Bullock

03/27/2023

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