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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

These Philly-Area Drivers Can Receive Free Steering Wheel Locks In an effort to combat theft, police across the Philadelphia region are offering free steering wheel lock kits to qualifying drivers. Motorists who drive a Kia or Hyundai model years 2016 through 2021 and are residents of Upper Southampton in Bucks County are eligible, township police said. To get their free kit, drivers should bring proof of vehicle ownership to the Police Headquarters at 939 Street Road anytime from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The kits were donated to the department by Kia and Hyundai, police explained. Last month, the same companies made a similar donation to polic…

by Mac Bullock

03/09/2023

News

Philly Corner Store Sells $3 Million Scratch-Off A Pennsylvania Lottery player in Philadelphia hit it big with a scratch-off ticket this week, say state gaming officials. The unnamed player won $3 million in the Snow Bank Scratch-Off on Wednesday, March 8, the Pennsylvania Lottery said. The vendor, Sunny Cigarette at 6447 Sackett Street in Mayfair, is now in line to receive a $10,000 bonus for selling the lucky ticket. All prize-winning scratch-off tickets can be redeemed up to one year from the game's end-sale date, which can be checked at palottery.com. Winners should immediately sign the back of their ticket …

by Mac Bullock

03/09/2023

Real Estate

Colonial-Era Bucks Tavern Can Be Yours For $1.25 Million A longtime tavern and historical building in Bucks County has hit the market and can be yours for a cool $1.25 million, according to its listing on Zillow. Built in 1710 during William Penn's lifetime and operated as a bar since 1750, 625 Old Bethlehem Road in Quakertown boasts three beds and three baths across 4,600 square feet, its owners write. The building features a wraparound bar, exposed stone walls, hardwood floors, deep-set windows, antique stone fireplaces, and residential quarters upstairs, realtors say. The site has operated as the Raven's Nest for over 30 yea…

by Mac Bullock

03/09/2023

Police & Fire

Crowd Of 'Juveniles' Ransacks Center City Store, Attacks Employee: Cops Philadelphia police are searching for answers after they say a large mob of "juvenile" suspects stormed a Center City smoke shop and assaulted an employee. It happened just before 6 p.m. Tuesday on the 100 block of Chestnut Street, the department told Daily Voice. A crowd of "approximately 18 to 20 juveniles" burst into the Gallery of Scents and the Gold Center, went behind the counter, and began stealing items, police claimed. When an employee tried to intervene, authorities said one of the youths punched the worker in the face. The crowd fled with about $500 of merchandise, and no ar…

by Mac Bullock

03/08/2023

Obituaries

Philadelphia Musician, Delco Resident John Carr Dies, 38 John Lawrence Carr, a beloved husband, brother, son, and musician, died Monday, Feb. 27, according to his obituary. He was 38. Born in Glen Cove, New York to Mary and the late John M. Carr, John enjoyed a happy childhood in Delaware County, graduating from Garnet Valley High School in 2002, loved ones wrote. John's passion for music was evident early on, forming a rap duo in high school with his best friend Richard Kearney before picking up the guitar and pursuing his art as a career, his obituary says. Over the two decades that followed, loved ones said John continued to collab…

by Mac Bullock

03/08/2023

Police & Fire

Missing Delco Man May Be In Danger, Police Warn A Delaware County man has gone missing, and authorities believe he may be at special risk for harm. Troy Dowell, 56, was last seen on Tuesday, March 7 at around 4:30 p.m. near West 15th Street in Chester, Nether Providence police said in a statement. Officials say he may be in danger or confused. He's described as standing 5-foot-9 and weighing about 250 pounds with black hair and dark brown eyes. When he was last spotted Tuesday afternoon, Dowell was wearing a black jacket with black boots, police said. Anyone with information is urged to call Nether Providence Police Department at 610…

by Mac Bullock

03/08/2023

Police & Fire

Gun-Shaped Laser Pointer Locks Down Chesco Middle School Collegium Charter Middle School in Exton was locked down briefly on Tuesday over reports of a weapon that turned out to be a toy, officials say. It started at about 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 7, West Whiteland Township Police said in a statement. The department was called to the school by administrators after a student reported that a classmate was armed, Collegium staff explained. Upon receiving the report, administrators locked down the building while police and campus security officers conducted a sweep. The "armed" student was located, searched, and found to have "a laser-poin…

by Mac Bullock

03/08/2023

Police & Fire

$50K In Drugs Seized From Bensalem Dealers, Authorities Say A five-month investigation into a Bucks County drug trafficking scheme culminated Tuesday, March 7 with two arrests and the seizure of more than $50,000 in narcotics, Bensalem police claim. Keenan Goodman, 31, of Philadelphia, and Naim Ward, 32, of Bensalem, were arrested while emptying out a unit at the Franklin Commons apartments on Cardinal Drive, the department said. Investigators believe the pair were "involved in a large-scale drug operation" based in Bucks with ties to Philadelphia. Detectives said they seized over two pounds of methamphetamine, heroin, crack cocaine, and Xanax, a…

by Mac Bullock

03/08/2023

Police & Fire

NJ Woman Who Killed Montco Fireman In 2021 Crash Learns Her Fate The New Jersey driver convicted of killing a Montgomery County firefighter and injuring three others will spend at least a decade years behind bars, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. Jacquelyn Walker, 64, of Little Egg Harbor, was sentenced to 12 to 24 years for the 2021 crash that fatally wounded Belmont Hills fireman Thomas Royds, the outlet wrote. She had previously pleaded to third-degree murder and related counts in October, they added. Walker was driving west on I-76 between the Gladwyne and Conshohocken exits on July 24, 2021 when Royds and other first responders were pulled over…

by Mac Bullock

03/07/2023

Police & Fire

Wild, Wild West Chester: Cops Wrangle Escaped Cattle In Chesco Police in West Chester Borough had an unexpected start early Tuesday morning when they were tasked with wrangling two escaped cows in East Bradford Township. An unnamed corporal was photographed by colleagues appearing to lure the fugitive cattle from a resident's yard. Binge watching episodes of “Yellowstone” paid off for the Corporal this morning as he and officers from WCPD had to... Posted by West Chester Borough Police Department on Tuesday, March 7, 2023 According to authorities, the ladies staged a breakout from a nearby farm but were safely returned by 8 a.m. Tuesday. The dep…

by Mac Bullock

03/07/2023

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