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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

Missing Bucks Man Sought A Bucks County man has been missing for over a week, and police are asking for the public's aid in bringing him home. Jordan Benoit, a 24-year-old Warminster man, left his home in the township on Sunday, Jan. 15, and has not been seen since, authorities said in a statement. Police said they are concerned for Benoit's mental health, and that while he left his home with his cell phone, it has since been deactivated. While his phone was still in service, his last known location was in Philadelphia, they added. Benoit is about 5-foot-8, weighing about 150 pounds with black ey…

by Mac Bullock

01/24/2023

Police & Fire

Vandal Steals American Flag, Say Newtown Police An American flag was stolen from a pole in Newtown Borough, authorities say. Strong winds on the night of Friday, Jan. 13 caused the flagpole outside the Countryside Gallery at 2 South State Street to snap, police said in a statement. While the banner was hanging down, a vandal leaped up and snatched it, investigators believe. Police say they are reviewing security footage to identify the thief. Anyone with information is asked to call Newtown Borough Police Department at 215-860-7835 or visit the Bucks County Crime Watch webpage.

by Mac Bullock

01/24/2023

Police & Fire

Woman Sought In Newark Shooting Investigation: Police Newark authorities have questions, and they believe Marie Hawkins-Wilson has answers. The 36-year-old is sought for questioning in connection with a non-fatal shooting on Friday, Jan. 13, said Public Safety Director Frtiz G. Fragé in a statement. Police were called to the 100 block of Livingston Street just after 11:30 p.m. for reports of shots fired, officials said. Responding officers recovered four 9mm shell casings at the scene, but no injuries were reported. Fragé says investigators have questions for Hawkins-Wilson, who is described as a 5-foot-5 wom…

by Mac Bullock

01/24/2023

Police & Fire

Reading Man Shot 77-Year-Old During Robbery, Police Say A Reading man is charged with shooting a senior citizen during an armed robbery earlier this month, authorities say. Jose Escobar-Hernandez, 21, is the prime suspect in the Jan. 13 robbery that left a 77-year-old man with a non-fatal gunshot wound on Chestnut Street, Reading police told Daily Voice. Investigators say they were surveilling Escobar-Hernandez at around 5 p.m. on Monday, Jan, 23, when they watched him walk into a building. When he exited, police gave chase, and the 21-year-old was arrested after a brief pursuit, authorities said. Court records show Escobar-He…

by Mac Bullock

01/24/2023

Police & Fire

Philly Shooting Leads To Barricade, But No Arrest Police surrounded a home in northeast Philadelphia early on Tuesday, Jan. 24 to capture a suspected gunman, but the standoff ended with no arrest, authorities say. Officers were dispatched to the 6700 block of Marsden Street in Tacony at about midnight, the department told Daily Voice. Witnesses reported seeing a man shoot "30 to 40 times" on the street before running into a residence on the block, they added. On the scene, authorities declared a barricade at 12:30 a.m. and set up a staging area on Torresdale and Unruh avenues, police said. During the standoff, officials …

by Mac Bullock

01/24/2023

Lifestyle

Netflix Documentary Details NJ Killer's Fall From Fame "Smash, smash, suh-mash" were the three magic words that gave Kai Lawrence the opportunity to turn his life around in 2013. Now, the 34-year-old Canadian nomad is serving a 57-year prison sentence for murder in New Jersey, and his story is the center of a newly-released Netflix documentary: The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker. Kai, whose real name is Caleb McGillvary, went viral in a 2013 news clip detailing how he saved a woman from her attacker, hitting him thrice over the head with his hatchet. Kai's heroic act and laid-back attitude made the vigilante an overnight star. News stations …

by Mac Bullock & Cecilia Levine

01/23/2023

Police & Fire

Montco Man Accused Of Raping Masseuse In Chesco: DA A Montgomery County man is accused of sexually assaulting an employee at a Phoenixville massage parlor and threatening to kill her if she screamed, authorities have announced. Keith Cleghorn, a 36-year-old from Stowe, is charged with rape, terroristic threats, simple assault and related counts stemming from his visit to the Seven Stars Spa and Bodyworks on Jan. 9, said Chester County District Attorney Deb Ryan in a statement. Investigators say a man called the spa at about 11:10 a.m. to ask if they were open, prosecutors said. Ten minutes later, Cleghorn allegedly walked in…

by Mac Bullock

01/23/2023

Police & Fire

Contractor Ripped Off Philly Area Homeowners For $475K, Faces 300 Felonies: DA A Collegeville contractor is accused of defrauding Philadelphia-area homeowners out of nearly half a million dollars, and is now charged with more than 300 felonies as a result, authorities say. Joseph Ford, the 53-year-old owner of 1st Call Electric LLC, sits in the Montgomery County lockup in lieu of a $50,000 bond, said District Attorney Kevin R. Steele in a statement Monday, Jan. 23. Investigators began looking into Ford's contracting business last August, when two jilted customers walked into the Lower Providence police station and complained that they'd been ripped off.&nb…

by Mac Bullock

01/23/2023

Police & Fire

Birthday Boy Shoots Chesco Man In Drunken Brawl, DA Says A West Chester man spent his birthday behind bars after authorities say he shot and wounded another during a booze-fueled fight downtown. Vaughn Yanko had just turned 22 when he left a bar with a group of people in the early morning hours on Sunday, Jan. 22, said the Chester County District Attorney's Office in a statement. At around 2 a.m., Yanko's group got into a "verbal altercation" with another group over "a girl and a football game" in front of the Historic Chester County Courthouse on North High Street, the DA's Office said. Both groups had been drinking at separate bars …

by Mac Bullock

01/23/2023

Police & Fire

Chesco Doctor Who Ran Opiate 'Pill Mill' Gets Sentenced A suburban Philadelphia physician will spend two years in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for running a "pill mill" through his Chester County office, authorities say. Dr. Yutong Zhang, 64, of Berwyn, pleaded guilty last February to four counts of distributing oxycodone outside of the usual course of professional practice and for no legitimate medical purpose, US Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero said in a statement. Investigators have said that Zhang sold medically unnecessary opiate prescriptions for more than 100 "patients" who were really just c…

by Mac Bullock

01/23/2023

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