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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

3 Suspects Sought For Vandalism At Berks Co. Quarry: Police Authorities in Berks County are asking for the public's help in tracking down three vandalism suspects. Police in Robeson Township said the trio wandered onto the H&K Group's Birdsboro Quarry on Hay Creek Road at around 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 12. They're wanted in connection with a vandalism and public mischief investigation, the department said. Anyone with information is asked to call Robeson police at 610-582-4276 or submit a tip anonymously on the Berks County Crime Watch webpage.

by Mac Bullock

11/14/2022

Police & Fire

NJ Drummer Found Dead In Kutztown Dumpster Had Crawled In After Party: DA A New Jersey drummer found dead at a Berks County dump on Saturday, Nov. 12 had crawled into a dumpster the night before, according to officials and those who knew him. Kellen J. Bischoff, 19, of Manahawkin, NJ, was found dead at the Total Recycling Facility on Lincoln Road in Birdsboro just after 8:30 a.m., said District Attorney John T. Adams in a release Monday, Nov. 14. Investigators were able to identify Bischoff by his "unique" tattoos, and eventually learned that he was visiting a family member in Kutztown, the DA said. Loved ones had last seen the teen i…

by Mac Bullock

11/14/2022

Business

New Lehigh Home Depot To Open By Summer 2023 A new Home Depot is slated to open in Lehigh County sometime in summer 2023, developers have announced. Workers broke ground at the site of the new store in Lower Macungie Township on Monday, Nov. 14, said development company RD Management. The 136,000-square-foot store will include a full garden department, and will be part of the proposed Macungie Crossing community shopping center near the intersection of Hamilton Boulevard and Grange Road, the developers said. “The Home Depot opening at Macungie Crossing is a great win for local community members needing a c…

by Mac Bullock

11/14/2022

Schools

Update: Police Investigate Third Bomb Threat In 3 Weeks At Lehigh School A Lehigh County high school was evacuated following a bomb threat Monday, Nov. 14, just days after a similar threat canceled classes last Friday. Lehigh Career and Technical Institute in Schnecksville was closed Monday after administrators received "multiple threats" at around 9:30 a.m., said school administrators in a post on the LCTI website. As LCTI is a vocational school that draws students from several county school districts, students that were already on campus Monday morning were sent to their regular high schools instead, administrators said. The emergency closure cam…

by Mac Bullock

11/14/2022

News

Bucks Co. Shop Sells $590K Match 6 Lotto Ticket It's payday for one lucky Bucks County resident. A Pennsylvania state lottery player won $590,000 in the Saturday, Nov. 12 drawing of the Match 6 Lotto game, state officials said in a statement. The winner matched all six numbers drawn, they added. The vendor, Bucks News And Tobacco at 1536 Haines Road in Levittown, will receive a $5,000 bonus check for selling the jackpot-winning ticket, state officials said. Over 28,300 other Match 6 Lotto tickets won prizes in the Saturday drawing, and all players are urged to double-check their tickets, officials noted. Th…

by Mac Bullock

11/14/2022

Police & Fire

11 Temple Students Rounded Up In Basement, Robbed At Gunpoint Almost a dozen Temple University students were rounded up at gunpoint, robbed, and locked in their basement at an off-campus apartment over the weekend, multiple outlets have reported. Six female residents, two female friends and three male visitors at a house on the 1300 block of North 15th Street were woken up at around 7 a.m. by two masked gunmen, according to the reports. Victims were forced to gather in the basement, where the gunmen told them to give up their cell phone, car keys, and debit card with PIN number, reports indicate. The students were locked downstairs …

by Mac Bullock

11/14/2022

Police & Fire

Burglars Steal Pistols, Rifles From Bucks Co. Gun Store: Police Police in Bucks County are investigating after a gun store was burglarized over the weekend, authorities announced. First responders in New Britain Township were called to Target World Inc. gun store on West Butler Avenue at around 4:15 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 12 for a reported break-in, police said in a release. "Multiple rifles and pistols" were stolen from the store, they added. Investigators are now searching for five suspects caught who arrived in a black Hyundai sedan with a broken driver-side brake light, authorities said. Anyone with information on the…

by Mac Bullock

11/14/2022

Police & Fire

MontCo Traveler Brought Loaded Gun To Airport, TSA Says A Montgomery County resident was cited at the Philadelphia International Airport on Saturday, Nov. 12 after a loaded gun was discovered in their luggage, security announced. Transportation Security Administration officials said the Collegeville resident was passing through a security checkpoint when the X-ray scanner detected a loaded .380-caliber handgun in their bag. Tinicum Township police confiscated the gun, and federal authorities were notified to follow up with a civil fine, the TSA said. It's the 39th incident this year in which security officials located a gun at…

by Mac Bullock

11/14/2022

Schools

Bomb Threat Clears Lehigh County School For Second Time In Two Weeks For the second time in as many weeks, a Lehigh County high school was evacuated Friday, Nov. 11 after administrators received a violent threat. Classes at Lehigh Career and Technical Institute in Schnecksville were canceled after administrators learned of a bomb threat at about 7:30 a.m., according to an announcement on the school's website. Administrators said they contacted state police, who are investigating the matter. As LCTI is a vocational school that draws students from several county school districts, buses that were already en route Friday morning were sent to t…

by Mac Bullock

11/11/2022

Police & Fire

MontCo Contractor To Pay $43K For Ripping Off Clients: DA A general contractor in Montgomery County will spend months in jail and pay thousands in restitution after pleading guilty to ripping off several Philadelphia area homeowners, authorities say. Joseph E. Collopy, 46, of Lansdale, will spend nine to 23 months behind bars followed by seven years of probation, and must hand over a total of $42,856.96 to former clients, said Bucks County District Attorney Matthew Weintraub in a statement Thursday, Nov. 10. Through his companies Macintosh Construction and Collopy Construction Inc., the DA said Collopy signed a contract to re…

by Mac Bullock

11/11/2022

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