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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

1 Dead, 1 Injured In Accident At Berks School Bus Stop One man is dead and another hospitalized following a crash at a school bus stop in Berks County on Friday, Nov. 4, authorities announced. First responders in Amity Township were dispatched to the 600 block of Old Swede Road/Route 662 just before 8 a.m., where a landscaping truck lost control and slammed into a car that had stopped for a school bus, police said. The truck's front end was badly damaged in the collision, and a passenger was trapped inside for 30 minutes while rescue crews worked to free him, officials said. The passenger, a 34-year-old Reading man, died from his i…

by Mac Bullock

11/04/2022

Police & Fire

Former Chesco School Football Coach Charged With Sexual Abuse: DA A one-time high school football coach in Chester County sexually abused an underage girl for years, authorities are alleging. Kenneth Walls, a 77-year-old Downingtown resident and former staff football coach at Downingtown West High School, is being held at Chester County Prison in lieu of a $100,000 cash bond, said District Attorney Deb Ryan in a statement Friday, Nov. 4. Police began examining Walls after the child told a staff member at her school, which is not in Chester County, that she was being sexually abused, the DA said. Investigators said the 77-year-old …

by Mac Bullock

11/04/2022

Schools

Lehigh Valley High School Evacuated Over Illness Concerns, Dozens Hospitalized: District A Bethlehem high school closed early on Friday, Nov. 4 after multiple students and staff reported feeling unwell, according to administrators. The Lehigh Valley Academy Regional Charter School high school building on the 1600 block of Valley Center Parkway was evacuated "out of an abundance of caution," officials said on Facebook just before 2 p.m. First responders and hazmat crews were on-scene Friday afternoon evaluating the affected students and staff, administrators added. They did not describe the symptoms experienced or characterize the illness. At least 48 children…

by Mac Bullock

11/04/2022

News

Supreme Court Decision Invalidates 'Hundreds' Of Berks County Ballots: Officials Scores of ballots cast in Berks County for the 2022 elections will not count, following a decision by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, officials have announced. The high court ruled on Tuesday, Nov. 1 that mail-in ballots that are undated or show an incorrect date cannot be counted in the 2022 elections, Reuters reported. Now, the Berks County Office of Election Services says it is "segregating" the improperly marked ballots from the rest — a process that could invalidate as many as 600 votes, WFMZ reports. Per the court's ruling, the ballots will be "canceled" and not coun…

by Mac Bullock

11/04/2022

Sports

PA Man Runs Onto Field During World Series Game 5 A Delaware County man was charged with trespassing after he ran onto the field at Citizens Bank Park during game five of the 2022 World Series on Thursday, Nov. 3, police said. Luke Lulevitch, 20, of Nether Providence Township, was arrested by Philadelphia police after a brief jaunt through the outfield in the top of the sixth inning around 10:10 p.m. Video from the incident shows Lulevitch in a Phillies jersey being tackled by security in the outfield after failing to hurdle over the left-field wall. World Series streaker💀 pic.twitter.com/buoHRoiJbn — Gavin McHugh (@gavinmchughh) Nov…

by Mac Bullock

11/04/2022

Police & Fire

DUI West Chester Mom Caught Driving Erratically, Speeding With Kids In Car: Police A West Chester mom is charged with driving under the influence after police say she crashed with kids in her car on Halloween night. Westtown-East Goshen Reigonal police were dispatched to Ellis Lane and Paoli Pike at around 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 31 after a witness reported an "erratic driver" in the area, officials said. The car was seen swerving, speeding, and eventually crashing into a parked vehicle, authorities wrote. Allison Vaughn, 41, was arrested at the scene after officers said they found an unrestrained child in her car. She's charged with DUI and felony ch…

by Mac Bullock

11/04/2022

Police & Fire

Suspected Roxborough HS Shooters Charged In Second Murder: Report Three of the teens suspected of killing 14-year-old Nicolas Elizadle outside of Roxborough High School in Philadelphia on Sept. 27 have been charged in connection with another murder, CBS News reports. Philly police said Troy Fletcher, 15, and Zyhied Jones, 17, and Dayron Burney-Thorne, 16, are all suspects in the murder of 19-year-old Tahmir Jones, who was fatally shot in Center City on Sept. 26, the outlet wrote. Jones and Fletcher are already in jail, but Burney-Thorne is still at large, CBS News added. As Daily Voice has reported, police investigators believe Jones, F…

by Mac Bullock

11/04/2022

Schools

Bomb Threat Clears Chester County High School Students were sent home early from a Chester County high school Thursday, Nov. 3 after administrators received a bomb threat, according to authorities. Kennett High School in Kennett Square Township received the warning at about 9:30 a.m., officials said. School staff evacuated students while township and county police swept the building with K9 units, they added. Students were put on buses and sent home by noon after the school was cleared, police said. The incident remains under investigation. To submit a tip, visit safe2saypa.org,

by Mac Bullock

11/04/2022

Police & Fire

Know Them? Berks Police Seek Suspected Teen Vandals Police in Berks County are on the lookout for a group of youths they say vandalized a business over the summer. The Central Berks Regional Police Department said a group of teens was caught on camera trying to break into Reading Fire Equipment, a firefighting supply business on Perkiomen Avenue in Mount Penn, on July 15. Investigators said the youths tried removing a metal mesh window cover and also tried to break the window, but were unable to do so. The boys were westbound on Perkiomen Avenue when they arrived at the store and continued walking west toward Reading after…

by Mac Bullock

11/04/2022

News

Philly Restaurants Accused Of Refusing To Serve Astros Was Simple Misunderstanding, Reports Say No — two south Philadelphia restaurants did not refuse to serve the Houston Astros while they are in town for the World Series. The rumor originated when social media users misinterpreted two posts by the restaurants in question — Mike's BBQ on South 11th Street and Angelo's Pizzeria on South 9th Street — to mean that the eateries declined to cater for the 'Stros. Before the restaurants could even respond, the controversy went viral when NBC Sports Philadelphia reported on the alleged boycott. Since then, the restaurants have been flooded with negative online reviews from Astros fans, 6…

by Mac Bullock

11/03/2022

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