The Daily Numbers -- August 6

The Daily Numbers: 2 people, a driver and passenger, police are now seeking in connection with the car that struck and killed 16-year-old Faith Sinclair in Sharon Hill Sunday night.

10,000 dollar reward posted for information that leads to an arrest and conviction in the fatal hit-run.

18,500 seat stadium that will soon spring up under the Commodore Barry Bridge in Chester that will be home to a Major League Soccer team. Yesterday Rossetti Architects and ICON Venue Group were named to head the $115 million project.

2,000 of those seats that will be arranged in a special section for members of the Sons of Ben, the local group of soccer fanatics that were one of the keys to drawing the MLS to the region.

3 people arrested in a brutal home invasion in Upper Darby.

3 percent pay hike being offered to members of the Chester firefighters’ union. The union and city are at odds over several other issues.

16 day shutdown on tap as the final leg of the Market Frankford El Reconstruction Project commences Friday night.

4 age of youth who was caught in the crossfire during a street shooting in Camden. The youth died; 1 man is under arrest.

1 US Airways worker killed in a crash involving one of the small tractors used to pull baggage carts at Philadelphia International Airport yesterday.

1 woman killed and her 2 granddaughters injured in an attack police say was carried out by her son and the girls’ uncle in Galloway Township, N.J.


2 people shot last night in Pottstown. Police say a man shot his girlfriend and then turned the gun on himself. Both are expected to survive.

12 people arrested in a huge drug crackdown in Burlington County, N.J.

1 homeless woman killed and another arrested after a dispute led to violence yesterday in the city’s Love Park.

4 people, including the chief of staff for a Philadelphia City Councilman, indicted on corruption charges.


1 former state lawmaker and an aide who avoided jail time by pleading guilty to forgery charges in Harrisburg.

3 of 4 people in a recent poll who were skeptical of efforts that corruption in Harrisburg can be cleaned up.

23 cents per gallon less that we’re paying for gasoline the last month. Today’s average price in the Philly region is $4.83.

11 people charged in a massive credit card theft ring that may have involved the personal information of 41 million people.

2.2 alcoholic drinks a day, what most middle-aged men were consuming 50 years ago. Now it’s down to 1.5 drinks a day.

10 straight times Jamie Moyer had mastered the Marlins. That ended last night with an 8-2 loss.

5 erratic innings for Moyer, who walked 3, gave up 6 hits and 2 runs. He left with the Phils trailing 2-0.

1.5 games, the Phils’ cushion over the Marlins as they head into Game 2 of their series tonight.

2 days before the Eagles open their exhibition schedule Friday night in Pittsburgh.

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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
The Phillies are still an amazingly inconsistent lot. And they still have holes. One of them is a left-handed reliever. Don’t know who Les Walrond is, but he didn’t show much last night.
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I Don’t Get It: Some people stood in line for days in Philadelphia. And what would make them do such a thing? A chance to shell out $225 for a new pair of sneakers. OK, they were special ?uestlove items. I still don’t get it.

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Today’s Upper: Once again Delaware County has shown its heart with the outpouring of support for the family of hit-run victim Faith Sinclair.

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Quote Box: “She touched so many people’s lives.”

-- Kim Ferrell, mother of Faith Sinclair.

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