The Daily Numbers: 96,000 dollars, how much police believe was inside an ATM machine that was ripped off from inside Delaware County Memorial Hospital.
2 brazen bandits who calmly walked into the hospital, snipped the wires on the ATM, loaded it onto a cart, and walked out.
10 inch pipe that ruptured at the Sunoco plant in Marcus Hook, leading to explosion and fire back in May.
10 pounds of pot seized in a Fed Ex shipment from California to a home in Upper Darby that was intercepted by state narcotics officers.
222,201 dollar grant to continue a mental health court program in the county.
9-9-09. That’s today’s date. Not exactly sure why that is important. But it is a bit weird.
17, age of teen with Down Syndrome in Upper Darby who has been missing after he failed to show up for the first day of class yesterday at Upper Darby High School.
20,000 dollars believed ripped off from a youth baseball league in New Jersey by the former president of the group.
78,000 dollars stolen from a youth soccer club by a woman in Red Hill, Montgomery County. She was convicted on all charges.
12 robberies on Philly streets believed to be the work of a 42-year-old South Philly man. He’s now under arrest.
2 of October, that’s the so-called “Doomsday” date in Philly when cuts and layoffs will go into effect unless the state House takes action on a proposal to allow them to hike taxes and alter their pension plans.
12, age of youth believes stabbed in the back, allegedly by his mom, during an argument in Telford, Bucks County.
250 jobs being trimmed at the Valero plant in Delaware City, Del.
2.70 a gallon, what we’re paying for gas in the Philly region.
30 home runs for 4 different players on the Phillies, three of them left-handers. Raul Ibanez hit 2 homers.
12 times in MLB history that a team has had 4 players with 30 homers.
4 batters faced by Brad Lidge before being pulled in the 9th inning with the bases loaded. His status as closer is now up in the air.
10 minutes, how long Michael Vick talked to kids in North Philly about the dangers of dogfighting.
7, as in No. 7, for Penn State after they opened the season with a win against Akron. That’s up 2 places.
8 straight hits to start the game last night as the Cubs rocked the Pirates.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.You could hear the pain in Charlie Manuel’s voice as he talked about pulling Brad Lidge in the 9th inning last night. But he made the right move. It’s not Lidge’s year. They can’t have him trying to close games in the playoffs.
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I Don’t Get It: It takes some brass ones to calmly walk into a hospital, then walk out with an ATM machine loaded with $96,000.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to Darby Mayor Helen Thomas and Chief Bob Smythe as they stick to their guns in enforcing a tough new curfew in some sections of the town.
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Quote Box: “This was a very sophisticated, well-planned, well-orchestrated crime.”
- U.D. top cop Mike Chitwood, talking about two thieves who stole an ATM machine from Delaware County Memorial Hospital.
2 brazen bandits who calmly walked into the hospital, snipped the wires on the ATM, loaded it onto a cart, and walked out.
10 inch pipe that ruptured at the Sunoco plant in Marcus Hook, leading to explosion and fire back in May.
10 pounds of pot seized in a Fed Ex shipment from California to a home in Upper Darby that was intercepted by state narcotics officers.
222,201 dollar grant to continue a mental health court program in the county.
9-9-09. That’s today’s date. Not exactly sure why that is important. But it is a bit weird.
17, age of teen with Down Syndrome in Upper Darby who has been missing after he failed to show up for the first day of class yesterday at Upper Darby High School.
20,000 dollars believed ripped off from a youth baseball league in New Jersey by the former president of the group.
78,000 dollars stolen from a youth soccer club by a woman in Red Hill, Montgomery County. She was convicted on all charges.
12 robberies on Philly streets believed to be the work of a 42-year-old South Philly man. He’s now under arrest.
2 of October, that’s the so-called “Doomsday” date in Philly when cuts and layoffs will go into effect unless the state House takes action on a proposal to allow them to hike taxes and alter their pension plans.
12, age of youth believes stabbed in the back, allegedly by his mom, during an argument in Telford, Bucks County.
250 jobs being trimmed at the Valero plant in Delaware City, Del.
2.70 a gallon, what we’re paying for gas in the Philly region.
30 home runs for 4 different players on the Phillies, three of them left-handers. Raul Ibanez hit 2 homers.
12 times in MLB history that a team has had 4 players with 30 homers.
4 batters faced by Brad Lidge before being pulled in the 9th inning with the bases loaded. His status as closer is now up in the air.
10 minutes, how long Michael Vick talked to kids in North Philly about the dangers of dogfighting.
7, as in No. 7, for Penn State after they opened the season with a win against Akron. That’s up 2 places.
8 straight hits to start the game last night as the Cubs rocked the Pirates.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.You could hear the pain in Charlie Manuel’s voice as he talked about pulling Brad Lidge in the 9th inning last night. But he made the right move. It’s not Lidge’s year. They can’t have him trying to close games in the playoffs.
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I Don’t Get It: It takes some brass ones to calmly walk into a hospital, then walk out with an ATM machine loaded with $96,000.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to Darby Mayor Helen Thomas and Chief Bob Smythe as they stick to their guns in enforcing a tough new curfew in some sections of the town.
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Quote Box: “This was a very sophisticated, well-planned, well-orchestrated crime.”
- U.D. top cop Mike Chitwood, talking about two thieves who stole an ATM machine from Delaware County Memorial Hospital.
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