The Daily Numbers - Nov. 12

The Daily Numbers: 13, age of girl who told police a man tried to abduct her as she waited for her school bus in the Trotter’s Lea development in Bethel Township.
50 years of Veterans Day parades which was continued yesterday in Media Borough.
2 gunshots suffered by a police K-9 during a confrontation with a man in New Castle County. The pup is expected to survive. The suspect also was wounded in the standoff.
1 count of third-degree murder filed against the teen driver of the car that allegedly ran a light in Middletown and slammed into another car, killing the driver.
7, as in 7th District congressional seat, for which state Rep. Bryan Lentz will formally announce his candidacy this morning.
48 percent hike in taxes being proposed in Upper Providence. The average bill would go from $782 to $1,157.
3 sex assaults on the Main Line that have the community on edge. The latest was reported on the campus of Haverford College last weekend.
600 pounds of pot seized from a row home in North Philadelphia. Police say it was a huge pot-growing operation in the house. The 600 pot plants seized have a street value of $5 million.
3 people missing after their fishing boat sank in stormy waters off Cape May Wednesday night. The Coast Guard is conducting a search.
3 to 8 inches of rain and 50 mph winds pounding the shore in Virginia.
The remnants of Tropical Storm Ida are expected to give us 3 days of rain.
16 vehicle thefts, the latest being a truck full of a band’s musical instruments and equipment, from the parking lot of a South Philly hotel in recent weeks.
3 week shutdown on tap for the Valero refinery in Paulsboro, N.J.
82 jobs that will be lost when GE closes its solar panel manufacturing facility in Glasgow, Del.
1 winning ticket sold in last night’s $96 million Powerball jackpot. It was sold in Kansas.
4 week suspension for Eagles cornerback Joselio Hanson for violating the NFL drug policy. He used a diuretic before last year’s NFC title game.
20 points for Thaddeus Young as the Sixers held on to beat the Nets last night, 82-79.
0 wins this year for the Nets, who have now lost 8 straight.
3 consecutive Gold Gloves for Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins, and 2 straight for center fielder Shane Victorino.
273 million dollars, what a Forbes magazine study says the Flyers are worth. That’s No. 5. Tops in the NHL? The Toronto Maple Leafs, at $470 million.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.What do you think is worse news for the Eagles: The loss of Ellis Hobbs for the year with a neck injury, the 4-week suspension of corner Joselio Hanson, or the news that star young wideout DeSean Jackson has hired Drew Rosenhaus as his agent?
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I Don’t Get It: A former Eagle also is making news. Longtime right tackle John Runyan apparently is being wooed by the GOP to run for Congress in South Jersey. Isn’t Runyan more used to clearing the way for runners?
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Today’s Upper: Good to see people turn out in the rain in Media to honor veterans.
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Quote Box: “People are certainly not happy about this and they are all worried about their children.”
- Bethel resident after report of attempted abduction of 13 year-old waiting for her school bus.

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