The Daily Numbers - June 21

The Daily Numbers: 4 killings in 8 days in the city of Chester, prompting Mayor Wendell Butler to declare a state of emergency.
9 p.m. to 6 a.m., when residents must be off the streets of the city.
3, maximum number allowed to gather on city streets without a permit.
5 areas of the city declared hotspots and affected by the crackdown.
96 members of Chester police force who are now working extended shifts to enforce the curfew.
0 shootings reported since it went into effect Saturday morning.
5 days it will be in effect, with possibility it could be extended 30 more days by city council on Wednesday.
1 person killed, 2 injured in gun battle in Upper Darby on Sunday.
1 person shot to death in Darby Township Friday night.
18, age of girl fatally shot when she was caught in cross-fire of gun battle on North Philly street Sunday night.
1 prison guard fatally shot on the doorstep of his home in North Philly Sunday night.
23, age of cab driver in Camden who was shot during a holdup.
1 woman missing after she fell from a raft in the Delaware River Sunday.
2 children who also fell in were rescued.
6 people injured when a boat hit a guidepost on the Intracoastal Highway near Egg Harbor, N.J.
850 million dollars in fed funds, how much Gov. Ed Rendell says Pa.
needs to avoid furloughing state workers.
2 age of Delaware child who drowned in an above-ground pool during a weekend party.
2 billion dollars, current price tag of the cleanup in the Gulf from the oil rig disaster.
19 people injured in a fire in a Chicago subway.
109 million dollars rake in over the weekend for the premiere of the move ‘Toy Story 3.’
47, age of former Sixer and all-around good guy Manute Bol, who died of a reaction to medicine he was taking for a painful skin condition.
3 straight losses for Roy Halladay since his Perfect Game.
32 runs in their past 4 games for the Phils; 1 run scored on Sunday in a 4-1 loss to the Twins.
2 of 3 the Phils dropped to the Twins over the weekend, including a brutal game Saturday in which the bullpen blew a 9-4 lead.
5 and a half games back in the NL East, where the Phils currently reside.

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I Don’t Get It: Four dead in eight days in gun violence on the streets of Chester. I don’t’ get it.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to Chester Mayor Wendell Butler for instituting a state of emergency in the city following the rash of shootings.
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Quote Box: “I think it’s a great idea. Little kids can’t come out and play.”
- Chester resident Rick Gandy, on the crackdown in the city.

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