The Daily Numbers - Aug. 13

The Daily Numbers: 7-14 years in prison for Chester man in the random bullet shooting that led to the death of Kathy Ann Stewart. Doesn’t seem like a fair trade-off, does it?
120 names read off last night at the opening ceremony of the national convention of Parents of Murdered Children. The convention is being hosted by the Delco chapter.
512,000 dollar settlement in a suit filed by the family of a Collingdale girl who was mauled by a pit bull.
24 percent cut in funding for a slew of PennDOT projects, including work on some SEPTA projects here in Delco.
2 Goood Samaritans who tracked down a suspected mugger after he grabbed a woman’s pocketbook in the parking lot of a supermarket in Ridley Thursday.
6 hours, how long police say a woman left her two kids outside in the car while she went into Parx Casino and gambled.
6 times this summer police have been summoned for just such an incident.
100 to 200 bucks, how much a robber got from a South Philadelphia laundromat owner, who was stabbed to death in a violence struggle in the store.
5 gunmen who invaded a home in the Torresdale section of Philly early Friday. The owner was tied up while the suspects ransacked the house and then fled with cash.
3, age of child police say was abducted by his mother in Delaware. She now faces charges, along with a friend.
5 million dollars bail for a woman in Reading in whose home police have now found human remains for a 2nd time.
9-2, that’s the hole the Phils found themselves in last night with just
2 innings left against the Dodgers.
10-9 win in a miracle comeback for the Fightins.
4 runs in the 8th and another 4 in the 9th for the walkoff win.
2 games back of the Braves, where the Phils sit as they head for the Big Apple and a weekend series with the Mets.
18 game hitting streak snapped for Raul Ibanez, who went 0-for-5 on the night.
5, where the Business Journal ranks the Eagles in terms of successful NFL franchises. The Cowboys ranked 1st, followed by the Saints, Colts and Patriots.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.What else can you say? Ya gotta’ believe!
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I Don’t Get It: Seven to 14 years in jail does not seem like nearly enough for a shooting incident that took the life of an innocent woman.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to Delaware County Parents of Murdered Children, which is hosting the annual convention at the Philadelphia Marriott this weekend.
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Quote Box: “I can’t call my mother now when I’m in pain. I wake up every day and she’s on my mind.”
- Katisha Stewart, daughter of shooting victim Kathy Ann Stewart, at sentencing for one of two men charged in her death.

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