The Daily Numbers - Sept. 9

The Daily Numbers: 43, age of ex-Wawa clerk at the center of assault charges filed against former Ridley police officer Brian Decker.
2 convicted drug dealers now facing weapons charges after an arrest in Chester.
1,500 dollar reward posted for information as to the whereabouts of Michael Brown, who is being sought in the murder of a Yeadon man.
600 dollars in cash that has gone missing from a thrift shop in Bryn Mawr.
18 homicices so far this year in Chester after the official ruling in the shooting deaths of 2 men over the weekend.
3 separate probes now focusing on petitions in the heated 7th District Congressional race.
2 more women who have come forward to file sex harassment complaints against Carl Greene, the head of the Philadelphia Housing Authority.
20 roosters seized in a raid of a North Philly home believed to be the center of a cock-fighting ring.
21 million dollars awarded to a woman in New Hoampshire who was blinded and scarred by a medicine she took for a shoulder injury.
2 people shot and killed in Atlantic City.
12, where the Philly area ranks when it comes to most stressful places to live in the U.S. Detroit is No 1. Least stressful is Salt Lake City.
6.4 percent boost in traffic for Southwest Airlines in August.
201 teachers who failed to show up for work on the second day of school in Philly. That comes after 171 were off on Day 1.
6 RBIs for Ryan Howard as the Phils’ bats came to life in battering the Florida Marlins last night, 10-6.
28 homes on the season for Howard.
25 straight scoreless innings thrown by Phils starter Cole Hamels, who went 7 innings
.5, as in a half-game lead for the Phils, the Braves also won last night.
4 days and counting to the kickoff of the Eagles 2010 season and the start of the Kevin Kolb era.

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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.There always has to be a dark cloud. Just as the Phils bats come alive, Jimmy Rollins is forced from the game by a bum hamstring.
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I Don’t Get It: Burning the Quran for 9/11. I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to those who worked for years to erect a memorial to Michael Horrocks at his alma mater, West Chester University. The pilot who was killed on 9/11 will be honored on Saturday.
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Quote Box: “All I know is, I feel like I’m being ambushed and all I keep getting is punched.”
- Former Wawa clerk testifying about alleged attack at trial for former Ridley Officer Brian Decker.

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