The Daily Numbers - Dec. 8

The Daily Numbers: 80 stab wounds suffered by victim in love-triangle murder in Springfield. The suspect was in court yesterday for a hearing.


9 to 23 months in jail for former Chester Township Police Chief Booker Wilson for using a prisoner’s workers comp check for a down payment on a Cadillac Escalade.


17 member commission that will examine the future of the archdiocese schools. It’s being headed by Delco native Jack Quindlen.


0 tax hike included in the Marcus Hook borough budget.


.5 mill tax hike on tap in Chester Township.


78, age of woman killed when she was struck by a car on Lancaster Avenue in Radnor.


14, age of teen from Boothwyn a martial arts instructor from Delaware is charged with inappropriate conduct with.


10,065, where our Merry Christmas Fund now sits after another day of donations.


21, age of man charged with groping several women in Philadelphia.


41,500 in cash sniffed out by drug-sniffing dog at Philadelphia International Airport. It was sewn into the lining of a piece of luggage.


225 deer culled during a hunt at Valley Forge National Historical Park.


150,000 dollars worth of fake bags, boots and makeup seized during raid at Bucks County open-air market.


2 murders and 5 other attacks being investigated in Philly as the work of 1 man known as the Kensington Strangler.


26 points for Thaddeus Young to lead the Sixers to a 117-97 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers last night.


5 Sixers starters who wound up in double digits.


6 times that the LeBron-less Cavs have lost by 20 points or more this season.


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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Anyone else getting the feeling that the Eagles have very little room for error in order to make the playoffs. The next two weeks, vs. the Cowboys Sunday night and the Giants the following week, both on the road, are huge.


 


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I Don’t Get It: The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission announced that starting in January toll tickets will no longer display the amount of the tolls. How does that work?


Today’s Upper: While the death of Elizabeth Edwards is incredibly sad news, her life certainly provides more than a little inspiration.


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Quote Box: “We can look at that face of courage and realize we can have that, too.”


- Darlene Gardner, who runs cancer center, on the death of Elizabeth Edwards.

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