The Daily Numbers - June 22

The Daily Numbers: 130 mph, how fast police say ‘Jackass’ star Ryan Dunn was going when his car crashed, killing him and a passenger.


2 men charged in shooting and robbery in Glenolden that left man in critical condition.


89, age of Springfield man charged in the murder of his ailing 87-year-old wife. He has died in prison.


47 jobs cut under the Upper Darby School District budget, which also includes a 2.7 percent tax hike.


6 physical education teachers gettting pink slips in U.D.


110 dollar tax hike OK’d in Springfield.


1,500 reward posted in Upper Darby for information on man who has been terrorizing convenience store workers in a string of holdups.


100 dollar ShopRite gift card you can get in exchange for a gun at Saturday’s gun buyback program in Chester.


1,000 fish killed in that problem a week ago at Ridley Park Lake. The DEP now says oxygen levels in the lake fell too low.


13 years in prison for man charged with scamming people in a mortgage fraud case.


1 inmate killed, 3 injured in stabbing spree at Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility in Philly.


14.6 million dollar mortgage foreclosure scam run by couple who were sentenced to lengthy jail terms.


3 people shot in Frankford section of Philly last night.


100 miles, Philly to Harrisburg, how far a city teacher is planning to run to protest budget cuts for education.


5 to 20 years in jail for a Philly man who pleaded guilty in the brutal attack on a bicyclist during a ‘flash mob’ incident.


9 run eighth inning that propelled Phils to 10-2 rout over Cardinals last night.


11 hits, all singles, for the Phils.


1 run on 4 hits over 6 innings given up by Phils starter Roy Halladay, who did not figure in the decision.


7 starts this year in which Halladay has given up 1 or fewer runs.


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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.That wild 9-run inning took 42 minutes to play. Just enough to wreak havoc on our print deadlines.


 


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I Don’t Get It: Police say Ryan Dunn was going 130 mph when he crashed his car, killing himself and a passenger. I don’t get it.


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Today’s Upper: Kudos to word that the SPCA likely will be willing to extend its July 1 deadline to get out of the animal control business.


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Quote Box: “I’m really happy to hear that they are now starting to make a turn.”


- County Councilman Mario Civera, on hearing that the SPCA is now willing to extend its deadline for getting out of animal control, as the county had requested.


 

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