The Daily Numbers - July 19

The Daily Numbers: 2:40 a.m., time when a man was shot to death outside an after-hours bar in Upper Darby.


2 men from New Jersey who are under arrest after they managed to get locked inside a state constable’s van in Radnor. Police dubbed them “Dumb and Dumber 8,000 dollars in missing money that has sparked Upper Darby bar owner Bob Herdelin to challenge top cop Mike Chitwood to take a lie-detector test.


399 stores and 11,000 employees out of luck as Borders Books decides to close all of its outlets.


76, age of Cardinal Justin Rigali, whose resignation was accepted by Pope Benedict XVI today.


2 suspected wise-guys who entered guilty pleas for conspiracy and gambling charges.


81.5 million dollars generated by 10 casinos in Pa. in the fiscal year.


86, age of purse-snatch victim who had her pocketbook swiped as she was visiting a grave in Montgomery County.


5 consecutive days this week when the temperature is expected to go above 90 degrees.


5 juveniles who were kidnapped from the porch of a home in Willingboro, N.J. 2 people are in custody, 2 more are being sought.


6 attacks on women in the Society Hill section of Philadelphia.


4 innings and change is all Roy Halladay could go on a stifling night in Chicago. The Phils lost, 6-1.


91 degrees at game time.


3 runs on 7 hits surrendered by the Phils ace before his early exit.


63 consecutive road starts in which Halladay went at least 6 innings.


2.5 game lead for the Phils over the Braves.


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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Mother Nature did what very few National League teams could do – knock out Roy Halladay.


 


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I Don’t Get It: There were 200 people milling around after a bar shooting at 2:45 a.m. Monday in Upper Darby. I’m usually getting up not long after that.


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Today’s Upper: Kudos to new Pope Benedict XVI’s move to accept the resignation of Cardinal Justin Rigali. It needed to be done.


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Quote Box: “It’s a toilet. We atempted several times to close it down.


It’s a bad spot.”


- Upper Darby top cop Mike Chitwood, on scene of fatal shooting outside tavern early Monday.

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