The Daily Numbers - Aug. 18

The Daily Numbers: 4 carjackings being linked to an Upper Darby man captured after a foot chase by township police.


24, age of suspect Alexander Solomon, who also is being linked by police to the murder of the target of the Facebook murder plot victim. He’s being held on $3 million bail.


37 years of experience for James Wigo, who has taken over as new superintendent at Rose Tree Media School District.


2 teens killed in crash in Horsham on Aug. 6. Now the teen driver has been charged with homicide while driving under the influence.


2 billboards that got the OK from Concord.


21, age of Chester murder suspect captured 1 day after his photo appeared in the Daily Times.


56 million dollars plunked down on table games at Pa.’s 10 casinos in July. That’s a record high.


6.49 million dollars played at Harrah’s in Chester.


4 state troopers in Chester County credited with tracking down the suspected killers of an Aston man out in Indiana.


4 dead cats and 15 others taken from a home in the Frankford section of Philadelphia.


4 juveniles charged with criminal mischief for allegedly torching playground equipment on the Main Line.


14, age of girl in Telford who reported being attacked and raped while she was out for a jog.


120 pound rat the size of a pig that is believed to be roaming around a California town.


2 former aides to GOP pols in Harrisburg who entered guilty pleas in the Bonusgate probe yesterday.


13-7 mark for Cliff Lee, who got the win as the Phils rolled over the D-Backs last night, 9-2.


3 hits for the Diamondbacks.


7 innings and 7 strikeouts for Lee.


1 scoreless inning for both Antonio Bastardo and Ryan Madson.


199 consecutive sellouts for the Phils at Citizens Bank Park.


7:30 kickoff tonight for Game 2 for the Eagles in their exhibition season. They face the Steelers in Pittsburgh.


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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.It’s back. The Michael Vick controversy. The Eagles QB has given an explosive interview with GQ Magazine. This one is going to be talked about a lot.


 


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I Don’t Get It: Why is it that a casino is reponsible for people who leave kids in their car while they gamble? I don’t get it.


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Today’s Upper: Good news for Jeremy Maclin, who has been given a clean bill of health and is hoping to be back with the Birds in time for opening day.


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Quote Box: “I wanted to keep it private until I knew for sure what was going on and the Eagles were amazing.”


- Eagles wide receiver Jeremy Maclin on his medical scare.

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