Today's Daily Numbers - Dec. 9

The Daily Numbers: 1 man gunned down in an apparent robbery gone bad early this morning in Chester.


27 homicides to date in 2011 in the county, this would make it 28.


18 of them have taken place in the city of Chester.


14 recent break-ins that caused a community meeting in Drexel Hill last night.


200 residents who turned out for a meeting with township top cop Mike Chitwood and Mayor Tom Micozzie.


3 union leaders who took their case for saving the Sunoco and ConocoPhillips refineries in Chester to our political leaders in Washington, D.C.


54 deer bagged in the second day of 2-day hunt at Ridley Creek State Park.


.10 mill tax hike looming in Swarthmore.


3 aides who are headed to trial today for allegedly abusing an elderly resident at the Quadrangle senior living center in Haverford.


17, age of teen found guilty of 1st-degree murder yesterday in shooting of his 23-year-old friend in Chester.


52 dollar per person local services tax approved in Chester Heights.


21 of 24 Americans who admit to texting while driving, according to a recent poll.


6 dead pit bulls found in yard of home in Philly.


250,000 bail posted by Jerry Sandusky. He’s now free on home monitoring.


2 Philadelphia police officers injured in collision of 2 cruisers Thursday night.


3-2 win for Flyers over Pens last night, giving them possession of 1st place.


37 points for the Flyers, to 36 for the Pens.


2 year, $2.5 million dollar deal now official for Laynce Nix with the Phillies.


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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.


The word is the Cardinals now have their eyes set on Jimmy Rollins after losing out in the Albert Pujols Sweepstakes. Or Ryan Howard. Or both?


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I Don’t Get It: Another fatal shooting overnight in the city of Chester. Another store owner and solid citizen who became a victim of the city’s persistent gun violence.


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Today’s Upper: Good for Mike Chitwood and Tom Micozzie. They met with 200 Drexel Hill residents last night


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Quote Box: “Don’t hike keys under the mat or in the fake rock. Burglars look for the fake rock.”


- Community Officer Tom Nee, to Drexel Hill residents fighting wave of robberies and break-ins.

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