The Daily Numbers - March 7

The Daily Numbers: 4 incidents under investigation in Upper Darby where a man tried to lure kids into his car. Sick.


50, believed to be age of white man, with brown hair and salt-and-pepper beard who is suspect in U.D. cases.


2 straight Hi-Q titles for Garnet Valley, who defended their title yesterday over Penncrest and Delco Christian.


2 rifles taken from the Folcroft Police Station and sold. A part-time officer is now charged with theft.


1,100 dollars, how much he got for the rifles.


50 dollar fine for those who violate the new law banning texting while driving in Pa., which goes into effect at midnight.


64, today’s expected high temperature. We zoom into the 70s tomorrow.


87, record high for March.


27 straight days that gas prices went up. That ended yesterday, when the national average actually went down.


3.764 a gallon, the national average at the pump.


200 point decline yesterday for the Dow.


6 wins for Mitt Romey on Super Tuesday.


2 wins for Rick Santorum, 1 for Newt Gingrich, 0 for Ron Paul.


37 saves for Flyers goalie Ilya Bryzgalov in 3-2 win over Red Wings.


2, jersey number of Flyers longtime defenseman Mark Howe, which was retired last night.


70-49 win for Villanova over Rutgers to advance in Big East Tourney.


80-64 win for Saint Joe’s in A-10 action vs. Charlotte.


62-52 loss for Penn, eliminating them from Ivy League contention, as well as NCAA tourney.


28 million reasons why Peyton Manning and the Colts are parting ways. They will not pay him because of injury concerns. He’s expected to be released today.



Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Ilya Bryzgalov is starting to look like the goaltender the Flyers thought they were getting when they signed him to that mega-deal. I still don’t think they go very far in the playoffs without Pronger.


 



I Don’t Get It: Luring kids into your car and exposing yourself to teen girls. I don’t get it.



Today’s Upper: Kudos to the Garnet Valley Hi-Q team, which defended its title in the scholastic quiz competition yesterday.



Quote Box: “We want to capture him and get him off the street. He’s a sicko.”


- Upper Darby top cop on man who has been trying to lure kids into his van.

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