The Daily Numbers - Aug. 2

The Daily Numbers: 4 men who were confronted when they tried a home invasion in Glenolden; 1 was armed with a gun.

2nd suspect in the beating of a man in a wheelchair in Upper Darby now in custody. He turned himself in yesterday.

300,000 dollars, how much authorities believe 2 workers at the welfare office in Darby ripped off through fraudulent benefits.

3 people hurt in a fiery crash that shut down I-95 for a couple of hours yesterday morning.

1 body found last night by kids playing in Cobbs Creek

13.4 million dollars in road projects in Delaware County now underway. It only seems like they are working on every road you need to use to get to work.

250 dollars per animal, what the county is paying to have strays handled by the Chester County SPCA.

5 year deal being considered between the county and the Chesco shelter. A meeting on the deal for Delco towns is planned for tonight.

15 competitors left for the finals of Delco Idol.

11 point lead for President Obama over Mitt Romey in Pa., according to new poll.

32 percent increase in earnings for Comcast over last year.

4 people struck by lightning on the Wildwood beach yesterday.

44 percent of Pennsylvanians who believe the sanctions against Penn State are too harsh, according to new poll.

12 gunshots suffered by a man in an incident in Philly’s Point Breeze section last night.

5 teen boys confined to their homes as they await trial on charges they raped a young girl in a rec center in Philly.

28, age of man busted on the Broad Street subway last night with an AK-47. Nice. It was partly disassembled.

2 home runs for Jimmy Rollins and 1 by new Phillie Nate Schierholtz to lead Phils to 3-2 win over Nats.

6 hits, 2 runs given up by Phils starter Vance Worley over 7 innings.

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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.So now the Phillies are beating the Nationals. A little late, fellas.

 

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I Don’t Get It: Why do road crew shut down a road for work, then send you to another road where another project is causing delays as well? I don’t get it.

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Today’s Upper: Bravo to the Eagles for rolling out the red carpet for returning vets at training camp yesterday at Lehigh. Great idea they’ve been doing for a couple of years.

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Quote Box: “I have no doubt he surrendered because of all the media attention. That and the fact that we were engaged in a full-court press to get him.”

- Upper Darby top cop Mike Chitwood, on surrender of 2nd suspect in attack on man in wheelchair.

 

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