The Daily Numbers: 1,000 dollars ripped off from a Darby teen through a scam on Facebook. 1 man now faces charges after the teen turned the tables.
18, age of woman who tipped off police to the swindle.
5 year plan OK’d by Delaware County Council with the Chester County SPCA to take in stray animals from here in Delco.
250 dollars per animal, how much Delco will pay for the service. There is a minimum of 120 strays a month. If the number falls below that threshold, the county will be on the hook for the balance.
30,000 dollars a month, how much the county is guaranteeing Chester County SPCA.
1,352 animals from Delco accepted by the Chester County SPCA in 2012, 677 dogs and 675 cats.
5 days, now long a mom from East Lansdowne was missing, leaving her 2 kids home alone. She returned home yesterday and may face charges.
9 times, how many times a man was shot in a street confrontation in Chester Saturday night.
9, age of child believed raped and molested for a year by her mother’s boyfriend in Upper Darby.
128 men who currently live at Don Guanella Village, operated by the archdiocese in Marple. They likely will be moved into community settings and the facility closed by mid-2015.
1 woman killed and 2 pets killed in a house fire in Elsmere, Del.
4 cops charged with stealing 22 homes in Philadelphia by falsifying signatures on the deeds. One of the suspects is the son of a former top cop.
1, age of infant injured in an incident in Chester County. The father now faces charges.
24 tires slashed in still another vandalism incident, this time in Haddon Heights, N.J.
23 deaths in Pa. now being attributed to the flu.
5 straight losses for the free-falling Sixers.
18 point blowout loss last night to the Toronto Raptors.
14, as in No. 14 Butler, which prevailed over Saint Joe’s last night, 72-66.
0 names nominated for the Baseball Hall of Fame in balloting yesterday. Yep, the Steroid Era is having a price.
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Add another name to the Eagles potential coaching carousel. And it’s a big one. Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly is now on the Eagles radar. Break out those old ‘Kelly’ green jerseys.
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I Don’t Get It: Remember when municipalities were howling about the increased fees put in place by the Delco SPCA for taking in stray animals? Seems like a bargain now. County Council just signed off on a 5-year deal with the Chester County SPCA to handle strays. They are guaranteeing them $30,000 a month, $250 per animal with a minimum of 120 a month.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to the Darby teen who went to police after she got scammed out of a $1,000 by a swindler on Facebook. The suspect is now under arrest.
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Quote Box: “It seemed like an easy way to get money.”
- Darby teen who was victimized by a swindler on Facebook.
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