The Daily Numbers - Jan. 22

The Daily Numbers: 18 minutes, length of President Barack Obama’s address yesterday.

700,000 people who flocked to D.C. for the 2nd inaugural of the president.

65 years ago, how long it’s been since a young Martin Luther King Jr. arrived in Chester to study at Crozer Theological Seminary.

10, age of girl police say was the target of a luring incident involving a Penn-Delco School District bus driver.

37, age of suspect, Gregory Cornell, of Chester.

134 bags of suspected heroin and a sex toy police say they found in car of the suspect.

941 dollars and a concealed weapon also found in his possession.

41, age of Ridley Park man busted for viewing child porn on his computer. He told police he just wanted to see ‘how bad’ it was. Pretty bad.

1,200 fee to rent Yeadon borough hall for a Kwanzaa event that has sparkeda controversy between the local NAACP and borough officials.

82,000 dollars a year, how much Rutledge borough will pay Swarthmore for police patrols.

1 burning body found in a home in Philadelphia. Police say a woman doctor at CHOP had been bound with her hands and legs tied behind her back.

19 degrees, the low this morning. It’s expected to be frigid the rest of the week, with snow arriving on Friday.

22 acres of land, part of the Wawa Preserve in Chester Heights, that is being preserved by the Natural Lands Trust.

1 year since the passing of legendary Penn State coach Joe Paterno. They will hold a vigil in his honor in State College tonight.

90-85 loss for the Sixers last night to the Spurs.

17 point third-quarter deficit that the Sixers turned into a 7-point lead, before coughing it up.

9 of their last 10 shots missed by the struggling Sixers.

7 games under .500 for the Sixers.

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

The Flyers are still oh-for-the-shortened season. They get another shot to get into the win column tonight vs. the Devils in North Jersey.

I Don’t Get It: Just pure evil appears to be at the root of gruesome murder case in Philly, where the body of young woman doctor at CHOP was found burning in a Philly home. Her arms and legs had been bound.

Today’s Upper: Kudos to all those who took part in service projects yesterday as part of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.

Quote Box: “Be the best you can be. That’s what Dr. King wanted.”

- Sports radio personality G. Cobb, to young athletes yesterday at King Day service in Chester.

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