The Daily Numbers for Wednesday Aug. 21

The Daily Numbers: 3 people killed, a 4th wounded in 2 separate shootings that rocked the city of Chester.

21 homicides recorded so far this year in Delaware County.

14 of them have occurred in Chester.

30 minutes between the two shootings, which occurred at 11:19 Monday night and a half hour later.

3 men facing charges in a violent home invasion in Upper Darby in which they terrorized a 13-year-old who was inside at the time.

6 year veteran Upper Darby cop slightly injured when his cruiser was struck by a suspected drunken driver.

600 dollars put up by Brookhaven to join the Delaware County SPCA's spay neuter program.

7 foot boa constrictor who has now been on the loose in Swarthmore for 8 days. No sightings of 'Snakey' have been reported.

6 nursing homes, including St. Francis Country House in Darby, that are being put on the market by the archdiocese of Philadelphia.

11 cemeteries and 2 other parcels that could be used as cemeteries that the archdiocese is looking to outsource in terms of management. Those include Holy Cross in Yeadon and SS. Peter and Paul in Marple.

3 teens charged in Oklahoma in the shooting death of a baseball player "for the fun of it."

800 students inside an Atlanta elementary school when a teen with an assault rifle exchanged gunfire with police. No injuries were reported.

87, age of best-selling author Elmore Leonard, who died yesterday. He penned classics such as 'Get Shorty.'

5 straight days of losses for the Dow Jones.

4,800 dollars in funds missing from Montgomery County Law Library. The former head of the program is charged with mishandling funds.

5 runs in 6 innings for Phillies starter Tyley Cloyd.

1 error this season for Todd Helton, who was charged with one in the 3rd inning.

13.3 yards per pass average for Michael Vick in the preseason, as opposed to 6.9 yards for Nick Foles.

86.7 percent completion rate for Vick for 119 yards, 1 TD, 113.2 passer rating.

Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan. Call me a pessimist. I'll set the over-under on games before Michael Vick gets hurt at 6. I'm taking the under.

I Don’t Get It: More gunfire and death on the streets of Chester. I don't get it.

Today’s Upper: Kudos tothe neighbor who noticed a man climbing into a house in Upper Darby and quickly alerted police. Three suspects are now in custody in the home invasion in which a teen was terrorized.

Quote Box:
“He just got caught up with the wrong people." - David Color Sr., on the shooting death of his son in Chester.

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