The Daily Numbers for Tuesday, Oct. 8

The Daily Numbers: 7 month old Hamza Ali, who has been missing and feared dead since early August.

3 of August, last time the baby was seen alive. Ummad Rushdi, the boyfriend of the tot’s mother, yesterday was ordered to stand trial for murder in the case.

18 block area in Chester that will see increased foot patrols as the city looks to get tough on violent crime.

3 weapons arrests and 3 drug busts made in the area since the program went into effect at 2 p.m. Friday. 11 arrests in total.

0 tolerance policy now in effect in the area.

3 teens involved in a videotaped fight in Chester High who entered pleas in the case in Media court yesterday.

23 months, including time already served, sentences handed down in the case.

1.029 million dollars in debt, what the Dems claim the previous GOP administration left them in terms of unpaid vendor bills.

18, age of Villanova coed who died of alcohol poisoning, according to the county Medical Examiner’s Office.

2 more days until works starts on the huge project to redesign the intersection of Routes 1 and 252 in Upper Providence.

14th, where Pennsylvania now ranks in terms of drug overdose deaths in the nation, according to the CDC.

100 dollar fine slapped on Chadds Ford man who was running in Valley Forge National Historical Park despite the federal shutdown.

136 point dip for the stock market yesterday.

2 times Bill Marimow has now been fired as editor of the Philadelphia Inquirer. He was let go yesterday.

200 million dollar expansion for Urban Outfitters, including its Philly HQ and a new facility in central Pa.

70 billion dollar price tag now on damage caused by Superstorm Sandy.

2,400 workers furloughed by defense contractor Lockheed Martin. That’s actually 600 fewer than expected. 27 states in which those workers toil.

0-3 start the led the Flyers to fire Peter Laviolette as head coach yesterday.

2nd fastest firing in NHL history; Detroit fired Bill Gadsby after 2 games in 1969.

25 years, how long new coach Craig Berube has been affiliated with the Flyers organization.

0-4 record for the Tampa Bay Bucs, next on the schedule for the Eagles.

Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan. The Flyers change coaches the way some guys change socks. Don’t get too relaxed, Craig Berube.

I Don’t Get It: A runner was fined $100 for jogging in Valley Forge National Historical Park, which has been shut down because of the federal government shutdown.

Today’s Upper: Kudos to Mayor John Linder and Police Commissioner Joe Bail for their new effort to crack down on crime in Chester with a new emphasis on foot patrols and zero tolerance.

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