The Daily Numbers for Thursday, April 24

The Daily Numbers: 200 people who showed up for a rally in Chester last night to protest violence in the city and problems in the police department.

7 homicides in Chester so far this year.

41 million dollar loss for Delta at their Trainer refinery being operated by Monroe Energy, but they expect to turn a profit next quarter and note the refinery is helping them save big bucks on jet fuel.

20 pot plants seized from the home of a opthalmologist in Haverford.

30,000 dollar street value of the drugs seized in the home.

1,200 dollars in cash found in the home.

77 special needs students who will get a special playground being built at Primos Elementary School.

2 Philadelphia plainclothes officers who shot and wounded a pizza delivery man from Upper Darby. He was not armed.

10 million dollar fake ID scam being run by 5 people in western Pennsylvania.

359,000 dollars collected in a welfare fraud scheme that earned a Philly man jail time.

45 people nailed in a slip-and-fall scam in Philadelphia. The attorney who represented them took his own life last week.

1 teacher at Devon Prep high school arrested on child porn charges.

21 hit-run charges filed against woman who went on something of a demolition derby in Coatesville, slamming into a series of cars

4th assault report on the West Chester University campus. The latest, when a man allegedly touched a woman’s leg, occurred in a library.

4 prime time games for the Eagles next season.

6 games that will be nationally televised, including Turkey Day in Dallas.

21 of September, when DeSean Jackson returns to the Linc with the Redskins.

86 pitches for Cole Hamels last night.

2 runs on 6 hits over 6 innings of work.

5-2 loss for the Phils stopped their 3-game win streak.

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

Gobble, gobble, Eagles fans. No, that’s not a reference to DeSean Jackson. The Birds are in Dallas for the traditional Thanksgiving Day game.

I Don’t Get It: There are gunshots seemingly every day on the streets of Chester. So why bust two guys for selling knockoff goods? Maybe it’s time to attack violent crime in the city.

Today’s Upper: Kudos to all those citizens who showed up last night to make their feelings about life in the city known.

Quote Box: “You say you’re fighting for our future, but they’re killing our kids.”

- Citizen speaking to Chester City Council at rally last night.

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