The Daily Numbers for Wednesday, July 30

The Daily Numbers: 2 to 4 years in prison for Upper Chi parents who let their malnourished kids live in deplorable conditions.

5 and 7, ages of two children found barefoot and filthy in backyard of home.

6 Philly police officers rounded up this morning to face federal corruption charges.

30 youths from the Darby Fresh Start Program who decided to throw a prom for Mayor Helen Thomas. Well done, kids.

1 of 2 guns found in the apartment of Mercy Fitzgerald shooting suspect Richard Plotts was nearly a century old.

1 acre of ground near MacDade Boulevard and Kedron Avenue that will be sold by the township to aid in redevelopment.

2 lane, 2-way road now back on track for the long contested Third Street Bridge span in Media, after the borough decided not to appeal a judge’s ruling.

650,000 dollars for the project from the state, with another $75,000 from the county.

1991, when Dottie Kornafel started working for Aston Township. She’s retiring.

70 point dip for the stock market yesterday.

35 percent of Americans described as in deep debt.

23 conclusions in an NTSB report on that train derailment last year in Paulsboro, N.J. The report blamed the train’s engineer and also faulted the response by emergency responders.

0 bail for the 2 suspects charged in fatal carjacking that left 3 children dead in the Tioga section of Philadelphia.

8 shutout innings tossed by Cole Hamels last night in 6-2 Phils win over Mets.

3 straight wins for Hamels, to raise his record to 6-5.

6 hits, 0 runs and 8 strikeouts for the red-hot Hamels.

14 of his last 16 starts that Hamels has gone at least 7 innings. 1.90 ERA over that time period.

2.55 ERA overall for Hamels.

3 home runs hit by the Phils

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I’ll say it again. Cole Hamels is the 1 guy on the roster Ruben Amaro Jr. should NOT deal at the trade deadline.

I Don’t Get It: The Pennsylvania State Police are being sued by the Justice Department over over their fitness test. They allege it's unfair to women. I don’t get it.

Today’s Upper: Kudos to the kids from the Fresh Start Program of Upper Darby, who threw a surprise prom for borough Mayor Helen Thomas. Nice gesture.

Quote Box: “I was a horrible parent.’

- Vincent McDonald, in being sentenced for leaving his 2 kids malnourished and living in filthy conditions.

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