The Daily Numbers -- August 5

The Daily Numbers: 200 people who showed up last night for an impromptu memorial service for Faith Sinclair, the 16-year-old struck and killed by a hit-run driver Sunday night.

1 suspect wounded and 1 police officer injured after a chase in Darby and Colwyn boroughs yesterday morning.

11.5 to 23 years in jail for an Upper Darby man convicted in the brutal beating of a Nether Providence man.

1 boat believed involved in a hit-run incident on the water in Brick Township, N.J., that was found by police.

1 dog, a pit bull, that attacked another, a border collie, at the county’s new dog park in Upper Darby last week.

7 more workers at Philadelphia’s Department of Human Services who have been suspended in connection with the death of a 14-year-old girl in their care.

10 stores that will be closed by troubled department store chain Boscov’s.

1 Boscov’s in Delaware County in Granite Run Mall, and 1 in Concord Mall in Wilmington. Both will remain open.

4 age of child shot and killed when caught in crossfire of a gun battle on the streets of Camden, N.J., in the middle of the afternoon.


3 firefighters and 1 resident injured when fire roared through a row home in the Frankford section of Philadelphia.

4 hours, how long the Schuylkill Expressway was closed late last night after an accident between Route 202 and Gulph Mills. The expressway was finally reopened around 3:45 a.m.

20 years ago, when the latest allegations of sexual abuse against a Catholic priest are believed to have occurred. The priest was serving at Salesianum High School in Wilmington at the time.

3 cent dip in price of gasoline in the region over the weekend. We’re now paying an average of $3.93 a gallon.

3.75 a gallon, what AAA believes we could be paying for gas around Labor Day as the price of oil continues to drop.


3 huge games between the first-place Phils and second-place Marlins beginning tonight at Citizens Bank Park.

15,000 dollars a day, what Shawn Andrews is being fined by the Eagles for his absence from training camp. Andrews yesterday said he is battling depression.

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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
Now we know why Shawn Andrews has not reported to Eagles practice. And we know that owner Jeff Lurie says the team is not retooling, that they have high expectations for this year. Somehow I think resolving that first item might have a lot do with how accurate Lurie’s statement turns out to be.
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I Don’t Get It: To whoever struck 16-year-old Faith Sinclair, for whatever reason: Turn yourself in.

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Today’s Upper: The Chester Upland School District is going to look radically different when the doors open this fall. That’s in large part to some innovative moves being implemented by CEO Dr. Gregory Thornton. Nothing else has worked. We’re hoping nothing but success for the long-struggling schools.

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Quote Box: “She had such positive energy. If you weren’t, she’d brighten up your day.”

-- Suzanne Dukes of Aston, talking about hit-run victim Faith Sinclair.

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