The Daily Numbers: 4 Philadelphia police officers who have now been shot in just over a month. And 3 just since Sunday.

3 children now wondering if their father, Officer Charles Cassidy, is going to survive after being shot when he walked in on a robbery at a Dunkin Donuts in East Oak Lane.

11 cents more, that’s what we’re paying for gasoline since Oct. 1.


2.85 the average price for gas now in the Philadelphia region. Prices have now increased 4 consecutive days.

95 dollars a barrel, where the price of crude oil is hovering. That’s an all-time high. Don’t expect prices at the pump to be coming down any time soon.

2 sons of Andy Reid expected in Montgomery County court this morning to be sentenced for incidents involving cars, guns and drugs.

50,000 reward posted for arrest and conviction of those responsible for the attack that resulted in the death of a Rowan University student in New Jersey.

4 Delaware teens who have been charged in a burglary spree that has been going on for months in the Magnolia area. They have specialized in computers, stereos, jewelry and iPods.

11 million dollars, what a fundamentalist Kansas church has been ordered to pay a father from York, Pa., after they protested at the funeral of his soldier son, who was killed in Iraq. The group believes the war deaths are God’s punishment for America’s tolerance of homosexuals.

121 miles per hour, the speed of a chase involving a police officer being tailed by state police near Bloomsburg, Pa. The suspect officer is now suspended without pay.

2,100 restaurants in Bucks County that will have their health code inspections displayed online.

1 loss for the Sixers, who dropped their opener last night against the Raptors. It won’t be the last.

1 goal for the Haverford girls as they fell in PIAA field hockey to Mount St. Joseph’s.

6 weeks since Brian Dawkins has been in the Eagles lineup. He’s expected to play Sunday against the Cowboys.

13 tackles last week for defensive end Trent Cole, who was named the NFC defensive player of the week.

Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
0-1. Anyone care to place a wager on when the Sixers, who dropped their opener last night in Toronto, will see the .500 mark again?

I Don’t Get It: Gun restrictions? Stop and frisk? It’s time to do something to quell the violence on Philly streets. I just don’t get it.

Today’s Upper: Kudos to the memory of young Sharon Hill firefighter Michael Reagan, who was killed while fighting a garage blaze last month. County Council this week added his name to the plaque in the courthouse honoring fallen firefighters.

Quote Box: "There is a criminal element in this city and around the country that have completely lost any respect for authority."

-- Philadelphia Mayor John Street, after still another police officer was shot yesterday.