Thursday, August 7, 2008

The Daily Numbers -- August 7

The Daily Numbers: 1 black Mercedes found in an Upper Darby garage Wednesday afternoon. Police believe it is the vehicle that struck and killed 16-year-old Faith Sinclair Sunday night in Sharon Hill.

4 tips that came into police and the Citizens Crime Commission with information on the whereabouts of the car.

10,000 dollar reward that had been posted for information on the car.

2 teens that were struck by 2 cars as they crossed the intersection of Holme and Winchester avenues in Northeast Philadelphia Wednesday night. They’re hospitalized. Both drivers stopped at the scene.

1 person struck by a car on Route 141 in Delaware.

1,000,000 dollar bail for the suspect charged in the street shooting that ended in the death of an innocent 4-year-old boy in Camden.

5,000 dollar reward posted for information for the other person believed involved in the Camden shootout.

0 days that had gone by when a Pottstown man was arrested for the attempted murder of his ex-wife, on the same day their divorce became final.

29 obstruction counts to which a former aide to state Sen. Vince Fumo is expected to plead guilty to next week. Leonard Luchko is believed to have destroyed computer records tied to the federal probe into the senator.

59 age of Philly rocker and Delco native Robert Hazard, the man who penned the Cyndi Lauper hit “Girls Just Want to Have Fun.” Hazard grew up in Springfield.


3 homes that police in New Castle, Del., believe a man was looking into. They have charged him as a peeping Tom.

84 percent dip in profits for local oil giant Sunoco Inc. in the second quarter. At the same time their revenue was actually up.

2 cent dip in gas prices. Average price in the region is now $3.90. That’s still 6 cents higher than the state average.

225 dollars, what folks forked over after standing in line for days to buy a pair of the limited new line of ?uestlove Nike sneakers.


6 gritty innings for Phils starter Kyle Kendrick, who got the win as they harpooned the Marlins.

0 runs surrendered by Kendrick and 2 Phils relievers. Kendrick did walk five and threw 106 pitches in his 6 innings.

16 wins and 7 losses, the Phils record in the games Kendrick has started this year.

1:05 start with a Businessperson’s Special to close out the series with the Marlins at Citizens Bank Park this afternoon.

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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
Leave it to Jeff Lurie to illuminate us on the values of the heretofore unknown YPA. That stands for Yards Per Attempt, and Lurie used it in his state of the team address to indicate disgruntled cornerback Lito Sheppard could use some work in that area.
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I Don’t Get It: They’ve found the car. Now they need to find the driver responsible for slamming into 16-year-old Faith Sinclair and then leaving the scene. It’s time for that person to come forward.

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Today’s Upper: Kudos to Janet McWilliams of Havertown, who captured the title of “Delco Idol” last night at the Media Theatre.

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Quote Box: “The type of damage we were looking for was consistent with the damage on this car.”

-- Sharon Hill Police Chief Robert Tinsley, on black Mercedes recovered from a garage in Upper Darby.

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