Monday, January 11, 2010

The Daily Numbers - Jan. 11

The Daily Numbers: 25,000 dollars unsecured bail for ex-Ridley police officer charged with assault against a Wawa clerk. He’s now out of rehab and was arraigned on the charges over the weekend.
2 men who invaded a home in Clifton Heights early Sunday. One of the people inside fought back and chased them off.
18 degrees, the low temperature this morning at Philadelphia International Airport. We’re actually suppposed to go over the freezing mark this afternoon.
60, age of pizza delivery man who was victim of carjacking in West Oak Lane section of Philadelphia. After the incident he suffered a fatal heart attack.
10,000 reward posted for information on South Philadelphia teen who has been missing since Christmas Eve.
2 times, how many times a 39-year-old Philly man is charged with trying to run down a person in the parking lot of a sports bar.
27 people losing their jobs with the closure of Gate Gourmet Inc., a company that provides in-flight food to jets out of Philly International.
15 cent increase in average cost of gasoline in the region just since Christmas. Average price of gas in Philly is $2.74. Last year this time we were paying $1.66 a gallon.
65, age of Chester County businessman who will be sentenced today for engaging in illegal business deals with Iran.
2 armored car security guards gunned down in October 2007. Two men will finally go on trial in the shootings starting today.
3 Philly men set to go on trial in the home invasion murder of a Montgomery County businessman a year ago.
4 Democrats who want to be the next governor or Pa. who put in appearances at the state Farm Show in Harrisburg over the weekend.
11 years as the starting quarterback of the Eagles for Donovan McNabb. Will there be a 12th?
2 straight losses to the Dallas Cowboys that took the bloom of an 11-win season for the Eagles. In addition to back-to-back losses to end the season, the Birds also lost to the ‘Boys earlier this season.
1 GM opening soon for the Eagles. Tom Heckert is leaving to take the GM job with Mike Holmgren and the Cleveland Browns.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Forget the Flyers. And the Sixers. The Phillies don’t start for more than a month. The only sport in Philly the next few weeks will be ripping Eagles management and questioning the leadership of Andy Reid and Donovan McNabb.
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I Don’t Get It: The new state law passed last week to allow table games at Pa. slots parlors also allows those facilities to be able to extend credit to gamblers. Does that strike anyone else as a bad idea.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to the people inside a Clifton Heights apartment who fought back early Sunday when they were victims of a home invasion.
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Quote Box: “I want to be back here and don’t want to be anywhere else.”
- Donovan McNabb, after losing to the Cowboys Saturday in an NFC Wild Card game, 34-14.

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