Cop Shot in Junkyard Ambush near Delaware County Incinerator
Darby Township patrolman Joseph Carminati Jr was ambushed while checking a junkyard on Calton Hook and Carminati was wounded in the right thigh. He was hospitalized at Taylor Hospital in Ridley Park. Police say two suspects fled, with leads improving versus a past 1980 shooting nearby. Carminati previously survived two prior shootings in 1980 and 1981 incidents.
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Daily Times
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Delaware County
Henderson
Patrolman Carminati’s Years of Thrills in Darby Township
Darby Township officer Joseph Carminati Jr., 24, with three years on the force and a $5.00 pay, endured multiple shootings including left shoulder, right shoulder, and thigh injuries in 1980. He also survived a shotgun threat, shot a 19 year old in a foot, wrecked a police car in May 1981, and faced a 1979 brutality suit with four officers.
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Israelis invade south Lebanon operation begins
In a two pronged early Monday strike, Israeli seaborne and airborne forces hit southern Lebanon. WAFA reported a parachutist force attacked Mseyleh near Nabatiyeh, about 80 miles inside Lebanon, under heavy artillery and rocket fire at midnight local time.
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Drones cashing in on workers' camp
Washington reports expose weaknesses in the federal workers' compensation program as thousands of employees receive disability benefits while taking other jobs. Investigators cite doctors approving large claims and long-term payments, suggesting annual taxpayer losses exceed $100 million.
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