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Brutal Gunmen Ransack vaults and flee with $3,000

Date12/9/1938
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Original Toronto Star caption: Brutal Gunmen Ransack vaults and flee with $3;000. Opening fire as they walked into the Bank of Commerce (LEFT) at Port Credit today; thee gunmen wearing caps and overalls ordered the bank staff to lie on the floor; ransacked vaults and escaped with about $3;000. R. A. Bryant; accountant; received a gunshot wound in his right arm and crumpled to the floor. The roobers forced a truck driver at the point of a gun to enter the bank with them.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0107718F