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Busy street: Chinatown, above, was pinpointed in a recent investigation of a rash of pickpocketing that tipped police to the smuggling of illegal immigrants
Busy street: Chinatown, above, was pinpointed in a recent investigation of a rash of pickpocketing that tipped police to the smuggling of illegal immigrants

Busy street: Chinatown, above, was pinpointed in a recent investigation of a rash of pickpocketing that tipped police to the smuggling of illegal immigrants

Date9/5/1986
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Original Toronto Star caption: Busy street: Chinatown; above; was pinpointed in a recent investigation of a rash of pickpocketing that tipped police to the smuggling of illegal immigrants.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0110864F
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