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Metro police chief Harold Adamson (rear) talks to reporters moments after a suspect in downtown Toronto hostage-taking siege was captured last Monday.(...)
Metro police chief Harold Adamson (rear) talks to reporters moments after a suspect in downtown Toronto hostage-taking siege was captured last Monday.(...)

Metro police chief Harold Adamson (rear) talks to reporters moments after a suspect in downtown Toronto hostage-taking siege was captured last Monday.(...)

Date3/21/1977
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Original Toronto Star caption: Metro police chief Harold Adamson (rear) talks to reporters moments after a suspect in downtown Toronto hostage-taking siege was captured last Monday. Adamson's presence within kill zone for hours broke usual rules but boosted morale tremendously for police working there; officers said. There were a lot guidelines bent or broken.
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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_0120304F
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Toronto
Province or state:Ontario
In the hostage-taking drama last Monday, Inspector Dave Cowan, head of the elite Emergency Task Force, talks with one of the 32 special Metro officers(...)
In the hostage-taking drama last Monday, Inspector Dave Cowan, head of the elite Emergency Task Force, talks with one of the 32 special Metro officers(...)
3/21/1977
Under arrest: Metro police take a suspect into custody last night after a man was held hostage in a downtown Toronto highrise following a drugstore robbery
Under arrest: Metro police take a suspect into custody last night after a man was held hostage in a downtown Toronto highrise following a drugstore robbery
10/2/1992
Staff Superintendent Adolphus Payne, centre, talks to reporters at Metro police headquarters, after two men wanted in connection with a $700,000 theft(...)
Staff Superintendent Adolphus Payne, centre, talks to reporters at Metro police headquarters, after two men wanted in connection with a $700,000 theft(...)
4/26/1973
Chief Harold Adamson is questioned by journalists at scene
Chief Harold Adamson is questioned by journalists at scene
10/1/1977
The chief calls: Police Chief William McCormack talks to reporters after visiting the Etobicoke home of Pauline Lewis, left, whose daughter was wounded by a police bullet
The chief calls: Police Chief William McCormack talks to reporters after visiting the Etobicoke home of Pauline Lewis, left, whose daughter was wounded by a police bullet
11/1/1989
Police Chief Harold Adamson talks with newsmen before kidnappers freed Marilyn Lastman
Police Chief Harold Adamson talks with newsmen before kidnappers freed Marilyn Lastman
1/15/1973
Police chief Harold Adamson (right) talks with Constable Harry Burridge who was shot Saturday night as he and his partner drove home from work, in uni(...)
Police chief Harold Adamson (right) talks with Constable Harry Burridge who was shot Saturday night as he and his partner drove home from work, in uni(...)
2/4/1973
Police look on as shirt-sleeved hostage was released draws map showing where gunman holds hostages
Police look on as shirt-sleeved hostage was released draws map showing where gunman holds hostages
3/21/1977
Police surround the building where a gunman wearing a sombrero was holding 18 people hostage early today
Police surround the building where a gunman wearing a sombrero was holding 18 people hostage early today
10/29/1977
Armed police sharpshooters mount an aerial ladder above the hostage drama
Armed police sharpshooters mount an aerial ladder above the hostage drama
10/29/1977
'Powdered suspect': Gas-masked police lead away hostage-taking suspect covered in tear-gas powder
'Powdered suspect': Gas-masked police lead away hostage-taking suspect covered in tear-gas powder
6/5/1986
Former chiefs: Jack Ackroyd, left, and Harold Adamson are credited for taking the first steps to improve relations between Metro police and minorities when they headed the force
Former chiefs: Jack Ackroyd, left, and Harold Adamson are credited for taking the first steps to improve relations between Metro police and minorities when they headed the force
1/2/1983