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Police converged on the Yorkville area after a high-speed chase from Laird Drive
Police converged on the Yorkville area after a high-speed chase from Laird Drive

Police converged on the Yorkville area after a high-speed chase from Laird Drive

Date3/12/1981
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Original Toronto Star caption: Police converged on the Yorkville area after a high-speed chase from Laird Drive. Suspects drove a black van.
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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_0120535F
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Toronto
Province or state:Ontario
Bullet-ridden van: Policeman holds the jacket discarded by bank robber who got away in Yorkville after police chased him and two accomplices in the black van shown in background
Bullet-ridden van: Policeman holds the jacket discarded by bank robber who got away in Yorkville after police chased him and two accomplices in the black van shown in background
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