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Purse-snatching victim Ada Colangelo,
Purse-snatching victim Ada Colangelo,

Purse-snatching victim Ada Colangelo,

Date11/8/1976
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Original Toronto Star caption: Purse-snatching victim Ada Colangelo; ...People still care enough to help out.
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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_0120653F
Wrong way: Dangling clutch, shoulder bag over back, open purse and protruding clutch are invitations to a thief
Wrong way: Dangling clutch, shoulder bag over back, open purse and protruding clutch are invitations to a thief
3/13/1979
Pickpockets and purse snatchers operate the world over and tourists are favorite targets since they usually have more money on them than the average citizen
Pickpockets and purse snatchers operate the world over and tourists are favorite targets since they usually have more money on them than the average citizen
5/22/1974
Thrown to the ground by a robber, 24-year-old Joy Anastasakis of Don Mills held on to the purse until the strap broke
Thrown to the ground by a robber, 24-year-old Joy Anastasakis of Don Mills held on to the purse until the strap broke
2/9/1975
Victim and hero: Metro Police officer Mike Jenkins talks to an unidentified Brink's driver slugged by youthful holdup man
Victim and hero: Metro Police officer Mike Jenkins talks to an unidentified Brink's driver slugged by youthful holdup man
2/19/1983
Spunky victims: Gaetana Gigante, 55 (left)and her daughter and son-in-law, Claudia and Matteo Lauriola decided to stand up to the burns who held up their shop yesterday
Spunky victims: Gaetana Gigante, 55 (left)and her daughter and son-in-law, Claudia and Matteo Lauriola decided to stand up to the burns who held up their shop yesterday
12/15/1980
Door smashed: Relative of victim stands outside robbed leather store
Door smashed: Relative of victim stands outside robbed leather store
11/20/1991
Still Shocked by their ordeal, three trust company tellers leave Scarborough General Hospital yesterday under police escort after being treated for in(...)
Still Shocked by their ordeal, three trust company tellers leave Scarborough General Hospital yesterday under police escort after being treated for in(...)
1/3/1980
Theft aftermath: Peel police divers John Gordon and Mark Cripps inspect a Pontiac Fiero that was ditched in Lake Aquitaine in Mississauga after it was stolen
Theft aftermath: Peel police divers John Gordon and Mark Cripps inspect a Pontiac Fiero that was ditched in Lake Aquitaine in Mississauga after it was stolen
4/23/1986
Looking for clues, Durham Region police officer David Bryars looks for fingerprints on merchandise stolen along with nine transport trucks and $2 million worth of merchandise in Durham Region
Looking for clues, Durham Region police officer David Bryars looks for fingerprints on merchandise stolen along with nine transport trucks and $2 million worth of merchandise in Durham Region
12/3/1987
Gold theft triggers drug bust, OPP Superintendent Wib Craig looks over evidence seized in weekend raids - loaded guns, cash and six pounds of cocaine (...)
Gold theft triggers drug bust, OPP Superintendent Wib Craig looks over evidence seized in weekend raids - loaded guns, cash and six pounds of cocaine (...)
2/1/1988
Gas attack: Wearing a mask to protect himself from flumes, a policeman prepares to fire a tear gas shell into a Scarborough variety store today
Gas attack: Wearing a mask to protect himself from flumes, a policeman prepares to fire a tear gas shell into a Scarborough variety store today
11/28/1991
No escape from police, Ambulance attendants aid a man who plunged through a window in a McGill St
No escape from police, Ambulance attendants aid a man who plunged through a window in a McGill St
11/28/1991