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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

Thrown to the ground by a robber, 24-year-old Joy Anastasakis of Don Mills held on to the purse until the strap broke

Date2/9/1975
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Original Toronto Star caption: Thrown to the ground by a robber; 24-year-old Joy Anastasakis of Don Mills held on to the purse until the strap broke. It contained only $1.20 and was later recovered. So far this year; Metro has been hit by 189 robberies.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0120654F
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Hari Kambo surveys the damage done by thieves who broke into the drugstore and caused $25,000 damage
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