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Worried mother: Helen Porter, mother of wounded Emergency Task Force officer Glen Bacon, arrives at Wellesley Hospital where her son was undergoing exploratory surgery after being shot
Worried mother: Helen Porter, mother of wounded Emergency Task Force officer Glen Bacon, arrives at Wellesley Hospital where her son was undergoing exploratory surgery after being shot

Worried mother: Helen Porter, mother of wounded Emergency Task Force officer Glen Bacon, arrives at Wellesley Hospital where her son was undergoing exploratory surgery after being shot

Date10/31/1982
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Original Toronto Star caption: Worried mother: Helen Porter; mother of wounded Emergency Task Force officer Glen Bacon; arrives at Wellesley Hospital where her son was undergoing exploratory surgery after being shot.
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Pregnant wife: Marilyn Bacon, the wounded constable's wife, arrives at Wellesley Hospital early today with a family friend about a half-hour before her husband was taken out of surgery
Pregnant wife: Marilyn Bacon, the wounded constable's wife, arrives at Wellesley Hospital early today with a family friend about a half-hour before her husband was taken out of surgery
10/31/1982
Constable's clothes: A policeman carries the uniform and other articles worn by the wounded Constable Glen Bacon from Wellesley Hospital
Constable's clothes: A policeman carries the uniform and other articles worn by the wounded Constable Glen Bacon from Wellesley Hospital
10/31/1982
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