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Explosions blew out window, cracked plaster in office building shown here
Explosions blew out window, cracked plaster in office building shown here

Explosions blew out window, cracked plaster in office building shown here

Date2/28/1948
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Original Toronto Star caption: Explosions blew out window; cracked plaster in office building shown here. Hiscox is believed by police to have been machine-gunner of the notorious Polka Dot gang.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0120264F
Cleaning up after the raid two members of Satan's Choice Club carry out their smashed TV set
Cleaning up after the raid two members of Satan's Choice Club carry out their smashed TV set
9/24/1967
Arsenal of Weapons which police say was captured in raid on Satan's Choice motorcycle club included whips, guns, knives, bicycle chains and baseball b(...)
Arsenal of Weapons which police say was captured in raid on Satan's Choice motorcycle club included whips, guns, knives, bicycle chains and baseball b(...)
9/25/1967
Leaving court after their remands are (heads covered), left to right, Kenneth Louis Amiotte, 22, of Byng Ave
Leaving court after their remands are (heads covered), left to right, Kenneth Louis Amiotte, 22, of Byng Ave
1/8/1965
After a police raid on their party, which resulted in 62 members of Satan's Choice motorcycle club and friends paying $1,050 in fines, the cyclists st(...)
After a police raid on their party, which resulted in 62 members of Satan's Choice motorcycle club and friends paying $1,050 in fines, the cyclists st(...)
9/26/1967
The three were arrested in Detroit, Jan
The three were arrested in Detroit, Jan
5/18/1946
After police raid a pile of motorcycles (left) litters the lawn outside the markham township clubhouse of the Satan's Choice motorcycle club. Members (...)
After police raid a pile of motorcycles (left) litters the lawn outside the markham township clubhouse of the Satan's Choice motorcycle club. Members (...)
9/25/1967
Vagabond Santa, Blood got on his suit
Vagabond Santa, Blood got on his suit
12/26/1967
Satan's choice motorcyclist frisked, 64 gang members, including 9 girls, were in court
Satan's choice motorcyclist frisked, 64 gang members, including 9 girls, were in court
9/26/1967
Satan's choice clubhouse, in background, is given a wide berth by this woman and children after mothers on Morningside Ave. kept their children from s(...)
Satan's choice clubhouse, in background, is given a wide berth by this woman and children after mothers on Morningside Ave. kept their children from s(...)
9/25/1969
Nabbed by police during raid on a two-day convention of cyclists at the Satan's Choice motorcycle clubhouse, Peter Lorden, of Hamilton, Ont., puckers (...)
Nabbed by police during raid on a two-day convention of cyclists at the Satan's Choice motorcycle clubhouse, Peter Lorden, of Hamilton, Ont., puckers (...)
9/24/1967
Rosedale mansion of F. William Nicks, president of the Bank of Nova Scotia, was damaged by an explosion this morning. It blew out windows and cut off (...)
Rosedale mansion of F. William Nicks, president of the Bank of Nova Scotia, was damaged by an explosion this morning. It blew out windows and cut off (...)
1/31/1968
Suicide car: Constable Ted Doyle examines car driven by George Mitskopolous, 26, who blew out the door window when he shot himself fatally in the head
Suicide car: Constable Ted Doyle examines car driven by George Mitskopolous, 26, who blew out the door window when he shot himself fatally in the head
11/22/1981