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Supermarket holdup

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Supermarket holdup

Date5/15/1981

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Russell, Jim (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Supermarket holdup: Brink's guards Doug Janes; left; and Claude LeClerc; who had a gun pointed at his face; were robbed yesterday of $153;000 in the aisles of the Knob Hill Farms supermarket at Dundas St. W. and Lansdowne Ave. They were carrying the money to their armored truck.

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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_0120494F

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