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Robbery aftermath: Bags of loot which robbers failed to take with them lie strewn on floor in Simpsons' basement at Yonge and Queen Sts
Robbery aftermath: Bags of loot which robbers failed to take with them lie strewn on floor in Simpsons' basement at Yonge and Queen Sts

Robbery aftermath: Bags of loot which robbers failed to take with them lie strewn on floor in Simpsons' basement at Yonge and Queen Sts

Date10/4/1982
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Original Toronto Star caption: Robbery aftermath: Bags of loot which robbers failed to take with them lie strewn on floor in Simpsons' basement at Yonge and Queen Sts.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0120608F
Baggageman Arthur Manders, 64, shows where robbers forced him to lie on the floor yesterday while they slashed open mail bags. It was the first robber(...)
Baggageman Arthur Manders, 64, shows where robbers forced him to lie on the floor yesterday while they slashed open mail bags. It was the first robber(...)
8/4/1971
Loot recovered in Simpsons robbery, Metro police Sergeant Ron Totty gold jewelry that was among $100,000 in goods recovered after a robbery at the downtown Simpsons store
Loot recovered in Simpsons robbery, Metro police Sergeant Ron Totty gold jewelry that was among $100,000 in goods recovered after a robbery at the downtown Simpsons store
2/10/1988
Robbery Scene: Armed robbers got away with about $7 million in cash and cheques Sunday from the offices of National Armoured Ltd
Robbery Scene: Armed robbers got away with about $7 million in cash and cheques Sunday from the offices of National Armoured Ltd
11/30/1992
Loot from Robberies in Markham, returned to police headquarters by four juveniles who were caught after a three-month crime spree, is checked by Sgt. (...)
Loot from Robberies in Markham, returned to police headquarters by four juveniles who were caught after a three-month crime spree, is checked by Sgt. (...)
11/7/1970
Loot from Robberies in Markham, returned to police headquarters by four juveniles who were caught after a three-month crime spree, is checked by Sgt. (...)
Loot from Robberies in Markham, returned to police headquarters by four juveniles who were caught after a three-month crime spree, is checked by Sgt. (...)
11/7/1970
Chased off attackers: Guy Smart, 73, shows how he was beaten over the head with a steel ashtray by robbers who burst into his apartment
Chased off attackers: Guy Smart, 73, shows how he was beaten over the head with a steel ashtray by robbers who burst into his apartment
11/3/1982
Robbery aftermath
Robbery aftermath
3/8/1983
Image shows an interior of Birks store where an officer is questioning an employee.
Robbery Aftermath: An officer question a Birks employee yesterday after the Fairview Mall store was robbed
4/17/1991
Hijacked van: This rental van, used by Cache Armored Express instead of an armored truck, was hijacked by armed robbers, who made off with $540,000 in Metro's largest cash robbery
Hijacked van: This rental van, used by Cache Armored Express instead of an armored truck, was hijacked by armed robbers, who made off with $540,000 in Metro's largest cash robbery
7/9/1985
Faces maksed by garbage bags, three suspects in the pistol-whipping, $148,716 robbery of Canada Trust in Scarborough arrive at 41 division police station to take part in a line-up
Faces maksed by garbage bags, three suspects in the pistol-whipping, $148,716 robbery of Canada Trust in Scarborough arrive at 41 division police station to take part in a line-up
1/11/1980
Tied up: Employee Sylvia Dignard and jeweller Ed Green show the cords that were used yesterday to tie them up in a robbery at Green's store
Tied up: Employee Sylvia Dignard and jeweller Ed Green show the cords that were used yesterday to tie them up in a robbery at Green's store
12/31/1983
Under arrest: Metro police take a suspect into custody last night after a man was held hostage in a downtown Toronto highrise following a drugstore robbery
Under arrest: Metro police take a suspect into custody last night after a man was held hostage in a downtown Toronto highrise following a drugstore robbery
10/2/1992