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Under arrest in a police round-up of six east end youths after a series of hold-ups are Thomas William Ward, 16, left, charged with armed robbery, and(...)
Under arrest in a police round-up of six east end youths after a series of hold-ups are Thomas William Ward, 16, left, charged with armed robbery, and(...)

Under arrest in a police round-up of six east end youths after a series of hold-ups are Thomas William Ward, 16, left, charged with armed robbery, and(...)

Date12/29/1945
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Original Toronto Star caption: Under arrest in a police round-up of six east end youths after a series of hold-ups are Thomas William Ward; 16; left; charged with armed robbery; and Harold Urquhart; 19; right; charged with the murder of Meyer Tobias; Mount Pleasant shopkeeper
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0121829F
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Toronto
Province or state:Ontario
Drama ends: Police arrest Vincent Thomas Leblanc, 36, yesterday in Etobicoke after an armed man confined and sexually assaulted a boy and his mother
Drama ends: Police arrest Vincent Thomas Leblanc, 36, yesterday in Etobicoke after an armed man confined and sexually assaulted a boy and his mother
12/10/1991
Armed Robbery suspects under arrest, Officers lead Hung Hoang, 20, left, Dung Lieu, 23, and Minh Ly, 24, from cells to a police van on their way to court after charging them with robbery
Armed Robbery suspects under arrest, Officers lead Hung Hoang, 20, left, Dung Lieu, 23, and Minh Ly, 24, from cells to a police van on their way to court after charging them with robbery
7/18/1990
A shaggy-haired video vampire has admitted committing three bank hold-ups and seven other armed robberies to feed a $75-a-day video-game habit. The ma(...)
A shaggy-haired video vampire has admitted committing three bank hold-ups and seven other armed robberies to feed a $75-a-day video-game habit. The ma(...)
6/16/1983
John Brodie, 23, has been charged with armed robbery in connection with the $4,000 hold-up of a Metro Bank of Montreal branch Wednesday
John Brodie, 23, has been charged with armed robbery in connection with the $4,000 hold-up of a Metro Bank of Montreal branch Wednesday
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Charged in slaying, Thomas Nakeff of Scarboro, charged with capital murder in death of waitress Joan Joiner covers up entering Newmarket court yesterday
Charged in slaying, Thomas Nakeff of Scarboro, charged with capital murder in death of waitress Joan Joiner covers up entering Newmarket court yesterday
8/5/1964
Murder charge: Detectives bring one of three youths charged in the stabbing death of a fourth into 42 Division last night
Murder charge: Detectives bring one of three youths charged in the stabbing death of a fourth into 42 Division last night
4/23/1991
Police with holdup suspect, Metro police Constable Roy Teeft, carrying rifle, escorts Wayne Patton from apartment on Brahms Ave. today following his arrest on a charge of armed robbery
Police with holdup suspect, Metro police Constable Roy Teeft, carrying rifle, escorts Wayne Patton from apartment on Brahms Ave. today following his arrest on a charge of armed robbery
1/23/1975
Head and shoulders covered to prevent identification, George Ronald Waite, father of four charged with seven bank hold-ups in Metro, leaves police hea(...)
Head and shoulders covered to prevent identification, George Ronald Waite, father of four charged with seven bank hold-ups in Metro, leaves police hea(...)
11/19/1968
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
Nervous as schoolboys late for classes, these four youths filed into assize court yesterday to answer charges of murdering Meyer Tobias during a hold-(...)
Nervous as schoolboys late for classes, these four youths filed into assize court yesterday to answer charges of murdering Meyer Tobias during a hold-(...)
5/7/1946
Handcuffed to detective Ron Bird (left), 25-year-old William Lawrence Olenyk enters Willowdale court today after arrest in connection with a series of(...)
Handcuffed to detective Ron Bird (left), 25-year-old William Lawrence Olenyk enters Willowdale court today after arrest in connection with a series of(...)
4/14/1971
One of 160 robbery victims in Metro's hold-ups between Dec. 30-Jan. 31, East York shopkeeper George Behrakis, 47, says now I carry a big gun. If somebody tries to take my money again, I'll kill him.
One of 160 robbery victims in Metro's hold-ups between Dec. 30-Jan. 31, East York shopkeeper George Behrakis, 47, says now I carry a big gun. If somebody tries to take my money again, I'll kill him.
2/5/1975