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Dynamic Duo: Ted Darling, left, and Stan Wielgus followed and nabbed a suspect after a gas bar they were using was robbed over the weekend.
Dynamic Duo: Ted Darling, left, and Stan Wielgus followed and nabbed a suspect after a gas bar they were using was robbed over the weekend.

Dynamic Duo: Ted Darling, left, and Stan Wielgus followed and nabbed a suspect after a gas bar they were using was robbed over the weekend.

Date12/27/1992
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0126438F
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