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Retired Metro police superintendent John Gillespie, realxing with his grandson, Christopher Orr, above, says in letter that police officers of even citizens are not adequately protected under one-man patrol system. It is acceptable only by daylight, he sa
Retired Metro police superintendent John Gillespie, realxing with his grandson, Christopher Orr, above, says in letter that police officers of even citizens are not adequately protected under one-man patrol system. It is acceptable only by daylight, he sa

Retired Metro police superintendent John Gillespie, realxing with his grandson, Christopher Orr, above, says in letter that police officers of even citizens are not adequately protected under one-man patrol system. It is acceptable only by daylight, he sa

Date2/13/1973
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John Gillespie retired as staff superintendent with the Metro Tronto police in 1972.
John Gillespie retired as staff superintendent with the Metro Tronto police in 1972.
2/13/1973
Image shows a few policemen in the boat with other ships in the background.
Harbor police clear the way. Patrol officers Bruce Hales and Mike McLafferty of the Harbor Police take a 40-foot all-weather lifeboat with a one-ton (...)
2/20/1973
Subway secure: Metro police Constable Alexander Zaychuk patrols the subway from Finch station last night, as did hundreds of officers from Metro, the OPP, RCMP, and other forces
Subway secure: Metro police Constable Alexander Zaychuk patrols the subway from Finch station last night, as did hundreds of officers from Metro, the OPP, RCMP, and other forces
3/31/1985
Image shows two police officers on the boats returning to the port.
Returning to port after a patrol, Toronto Harbor Police officers Warren Dunlop, 38, and Dave Maskell, 26, get a view of the Toronto skyline. Although (...)
12/14/1973
The massive city walls of St, Malo, the Brittany port where Jacques Carties was born, have protected its citizens from natural hazards and English foe(...)
The massive city walls of St, Malo, the Brittany port where Jacques Carties was born, have protected its citizens from natural hazards and English foe(...)
6/9/1972
Gunman relents after 3-hour siege, Officers of the Metro police emergency Task Force, above, talk with a man armed with a rifle in his car yesterday n(...)
Gunman relents after 3-hour siege, Officers of the Metro police emergency Task Force, above, talk with a man armed with a rifle in his car yesterday n(...)
1/5/1988
To the officers of the Army and the citizens of the United States This map of Upper and Lower Canada and United States contigious Contracted from the (...)
To the officers of the Army and the citizens of the United States This map of Upper and Lower Canada and United States contigious Contracted from the (...)
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Budapest remains one of the most beautiful and lively cities in Europe and its citizens, even under the Communist regime, still point with pride at it(...)
Budapest remains one of the most beautiful and lively cities in Europe and its citizens, even under the Communist regime, still point with pride at it(...)
11/5/1975
Chris Southgate: Director of the Metro police association, who estimates at least 15 per cent of police officers have drinking problems, says they need a separate facility where a man can see doctors in complete anonymity
Chris Southgate: Director of the Metro police association, who estimates at least 15 per cent of police officers have drinking problems, says they need a separate facility where a man can see doctors in complete anonymity
8/7/1981
Officers assaulted me man tells police panel, By Chris Welner, Toronto Star, A Scarborough steamfitter was handcuffed and beaten by police after swearing at them for ticketing a friend who had been drinking on the street, a public complaints tribunal has
Officers assaulted me man tells police panel, By Chris Welner, Toronto Star, A Scarborough steamfitter was handcuffed and beaten by police after swearing at them for ticketing a friend who had been drinking on the street, a public complaints tribunal has
6/4/1987
Myrtle Donaldson: Widow of man shot by police said, I do not hate all police officers
Myrtle Donaldson: Widow of man shot by police said, I do not hate all police officers
8/18/1988
Rescued by Harbor Police, Bruce Ross, 16, is wrapped in blankets by patrol officer Alex Mitterhuben, one of the crewmen on Harbor Police patrol boat Nine
Rescued by Harbor Police, Bruce Ross, 16, is wrapped in blankets by patrol officer Alex Mitterhuben, one of the crewmen on Harbor Police patrol boat Nine
7/29/1968