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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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  • 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.
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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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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(...)
Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
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
Stawicki, Andrew
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
Millar, Cal
11/30/1992
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
Brazao, Dale
11/3/1982
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. (...)
Lennon, Frank
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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. (...)
Lennon, Frank
11/7/1970
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
Toronto Star (Firm)
4/17/1991
Robbery aftermath
Robbery aftermath
Brazao, Dale
3/8/1983
Pummelled to the Ground by a young robber who stole his watch while an accomplice looked on, Arthur Collings is helped by Police Cadet Richard Lackey.(...)
Pummelled to the Ground by a young robber who stole his watch while an accomplice looked on, Arthur Collings is helped by Police Cadet Richard Lackey.(...)
Lennon, Frank
9/1/1971
Donna Petrevski: she watched in horror as a robber repeatedly slashed her husband with a butcher's knife in their delicatessen
Donna Petrevski: she watched in horror as a robber repeatedly slashed her husband with a butcher's knife in their delicatessen
McConnell, Colin
11/30/1982
Thrown to the ground by a robber, 24-year-old Joy Anastasakis of Don Mills held on to the purse until the strap broke
Thrown to the ground by a robber, 24-year-old Joy Anastasakis of Don Mills held on to the purse until the strap broke
Dutton, Don
2/9/1975
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
Stancu, Henry
10/2/1992