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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

Robbery Scene: Armed robbers got away with about $7 million in cash and cheques Sunday from the offices of National Armoured Ltd

Date11/30/1992
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Original Toronto Star caption: Robbery Scene: Armed robbers got away with about $7 million in cash and cheques Sunday from the offices of National Armoured Ltd.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0120637F
      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
      Russell, Jim
      7/9/1985
      Gunmen escape with $3,400, For the second time within 10 months, two armed robbers, thought by police to be the same men who carried out the robbery o(...)
      Gunmen escape with $3,400, For the second time within 10 months, two armed robbers, thought by police to be the same men who carried out the robbery o(...)
      Toronto Dominion Bank
      3/30/1935
      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
      Cooper, David
      10/4/1982
      Bank robbers vanish with $5,000, As society as they appeared, a youthful pair of armed thugs scooped up $5,000 in the Bank of Toronto, Queen St. E. an(...)
      Bank robbers vanish with $5,000, As society as they appeared, a youthful pair of armed thugs scooped up $5,000 in the Bank of Toronto, Queen St. E. an(...)
      Toronto Dominion Bank
      2/9/1933
      Double trouble: Jewelry storeowner Shing shows electronic eye he had put in after two daylight break-ins by armed robbers in six months
      Double trouble: Jewelry storeowner Shing shows electronic eye he had put in after two daylight break-ins by armed robbers in six months
      McConnell, Colin
      5/14/1981
      They chased two armed robbers at high speeds over gravel roads yesterday while relaying directions to police and dodging a blazing shotgun. Craig Roge(...)
      They chased two armed robbers at high speeds over gravel roads yesterday while relaying directions to police and dodging a blazing shotgun. Craig Roge(...)
      Brennan, Pat
      11/24/1976
      Suspected bank robber: Cindy May Raycroft, 19, is taken handcuffed into Whit by Jail today after being remanded on two charges of armed robbery and two charges of attempted murder
      Suspected bank robber: Cindy May Raycroft, 19, is taken handcuffed into Whit by Jail today after being remanded on two charges of armed robbery and two charges of attempted murder
      Lennon, Frank
      4/12/1985
      Happy claimants: Christine Fleet, left, and Charlene Campbell, with her son, Billy, 3, were among hundreds of evacuees pleased with cheques they got from CP Rail yesterday for expenses
      Happy claimants: Christine Fleet, left, and Charlene Campbell, with her son, Billy, 3, were among hundreds of evacuees pleased with cheques they got from CP Rail yesterday for expenses
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      11/19/1979
      The two-million-dollar picture, Don Ecker of Winona (left) and Eileen Kearns of Windsor were all smiles today as they picked up million dollar cheques(...)
      The two-million-dollar picture, Don Ecker of Winona (left) and Eileen Kearns of Windsor were all smiles today as they picked up million dollar cheques(...)
      Cooper, David
      1/12/1978
      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
      Beaten and robbed: Roy Smith, 76, shows footprints left by robbers who stole $50,000 from him and his 80-year-old brother William on Saturday near Peterborough
      Beaten and robbed: Roy Smith, 76, shows footprints left by robbers who stole $50,000 from him and his 80-year-old brother William on Saturday near Peterborough
      Dutton, Don
      11/16/1981
      Long trial: The wheels of justice began grinding almost three years ago for three robbers finally convicted yesterday - from left, Natale Fiumara, Mike Proestos and Frank Bruno
      Long trial: The wheels of justice began grinding almost three years ago for three robbers finally convicted yesterday - from left, Natale Fiumara, Mike Proestos and Frank Bruno
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      12/8/1983