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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

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

Date10/2/1992
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Original Toronto Star caption: 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.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0120645F
      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
      Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
      1/23/1975
      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
      Spremo, Boris
      7/18/1990
      Leaving Court Paul Virtanen is remanded in custody until tomorrow on charges of kidnapping, extortion and robbery after 29 persons were held hostage f(...)
      Leaving Court Paul Virtanen is remanded in custody until tomorrow on charges of kidnapping, extortion and robbery after 29 persons were held hostage f(...)
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      10/31/1977
      Metro police chief Harold Adamson (rear) talks to reporters moments after a suspect in downtown Toronto hostage-taking siege was captured last Monday.(...)
      Metro police chief Harold Adamson (rear) talks to reporters moments after a suspect in downtown Toronto hostage-taking siege was captured last Monday.(...)
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      3/21/1977
      On guard: Drugstore owner Lou Strever says he just 'reacted' when he tackled a man after an attempted robbery at Mimico Pharmacy Monday night.
      On guard: Drugstore owner Lou Strever says he just 'reacted' when he tackled a man after an attempted robbery at Mimico Pharmacy Monday night.
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      10/20/1992
      Car stopped: An officer arrests one of two men held last night after a car drove around a police barricade following a fatal shooting
      Car stopped: An officer arrests one of two men held last night after a car drove around a police barricade following a fatal shooting
      Stuparyk, Michael
      12/27/1991
      Ordeal Ends: An employee gets a hug following a robbery and hostage-taking at a Thornhill bank last night
      Ordeal Ends: An employee gets a hug following a robbery and hostage-taking at a Thornhill bank last night
      Lautens, Richard
      7/4/1990
      Hostage suspect: Police lead away a man suspected of holding a woman hostage with a pair of scissors at a bridge club last night
      Hostage suspect: Police lead away a man suspected of holding a woman hostage with a pair of scissors at a bridge club last night
      Russell, Jim
      1/23/1981
      Shooting suspect is escorted to cells by police officer after a shoot-out in Scarborough following a bank robbery yesterday. Three police constables a(...)
      Shooting suspect is escorted to cells by police officer after a shoot-out in Scarborough following a bank robbery yesterday. Three police constables a(...)
      Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
      1/29/1971
      Under Arrest: Officers lead away one of seven men who were taken into custody after police raided a building that was to house a dance-hall party
      Under Arrest: Officers lead away one of seven men who were taken into custody after police raided a building that was to house a dance-hall party
      Faught, Ken
      8/2/1992
      Suspect arrested: Bobby Roger Hanson is escorted to a holding cell by Detective Constable Stephen Bishop following his arrest last night in East York
      Suspect arrested: Bobby Roger Hanson is escorted to a holding cell by Detective Constable Stephen Bishop following his arrest last night in East York
      Stancu, Henry
      1/15/1991
      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(...)
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      12/29/1945