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Douglas Clark: Policeman shot Torcato after a 5-hour siege at his house
Douglas Clark: Policeman shot Torcato after a 5-hour siege at his house

Douglas Clark: Policeman shot Torcato after a 5-hour siege at his house

Date9/24/1979
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Original Toronto Star caption: Douglas Clark: Policeman shot Torcato after a 5-hour siege at his house.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0120845F
      After An Eight-Hour Siege in which more than 30 rifle shots were fired from a Scarborough apartment, 26-year-old resident is taken from the tear-gas-filled premises by Metro Police Sgt
      After An Eight-Hour Siege in which more than 30 rifle shots were fired from a Scarborough apartment, 26-year-old resident is taken from the tear-gas-filled premises by Metro Police Sgt
      Norris, Dave
      1/1/1978
      Siege drama ends peacefully, A six hour siege at a house in Ajax ends peacefully when a suspect, who barricaded himself in his house and apparently th(...)
      Siege drama ends peacefully, A six hour siege at a house in Ajax ends peacefully when a suspect, who barricaded himself in his house and apparently th(...)
      Brazao, Dale
      5/5/1988
      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(...)
      Stuparyk, Michael
      1/5/1988
      Police watch outside home where Aquilano Torcato was shot last week
      Police watch outside home where Aquilano Torcato was shot last week
      Dutton, Don
      6/18/1979
      Recently-Appointed chief of the Mississauga Police Force, Douglas Burrows, shows policeman of the month plaque awarded him by Mississauga Real Estate Board
      Recently-Appointed chief of the Mississauga Police Force, Douglas Burrows, shows policeman of the month plaque awarded him by Mississauga Real Estate Board
      Burrows, Douglas
      4/29/1973
      Suspect Douglas Green, left, faces an attempted murder charge in the shooting of a Metro policeman who may lose an arm
      Suspect Douglas Green, left, faces an attempted murder charge in the shooting of a Metro policeman who may lose an arm
      Darrell, Dick
      2/20/1979
      A man is taken to hospital in critical condition after being wounded by a police shotgun blast at the end of a 1 1/2-hour siege in an east Toronto apa(...)
      A man is taken to hospital in critical condition after being wounded by a police shotgun blast at the end of a 1 1/2-hour siege in an east Toronto apa(...)
      Norris, Dave
      7/11/1977
      Stroke victim: Specialists told Dr. Douglas Dalgleish he'd be blind on the left side and never walk again after his massive stroke, but he proved them wrong and has resumed his medical practice.
      Stroke victim: Specialists told Dr. Douglas Dalgleish he'd be blind on the left side and never walk again after his massive stroke, but he proved them wrong and has resumed his medical practice.
      Bock, Tony
      5/14/1984
      Harry Springall, 66, doorman of the Alexandra Palace, is led from the swank private hotel after his arrest on a charge, of mudering Alexander Douglas (...)
      Harry Springall, 66, doorman of the Alexandra Palace, is led from the swank private hotel after his arrest on a charge, of mudering Alexander Douglas (...)
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      8/20/1948
      Incumbent MPP Douglas Kennedy and wife, Kay, wave to supporters at victory celebration in Port Credit Legion Hall after his easy win for Conservatives(...)
      Incumbent MPP Douglas Kennedy and wife, Kay, wave to supporters at victory celebration in Port Credit Legion Hall after his easy win for Conservatives(...)
      Calleja, Frank
      9/18/1975
      They lost a father: Mrs. Elsie May and four of her seven children sit sadly in their Stayner home after learning that Douglas May, 44, had lost his li(...)
      They lost a father: Mrs. Elsie May and four of her seven children sit sadly in their Stayner home after learning that Douglas May, 44, had lost his li(...)
      Dutton, Don
      5/29/1969
      Fire Chief retires, Yorkville District Fire Chief Douglas Begley retired yesterday, just short of his 65th birthday, after 42 years with Toronto Fire Department, 10 of them at Yorkville
      Fire Chief retires, Yorkville District Fire Chief Douglas Begley retired yesterday, just short of his 65th birthday, after 42 years with Toronto Fire Department, 10 of them at Yorkville
      Goode, Jeff
      10/15/1972