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Drug investigators: Metro police chief Jack Marks, left, was asked by Harold Adamson to investigate drug problems at Woodbine afte Dan Beckon's death
Drug investigators: Metro police chief Jack Marks, left, was asked by Harold Adamson to investigate drug problems at Woodbine afte Dan Beckon's death

Drug investigators: Metro police chief Jack Marks, left, was asked by Harold Adamson to investigate drug problems at Woodbine afte Dan Beckon's death

Date1/20/1988
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Original Toronto Star caption: Drug investigators: Metro police chief Jack Marks, left, was asked by Harold Adamson to investigate drug problems at Woodbine afte Dan Beckon's death.
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    ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
    CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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    Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
    Object NumberTSPA_0065496F
    All hail the chief: From left, former Metro police chiefs Harold Adamson and Jack Ackroyd, retiring Chief Jack Marks and his successor William McCormack join hands at a luncheon and roast for Masks
    All hail the chief: From left, former Metro police chiefs Harold Adamson and Jack Ackroyd, retiring Chief Jack Marks and his successor William McCormack join hands at a luncheon and roast for Masks
    Faught, Ken
    8/14/1989
    Troubled Trio: Police chiefs Jack Marks, left, Harold Adamson, top, and Jack Ackroyd each struggled with the job of leading a Metro police force in turmoil
    Troubled Trio: Police chiefs Jack Marks, left, Harold Adamson, top, and Jack Ackroyd each struggled with the job of leading a Metro police force in turmoil
    Adamson, Harold
    5/12/1975
    Meeting his men, Metro Police Chief Harold Adamson walks into Metro Police Association meeting last night to give assurances that he would investigate(...)
    Meeting his men, Metro Police Chief Harold Adamson walks into Metro Police Association meeting last night to give assurances that he would investigate(...)
    Adamson, Harold
    1/13/1972
    Harold Adamson: Jack marks worked with former police chief in 1970s
    Harold Adamson: Jack marks worked with former police chief in 1970s
    Adamson, Harold
    3/12/1980
    The inquest into the death of jockey Dan Beckon was adjourned today because lawyer John Sopinka, representing Beckon's widow, withdrew form the case
    The inquest into the death of jockey Dan Beckon was adjourned today because lawyer John Sopinka, representing Beckon's widow, withdrew form the case
    Combs, Erin
    5/24/1988
    Debi Lockhurst: Trainer testified yesterday at the inquest into Dan Beckon's death
    Debi Lockhurst: Trainer testified yesterday at the inquest into Dan Beckon's death
    Lennon, Frank
    5/17/1988
    Former chiefs: Jack Ackroyd, left, and Harold Adamson are credited for taking the first steps to improve relations between Metro police and minorities when they headed the force
    Former chiefs: Jack Ackroyd, left, and Harold Adamson are credited for taking the first steps to improve relations between Metro police and minorities when they headed the force
    Ackroyd, Jack
    1/2/1983
    Coming and going, Retiring Metro police chief Harold Adamson is embraced by his successor Jack Ackroyd (left) after receiving a humanitarian award for(...)
    Coming and going, Retiring Metro police chief Harold Adamson is embraced by his successor Jack Ackroyd (left) after receiving a humanitarian award for(...)
    Adamson, Harold
    4/30/1990
    Richard Roelofson: Doctor says technicians had trouble testing Dan Beckon's urine
    Richard Roelofson: Doctor says technicians had trouble testing Dan Beckon's urine
    Lennon, Frank
    5/30/1988
    Dorothy Greenway, Dan Beckon's mother, shows a childhood photograph of her son on horseback
    Dorothy Greenway, Dan Beckon's mother, shows a childhood photograph of her son on horseback
    Beckon, Dan
    10/29/1987
    Have you seen Nicole? Jeanette Morin, with Arthur Morin (left), Etobicoke Mayor Bruce Sinclair (middle) and Metro Police Chief Jack Marks, wipes away (...)
    Have you seen Nicole? Jeanette Morin, with Arthur Morin (left), Etobicoke Mayor Bruce Sinclair (middle) and Metro Police Chief Jack Marks, wipes away (...)
    Brazao, Dale
    10/2/1985
    Recruitment dispute, Metro police deputy chief Jack Marks, left, says studying the number of minority-group officers would break the Human Rights Code(...)
    Recruitment dispute, Metro police deputy chief Jack Marks, left, says studying the number of minority-group officers would break the Human Rights Code(...)
    Darrell, Dick
    3/11/1982