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Modest hero: Shane Powers, 15, a Danforth Tech student who helped overpower a suspected purse-snatcher, says he was just doing a good deed.
Modest hero: Shane Powers, 15, a Danforth Tech student who helped overpower a suspected purse-snatcher, says he was just doing a good deed.

Modest hero: Shane Powers, 15, a Danforth Tech student who helped overpower a suspected purse-snatcher, says he was just doing a good deed.

Date4/3/1992
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      ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0132324F
      Purse - snatchers have been doing a booming trade at the Exhibition
      Purse - snatchers have been doing a booming trade at the Exhibition
      Bezant, Graham
      8/20/1968
      Pickpockets and purse snatchers operate the world over and tourists are favorite targets since they usually have more money on them than the average citizen
      Pickpockets and purse snatchers operate the world over and tourists are favorite targets since they usually have more money on them than the average citizen
      Goode, Jeff
      5/22/1974
      On the move: I though it would be too nerve wracking to get up there by myself, says Toronto lawyer Rick Powers, 35, who will pair up with a friend and female bidders for a double date in Jamaica
      On the move: I though it would be too nerve wracking to get up there by myself, says Toronto lawyer Rick Powers, 35, who will pair up with a friend and female bidders for a double date in Jamaica
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      11/3/1989
      Tougher stand wanted: Prostitutes bring a myriad of problems to the city, says David Cooper of the Downtown Business Council. He calls for greater police powers to maintain the health and vitality of our downtown area.
      Tougher stand wanted: Prostitutes bring a myriad of problems to the city, says David Cooper of the Downtown Business Council. He calls for greater police powers to maintain the health and vitality of our downtown area.
      Goode, Jeff
      10/16/1980
      Putting the squeeze on Yogi Shri Krishna (jack Powers) at Royal Alex on Monday, delicatessen owner Sam Shopsowitz is helped on to bed of nails by Powe(...)
      Putting the squeeze on Yogi Shri Krishna (jack Powers) at Royal Alex on Monday, delicatessen owner Sam Shopsowitz is helped on to bed of nails by Powe(...)
      Goode, Jeff
      5/31/1971
      Modest Hero: Ron Clements is one reason Jennie Evans (right) and her daughter Theresa have been able to keep their home. Here, he fixes kitchen plumbing. He's also built gates, hung plants, repaired the furnace and once retrieved the Evans' dog from Lake Ontario.
      Modest Hero: Ron Clements is one reason Jennie Evans (right) and her daughter Theresa have been able to keep their home. Here, he fixes kitchen plumbing. He's also built gates, hung plants, repaired the furnace and once retrieved the Evans' dog from Lake Ontario.
      Bull, Ron
      2/23/1980
      Wide powers: Securities commission has broad authority, says former chairman Henry Knowles, left, but lawyer Ed Waitzer says regulators have a lame duck image
      Wide powers: Securities commission has broad authority, says former chairman Henry Knowles, left, but lawyer Ed Waitzer says regulators have a lame duck image
      Bock, Tony
      11/29/1984
      Better defeat: John McEnroe's face says it all after Ivan Lendl overpowers him in straight sets, 6-3, 6-2, under the SkyDome yesterday
      Better defeat: John McEnroe's face says it all after Ivan Lendl overpowers him in straight sets, 6-3, 6-2, under the SkyDome yesterday
      McConnell, Colin
      2/17/1990
      Proposed redevelopment: James Powers of York Hannover, above, says the company's plan for Niagara Falls includes a 25-storey hotel, shown at right in the model, and a covered mall in the centre foreground
      Proposed redevelopment: James Powers of York Hannover, above, says the company's plan for Niagara Falls includes a 25-storey hotel, shown at right in the model, and a covered mall in the centre foreground
      Beaty, Keith
      12/30/1985
      Paul Tuz: Says federal clerks strike shows unions' powers dangerous
      Paul Tuz: Says federal clerks strike shows unions' powers dangerous
      Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
      8/21/1978
      J. A. Kennedy, former chairman of the Ontario Municipal Board, says of the OMB's powers that the board's purpose is to protect individuals and minorit(...)
      J. A. Kennedy, former chairman of the Ontario Municipal Board, says of the OMB's powers that the board's purpose is to protect individuals and minorit(...)
      Kennedy, J. A.
      11/1/1972
      Roy McMurtry: Attorney-General says charter would remove powers from police
      Roy McMurtry: Attorney-General says charter would remove powers from police
      Combs, Erin
      2/3/1981