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Mace, a form of tear gas used by police in other provinces, is demonstrated by Tedd Smith, representative of the Smith and Wesson Law Enforcement Group
Mace, a form of tear gas used by police in other provinces, is demonstrated by Tedd Smith, representative of the Smith and Wesson Law Enforcement Group

Mace, a form of tear gas used by police in other provinces, is demonstrated by Tedd Smith, representative of the Smith and Wesson Law Enforcement Group

Date3/7/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: Mace; a form of tear gas used by police in other provinces; is demonstrated by Tedd Smith; representative of the Smith and Wesson Law Enforcement Group.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0009337F
      Hijacked streetcar: Members of the Metro police Emergency Task Force last night used tear gas to subdue a man who had commandeered a TTC streetcar
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      McConnell, Colin
      3/8/1988
      'Powdered suspect': Gas-masked police lead away hostage-taking suspect covered in tear-gas powder
      'Powdered suspect': Gas-masked police lead away hostage-taking suspect covered in tear-gas powder
      Cooper, David
      6/5/1986
      Police keep up with the times, Handling tear gas is one of subjects taught Durham Regional Police as part of their annual 40-hour training program. Sg(...)
      Police keep up with the times, Handling tear gas is one of subjects taught Durham Regional Police as part of their annual 40-hour training program. Sg(...)
      Beaty, Keith
      11/4/1974
      A man who held police at bay all night on a west-end rooftop raises his hands in surrender after being blasted with tear gas as a member of the emerge(...)
      A man who held police at bay all night on a west-end rooftop raises his hands in surrender after being blasted with tear gas as a member of the emerge(...)
      Spremo, Boris
      8/19/1988
      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
      Rald's aftermath: Shattered glass litters the floor of a storefront factory in Concord after a combined police force smashed windows to lob in tear gas, surprising a man sleeping on the floor
      Rald's aftermath: Shattered glass litters the floor of a storefront factory in Concord after a combined police force smashed windows to lob in tear gas, surprising a man sleeping on the floor
      Spremo, Boris
      3/2/1983
      Ambulance workers put saline solution into a suspect's eyes after police lobbed tear gas into a Yonge St
      Ambulance workers put saline solution into a suspect's eyes after police lobbed tear gas into a Yonge St
      Power, Peter
      6/12/1990
      No place like home: Paralyzed Ian Miller and welfare mother Lynn Smith, with son Jesse, are among a group of Metro residents who need low-cost housing and are protesting the province's lack of firm plans to build more subsidized housing in Metro this year
      No place like home: Paralyzed Ian Miller and welfare mother Lynn Smith, with son Jesse, are among a group of Metro residents who need low-cost housing and are protesting the province's lack of firm plans to build more subsidized housing in Metro this year
      McConnell, Colin
      3/12/1984
      Wearing Gas Masks rushed from Montreal in face of tear gas threat by C
      Wearing Gas Masks rushed from Montreal in face of tear gas threat by C
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      6/18/1948
      Gas attack: Wearing a mask to protect himself from flumes, a policeman prepares to fire a tear gas shell into a Scarborough variety store today
      Gas attack: Wearing a mask to protect himself from flumes, a policeman prepares to fire a tear gas shell into a Scarborough variety store today
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      11/28/1991
      Gas attack: Wearing a mask to protect himself from fumes, a policeman prepares to fire a tear gas shell into a Scarborough variety store today
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      Toronto Star (Firm)
      11/28/1991
      Bought of John Clewes tin & copper smith, lamps, chandeliers, wooden ware, hardware, Pennsylvania and Canada rock oil, manufacturers of refrigerators, water coolers, tin, sheet iron and copper ware, gas fitter, bellhanger, &c.
      Bought of John Clewes tin & copper smith, lamps, chandeliers, wooden ware, hardware, Pennsylvania and Canada rock oil, manufacturers of refrigerators, water coolers, tin, sheet iron and copper ware, gas fitter, bellhanger, &c.
      1870