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Straight shooter Sgt. Reg Rackham of Ontario Provincial Police never drew his gun during 26 years of police work. Involved in countless murder and oth(...)
Straight shooter Sgt. Reg Rackham of Ontario Provincial Police never drew his gun during 26 years of police work. Involved in countless murder and oth(...)

Straight shooter Sgt. Reg Rackham of Ontario Provincial Police never drew his gun during 26 years of police work. Involved in countless murder and oth(...)

Date1/30/1976
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Original Toronto Star caption: Straight shooter Sgt. Reg Rackham of Ontario Provincial Police never drew his gun during 26 years of police work. Involved in countless murder and other serious investigations, he did all his shooting with a camera, helping to establish 17 identification units for OPP across province. His biggest challenge was identifying 109 victims of DC8 crash at Toronto International Airport in 1970. Last night fellow policemen honored Rackham's retirement.
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Searching for escaped murder suspect Donald Kelly, police dog Rook leads his handler, Gary Beacock of the Ontario Provincial Police post in Cochrane, (...)
Searching for escaped murder suspect Donald Kelly, police dog Rook leads his handler, Gary Beacock of the Ontario Provincial Police post in Cochrane, (...)
8/6/1975
Staff Superintendent Jack Kay (left), head of the Ontario Provincial Police anti-rackets squad, goes over files with Det.-Sgt. Ralph Smith. The squad (...)
Staff Superintendent Jack Kay (left), head of the Ontario Provincial Police anti-rackets squad, goes over files with Det.-Sgt. Ralph Smith. The squad (...)
9/22/1973
Police Arsenal: More than 225 firearms, from machine guns to antique handguns, seized from Niagara police are displayed at yesterday's provincial probe of the force
Police Arsenal: More than 225 firearms, from machine guns to antique handguns, seized from Niagara police are displayed at yesterday's provincial probe of the force
1/9/1989
Ready to go: Members of the Ontario Provincial Police Tactics and Rescue Unit had a real workout this week with hunts for two murder suspects, one in the huntsville area and the other near Arthur
Ready to go: Members of the Ontario Provincial Police Tactics and Rescue Unit had a real workout this week with hunts for two murder suspects, one in the huntsville area and the other near Arthur
1/11/1982
Ticking away: Sgt. Danny Matthews, on loan to Durham Regional Council from Durham Police, tests a Geiger counter in his role as emergency planning co-(...)
Ticking away: Sgt. Danny Matthews, on loan to Durham Regional Council from Durham Police, tests a Geiger counter in his role as emergency planning co-(...)
3/25/1981
Closed after 43 years, the Oakville office of the Ontario Provincial Police bears a simple sign put up last night by Constable Frank Harvey. Calls are(...)
Closed after 43 years, the Oakville office of the Ontario Provincial Police bears a simple sign put up last night by Constable Frank Harvey. Calls are(...)
1/31/1972
. . . And the new, Ontario Provincial Police Superintendent Bill MacGregor, retiring yesterday after serving on the force 34 years, passes the job of (...)
. . . And the new, Ontario Provincial Police Superintendent Bill MacGregor, retiring yesterday after serving on the force 34 years, passes the job of (...)
4/6/1989
Real police work is what Joan Loftus, one of the first 10 policewomen hired so far by the Ontario Provincial Police, wants in her new job. A secretary(...)
Real police work is what Joan Loftus, one of the first 10 policewomen hired so far by the Ontario Provincial Police, wants in her new job. A secretary(...)
5/14/1974
S/Sgt. Mat MacPherson of the Burlington police department examines the gun a man used to commit suicide, one of the more than 50 weapons in his collec(...)
S/Sgt. Mat MacPherson of the Burlington police department examines the gun a man used to commit suicide, one of the more than 50 weapons in his collec(...)
1/11/1972
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
1/1/1978
Ten-Shun! Rigid precision of Ontario Provincial Police ceremonial marching unit is shown by William McBurnie of Chatham during inspection yesterday by Commissioner Eric Silk
Ten-Shun! Rigid precision of Ontario Provincial Police ceremonial marching unit is shown by William McBurnie of Chatham during inspection yesterday by Commissioner Eric Silk
2/24/1967
He helps make 401 Canada's safest road, A man in love with his job, and convinced of the importance of it, Ontario Provincial Police Constable Glen Bowmaster sweeps down Highway 401 on patrol
He helps make 401 Canada's safest road, A man in love with his job, and convinced of the importance of it, Ontario Provincial Police Constable Glen Bowmaster sweeps down Highway 401 on patrol
6/12/1970