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Bank manager Ron Stewart helped thwart an extortion attempt yesterday when he stalled a bank robber - who claimed to be carrying a bomb - until police arrived the scene
Bank manager Ron Stewart helped thwart an extortion attempt yesterday when he stalled a bank robber - who claimed to be carrying a bomb - until police arrived the scene

Bank manager Ron Stewart helped thwart an extortion attempt yesterday when he stalled a bank robber - who claimed to be carrying a bomb - until police arrived the scene

Date2/6/1984
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Bank Manager Kenneth Bates locks up his North York office after thwarting a robberty when he recognized a man he believed was same suspect who held up his branch in September, 1975. Police shot the suspect in the leg.
Bank Manager Kenneth Bates locks up his North York office after thwarting a robberty when he recognized a man he believed was same suspect who held up his branch in September, 1975. Police shot the suspect in the leg.
8/1/1977
Lookalike?: John William Shane, right, poses in dark glasses and clothing similar to that worn by a robber who was caught on film by a bank camera at the Royal Bank Plaza in 1985, left photo
Lookalike?: John William Shane, right, poses in dark glasses and clothing similar to that worn by a robber who was caught on film by a bank camera at the Royal Bank Plaza in 1985, left photo
9/18/1987
Kenneth Shields found himself looking intoi gun barrels twice the same day - the first one aimed by a suspected bank robber and the second by police
Kenneth Shields found himself looking intoi gun barrels twice the same day - the first one aimed by a suspected bank robber and the second by police
3/6/1990
Honesty rewarded: Luke Scheuer, 8, who turned in $75,000 of jewelry he found that was stolen from the Canadian Bank of Commerce, was given a $500 bank account yesterday by manager Jim Brown of the Bathurst and Dupont Sts
Honesty rewarded: Luke Scheuer, 8, who turned in $75,000 of jewelry he found that was stolen from the Canadian Bank of Commerce, was given a $500 bank account yesterday by manager Jim Brown of the Bathurst and Dupont Sts
8/1/1986
Injured when a bank robber was blown to bits by his own bomb, Constable Don Milliard sits in a Kenora street, comforted by Constable Ken Richardson an(...)
Injured when a bank robber was blown to bits by his own bomb, Constable Don Milliard sits in a Kenora street, comforted by Constable Ken Richardson an(...)
5/10/1973
Seeking visas: Mahmood Moghul's family, (from left) brothers Shahid, 23, and Shabbir, 22, mother Zorha and father Abdul, are stalled in their attempts to join him in Canada
Seeking visas: Mahmood Moghul's family, (from left) brothers Shahid, 23, and Shabbir, 22, mother Zorha and father Abdul, are stalled in their attempts to join him in Canada
4/29/1986
Al Tweten: Airport's duty manager says deciphering Morse Code extortion message was exciting.
Al Tweten: Airport's duty manager says deciphering Morse Code extortion message was exciting.
1/6/1982
John Templeton, Re captured bank robber.
John Templeton, Re captured bank robber.
8/27/1993
Camera convicts Bank Robber
Camera convicts Bank Robber
10/20/1967
John Hilliker: Arrived from Bank of Commerce in November to become chairman, It was not intended that I would come in as a titular chairman of the company, he says
John Hilliker: Arrived from Bank of Commerce in November to become chairman, It was not intended that I would come in as a titular chairman of the company, he says
2/1/1983
Hold-up scene: A policeman removes broken glass from a door police smashed to get into a bank during a robbery attempt in North York yesterday
Hold-up scene: A policeman removes broken glass from a door police smashed to get into a bank during a robbery attempt in North York yesterday
4/29/1980
Paul Ringer, Toronto's director of community renewal, admits his job thwarts what he calls his bulldozer instinct
Paul Ringer, Toronto's director of community renewal, admits his job thwarts what he calls his bulldozer instinct
5/24/1972