Two police officers examine shotguns after a holdup attempt, 1981 [TPL Archives]

Police converged on the Yorkville area after a high-speed chase from Laird Drive, 1981 [TPL Archives]

Detectives scour the area to collect evidence after a man using a sawed-off shotgun traded shots with four policemen who had cornered him near Eglinton Ave. and Birchmount Rd., 1972 [TPL Archives]

A remote-control device directed by police officers shakes open a briefcase, after blasting it apart with a shotgun, 1992 [TPL Archives]

Van came to a halt at Dundas St. W. and Burnhamthorpe Rd. in Etobicoke yesterday where it was hemmed in by police after speeding away from a bank holdup about 2 kilometers away, 1986 [TPL Archives]

This rental van, used by Cache Armored Express instead of an armored truck, was hijacked by armed robbers, who made off with $540,000 in Metro’s largest cash robbery, 1985 [TPL Archives]

A Bank Robber in stocking mask; holding a deadman’s detonator in his teeth (arrow), 1973 [TPL Archives]

Wrecked dream: What was left of Nick Delov’s beloved gold 1979 Trans-Am after car thieves got through with it sits on jack stands in Metro police 4 district Traffic, 1983. [TPL Arichives]