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An attempt to steal cash from the annual poppy campaign in the Toronto-area Royal Canadian Legion was foiled Thursday by a Second World War veteran, 84, and a volunteer, 64. More »
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Canada.com - Nov. 12, 2009
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| Legion donation box theft caught on video |
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In security footage released Friday by the Toronto Police Service, the suspect is seen entering a Tim Hortons restaurant near Kipling Avenue and Birmingham Street on... More »
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Sympatico - Nov. 13, 2009
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| Police investigating poppy donation theft |
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Police say a man entered a coffee shop located near Kipling Avenue and Birmingham Street at about 2:40 p.m. on Wednesday. 'The man, while ordering a coffee, removed the Royal... More »
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CTV.ca - Nov. 13, 2009
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| Vets at Toronto legion tackle man they say pulled a gun and... |
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TORONTO - A would-be thief brandishing a gun likely wasn't counting on an 84-year-old veteran and a fellow member of his Toronto legion putting up a fight when he tried to... More »
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CBC - Nov. 12, 2009
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| Legion donation box theft caught on video |
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Police are investigating the theft of a Royal Canadian Legion branch's donation box from the counter of a coffee shop in Toronto's west end. In security footage released... More »
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CBC - Nov. 13, 2009
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| Veterans give the boot to would-be poppy cash thief |
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Michael Stuparyk, Torstar News Service Royal Canadian Navy veteran John Dietsch, right, fended off an armed robbery attempt by a gunman entering a Legion building in... More »
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Hamilton Spectator - Nov. 13, 2009
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| Senior citizens foil would-be poppy-money thief |
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One of two men who thwarted a would-be robber who tried to steal poppy money from an east-end Legion. An 84-year-old veteran and two volunteers in their sixties took on an... More »
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Pulse 24 - Nov. 12, 2009
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| Scarborough vets fight off armed thief at poppy drive |
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A group of veterans, including a man in his 80s, thwarted an armed robber’s attempt at stealing about $10,000 cash from a poppy drive at a legion branch in Scarborough... More »
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Vancouver Sun - Nov. 12, 2009
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| Toronto war vet fights off armed thief at poppy drive |
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An attempt to steal cash from the annual poppy campaign in the Toronto-area Royal Canadian Legion was foiled Thursday by a Second World War veteran, 84, and a volunteer, 64. More »
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Vancouver Sun - Nov. 12, 2009
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