(None of these men is Jerome but could have been. They all are dumb crooks and these are their police mug shots, to prove it.)AP 3/28/09
Harrisburg, PA
Jerome Blanchett, of Harrisburg, needed money so he decided to pull a robbery. He went to a convention center near Harrisburg. John was in a hurry and didn't read the convention center marquee, announcing a meeting of 300+ nacotics officers. Jerome hid in the men's room to surprise his victim. When a retired police chief, John Comparetto, exited a stall, Jerome pointed a gun in his face and demanded money. John gave Jerome his money and his cellphone. Jerome used the cellphone to call his girlfriend to tell her he had robbed a mark and now had the money they needed.
When Jerome fled the convention center he was pursued by John and approximately 100 of his police colleagues who were taking a break in the lobby. They corralled Jerome as he was trying to get in a taxi. He did not put up any resistance when surrounded by 100 cops.
Jerome was speechless when approached by a reporter seeking a statement.
Police traced the number called by John, and arrested his girlfriend, as an accessory.
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