Now I know you would never do this, but just supposing for one moment that you were planning to rob someone at gunpoint, I think you would agree that staging the crime at a police officer’s convention, might not be the best place to carry out such an act.

But amazingly that thought never occurred to JEROME BLANCHETT, a 19-year old alleged thief who pointed a gun in the face of retired police chief, John Comparetto as he emerged from the loo.

His getaway by taxi was foiled when his victim and some of the other 300 police officers attending the convention gave chase.

It subsequently emerged that the suspect was already awaiting trial for 4 previous robbery attempts.

Obviously a man who believes that if at first you don’t succeed you should always “try, try and try again”.

When a reporter asked the suspect for comment as he was led out of court, he said, “I’m smooth.”

Now Margaret Mills would be the last person to be involved in anything so nefarious.

It was good to see that Margaret had survived the arctic conditions we endured last week and was back today to tell us all about the connection between a Methodist Minister and a Suffragette.

Listen again here to what Margaret had to say on this subject today: –

See you again soon,
Scott