wired.com — “Cunning, clever, conniving, and creative,” as one prosecutor would call him, Blanchard eluded the police for years. But eventually he made a mistake. And that mistake would take two officers from the modest police force of Winnipeg, Canada, on a wild ride of high tech capers across Africa, Canada, and Europe.
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plumcantaloupeMar 24, 2010
Winnipeg!
brak710101Mar 24, 2010
As much as I hate thieves, I almost wish he never got caught after hearing the first story.It took them 2 weeks to notice it was a gift shop replica? Would have been an awesome story to read that they had the original stolen and never got it back. No one is more dangerous than someone who commits crimes to cause chaos, and not for financial gain.
whoreableMar 24, 2010
No, it just seems that way compared to you.
joodtimesMar 24, 2010
Great story. Too bad he made all those mistakes with phone conversations...
elmuerte17Mar 24, 2010
or his autobiography...
baken72edMar 24, 2010
I just changed my user name i posted the comment 5 months ago i have followed this story from day one, Thanks
baken72edMar 24, 2010
in Canada non violent criminal can be released after 1/6th of the sentence then they can apply at 1/3rd and mandatory release after 2/3 Blanchard could of been released at 1/6th but was released after 1/3 total time in jail 2 1/2 years
mcreynoldsMar 24, 2010
He is smart, he realized he was of great value hence could make deals his accomplices couldn't make and he let them off the hook.However long that article was, the real clincher that it is low on the whole story is the part where it says maximum sentence was some 100+ years, sentenced to 8 and served only 2.It was simply baseless letting such a guy hang out in prison.
recruzMar 25, 2010
I don't imagine they would like to publicize everything ... they would lose a lot of customers
zimmerman72Mar 28, 2010
I know from following this in the court as I sat in the court room listening to the case, It did not mention in the Article that he was surveillance at toys r us buying over $4,000 worth of toys and driving to the Children's hospital and giving out the toys the day before x-mas. The judge said during his sentencing hearing this You might be some type of todays robin hood but that still doesn't make it right. Also from the $510,000 he took from the CIBC bank in Winnipeg he donated some of the money to CIBC Run for the Cure for Cancer. I think its hilarious that he would give some of the banks own money back to their organization they sponsor.