Robbers In Comcast Unforms Break In, Demand Money, Shoot, Then Flee In Comcast Van?
A Baltimore area man was hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries after two men broke in to an apartment, demanded money and then shot him before fleeing in a Comcast van, according to police. Officials have not yet determined whether or not the men work for Comcast, and calls to Comcast by WBAL radio and the AP were not returned.
ABC 7 Baltimore says the man was handcuffed and crashed through his own window in order to escape the robbers:
The victim, who was handcuffed and had been shot in the stomach, apparently tried to flee the intruders by jumping through a window.
"He had handcuffs on, and I can say he broke out the window in the bedroom there and he had the handcuffs on," said neighbor Marvin King. "He rolled over, got up, and called the police."
One witness says he saw the men messing around with the cable box outside the apartment before going to the victim's apartment.
Always remember to ask for proper identification when allowing telecom workers into your home. It's also a good idea not to be alone.
Shooting Suspects Flee In Comcast Van [WBAL](Thanks, Jeff!)
Man Wounded in Bizarre Home Invasion-Shooting [ABC7]
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Comcast: "Take that, Bit Torrenters!"
I'm pretty sure that coerced defenestration counts as a violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act...
Guess: Some guys steal a Comcast van with uniforms in it, bust into a couple places, and ditch the van.
Officials have not yet determined whether or not the men work for Comcast
All signs point to yes?
what happened to everybody's followers?
People STILL use comcast?
sorry, wanted to be the first blame the op comment.
This should be made into a movie.
You've got a badass protagonist, simply tending to his kitchen, garden, whatever. Two henchmen working for the most diabolical corporation burst in, guns blazing, handcuff him and shoot him in the stomach. Bemused by the ease of capturing said protagonist, they grab a beer from the fridge, when SUDDENLY, our hero LEAPS THROUGH THE WINDOW to freedom!
I hope will get a follow-up story to confirm their employment.
This is clearly all Comcast's fault.
@Victo: Because people abused the privelage and were flaggin comments just because they didn't like/agree with an individual.
This is why I'm always armed when I have people working inside my house.
These were no mere employees, this is their new crack squad of payment procurement specialists.
whats an unform?
isnt this just regular comcastic customer service for an city like Baltimore?
@snoop-blog: It involved far more than merely "sleeping". (shudder)
Nah, I think it's a combination of the quality of comments, their tone, few spelling errors (Meghann sees "its" vs "it's" as the 8th sign of the Apocalypse), the # of followers (Jim Jones, C'MON down!) and the goat sacrifice.
No, that's not quite right: sacrifices.
Wasn't there a thread just a week or so ago about the Comcast employee spray painting a cat? And everyone said "Why is this on the Consumerist? Or do we just like to bash Comcast?"
Yeah, why IS this on the Consumerist? or do we just like bashing Comcast?
I know what it's like to be robbed by Comcast. It happens every time I pay my bill. I can't say I know what it's like to be shot by them. It's probably pretty similar to dealing with their customer service department.
The victim should have known that Comcast NEVER EVER sends out technicians to pre-emptively fix a problem.
He would have had to call and wait for the techs not to show for at least two separate appointment window times along with the one appointment-cancelled-by-phone-scheduler appointment before actual Comcast technicians would show up to fix something.
They were wearing UNFORMS??? OMG, I'd never perform a robbery a robbery wearing something that tacky... Unforms... next thing you know they'll be wearing ski mosques..
Yeah, I call troll. Comcast never sends out TWO guys. Hard enough to get ONE Comcast guy to come out to fix anything.
This really is an amusing/tragic progression of things that involve Comcast vans. First there were donuts. Then there was drag racing that injured a girl. And now armed robbery.
I'm on the edge of my seat!
Maybe this is what happens when you cancel your service. I canceled the other day, maybe i just got lucky
actually they did send out two guys to my apartment before. they still werent sure how to fix the problem OF COURSE
Hey, at least they showed up! Getting shot in the stomach seems to be a small price to pay compared to the hoops and frustrations you have to go through to usually get them to fix your crap.
Well I know one person who's not having a COMCASTIC! day.
In every generation there's a gang after you, the "mob", bikers, Crips... Comcast Techs?
How's this news? Comcast steals from me every month. They usually don't shoot me first though.
Should have read the fine print. Comcast contract clearly, albeit in 5-point type, states that you will allow armed robbers into your house. Don't people read what they sign?
Why would Comcast need to break in to your house to steal from you when they are stealing from your wallet already with the price of their sub par service?
zing
Um guys, Suitland is about 30 miles south of Baltimore I am not sure that qualifies as "Baltimore Area" considering that you have to drive around or through Washington DC to get to Baltimore from Suitland.
I would actually like to commend Comcast for no longer pretending to provide "service", and just skipping directly to fucking the customer. This kind of transparency is very rare these days.
@snoop-blog: In most of PG County Maryland, it's basically Comcast or Nothing right now since Verizon is slow to bring in FiOS
@theblackdog: I'm guessing because the initial source was a Baltimore network affiliate? Prince George's keeping it classy!
That said, I wouldn't mind a bonus sixth season of 'The Wire' focusing on cable providers.
All this, after the poor guy had to wait for them to show up "some time between 8am and 5pm, within the next two weeks, but not on weekends or holidays."
Photo attribution please.
@induscreed: an unform is a completely mismathced outfit. Two people at the same company would also not wear the same unform to keep the mismatching theme up.
On a real note, this is like the fake cop pulling people over idea, except you possibly get in their house.
It's the perfect crime! Who's going to remember the faces of the perps? "They were wearing Comcast uniforms and fled in a Comcast van! First they robbed me by charging me to cancel HBO. Then they shot me and left me to die!"
That's what the guy gets for not paying his bill on time.
I feel robbed every time I pay my cable bill!
@Darren W.: These guys tried to get me once, but they said I wasn't home, even though I was sitting on my couch waiting to be robbed at gunpoint!
Did they spraypaint the man, then kick him?