Comcast Installer Robs Check Cashing Store
Hey dumb crooks, if you're going to rob a place be sure not to wear a uniform with your company's name on it and drive a van plastered with a nationally recognized logo. It makes it really easy for the police to catch you. On second thought, do just that, please.
According to KPTV in Oregon,
At about 10:45 a.m. Wednesday, the man walked into the Ace Checks Cashed on Southeast 73rd Avenue and Powell Street, where he attacked and robbed a woman who works in the store, police said. Officers have identified the employee as 37-year-old Nicole Loundree, of Portland.
Workers at a nearby business said they noticed something suspicious at the check-cashing store and then saw a man in a Comcast uniform rush out and leave in a Comcast van.
The police stopped two nearby Comcast vans and arrested one of the drivers, 25-year-old Michael Clarence Hagen, and charged him with attempted aggravated murder, assault, and robbery.
Hilariously, at least one local Comcast customer has decided this spells doom for her future Comcast dealings:
That frightens me because Comcast was just at our house this morning just at 9 o'clock fixing our wireless Internet, because our modems were broken, and you don't know who you're letting in your home," [Michelle] Gardner said.
We know we like to cover bad things that Comcast does, but we're pretty sure they don't hire criminals at any higher a rate than other companies.
"Comcast Worker Jailed; Robbery Victim Recovering" [KPTV] (Thanks to Kevin!)
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I knew of one that used to hoard company supplies. His garage was jammed FULL of spools of cable, cable connectors, splitters, etc.... boxes upon boxes of stuff. I'm sure he had enough to start his own cable company. No idea what he was gonna do with all that crap.
Although a smart criminal would get their hands on a uniform and truck for a company they didn't work for.
Hey, I drive past that place, lol. That's random Powell Blvd (Portland) crime for you... :|
@I Love New Jersey: Not that smart. Look for the getaway vehicle with COMCAST emblazened on the side. This wasn't "The Italian Job" here, just some nitwit assaulting a woman and scurrying away with probably less than $100.
This makes total sense: Comcast is already stealing from its customers by excessive cable rates, poor customer service, charging/billing for service not delivered. Not allowing you to close your account, capping bandwidth, selling below par services, wrecking your property and the list goes no. Now they're stepping things up by having their service people rob without the pretense of any service at all. Natural progression. Bad times encourage desperate measures.
@BZMedia: if he has no issue stealing from the company, im sure he has no issue "selling" service on the side.
Wonder if he was on his lunch break from an installation.
I think he was trying a little too hard to show that he's management material for Comcast.
Ah well... atleast comcast hires criminals at much lower rates than wall street.
(is exec bashing still in, or is it like "sooo last season"?)
I few days we'll see a post "Concast sending bill to check cashing store that was robbed"
@BZMedia:
Probably sell it on Ebay. A close friend of mine who works for a large electronics company (that shall remain nameless for my friends sake) told me of a rule made after a former employee set up a "Company Outlet Store" on Ebay.
The company saw the store, traced it back to an employee who was taking merchandise from the warehouse and making a tidy profit off of it on Ebay.
Oh, that's just Crimetastic! Comcast should hire Baghdad Bob as their PR spokesperson, at least we could have a good laugh while he explains how good they are.
Ironically, the thief wore his uniform to gain access to "fix" the phone lines he cut - but the shop has Qwest, not Comcast, and that raised a red flag with a neighboring shop owner who called police...
So a customer robs a check cashing store. How's that for role reversal?
Unfortunately the check robbing store was caught off guard because they were told to expect the robbery between Noon & 4pm on the next day.
he wasnt tipped enough
Looks like the turntables have... ... ...
Comcast Corporate has been robbing people for years, about time the little guy got a piece of the action.
The worst part of this was he was supposed to rob the place between 4am and 8am.
We'll did they get their cable fixed or not?
@socalrob: Or he had his own installation business on the side.
"Yeah, I'll hook up yer cable for a case of beer."
If Comcast paid him more, he wouldn't have to rob people on his lunch hour.
If Comcast didn't have a monopoly in the area, they would have to compete for his services and he would make enough to feed his meth habit without resorting to crime.
I blame the government and Comcast!
You'd think at least Comcast guys would get it right, since they're so experienced in robbing people anyway.
@I Love New Jersey: If you're intelligent and apply for a job at Comcast, they will tell you you're overqualified.
Wait, "charged him with attempted aggravated murder"? Did you mean aggravated assault? I've never heard of aggravated murder.
@Bruce: Now, for the one intended for you before my former comment so rudely interrupted.
No, no, no...Not "crimetastic," crimeCASTic!
@Berz:
If you read the original article, "attempted aggravated murder" is what was reported. Chris is quoting, so yes, he meant to write aggravated murder.
Generally some crime is aggravated if there are additional circumstances such as using a firearm in the commission of a felony.
@vastrightwing: Actually I just assumed they robbed her since she wasn't a customer. So they have to steal from everyone equally...
Did he sleep through the robbery?
Give him a break - at least he didn't set the place on fire for once.
@socalrob: place I worked at for a bit use these particular circuit printing machines.
One day the main tech was out sick and some parts were needed. so the company Secretary went online to find somewhere to order them. She found a lovely site to order the parts from, run by the Tech that was off sick.
yup he was taking the parts home and selling them online...
@BZMedia: We once noticed our not-yet-released hardware product up on eBay. We traced it back to someone who worked at the board manufacturer swiping assembled components and selling them on eBay. Unfortunately, I never found out what happened to that person...
@tmed: For the record, comcast doesn't have a monopoly in the Portland area - FIOS is out there too.
@BZMedia: One place I worked for, a new employee, freshly hired, sent out an email to the entire company, even the CEO (maybe 500 people in three states), hawking ripped DVD's of movies that hadn't even hit theaters yet. First email he sent, man, DVD's, $10. That dude was fired in less than twenty minutes.
Even when they attempt to rob some place, Comcast can't get it right.