From OregonLive.com
Investigators suspect a Comcast technician cut the phone lines to a Southeast Portland check-cashing store to trick a clerk into letting him in to fix the service. Instead, police say, the man violently clubbed the woman in the head with a crowbar and robbed the store.
By mid-afternoon, robbery detectives had arrested Comcast employee Michael Clarence Hagen, 25, accusing him of attempted aggravated murder, first-degree robbery and first-degree assault. Police confiscated a metal weapon and more than $3,000 in stolen cash from the cable van, robbery Det. Chris Traynor said.
Michael Hagan - Comcast Tech in Portland for 5-years
Hagen, a Comcast technician for five years with no prior criminal record, does face multiple civil liens and judgements dating back to 2006, public records show. Comcast placed him on leave Wednesday.
Make that about a 20-year leave, then promote him to VP since he has experience with robbing people. Hey Portland, could this be the same guy that we reported to you back in April in the post PORTLAND BEWARE? Once the Portland police solve this case, then maybe they can look into how Comcast is robbing the rest of us.
There is however a silver lining to this story. The US Postal Service now has a new poster for building morale:
New US Postal Service Motivational Poster