Crime

Imperfect Crime: Thief Gets Head Trapped Under Garage Door

There’s probably nothing more likely to induce schadenfreude among the law abiding multitude than the spectacle of an incompetent criminal failing miserably at committing acts against society. That is certainly what one would witness by watching this report from CBS News on a thief in Brockton, Massachusetts, who got his head trapped quite literally in a garage door while he was trying to break into a store through that very same portal.

But wait, there’s more! The thief, one Manuel Fernandez, was apparently stuck with his head sandwiched quite literally between a rock and a hard place for over 9 hours.

Manuel Fernandez of Brockton, Massachusetts Tries to Break Into Store Only to Have Garage Door Fall on His Head

What the police saw when they arrived

One imagines he was almost relieved when the police showed up to cart him off to prison like the colossal criminal failure that he was.

Fortunately for Fernandez, he wasn’t injured in the process (except for obvious complaints of a headache), but officers say it could have been fatal if the door had fallen on Fernandez’s head from a greater height.

Perhaps that should stand as a warning to other would be thieves not to dive into such acts headfirst.

Comments (33)

  • CaliforniaGold
    Posted on June 30, 2012 at 8:04pm

    Ok, the comments are funnier than the article! Ha Ha Ha Ha!!

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  • J_R_H
    Posted on June 30, 2012 at 1:23pm

    I’ll be happy to raise the door. But first, wait just a few more minutes while I try to find some film for my Kodak.

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  • girving
    Posted on June 29, 2012 at 5:57pm

    He will now sue the garage door maker for pain and suffering.

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    • dmerwin
      Posted on June 30, 2012 at 12:42am

      I would like to see the door go up and down and up and down and up and down…

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  • ENIGMA28724
    Posted on June 29, 2012 at 3:59pm

    Was he an illegal alien? The news media always seems to leave out minor details like that.

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  • N37BU6
    Posted on June 29, 2012 at 3:24pm

    “Sorry, you have to take 3 seconds to set up your proxy to view this video in your country”

    What’s the point in trying to stop us?

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  • Larry E
    Posted on June 29, 2012 at 1:34pm

    I think that he should find an ambulance chaser who’ll sue the business for having dangerous doors that caused him some bodily injury and more important mental injuries that will interfere with his business and means of employment. If the lawyer‘s any good he’ll have any mention of how he was caught with his head under the door removed from mention in the lawsuit or trial too.

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  • thegreatcarnac
    Posted on June 29, 2012 at 1:06pm

    Acupuncture with a garage door. Well …it cured his criminal activity for a while.

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  • Meyvn
    Posted on June 29, 2012 at 11:25am

    Hahaha.

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  • plastinoid
    Posted on June 29, 2012 at 11:18am

    Too bad there was not a hungry vicious gaurd dog waiting on the other side…………..could have given the Miami face eater pics a run for their money.

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  • riseandshine
    Posted on June 29, 2012 at 10:41am

    Being that it doesn‘t appear that he’s too seriously injured….that’s funny.

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  • m1ss1ss1pp1
    Posted on June 29, 2012 at 10:10am

    The thief will sue, win the lawsuit, and politicians will create a regulation saying all garage door’s will have to have a sensor installed by 2013 and those who dont comply will be givin a citation.

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    • Freedombeliever
      Posted on June 29, 2012 at 10:50am

      No, they will just pay a penalty tax if they don’t install one… LOL

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    • Pounding_hammer
      Posted on June 29, 2012 at 1:54pm

      I’m wondering if we will eventually be considered racists for installing garage doors. It’s restricting the freedom of…..umm, I don’t know, an FPP (Felony Prone Persons)……. uhh….

      Well hey, do any of the previous statements seen in the news of people being called racist make sense either?!

      (On a side note, that FPP was said in jest, and just following the lead of those who like to call themselves MAP’s – Minor Attracted Persons, ie. those who lust after children. They want recognition as a protected minority group. Weird stuff)

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  • mikenleeds
    Posted on June 29, 2012 at 9:39am

    a rat got caught in a rat trap lol

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  • cranberry
    Posted on June 29, 2012 at 9:13am

    He got what was coming to him plus a little bit more! justice!

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  • BehindBlueEyes
    Posted on June 29, 2012 at 9:02am

    I would have left him there to rot. Brockton, MA is a breading ground for thieves.

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    • Scaz
      Posted on June 29, 2012 at 11:01am

      He’d start to stink though………who am I kidding, he probably already stinks.

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  • Detroit paperboy
    Posted on June 29, 2012 at 9:00am

    They shoulda gave him a wedgy before letting him out………dumbass.

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  • summers713
    Posted on June 29, 2012 at 8:57am

    I‘m sure he’ll be filing a lawsuit against the store & door maker, any day now.

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    • m1ss1ss1pp1
      Posted on June 29, 2012 at 10:07am

      Yep. What is even more scary is that he could win the law suit and politicians will come up with a regulation saying all garage doors have to be equipped with sensors so that this doesn’t happen to future thieves.

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  • T-2
    Posted on June 29, 2012 at 8:36am

    Give the man a break. He’s only trying to fund raise for Obama.

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  • vermindust
    Posted on June 29, 2012 at 8:16am

    My garage door would have fallen from a greater height as many times as necessary.

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  • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
    Posted on June 29, 2012 at 8:05am

    Now watch him sue the homeowners over the matter and the DOJ will support him in the case.

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  • huey6367
    Posted on June 29, 2012 at 7:56am

    Could have died if the door fell from a greater height? I think he should try breaking in again.

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  • ARIZONA VETERAN
    Posted on June 29, 2012 at 7:26am

    THIEVES CAUGHT STEALING OVER $5 DOLLAR VALUE SHOULD BE EXECUTED……and deport the one that got his head caught, what a stooooopid MFKR

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    • kickagrandma
      Posted on June 29, 2012 at 8:30am

      Now, now, he simply works in, with and for the wh group…. too much marijuana makes one’s reactions somewhat slower than usual, you know, which is why the others in the wh group prefer other drugs while “on duty”. Take joebiden, for example.

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    • Welcome Black Carter
      Posted on June 29, 2012 at 11:34am

      I’m not buying the story. Even a stupid criminal could wiggle his way out in 9 hours. I bet he smoked several times while waiting. And, probably wet his pants. You can only hold malt liquor so long…

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