Stolen Kubota with Loader

MikePA · Oct 30, 2001

OK, how about the guy that jumped around all the time and threw rocks? He was also on Sid Ceasar's 'Your Show of Shows'?

PitbullMidwest · Oct 30, 2001

Earnest T. Bass, don't know the actor's name

MikePA · Oct 30, 2001

We sure have some TAGS experts here!

The actor's name was Howard Morris.

Bird · Oct 30, 2001

In addition to playing Ernest T. Bass, didn't he direct and write some of the scripts also?

Bird

jwstewar · Oct 30, 2001

Yes he did. Actually that was his main "job." I saw a thing a while back. Everyone knows Ernest T., but he was only in something like 3 or 4 episodes. It was originally done as a one time thing, but got such good reaction they kept him around. The actor actually wrote all of his own little poems/phrases that he would say in the show.

jdkid · Oct 30, 2001

Hi Bird
so fresh is best ,with that in mind i would have thought in a case like this (something worth more than $1000)getting a good set of prints would be high on the list of must do's..
catch ya
JD Kid

Bird · Oct 30, 2001

Yeah, JD, I'd say fresh is best. I think there are lots of misconceptions about fingerprints. While they're great evidence to present in court, until recent times, they didn't help a lot in solving a case until you had a suspect. Only infrequently are you lucky enough to find a complete set of all 5 fingers to classify and compare against sets on file. And to compare partial prints against those on file was an unbelievably slow and nearly impossible task. Now with some of the new computer programs, it's getting better. But of course, collecting fingerprints, as with any other physical evidence is important, and in my opinion, worth spending a little time on.

Bird

bgott · Oct 30, 2001

When I lived in Hillsborough Co. (Tampa) FL. I had my tools stolen out of my van. The responding officer fingerprinted the van. I guess all the cops there are taught to lift prints.

TerryinMD · Oct 30, 2001

In Washington County, Maryland. Most of the local police are county sheriffs. They usually live in the area they patrol so they become a familar face. They are backed up by the State Troopers. We are fortunate in that we have one that lives in our neighborhood. Keeps the riff-raff away (well, that along with the neighbors watching for trouble). Very few of the small towns have their own police because they do not have the budget to pay for a police force.

Terry

ERNIEB · Oct 30, 2001

I've heard Ricky Scaggs was one of the sons, but I can't tell which one he is.

Ernie

ERNIEB · Oct 30, 2001

Funny he was from NYC, also he has done voice work for Hanna Barbera cartoons.
Another odd thing about that show was Frances Bavier. In reality she could be difficult, and hard to get along with. I heard that when she had retired, and Ron Howard had moved behind the camera, he was doing something in the town she was in, and went to visit her. She wouldn't even come to the door.

Ernie

scruffy · Oct 30, 2001

Bird, I was refering to the original push to end the practice of communities running 'speed traps'. It seems that it was originally mandated by the feds, and some arm twisting done at state levels via the "You don't play by OUR rules, and you don't get federal hiway funds" etc. Same method used in forcing states to adopt standard speed limits on the freeways.
LEEP funds etc were also tied into it....but I am working with a faulty memory here, so could be way off base.

Knight9 · Oct 30, 2001

Aahh....I remember the good old days of speed traps. Now in our area the police have "sold off" the rights to private companies to manage "photo radar" traps. Don't even know you got a ticket for several weeks until your photo comes in the mail. Certainly not a cash grab is it??? /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

Kevin

JATO_RaT · Oct 30, 2001

Speaking of not being able to tell what something is, what the heck is that signature you have there? Looks like a flag with a picture of a partially eaten cherry with a small palm tree growing outta it and a small bird flying over the top. Pretty close huh?

JayC · Oct 30, 2001

First off, I want to say that I respect all you police officers out there. I know how hard it can be at times for you guys. It often gets me mad that people give police officers such a "bad rap", like fat lazy people who just eat coffee and doughnuts all day. Maybe they should try a day at your jobs. See how they like it then....

Franz, did you notice any tracks on the ground? Particularly tire type and/or direction? Couldn't you get a state or federal agent out to your place to investigate? Also, were there any other signs of anything being tampered with? I know quite a bit about forensics and what to look for. The most basic thing you can do is look for anything that looks out of place or suspicious. Also, approximately what day/date and time was the tractor stolen? Are there any impressions on the ground that suggests a trailer and/or heavy vehicle may have been used? What were you doing or where were you that day?

RPM · Oct 30, 2001

Rat,

You're going to have all of our Texan friends saddlin' up their 'botas and ridin' after you if you're not careful. That there is the San Jacinto flag if I'm not mistaken.

Patrick

JATO_RaT · Oct 30, 2001

Just like I said, I was pretty darn close with my guess.

P.S. bet this one gets censored, after all thats a sword that topless lady is weilding!

Rat...