rsd1200
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This is good to know. Any idea why he moved to new location?
I'm thinking close friend/kin there. I'd not want to stay in Piketon either though, tbh.
This is good to know. Any idea why he moved to new location?
Are Sheriff's Deputies unionized in Pike County?
LOL, and just for the record, I have NEVER heard "Dueling Banjo's" being played in the distance. O- H- I- O......
GO BUCKEYES
Still think a junkyard in Pike County is a good place to dump a vehicle that's connected to a crime in Columbus, Cleveland, Detroit or Chicago.
Yes, the union got him reinstated until he is proven innocent or guilty.
It's much easier, and leaves little to zero trace, to take them to the crusher. There's yards w/crushers that look the other way. I'm betting the cars will turn out to be part of their livelihoods and/or hobbies. It's not uncommon for people who are serious about Demo Derby to have a pasture filled w/cars like those.
Go Blue I'm actually visiting Ann Arbor as I speak.
It's much easier, and leaves little to zero trace, to take them to the crusher. There's yards w/crushers that look the other way. I'm betting the cars will turn out to be part of their livelihoods and/or hobbies. It's not uncommon for people who are serious about Demo Derby to have a pasture filled w/cars like those.
You can buy 'hunting mufflers' for atvs, makes them very quiet, but reduces power. I'd hate to have to make a getaway the same way, unless you can blend in as a hunter, load up and get out from wherever you unloaded.
Still--they were apparently able to get a warrant on these cars.
Providing my calendar is correct... there was a full moon the 21 and 22..... if a person knew their way around an area very well..they could drive about with their headlights shut off. If they had a quiet vehicle they would never be heard. Very frightening to think of it this.
Providing my calendar is correct... there was a full moon the 21 and 22..... if a person knew their way around an area very well..they could drive about with their headlights shut off. If they had a quiet vehicle they would never be heard. Very frightening to think of it this.
Not a problem, I'm just a defensive person. It doesn't really matter to me why you said it, so no harm, no foul. All's good.
Are you saying he is still employed by the county? Due process vis a vis employment does not necessarily equate to trial in a court of law. One can lose a job without being found guilty of murder.
I don't disagree about the demo derby parts cars.
But regarding crushing cars, it seems unlikely unless they were specifically in the auto disposal industry.
People who are "into cars" in my experience enjoy improving them on some level, even if the shell gets beat to hell in a DD. I could even see the possibility of them moving their weight out of their grow op inside of welded panels, since they would seem to have the equipment on-site to do so easily.
Incidentally, our CC managed to attract LEO due to state laws re. "title washing" a few years back. We thought it seemed reasonable to work on cars as a club and sell them to make some club funds. It turns out that if you have one guy do all the selling, that apparently looks shady.
Edited to attempt to clarify that we were not actually doing anything like washing titles. We attracted LEO by one person selling too many cars in a short amount of time. LEO assumed/approached things as if we were running a chop shop, which we weren't. End result: paid some taxes/fines.
They did repair salvage vehicles and sell them w/rebuild titles too. The paperwork for that and receipt required by the DOT is pretty strict. FR was pretty well known for his mechanical skills but DD cars are stripped of almost any interior b/c of not wanting anything to come loose when the car gets hit. They jazz up the exterior w/spray paint, or maybe a hood or roof ornament, but the interior is fairly well bare-bones. I know what you mean about the titles thing. You can only sell 7 in Ohio, each year, w/o a dealer's license. I'm guessing that's why they sold theirs under Scioto River Trading Co.
In the scenario of ATV(s?) being used by the criminals to get sneak access to the crime scenes, would you think they travelled via road or via trail? I've kicked the idea around of arrival via ATV to the rear of the property, but IIRC FR had dogs tethered near that area of his trailer at least.
Scent hounds are pretty awesome for two things: smelling stuff and then barking at it.
Not sure on the regulations. I think different places have different rules. I've seen derbies advertised that have special nights for compact cars, trucks, etc... I'd not seen for sure what kind of car FR had but a Crown Vic of the right year sound right.Yes, that's a slicker approach than we chose: distribute the sales amongst those involved.
On the derby aspect: where I'm from, derby cars have to be american-made to enter. Is that a thing locally where the Rhodens were competing? I read that FR's "prized car" was a Crown Vic, which would fit.
Thinking the above might help hazard a guess as to what purposes different types of cars served to the family : fix-up resale, rebuild from salvage title, strip and repurpose for derby, etc.
Listening to the 911 call again, I think BJ is hyperventilating. She also clearly says, "Let me walk to the mailbox." By the time she ends the call, her friends are probably at her side. It also appears that BJ was surprised the door was locked. It must have been common for her to find it unlocked, esp. if someone was home. That's my impression.
I just have a couple thoughts...Yes, that's a slicker approach than we chose: distribute the sales amongst those involved.
On the derby aspect: where I'm from, derby cars have to be american-made to enter. Is that a thing locally where the Rhodens were competing? I read that FR's "prized car" was a Crown Vic, which would fit.
Thinking the above might help hazard a guess as to what purposes different types of cars served to the family : fix-up resale, rebuild from salvage title, strip and repurpose for derby, etc.