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Thursday, May 06, 2004

Better nip this in the bud--Plaque stolen from Mayberry statue

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Someone stole the plaque from a park statue commemorating "The Andy Griffith Show," the kind of theft that probably never would have happened in the fictional town of Mayberry.

The plaque, bearing the words "a simpler time, a sweeter place," had only been installed in Pullen Park six months ago to mark the bronze statue depicting Sheriff Andy Taylor and his son, Opie, walking off to the fishing hole.

The rectangular plaque and its concrete setting disappeared between 2 p.m. April 28 and noon Monday, when park workers noticed it missing from in front of the life-size Andy and Opie. Whoever dug it up took the time to fill in the hole and cover it with mulch, said police spokesman Jim Sughrue. [...]

Obviously, this is the work of someone who never had a mother figure.

posted by Terry at 1:12:00 PM

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