RLB's Illegal CT License ( 4 Posts Here Read Slow)
This is what he received in return for trying to put Milford Alarms out of business

POST # 1

Subject: Bass Home Electronics is doing just fine, thank you
From: "Robert L Bass" alarmist@home.com
Date: 4/1/00 5:33 PM Eastern Standard Time
Message-id: <FOuF4.40626$hT2.232546@news1.rdc1.ct.home.com

Last time I checked my business is doing "swimmingly."
My Connecticut alarm contractor's L5 license is intact, having been obtained
truthfully and honestly.  I applied for and received the license many years ago
after passing the necessary exams.  Only a fool would lie to the state licensing
authority.  That sort of thing has a habit of coming back to haunt you.
Regards,
Robert L Bass

Bass Home Electronics
The Online DIY Alarm Store
http://www.Bass-Home.com
80 Bentwood Road
West Hartford, CT 06107
860-561-9542 voice
860-561-5210 fax
alarmist@home.com

POST # 2

Subj:   RE: Burglar alarms
Date:       3/29/00 5:02:45 PM Eastern Standard Time
From:      Howard.osden@po.state.ct.us (Howard Osden)
Reply-to  Howard.osden@po.state.ct.us (Howard.osden@po.state.ct.us)

That number belongs to:
Robert L Bass
80 Bentwood Rd
West Hartford CT 06107

It is an L5 type, current expiration date is 9/30/2000.
An L5 holder may perform electrical work limited to low voltage electrical
work limited to alarm, audio & sound systems, and systems not exceeding 25
volts or 5 amperes.

There are no background checks done on individuals.

There is a yes/no check off box on applications asking whether or not the
applicant has ever been convicted of a felony, and which if they answer
"yes" they are required to provide a statement from their probation
officer.  The application must be notarized at the time of submission, so
it in effect becomes a sworn statement. This particular application was
filed on 3/20/1989.

If "yes" is checked, and a P. O. statement is attached, the application
goes before a meeting of the licensing board for consideration. 

However, Sec. 20-334 of the Connecticut General Statutes states in part:
"Each board may suspend or revoke any license or certificate granted or
issued by it if the holder thereof is convicted of a felony...".
Further, Sec 20-332-18a of the Regulations of State Agencies states "A
board may reprimand a licensee, place a licensee on probation or suspend or
revoke a license after a hearing before the board when the findings show
one or more of the following acts or practices:

(b) obtaining or conspiring to obtain with others a license by inducing the
issuance thereof in consideration of the payment of money or delivery of
any other thing of value or by and through a misrepresentation of facts to
a board within the Department of Consumer Protection;

(j) conviction of a felony;

Therefore, if a person lies on their application, or commits a felony, and
these facts come to light - the disciplinary action outlined above may take
place.  The department however, does not go through any process of checking
the licensees periodically to see if they have been convicted of a felony
or may have made misstatements on their applications.

If you have any knowledge or evidence that the above situation(s) may
exist, you may send the information to:

Department of Consumer Protection
Trade Practices Division
165 Capitol Ave
Hartford, CT 06106

-----Original Message-----

Sent:         Wednesday, March 29, 2000 3:10 PM
To:          Osden, Howard
Subject:   Re: Burglar alarms

The license number is 00106011.  I have another question. Is a criminal
background check done on license holders past, present or future?  Thank
You  much for your help. I am questioning this because I found a document
that had the above license number on it and I do not like what I read.

POST # 3

Subj:   RE: Hello Howard
Date:  4/17/00 2:53:28 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From  Howard.osden@po.state.ct.us (Howard Osden)
Reply-to:  Howard.osden@po.state.ct.us (Howard.osden@po.state.ct.us)
LBryant@po.state.ct.us (Bryant, Lois)
Contact Lois Bryant @ 860-713-6100 or e-mail her at: Lois.bryant@po.state.ct.us

-----Original Message-----

Sent:       Monday, April 10, 2000 10:40 AM
To:          Osden, Howard
Subject:   Hello Howard

Hello:
In a recent e-mail you advised me that you have forwarded my e-mails on to Lois Bryant, Director of the Trade Practices Division.
How can I find out what is going on with this issue. You said, I can tell you at this point that Mr. Bass did indicate "yes" to the felony
question both on his L6 application of 1983 and his L5 application of 1989, although there is no copy of a probation officers report.
Awaiting your reply.

POST # 4

Subj: RE: Burglar alarms
Date:       3/29/00 8:42:33 PM Eastern Standard Time
From:       Howard.osden@po.state.ct.us (Howard Osden)
Reply-to: Howard.osden@po.state.ct.us (Howard.Osden@po.state.ct.us)

I have forwarded your e-mails on to Lois Bryant, Director of the Trade Practices Division. I can tell you at this point that Mr. Bass did indicate "yes" to the felony question both on his L6 application of 1983 and his L5 application of 1989, although there is no copy of a probation officers report. (Mr. Bass himself reports the Florida incident as having taken place in 1979 and being a conviction for Aggravated Assault with a sentence of 5 yrs. probation to be served in Connecticut, but he does not mention the "multiple felonies", Missouri, or the 10 yr. "hippie" period.  I'm assuming the 13 yr. old knifing was disposed of a juvenile, and therefore not public record.)

What will happen now will be up to the Trade Practice Division, the Legal Staff, and possibly the Electrical Board.  They'd probably stipulate to a civil
penalty were it to be even pursued.  I suppose much will depend on the true nature of Mr. Bass' criminal record. Regardless, Mr. Bass is entitled to due process in an matter which may come before the Board. 

I think you did the right thing in reporting the incident, because - Hey, you never know. Just about all of the facts sound right, but they are also public
information.    If Trade Practice runs his record, we should find out easily enough.
 

-----Original Message-----

Sent:      Wednesday, March 29, 2000 6:25 PM
To:          Osden, Howard
Subject:   Re: Burglar alarms

Howard:
I do not know this to be fact or fiction. I found this on a Christian web site. This was a testimony from R.L. Bass and posted to this site. I found it weird that he included his license number at the bottom. I just do not feel right knowing that a man can own an alarm company in CT after reading this.  Like I said I do not know if it is true or not BUT I think someone should do a little background check on this individual. He is bragging about have keys to peoples houses etc.  I have included what I found below for you to read.  Thanks for all your help  in this matter. This is the way I found it:

(This is an email I recently received... intact as received on 05/28/97.)

Hi Ron,

I thought you might be interested to know that one of your competitors, Robert L Bass (me) of Bass Home Electronics, is also a born again Christian. I saw your
post in the news group and decided to visit your site to see what you sell. Actually, I was intending to check your prices since a prospective client Had told me you
charge less than I do on a couple of items. I wondered about  the reason your company's name is "Alpha & Omega," since it is one of the names of God. Boy was I happy to find out! I read your testimony and was glad to hear of the change Jesus has made in your life. I, too, have had a drastic turn-around in my life after meeting Jesus Christ.

In brief, I grew up in a loving home with good, honest parents. But I was always the rebel. I fought constantly with my brothers and sisters, the kids in school and
most of all with any form of authority. By the end of seventh grade my parents could no longer control me. They sent me to a private school for troubled youth in New Hampshire. It cost all they had to try to help me. Soon I got into a fight and stabbed a classmate. I was 13 years old then. I spent the next four and a half years
locked up, all the while building a rage inside me against everyone around me. At age 17 I was released and came home to live with my family. In a few
months I dropped out of the school my parents had enrolled me in, moved to Grenwich Village in New York City and joined the "hippy" scene. That was
1969. I spent the next 10 years on drugs, wandering around the country, in and out of jails on many felony charges. I wrecked several cars, destroyed the lives of
anyone who tried to help me and caused the death of an innocent woman in a car wreck in Missouri. Still I had no clue how to change my life.

In Florida my road to destruction finally came to the brink. Convicted of multiple felonies and facing many years in prison, I was about to go right down the drain
forever. With the "winning" personality I had developed, I got in some fights in the jail as I awaited the sentence. I was charged as a "Habitual Felon" and faced 35 years to life. It was finally over...

And then God did a miracle. He sent a man into the jail all the way up to The solitary block where I was being kept due to fighting. This man brought the
message that someone still cared about me. That there is a God and that He really loves me -- just as I am. That night I got down and prayed an honest prayer of
repentance for the First time in my life. I asked Jesus Christ to come into my life and to enable me to deal with the terrible prison sentence I was expecting. I didn't
dare dream of ever being set free. I was certain I would not live 35 years in the Florida prison system. Too many other convicts hated me and wanted to see
me dead. But God had a plan for my life. A glorious plan of redemption, freedom and joy in the Holy Spirit! Three months later the judge allowed me to go to a
Christian drug treatment facility in Hartford, CT. There I spent nearly two years, first as a student in the program and later as a volunteer staff member helping others
learn to follow Jesus as I had. Well it's been 18 years since I was set free from prison and 18 years since I was set free from the bonds of death and destruction
that I had wrapped around my life. God has never failed me. Jesus has given me two wonderful children and a lovely wife. In fact, both of my boys have been called
into missions. Praise God!

And just to show the world that Jesus can and does really change lives completely... He has given me a burglar alarm business. I was a thief and a
con man. But Jesus has enabled me to protect the homes, lives and businesses of over a thousand people in Connecticut. And now He is helping me build a national security business over the Internet. Sometimes I think God really has a great sense of humor, too. You see, some of the people whose homes I protect are judges,
police officers and attorneys. Several good friends of mine are state police officers. Even a federal judge has entrusted me with his safety. I have key safes with about 300 keys to homes and businesses and God knows he had made me into a man who wouldn't even think of abusing that trust. Isn't He wonderful?

I will encourage you to never stop seeking Him. Keep sharing your testimony with anyone who will listen, my friend. And as God gives you opportunities
to speak for His glory, you go right on and obey Him.
In His Service,
R L Bass
/===================================\
|            Robert L Bass             |
|        Bass Home Electronics       |
|          80 Bentwood Road           |
|       West Hartford, CT 06107      |
|        (860) 561-2020 voice        |
|         (860) 521-2143 fax         |
|        alarmist@BassHome.com       |
|    http://www.Icentral.com/alarm1  |
|      CT State License: 00106011     |
\===================================/

Then Old Goofy got scared and left for Sarasota Florida...... He was divorced along the way.......another public information record (here)......He continues to be a total and complete ASSHOLE in the NG Alt.Security.Alarms .