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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                  SCHEDULE 13D
                               (Amendment No. 5)*
                                       of
                           Tweedy, Browne Company LLC


                                  SCHEDULE 13D
                               (Amendment No. 2)*
                                       of
                               TBK Partners, L.P.


                                  SCHEDULE 13D
                               (Amendment No. 5)*
                                       of
                            Vanderbilt Partners, L.P.



                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                                PINKERTON'S INC.
                                (Name of Issuer)


                    Common Stock, Par Value $. 001 per Share
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    723429106
                                 (CUSIP Number)



                                 John D. Spears
                              52 Vanderbilt Avenue
                            New York, New York 10017
                                 (212) 916-0600
                 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Persons
                Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)



                                 March 18, 1998
             (Date of Event which Required Filing of this Statement)




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If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box [ ].

Check the following box if a fee is paid with the statement [ ]. (A fee is not
required only if the reporting person: (1) has a previous statement on file
reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of
securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7.)

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act,
but shall be subject to all the provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).




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                                  Schedule 13D

                                                          Page ____ of ____Pages

CUSIP No. 723429106
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
    S.S. OR I.R.S. INDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

       Tweedy, Browne Company LLC ("TBC")
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP                    (a)/ /
                                                                        (b)/X/

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3   SEC USE ONLY

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4   SOURCE OF FUNDS*
      
         00
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS
    2(d) OR 2(E)                                                            /  /
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

         Delaware
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 7 SOLE VOTING POWER. TBC has sole voting power with respect
                   to 1,041,437 shares held in certain TBC Accounts (as herein-
                   after defined). Additionally, certain of the general
                   partners of TBC may be deemed to have sole power to vote
  NUMBER OF        certain shares as more fully set forth herein.
   SHARES        ---------------------------------------------------------------
 BENEFICIALLY    8 SHARED VOTING POWER
  OWNED BY
    EACH           0 shares
  REPORTING      ---------------------------------------------------------------
   PERSON        9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 
    WITH
                   0 shares, except that certain of the general partners of
                   TBC may be deemed to have sole power to dispose of
                   certain shares as more fully set forth herein.
                 ---------------------------------------------------------------
                 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                   1,187,971 shares held in accounts of TBC
                   (as herein defined)   
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
    
     1,187,971 shares
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*  /X/

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
     9.45%
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

     BD, IA & OO
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT
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                                  Schedule 13D

                                                          Page ____ of ____Pages

CUSIP No. 723429106
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
    S.S. OR I.R.S. INDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

       TBK Partners, L.P. ("TBK")
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP                    (a)/ /
                                                                        (b)/x/

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3   SEC USE ONLY

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4   SOURCE OF FUNDS*
      
         00
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS
    2(d) OR 2(E)                                                            /  /
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

         Delaware
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 7 SOLE VOTING POWER 23,250 shares, except that the general
                   partners in TBK, solely by reason of their
                   positions as such, may be deemed to have shared power
  NUMBER OF        to vote these shares
   SHARES        ---------------------------------------------------------------
 BENEFICIALLY    8 SHARED VOTING POWER
  OWNED BY    
    EACH           0 shares
  REPORTING      ---------------------------------------------------------------
   PERSON        9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 
    WITH      
                   23,250 shares, except that certain of the general partners in
                   TBK, solely by reason of their positions as
                   such, may be deemed to have shared power to vote
                   these shares.
                 ---------------------------------------------------------------
                 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                     0 shares
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
    
     23,250 shares
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*  / /

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
      0.18%
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

     PN
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT

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                                  Schedule 13D

                                                          Page ____ of ____Pages

CUSIP No. 723429106
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
    S.S. OR I.R.S. INDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

       Vanderbilt Partners, L.P. ("Vanderbilt")
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP                    (a)/ /
                                                                        (b)/x/

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3   SEC USE ONLY

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4   SOURCE OF FUNDS*
      
         00
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS
    2(d) OR 2(E)                                                            /  /
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

         Delaware
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 7 SOLE VOTING POWER 18,150 shares, except that the general
                   partners in Vanderbilt, solely by reason of their
                   positions as such, may be deemed to have shared power
  NUMBER OF        to vote these shares
   SHARES        ---------------------------------------------------------------
 BENEFICIALLY    8 SHARED VOTING POWER
  OWNED BY    
    EACH           0 shares
  REPORTING      ---------------------------------------------------------------
   PERSON        9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 
    WITH      
                   18,150 shares, except that the general partners in
                   Vanderbilt, solely by reason of their positions as
                   such, may be deemed to have shared power to vote
                   these shares.
                 ---------------------------------------------------------------
                 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                     0 shares
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
    
     18,150 shares
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*  / /

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
     0.15%
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

     PN
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT

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PRELIMINARY NOTE

         This Statement constitutes (a) Amendment No. 5 to a Statement on
Schedule 13D originally filed by Tweedy, Browne Company L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership ("TBC"), and dated as of June 10, 1996 (the "TBC Statement"); (b)
Amendment No. 2 to a Statement filed on Schedule 13D originally filed by TBK
Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("TBK") and dated as of July 31,
1996 (the "TBK Statement"); and (c) Amendment No. 5 to a Statement on Schedule
13D filed by Vanderbilt Partners, L.P.; a Delaware limited partnership
("Vanderbilt") and dated as of June 10, 1996 (the "Vanderbilt Statement"),
(collectively, the "Joint Amendment No. 5"). However, the filing of this Joint
Amendment No. 5 should not be deemed an admission that TBC, TBK and Vanderbilt
comprise a group within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities and
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act").

         Tweedy, Browne Company L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
(the"Partnership") and its general partners entered into a definitive agreement,
pursuant to which the Partnership converted to Tweedy, Browne Company LLC (the
"Company"), a Delaware limited liability company, and AMG/TBC Holdings, Inc.
("Holdings"), a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Affiliated
Managers Group, Inc. (a Boston-based holding company, the business address of
which is Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110), acquired a
majority interest in the Company on October 9, 1997.

         This Joint Amendment No. 5 relates to the Common Stock, .001 par value
(the "Common Stock"), of Pinkerton's Inc. (the "Company"), which, to the best
knowledge of the persons filing this Joint Amendment No. 5 is a company
organized under the laws of Delaware, with its principal executive offices
located at 15910 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 900, Encino, CA 91436-2810.

         This Joint Amendment No. 5 contains information regarding shares of
Common Stock that may be deemed to be beneficially owned by TBC. Such shares are
held in the accounts of various customers of TBC, with respect to which it has
obtained sole or shared voting power.

         Other than as set forth below, to the best knowledge of TBC, TBK and
Vanderbilt, there has been no material change in the information set forth in
response to Items 1, 2,4, 6 and 7 of the Statement, as amended. Accordingly,
those Items are omitted from this Joint Amendment No. 5.

ITEM 3: SOURCE AND AMOUNTS OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION

         As of the date hereof, the number of shares with respect to which TBC
may be deemed to be the beneficial owner is 1,187,971 shares of Common Stock
(the "TBC Shares"), all of which shares were purchased in open market
transactions. The aggregate cost of the TBC Shares, including brokerage
commissions, was 20,647,453.

         The TBC Shares are held in the TBC Accounts, the funds therefor coming
from the funds on hand in each individual managed account and in certain
instances from standard margin account borrowings from brokerage accounts
maintained at Fleet Clearing Corporation. It is expected that funds used by the
TBC Accounts to purchase additional shares of Common Stock, if additional shares
are purchased by the TBC Accounts (see Item 4 of the Statement), will come from
the funds on hand for each managed account, which funds on hand at any time and
from time to time may include, among others, funds borrowed pursuant to margin
accounts maintained at Fleet Clearing Corporation. Borrowings made by certain
TBC Accounts pursuant to such margin accounts are secured by margin securities
owned by the respective accounts, including some of the TBC Shares. Interest on
outstanding borrowings under such margin accounts ranges for 1/2% to 2% over the
brokers' call rate in effect from time to time at Chase Manhattan Bank, New
York, New York, depending upon the amount of outstanding borrowings at any given
time.



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         As of the date hereof, TBK beneficially owns directly 23,250 shares of
Common Stock (the "TBK Shares"), all of which shares were purchased in open
market transactions. The aggregate cost of the TBK Shares, including brokerage
commissions was $327,053.

         It is expected that funds used by TBK to purchase additional shares of
Common Stock, if additional shares are purchased by TBK (see Item 4 of the
Statement), will come from TBK's general funds, which include cash and cash
equivalents on hand and in banks.

         TBK's general funds have included, and it is expected that they will
from time to time include, funds borrowed by it pursuant to an understanding
with Chase Manhattan Bank. As of the date hereof, TBK has a loan outstanding
with Chase Manhattan Bank in the amount of $20,000. Borrowings made by TBK
pursuant to that understanding bear interest at the brokers' call rate in effect
from time to time at Chase Manhattan Bank TBK's funds may also include funds
borrowed pursuant to a Line of Credit Agreement between TBK and Boston Safe
Deposit and Trust Company. Pursuant to the Line of Credit Agreement, TBK may
borrow up to $15,000,000 at the brokers' call rate charged from time to time by
Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company. Borrowings made by TBK pursuant to its
understandings with Chase Manhattan Bank and the Line of Credit Agreement with
Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company are secured by securities owned by TBK;
such borrowings are not secured by any TBK Shares. No borrowings from Chase
Manhattan Bank or Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company were made for the
purpose of acquiring the TBK Shares. TBK reserves the right to include all or
any of the shares of Common Stock owned by it at any time or from time to time,
among the securities that serve as collateral for such borrowings, subject to
compliance with any applicable statutes and regulations.

         As of the date hereof, Vanderbilt beneficially owns directly 18,150
shares of Common Stopen market transactions. The aggregate cost of the
Vanderbilt Shares, including brokerage commissions, was $283,336.

         It is expected that funds used by Vanderbilt to purchase additional
shares of Common Stock, if additional shares are purchased by Vanderbilt (see
Item 4 of the Statement), will come from Vanderbilt's general funds, which
include cash and cash equivalents on hand and in banks.

          Vanderbilt's funds may also include funds borrowed pursuant to a Line
of Credit Agreement between Vanderbilt and Boston Safe Deposit and Trust
Company. Pursuant to the Line of Credit Agreement, Vanderbilt may borrow up to
$2,000,000 at the brokers' call rate charged from time to time by Boston Safe
Deposit and Trust Company. Borrowings made by Vanderbilt pursuant to the Line of
Credit Agreement with Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company are secured by
securities owned by Vanderbilt; such borrowings are not secured by any
Vanderbilt Shares. No borrowings from Chase Manhattan Bank or Boston Safe
Deposit and Trust Company were made for the purpose of acquiring the Vanderbilt
Shares. Vanderbilt reserves the right to include all or any of the shares of
Common Stock owned by it at any time or from time to time, among the securities
that serve as collateral for such borrowings, subject to compliance with any
applicable statutes and regulations.




ITEM 5.  INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER

         (a) As of the date hereof, TBC may be deemed to be the beneficial owner
of an aggregate of 1,187,971 shares of Common Stock, which constitutes
approximately 9.45% of the 12,573,000 shares of Common Stock which TBC believes
to be the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. The TBC Shares are
held in the TBC Accounts.


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         Also included in the TBC Shares are 322 shares of Common Stock held in
a TBC Account for a charitable foundation, of which Christopher H. Browne is a
trustee. Mr. Browne is a Member in TBC and a General Partner in TBK and
Vanderbilt.

         As of the date hereof, TBK beneficially owns directly 23,250 shares of
Common Stock, which constitutes approximately 0.18% of the 12,573,000 shares of
Common Stock which TBK believes to be the total number of shares of Common Stock
outstanding.

         As of the date hereof, Vanderbilt beneficially owns directly 18,150
shares of Common Stock, which constitutes approximately 0.15% of the 12,573,000
shares of Common Stock which Vanderbilt believes to be the total number of
shares of Common Stock outstanding.


         Each of TBC, TBK and Vanderbilt disclaims that it is the beneficial
owner of any of the shares of Common Stock held in the TBC Accounts. The
aggregate number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which TBC, TBK and
Vanderbilt could be deemed to be the beneficial owner as of the date hereof,
is 1,229,371 shares, which constitutes approximately 9.78% of the 12,573,000
shares of Common Stock, which the filing persons believe to be the total number
of shares of Common Stock outstanding, but nothing contained herein shall be
construed as an admission that TBC is the beneficial owner of any of the TBC
Shares.

         The aggregate number of shares and percentage of Common Stock with
respect to which each of the General Partners may be deemed to be the beneficial
owner by reason of his being a Member of TBC and a general partner in TBK and
Vanderbilt, respectively, is 1,229,371 shares, which constitutes approximately
9.78% of the 12,573,000 shares of Common Stock outstanding. The aggregate number
of shares and percentage of Common Stock with respect to which Thomas P. Knapp
may be deemed to be a beneficial owner by reason of his being a general partner
of TBK is 23,250 shares of Common Stock which constitutes approximately 0.18% of
the 12,573,000 shares of Common Stock outstanding. However, nothing contained
herein shall be construed as an admission that any of the General Partners or
Thomas P. Knapp is the beneficial owner of any shares of Common Stock, except as
set forth herein as expressly and admittedly being beneficially owned by a
particular General Partner or Thomas P. Knapp.

         Each of TBC, TBK and Vanderbilt disclaims beneficial ownership of
Common Stock held by the other. Except as described herein, to the best
knowledge of TBC, TBK and Vanderbilt, no person who may be deemed to comprise a
group with any of TBC, TBK, Vanderbilt, or any other person named in Item 2
hereof, beneficially owns any shares of Common Stock.

         (b) TBC has investment discretion with respect to 1,187,971 shares of
Common Stock held by the TBC Accounts and has sole power to dispose or direct
the disposition of all of such shares. Of these shares of Common Stock, TBC has
sole power to vote or to direct the voting of 1,041,437 shares of Common Stock
held in certain TBC Accounts.

         Each of the General Partners of TBC, solely by reason of their
positions as such, may be deemed to have (i) shared power to dispose of or to
direct the disposition of all of the shares of Common Stock held in the TBC
Accounts; and (ii) shared power to vote or direct the vote of 1,041,437 shares
of Common Stock held in certain TBC Accounts.

         TBK has the sole power to vote or direct the voting of and dispose or
direct the disposition of the TBK Shares. Each of the General Partners and
Thomas P. Knapp, solely by reason of their positions as general partners, may be
deemed to have shared power to vote or direct the vote of and to dispose or
direct the disposition of the TBK Shares.




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         Vanderbilt has the sole power to vote or direct the voting of and
dispose or direct the disposition of the Vanderbilt Shares. Each of the General
Partners of Vanderbilt, solely by reason of their positions as such, may be
deemed to have shared power to vote or direct the vote of and to dispose or
direct the disposition of the Vanderbilt Shares.

         Christopher H. Browne may be deemed to have (i) sole power to dispose
of or to direct the disposition of and (ii) sole power to vote or direct the
vote of 322 shares of Common Stock held in a TBC Account for a charitable
foundation, of which he is a trustee.

         (c) No transactions in Common Stock were effected by TBK or Vanderbilt
during the sixty-day period ended as of the date hereof. During the sixty-day
period ended as of the date hereof, transactions in Common Stock effected by TBC
are set forth below:


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

REPORTING                   NO OF           NO OF
PERSON            DATE      SHARES BOUGHT   SHARES SOLD     PRICE

<S>             <C>         <C>              <C>             <C>
TBC             01/14/98    47,500                          $22 3/8
                01/22/98     2,000                          $22 7/8
                01/28/98                      510           $22.2098
                02/09/98    22,300                          $22.3608
                02/19/98       500                          $22 3/4
                02/27/98   157,600                          $23 1/4
                03/02/98     2,900                          $22 3/4
                03/03/98     2,000                          $22 3/4
                03/09/98                    1,500           $23.1666
                03/13/98    10,000                          $23 1/6
                03/17/98    25,000                          $23 1/8
                03/18/98    11,100                          $23 1/8

</TABLE>


         (d) To the best knowledge of TBC, each of the persons maintaining an
account with TBC has the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of
dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the shares of Common Stock
held in said person's TBC Account.

         To the best knowledge of TBK, no person other than TBK has the right to
receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds
from the sale of, the TBK Shares, except that the General Partners and Thomas P.
Knapp may be deemed to have such rights and powers solely by reason of being
general partners in TBK.

         To the best knowledge of Vanderbilt, no person other than Vanderbilt
has the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from,
or the proceeds from the sale of, the Vanderbilt Shares, except that the General
Partners in Vanderbilt may be deemed to have such rights and powers solely by
reason of being general partners in Vanderbilt.

         (e) Not applicable.







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                                    SIGNATURE


         Each of Tweedy, Browne Company LLC., TBK Partners, L.P. and Vanderbilt
Partners, L.P., after reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and
belief, hereby certifies that the information set forth in this Statement is
true, complete and correct.

                                   TWEEDY, BROWNE COMPANY LLC.



                                   By
                                      --------------------------------
                                      Christopher H. Browne
                                      Member



                                   TBK PARTNERS, L.P.



                                   By
                                      ---------------------------------
                                      Christopher H. Browne
                                      General Partner



                                   VANDERBILT PARTNERS, L.P.



                                   By
                                      ---------------------------------
                                      Christopher H. Browne
                                      General Partner











Dated: March 22, 1998












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