Dragnet: The Big Paint

Ladies and gentlemen, the story you are about to hear is true. The names have been changed to protect the innocent. Dragnet is brought to you by Chesterfield, made by Liggett and Myers. First major tobacco company to give you a complete line of quality cigarettes.

You're a detective sergeant. You're assigned to auto detail. An organized gang of thieves has been stripping cars in your city. None of the stolen merchandise has turned up. There's no lead to the identity of the members of the gang.

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transcribed from official police files. From beginning to end, from crime to punishment, Dr. Dagnet is the story of your police force in action. It was Tuesday, June 13th. It was overcast in Los Angeles. We were working the day watch out of Auto Theft detail.

My partner's Frank Smith, the boss is Captain Nelson. My name is Frank. I was on my way into the office and it was 7.52 a.m. and I got to go in 45. Auto Theft. Morning Joe.

Hi Bob, you seen Frank? How's the convenient? Oh, alright. Good Joe? Yeah. When I get to tell him, don't I, huh? Yeah, sure. Bob, how's it going? Oh, pretty good. Good. What happened to you?