Dragnet: The Big Bid

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You're a detective sergeant. You're assigned a burglary detail. You get a call that a clothing store in Hollywood is suffering losses. The value of the stolen property is over $12,000. There's no lead to the identity of the thief.

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The documented drama of an actual crime. For the next 30 minutes in cooperation with the Los Angeles Police Department, you will travel step by step on the side of the law through an actual case transcribed from official police violence from beginning to end from crime to punishment. Dragnet is the story of your police force in action. It was Wednesday June 3rd it was hot in Los

Angeles we were working the day watch out of burglary detail. My partner's Frank Smith the boss is Captain Bernard my name is Friday we were on our way out from the office and it was 956 a.m. and we got the 1592 Vine Street. Dots Men's Store.