Dragnet: The Big Lift

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You're a detective sergeant. You're assigned a forgery division, shoplifting detail. And organized gang of thieves have started operating in your city. In spite of the precautions taken, the thieves are still working. Your job? Stop them.

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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 Monday, September 20th. It was cold in Los Angeles. We were working the day watch out of forgery division, shoplift detail. My partners Frank Smith, the boss chief of detectives, Thad Brown. My name is Friday.

We're on our way out from the office and it was 9.45am and we got to the eighth floor of the Whitfield Department store. Security office. Yes, sir. Can I help you? We'd like to see Mr. Dunroff.