Dragnet: The Big Bird

The names have been changed to protect the innocent. You Sergeant, you're assigned a burglary detail. During the last two weeks there have been a series of burglaries in the Valley Division. You haven't got a lead.

Your job. 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 fires.

From beginning to end, from crime to punishment, Dragnet is the story of your police force in action. It was Wednesday, September 9th, it was hot in Los Angeles. We were working the day watch out of Burgery Division.

My partner's Frank Smith, the boss is Captain Bernard. My name's Friday. We're on our way out to a recently completed housing project in the Valley. It was 10, 13 a.m. and we got to the corner of Moore Park in victory.

Mayflower homes. This one right here, huh? Yeah, 224. I guess they haven't sold them all yet. 500 bucks down, not too bad. 49 houses. You think it'll get to the new place? I was thinking.

Get you shooting up, we could use a little more room. Just what Fay always wanted. House nobody else's limited. You know, some day maybe. Yeah. Yes sir? We're police officers. Frank Smith, my name's Friday.

Oh, how do you do? Somebody reported a burger we had to suggest. You say I'm braggy? Yes sir, that's me. Would you show us where he broke in, please? Oh yes sir, it's in the front bedroom.

bedroom just this right just off the hall here yeah this window here you can see where he'd image it wrong I was careful not to touch it you know finger prints good can you give us a list of the things he took no sir not for certain we're just getting moved in and we don't know for sure what's gone couple of silver