Dragnet: The Big Present

You're a detective sergeant. You're assigned the burglary detail. In the past two months, a thief has broken into 18 markets. There's no lead to his whereabouts. No clue to his identity. Your job. For the next 30 minutes in cooperation of 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 files.

From beginning to end, from crime to punishment, Dragnet is the story of your police force in action. It was Monday, December 14th, it was cold in Los Angeles. We were working the day watch out of Burgery detail.

My partner's Frank Smith, the boss of Camp Bernoulli. My name's Frank. We're on our way out of the office. It was 8.05 AM when we got the Georgia Street juvenile bureau. Sergeant Lindsey Simmons office.

Yeah? Well, did you give it to him? What do you say? Yeah. When he come back? Uh-huh. Well, did he have it for you? Yeah. Well, I don't teach you not to go that route anymore.

Alright, Patrick, tell us, Sergeant, you're calling me when he gets back. Right. Alright, prides, man. Oh, I really want to thank you. Just starting to gene Patrick over, how in part? You know him? Yeah, I met him a couple times.

Picked up the youngster a couple of days ago, and suspicion him verbally, brought him into the office and Patrick talked to him. Yeah. Well, he finally bought it, but the kid didn't have anything to do with the theft he told me to go home.

Uh-huh. Kid told you he didn't have the money to get home, so gene gave him 20 cents. Kids worried coming and pay it back. Yeah, I came in this morning, gave back to two diamonds.