Dragnet

Ladies and gentlemen, the story you are about to hear is true.

The names have been changed to protect the innocent.

You're a detective sergeant.

You're assigned to robbery detail.

Three hold-up men have robbed and beaten two supermarket operators in your city.

You've got a good description of the thieves.

Your job, get them.

It was Tuesday, November 3rd.

It was cold in Los Angeles.

We were working the day watch out of robbery detail.

My partner's Frank Smith, the boss of Chief of Detective's Thad Brown.

My name's Friday.

We'd gotten a hot shot call about a robbery, and it was 9.46 a.m. When we got to the corner of Lockwood and Barton Avenue, the Lockwood and Barton Avenue.

The Lockton Market. Officer back there. Yeah.m. when we got to the corner of Lockwood and Barton Avenue. The Lockton Market.

Officer back there. Yeah. Friday and Smith Central robbery. Oh, yeah. I'm Jackson Unit 3.8.7. You answered the call? Yeah. We got here a couple of minutes ago. Where's the victim? Back room there. He's pretty bad off. Ambulance attendants with him now. Mm-hmm.

My partner's checking the neighborhood.

If there's nothing you need me for, I'll get my hand.

Yeah, make it 2-11 report for you, will you? Right. Thank you. Looks like there was quite a fight. Yeah, stuff all over the place. Come on. What do you got in that bottle? It sure stinks. Yeah, you've to clean up these cuts. Let's try to hold still. Ow! Hey, take it easy, huh? Yeah, that's something you want? We're out of central robbery. Is this the victim? Yeah, a couple of cuts, nothing serious. Tell him about Andy. He's the one who really got it. Who's Andy? Yeah, the clerk. Pretty rough. Looks like it might be a fractured jaw. He's on the truck now. Let me get this tape on you now. Oh. That should do it. Might be a good idea if you saw you, doctor. Yeah, what about Andy? We're going to take him down to Georgia Street receiving. You're going to call me and let me know about him? That might be better if you call them. Yeah, okay. I see you guys, huh? Yeah, right. Yeah.

Hi. about Andy? We're going to take him down to Georgia Street receiving. You're going to call me and let me know about it? That might be better if you called him. Yeah, okay. I see you guys, huh? Yeah, right. Yeah, thanks. Yeah, sure. Boy, one guy really clouded me. Heard. Mm-hmm. What if you feel up to telling us what happened here? Three of them. Three. He came in and held up the place, clouded me and Andy. Sure hope he's going to be all right. What's your name, sir?

Cliff Hall. You own the store, do you? No, me and Andy run it, though. We'd like to buy it. What time did these men come in? Must have been around 9.30 around there. Did you give the officers who answered the call of description of the men?, that was the first thing they asked me. Go ahead, please.

I was getting the money ready for the bank deposit,

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