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

The names were changed to protect the innocent.

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You're a detective sergeant. You're assigned to forgery division, shoplifting detail.

An organized gang of thieves has started operating in your city. In spite of the Detective Sargent, you're assigned to forgery division, shoplifting detail.

An organized gang of thieves has started operating in your city.

In spite of the precautions taken, the thieves are still working.

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Dragnet, 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 files.

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 partner's Frank Smith, the boss of Chief of Detective Thad Brown. My name's Friday. We're on our way out from the office, and it was 9.45 a.m. when we got to the eighth floor of the Whitfield Department store. Security office.

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