The Welcome to the great detectives of old time radio from Boise, Idaho. This is your host,

Adam Graham. In a moment, we're going to bring you this week's

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But now, from November 29th, 1951,

here is the big affair.

The story you were about to hear is true.

The names have been changed to protect the innocent.

You're a detective sergeant. You're assigned a robbery detail.

An unidentified armed bandit starts a campaign of jewelry store holdups in your city. The robberies are carefully planned, carefully executed.

The bandit commits brutal attacks on each of the victims.

Your job? Get him.

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.

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