Dragnet: The Big Drills (EP4763)
The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas
Adam Graham
4.6 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 24 July 2025
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 10, 1951
Originating from Hollywood
Starred: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday, Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero
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| 0:00.0 | The Welcome to the great detectives of old time radio. |
| 0:34.1 | From Boise, Idaho, this is your host, Adam Graham. In a moment, we're going to bring you this week's episode of Dragnet. |
| 0:42.5 | But first, I want to encourage you if you're enjoying the podcast to follow us using your favorite podcast software. |
| 0:50.8 | Today's program is brought to impart by the financial support of our listeners. |
| 0:55.5 | You can support the show on a one-time basis by mailing a donation to Adam Graham, Peelbox 15913, |
| 1:04.4 | that's Peelbox 15913, Boise, Idaho, 83715. But now, here is the 100th radio episode of Dragnet from May 10th, |
| 1:17.0 | 1951, The Big Drills. |
| 1:35.7 | The story you were about to hear is true. Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent. |
| 1:45.1 | You're a detective sergeant. |
| 1:46.9 | You're assigned to burglary detail. |
| 1:53.0 | For the past 18 weeks, a gang of safe men have been breaking into large grocery stores all over the city. |
| 1:54.5 | They work fast. |
| 1:56.3 | You can't localize their operation. |
| 1:57.7 | Your job? |
| 1:58.9 | Get them. |
| 2:07.4 | Dragnet, the documented drama of an actual crime. |
| 2:11.5 | For the next 30 minutes in cooperation with the Los Angeles Police Department, |
| 2:14.5 | you will travel step by step on the side of the law through an actual case transcribed from official police files. |
| 2:18.2 | From beginning to end, from crime to punishment, Dragnet is the story of your police force in action. |
| 2:27.8 | It was Wednesday, September 16th. It was hot in Los Angeles. We were working the day watch out |
| 2:32.7 | of burglary detail. My partner's Ben Romero. The boss is Captain Wisdom. My name's Friday. It was hot in Los Angeles. We were working the day watch out of burglary detail. My partner's Ben Romero. |
| 2:35.4 | The boss is Captain Wisdom. |
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