The Big Break
George Hoffman is arrested following a gunfight but manages to escape during his court hearing by scaling down the exterior of the building. He later enlists in the military and asks Friday and Romero to lend him $5.
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A mail truck gets robbed and thieves steal twenty-eight bags of registered mail. The break in the case comes from a twenty dollar bill that gives police the clue they need. It's worth noting that Los Angeles police are working a mail theft case even though it's a federal crime. The show starts by announcing it won a "Michael" award from the Academy Of TV and Radio Arts and Sciences.
Dragnet is an American radio series, enacting the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his partners. The show took its name from the police term "dragnet", meaning a system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects.
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“The Big Break.” Dragnet. Radio broadcast, December 14, 1950.
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