Big Mail
A mail truck robbery results in the theft of twenty-eight sacks of registered mail, but a $20 bill becomes the key to solving the case. The episode features Los Angeles police investigating what is technically a federal crime involving mail theft. The episode opens with an announcement that the show has received a "Michael" award from the Academy of TV and Radio Arts and Sciences.
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The hunt for mail thief Harvey Fletcher.
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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“Big Mail.” Dragnet. Radio broadcast, May 15, 1952.
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