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Police team up with the Los Angeles News to go after dishonest television repair workers who cheat their customers. They set their sights on "Chaney's Video Repair." When the case wraps up, Jack Webb and George Fenneman break down the cop talk heard during the show.

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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