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Uncle Erich Presents™ - Dragnet - "Sixteen Jewel Thieves." (1951)

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The story you're about to hear is true. Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent.
Classic 1949-1957 Dragnet radio episode featuring Detective Friday investigating a wave of jewel thefts sweeping Los Angeles. After 16 consecutive burglaries with identical methodology, a pawn shop lead surfaces when stolen items appear, traced to suspect Walter Tracy. Investigation expands as multiple pawn shops report the suspect using aliases and different addresses, with crime value escalating.

As heard by us

A burglary call, a gold watch, and a street chase drive this Dragnet case.

This Dragnet episode has a hard, clipped shape: a burglary call, a gold watch, and a street chase that tightens the net around Walter Tracy, who tries to pawn a 21-jewel watch before the detectives catch up.

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You want a street-level chase that lands in a hard interrogation room.

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