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The story you are about to hear is true. The names have been changed to protect the innocent. You're a detective sergeant. You're assigned a robbery detail. A pair of bandits are staging a rapid-fire campaign of holdups in your city. In 21 days, 11 food markets have been robbed. The holdups go on. The suspects are still unidentified. Your job? Get them. The documented drama of an actual crime. For the next 30 minutes in cooperation with the Los Angeles Police Department, you…

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Synopsis

In The Big Market, detectives Joe Friday and Ben Romero are thrust into a tense investigation as they confront a wave of supermarket robberies sweeping through Los Angeles. With a staggering 11 markets hit in just 21 days, the bandits are executing their crimes with precision, targeting only larger supermarkets and employing a consistent method of operation. The detectives are under pressure to solve the case quickly, as the community grows increasingly anxious about the brazen thieves.

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Dragnet, Episode 124

The Big Market

Thursday, October 25, 1951 · 26:26

Dragnet, Episode 124

The Big Market

Thursday, October 25, 1951 · 26:26

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Detectives Friday and Romero investigate a string of supermarket robberies in Los Angeles, where two bandits are on a rapid-fire crime spree. With 11 markets hit in just 21 days, the pressure is on to identify and apprehend the thieves before they strike again.

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