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The Big Help
Originally Aired: May 18, 1954
Dragnet #248, "The Big Help," Sergeant Joe Friday and Officer Frank Smith are working the forgery detail, pursuing a sophisticated gang of check passers who have hit over 50 businesses across Los Angeles, stealing approximately $60,000. The detectives interview Tom Dawson, a grocery store clerk at York Canyon Market who cashed a fraudulent check for $89.60—a significant sum he'll have to pay back from his own salary. While nervously assembling a promotional cereal display, Dawson describes the well-prepared suspect who presented convincing identification…
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