The Big Pick

Friday - The Dragnet Podcast · Oct 14, 2026 · 27m

Originally Aired: December 8, 1953

Dragnet #225, "The Big Pick," Sergeant Joe Friday and Officer Frank Smith of the Bunco Fugitive Division tackle an organized gang of pickpockets plaguing Los Angeles. The case becomes personal when elderly Lewis Bonning visits their office in desperation. The heartbroken widower had withdrawn his entire life savings of $5,200 from the bank that morning, planning to move to Chicago to live with his daughter. While having coffee at a busy market, someone expertly lifted the money from his pocket without him noticing until he reached the street. The theft…