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The Big Mailman
Originally Aired: May 24, 1951 Dragnet #102, "The Big Mailman," Sergeant Joe Friday and Detective Ben Romero are working the day watch out of forgery detail when U.S. Postal Inspector Smith arrives at their office with a pressing problem. Someone is systematically stealing mail throughout Los Angeles, and the thief's sophisticated operation has already netted him an estimated two thousand dollars a month when he was operating in San Diego. Now he's brought his operation north. The investigation reveals a clever criminal who steals master panels from community mailboxes to create his own keys…
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