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The Big 17
Originally Aired: September 6, 1951 Dragnet #117, "The Big 17," Sergeant Joe Friday and his partner Ben Romero are called to a neighborhood movie theater on West Fremont where a gang of fifteen to twenty teenagers has gone on a rampage. Theater manager Clyde Barton describes how what started as noisy teenagers quickly escalated into violence when he tried to restore order. The kids attacked him, one pulling a knife, then proceeded to tear apart the lobby, smashing mirrors, lamps, and display cases. In the chaos, a 14-year-old boy was shoved through a plate glass showcase and suffered severe…
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