Episode
Dragnet: The Phony Police Racket
Overview
Friday and Gannon investigate a scam involving a phony LAPD newsletter, which comes with a card for subscribers entitling the bearer to preferential treatment from the police.
Details
- Series
- Dragnet
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 13
- Air date
- 1967-12-07
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
The Phony Police Racket is Episode 13 in Dragnet 1968 of Dragnet. It aired on 1967-12-07. The runtime is 30 min.
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