Episode
Dragnet: Burglary Auto - Juvenile Genius
Overview
Burglaries are happening and the thieves are leaving a red cloth at each crime scene. Joe and Bill respond to another break in at a chemical company and a safe company. Joe and Bill stake out the chemical company and catch an unexpected pair of thieves.
Details
- Series
- Dragnet
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 11
- Air date
- 1969-12-04
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Burglary Auto - Juvenile Genius is Episode 11 in Dragnet 1970 of Dragnet. It aired on 1969-12-04. The runtime is 30 min.
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Episode 8: D.H.Q. - Missing Person
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Episode 14: Burglary - Helpful Woman
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Episode 7: Homicide - Cigarette Butt
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Episode 15: Homicide - Who Killed Who?
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Episode 6: Juvenile - The Little Pusher
Joe and Bill are working Juvenile Narcotics Division and find a 12 year old under the influence of narcotics. They go to the boy’s school and conduct a class for teachers on how to identify narcotics. They discover that a ninth grader is selling the narcotics in school and find that his father is the source of the drugs.
Episode 16: Burglary - The Son
A victim of a burglary calls and tells Joe she forgot to report one of the items that was stolen. A pawn shop reports receiving one of the stolen items and it leads to a drug dealer. He's not the thief, but Joe has him tailed and the dealer leads them to an unexpected person.
Episode 5: Burglary - Mister
An old woman has all her possessions including her cane stolen by her grandson, "Mister Daniel Lumis". Joe and Bill try to locate Lumis and find a trail of bigamy and thievery.
Episode 17: A.I.D. - The Weekend
Bill's wife is out-of-town, and Bill invites Joe home for the weekend. They have dinner, Bill concocts a hideous sandwich, and they try to play poker with some of Bill's friends. A woman selling magazines shows up, and Joe and Bill suspect a scam.