Dragnet – Retro Radio Podcast

An episode for parents, not your children. Homicide Detail. A woman with a 2-year-old child have disappeared, and there’s no reason for it. It’s up to Joe Friday to find…

As Joe and Frank talk in the squad room, the discussion of family matters and food is interrupted when a call to go interview the witness of a murder crosses…

When a call about a man found strangled with his own neck tie comes in, we find Joe Friday on the job in the Homicide Department. Joe Friday, and partner…

Assigned to robbery detail with a ruthless fiend roaming the streets, Joe Friday is determined to bring him down. A man who has just finished a ten year prison sentence,…

The story you are about to hear is true, only the names have been changed to protect the innocent. Working the Forgery detail, Joe Friday and partner Frank Smith need…

Burglary Detail. There has been a burglary at a large necktie manufacturer. Joe Friday and Frank Smith are on the job to investigate. The partners talk about the heat, and…

A scam is afoot. A man runs ads to lure women into marriage. Just before going through with it, he claims he has to leave town on business, and leaves…

Working undercover in the Narcotics department, Joe Friday has caught the small fry in the drug ring, but now he's after the big fish. Reporting in at the squad room, he reviews the case with both the captain and his partner, Ben Romero. A portrait of the damage that drugs can do on it's users is presented. The team of cops discuss strategy behind using their information from their previous arrest...

A vicious criminal has set up his narcotics operation in town. Joe Friday knows who he is, but he has to get proof to haul him in. Joe makes a phone call to tell his worried mom about the dangerous mission he is about to go on, and that he'll be alright. He surrenders his badge and identification as a cop so he can go undercover.

After a robbery two criminals are apprehended. One escapes, but one gets away. To top it off, one is a friend of Joe Friday and he has to send him to prison. In the scuffle, Ben Romero has been shot, but it isn't a serious wound. Joe tells about his old Army buddy that was caught, and his fall onto bad luck. They talk, but will Joe be enticed to help get his buddy off the hook? Not likely.

Joe Friday and partner, Frank Smith are just finishing up with a case, and talk about Frank’s home life. He is having woman troubles after forgetting Valentine’s Day. Friday isn’t…

The documented drama of an actual crime. Travel step by step through a case from actual police files. Joe Friday and Ben Romero work the Homicide detail. Chief Ed Backstrand…

Assigned to Homicide bureau, Joe Friday investigates a shooting of a police officer. The fatally wounded officer struggles, but does his best to tell how it happened. A description of…

Audio is a little muffled, but good. A 22 year old girl has disappeared, and a letter signed by someone known as the Wolf demands a $30k ransom. Under the…

Assigned to Homicide detail, Joe Friday investigates the report of a missing woman for signs of foul play. The husband, Mr Kelvi, is a grumpy gent, and the cops talk…

Working the Auto Theft detail, a gang has been apprehended, but the brains of the operation is still at large. Chief Backstrand calls on Joe Friday to question the 19…

Friday and Smith investigate a missing person. Right after they settle a little dispute between themselves about a sporting event. Then it’s off to interview the woman who phoned in…

The story you are about to hear is true. Only the names have been chaned to protect the innocent. Joe Friday works the nightwatch in the homicide department. Questioning starts…

Auto Theft detail, Joe Friday and Frank Smith are on the case to stop the crime spree. Joe and Frank talk with a mechanic friend who is an ex-con, and…

Robbery detail, Friday and Smith are on the case of a robbery at a jeweler. As the two partners share a smoke, they talk about the details of the case.…

Robbery detail. A pair of aarmed robbers hold up a restaurant. One gets away, but the other is shot. Frank Smith joins Joe Friday on the smoggy day as they…

A gentleman is in the police station to give the details of the burglary. Joe and Frank hit the streets, and interview people in the neighborhood. The people aren’t very…

Narcotics detail, Joe Friday has to find the source of the steady flow of drugs into the city. The story begins in the interview room where Friday and Smith talk…

Audio is good, but a bit weakk. Joe Friday and Frank Smith have been called on to pick up a criminal wanted by the police in another city. The identity…

Your mother has disappeared, and there has been no sign of her. It’s time to call Joe Friday on the job and solve this crime. Joe and partner, Frank Smih…