Dragnet: The Big Donation (EP5064)

Todays Mystery: Sergeant Joe Friday and his partner Bill Lockwood investigate a group of confidence men posing as authorized solicitors for legitimate charities and pocketing the donations they collect. An early arrest appears promising until the suspect proves he merely copied the scheme, leaving Friday and Lockwood searching for the experienced bunco artists whose fraud is depriving charitable causes of badly needed funds. Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 12, 1952 Originating from Hollywood Cast: Jack Webb as Sgt. Joe Friday Ken Peters as Bill Lockwood Virginia Gregg Vic Rodman Jim Moser, writer Walter Schumann, music Technical advice from the office of Chief W.H. Parker Captain Jack Donahoe, Sgt. Marty Wynn, and Sgt. Vance Brasher, technical advisors Hal Gibney, announcer Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Sergey, Patreon Supporter since May 2020 Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take the listener survey…http://survey.greatdetectives.net Give us a call 208-991-4783 Become one of our friends on Facebook. Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectives Follow us on Twitter@radiodetectives Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.