21st Precinct – Retro Radio Podcast

The call comes in about a gravel barge that’s sinking. Checking out the situation, and traffic blockage, the focus turns to a domestic dispute. Captain Canelli learns about Mrs. Linley,…

On the night tour, Captain Canelli learns about a baby that was left with a couple. Mrs. Heffle hasn’t been heard from in weeks. She made arrangements to board her…

In the precinct office, Captain Canelli sets the stage in the typical day of uniformed police officers. Reports from patrolmen are interrupted by a woman who enters to claim that…

Captain Frank Canelli takes time to hit the streets in the warmth of the night. By the time he arrives at the scene of the crime, his patrolmen already have…

Captain Canelli passes on the word to the shift as the change is made, and marched out. Among the things to watch for is a juvenile delinquent who is on…

The weather was cold as Captain Canelli has a patrol car take him to the scene of a domestic dispute. He’s in time to find, and tail his suspects in…

Captain Canelli tells how he was on hand at the midnight change of shift, and catch a glimpse of the mundane events at the precinct station. Reports to be filed,…

A police drama program, similar to Dragnet, but providing a behind the scenes look at the lives of uniformed police officers. Today a patrol car makes it’s rounds on a…

A call comes in that an escaped mental patient is loose on the streets. A woman reports to the desk sergeant about her juvenile delinquent son. She is trying to…

A call comes into the police station, and the cops respond to the shooting at the bar, complete with medical assistance. It’s late with few cars on the street, and…

Just going off duty, Captain Canelli stops by a barber shop for a haircut, and to get out of the snow. It had been a quiet, uneventful night for him,…

The report of a shooting gets the police into motion at the 21st Precinct. Captain Frank Canelli is in charge, and on hand to tells us the flow of events.…

When the phone rings in the precinct office, the cops send out a response. Captain Frank Canelli provides the voiceover narration to describe the behind-the-scenes action. There are plenty of…

The phone rings to report a robbery in progress. Captain Canelli tells in voiceover the details that send the police into action. Ride along in the patrol car as it…

It was a dark and foggy night, and traffic accidents ruled the night in the 21st Precinct. As the shift of uniformed patrolmen march out to take to the streets,…

A short episode that ends early. As desk sergeant Burns and Captain Canelli discuss matters of police station administration, a robber has been picked up. If Leroy’s story is to…

In the hectic call center of the 21st Precinct, Captain Canelli is confronted with a man who has found a baby. What should Mr Wigan do with the child? The…

n this undated episode, In the precinct office, Captain Canelli sends the new shift of police patrolmen on their way to protect and to serve. A distraught mother enters to…

Captain Canelli tells about a waterfront emergency that called him from his off-duty time. In the chaos, Canelli responds to a robbery call, and witnesses are questioned. When a murder…

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In voiceover, Captain Frank Canelli describes an armed felony in action, and the response of his uniformed patrolmen. It’s a domestic dispute that has overflowed to involve waving pistols around.…

On the busy night shift, a tip comes in about a dice game. The phones keep ringing when a woman enters to talk with Captain Canelli. Mrs. Tarban has a…

Working the night shift, Captain Canelli faces a quiet night. A patrol car is sent out to check on a crime in progress. The young woman claims to be single,…

Warning ahead of time, the audio runs a little short. As Captain Canelli has just turned out the shift change, he is made aware of a problem. He takes a…

A phone call into the police nerve center sends the cops on an emergency call. At a restaurant, the baker is found shot to death. A robbery has also been…

A call is coming through, and the police are summoned to a residence to handle a domestic dispute. The quiet night shift is about to be disrupted when a scuffle…

As Captain Canelli handles the typical administrative duties, one of them is arranging to have a photographer set up shop to take portraits of each patrolman in the precinct. The…

To carry a concealed hand gun, which is apparently something required of cabbies in the city, the individual needs to apply with the police. Today we find Captain Canelli dealing…

Sometimes during the routine day of a police precinct of uniformed officers, there’s no story with a beginning, middle, or closure. Sometimes it’s just a long chain of events. Join…

It all starts with a phone call to the precinct desk, and a case is followed through the course of its investigation and resolution. Captain Canelli presents the scene as…

A phone call sets the stage as the uniformed cops of the 21st Precinct take us on a case from start to finish. Captain Canelli is faced with a manpower…

A phone call about a dog bite comes into the Precinct, and we follow another case from start to finish as it unfolds under the watchful eye of Captain Canelli.…

You are listening to the nerve center of the 21st Precinct. A phone call comes in and we follow the case from beginning to end through the events that transpire.…

Captain Canelli gets a homicide call, and goes to the fancy apartment to investigate. It’s a crime custom made for the tabloids. Specialists and experts descend on the crime scene…

An attractive young woman is hauled into the station after she couldn’t pay her cab fare. She just doesn’t have any cash, and the cabbie doesn’t want her out of…

Uniformed police officers are dispatched to respond, as captain Canelli offers the narration of the logistical operations pertaining to the surprise visit of the chief inspector. The captain talks with…

Captain Canelli tells about his evening out with his wife. During intermission at the theater they are attending, the off-duty cop phones in to the precinct, just to check in.…

Audio resolution is a little low, but OK. Captain Frank Canelli listens to a report of a robbed liquor store, and a gun that belongs to one of his patrolmen.…

Audio is a little muffled. Checking on a burglary in a construction tool shed, Captain Canelli is on the scene. Dynamite, and the blasting caps to ignite it are missing.…

Audio is OK, but maybe a touch mushy. Heavy rains have the sewers backed up. As Canelli gets the report, his patrolman is approached by a woman who claims to…

The muster room is swarming with people after a dice game was raided. Leaving his patrolmen to handle the throng, Canelli takers Tarpan aside to learn about her crazy brother-in-law.…

Word comes to Captain Canelli that one of his patrolmen has been injured. He tells about the administrative policies behind ensuring the injury is job related, and goes to check…

Or: Edward Burgess Found Shot to Death. It doesn’t take long after the platoon of patrolmen are turned out, that Captain Canelli gets word of a dead body has been…

Or, Case of the Ditch, After turning out the evening patrol officers, and near the end of his tour, Captain Frank Canelli responds to a call regarding the body found…

In this undated episode, In the precinct office, Captain Canelli sends the new shift of police patrolmen on their way to protect and to serve. A distraught mother enters to get help finding her teen age son. Canelli isn't too concerned. Teen age boys are independent enough to take care of themselves. They don't need mommy's apron strings around them.

The patrol officers are on the scene, and Captain Canelli handles the investigation where a body is found. Acting as an interpreter, the captain learns the details from the distraught…

It was a dark and foggy night, and traffic accidents ruled the night in the 21st Precinct. As the shift of uniformed patrolmen march out to take to the streets,…