A gang of juveniles is hanging out on Spring Street. One of the gang members has been wounded, another is shot by a night watchman while committing a robbery. A rash of crimes has broken out in the city. Suspicion points to an organized gang of juveniles. Detective Sergeant Joe Friday has been assigned to Juveniles Bureau and it's his job to stop them.

Dragnet - Spring Street Gang - Juveniles

Dragnet was an American radio series, enacting the cases of a dedicated <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Police_Department" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Los Angeles police</a> detective, Sergeant <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Friday" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Joe Friday</a>, and his partners. The show took its name from the police term "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragnet_(policing)" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">dragnet</a>", meaning a system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects. Dragnet is perhaps the most famous and influential <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_procedural" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">police procedural</a> drama in media history. The series gave audience members a feel for the boredom and drudgery, as well as the danger and heroism, of police work. Dragnet earned praise for improving the public opinion of police officers.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragnet_(radio_series)#cite_note-1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">[1]</a>Actor and producer <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Webb" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jack Webb</a>'s aims in Dragnet were for realism and unpretentious acting. He achieved both goals, and Dragnet remains a key influence on subsequent police dramas in many media.

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Dragnet was an American radio series, enacting the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his partners. The show took its name from the police term "dragnet", meaning a system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects.Dragnet is perhaps the most famous and influential police procedural drama in media history. The series gave audience members a feel for the boredom and drudgery, as well as the danger and heroism, of police work. Dragnet earned praise for improving the public opinion of police officers.[1]Actor and producer Jack Webb's aims in Dragnet were for realism and unpretentious acting.He achieved both goals, and Dragnet remains a key influence on subsequent police dramas in many media.

Dragnet was an American radio series, enacting the cases of a dedicated <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Police_Department" rel="noopener noreferrer">Los Angeles police</a> detective, Sergeant <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Friday" rel="noopener noreferrer">Joe Friday</a>, and his partners. The show took its name from the police term "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragnet_(policing)" rel="noopener noreferrer">dragnet</a>", meaning a system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects. Dragnet is perhaps the most famous and influential <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_procedural" rel="noopener noreferrer">police procedural</a> drama in media history. The series gave audience members a feel for the boredom and drudgery, as well as the danger and heroism, of police work. Dragnet earned praise for improving the public opinion of police officers.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragnet_(radio_series)#cite_note-1" rel="noopener noreferrer">[1]</a>Actor and producer <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Webb" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jack Webb</a>'s aims in Dragnet were for realism and unpretentious acting. He achieved both goals, and Dragnet remains a key influence on subsequent police dramas in many media.

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