WEBVTT 00:00.000 --> 00:07.000 The story you are about to hear is true. Only the names have been changed to protect the 00:12.200 --> 00:19.200 innocent. Here a detective sergeant here assigned a robbery detail. A man is pulled from his 00:19.200 --> 00:26.200 car on a deserted street. He is robbed, beaten viciously. His car is stolen. A criminal makes 00:31.280 --> 00:38.280 good his escape. Your job, find him. 00:39.280 --> 00:46.080 Dragnet, the documented drama of an actual crime. For the next 30 minutes in cooperation 00:46.080 --> 00:50.200 with the Los Angeles Police Department, you will travel step by step on the side of the 00:50.200 --> 00:55.680 law through an actual case transcribed from official police files. From beginning to end, 00:55.680 --> 01:02.680 from crime to punishment, Dragnet is the story of your police force in action. 01:03.560 --> 01:07.400 It was Monday, July 9th. It was warm in Los Angeles. We were working the day watch out 01:07.400 --> 01:12.340 of robbery detail. My partner is Ben Romero. The boss is Thad Brown, Chief of Detectives. 01:12.340 --> 01:18.720 My name is Friday. It was 9.55 a.m. when we got to the Stacy Hollywood Department store. 01:18.720 --> 01:21.240 Personnel department. 01:21.240 --> 01:28.240 Stacy Hollywood, that would be the Yardage Department. Yes ma'am, I'll connect you. Yes 01:31.560 --> 01:32.560 sir, can I help you? 01:32.560 --> 01:33.080 Police officer. 01:33.080 --> 01:33.520 Yes sir. 01:33.520 --> 01:36.520 I'd like to speak to one of your employees, Harvey Kimbrough. 01:36.520 --> 01:38.520 Just a moment, I'll page him for you. 01:38.520 --> 01:39.760 You got a match? 01:39.760 --> 01:42.560 Yeah, I hear you. 01:42.560 --> 01:43.360 Thank you. 01:43.360 --> 01:46.560 When I was a kid, I never could figure out what that was. 01:46.560 --> 01:47.640 What's that? 01:47.640 --> 01:52.640 The auto call system to call employees to the phone. Rings all over the store, you know. 01:52.640 --> 01:55.760 Yeah, I know. 01:55.760 --> 02:02.760 Office. Yes, Mr. Kimbrough, there are two policemen waiting to see you on the 10th floor. 02:02.760 --> 02:06.040 All right. That was Mr. Kimbrough, he's on his way up. 02:06.040 --> 02:08.400 Thank you very much. 02:08.400 --> 02:11.600 Did I give you the crime report on this thing? 02:11.600 --> 02:13.120 No, I think you kept it in. 02:13.120 --> 02:13.800 Let's see. 02:13.800 --> 02:14.800 Stacy Hollywood. 02:14.800 --> 02:16.400 Oh yeah, yeah, I hear you. 02:16.400 --> 02:17.400 Go to my father. 02:17.400 --> 02:19.400 Oh, say, what do you got there? 02:19.400 --> 02:21.400 They call them Pepto Pals, they're good. 02:21.400 --> 02:23.400 What are they for? 02:23.400 --> 02:27.400 They're good for the stomach. For stomach, that's not good. 02:27.400 --> 02:29.400 Well, I haven't got a stomachache. 02:29.400 --> 02:34.400 These gentlemen here, Stella? 02:34.400 --> 02:36.400 Yes, that's right. 02:36.400 --> 02:37.400 Are you Harvey Kimbrough? 02:37.400 --> 02:45.400 Yes, sir, that's right. I sure appreciate you people coming over here. I don't like to take time off from work. It makes it tough when my partners Clyde and Warren. 02:45.400 --> 02:46.400 Yes, sir, we understand. 02:46.400 --> 02:49.400 General work in a big store like this keeps you hopping. 02:49.400 --> 02:52.400 You haven't got any idea who the holdup men are yet, have you? 02:52.400 --> 02:55.400 No, sir, we haven't. We'd like to get a little more information on what happened. 02:55.400 --> 02:58.400 Can't you talk to the two officers in the police car? 02:58.400 --> 03:02.400 Yes, we did, but it's customary for us to make a follow-up for any additional information. 03:02.400 --> 03:04.400 You fellows are plain clothesmen, isn't it? 03:04.400 --> 03:06.400 Yeah, we're from Central Robert. 03:06.400 --> 03:09.400 Oh, I see. Well, I never knew I'd get this much service. 03:09.400 --> 03:14.400 Yes, sir. I wonder if we might step outside the office here. I don't imagine you want to discuss your personal business here in the office. 03:14.400 --> 03:16.400 As very considered of you. Thank you. 03:16.400 --> 03:19.400 Fine. 03:19.400 --> 03:23.400 Go ahead. 03:23.400 --> 03:28.400 I wonder if you'd mind going over it again for us, Mr. Kimbrough. Maybe something you didn't think of when the other officers talked to you? 03:28.400 --> 03:33.400 I believe I told them everything. I was on my way into work this morning about 5 a.m. 03:33.400 --> 03:34.400 You live out in El Hamel? 03:34.400 --> 03:36.400 Yes, sir. That's right. I take the freeway in. 03:36.400 --> 03:38.400 It was on Commercial Street that you were held up? 03:38.400 --> 03:43.400 That's right. Commercial, right near Alameda, almost to the corner, where they're tearing those buildings down. 03:43.400 --> 03:46.400 A man flagged me down. It looked like his car was stalled. 03:46.400 --> 03:47.400 Yes, sir. 03:47.400 --> 03:54.400 I always make it a habit to stop when I see somebody in trouble. I know how it is at time of the morning. No gas stations open. 03:54.400 --> 03:56.400 I figured maybe the fellow needed a shove or something. 03:56.400 --> 03:58.400 So you stopped to give him a hand, is that right? 03:58.400 --> 04:04.400 That's what I had in mind. I had no more to stop the car. He came over, pointed a gun at me, and told me to get out. 04:04.400 --> 04:05.400 What did you do? 04:05.400 --> 04:10.400 Well, I asked the fellow what did he want. I told him I didn't have any money. I told him I was on my way into work. 04:10.400 --> 04:11.400 What did he say to that? 04:11.400 --> 04:20.400 He didn't say anything. He just opened the car door, grabbed me by the arm, and pulled me out. I wasn't prepared for it, and I kind of fell out onto the street. 04:20.400 --> 04:21.400 Yeah. 04:21.400 --> 04:26.400 I still didn't know what he was after. I thought at first he might have been crazy. He was going to kill me. 04:26.400 --> 04:28.400 Why did you think he was going to kill you? Did he threaten you? 04:28.400 --> 04:33.400 No, with the gun and all, and the way he pulled me out of the car, I just couldn't make it out. 04:33.400 --> 04:35.400 I see. Would you go on, please? 04:35.400 --> 04:40.400 Well, he took my wallet from me, all the money I had, $14. 04:40.400 --> 04:48.400 And then he said, don't bother to get up and stay right there for five minutes after I leave. And then he bent down and he hit me in the face. 04:48.400 --> 04:49.400 When did he hit you with? 04:49.400 --> 04:55.400 With his fist. Me right here in the mouth. You can see the cut right inside my lip here. 04:55.400 --> 04:56.400 You can see the blood pretty heavy. 04:56.400 --> 04:58.400 Yeah, it's a nasty cut. 04:58.400 --> 05:02.400 What's better now, a man who came in the ambulance, they put something on it, it'll be all right. 05:02.400 --> 05:04.400 Well, did he knock you out when he hit you? 05:04.400 --> 05:11.400 No, I saw him get into my car, and then the car parked up ahead took off, and this man who held me up, he followed my car. 05:11.400 --> 05:15.400 Do you have anything more on the description of the holed-up man or his car? 05:15.400 --> 05:18.400 No, I think I told the other officers everything I could remember. 05:18.400 --> 05:21.400 Would you recognize a man if you saw him again, Mr. Ambrose? 05:21.400 --> 05:23.400 Yes, sir, I think I would. 05:23.400 --> 05:28.400 Well, your car is a blue 1948 Dodge Sedan, right rear fender damage, is that correct? 05:28.400 --> 05:29.400 Yes, sir. 05:29.400 --> 05:31.400 Any other identifying marks at all? 05:31.400 --> 05:33.400 No, sir, that's about the size of it. 05:33.400 --> 05:37.400 And the other car looked to you like a late model Chevrolet, is that right? 05:37.400 --> 05:40.400 49 and 50 anyway, two-tone green. 05:40.400 --> 05:41.400 Yes, sir, that's what we have. 05:41.400 --> 05:43.400 Did you see the license number on that? 05:43.400 --> 05:44.400 No, sir, I didn't. 05:44.400 --> 05:47.400 This witness is listed here, Mr. Sidney Ferguson. 05:47.400 --> 05:51.400 That was the fellow that stopped and picked me up, brought me into work. 05:51.400 --> 05:54.400 Did you talk to him yet? He might be able to help. 05:54.400 --> 05:56.400 We're going to see him as soon as we leave you. 05:56.400 --> 05:57.400 800 block on Saddlecoy. 05:57.400 --> 05:59.400 Yes, sir, that's right. 05:59.400 --> 06:01.400 Sure hope you get that thief. 06:01.400 --> 06:02.400 My car, too. 06:02.400 --> 06:05.400 Awful hard to get around Los Angeles without a car. 06:05.400 --> 06:06.400 I'll do my best. 06:06.400 --> 06:07.400 I was just wondering, Mr. Kimbrough. 06:07.400 --> 06:08.400 Yes, sir, what's that? 06:08.400 --> 06:11.400 Well, you say that when the man hit you, he didn't knock you out. You weren't unconscious. 06:11.400 --> 06:12.400 No, sir, I was not. 06:12.400 --> 06:15.400 Well, did you try to locate a phone, call for help? 06:15.400 --> 06:20.400 I didn't have to. This Mr. Ferguson pulled up and stopped right away, and then the officers came. 06:20.400 --> 06:23.400 Besides, I figured I'd better do what I was told. 06:23.400 --> 06:24.400 How's that? 06:24.400 --> 06:27.400 I was afraid. I was going to wait five minutes. 06:29.400 --> 06:37.400 Ben and I left the department store, picked up our car in the parking lot next door, and drove out to the San Fernando Valley, the 800 block on Saddlecoy Avenue. 06:37.400 --> 06:39.400 Citizen's home was at the Rittenwein Bar. 06:42.400 --> 06:45.400 Romberg, through the gate, they're on the driveway. 06:45.400 --> 06:46.400 This way, I guess, huh? 06:46.400 --> 06:58.400 Yes, sir. 06:58.400 --> 07:00.400 Hi there. This is the Ferguson house. 07:00.400 --> 07:02.400 Yes, sir, we're looking for Sidney Ferguson. 07:02.400 --> 07:03.400 Surely, I'm Sidney Ferguson. 07:03.400 --> 07:05.400 Police officers, Mr. Ferguson. 07:05.400 --> 07:07.400 I thought they'd hold up this morning. I'm on commercial stream. 07:07.400 --> 07:10.400 Yes, sir, that's right. This is Sergeant Romero. My name's Friday. 07:10.400 --> 07:13.400 Happy to know you. Excuse my wet hand when cleaning out my tanks. 07:13.400 --> 07:14.400 Oh, yes, sir. 07:14.400 --> 07:15.400 You fellas work out of City Hall? 07:15.400 --> 07:16.400 Yes, we do. 07:16.400 --> 07:20.400 Wouldn't happen to know a John O'Grady down there, Narcotics Division? 07:20.400 --> 07:23.400 No, I don't believe I know him. Ben? 07:23.400 --> 07:24.400 O'Grady? 07:24.400 --> 07:24.400 Yeah. 07:24.400 --> 07:26.400 Tall fella, kind of blonde, wavy hair? 07:26.400 --> 07:28.400 Yeah, yeah, that's right. Good looking fella. 07:28.400 --> 07:29.400 Yeah, I think I've seen him around. 07:29.400 --> 07:33.400 Good friend of mine. Wasn't that a shameless morning, that Kimball guy? 07:33.400 --> 07:38.400 Yeah, it was a rough one. The reason we came out to see is that we thought that maybe you could give us some additional information on it. 07:38.400 --> 07:41.400 Glad to give you all the help I can. I'd like to see you get that hold up, man. 07:41.400 --> 07:44.400 Mind giving us a rundown on what happened this morning? 07:44.400 --> 07:51.400 Not at all. It's around five o'clock this morning. I'm not usually up at that time in the morning, but I was on my way back from Monterey Park. 07:51.400 --> 07:58.400 Then I tried to make it down there at least once, twice a month. Go down to see Jack Robinson, an acquirer's friend I have down there. We swapped places. 07:58.400 --> 07:59.400 Yes, sir. 07:59.400 --> 08:05.400 I was on my way back coming down Commercial Street when I saw this man sitting on the side of the curb. It looked like he was hurt to me. 08:05.400 --> 08:06.400 Yes, sir. I don't know what you're saying. 08:06.400 --> 08:12.400 Wouldn't have noticed it, probably. It was pretty dark, but those two cars pulled out, one right after the other. Seemed to be in a big hurry. 08:12.400 --> 08:13.400 You pulled up to give Kimball a hand? 08:13.400 --> 08:20.400 Yes, I did. Of course, when I got close enough, I could see the guy had been kicking the teeth, bleeding pretty bad. 08:20.400 --> 08:23.400 Offered to take him to a hospital, but he said he didn't want to be late for work. 08:23.400 --> 08:30.400 After the officers came and talked to him and the ambulancemen treated him, I drove him up to Stacey's Hollywood, dropped him off there. That's where he works. 08:30.400 --> 08:38.400 Yeah. Well, the report says here that you got the license number of the getaway car, but you couldn't find the paper that you'd written it on when the officers interviewed you. 08:38.400 --> 08:40.400 Yes, I did. And that doesn't beat them all. 08:40.400 --> 08:41.400 What's that? 08:41.400 --> 08:47.400 Well, I had the piece of paper a few minutes before the officers got there. I guess I was more rattled than the Kimbrough fellow. 08:47.400 --> 08:53.400 When I got home here this morning, there was a slip of paper right on the floor of my car. A little bit of a break, isn't it? 08:53.400 --> 08:55.400 Yes, sir, it is. I wonder if we could have it. 08:55.400 --> 08:57.400 You bet you can. Let's step inside. 08:57.400 --> 09:01.400 All right. Thank you. 09:01.400 --> 09:04.400 Don't mind the fish, officers. It's my hobby, tropical fish. 09:04.400 --> 09:06.400 Sure got a lot of them. 09:06.400 --> 09:10.400 Yeah. Let's see. Now, where did I put that piece of paper? 09:10.400 --> 09:17.400 I really wrote it down. Believe me, I just misplaced it someplace here. I'm trying to get rid of some of the algae off a glass of the tanks. 09:17.400 --> 09:21.400 Joe, look at these. You ever seen anything prettier in your life? 09:21.400 --> 09:25.400 Yeah. Those are what they call clownfish, saltwater fish. 09:25.400 --> 09:28.400 Do you keep all tropical fish in saltwater? 09:28.400 --> 09:33.400 Oh, no. Most of them are freshwater. That is, ones that breed good in captivity. 09:33.400 --> 09:35.400 Where do you get all these fish, catching? 09:35.400 --> 09:38.400 Oh, no. A place called Aquarium Stock Company on Unbreverly. 09:38.400 --> 09:42.400 Look there, Joe. Down the corner. See them over there? 09:42.400 --> 09:44.400 That's a seahorse, Joe. 09:44.400 --> 09:46.400 Yeah, that's right. They're also kept in saltwater. 09:46.400 --> 09:48.400 Sure is interesting, huh, Joe? 09:48.400 --> 09:49.400 Yeah. 09:49.400 --> 09:51.400 How do you fellas really like to see something you haven't seen before? 09:51.400 --> 09:52.400 What's that? 09:52.400 --> 09:59.400 Look in this tank here. Poplacromis multicolor. That's a scientific name, commonly known as the Egyptian mouthbreeder. 09:59.400 --> 10:00.400 Is that a fly? 10:00.400 --> 10:06.400 It's a little female, yeah. She's one of the most sacrificing mothers in aquarium history. One of the strangest, too. 10:06.400 --> 10:07.400 How's that? 10:07.400 --> 10:11.400 Well, she lays her eggs in a small depression in the sand down there at the bottom of the tank. 10:11.400 --> 10:13.400 How many eggs would that be? 10:13.400 --> 10:19.400 Usually 80 to 90. Now, here's the strange part. As the eggs are fertilized, she scoops them up in her mouth. 10:19.400 --> 10:20.400 She eats them? 10:20.400 --> 10:22.400 Oh, no. They remain in her mouth while they hatch. 10:22.400 --> 10:24.400 Well, how long does that take? 10:24.400 --> 10:25.400 Over 14 days. 10:25.400 --> 10:27.400 Well, how does she eat? 10:27.400 --> 10:33.400 That's just it. She doesn't. She doesn't touch food in any form for this two-week period. Seems to just waste away. 10:33.400 --> 10:35.400 And what happens then? 10:35.400 --> 10:40.400 Finally, the eggs hatch after 14 days, and the little fry comes swimming out of the mother's mouth. 10:40.400 --> 10:41.400 Yeah. 10:41.400 --> 10:45.400 And while the fry are growing up, first you know, you can hardly see them. They're so tiny. 10:45.400 --> 10:49.400 While they're growing up, if anything frightens them, as quick as a flash, they're back in the mother's mouth. 10:49.400 --> 10:51.400 That's certainly amazing. Yeah? 10:51.400 --> 10:53.400 Yeah. 10:53.400 --> 10:57.400 Poplacromis multicolor, commonly known as the Egyptian mouthbreeder. 10:57.400 --> 10:58.400 That is big as ever again? 10:58.400 --> 11:01.400 Yes, sir. One inch to an inch and a half. 11:01.400 --> 11:03.400 It's hard to believe. 11:03.400 --> 11:10.400 The feathers are almost as strange. The male builds a bubble nest on the surface of the water. That's these in this tank. 11:10.400 --> 11:12.400 Here's that paper. 11:12.400 --> 11:14.400 The one I wrote the license number on. 11:14.400 --> 11:16.400 Oh, that's fine. What if I could see that, please? 11:16.400 --> 11:17.400 Here you are. 11:17.400 --> 11:18.400 Thank you. 11:18.400 --> 11:20.400 You're pretty sure of this number, Mr. Ferguson? 11:20.400 --> 11:21.400 Yes, I am. I got a good look at it. 11:21.400 --> 11:22.400 Well, thank you very much, sir. 11:22.400 --> 11:23.400 Yeah, thank you. 11:23.400 --> 11:27.400 Not at all. I wish you could come over and spend a little time. You seem kind of interested in tropical fish. 11:27.400 --> 11:30.400 Yeah, well, maybe I'll do that sometime. 11:30.400 --> 11:31.400 Bye. 11:31.400 --> 11:34.400 Bye, sir. Thanks very much. 11:34.400 --> 11:36.400 That's a good break if this license number checks out. 11:36.400 --> 11:39.400 Yeah. That Ferguson's a nice fella. 11:39.400 --> 11:40.400 Say, Sergeant Romero. 11:40.400 --> 11:41.400 Yes, sir? 11:41.400 --> 11:43.400 Oh, you almost forgot. I meant to ask you. 11:43.400 --> 11:44.400 What's that? 11:44.400 --> 11:45.400 About five weeks from now. 11:45.400 --> 11:46.400 Yeah? 11:46.400 --> 11:49.400 How would you like a nice pair of baby Egyptian mouthbreeders? 11:54.400 --> 11:59.400 Ten forty-five a.m. Ben and I got in the car and headed back toward town. 11:59.400 --> 12:03.400 I called Communications and had them check the license number Ferguson gave us through DMV. 12:03.400 --> 12:08.400 They called back and told us that the car was a 1949 Chevrolet four-door sedan. 12:08.400 --> 12:13.400 The registered owner was a Jack B. Grant, 19112 Beacon Street. 12:13.400 --> 12:15.400 He was in the southwest part of Los Angeles. 12:15.400 --> 12:19.400 It was a large, old-fashioned residence that had been converted into a rooming house. 12:19.400 --> 12:22.400 We checked with the landlady, Mrs. Ida Fisher. 12:22.400 --> 12:24.400 He's been with me here about eight months. 12:24.400 --> 12:27.400 What time did you say Grant left this morning, Miss Fisher? 12:27.400 --> 12:29.400 Well, it was pretty early. 12:29.400 --> 12:32.400 It must have been around four a.m. and I heard him go out. 12:32.400 --> 12:39.400 He came back in again about eight o'clock this morning, parked his car, and then he drove off with some other man. 12:39.400 --> 12:41.400 Would you happen to know the other man? 12:41.400 --> 12:44.400 No, I wouldn't. I just saw him drive off. 12:44.400 --> 12:46.400 Where does Grant park his car, ma'am? 12:46.400 --> 12:48.400 Around back in the garage. 12:48.400 --> 12:49.400 What if you'd mind if we take a look? 12:49.400 --> 12:53.400 I'd know. That's all right. You just go right around the back there, down the drive. 12:53.400 --> 12:54.400 Thank you very much, ma'am. 12:54.400 --> 12:58.400 Now, there's two cars parked in there. The black Ford belongs to Mr. Spencer. 12:58.400 --> 12:59.400 Yes, ma'am. Thank you. 12:59.400 --> 13:03.400 And the 1949 Chevrolet. That's Mr. Grant's. 13:05.400 --> 13:07.400 We checked the car and the license number. 13:07.400 --> 13:11.400 It matched the description given us by the victim, Harvey Kimbrough, and the witness, Sydney Ferguson. 13:11.400 --> 13:16.400 Together with Mrs. Fisher, we checked Jack Grant's room. We found nothing of importance. 13:16.400 --> 13:20.400 His clothing and personal effects were all there. Nothing to indicate that he wouldn't be back. 13:20.400 --> 13:25.400 We told the lady that we were placing the house under surveillance, and if Grant should return, not to say that we'd been there. 13:25.400 --> 13:27.400 She agreed and offered further assistance. 13:27.400 --> 13:32.400 She said she'd signal us by raising or lowering a front window curtain when Grant returned. 13:32.400 --> 13:36.400 We parked down the street, called the office, and advised them we were on stakeout. 13:36.400 --> 13:41.400 Two men were sent out, and they covered the back entrance. Ben and I covered the front. 13:41.400 --> 13:44.400 By six o'clock that night, Grant had failed the show. 13:44.400 --> 13:51.400 Nine p.m. Still nothing. Eleven p.m. 13:53.400 --> 13:56.400 What time did they say that relief team was coming out? 13:56.400 --> 13:58.400 Around eleven sometime. 13:58.400 --> 14:00.400 Chandler and Ricketts, huh? 14:00.400 --> 14:02.400 Yeah, I guess so. 14:02.400 --> 14:08.400 Oh, I sure am stiff. Feels like needles all over my body. 14:08.400 --> 14:10.400 Been about twelve hours, hasn't it? 14:10.400 --> 14:12.400 Yeah. 14:12.400 --> 14:14.400 Feels like driving up San Francisco. 14:14.400 --> 14:16.400 Wife always makes me drive all the way. 14:16.400 --> 14:19.400 When I climb out of that car, I'm as stiff as a board. 14:19.400 --> 14:23.400 Mm-hmm. Car pulling up down the street there. 14:23.400 --> 14:25.400 Yeah. 14:31.400 --> 14:34.400 Mm-hmm. That's Ricketts. 14:40.400 --> 14:41.400 Hi, Jack. 14:41.400 --> 14:43.400 Friday, who's that you got with you? 14:43.400 --> 14:46.400 Same guy that bought you your lunch yesterday. 14:46.400 --> 14:50.400 Stop bragging. That's the house right up there, huh? 14:50.400 --> 14:52.400 Yeah, that's right. The green and white one there. 14:52.400 --> 14:54.400 No sign of him at all, huh? 14:54.400 --> 14:55.400 No, nothing. 14:55.400 --> 14:57.400 Well, you guys want to take off? 14:57.400 --> 15:01.400 Yeah. I guess you can make out, Ricketts. You got Chandler with you. 15:01.400 --> 15:04.400 I feel sorry for you, Friday, drawing this guy for a partner. 15:04.400 --> 15:07.400 Well, after seven years, he kind of grows on you. 15:07.400 --> 15:10.400 I'd like to check out the landlady before we take off. 15:10.400 --> 15:12.400 Her name's Ida Fisher, Jack. 15:12.400 --> 15:13.400 Right, Joe. 15:13.400 --> 15:14.400 Let's go, Jim. 15:14.400 --> 15:15.400 Yeah. 15:17.400 --> 15:18.400 See you later, Jack. 15:18.400 --> 15:20.400 Say hello to Chandler. 15:20.400 --> 15:21.400 Right then. 15:24.400 --> 15:25.400 That Ricketts. 15:25.400 --> 15:27.400 Sure is a rib-staker. 15:27.400 --> 15:28.400 Yeah. 15:31.400 --> 15:33.400 Front room lights are still on. 15:33.400 --> 15:35.400 Guess she's sweating it out with her. 15:37.400 --> 15:38.400 Yes? 15:38.400 --> 15:39.400 Who is it? 15:39.400 --> 15:40.400 The officer's Miss Fisher. 15:40.400 --> 15:41.400 Who? 15:40.400 --> 15:41.400 Sergeant Friday. 15:41.400 --> 15:42.400 Oh, yes. 15:42.400 --> 15:43.400 Sorry to bother you again, ma'am. 15:43.400 --> 15:46.400 That's all right. I just couldn't see who it was and the porch lights burned out. 15:46.400 --> 15:47.400 Yes, ma'am. 15:48.400 --> 15:49.400 Mr. Grant's? 15:49.400 --> 15:51.400 I went out of his room. 15:51.400 --> 15:53.400 I don't see why. He hasn't come in. 15:53.400 --> 15:54.400 Hey, out, ma'am! 15:54.400 --> 15:56.400 Mr. Grant, move it! Mr. Grant! 15:56.400 --> 15:57.400 Ricketts, it's Grant! I'm back! 15:57.400 --> 15:58.400 Right, right! 15:59.400 --> 16:00.400 All right. 16:00.400 --> 16:02.400 He made me hide him. 16:02.400 --> 16:04.400 Lady, will you call an ambulance? Hurry. 16:04.400 --> 16:05.400 You know... 16:05.400 --> 16:06.400 He's not dead, is he? 16:06.400 --> 16:09.400 Lady, get the ambulance, please. 16:25.400 --> 16:28.400 Monday, July 9th, 1128 p.m. 16:28.400 --> 16:32.400 The ambulance arrived and Joe was taken to Georgia Street Receiving Hospital. 16:32.400 --> 16:35.400 His condition was critical. 16:35.400 --> 16:40.400 Despite the fact that the other men on stakeout at the house had closed in as quickly as possible, 16:40.400 --> 16:47.400 Jack Grant somehow succeeded in jumping out his side window and making good his escape through a maze of neighboring backyards. 16:47.400 --> 16:50.400 The men at the scene began a search of the immediate area. 16:50.400 --> 16:55.400 I called in and communications got out of broadcast on an APB. 16:55.400 --> 17:01.400 A spatial detail of men and cruiser cars was rushed to the scene and a blockade thrown up around the area. 17:01.400 --> 17:04.400 I stayed on and worked with Ricketts and Chandler. 17:04.400 --> 17:12.400 Under questioning, the landlady, Mrs. Fisher, broke down and admitted that Grant had given her $10 to keep his presence in the house a secret. 17:12.400 --> 17:16.400 She told us that when we had searched the suspect's room earlier, he had hidden in the cellar. 17:16.400 --> 17:18.400 She was taken into custody. 17:18.400 --> 17:20.400 1.30 a.m. 17:20.400 --> 17:26.400 I got a relief and I went downtown to the Georgia Street Receiving Hospital, P.N.F. Ward. 17:26.400 --> 17:31.400 We removed one slug from the upper thoracic region, another one from his right shoulder. 17:31.400 --> 17:35.400 It looked like they could have been.38 caliber. They've been marked for evidence. 17:35.400 --> 17:37.400 How's he doing? 17:37.400 --> 17:39.400 As well as can be expected. 17:39.400 --> 17:40.400 What does that mean? 17:40.400 --> 17:44.400 It's hard to tell. It depends on how it goes the next four hours. 17:44.400 --> 17:46.400 Can I go see him? 17:46.400 --> 17:51.400 No, we're not admitting anyone in there. They're under sedatives, lost quite a lot of blood. It's pretty weak. 17:51.400 --> 17:53.400 Do you need anybody for transfusion? 17:53.400 --> 17:56.400 It's all taken care of. 17:56.400 --> 17:58.400 His relatives have been notified? 17:58.400 --> 18:04.400 Yes, sir. Just his mother. She's visiting relatives up in Renton, Washington. I sent them a wire. 18:04.400 --> 18:06.400 They'll break the news to her. 18:06.400 --> 18:09.400 That's about all we can do for now. 18:09.400 --> 18:13.400 I wonder if I couldn't sneak in and leave this cart and the cigarettes for him. 18:13.400 --> 18:19.400 I'm afraid it's going to be some time before Sergeant Friday can use them. Just leave them. I'll have the nurse take care of it. 18:19.400 --> 18:24.400 All right, doctor. Thank you. 18:24.400 --> 18:27.400 Is there anything I can get for him? Anything he needs? 18:27.400 --> 18:30.400 No. We're doing everything we can for him. 18:30.400 --> 18:33.400 You don't think I could just look in for a minute? 18:33.400 --> 18:35.400 No, I'm sorry. 18:35.400 --> 18:37.400 Must be something I can do. 18:37.400 --> 18:39.400 You got a good prayer handy? 18:43.400 --> 18:45.400 Two a.m. 18:45.400 --> 18:49.400 I left Georgia Street Receiving Hospital and drove back to the scene of the shooting. 18:49.400 --> 18:53.400 The search for the suspect, Jack Grant, was still going on. 18:53.400 --> 18:55.400 The neighborhood was checked and we checked. 18:55.400 --> 19:00.400 Everything possible was done to find the man who had shot down Sergeant Joe Friday. 19:00.400 --> 19:07.400 It's been said that a police department goes all out, doubles its efforts to run down a criminal who attacks a police officer. 19:07.400 --> 19:11.400 It's true. But most people aren't aware of the reason. 19:11.400 --> 19:17.400 Certain elements of the police are believed to be the police officer places the safety of his fellow officers above that of the citizen. 19:17.400 --> 19:19.400 This isn't true. 19:19.400 --> 19:25.400 His first day at the Academy, the cadet police officer is taught this basic fact. 19:25.400 --> 19:31.400 If a criminal would shoot down the armed police officer, he wouldn't hesitate to shoot down the unarmed citizen. 19:31.400 --> 19:33.400 Three a.m. 19:33.400 --> 19:40.400 I finally located Lieutenant Jack Ricketts at the corner of Coronada and Beacon Street, seven blocks from the scene of the shooting. 19:40.400 --> 19:41.400 How is he? 19:41.400 --> 19:45.400 Not too good. Depends on the next four hours. 19:45.400 --> 19:47.400 What are his chances? 19:47.400 --> 19:49.400 I didn't ask. 19:49.400 --> 19:51.400 We're not getting any place here. 19:51.400 --> 19:52.400 Nothing at all? 19:52.400 --> 19:54.400 Nothing. 19:54.400 --> 19:56.400 Something's got to break. 19:56.400 --> 20:00.400 Chan was still downtown. They're combing through Grant's package down at the Eye Bureau. 20:00.400 --> 20:01.400 Did he come up with anything? 20:01.400 --> 20:05.400 Not the last time I checked, about 40 minutes ago. 20:05.400 --> 20:06.400 Got any ideas? 20:06.400 --> 20:09.400 Fresh out. You? 20:09.400 --> 20:12.400 Couldn't have gotten far. Not this soon he couldn't. 20:12.400 --> 20:15.400 Bus depots, train terminals and airports are all covered. 20:15.400 --> 20:19.400 Iowa patrol's been alerted. Nothing so far. 20:19.400 --> 20:21.400 He's someplace close. He's got to be. 20:21.400 --> 20:24.400 I think he's holed up in town too, but where? 20:24.400 --> 20:25.400 Yeah. 20:25.400 --> 20:30.400 He's in a jam. He's had good publicity. A lot of his friends are going to hide to welcome that. 20:30.400 --> 20:32.400 Maybe that narrows it down a little. 20:32.400 --> 20:33.400 Maybe. 20:33.400 --> 20:36.400 Let's find him. 20:36.400 --> 20:38.400 Three thirty a.m. 20:38.400 --> 20:42.400 Jack Ricketts and I got back to the city hall. We went directly to the Eye Bureau. 20:42.400 --> 20:45.400 Chan learned powers had sifted through Jack Grant's package. 20:45.400 --> 20:49.400 They'd drawn up a list of all Grant's known friends and associates. 20:49.400 --> 20:51.400 There were 22 names on the list. 20:51.400 --> 20:54.400 Three of them were in San Quentin Penitentiary. 20:54.400 --> 20:56.400 Two of them were doing time at the Collie work for him. 20:56.400 --> 20:59.400 That left 17 names on the list. 20:59.400 --> 21:02.400 Further checking showed that five of them had out-of-state addresses. 21:02.400 --> 21:04.400 Twelve names. 21:04.400 --> 21:06.400 The list was split down the middle. 21:06.400 --> 21:09.400 Ricketts and I took six names. Chan learned powers six. 21:09.400 --> 21:15.400 Of the twelve, with the exception of one, all names had appeared in police blotter in the past eight years. 21:15.400 --> 21:20.400 Raymond Weller, Peter Denton, Horace Phillips, Henry Breen. 21:20.400 --> 21:22.400 Ricketts and I checked them. 21:22.400 --> 21:25.400 Some were in bed. Some hadn't been to bed. 21:25.400 --> 21:30.400 We were reasonably sure none of them knew the whereabouts of the suspect. 21:30.400 --> 21:33.400 I called Georgia Street to find out about Joe. 21:33.400 --> 21:36.400 They told me no change in his condition. 21:36.400 --> 21:38.400 Four fifty-five a.m. 21:38.400 --> 21:46.400 After this one we get a quick bite to eat, huh? You don't look so good. 21:46.400 --> 21:50.400 I'm not hungry. What's this one's name? 21:50.400 --> 21:53.400 Anthony Baxter, room twenty-three. 21:53.400 --> 22:06.400 This is him. 22:06.400 --> 22:08.400 Yeah. Anthony Baxter? 22:08.400 --> 22:09.400 Yeah. 22:09.400 --> 22:11.400 Police officers, we want to talk to you. 22:11.400 --> 22:13.400 It's a fine hour to get a guy out of bed. 22:13.400 --> 22:15.400 You always sleep with your clothes on? 22:15.400 --> 22:19.400 Step back there in the room. 22:19.400 --> 22:20.400 What's going on? 22:20.400 --> 22:22.400 You a friend of Jack Grant's? 22:22.400 --> 22:23.400 Why? 22:23.400 --> 22:24.400 You know Jack Grant? 22:24.400 --> 22:25.400 Why? 22:25.400 --> 22:27.400 Jack Grant's a friend of yours. 22:27.400 --> 22:30.400 I'm not going to tell you anything until I know why. 22:30.400 --> 22:32.400 You want to talk here or downtown? 22:32.400 --> 22:34.400 I got a right to know what it's all about. 22:34.400 --> 22:35.400 Get your hat and coat. 22:35.400 --> 22:37.400 You just want to know if I know Jack Grant, is that all? 22:37.400 --> 22:39.400 You want to get that coat in hand? 22:39.400 --> 22:41.400 I know Grant. Where is he? 22:41.400 --> 22:43.400 I don't want to get mixed up in anything. 22:43.400 --> 22:45.400 You're mixed up in it already, you know him. 22:45.400 --> 22:47.400 You know, that's the trouble with you guys. 22:47.400 --> 22:50.400 Guy tries to walk us straight in the air and you guys come around and try and push him into a corner. 22:50.400 --> 22:51.400 Where's Grant? 22:51.400 --> 22:54.400 Look, I've been in jail and I did my time. You haven't got anything on me. 22:54.400 --> 22:57.400 Baxter, let's get this straight. We're not after you, we're after Grant. 22:57.400 --> 23:01.400 We didn't come here to push you around. We don't want you to push us around. And where is he? 23:01.400 --> 23:02.400 I'm going to tell you something. 23:02.400 --> 23:05.400 I don't like being talked to this way and I'm not going to stand for it. 23:05.400 --> 23:07.400 I got certain rights and I'm going to stand on it. 23:07.400 --> 23:11.400 Now, you listen to me. A friend of mine is lying in the hospital because of your pal Jack Grant. 23:11.400 --> 23:14.400 He put two bullets in him. Now I'm tired and I'm out of things. Where is he? 23:14.400 --> 23:15.400 Where is he? 23:15.400 --> 23:17.400 All right, Ben, it's all right. 23:17.400 --> 23:21.400 It's the last time around, Baxter. Tell us where Grant is or we go downtown. 23:21.400 --> 23:23.400 Come on, quick. 23:23.400 --> 23:26.400 Hotel Filbert, room 605. 23:26.400 --> 23:31.400 527 Mayhem. We located the Filbert Hotel on North Crocker Street. 23:31.400 --> 23:34.400 On the way over we called in and told them what we'd found. 23:34.400 --> 23:39.400 Chandler and Powers met us outside the hotel. They took up their position. 23:39.400 --> 23:44.400 Ricketts and I checked with the desk clerk and confirmed that the suspect was in room 605. 23:44.400 --> 23:47.400 He was registered under an alias. 23:47.400 --> 23:53.400 We took the elevator to the sixth floor. Room 605 is directly across from the elevator. 23:53.400 --> 23:57.400 What is it? 23:57.400 --> 23:58.400 Police officer. 23:58.400 --> 23:59.400 Watch your pants. 23:59.400 --> 24:04.400 Now keep your hand out of that pocket, Grant. I wouldn't want to shoot you. 24:04.400 --> 24:09.400 542 A.M. Ricketts and Chandler took the suspect into custody. 24:09.400 --> 24:14.400 It was 6.03 A.M. when I got to Georgia Street Receiving Hospital, PNF Ward. 24:14.400 --> 24:16.400 I was in the hospital. 24:16.400 --> 24:23.400 You can go in. Don't stay too long. 24:23.400 --> 24:28.400 Thanks. 24:28.400 --> 24:30.400 Hi, June. 24:30.400 --> 24:32.400 Hi. 24:32.400 --> 24:34.400 You're tired. 24:34.400 --> 24:35.400 How you feeling? 24:35.400 --> 24:37.400 All due. 24:37.400 --> 24:39.400 I'm sorry. 24:39.400 --> 24:41.400 I'm sorry. 24:41.400 --> 24:46.400 You look tired. How you feeling? 24:46.400 --> 24:48.400 All due. How'd it go? 24:48.400 --> 24:50.400 I got bland. 24:50.400 --> 24:52.400 You look tired. 24:52.400 --> 24:54.400 Been working straight through, huh? 24:54.400 --> 24:58.400 Yeah. Anything I can get you? 24:58.400 --> 25:02.400 No. Guess I better hurry up and get out of here, huh? 25:02.400 --> 25:03.400 Why? 25:03.400 --> 25:13.400 Well, we still got that stolen car to find. 25:13.400 --> 25:18.400 The horror you just heard was true. Only the names were changed to protect the innocent. 25:18.400 --> 25:24.400 On November 7th, trial was held in Superior Court, Department 89, City and County of Los Angeles, State of California. 25:24.400 --> 25:35.400 We'll see in a moment the results of that trial. 25:35.400 --> 25:39.400 Jack Grant was tried and convicted on one count of assault to commit murder. 25:39.400 --> 25:43.400 He and his accomplice were convicted on several counts of first-degree robbery. 25:43.400 --> 25:48.400 Assault to commit murder is punishable by imprisonment for from one to 14 years, 25:48.400 --> 25:52.400 first-degree robbery by imprisonment from five years to life. 25:52.400 --> 26:00.400 The second lady, Ida Fisher, was placed on probation. 26:00.400 --> 26:04.400 You have just heard drag met a series of authentic cases from official fires. 26:04.400 --> 26:23.400 This advice comes from the Office of Chief of Police W.H. Parker, Los Angeles Police Department.