Dragnet - Season 8 (1958)

The detectives take a report of valuables stolen from the home of a somewhat eccentric old lady. They begin to suspect something is amiss when she starts talking about how she gets the "scoop" on crimes by being the first to report them to the local newspaper.

The detectives are trying to solve the case of the milk bottle bandit when they catch a break and apprehend a diminutive fifteen year old. The youngster, under questioning, explains he just wants to be a big deal for once.

A mysterious telephone caller offers a man $1000 for a contract killing, and Friday must identify the caller before it's too late.

Friday goes undercover as bartender in an attempt to crack a jukebox racket.

As Friday and Smith investigate a woman's death, they are disturbed to find that her daughter is more interested in discussing her collection of dolls.

Friday's search for a pair of escaped convicts leads him across the Mexican border.

While investigating reports of teenagers involved in a gunfight, Friday and Smith are shocked to find one of the teens involved wearing a Nazi uniform.

Friday and Smith investigate the a rash of hot-rod thefts.

Friday and Smith investigate a robbery, and their only clue to the suspect's identity is a green jade monkey.

Friday attempts to track down a heroin pusher.

Friday and Smith investigate the death of a woman found murdered in a churchyard on Christmas Eve.

Friday and Smith investigate a bogus charity collection racket.

Friday and Smith investigate a criminal gang that preys on all-night restaurants.

Friday and Smith investigate a series of robberies in fashionable homes.

Friday goes undercover to investigate a bookie operation.

Friday and Smith investigate the assault of a restaurant owner.

Friday and Smith investigate insurance fraud.

Friday and Smith investigate the hijacking of an armored truck.

Friday and Smith investigate a kidnapping.

An elderly man reports a loss of money to the LAPD, then subsequently denies making the report. Friday and Smith must investigate.

An elderly couple is tortured and robbed. Friday and Smith must investigate.

Friday investigates a young starlet under suspicion of check forgery.

Friday and Smith attempt to track down a vicious robber who sadistically beats his victims.

The only clue to a murder investigated by Friday is the tape on a knife handle.

A printer provides Friday and Smith with a lead on a husband and wife confidence team.

Friday investigates the shooting of a cocktail-lounge owner, which leads him to a widespread protection racket.

Friday and Smith investigate two con men posing as Hollywood talent scouts.

Friday and Smith hunt "The Carnation Kid," a suspect in a series of hotel burglaries.

Friday and Smith investigate a the death of a woman found beaten in her car, and suspect that her husband is somehow involved.

Friday and Smith investigate a series of food market robberies, where the bandit has been posing as a salesman.

Friday and Smith's investigation of a stolen car - containing a sleeping baby - leads them to two juvenile suspects.

Friday and Smith track a burglar who breaks into homes and businesses to steal gourmet food items.

Friday and Smith attempt to track down an armed robber suspected of shooting a store clerk.

A man reports that his fiance's former boyfriend has taken shots at him. Friday and Smith are skeptical.

A phony policeman, using the name of a deceased officer, confiscates the money of innocent citizens by telling them its counterfeit.

An informant's tip puts Friday on the trail of a narcotics ring.