Dragnet 1967 (TV Series)

Burglary: Baseball (1970)

Chuck Daniel: Charles Edwards

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• Officer Bill Gannon : Might have been looking for the combination, how many people know it ?

  Charles Edwards : Just the two Lederman and Mrs. Maskel

  Officer Bill Gannon : Where they got it written down ?

  Charles Edwards : I don't know why would they need to they unlock it several times a day ?

  Sergeant Joe Friday : A lot of people keep their safes on day comm Edwards, one dial turn opens it

  Officer Bill Gannon : Just in case they forget the combination they sometimes have it written on a card on the side of a drawer under a desk someplace like that well

  Charles Edwards : I could see the place was torn up but i didn't think that's what he might be looking for

  Officer Bill Gannon : It's known as burglary made easy

  Charles Edwards : Sounds sloppy to me suppose he went through all the trouble of breaking into a place and then couldn't find the combination

  Sergeant Joe Friday : Then he has to work pal --Drill job

  Officer Bill Gannon : Neat looks like he's a pro

  Sergeant Joe Friday : He only drilled two holes

  Officer Bill Gannon : Snake eyes

  Sergeant Joe Friday : He's no plumber is he --We instructed Officer Edwards to remain at the scene to ensure evidence preservation then we called the office and requested a print man and a safe expert

• Officer Bill Gannon : 8:30 a.m, we examined the point of entry, the Lederman furniture company was located adjacent to an off ramp of the Harbor Freeway, the burglar broke a window by the freeway and made his way through the warehouse to the office there was no way of determining the hour or the day the burglary had occurred . 8:40 a.m, we conferred with sergeant Ed Levold of our department one of the leading safe experts in the country

  Darryl Walton : It's a firebox Joe, quarter inch steel body four inches of fire clay combination lock, C-rate safe it's fine for protecting records from a fire, trouble is this is requested for protecting money from a burglar

  Officer Bill Gannon : Not too tough to crack , huh, Ed.

  Darryl Walton : You can punch them, peel them, or burn them. Whoever pulled this showed a little class, used an electric drill. Now, this is the first hole, entered here and knocked back the locking bolt, that releases the three locking bars

  Charles Edwards : Why the second hole Ed ?

  Darryl Walton : A Brabant type safe has a re-locking device. Most modern boxes do: when the back plate was knocked off it, released a spring that set off the re-locking device, so he drills here, knocks back the re-lock, turns the handle, and he's in

  Officer Bill Gannon : He has to know exactly where to drill doesn't he

  Darryl Walton : Well there's the maker's name, Barkley safe company. So you know the locking bolt is here , the re-locking device here. If he was an amateur he would have punched peeled or chopped

  Officer Bill Gannon : Is MO is going to give us anything do you think ?

  Darryl Walton : Should be able to give us some good suspects.

  Officer Bill Gannon : Well it doesn't look like we're gonna turn any prints

  Darryl Walton : No not on this guy he knows his craft. Your best hope is somebody eyeball him coming in.

  Officer Bill Gannon : We don't know when that could have been Ed.

  Darryl Walton : Any case you to talk to the boss, about his next safe

  Charles Edwards : What kind should he go for Ed ?

  Darryl Walton : An E-rate, one-inch steel body, inch and a half steel on a door and it's drill proof

  Charles Edwards : Right

  Darryl Walton : You shouldn't have too much trouble selling it