Dragnet

A gang of con artists checks the obituary section of the daily newspaper, then uses the information they gather to prey on the grief-stricken families of those who have recently died.

It's Christmas Eve when Father Rojas at the Old Mission Plaza Church in Los Angeles discovers that the statue of the Infant Jesus is stolen from the crib. The statue's worth is only a few dollars, but it is of great sentimental value for the parish. Friday and Smith promise to try to get it back before mass on Christmas Day, but this means that they have less than 24 hours to catch the thief.

Three men are the suspects in the beating death of a former vaudevillian actress found in her apartment.

The cops stake out a hotel lobby for juvenile armed robbers.

Friday and Smith catch a wealthy house wife shoplifting, then discover she is a kleptomaniac.

A woman and her grandson are run down by a bakery truck, but the driver has an airtight alibi.

A tall, blonde and beautiful woman beats and robs her victims.

A man's body is found in the gutter and the only clue is a pair of skid marks found nearby.