S15 Ep3: Dragnet

Small Town Dicks

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True Crime, Paul Holes, History, Small Town, Yeardley Smith, Society & Culture, Police

4.7 • 9.4K Ratings

🗓️ 4 October 2024

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

A man wanted for murder in a neighboring state shows up in a coastal city and leads a team of law enforcement on a wild, twenty-mile vehicle pursuit. As Detective Robert explains, the suspect turns out to have excellent aim. The team works together to take down the suspect - with a surprise twist at the end.

The detective: Sgt. Robert

Sgt. Robert has been in law enforcement for over 20 years. Prior to becoming a detective, he spent nine years on patrol, where he served as a Field Training Officer (FTO) and an FBI-trained hostage negotiator. As a detective, he worked in a unit that investigated crimes against children, including sex crimes, serious physical abuse and child homicides. He was later re-assigned to the violent crimes unit, where he investigated homicides, robberies and other serious felonies. He was an active member of his county’s major crimes team, which investigated homicides and officer-involved shootings. After 10 years in investigations, Robert was promoted to sergeant.

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0:00.0	Hey, Smalltown fam, it's Yardley.
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0:11.5	and our community forum and other behind-the-scenes goodies, you got to go to smalltowndicks.com
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0:25.9	join and then listen to the end of today's episode for a sneak peek at today's new bonus episode episode.
0:42.8	Hey, Small Town fam.
0:44.0	It's Yardley.
0:45.1	How are you guys?
0:49.5	I hope you're all well, and I hope you are thriving.
0:54.4	We have fan favorite Detective Robert on the mic today, and he brings us a case that's a little different from our usual fare.
0:59.2	In this case, detectives are not turning over hundreds of puzzle pieces
1:03.6	to get to the bottom of who and why a crime has occurred.
1:07.5	On the contrary, police already know who the suspect is.
1:11.7	They also know he's armed, extremely violent, and on the run since he has vowed not to go back to prison.
1:20.6	As we were recording this episode, I remember I couldn't help but wonder what it would be like to stand in law enforcement's shoes on the day this all went down,
1:31.2	where they needed to stop an armed violent offender who was fleeing police at high speeds on country roads at night.
1:40.0	You'll see that the options are few and all of them dangerous.
1:46.1	Also, just when you think you know how the story ends, there's a twist.
1:51.7	This episode is a perfect example of how the wheels of justice and accountability
1:57.2	continue to turn for the officers involved in a chase like this long after the
2:02.6	public hears the snappy two-minute version of events on the nightly news. It's a reminder of how
2:09.7	much we expect from the police and how much they expect from themselves. Here is Dragnet.
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