DRAGNET "Big Little Jesus"

Repeat of 1953 episode on NBC Radio. This episode aired on December 21, 1954. The radio episodes have edited in the television audio with a Webb narration to cover visuals. A Los Angeles Mission reports the statue of Jesus has been stolen the day before Christmas. 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. Sgt. Joe Friday will get it back before mass on Christmas Day...Photo Harry Bartell as Father Xavier Rojas.