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All Units Respond brings the thrilling world of classic police radio drama back to life with original episodes of Calling All Cars, one of the pioneering crime programs of Old Time Radio.

First broadcast in 1933, Calling All Cars brought listeners into the action with gripping dramatizations of criminal investigations, daring pursuits, and the relentless work of law enforcement. Inspired by real police cases, these stories capture an era when radio brought the excitement of the police blotter straight into America's living rooms.

From mysterious murders and desperate fugitives to high-stakes manhunts, every episode is a journey back to the golden age of radio crime drama.

The call is out. All units respond.
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  • Avg 28 min
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  • S1 · E6
    Today · 27 min

    Missing Mexican Sheiks

    Originally Aired: January 3, 1934 Calling All Cars #6, "Missing Mexican Sheiks," begins when three armed men, led by Bob York, storm a jewelry store on South Vermont Avenue in Los Angeles. During the robbery, York fatally shoots a customer who...

  • S1 · E5
    Yesterday · 28 min

    Cookie Vejar Killing

    Originally Aired: December 27, 1933 Calling All Cars #5, "Cookie Vejar Killing," takes listeners into the violent world of Prohibition-era bootleggers who turn to armed robbery when legitimate criminal enterprise dries up. Petty whiskey peddler...

  • S1 · E4
    Thursday · 29 min

    The Human Bomb

    Originally Aired: December 20, 1933 Calling All Cars #4, "The Human Bomb," Two brazen criminals, Cochran and Colton, execute a carefully planned heist that begins with breaking into a San Diego Ford dealership in the dead of night. After stealing a...

  • S1 · E3
    Wednesday · 30 min

    York Gang Holdup

    Originally Aired: December 13, 1933 Calling All Cars #3, "York Gang Holdup," opens with Mrs. Taki Nago, a Japanese restaurant owner on Terminal Island, withdrawing $1,000 from her branch bank to cash checks for the fishermen and cannery workers who...

  • S1 · E2
    Tuesday · 28 min

    Burma White Case

    Originally Aired: December 6, 1933 Calling All Cars #2, "Burma White Case," a young blonde woman named Burma Adams meets the wrong kind of man at a nightclub and finds herself drawn into a violent crime spree that shocks Los Angeles. Burma's...

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