One of over thirty police training films produced by Murray Woroner and Woroner Films, “Crimes In Progress: Patrol Procedures III” was made in 1973. It was intended to be used as a training tool for law enforcement. (Note: to a modern viewer, some of the content, particularly including depictions of persons of color in the, may seem stereotypical and/or offensive.) The film displays multiple scenarios of crimes in progress such as an ongoing burglary or night prowler incident and the best method for law enforcement to handle these incidences effectively. It opens with a note informing viewers of dramatic and potentially controversial content which is designed to be such as way so to provoke group discussion (:08). The film is presented by Motorola Teleprogram Center (:28) and produced by Woroner Films (:43). It was created with the cooperation of the Tennessee State Law Enforcement Academy as well as a slew of police departments across the country including the Miami PD (:50). A report is heard over the radio (:55) as two men break into a mortgage company (2:03). A woman whom had just left the building; probably an employee, notices she forgot something (2:11). As she returns she catches the men breaking into the building (2:18). A man walks his dog in a neighborhood at night (2:34) acting suspicious and appearing to scout one of homes. Two officers from Miami, Florida are seen sitting at a diner high top bar awaiting calls (3:28). At a Gulf gas station (4:11) an employee checks his gas tanks. Reports of crime are taken over the phone in the police station (4:22). The woman whom had witnessed a breaking and entering incident calls the department from a phone booth (4:48). A patrol car in the district picks up the call (5:37) as the robbery is still in progress. Meanwhile, two men enter a gas station to rob the clerk’s register (6:25). The night prowler hides outside a woman’s window as she undresses for the evening (6:40). The dispatch sergeant takes the call as the woman has called multiple times over the same prowler (7:14). The dispatch officer sends a unit to the residence (7:28). Two burglars hold a store owner at gunpoint (7:33). In this scenario of an armed robbery in progress, the officer first calls in for backup (8:38). Back at the station, the radio air is cleared for emergency transmissions (9:02). Proper back up units are to be sent to the location based on their proximity to the crime (9:44). One of the backup units travels on a parallel road in order to avoid detection (10:34). The car also has it’s engine and lights cut off prior to rolling in (10:47). Units are seen surrounding the scene at the Gulf service station (12:01). One of the suspects notices they are surrounded (13:22) and shoots the hostage clerk. As the men attempt to flee, one fires into the air (13:26) and is shot by an officer. The other suspect is caught and placed under arrest (14:09). The witness to the mortgage company robbery is picked up by police (14:18). The officers arrive on scene here and take their positions (16:11). The witness remains in the patrol vehicle for protection (16:26). One of the suspects notices they are surrounded by police (17:18). The other suspect attempts to convince his partner to go peacefully rather than start a shootout with the police (17:51). The scene returns to the night prowler (19:53) as a patrol unit arrives. The victim remains on the phone discreetly (20:38) in order to avoid informing the prowler he has been caught. The prowler attempts to run (21:24) though he is caught (21:49). At the scene of the armed robbery (22:36) the surviving suspect is read his rights (22:49). His partner is pictured in a pool of blood in the parking lot (23:06). Both suspects from the other burglary are arrested and read their rights (23:29). The prowler is taken back to the police station in handcuffs (23:38).

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