Calvin Lampe

Calvin Lampe was a guest star on the Dragnet 1967 episode Homicide: DR-22. He was portrayed by . 
Having joined the Chicago police department, he found his niche as a detective, quickly becoming known as one of the best in the business. Eventually he was appointed as a Deputy Chief and named as Chief of Detectives in the Chicago PD. By the mid 1960s Lampe was retired from the Chicago PD and moved to Los Angeles. He was hired to run an apartment building. Moving into one of the apartments in the building he kept a low profile, not wanting the LAPD to learn that one of Chicago's top detectives was in the area out of concern that they would call endlessly for his help. 
When one of Lampe's neighbors was murdered in her apartment Detectives Bill Gannon and Joe Friday were dispatched to investigate. Checking out the murder scene, they soon ran into Lampe. Due to Lampe's attention to detail, knowledge of police procedure, observations, and eagerness to help Friday and Gannon concluded that he was either a little old man a bit too interested in police work or maybe a suspect who was trying to show them how smart he was.
Asking the FBI for information on Lampe, Friday and Gannon learned about Lampe's past work as a Detective in Chicago. Not only that, but their boss Captain Hugh Brown also was one of Lampe's friends. Lampe was able to help identify the suspect. Friday and Gannon offered to let him come along when they went to arrest the suspect, but Lampe declined - saying it was their case and they should have the honor of bringing the suspect to justice. The suspect was later found guilty of first degree murder and was sentenced to death. He was sent to San Quentin to await execution.
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