Jim Paisley and his gang break into a gun shop stealing numerous firearms, then go on a crime spree. It's up to Lt. Guthrie and his men to find him and get back the guns before the gang can do too much damage.
When a medical report proves that a policeman was unconscious when shot dead at close range the investigating officers conclude he was killed by safecrackers trying to hidden their identity.
A dead body is dumped from an overpass near the waterfront and lands next to a sleeping wino. He reports it to the police, and an investigation reveals that the body is that of an undercover police officer who was investigating a narcotics ring.
A nightclub singer, traveling home from work, is attacked by a purse snatcher who begins to choke the girl but stops abruptly when he spits a gold cross at her neck.