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- A handyman robs a local businessman of $11,000 in charitable donations, then attempts to frame a local beautician for the crime.
- A Highway Patrol officer is critically wounded after failing to properly frisk and handcuff a suspect during a routine traffic stop.
- Two thieves target unsuspecting motorists for credit card theft, but they become targets themselves when a determined female victim manages to notify the Highway Patrol.
- Dan Mathews offers himself as a hostage after a nervous gunman botches a diner robbery and critically wounds the proprietor.
- A Highway Patrol officer is murdered while pursuing a car stolen from a lonely bookstore owner.
- Treachery and murder result after a bonded bank messenger, his wife, and an accomplice steal a $20,000 payroll.
- A wrongly-convicted parolee becomes coldly determined to murder the former business partner whose ruse was responsible for his conviction.
- A disgruntled truck driver abducts his estranged wife and threatens to detonate a truckload of unstable pure potassium while she remains trapped inside it.
- With the help of her son, a woman plans and executes her husband's daring escape from police custody.
- A young man is put in the uncomfortable position of trying to cover up his father's theft of automobile accessories.
- An angry father pursues an orphan boy that he believes is responsible for the accidental shooting of his son.
- The Highway Patrol helicopter is ordered into action when the botched robbery of a roadside diner results in the shooting of the proprietor and the abduction of his daughter.
- A motorcycle accident enables two wanted felons to take a Highway Patrol officer as a hostage, but his radio's signal helps pinpoint their location.
- The Highway Patrol helicopter travels to a remote and mountainous area to airlift a critically injured kidnap victim and aid in the capture of the kidnappers.
- A man and two women who specialize in robbing roadside motels become increasingly confident and reckless.
- A café owner's grudge against motorcyclists leads to the accidental death of a Highway Patrol officer.
- A woman makes diversionary false crime reports so that her husband can rob businesses while wearing a Highway Patrolman's uniform.
- Three thieves use a counterfeit armored car and stolen uniforms to steal $29,000 from a supermarket. The leader of the group becomes increasingly unpredictable and prone to violence as Dan Mathews and his men close in.
- A mentally disturbed man murders women who seek husbands through "Lonely Hearts" clubs.
- A meticulous safecracker is certain that he can pull off a lucrative jewel theft despite the Highway Patrol's constant surveillance.
- A trio of thieves will be able to abscond with $500,000 in stolen money at midnight unless Dan and Officer Garvey can prove their guilt quickly.
- A syndicate hit man kills his own brother, then is himself murdered in a manner that makes the killing appear to be a suicide.
- A prison escapee is determined to murder the judge who gave him the maximum sentence.
- The Highway Patrol sets a trap by transporting a crime boss to death row in hopes of enticing his henchmen to risk capture by trying to rescue him, but the henchmen may try to kill him instead.
- A husband and wife team rob pharmaceutical trucks after slipping the drivers pills that render them temporarily unconscious.
- The Highway Patrol helicopter is called into action to pursue a train carrying a bank robber and $35,000 in stolen money.
- Two men conceal themselves in large crates on the back of a truck as part of a plan to get inside a manufacturing plant so they can steal a $27,000 payroll.
- Following an unplanned prison escape, convicted killers Lita Morgan and Caroline Craig leave a trail of robbery and murder in their wake.
- A vicious, unpredictable prison escapee abandons his injured partner, ambushes a highway patrolman, and uses the patrolman's uniform and gun to hijack a school bus in a daring attempt to escape his pursuers.
- Pyromaniac Judd Patterson sets a warehouse ablaze and gets away in a stolen car. He abandons the car and hitches a ride with farmer Claude Norpel, who offers him temporary employment as a hired hand. An arson investigator gives Patterson's name as a possible suspect, and Dan Mathews and Sergeant Williams trace him to Norpel's farm. However, they arrive after he has already assaulted Norpel, knocked him unconscious, and is about to set the barn ablaze with Norpel still in it. Sergeant Williams distracts Patterson while Dan Mathews overpowers him, but the barn is set afire in the scuffle. The two Highway Patrol officers have only seconds to rescue Norpel and extinguish the blaze.
- A woman's ill-advised attempt to save her former fiancé from a murder conviction results in the realization that the actual killer may still be at large.
- Fearing an operation, a resourceful boy with damaged eyesight manages to stay just a step ahead of the Highway Patrol's efforts to return him safely to his parents.
- Dan Mathews has reason to suspect the worst when a courier with a criminal record disappears with $31,000 after an automobile accident.
- Dan Mathews arrives at work feeling sick and weak from apparent food poisoning, and there is concern that a panic may break out if the mysterious cause of his illness is not found quickly.
- Tragedy results when an impatient traveling salesman refuses to heed numerous warnings concerning his predilection for speeding and taking chances while driving.
- A small boy is the only witness to a botched burglary that results in the death of his father and serious injury to his mother.
- Two brothers hijack a new-car carrier, planning to sell the cars to get cash to purchase a farm. When the driver dies from injuries sustained in the hijacking, they make a panic-stricken attempt to dispose of the evidence.
- Lab worker Harry Wells flees and aggressively avoids people, after being accidentally exposed to dangerous radioactive material.
- A Highway Patrol officer is murdered after he discovers a marijuana field while on a hunting trip.
- The distraught daughter of a deceased gemologist accuses Officer Johnson of stealing valuable uncut jewels from her late father's car.
- The Highway Patrol helicopter is ordered into action to follow a murderous fugitive that has taken three hostages.
- An old lady and her younger woman friend are endangered when they offer a ride to a fugitive thief who committed two murders in order to steal counterfeit currency plates.
- A career felon and his mechanically-skilled younger brother stage a series of armed robberies using a supercharged roadster as their getaway car.
- A scheming woman takes advantage of her husband, her paramour, and a complete stranger in an attempt to flee the U. S. with $53,000 in stolen funds.
- A distraught engineer sets out on a suicide mission to destroy the chemical plant at which he was formerly employed.
- Two coldly calculating hoodlums attempt to murder their diabetic former cell-mate by depriving him of his insulin.
- A wrongly-convicted recent parolee is determined to kill the bus driver whose mistaken testimony was responsible for his incarceration.
- Two men commit a series of armed robberies and escape by commandeering taxicabs for use as nondescript getaway cars.
- Dan Mathews uses the Highway Patrol helicopter and tear gas in an effort to flush out two wanted fugitives who have taken a woman hostage inside her own house.
- A country club grounds keeper who shelters notorious criminals comes under investigation after he is forced to kill one of his "clients".
- A botched robbery results in the abduction of the only witness - a 10-year-old girl who can neither hear nor speak.
- A former nursing home employee turns to robbing luxury stores and uses a potentially lethal stolen drug to disable his victims.
- A fleeing murderer's charm enables him to enlist the unwitting aid of several law-abiding citizens in his efforts to elude the Highway Patrol.
- A murderous fugitive hitches a ride with a newlywed couple who are pulling a travel trailer, then takes them as hostages when they learn his identity from a radio broadcast.
- The perpetrator of a robbery and murder attempts to dispose of the getaway car by convincing his brother to crush it beyond recognition in a large hydraulic press.
- A secretary with an impeccable reputation for trustworthiness and reliability colludes with her boyfriend to steal $50,000 from her employer.
- Dan Mathews is determined to find out why the residents of a small town are behaving suspiciously and anxious to see him leave.
- Two thieves steal a $100,000 computer and demand that amount as ransom in exchange for its safe return.
- Dan Mathews and a physician race against time to find an elusive little girl that was bitten on the cheek by a rabid dog.
- Dan Mathews utilizes polygraph testing to identify the individuals who are responsible for the violent robbery of an elderly motel owner.
- Two fugitives get into the boiler room of a hospital and threaten to destroy the building by tying down the safety valve if they are not permitted to go free.
- Dan Mathews must cope with a family's effort to protect an emotionally fragile young woman who fled after striking a pedestrian with her car.
- The wife of a sheriff is abducted and held as a hostage in an attempt to secure the release of a crime boss.
- Paul Jordan is killed in broad daylight by his three accomplices in a bank robbery that resulted in the theft of $100,000. Jordan manages to kill one of the attackers, but the two survivors of the gun battle (Joe and Blake) deduce that his widow Gloria will know the money's whereabouts. Dan Mathews and Sergeant Williams come to the same conclusion and stake out Gloria Jordan's farm. Gloria attempts to flee to Chicago after mailing the money to her destination, but Joe intercepts her. She is treated roughly until Dan Mathews and Sergeant Williams utilize the element of surprise to capture the three and confirm that the package they recovered from Gloria's mailbox contains the stolen money.
- Two men and a woman use phony police uniforms and a fake detour sign to lure potential victims into concealed areas.
- A trio of thieves threatens to murder the wife of an armored car guard in order to force him to surrender a $25,000 payroll secured inside the vehicle.
- A husband and wife team rob couriers with large amounts of cash, then kill them so that there will be no witnesses.
- A con man assaults the elderly victim of a $5,000 swindle as a "warning", but his female partner becomes fearful of a murder charge when the old man dies of a heart attack immediately after the assault.
- An innocent man who unknowingly accompanies two acquaintances on an armed robbery flees and finds himself pursued by the Highway Patrol and by one of the revenge-seeking felons.
- Dan Mathews and Sergeant Williams pursue two swindlers who pose as a corrupt narcotics agent and a heroin pusher in order to extort bribe money from their victims.
- A poor prospector arouses suspicion when he suddenly begins paying off long-standing debts from a large roll of new $100 bills.
- A criminal attempts to avenge his younger brother's life sentence by executing a meticulously planned scheme that will make Sergeant Williams appear to be guilty of felony hit and run.
- Dan Mathews and his officers race against time to find a stolen oil indicator device that contains potentially lethal radioactive pellets.
- A bitter young man whose father was killed in an automobile accident is stubbornly determined to murder the man who was driving the other car.
- The Highway Patrol helicopter pursues a smooth-talking but ruthless murder suspect who is trying to escape with a hostage over little-used desert roads.
- Dan Mathews and his officers assist a county sheriff in closing down a club that offers illicit gambling.
- An armed robber wearing actors' makeup is able to obtain rides in the cars of his victims, but an unplanned murder results when one man fights back.
- A recovering addict gives Dan Mathews and a state narcotics agent information that helps them identify an exclusive resort as a front for the distribution of heroin.
- When two thieves who stole $50,000 are killed in an automobile accident, their other two partners scheme to recover the wreck and the stolen money.
- Two men find themselves unable to flee as planned after they use a stolen bazooka to rob a $33,000 oil field payroll.
- A delivery driver commits a series of armed robberies against individual stores that make up a small supermarket chain.
- Dan Mathews and Sergeant Corey spend Christmas Eve searching for a lost six-year-old girl.
- Newlyweds Carl and Jennifer Stone find themselves pursued by the Highway Patrol and a would-be killer after they witness the murder of a diner counterman.
- A gemologist and his accomplice steal $300,000 in rough-cut gems from a courier, then attempt to smuggle them out of the country in a dog's collar.
- An unassuming cabinetmaker is abducted at gunpoint when coincidence causes a would-be thief to mistake him for a diamond merchant.
- A protection racket results in murder when a railroad yard worker refuses to continue making payments.
- A series of fraudulent insurance claims is discovered after Dan Mathews and his officers learn that the "accidental" death of a migrant worker was actually a homicide.
- After an accidental shooting occurs on a ranch, the Highway Patrol helicopter is used to prevent a revenge killing by the supposed shooter's angry brother-in-law.
- A construction foreman steals $12,000 from his employer's open safe, then attempts to frame a subcontractor for the crime.
- Desperate to avoid capture and extradition on first-degree murder charges, a wounded fugitive takes a young woman and her paraplegic mother as hostages.
- Inside information helps thieves rob a group of recently-paid itinerant fruit pickers, but murder results when one particularly desperate victim refuses to follow their orders.
- Three farmers are stubbornly determined to risk their lives in order to collect a reward offered for the capture of a wounded fugitive.
- Two men steal dynamite and blasting caps for use in future crimes, unaware that any radio transmission signal could trigger the caps and set off a devastating explosion.
- An alert boy is able to give Dan Mathews information that provides a critical break in the pursuit of a recidivist thief.
- One member of a three-person holdup team impersonates a Highway Patrol officer in order to deceive robbery victims into thinking that they need not notify the Patrol themselves.
- A patient parolee decides the time is finally right to attempt the recovery of $250,000 stolen in an armored car robbery.
- An out-of-state policewoman who has infiltrated a gambling syndicate finds herself in grave danger when her identity is discovered.
- A thief abducts a gem courier and uses his identification in an attempt to steal a jewel collection worth $200,000.
- A man and two female accomplices who pose as hitchhikers rob several unsuspecting male motorists, but murder results when one victim tries to fight back.
- A murderous hoodlum attempts to steal counterfeit currency plates that have been packed in nitroglycerin tubes for safekeeping.
- When a ranger checks the woods where a plane disappeared, it results in his murder and in the discovery of a kidnapped woman.
- A "transportation maintenance service" provided to trucking companies by an apparently legitimate businessman proves to be little more than a protection racket.
- Dan Mathews solicits assistance from his Mexican counterpart to capture three thieves who are stealing cars in the U. S. and selling them in Mexico.
- The Highway Patrol conducts an intensive search for an endangered crime reporter who may know the identity of a murderer.
- A writer having a bad reaction to medication takes potshots at several targets, including Dan Mathews and his officers.
- Two convicts steal an airplane to escape from prison.
- A family man is forced to commit murder when a would-be blackmailer discovers that he is actually the "Polka Dot Bandit".
- Two men use explosions as a diversionary tactic to distract attention from the scenes of their holdups.
- Hijackers feign roadside accidents, knowing that unsuspecting truck drivers will stop and attempt to help.
- Two women disguised as men commit a series of armed robberies, two of which result in murder.
- A known carrier of typhoid fever attempts to flee the area when the daughter of his employer dies from the disease.
- Three men rob a series of banks in coastal towns, then pose as fishermen in order to escape in a boat piloted by their leader.
- A series of apparently random potshots at moving cars turns out to be an attempt to conceal a carefully planned murder.
- A racketeer's attempt to take over an illicit gambling house in a small town leads to murder.
- A man and two female accomplices steal expensive cars, forge registration cards, and sell the cars upstate before their status as stolen cars can be disseminated.
- An escapee from a mental hospital is the primary suspect in the violent death of a farmer.
- An apparent hunting accident becomes increasingly suspicious when it is discovered that the shooter benefited in several ways from the victim's death.
- After a farmer witnesses the disposal of a murder victim's body, his wife unwittingly helps the perpetrators identify and locate her husband.
- A man and his two accomplices use inside information to steal valuable gems from traveling jewelry salesmen.
- Three felons enlist the unwilling aid of a former cell-mate to steal a $12,000 cash shipment from a farmers' combine.
- An "Import Company" warehouse is used as a front for storage of merchandise stolen in a series of truck hijackings.
- Motorcycle-riding armed robbers elude Highway Patrol roadblocks by loading their two-wheelers into a closed truck driven by their leader.
- A wounded and frightened ex-con flees after accidentally killing a blackmailer.
- Dan Mathews and his officers must rely upon an uncommunicative amnesiac to find a seriously injured camper.
- Dan Mathews' vacation takes an unexpected turn when he finds that his favorite fishing lodge has become a front for a heroin distribution ring.
- Two men rob a series of supermarkets by taking the market managers' wives as hostages.
- A highly regarded Highway Patrol officer tenders his resignation after he finds himself unable to subdue and arrest his brother (an escaped prisoner).
- Two holdup men abduct a physician and compel him to extricate a bullet in a wooded area.
- Because of his wife's fears, Patrolman Ed Wylie resigns from the force after fellow officer Jerry March is killed in the line of duty.
- Dan Mathews and his officers attempt to ensure the delivery of life-saving gas gangrene serum to a 10-year-old victim.
- A gunman and his female hostage unwittingly wander into a designated blasting area.
- A man who picks up a hitchhiker is accused of complicity in an armed robbery when coincidence and circumstantial evidence point strongly toward his guilt.
- Dan Mathews and Sergeant Williams race to find a sailor who was exposed to spinal meningitis while saving the life of an infant.
- A crusading newspaper reporter finds his life threatened when he becomes the target of a gang of ruthless extortionists.
- A stolen helicopter enables a dangerous lifer to escape from a prison work detail.
- Dan Mathews personally takes on the task of protecting a former crime boss who is scheduled to testify before a grand jury.
- An extortionist smuggles Mexican workers into the U.S. illegally, then threatens them with exposure (and lengthy jail sentences) if they do not give him half their wages.
- Dan Mathews escorts a crusading senator to the scene of his hearings after he receives information that a prominent racketeer plans to murder him.
- An injured felon discovered in a mountain cabin leads the Highway Patrol helicopter on a difficult chase in treacherous terrain.
- Car thieves purchase wrecked vehicles and transfer the VIN plates to stolen ones in order to escape detection.
- A botched gas station robbery results in the murder of a Highway Patrol officer and the abduction of a farmer and his wife.
- Dan Mathews and his officers must work quickly to capture a delusional and unpredictable escapee from a mental hospital.
- An escaped convict abducts his estranged wife and forces her to help him elude the Highway Patrol.
- An ex-con wants to return money stolen in an armed robbery, but his erstwhile partner has other ideas.
- The owner of a centrally-located roadside diner is murdered so that heroin sellers can use his business as a "front" for distributing the drug to pushers.
- A professional killer from Chicago comes into Dan Mathews' jurisdiction to murder the Santell brothers before they can testify against a racketeer.
- Felon Gerald Gray, who bears a personal grudge against Dan Mathews, is released from prison and uses everyone around him in his efforts to extract revenge.
- A woman panics and flees after striking a "pedestrian" who was actually involved in an attempt to steal $70,000 from an industrial plant's safe.
- A desperate man confesses to a crime he did not commit in order to obtain a $5,000 reward for his family.
- The Highway Patrol helicopter is used to pursue an escaped convict and rescue a prospector trapped in a cave-in caused by the escapee.
- Rita Hudson accepts delivery of $35,000 worth of imported diamonds on behalf of her employer, Mr. Van Dyce. She is immediately abducted by thieves Ernest Zober and Chuck Barton, who received information concerning her movements from Lydia Stevens (Mr. Van Dyce's executive assistant). Dan Mathews and Sergeant Williams investigate and deduce that Rita was a victim rather than a perpetrator. They suspect that Lydia may be involved and Dan drops hints that that the Highway Patrol has a detailed description of Zober and Barton and their car. When Lydia panics, Zober and Barton decide to abandon her and go meet "Mr. Darrell", the prospective buyer of the gems. When Lydia realizes she has been duped and abandoned, she tells Dan all she knows. The information enables Dan and his officers to trap "Mr. Darrell" at a roadblock. They quickly locate Zober and Barton as well, and an armed confrontation ensues with Rita perilously near the line of fire.
- When a reclusive artist is murdered, Dan Mathews and Sergeant Williams are dubious that robbery was actually the motive for the killing.
- Two men plan to cause a train wreck as part of a plot to steal $750,000 in government currency.
- A holdup man is murdered by the woman who planned his crime and sheltered him in the basement of her roadside diner.
- An apparently legitimate print shop is involved in the printing of counterfeit payroll checks used to bilk unsuspecting merchants.
- Two thieves attempt to steal valuable paintings and demand ransom of $500,000. but they are forced to commit murder when the plan goes awry.