Acclaimed ‘cop writer’ Joseph Wambaugh dies

Joseph Wambaugh, cop-turned-best-selling-author, dies at 88
Joseph Wambaugh, LA cop who wrote ‘The Onion Field’ and other bestsellers, dies at 88
Joseph Wambaugh, Ex-Calif. Police Officer Turned Best-Selling Writer, Dies
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Joseph Wambaugh, ex-LAPD officer who wrote ‘The Onion Field’ and other bestsellers, dies at 88
The son of a police officer, Joseph Aloysius Wambaugh, Jr. had planned to become a teacher after earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Cal State Los Angeles. He said he chose law ...
Joseph Wambaugh, Creator of ‘Police Story’ and ‘Onion Field’ Writer, Dies at 88
Joseph Wambaugh, the former LAPD officer who brought realism to the "Police Story" TV series and books like "The Onion Field," died Friday.
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Joseph Wambaugh, LA cop who wrote 'The Onion Field' and other bestsellers, dies at 88
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Joseph Wambaugh, who wrote the gripping, true-crime bestseller "The Onion Field" and numerous gritty but darkly humorous novels about day-to-day police work drawn from his own ...