Bestselling crime novelist Joseph Wambaugh, who mined his own experience as a Los Angeles police officer, has died at 88.

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Joseph Wambaugh, a former police officer who became an acclaimed best-selling author, introducing audiences to the gritty, ...

He wrote 'The Onion Field,' 'The New Centurions' and 'The Blue Knight' and created the realistic anthology series 'Police ...

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Joseph Wambaugh redefined police dramas, revealing the harsh realities and psychological toll of law enforcement.

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Joseph Wambaugh, the former LAPD officer who brought realism to the "Police Story" TV series and books like "The Onion Field, ...