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Acclaimed ‘cop writer’ Joseph Wambaugh dies

Cop Turned Novelist Joseph Wambaugh, 88, Known for ‘The Onion Field,’ Dies in Rancho Mirage

Former Los Angeles police officer turned best- selling author Joseph Wambaugh, known for books such as "The Onion Field" and "The New Centurions," has died at the age of 88.

The Associated Press on MSN · 3d

Joseph Wambaugh, ex-LAPD officer who wrote ‘The Onion Field’ and other bestsellers, dies at 88

The author, who previously lived in Newport Beach, died in Rancho Mirage after having esophageal cancer, a friend said.

The Hollywood Reporter · 2d

Joseph Wambaugh, L.A. Cop Turned Novelist and Screenwriter, Dies at 88

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

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LOS ANGELES — 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 ...

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Joseph Wambaugh Dies: ‘The Onion Field’ Writer, ‘Police Story’ Creator Was 88

In 1971, eleven years after joining the LAPD, Wambaugh saw his first novel, The New Centurions, published by Little, Brown ...

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