Before the release of Joseph Wambaugh’s first novel, “The New Centurions,” he received an unusual offer from the star of the ...

The prolific author, who initially planned to be an English teacher, had been with the Los Angeles Police Department 11 years ...

Former Los Angeles police officer turned best- selling author Joseph Wambaugh, known for books such as "The Onion Field" and ...

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. Longtime family friend ...

The city of Tacoma will pay nearly $5 million to settle a lawsuit brought by a married couple seriously injured in a ...

Unlike those on 'Dragnet' and other cop shows, Wambaugh's fictional officers were often compromised and deeply flawed ...

Bosch creator Michael Connelly confirmed that his new crime novel Nightshade would serve as the start of a new book series ...