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Joseph Wambaugh, LA cop who wrote 'The Onion Field' and other bestsellers, dies at 88

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FILE - Author Joseph Wambaugh poses in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on Dec. 7, 2007, to promote his book "Hollywood Station." (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
FILE - Joseph Wambaugh author of "Fugitive Nights" poses during an interview in Los Angeles in January 1992. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)

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FILE - Author Joseph Wambaugh poses in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on Dec. 7, 2007, to promote his book "Hollywood Station." (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)