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Acclaimed ‘cop writer’ and longtime San Diegan Joseph Wambaugh dies at 88

The detective-turned-writer introduced audiences to the gritty, stark realities faced by street cops

FILE - Joseph Wambaugh poses during an interview in Los Angeles in January 1992. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)
FILE – Joseph Wambaugh poses during an interview in Los Angeles in January 1992. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)
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The police detective-turned-writer introduced audiences to the gritty, stark realities faced by street cops

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