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

The victim was surrounded by a group of 20 to 30 young bicyclists and “immediately overwhelmed” as they punched and kicked him on the ground, police said.

Two juveniles were arrested for their alleged involvement in the beating of a motorist by a group of teenage 20 to 30 bicyclists in broad daylight in the Carthay area of Los Angeles, authorities said ...

Two juveniles were arrested for their alleged involvement in the beating of a motorist by a group of teenage 20 to 30 ...

Joseph Wambaugh, who wrote the gripping, true-crime bestseller “The Onion Field” and numerous gritty but darkly humorous ...

The victim was surrounded by a group of 20 to 30 young bicyclists and “immediately overwhelmed” as they punched and kicked ...

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

On April 15, 2015, the City Council amended the Los Angeles Administrative Code and created a Hit-and-Run Reward Program ...

A woman was in the hospital after she was shot in the Baldwin Hills neighborhood and Los Angeles Police Department officers ...

Former Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley has started the appeal process following Mayor Karen Bass’ decision to fire her a week ago.

Under the city charter, Crowley would need the support of 10 of the council's 15 members to be reinstated as chief.