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

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

He was among the police units mobilized in 1965 when the city’s Watts neighborhood erupted in deadly riots after the arrest of a Black man by a White police officer — unrest that was also seen ...

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

Raymond Pace Alexander was born in Philadelphia in 1897 in the 7th Ward, currently Central City, where many working-class Black Americans lived. His parents moved north to Philadelphia in search of ...

On Friday, Remeon Lewis, 18, was taken into custody and charged with murder in the death of Demarious Cherry, according to the Birmingham Police Department. Cherry was shot and killed on Feb. 5 in the ...

See every Best Actor Oscar winner from 1929 onward, from the first honoree Emil Jannings to recent recipients such as Will ...

An actor who imbued charm or intensity to any role he played, Gene Hackman swallowed the scenery. Here are some of the ...

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