Lines and Shadows
Encyclopedia
Lines and Shadows is a 1984 nonfiction book by Joseph Wambaugh
, a sergeant for the Los Angeles Police Department
, chronicling the activities of the Border Crime Task Force of the San Diego Police Department
between October 1976 and April 1978.
Joseph Wambaugh
Joseph Aloysius Wambaugh, Jr. is a bestselling American writer known for his fictional and non-fictional accounts of police work in the United States...
, a sergeant for the Los Angeles Police Department
Los Angeles Police Department
The Los Angeles Police Department is the police department of the city of Los Angeles, California. With just under 10,000 officers and more than 3,000 civilian staff, covering an area of with a population of more than 4.1 million people, it is the third largest local law enforcement agency in...
, chronicling the activities of the Border Crime Task Force of the San Diego Police Department
San Diego Police Department
The San Diego Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency for the city of San Diego, California. Established on May 9, 1889, the first chief of police was Joseph Coyne. The current police chief is William Lansdowne.-History:...
between October 1976 and April 1978.