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Pierce R. Brooks


Born
in The United States
August 09, 1924

Died
March 01, 1998

Genre
Crime, Nonfiction


Pierce Brooks joined the Los Angeles Police Department in 1948 and served in vice, narcotics, patrol and homicide divisions. In 1973, he became nationally known when his role as the lead investigator was featured in The Onion Field, Joseph Wambaugh's best-seller about the kidnapping and murder of a Los Angeles police officer near Bakersfield.

Mr. Brooks retired from the Los Angeles Police Department in 1969 as a captain and later was police chief in Springfield, Ore., Lakewood, Colo., and, finally, in Eugene, Ore., where he held the position from 1977 to 1980.

Mr. Brooks was credited in 1985 by then-FBI Director William Webster with helping create the National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime and supervising the development of the Vio ...more

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Average rating: 4.34 · 47 ratings · 11 reviews · 1 distinct work
"...officer down, code three."
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