Manhunt For Ex-Cop Accused Of Killing Three

A huge manhunt is under way for a former Los Angeles policeman who is now believed to have killed three people in revenge for his sacking.

The search for 33-year-old Christopher Dorner stretches throughout Southern California and Nevada.

On Thursday afternoon police said they found Dorner's burned-out pickup truck on a forrest road near a Southern California ski resort two hours east of Los Angeles.

There was no sign of Dorner, but police were conducting a door-to-door search in the area. The nearby ski resort and local schools had been put on lockdown and several police agencies had joined the search effort.

Officers surround LAPD headquarters

Police found fresh tracks believed to be Dorner's leading away from the truck, but San Bernardino County Sheriff John McMahon did not say where they led other than that they did not go into a residential area.

Authorities have issued a state-wide "officer safety warning" and police have been sent to protect people named in an online posting thought to be by Dorner in which he warned he would target those on the force who wronged him.

"I will bring unconventional and asymmetrical warfare to those in LAPD uniform whether on or off duty," said the manifesto.

Police Chief Charlie Beck said Dorner, who has military training, has access to multiple weapons including an assault rifle. He should be considered "armed and extremely dangerous".

Police respond to the shooting in Riverside where one officer was killed

More than 40 protection officers have been assigned to Dorner's suspected targets - possibly the largest in department history, Mr Beck said.

The search for Dorner, who was dismissed from the LAPD in 2008 for making false statements, began after he was linked to a weekend killing in which one of the victims was the daughter of a former police captain who had represented him during the disciplinary hearing.

Police say Dorner opened fire on police in this cruiser

Authorities also said Dorner opened fire early on Thursday on police in cities east of Los Angeles, killing an officer and wounding another.

In a Facebook post, Dorner said he knew he would be vilified by the LAPD and the news media, but that "unfortunately, this is a necessary evil that I do not enjoy but must partake and complete for substantial change to occur within the LAPD and reclaim my name".

As police searched for him, the packed Los Angeles area was on edge. The nearly 10,000-member LAPD dispatched many of its officers to protect potential targets.

Chief Beck said Los Angeles officers guarding a target named in the posting shot and wounded several people in Torrance who were in a pickup similar in description to Dorner's truck.

He said: "Tragically we believe this was a case of mistaken identity by the officers."

Monica Quan

Both victims, who were delivering newspapers, were taken to hospital. One was listed in stable condition and the suffered a "minor wound", Chief Beck said.

Meanwhile, a wallet containing a detective badge and a picture ID belonging to Dorner was handed in to police in San Diego less than four hours after a man matching his description attempted to steal a 47-foot boat from the city's Shelter Island marina.

San Diego Detective Garry Hassen said the suspect tied up an 81-year-old man who was on the boat and then fled after the engine failed to start.

Nevada authorities also joined the search for Dorner, who owns a house nine miles from the Las Vegas Strip, according to authorities and court records.

Authorities said the US Navy reservist may be driving a metallic grey 2005 Nissan Titan pickup truck.

Dorner is wanted in the killings of Monica Quan and her fiance, Keith Lawrence. They were found shot in their car at their condominium on Sunday night in Irvine, authorities said.

Ms Quan, 28, was an assistant women's basketball coach at Cal State Fullerton. Lawrence, 27, was a public safety officer at the University of Southern California.

Ms Quan's father, a former LAPD captain who became a lawyer in retirement, represented Dorner in front of the Board of Rights, a tribunal that ruled against Dorner at the time of his dismissal in 2008, LAPD Captain William Hayes told The Associated Press.

According to documents from a court of appeals hearing in October 2011, Dorner was fired from the LAPD after he made a complaint against his field training officer, Sgt Teresa Evans.

Dorner said that in the course of an arrest, Sgt Evans kicked suspect Christopher Gettler, a schizophrenic with severe dementia.

Richard Gettler, the schizophrenic man's father, gave testimony that supported Dorner's claim.

Anda sedang membaca artikel tentang

Manhunt For Ex-Cop Accused Of Killing Three

Dengan url

http://tampolantelak.blogspot.com/2013/02/manhunt-for-ex-cop-accused-of-killing.html

Anda boleh menyebar luaskannya atau mengcopy paste-nya

Manhunt For Ex-Cop Accused Of Killing Three

namun jangan lupa untuk meletakkan link

Manhunt For Ex-Cop Accused Of Killing Three

sebagai sumbernya