Updated at 2:05 p.m. Saturday
A former Los Angeles police officer hiding after three murders abandoned his truck when its axle broke, leading to a door-to-door search at Big Bear that entered its third day Saturday, two TV networks reported.
CNN reported that police believe Dorner may have as many as 30 weapons with him now. Other weapons were burned inside the truck as it was set on fire at about 8:20 a.m. Thursday.
CBS and CNN both quoted inside sources, and reported that an arsenal of weaponry and survival gear was found inside the burned-out pickup truck that Christopher Jordan Dorner apparently torched near the Big Bear Ski Area on Thursday morning.
At San Ysidro early Saturday, only two traffic lanes were open on southbound Interstate 5 at the Mexican border. Federal agents would not confirm that a dragnet was in effect, but officers wearing body armor and cradling rifles were photographed watching traffic heading through the unusual two-lane bottleneck at the Mexican border.
Law enforcement officers in San Diego County and across the Southwest remained on heightened alert for a third consecutive day Saturday. But police and the sheriff’s office reported no new possible sightings of Dorner, 33, who was fired by the Los Angeles Police Department five years ago.
In Los Angeles, police Chief Charlie Beck refused to make any comments as he attended a City Hall prayer breakfast.
Both the San Diego Police Department and the San Diego County Sheriff’s
Department were maintaining regular staffing levels as authorities in the Big Bear area resumed their search.
Dorner, a former Navy officer, had been staying at the Navy Base Point Loma and had tried to steal a boat during his crime spree, police believe.
Dorner vowed online Monday to kill named and unnamed LAPD officers and their families to avenge what he described as a campaign of unfair treatment that cost him his career. Dorner also allegedly threatened to target officers from other agencies if they tried to halt his vendetta.
The former Navy reservist suspected in the slayings of 28-year-old Monica Quan and her finance, 27-year-old Keith Lawrence, who were found shot to death Sunday night in a parked car in Irvine, and the ambush killing of a Riverside police officer four days later.
Quan was the daughter of a now-retired LAPD captain who represented Dorner at the Board of Rights hearing that led to his firing, and the killings were carried out in an act of revenge outlined in the lengthy manifesto, which blames Quan’s father for losing his job.
“We’re at regular staffing at this point, but we have other special units that are monitoring what’s going on and if things come up, they’ll be able to respond, but there's nothing at this point because we don’t have any information about him bring in this area,” said sheriff’s Lt. Scott Amos.
San Diego police Sgt. Ray Battrick said SDPD personnel were being updated with any new information that came up in the investigation into what he
said was “a dangerous individual.”
On Friday, law enforcement personnel across San Diego County investigated numerous unfounded reports of Dorner sightings.
Law enforcement agencies throughout San Diego County went on high alert Thursday after Dorner’s LAPD badge and identification were found near Lindbergh Field and a possible sighting of the suspect was reported at Navy Gateway Inn and Suites, where he had stayed on Tuesday. The hotel went into lockdown status for several hours amid the manhunt.
By mid-afternoon Friday, the search had moved onto San Bernardino County after Dorner’s pickup truck was found burning just off a forest road in Big
Bear.
All the areas where someone could have walked away from the truck were being searched, Cindy Bachman, a spokeswoman for the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said.
Anyone spotting Dorner, whose last known address is in La Palma, should consider him armed and extremely dangerous and should not approach or try contacting him but instead call 911 immediately, police said. A tip line has been established and can be reached at (949) 724-7192.
-City News Service
Time to wake up. It was not the same car or color. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2013/02/cops-opened-fire-on-mother-daughter-during-dorner-manhunt.html
Get in the real world and see what is happening. To accuse JustUs with stupid remarks shows your ignorance. Try working with the police and reading articles that deal with corruption. Remember Serpico? You too show your ignorance every day and it shames the human race.
"i've had to do police work in that kind of weather..you can't begin to imagine how hard it is.." lol lol I will tell the week end skiers to stay away because the weather is bad. By the way the motels are full!!!
They're hit 'n run artists. They make claims. I slap their claims down. And they high tail it into the wind. Very typical on these boards.
She will call you a 'cop hater'. Be careful.
I am more afraid of the cops then Dorner. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-torrance-shooting-20130210,0,3955268.story
Especially, DON'T GO SURFING.
What we need is a meeting at an IHOP and everyone can express their views and experiences regarding law enforcement. The experience is the telling factor and head to head should resolve some differences. In the meantime, STAY AWAY FROM TORRANCE".....
They want concealment. They want secrecy. In fact, they demand it. For that is their bread and butter. America is a dying nation.
Sitting in a Pew In church, while reverently preparing for the service, I heard a sweet little old lady, sitting next to me in the pew, quietly whispering a prayer. It was so sweet and sincere that I just had to share it with you. She said, Dear Lord, this has been tough years ...you have taken my favorite actor Patrick Swayze, my favorite musician Michael Jackson, my favorite salesman Billy Mays, my favorite actress Elizabeth Taylor, my favorite singer Whitney Houston, and, now, my favorite announcer Dick Clark. I just wanted you to know that my favorite politician is Barack Obama. Amen.
"Oh, no ma'am, we don't go there to talk."
Iranian Air Defense Site: 'Unknown aircraft you are in Iranian airspace. Identify yourself.' Aircraft: 'This is a United States aircraft. I am in Iraqi airspace.' Air Defense Site: 'You are in Iranian airspace. If you do not depart our airspace we will launch interceptor aircraft!' Aircraft: 'This is a United States Marine Corps FA-18 Fighter. Send 'em up, I'll wait!' Air Defense Site: ( ... total silence)
His answer was classic Schwarzkopf. The General said, "I believe that forgiving them is God's function... OUR job is to arrange the meeting."
Should I invite Brenda to go shooting with me, again???
Right now EVERY SINGLE Torrance citizen has a target on their back!!!
Just some friendly advice. If some chic nibbles at your offer if I were you I'd keep my political ideology and opinions to myself, to include viewpoints on LE. She could be both a lib and a daughter of a cop. It would be very easy for a neophyte at the range to accidently fire off a round in the wrong direction. The law is all about 'intent'. Carry on.
If you weren't so funny I would find you very insulting to me. :/ Just because I have had mostly good experiences with officers does NOT mean I do not realize there are alot of them corrupt. Not only that but fly off the handle and beat, and kill people. (Look up a marine shot, a innocent man in a bar shot for starters in IE) I lived through the Rodney King riots and had to drive through them to let in security and wood putting up guys into our stores. I did not appreciate him getting beaten up I gotta tell you. When officers do go off and hurt or kill people, or just act like arrogant skdjfls, then yes, I am right there with you. But to me, again to me, that is not the majority. I would still hate to be them driving around all day with targets on their faces and chasing guys who might have guns, busting into drug houses, or even going as far as the special ops Fed cops who go to other countries to get their man. They do the job for lousy pay and I don't see alot of men lining up to do it right? There is corruption everywhere with everyone and yes Bill the US has been going south for way too many years. So I still like to see some things in this world with rose colored glasses at my age, nothing wrong with that. ***emoticons, hugs, kisses, snear, snarly lip, tongue out, cigarette, frown, sexy lavacious smile***
Its not an arguement about corruption at this point, its about getting this guy before he kills someone else, or another cop or layman accidently shoots another person that supposedly looks like him. :/ We know there is corruption. Sure lets go shooting, I am totally up for it. Bring anything and I will shoot it. :) Cept a packed load that lands me on my ash.
Then there is hope for you yet.... lol lol
The difference? Iran has oil and NK has nothing of interest to us. That's the way the international relation's game is played. Hillary approves this message.
I will treed lightly. Brenda. Post your email and I will get in touch with you for the shoot.
He never was there.
"LET ME BE PERFECTLY CLEAR". King fool will talk to them. That is what Hillary and Bo said when running for office.... lol lol