A $1 million reward is now offered for information leading to the conviction of accused cop-killer Christopher Jordan Dorner, as 50 Los Angeles police officers and their families are being watched and guarded against attack by an ex-cop on a murderous campaign of revenge.
And police Sunday for the first time revealed that Richard Crain, 34, was the Riverside police officer killed Thursday, apparently by Dorner. Riverside police Chief Sergio Diaz said his name had been withheld until Sunday because of fears that Dorner might harm his surviving family, Diaz said.
LAPD chief Charlie Beck said search efforts Sunday were still focused on the snowy mountains of Big Bear, where Dorner apparently abandoned his pickup truck and set it afire Thursday.
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said the reward money is being put up by “business, unions, government, law enforcement and community groups.”
The LA police chief called it the largest award ever offered locally. Some have asked why such a large reward.
“This is an act of domestic terrorism,” Beck said. “This is a man who has targeted those that we entrust to protect the public.
“This is not about capturing a suspect, this is about preventing a future attack, maybe a murder,” the chief said.
LAPD resources were stretched Sunday, as the department not only searched for Dorner but grappled with logistics of providing security for 50 LAPD officers’ homes and families.
At the news conference in Los Angeles, the Riverside chief said it was time to identify the slain officer publicly, with a funeral pending Wednesday.
“There are several news outlets that have had that information (the name) because they have figured it out on their own, we are very, very grateful to you that you have embargoed that,” Diaz said.
“This individual has already shown and stated that the families of police officers are fair game.”
Dorner, nursing a grudge about his dismissal from the force, last Sunday apparently killed the daughter of a policeman and her fiance in Irvine. On Thursday, he apparently was involved in shootouts with Los Angeles police guarding an officer’s home in Corona, where police were shot at but not hit.
Crane and his partner were ambushed by a gunman later that morning in Riverside. The partner was wounded; his name is still withheld.
The unprecedented reward kitty must still be approved by several agencies, including city councils and county boards of supervisors across Southern California.
Los Angeles County supervisors Mike Antonovich and Mark Ridley-Thomas agreed to make the request at the next Board of Supervisors meeting, on Tuesday, Antonovich’s spokesman told City News Service.
-City News Service
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Give me a break, pal, and lighten up!
Would a favorable women-oriented joke assuage your anal-retentive (Freud) posts?
Black is not an excuse, and white is not an excuse either. Like I said earlier, if Dorner had kept cool he could have worked his way up the ranks at LAPD and at some point actually done something about the problems he saw. One man can make a difference, if he is in the right place at the right time. But now Dorner will never be in a position to do anything about it. Even if he is caught before he kills again the example he has set will encourage others to act out violently. Nothing good will come out of this. The best outcome we can hope for is that Dorner freezes to death on the mountain and is not found for two months. The worst thing is if he's never found, then the people he threatened will be worried about him the rest of their lives.
Where's the downside?
No one will receive that reward, come on people think, it says for the CONVICTION, Dorner will either take his own life or he will die in a hail of bullets from the LAPD. The corruption in the LAPD must stop !!!
As soon as the court ruled against him he was done and would never get his LAPD or naval jobs back. He felt he was wrongfully terminated and that's what pushed him over the edge. Even the final court ruling stated that Dorner may have been wronged but that he could not come up with the preponderance of evidence to prove it. I think he is alive. After reading the style of his manifesto I do not think he would kill himself. I think he is out there and enjoying the attention. If he kills again I don't think it would be for awhile. And I think somebody is helping him and bringing him supplies to sustain his life. These are all guesses based on the facts that have been reported.
Here's the thing, genius; You obviously have seen how "effective" our law enforcement is (and with military technology and guidance) in locating and tracking down just one man with moderate military training and LAPD training. Can you imagine if just in California there are 2-3 million gun owners who refuse to cooperate with an anti-Constitutional ruling? Can you imagine how the authorities will be unable to cope?
There lies the problem. I pay my taxes and i'm not going to do the LAPD job for them. Find dorner youself!
I too suspect he has an accomplice, and I suspect the accomplice drove his truck up the mountain and set it on fire. Dorner could be hiding right here in San Diego. Dorner will kill himself one way or another and probably sooner than later. Well trained - yes, well armed - yes, tenacious - yes, rational - no. Dorner's soul died before he was ever fired from the PD, a victim of his own uncontrolled anger.