Michael Crain, 34, was the Riverside police officer allegedly ambushed by Christopher Jordan Dorner while on routine patrol last week, Riverside’s police chief revealed Sunday.
Crain was an Inland Empire native with “a big heart” and loved spending time with wife Regina and their children Ian, 10, and Kaitlyn, 4. Crain left “an unforgettable impression” on everyone he met, according to Riverside police Lt. Guy Toussaint.
“He loved attending dance recitals with his daughter and coaching his son’s baseball team,” Toussaint said. “He also loved his classic 1970 Chevy Nova, which he spent his spare time restoring.”
Crain, a former active Marine and war veteran, was publicly identified Sunday for the first time by the department. His name had been withheld due to concerns about the danger presented by Dorner, whose location remains a mystery.
He was slain Thursday when the disgruntled former policeman allegedly ambushed two Riverside officers in their squad car at a traffic light next to the Riverside (91) Freeway. The second patrol officer was reportedly recovering with serious injuries and stable life signs, but his name was not released.
Crain was born in Anaheim but was raised in the Riverside area and graduated from Redlands High School in 1996, a Riverside police biography released Sunday stated.
Crain was the eldest of three children in his family and attended Crafton Hills College in Yucaipa after high school for about a year before joining the Marines. Crain served two tours in Kuwait as a rifleman in the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines, Toussaint said in his statement.
Crain was a squad leader and was promoted to the rank of sergeant during his service. He was stationed in Camp Pendleton in Oceanside where Crain taught military operations on urban terrain, Toussaint said.
Following his honorable discharge from the Marine Corps, Crain joined the Riverside Police Department and was sworn in on Aug. 24, 2001. During his 11 years of service Crain was a member of the department’s SWAT team and usually worked as a patrol officer.
—City News Service
They can all thank LAPD for creating this monster named Rambro.
Dorner passed all the LAPD tests, background screenings, psych evals and lie boxes. Back when he hired on he was USDA prime. After working for LAPD for 4 years he's a basketcase. You know how the old saying goes "You break it. You own it". LAPD created this monster named Rambro.
Based on your logic, how many other nuts are there on the LAPD force? There must be thousands of them.
Semper Fi ! And for the family, Prayers ! But remember this he has gone to be where the Hero's reign supreme and He is not alone for he is with his Brothers. God Bless all that serve this country whether here or in far away land's !
Thanks to those of you who expressed sincere condolences and offered support for Officer Crain's family in their time of need. It speaks well of you and your values. For those of you focused on hate,comdemnation and revenge, who choose to pretend you know so very much about Dorner when you don't, and are egotistical enough to tell readers that you are 100% right, perhaps you should examine your motives and your "know it all" attitudes. No one is 100% right all the time. We are all imperfect in some way.
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Martha hates it when someone else speaks the truth about something that she happens to promote on the other side of the equation. Instead of 'truth' she plas the "hate, condemnation and revenge' card which, of course, is far from the truth. But it's easy to lodge false attacks when that's the only card you got left. She won't debate the issue, but only attack the messenger like so many others on these boards. Enjoy your day, Komfort.