With three people already dead, an extensive manhunt is under way in California for a former Los Angeles police officer and Navy reservist who has threatened in an online manifesto to kill police officers and their family members in retaliation for being fired.
As my colleagues Ian Lovett and Adam Nagourney report, the officer, Christopher Jordan Dorner, 33, is suspected of ambushing two police officers in Riverside, Calif., on Thursday, killing oneand injuring the other. He is also suspected of exchanging fire with two other police officers guarding an official identified in the manifesto. The police said they also wanted to question Mr. Dorner in the shooting death of his lawyer’s daughter and fiancé in Irvine last weekend.
On Mr. Dorner’s Facebook page, the lengthy manifesto, which has since been removed, detailed plans to “eradicate†police officers, saying it was the “last resort†response to being unjustly fired. He claims he was dismissed on trumped! -up charges and portrayed as a bully after he reported to a supervisor in August 2007 that a fellow police officer had used excessive force while arresting a suspect.
“This will be a war of attrition and a Pyrrhic and Camdean Victory for myself,†the manifesto posted on Mr. Dorner’s Facebook page said. “You may have the resources and manpower but you are reactive and predictable in your op plans and TTP’s. I have the strength and benefits of being unpredictable, unconventional, and unforgiving. Do not waste your time with briefs and tabletops.â€
“No one grows up and wants to be a cop killer. It was against everything I’ve ever was. As a young police explorer I found my calling in life. But, As a young police officer I found that the violent suspects on the street are not the only people you have to watch. It is the officer who was hired on to the department (pre-2000) before polygraphs were standard for all new hires and a substantial veting in a backround [sic] investigation.
To those children of the officers who are eradicated, your parent was not the individual you thought they were. As you get older, you will see the evidence that your parent was a tyrant who loss their ethos and instead followed the path of moral corruptness. They conspired to hide and suppress the truth of misconduct on others behalf’s. Your parent will have a name and plaque on the fallen officers memorial in D.C. But, In all honesty, your parents name will be a reminder to other officers to maintain the oath they swore and to stay along the shoreline that has guided them from childhood to that of a local, state, or federal law enforcement officer.
In the manifesto, the writer expresses support for gun control, praises the call for a ban on assault weapons and expresses dismay with the way some people have shown a lack of respect for President Obama.
Mia Farrow said it best. “Gun control is no longer debatable,! it’s n! ot a conversation, its a moral mandate.â€
Sen. Feinstein, you are doing the right thing in leading the re-institution of a national AWB. Never again should any public official state that their prayers and thoughts are with the family. That has become cliche’ and meaningless. Its time for action. Let this be your legacy that you bestow to America. Do not be swayed by obstacles, antagaonist, and naysayers. Remember the innocent children at Austin, Kent, Stockton, Fullerton, San Diego, Iowa City, Jonesboro, Columbine, Nickel Mines, Blacksburg, Springfield, Red Lake, Chardon, Aurora, and Newtown. Make sure this never happens again!!!
In my cache you will find several small arms. In the cache, Bushmaster firearms, Remington precision rifles, and AAC Suppressors (silencers). All of these small arms are manufactured by Cerberus/Freedom Group. The same company responsible for the Portland mall shooting, Webster, NY, and Sandy Hook massacre.
You disrespect the office of the POTUS/Presidency and ommander in Chief. You call him Kenyan, mongroid, halfrican, muslim, and FBHO when in essence you are to address him as simply, President. The same as you did to President George W. Bush and all those in the highest ranking position of our land before him. Just as I always have. You question his birth certificate, his educational and professional accomplishments, and his judeo-christian beliefs. You make disparaging remarks about his dead parents. You never questioned the fact that his former opponent, the honorable Senator John McCain, was not born in the CONUS or that Bush had a C average in his undergrad. Electoral Candidates children (Romney) state they want to punch the president in the face during debates with no formal repercussions. No one even questioned the fact that the son just made a criminal threat toward the President. You call his wife a Wookie. Off the record, I love your new bangs, Mrs. Obama. A woman whose professional and educational accomplishments are second to none when compare! d to rece! nt First wives. You call his supporters, whether black, brown, yellow, or white, leeches, FSA, welfare recipients, and ni$&er lovers. You say this openly without any discretion.
He also describes corruption within the Los Angeles Police Department.
I know most of you who personally know me are in disbelief to hear from media reports that I am suspected of committing such horrendous murders and have taken drastic and shocking actions in the last couple of days. You are saying to yourself that this is completely out of character of the man you knew who always wore a smile wherever he was seen. I know I will be vilified by the LAPD and the media. 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. The department has not changed since the Rampart and Rodney King days. It has gotten worse. The consent decree should never have been lifted. The only thing that has evolvedfrom the consent decree is those officers involved in the Rampart scandal and Rodney King incidents have since promoted to supervisor, commanders, and command staff, and executive positions.
The manifesto also said that the killing would continue until the Los Angeles Police Department publicly cleared his name.
At a news conference, Police Chief Charles Beck said, “It is not going to happen.â€
Mr. Beck said that Mr. Dorner’s case had been “thoroughly adjudicated†and that his statements were “self-serving†and those of a man “extremely unhappy with his lot in life.â€
The chief said the police became aware of the manifesto this week.
At first, law enforcement officials said that they did not connect Mr. Dorner to the shooting deaths of Monica Quan, a college basketball coach, and her fiancé, Keith Lawrence, who were found dead in a parking garage on Sunday.
But now the police want to question Mr. Dorner as Ms. Quan’s father, Randy Quan, is among the people identified as a target in the manifesto. Mr. Quan is a former police captain who became a lawyer for the police union after his retirement. He represented Mr. Dorner in a series of disciplinary proceedings that ultimately resulted in Mr. Dorner’s dismissal for making false statements against a fellow officer.
In the manifesto, there are multiple details about his frustration over the proceedings and the impact of his dismissal on his career in the Navy.
I have exhausted all available means at obtaining my name back. I have attempted all legal court efforts within appeals at the Superio Courts and California Appellate courts. This is my last resort. The LAPD has suppressed the truth and it has now lead to deadly consequences. The LAPD’s actions have cost me my law enforcement career that began on 2/7/05 and ended on 1/2/09. They cost me my Naval career which started on 4/02 and ends on 2/13. I had a TS/SCI clearance(Top Secret Sensitive Compartmentalized Information clearance) up until shortly after my termination with LAPD. This is the highest clearance a service member can attain other than a Yankee White TS/SCI which is only granted for those working with and around the President/Vice President of the United States. I lost my position as a Commanding Officer of a Naval Security Forces reserve unit at NAS Fallon because of the LAPD. I’ve lost a relationship with my mother and sister because of the LAPD. I’ve lost a relationship with close friends because of the LAPD. In essence, I’ve lost everything because the LAPD took my name and new I was INNOCENT!!!
Multi-agency manhunt 4 ex-LAPD officer Christopher Jordan Dorner continues in Riverside and beyond.Wanted for murder. http://t.co/pc1W7A7p
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Mr. Dorner served as a patrolman with the Los Angeles Police from 2002 until his employment was terminated in 2008.
Describing Mr. Dorner, who is considered a skilled marksman, as “armed and extremely dangerous,†the California Highway Patrol released a “blue alert†about him. He is an Afghanistan veteran and a Navy reservist, but he was due to lose his position in the Navy, which he said was because of his dismissal from the police department.
“We trained him,†Chief Beck said. “He was also a member of the armed forces. It is extremely worrisome and scary, especially to the police oficers involved.â€
Meanwhile, two innocent bystanders were shot in a case of mistaken identity as the police searched for Mr. Dorner. In Torrance, Calif., two people who were delivering newspapers at 5 a.m in a vehicle matching the description of the one Mr. Dorner was using were injured when police officers fired on the vehicle. Officers said it was driving down with its lights off. One of the passengers incurred minor wounds, while the other passenger was in stable condition with gunshot wounds, officials said.
Chief Beck was told at the news conference that it was likely Mr. Dorner was watching every move. Asked what he would say to Mr. Dorner if he could direct a comment to him, Chief Beck said:
“I would tell him to turn himself in. This has gone far enough. Nobody else needs to die.â€
He said that the threat was specific to the Los Angeles Police Department but that there was a vendetta against all law enforcement.
In the manifesto, the writer says:
T! he Violence of action will be HIGH. I am the reason TAC alert was established. I will bring unconventional and asymmetrical warfare to those in LAPD uniform whether on or off duty. ISR is my strength and your weakness. You will now live the life of the prey. Your RD’s and homes away from work will be my AO and battle space. I will utilize every tool within INT collections that I learned from NMITC in Dam Neck. You have misjudged a sleeping giant. There is no conventional threat assessment for me. JAM, New Ba’ath party, 1920 rev BGE, ACM, AAF, AQAP, AQIM and AQIZ have nothing on me. Do not deploy airships or gunships. SA-7 Manpads will be waiting. As you know I also own Barrett .50′s so your APC are defunct and futile.
You better have all your officers radio/phone muster (code 1) on or off duty every hour, on the hour.
