NEW YORK — CNN anchor Anderson Cooper said Christopher Jordan Dorner, the ex-cop who police say has killed three people, sent him an LAPD gold coin shot through with multiple bullet holes.
Cooper said his office received the package from Dorner on Feb. 1, but only became aware of its existence Thursday.
The coin was wrapped in duct tape, labeled “Thanks but no thanks Will Bratton,” in apparent reference to the former Los Angeles police chief. The coin was engraved with Bratton’s name.
Bratton told Anderson the coin was “a Challenge Coin” –- a personal coin that he gave out to officers enlisted in the military and heading overseas “as a token of respect and good luck.”
Bratton said he did not recall Dorner nor “the specific set of circumstances for which I fired him.”
“I could understand his grievance directed toward me in my capacity as chief of police,” Bratton said. “But a lot of police officers get discharged, and none of them resort to the actions that this young man has taken.”
Also in the package was a DVD and Post-It note.
In pictures shown on the show, the Post-It note reads, in part: “I never lied! Here is my vindication. Evans kicked the suspect.”
The DVD, Cooper said, contains testimony that appears to corroborate Dorner’s claims.
The note appears to be in reference to an incident that led to Dorner’s firing from the LAPD.
Dorner alleged that he had witnessed his law enforcement partner, Teresa Evans, kick a mentally ill man while he was handcuffed.
Investigators concluded there was no truth to Dorner’s claim. A discipline board found that Dorner had lied about the incident and fired him.
As day turned to night Thursday in Big Bear, authorities confirmed that a door-to-door search for Dorner was underway after his vehicle was found burning on a forest road.
San Bernardino Sheriff John McMahon said officials matched the VIN number on the burnt truck to that of Dorner, 33, the subject of an intensive hours-long manhunt that stretched across Southern California.
Big Bear Lake Fire Department Asst. Chief Mark Mills told The Times that fresh tracks spotted in the snow were believed to be Dorner’s.
McMahon declined to reveal details about what was inside the truck or how it caught fire, but said authorities had confirmed Dorner was not inside.
He did not discuss which direction Dorner might have traveled.
The mountain community has a total of about 400 homes, of which authorities guessed only about 40% are occupied year-round.
Extra patrols were brought in to check vehicles coming and going from Big Bear, McMahon said, but no vehicles had been reported stolen.
“He could be anywhere at this point,” McMahon said. When asked if the burnt truck was a possible diversion, McMahon replied: “Anything’s possible.”
Dorner had no known connection to the area, authorities said.
Television footage showed a fatigue-clad SWAT team combing the woods, rifles pointed, and the truck being towed away. Federal authorities later ordered media helicopters away from the area.
McMahon called Thursday a “sad and tragic day for all of us in law enforcement.”
Several law enforcement agencies are involved in the manhunt for Dorner, and alerts have been issued all across California and in Nevada.
The Los Angeles Police Department had dispatched units across the region to protect at least 40 officers and others named in a rambling online manifesto that law enforcement officials attributed to Dorner.
Dorner, who was fired from the LAPD in 2008, is suspected of shooting three police officers, one of whom died, in Riverside County early Thursday.
He also is suspected of shooting and killing a couple in Orange County earlier this week as they sat in a car. One of the victims was the daughter of a former LAPD captain named in the purported manifesto.
Dorner is believed to be carrying multiple weapons, including an assault rifle.
-Matt Stevens, Kate Mather, Andrew Blankstein, Joseph Serna, Robert Lopez and Phil Willon, Los Angeles Times
82 Comments to “Dorner Sent Anderson Cooper Bullet-Riddled Coin”
February 7, 2013 at 5:40 PM
annoying.
February 7, 2013 at 6:00 PM
Where does it talk about gun control? I read the "manifesto" and I didn't see that. Are there two manifestos or is CNN making stuff up again.
February 7, 2013 at 6:06 PM
take a look at the manifesto in almost its complete entirety here. its uncensored with all of the names shown. dont know how much longer it will be up: http://youranonnews.tumblr.com/post/42506354980/h…
February 7, 2013 at 11:22 PM
i coped and saved original to pc
February 8, 2013 at 11:00 AM
Interesting, thanks. I almost felt for this guy until I read the whole thing. Now it's much more clear though that he needs to be caught and put away.
February 7, 2013 at 8:40 PM
The manifesto that most of the media have put out was redacted and left out a lot of the stuff showing he was a leftist.
February 8, 2013 at 9:30 AM
He is a barking Liberal. The shady liberal media has redacted and edited his manifesto.
http://hiphopandpolitics.wordpress.com/2013/02/07…
Here is the whole thing. Bet you a nickel this reply gets deleted…
February 7, 2013 at 6:03 PM
and that CD probably has some dirt on some LAPD officers, and if he hands it over to the police they will probably destroy it.
February 8, 2013 at 11:27 AM
Hopefully Dorner made a few CDs because Beck and his thugs will be out to destroy the evidence…LAPD has had "IT" coming for many years and now "IT" is coming back to bite them in their collective posteriors….
February 10, 2013 at 7:49 PM
I'm with u BCoble!! just like innocent peeps must die in a War, this is what has to happen for the "TRUTH" to come out towards the friggen LAPD!!!
February 7, 2013 at 6:33 PM
so what will anderson cooper do next? will he just let it go away and let officials handle it? as expected, the Media is owned by governement. Anderson, do something!!!
February 7, 2013 at 6:34 PM
How come the media is not covering the innocent people that where shot by the LAPD this morning?Since when is shoot first ask later okay?? http://rt.com/usa/news/former-dorner-police-lapd-…
February 7, 2013 at 8:27 PM
Very good point.
February 7, 2013 at 9:42 PM
I totally agree with u Sam
February 8, 2013 at 9:56 AM
It is frightening. Look at the bullet holes, there must be 100 of them. No orders, warnings… NOTHING. Just open fire… A lot.
http://ktla.com/2013/02/08/women-delivering-newsp…
February 7, 2013 at 6:35 PM
Actually, it’s been @ the studios since Feb. 1. Mr. Cooper said, “the package was not opened by me” or my staff. This infers that the package has been opened. Somebody has probably already made copies of the DVD before finally alerting Mr. Cooper of its existence. I would expect it to be available on the Internet, forums, or through the IRC at some point. Btw, is it still evidence tampering if handled before the actual crimes began to take place? Can anybody in legal explain?
February 8, 2013 at 10:34 AM
How is it evidence tampering if the crimes hadn't happened yet?
February 7, 2013 at 6:52 PM
He likes Obama, there you go folks. All you nee to know right there. Wonder if Obama had a son……
February 7, 2013 at 9:38 PM
WTH are you talking about? You have the same mental attitude as the individuals that did misconduct in the force.
February 8, 2013 at 6:08 AM
He also likes the Clintons, John Huntsman, Chris Christie and George H.W. Bush.
…your point?
February 8, 2013 at 9:31 AM
He is clearly a barking liberal.
February 7, 2013 at 7:10 PM
@Yepper, better hope he doesn't find out about your statements…..
February 8, 2013 at 4:34 PM
dorner is to much the Coward to do anything
February 7, 2013 at 7:25 PM
I know I will feel safer if only cops have guns.
February 7, 2013 at 9:50 PM
Good cops or bad cops?
February 8, 2013 at 9:32 AM
LMAO
February 8, 2013 at 9:32 AM
You have obviously never had your life threatened. Guns protect against bad guys and tyrants…
February 8, 2013 at 10:36 AM
I bet you would be very happy if there was someone carrying if you had to wait for the cops to arrive on the scene of a hostage situation or needed to return fire immediately. The cops can't be everywhere, all of the time.
February 8, 2013 at 10:42 AM
Cops kills innocent people also.!!!
February 8, 2013 at 3:15 PM
Thats retarded if u take away all the registered guns than all the criminals will be the only ones with guns than u wouldnt be safe at all. And did u see that the cops shot up two trucks that looked like a suspect in a murder ????? Think that maybe the cops shouldnt have guns
February 7, 2013 at 8:47 PM
Relax people it can be solved. Anderson Cooper used to work at the CIA. Just im ac the liberal mockingbird and he can get a drone to fly over Big Bear. Problem solved.Am I not right?
February 7, 2013 at 8:59 PM
the drone is there and Anderson still smokes pole
February 7, 2013 at 9:29 PM
This guy is a whistleblower who ran out of options. If it was not for the corruption at LAPD this would not have happened and people would not be losing their lives.
February 8, 2013 at 7:36 PM
WELL SAID , THERE MANY THINGS THAT ARE NOT IN PUBLIC EYES . THERE 'S ALOT OF THINGS THAT THE PUBLIC WILL NOT BE AWARE OF UNTIL IT IS AT YOUR OWN FRONT DOOR . SO WAKE UP HE IS WAKING UP THE WORLD …
February 7, 2013 at 9:40 PM
Cops r corrupt period it's been like this for years!!
February 8, 2013 at 10:43 AM
I agree!!! and they still doing it more and more everyday!!!
February 7, 2013 at 10:05 PM
man, just like in the movies.
February 7, 2013 at 11:08 PM
What did happen to the delivery girls after the cops shot up their truck? Were they hit?
February 8, 2013 at 9:36 AM
The media doesn't want that publicized. The will protect the regime.
Incidentally, the ladies that were shot by police were in a light blue Toyota mini truck… They were looking for a full size Nissan Titan with a ski rack…
I don't know about you but cops with itchy trigger fingers make me more nervous than no cops at all.
February 8, 2013 at 10:23 AM
One was 71 yrs old she is still in the hospital with either 1 or 2 shots in the back. The daughter was also hit in the hand. She was released. Looking at the vehicle, it's amazing no one died! LAPD will use deadly force on anyone who they think might resemble him. Funny to think if Chris Dorner was killing regular citizens with no connection to the almighty LAPD would there be such the extravagant manhunt. I think not.
My thought is that an officer of the law was only to use force with a deadly weapon if they feel their life is in eminent danger. I just can't see how the officer on duty thought these mature ladies looked like a threat! It's absolutely chilling. Such irresponsibility!
February 7, 2013 at 11:44 PM
I heard Anderson Cooper likes packages, REAL BIG PACKAGES.
February 8, 2013 at 12:18 AM
they'll burn this uncle tom REAL SOON !
February 8, 2013 at 4:35 PM
WANTED: Dead
February 10, 2013 at 7:59 PM
WOW, uncle tom? really, you had to use that phrase? sad, we need less people like you AHOLE!!!
February 8, 2013 at 5:45 AM
The True 'Dark Knight' Rises…God be with you, Brother Christopher as you try to bring out the hidden Truth.
February 10, 2013 at 5:51 PM
I am not agreeing with everything that Dornor is doing but do feel this just might be the necessary evil that needs to take place. The corruption that happens on a regular basis in the government all around needs to be fixed. It is very unfortunate that it takes a tragedy like this to get the attention of people around the world to take notice. This reminds me of all of the school shootings that had to take place before any actions were put in place to keep our children safe. Lets not ignore this and take care of the problem with the bad cops before it repeats itself.
February 10, 2013 at 8:01 PM
I agree!! and there will be more after this i guarantee u!!
February 8, 2013 at 5:48 AM
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February 8, 2013 at 9:36 AM
Wow. Jesus fell for this?
February 8, 2013 at 12:54 PM
is that a java drive by
February 8, 2013 at 5:52 AM
For the person above talking about gun control, I can tell you we were very glad to have been armed last night. I want you to try lying in bed peacefully when there is a crazy, skilled gunman running loose in your neighborhood, as was the case in ours in Big Bear last night. This is the type of reason citizens must remain armed, to protect themselves!
February 8, 2013 at 6:09 AM
What about the cops that shot those innocent women delivering news papers just because they were driving a blue pick up truck?
February 8, 2013 at 6:15 AM
I agree
February 8, 2013 at 9:43 AM
Liberals are liberal, until it happens to them…
Or, so I have noticed.
February 8, 2013 at 1:58 PM
Putting aside the strawman you seem to have gotten ahold of, many liberals own firearms and are quite enthusiastic about them.
February 10, 2013 at 5:57 PM
Dorner is not just on a rampage killing innocent people he has an agenda. Not saying I agree with what he is doing. I do feel if you are not a crocked cop or affiliated with them then you are not on his hit list. This being said I am sure if I were in Big Bear I would be a bit nervous my self.
February 8, 2013 at 6:01 AM
I think all the attention this is getting is Anti-American. I don't believe in Donner's methods are right. However, it seem that the LAPD is covering up their wrong doing and this story goes way deeper than the LAPD is reveling. They are using the tax payer money to protect many officers; however, they don't use this amount of force to protect us the tax payer. It seems that the LAPD wants to get him before the truth of their wrong doing come to light, which could bring out their criminal activity, and because of this innocent people are being shoot by the LAPD. I think those officer that shot without warning should be brought on criminal charges, it is against protocol for a peace office to shoot without direction or shoot a citizen that has not presented a weapon . I watch the news everyday and see stories of the LAPD unlawfully shooting the citizens of California everyday and no action is taken, besides a LAPD covered up investigation. I believe we should impeach Jerry Brown if he cannot control his peace officers and continues to allows the LAPD to murder and injure citizens of California, remember Mr. Brown we are the people who voted for you. If an LAPD officers are so scared that they result to killing innocent people then maybe they should make a move in their career, and our government should force this, not murder our people. I call on the Federal Government and the Attorney General to step in and stop the LAPD for being the largest and most ruthless gang in California and continuing to murder the citizens of California.
February 8, 2013 at 9:39 AM
Agreed his methods are not right…
They are horrible.
Apparently they are working though. Not a good precedent. We, as a species, better learn from this and act accordingly, so it does not happen again.
February 9, 2013 at 10:06 AM
couldn't agree more Todd. The fact of the matter is, the LAPD's job (or any American Law Enforcement Agency) is to protect the people (taxpayers) of the public, and to uphold the Constitution of the United States. What Jerry Brown is doing is throwing more money to these thugs by skyrocketing Sales and Income Taxes, who are using it to abuse their power and kill innocent people. It's time California demands another recall. I think we've all had enough already, and it's only his first term.
February 8, 2013 at 6:13 AM
What is wrong with that Todd, is each individual is responsible for his actions. Me, mine, and you, yours. Certainly there is corruption in the PD. There is in any organization, churches included. I agree that corrupt persons should be identified and dealt with, and am happy to use my taxpayer money to do it. I am also very happy for my taxpayer money to be used to find this misdirected individual, Chris Dorner. His mother was right, bad things do happen to good people, but this is not what you do about it if it happens to you. I pray for the safety of all. We deal with us now, God deals with us later.
February 8, 2013 at 6:25 AM
I agree each person is responsible for their own action. No one is saying what Mr. Dorner is doing is right. However, no one is holding the LAPD responsible for their continuing corruptions and manipulation or each citizens clivil liberties. And in the end of Mr. Dorner LAPD career, all he was trying to do was protect a abused citizens, and got fired, which is a Peace Officers duty. Once again Government corruption continues to trickle from the top. Therefore, if we are not going to hold the LAPD responsible then Governor Jerry Brown should be held responsible. And he should, publicly, answer to the senate and the public, why he allows the LAPD and other California Police Agencies to continue to abuse the rights and civil liberties of out tax paying citizens.
February 8, 2013 at 7:17 AM
The cops want this man dead he has a story to tell and they dont want it told, He tried to do it through the courtsm but the courts and the cops are dirty, now he is a one man army for truth but they will kill this man before truth be told,,
February 8, 2013 at 10:41 AM
Unfortunately, he did not try to take it further in the court of public opinion and with the media. There are a slew of attorneys out there who would take a case like this.
February 10, 2013 at 8:06 PM
if you ask me, i so think the LAPD threatened his life!!!
February 8, 2013 at 7:24 AM
Why is KTLA censoring out the Pro-Obama material in his manifesto? http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/02/07/fired-…
February 8, 2013 at 7:52 AM
why didnt cnn open the package on the 1of feb when they recieved it, then FBI could have gotten involved much sooner.
February 8, 2013 at 10:45 AM
Because they probably get a S**tload of mail daily. Just one more piece of junk that goes unread.
February 8, 2013 at 8:10 AM
Real life American Hero!! However wrong, drastic, and unfortunate it may be!! Clearly, in a different manner, we should all seek truth and keep good character!
February 8, 2013 at 11:16 AM
I hope Anderson does not turn over CD and a true investigation is conducted, so the real truth comes out. If LAPD scsrewed up- here we are taxpayers paying monies again for LAPD wrongdoings.
February 8, 2013 at 12:25 PM
Mr. Dorner is the 2013 Nat Turner of our time. Mr. Dorner has opened people's eyes to the corruption of the SYSTEM. This same type of corruption is also is going on with The Los Angeles County Court on 1150 North San Fernando Rd. Los Angeles CA #95A and the Los Angeles County Public Guardian Conservator Department 320 Temple St., L. A. Ca 90012. Many families and their loved ones are suffering and their lives are being destroyed because
of the SYSTEM that is corrupted.
February 8, 2013 at 12:44 PM
I think the guy was telling the truth but LAPD's ol' boy network – of which Dorner was not a member – was trying to cover their own butt and hung him out to dry. Happens all the time.
Too bad Dorner, and Dorner alone, has ruined his own name beyond repair. He didn't need the LAPD to do that for him as he has proven himself perfectly capable of committing horrendous acts and is not worthy of respect. None. Nada. He's just another murderer.
February 8, 2013 at 1:13 PM
Beverly Hills cop?? Corrupt captains, and Chiefs. Really? Who would have figured. Where is Obama's gun control now???
February 8, 2013 at 2:09 PM
The cops who shot those civilians need to be arrested TODAY. Not tomorrow. But everyone knows they will walk which is why so many have lost respect for law enforcement.
I want someone to justify why our local law-enforcement look like wannabe soldiers. The pictures they show could be from any nation under a tyrannical regime.
Back off the 2nd amendment. If you disarm the paramilitary aka local law-enforcement then you can TALK to us about our rights under the 2nd amendment. As long as the police are armed and there are bad apples in the force, we as civilians should be as armed as they are.
February 8, 2013 at 2:10 PM
LAPD officer accused of rape faces a separate lawsuit for beating a man nearly to death http://raniakhalek.com/2013/02/07/lapd-officer-ac…
Here’s an UNCENSORED copy of the manifesto http://youranonnews.tumblr.com/post/42506354980/h…
February 8, 2013 at 2:12 PM
FIRE!!! FIRE EM ALL! and start over.
February 8, 2013 at 3:34 PM
Am I the only one who wants to see whats on the DVD
February 9, 2013 at 1:17 AM
yeah , well , killing any one is bad news i say . SAID bad thing happen to good people . make me think The daughter shot as well as her to be husband, {AKA law daughter} would know this well if she had not had a bad dad . but seem he was. . if you are the bad . and practices this it will bring harm to the good , dead daughter could of had a better father . as he brought harm right to her. some people give crap less on collecting on the wrong to them if it come in way of getting back , I all ways say fastest way to a married man's is threw his family , same as . a child to there mother , cops have used MOTHER. to turn on SAY dope dealers by way of taking there kids away if did not give up , dealers . over just a small amount . take from family to get what they want . cops set my brother and myself up . with no real crime . of event such as . and all most got away with it , thank god the out come did not Happen . for the life scenting, offer ,to us with there .dishonest try . so i do know first hand that ALL branch of police . kind are on the take . and keep as one saying word we are family . so hard Right guys when it out and some one take action . like this man is and running scare killing who might be some one mother . like the shooting in the truck with the two women. did they have kids . might had but did that matter WELL yes it did the kids are not WORKING with each other like the bad cops do hell look at the movie 'training day based on the . . L/A scandals. we have seen bad cop before . and we still do know Only ur kids are dead due to it . so yeah Make it right . like i am sure you will And kill some more officers children . as you not going to change by this just find a way to hide it from People . Better stop might be some one one the inside of the police department. you just will not get away with it as you find out now . be a better cop or not a cop at all never know who is looking
February 9, 2013 at 2:00 AM
Paragraphs chip.
February 11, 2013 at 9:34 AM
Remember people, you will only get the reward if Dorner is "arrested & convicted".
Since LE will make sure he's dead before he's arrested, the reward is just a carrot they are dangling.
It was just a ploy to get YOU to do their dirty work.
Instead of housing all those threatened in the manifesto in ONE place and guarding that ONE place, THEY have put their neighbors and immediate community throughout Southern California at risk of being shot. Not by Dornan but by the very nervous and trigger-happy LE protective detail that we taxpayers are footing the bill for.
February 11, 2013 at 9:34 AM
Power is ever stealing from the many to the few.