BIG BEAR, Calif. (KTLA) — Police in the mountain resort town suspended their search Friday night for Christopher Jordan Dorner but plan to resume the search Saturday morning at 7:00.
Investigators believe Dorner, 33, a fired Los Angeles Police Department officer and former Navy lieutenant, is involved in the murders of a Riverside police officer and two others.
“Once it gets dark out there and the snow keeps falling and they have no air support, I don’t know how effective they would be in that situation,” spokeswoman Cindy Bachman of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said.
Throughout Friday, more than 100 officers searched through fresh snow for clues to the whereabouts of Dorner.
The manhunt for double murder suspect and alleged cop killer Christoper Dorner, 33, continued Friday in the Big Bear area.
Heavy snow was falling on Friday morning, prompting authorities to call off the aerial search.
However, an exhaustive ground search was ongoing, and all Bear Valley schools were closed for the day as a precaution.
The Bear Mountain and Snow Summit ski resorts were open for business on Friday, after closing early on Thursday.
Schools were also locked down on Thursday, as a fatigue-clad SWAT officers began combing the area following the discovery of Dorner’s burned out pickup truck.
About 125 officers would eventually be used to search hundreds of homes door-to-door and follow what was believed to be Dorner’s trail.
San Bernardino County Sheriff John McMahon said at a news conference Friday morning that authorities searched throughout the night.
Over 100 law enforcement officers from across Southern California are still involved in the search, according to McMahon.
They plan to focus on the area where Dorner’s torched Nissan Titan pickup truck was found, as well as the mountains above that.
The truck was found on Thursday off Forest Ford 2N10 and Club View Drive in Big Bear Lake. The area is about a mile away from Bear Mountain.
Footprints were found leading from the truck into the snow. McMahon said it didn’t appear the tracks were headed in any specific direction.
He said that crews followed the tracks through the forest until they lost them when the ground became frozen.
McMahon said there are a number of places up on the mountain that authorities haven’t gotten to yet, and that there are a lot of abandoned cabins in those areas.
SWAT officers are using snowcats and armored vehicles outfitted with chains to access the more remote areas amid the heavy snowfall.
The search will continue regardless of the weather, according to McMahon, until Dorner is found or authorities determine he has left the area.
Big Bear is expected to get 6 to 10 inches of snow about 4,000 feet and 2 to 6 inches of snow below 4,000 feet, the National Weather Service said.
Snow levels could drop to between 2,500 and 3,000 feet Friday morning and to 2,000 feet by the evening.
Wind gusts could reach 45 mph, the weather service said, and scattered showers are expected throughout the day.
It was unclear whether Dorner was prepared for the cold conditions or the rugged terrain surrounding Big Bear Lake.
Meantime, McMahon said that they are processing Dorner’s truck in conjunction with police in Irvine, Los Angeles and Riverside. He didn’t have any further information.
Dorner is suspected of killing a young Irvine couple, as well as a Riverside police officer, as part of a long-standing grudge against the LAPD.
He is believed to have penned a long, angry manifesto on Facebook saying that he was unfairly fired from the force and was now seeking vengeance.
Monica Quan, 28, an assistant college basketball coach at Cal State Fullerton, and her fiance, Keith Lawrence, were found shot to death in their car last Saturday.
Quan’s father had been an LAPD captain, and a subject of Dorner’s wrath in the manifesto police say he wrote.
Late Wednesday and on into Thursday, Dorner allegedly went on a violent rampage, shooting three police officers in Riverside County, one of whom died.
Police are reminding residents in the Big Bear area to keep their doors locked. If you see Dorner, or anything unusual, you should call 911 immediately.
503 Comments to “Mountain Manhunt for Dorner Suspended Overnight”
February 8, 2013 at 10:47 AM
I bet that isn't even his truck.
February 8, 2013 at 10:47 AM
GUNS DONT KILL PEOPLE. DEMOCRATS DO!
February 8, 2013 at 10:48 AM
I think we might be on to the root of the problem….
Why is it that those who steal guns,then kill movie goers and
children in school’s have never been a conservative NRA member?
Maj. Nidal Hasan (Ft Hood terrorist) – Registered Democrat – Muslim
Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold (Columbine) – Too young to vote; both families were registered Democrats and progressive liberals
Seung-Hui Cho (Virginia Tech) – Wrote hate mail to President Bush and to his staff – Registered Democrat
James Holmes (Colorado Theater Killer) – Registered Democrat; staff worker on the Obama campaign; Occupy Wall Street participant; progressive liberal
Jared Lee Loughner (the guy who shot Gabby Gifford’s) was a registered Democrat
Adam Lanza (Connecticut School Shooter) – Registered Democrat; hated Christians
Christopher Dorner (California killer) – Registered Democrat. “Manifesto” supports Gun Control, Anti NRA, Obama supporter
Common thread is that all of these shooters were progressive liberal Democrats
INTERESTING…, isn't it? Seems guns don’t kill, Democrats do
February 8, 2013 at 11:00 AM
now hold on who said the guns were stolen
February 8, 2013 at 5:31 PM
He said he admired obama, but didn't vote for him. He also stated he voted for Bush and he thought he was the 'best president'. I think he was a republican !
February 8, 2013 at 5:34 PM
incorrect, but nice try…
February 9, 2013 at 6:50 PM
You right on the mark
February 8, 2013 at 10:49 AM
Nice comments here defending the murderer. Must be "computer access time" at the LA county jail.
February 8, 2013 at 11:01 AM
wow incredibly naive
February 8, 2013 at 11:11 AM
Are you a Cop Sniffer???
February 8, 2013 at 11:50 AM
well we all want the busted LAPD to come clean about what they really do
February 10, 2013 at 12:14 AM
ha, ha! that is funny!
February 8, 2013 at 10:59 AM
I dont know why people keep saying "turn yourself in" uhhhhh….For 1 even if he tried they would kill him and make up some excuse as to why they needed to shoot him. and 2 if he made it to prison we all know what would happen behind closed doors. Hes not stupid, for all of you who are ignorant in saying that, think about it.
February 8, 2013 at 11:07 AM
i dont get it. this guy is really good looking and intelligent and had a great job, but never had a spouse or family of his own? why? was his mental instability obvious to all and never treated? what do any of his friends (does he have any) or exes say about him (does he have any). whats his family say? they prob know a lot but either dont want to give it up or are in denial. what does his computers say?
February 10, 2013 at 12:12 AM
okay, well now it comes out he was married…for two weeks. his ex never spoke of the marriage. clearly he had mental issues for a long time coming and is paranoid and thinks everyone is out to get him or ruin him so he justifies acting out violently. who knows what to believe in his manifesto at this point. an ex girlfriend posted about him on dontdatehimgirl.com saying he was deranged and emotionally disturbed…back in 2006, 3 years before he got fired. what does that tell you? this guy is too good looking, intelligent, employed and talented to still be single so there are some issues going on clearly with this guy and sadly three ppl are now dead because of him.
February 10, 2013 at 12:13 AM
not to mention that he is related to retired Chief Bernard Parks…why aren't we hearing this in the media?????????? cuz it would be bad for his political career!
February 8, 2013 at 11:10 AM
Black Bane!
February 8, 2013 at 11:10 AM
way to give us one more reason to celebrate Black History month Dorner! MLK Jr would have been proud–NOT!!!
February 8, 2013 at 11:43 AM
I don't think MLK would be happy either about an old white man abducting and "most likely" raping a little Alabama schoolkid over a course of 5 days in a homemade bunker….
February 8, 2013 at 12:39 PM
Dorner has villified himself by murdering 3 INNOCENT people. Why is anyone accepting his vengeful, self important manifesto is accurate?
February 10, 2013 at 12:10 AM
wrong..the man in Alabama treated the kid very well and he was very well taken care of. he was just a screwed up Vietnam Vet!
February 8, 2013 at 11:10 AM
Dorners actions are not justified by the wrong doings of the LAPD – but I do hope that LAPD does not succesfully villify this man and manage to once again get away with the actions that he has stated in his manifesto. It is a sad situationan all around – My thoughts are with the families who have lost loved ones as well as with Dorner – and I hope that he can find it within to stop killing and leave the rest up to the journlists and public who care to do what's right with the information he has provided.
February 8, 2013 at 11:44 AM
i like what you are saying but you and i know that the media will not look into what he is saying nor will it ask the questions that need to be asked
February 8, 2013 at 11:11 AM
Odds are that he has frozen to death in the mountains.
February 8, 2013 at 11:12 AM
The racism… Unnecessary, and I feel bad for you and your mindset. I won't be rude, call you out your name because I was raised better than that. I have friends, and family of all races and I love them all the same! I wouldn't be the man I am without their different backgrounds and great influences each one of them have put in my life. So I'll pray for you and hope karma doesn't come at you too unfairly.. God bless
February 8, 2013 at 11:20 AM
This is a good reason that all SANE civilians should be able to own any weapon! You never know what type of person is going to loose it. This is what the 2nd amendment is all about.
February 8, 2013 at 11:26 AM
carry on you brave warrior. we feel your pain.
February 8, 2013 at 12:50 PM
Speak for yourself and get some much needed mental health help.
February 8, 2013 at 1:46 PM
Shoot innocent newspaper delivery women and ask questions later. The LAPD…we treat you like a King.
February 8, 2013 at 11:38 AM
and of course all the media focus's on is the murder….
February 8, 2013 at 11:44 AM
Wonder if SWAT is using 10 round Mags.
February 8, 2013 at 11:47 AM
The LAPD Bee Beating us Niggas in South Central just fo beein Black.
February 10, 2013 at 12:14 AM
who talks like that? do you know you look like a moron with your ebonic spelling?
February 8, 2013 at 11:49 AM
Dormer has many issues , justifiable anger being #1 .
All this could've been avoided if LAPD would have not lied at inquiry about Dormer !
They spin all information to meet their agenda .
Dormer did the right thing and reported abuse and was fired for lying !
how can that be when victim's father said he's son face was indeed bruised and puffy !!!!
Dormer snapped as a result !Very sad all around ,but know it all started over LAPD whitewashing
the inquiry to begin with ! They are worse than the Catholic Church in L A and the DA's Office .
February 8, 2013 at 12:46 PM
Ummm, why don’t you actually read his manifesto. HE compared HIMSELF to a jihadist.
February 8, 2013 at 11:53 AM
If he was so crazy ….and impulsive rambler – why so many rewards, a TSSCI and officer appointment? Seems a calculating man would take into account upcoming snow where overhead helicopters will be limited and tracks will be quickly covered – enough open ground to lead up and then saunter back down. This morning they called him a jihadist – come on! He's gonna turn up somewhere far from Big Bear I'm willing to bet.
February 8, 2013 at 12:00 PM
Bet this guy is long gone from the mountains. He dumped the truck , burned it to conceal any evidence.
He most likely had a buddy pick him up, load up the weapons, and head out of state.
Just my guess. He most likely now has an accomplice.
February 8, 2013 at 12:45 PM
You and I should be running the Hunt for this man. I thought the same exact thing. he's hidding amongst them and watching the news right now and online postings. Definitely has an accomplice.
February 8, 2013 at 12:08 PM
Has anyone considered that Dorner is doing this because he lost his Top Secret Security Clearance? Dorner stated he lost his Naval Command because he lost his Clearance. If you aren't familiar, you only renew them every 5 to 7 years depending on your position. If the LAPD says you fabricate reports, the military sure isn't going to clear you. Thanks to Bradley Manning the process is HORRIBLE to go through. If you can't do your job in the military they discharge you.
Dorner's ramblings were his opportunity to explain how he tried to do everything right and still got screwed. It's a shame he threw away his life and other innocent lives because he thought something would change. The police culture was around long before him and will be around long after. If you don't believe it, ask yourselves why the LA Sheriff's Dept. has cliques like the "Jump Out Boys".
In a society with all this free media citizens feel as if they have to pick up a gun to be heard. Maybe if he had been on the Kardashians
February 10, 2013 at 12:16 AM
exactly!!! this just happened as his naval career ended two days before his first murders. he was fired back in 2008/2009 so why seek revenge now? because he lost his top security clearance and blames the LAPD for this (paranoid) and once again is the eternal victim instead of accepting the fact that he is the issue. he is the problem. he lost it for reasons we don't know but i highly doubt the LAPD was behind this four years later!
February 8, 2013 at 12:12 PM
Hes a racist!!! Alll you blacks on here just harbor hatred and racism!! its your fault if you wanna blame everyone else for your f*cked up life! black people are the most racist people in the world
February 8, 2013 at 12:22 PM
Why if it isn't Clayton Bigsby!!! Look everyone… It's Clayton Bigsby!!! If you have hate in your heart let it out!!!
February 8, 2013 at 12:18 PM
My opinion,,,he's not in big bear,,he wanted to have his truck found,,that's why he burned it…
he's somewhere watching the media,,and enjoying the show..,waitinig for the next target…he had all this planned and now all law enforcement is paying for it…im not in his side or anyones side its just my opinion…
He's too smart,,he's 2 steps ahead of everyone….
February 8, 2013 at 12:41 PM
You are as disgusting as he is!
February 8, 2013 at 12:51 PM
I agree Charles, this guy has an accomplice and Mr. Dormer is sitting around planning his next target. If you here of another cop dead in the city and they still dont know his where abouts. He definitely has an accomplice. He has a plan to take several groups and since he's a narcissist he will do it with the help of a buddy. Lesbian cops,white cops,latino,asian and even black cops are targets along with their families. Iam sure this guy has addresses, places of interest etc etc, this guy sounded like he worked for the C.I.A
February 8, 2013 at 12:21 PM
Make them pay Chris! You are fighting the good fight
February 8, 2013 at 12:23 PM
This man is giving voice to the voiceless. Fight the good fight Chris. The world is hoping you make it through this.
February 8, 2013 at 12:31 PM
Dear Chief Beck,
We, the people, the very reason you wear your uniform, want the TRUTH and we want PUBLIC SAFETY. There is no excuse for your department's behavior. It is an insult to this great city to call shooting of innocent victims a "sad case of mistaken identity." The hatred and racism that has ONCE AGAIN been brought to light should only be a badge of shame for you if you choose to try and sweep it under the rug. We ALL know the reputation of the department. Most of us have experienced, if not seen it, or heard a trusted love one's account of the hatred that runs rampant. Let's be adults and fix this thing. It isn't giving into his demands anymore. This is about being accountable to your constituents.
Please Chief, you have a beautiful opportunity to be the one to make this city a greater city because of this. Please. Do what's right.
Sincerely,
Afraid in LA
February 8, 2013 at 12:35 PM
This guy is no where near Big Bear or any where they might be looking now. Yeah this guy is smart, as a matter of fact he's hidding in the midst of them. I believe someone is helping Mr.Dorner out by giviing him a ride from Big Bear where he burnt his car to the house where he is watching them look for him and this person may actually even be helping him out commit his murders by driving him to specific locations. It'll be long before he's taken out if he does have an accomplice.
February 8, 2013 at 12:36 PM
Its like a combination of “Law Abiding Citizen” and Grand Theft Auto San Andreas. Craziness.
February 8, 2013 at 12:38 PM
Deleting comments is wrong…..Freedom of speach remember…….Must be LAPD coerrsion again.
Let me guess ….um, if you don't filter content….your press cred's.get lost , riiight !
Your a disgrace to the real journalist in LA
February 8, 2013 at 12:44 PM
the police need to stop shooting people first and then asking questions second. to protect and serve not to scare and intimidate. please.
February 8, 2013 at 1:48 PM
If you are not a cop or a cop family, then you do not matter to them.
"The officer feared for his life" is the master get out of trouble card for pigs…for ANY behavior.
February 8, 2013 at 12:48 PM
This guy has had a "woe is my I'm always the victim" chip on his shoulder since 1st grade. He says he refuses to accept that bad things can happen to good people (it's called LIFE) but yet he murders two good, innocent people (not including the cop he murdered) who were about to get married and start a future and had nothing to do with his beef with the LAPD other than blood relative. What a hypocrite! Why did his wife file for his divorce? This guy has been unraveling. Sounds like more info has come out now that he was doing lots of unsatisfactory and unstable things while under training with this Ms. Evans woman and she told him she would give him a bad rating if he didn't change and lo and behold a week later he filed a complaint accusing her of kicking a suspect. Several witnesses (civilian witnesses) claimed she did not do this, so it sounds like he was paying her back for threatening to give him a bad rating. There is more to the story than just "hero cop takes revenge on dirty cops" as most of you idiots on here would like to believe. He was totally unstable and not the kind of guy you want with a badge and a gun (though how he still had his badge after being fired is a mystery since you have to turn that in). He is good looking and smart and has good qualities, but also has a very egomaniacal side where he feels self entitled and victimized constantly and it's all about him (a plague that has affected most ppl in society these days who are all out to point fingers instead of take responsibility for their own position in life).
February 8, 2013 at 12:57 PM
Well said!!!
February 8, 2013 at 12:48 PM
You are as disgusting as he is!
February 8, 2013 at 12:50 PM
I hope this is a "ICEBURG" for the "titanic Bureacracy"at LAPD .
Realisticly though they will spin these horrific event's that they are completely the victim's in everything
Just like the LA Archdioses
DENY,DENY,DENY……..Does anyone else see a pattern here?
February 8, 2013 at 12:52 PM
I worked with woman like this once…for a large company…her name was Sharon and I came to refer to her as pscyho Sharon because she was bitter that I got a promotion that she wanted and claimed that the only reason she didn't get it is cuz was black (even though I had the education, experience and way more qualifications than she had). So she then had a premeditated plan to ruin me, destroy my character and try to get me fired. She was insubordinate, would make stuff up about me to other employees, to my boss, would purposely screw projects up and lie and say I told her to do it this way.
February 8, 2013 at 12:54 PM
That's why so many companies put up with pscho black ppl cuz they are afraid to get sued cuz its the first thing they scream when they are fired even if its because they suck at their job. Looks to me the same with this dude…everything that went wrong in his life he cried racism.
February 8, 2013 at 12:56 PM
There are lots of screwed up ppl you have to work with who will be out to destroy you to improve their own situation or make stuff up about you to save their own skin (like this chris dude) and i had yet another case of a jealous coworker who tried to ruin me cuz she was incredibly insecure and afraid I was going to take her job or be more liked than her, and too many aholes believed her cuz she was such a sociopathic liar who fooled everyone…so now I call her psycho Kim. Point being lots of psycho ppl out there on the road, at your workplace, in your family, wherever but doesnt mean you go out killing ppl to seek revenge.
February 8, 2013 at 12:54 PM
"Dorner : Unchained"
February 8, 2013 at 1:06 PM
Hello FBI personnel reading on these threads.
February 8, 2013 at 1:43 PM
FBI = Amerika's KGB.
A free society has no place for Secret Police.
February 8, 2013 at 1:11 PM
l.a.p.d. him wants him dead!!!!!!! they don't want no more leaks. some truth behind this story. wonder if we will ever know the truth.
February 8, 2013 at 1:31 PM
Man after reading all the comments here, no wonder all the cops are trigger happy. This is a rough crowd.
February 8, 2013 at 1:36 PM
Aww you took all my points away… boohoo
February 8, 2013 at 1:36 PM
They will never find him and when they do it will be because he wanted them to.Watch your step goin in the woods
February 8, 2013 at 1:39 PM
If YOUR family was murdered, what would the cops do? Direct THOUSANDS of cops to finding their killers? NOPE.
This is YOUR tax money being spent to find someone who has committed capital contempt of cop.
February 8, 2013 at 1:43 PM
i don't the agree with the killings at all, two wrongs don't make it right. the system is damaged but not completely broken. we as a group of people need to do the right thing and stand up for our rights. although the lapd is and always have been intimidating, not all of them are corrupt. just hard to find. please good LAPD officers, help police the police so this doesn't happen again. this is One nation under GOD… ……..with liberty and Justice for ALL.
February 8, 2013 at 1:47 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. 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.
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 1:51 PM
you all sicken me the ones who cheer him and the ones who call him an animal all this going on won't change a thing it all will be the same 2months down the line and if anything the LAPD will get something out of this who knows might be better protection for family members they might have life insurance for all LAPD family members. This is sad the story should be about how bad is our law enforcement is but he crossed that line and now it's all about him and his past and we all play into it instead of looking at the bigger picture
February 8, 2013 at 1:55 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 2:08 PM
IT" A SHAME MR. CHRISTOPHER DORNER HAS 2 GO THRU THIS 2 GET HIS STORY OUT..NOW THE MEDIA IS SAYING MAYBE THERE"S SOME TRUTH 2 HIS STORY, THIS ALL COULD OF BEEN AVOIDED IF SOMEONE WOULD OF TOOK THE TIME 2 CHALLENGE HIS STORY OF ABUSE.
February 8, 2013 at 2:14 PM
He's still a black guy with no job and a gun and now a felon. Keep up the good work negro! You need to kill a few beaners to even out your record.
February 8, 2013 at 2:30 PM
Oh wow! Have you met our friend Mark? He's an insecure little troll too.
February 8, 2013 at 2:19 PM
Dat aint's no manhunt,,,,,,,DAT BE'S A COON HUNT!
February 8, 2013 at 2:29 PM
Hey everyone! Marks here! Staying warm under that bridge?
February 8, 2013 at 2:20 PM
The Gun Grab is here and get ready for the Federalization of all Police agencies across the country. Once they Federalize the agencies then will they start arresting who they wish and knocking down doors of suspected soveirgn citizens without probable cause. My belief is this, that this whole Dorner thing is a set up to Federalize the Police since he states that the department cannot police theirselves so the Government is going to have to step in and do the job. But not only that, its mainly a power grab to control all citizens without anyone ever questioning the President's authority. Once this happens the police will realize they were dooped and in awe once they start loosing their jobs to Federal agents. Not only that but the whole drone thing to be used on American citizens ties very much into this. Dorner is an agent used to push the gun grap agenda and the federalization of the Police agencies. Once this whole Dorner thing is done by the FBI because by then they will step in and kick out the local police and blame them as incompetant to do their job thus forcing to finish it.Americans will be rounded up believe it or not.Get Ready!!
February 8, 2013 at 2:28 PM
Oh my….speechless!
February 8, 2013 at 2:30 PM
Nobel Peace Prize Nominee: Obama Asks Military Leaders If They Will “Fire On US
Citizens”
Paul Joseph Watson
Infowars
January 22, 2013
2009 Nobel Peace Prize nominee Jim Garrow shockingly claims he was told by a top
military veteran that the Obama administration’s “litmus test” for new military
leaders is whether or not they will obey an order to fire on U.S. citizens.
Garrow was nominated three years ago for the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize and is the
founder of The Pink Pagoda Girls, an organization dedicated to rescuing baby girls
from “gendercide” in China. Garrow has been personally involved in “helping rescue
more than 36,000 Chinese baby girls from death.” He is a public figure, not an
anonymous voice on the Internet, which makes his claim all the more disturbing.
“I have just been informed by a former senior military leader that Obama is using a
new “litmus test” in determining who will stay and who must go in his military
leaders. Get ready to explode folks. “The new litmus test of leadership in the
military is if they will fire on US citizens or not”. Those who will not are being
removed,” Garrow wrote on his Facebook page, later following up the post by adding the
man who told him is, “one of America’s foremost military heroes,” whose goal in
divulging the information was to “sound the alarm.”
February 8, 2013 at 3:12 PM
Mr. Out of Context: that's US citizens abroad participating in terrorism. Not innocent US citizens in their homes having dinner. Tell the WHOLE story. You think it is OK for the US to target terrorists as long as they're not US cititzens? It's absurd to protect a terrorist because of their nationality.
February 8, 2013 at 3:07 PM
It's "BLACK BEAR" hunting season re-opening!
February 8, 2013 at 3:08 PM
If Obama had a younger brother…