LOS ANGELES (KTLA) — LAPD Chief Charlie Beck announced that the department is reopening an investigation into the firing of Christopher Jordan Dorner.
According to his manifesto published online, Dorner’s 2009 dismissal from the department is apparently fueling his rampage across Southern California that has killed three people.
Beck said he was not reopening the case in order to appease Dorner.
“He’s not opening it because of the accusations,” LAPD Commander Andrew Smith said about Chief Beck’s decision. “He’s doing it because he wanted to ensure the public knows the LAPD is fair and transparent.”
Police say that Dorner has killed three people and injured others in a campaign to take revenge on those he blamed for his dismissal from the LAPD four years ago.
Investigators are scrutinizing a conspiracy-laden manifesto published on what they believe was Dorner’s Facebook page.
The screed threatened “unconventional and asymmetrical warfare” against police officers and their families, saying that Dorner has no choice but to kill to reclaim his damaged reputation.
Police accuse him of killing the daughter of a retired LAPD captain and her fiance, who were found shot to death last Sunday in a car in Irvine. While on the run, police said, Dorner shot three police officers, one fatally, in Riverside County.
No one has seen Dorner or his tracks since his truck was found in Big Bear on Thursday and local residents are beginning to believe he got out of town before police locked down the area.
“Dorner’s actions may cause a pause in our increasingly positive relationship with the community but, it will not stop our commitment to provide courteous, professional and constitutional policing to each individual this Department makes contact with,” Beck said in a statement.
43 Comments to “LAPD Reopens Dorner’s Dismissal Case As Search Continues”
February 10, 2013 at 9:00 AM
Dorners own actions prove the police dept. were correct in firing him, he killed an inocent girl and others who had nothing to do with his firing, race had nothing to do with any of it except in his
warped mind!!!
February 10, 2013 at 9:07 AM
and yes, the lapd kill innocent people, too! are they correct in their violation of the law and rights of the citizens they are suppose to server and protect? seems like the lapd is warp! thank you.
February 10, 2013 at 1:28 PM
Like the LAPD never shoots and kills innocent people.
February 10, 2013 at 9:08 AM
QUESTION QUESTION WAS DORNER THAT WAY WHEN HE WENT INTO THE FORCE,OR DID
LAPD TURN HIM THAT WAY DUE TO ALL HE WENT THROUGH. HONESTLY I AM SCARED OF COPS AND DO NOT TRUST THEM.
February 10, 2013 at 9:22 AM
Everyone is saddened by the violence and needless loss of life. Dorner is unstable and has mental health issue we all know that. The question is why? He was fired with out justifiction. He lost his income, his good name and it seems his mind. When the two newspaper ladies were shot at and wounded it just made thing worse. It was confirmation of what Dorner said about the department. No one trusted this department before and with actions like this people really dont trust them. It's seems they gave an order to shoot to kill. No due process for this man at all. It's not the job of law enforcement to execute people.
February 10, 2013 at 9:23 AM
A little to late for that don"t you think, sure let him know that he"ll surrender .That is all he wanted from the start .All LAPD is just another word for kittens….bunch of _.
February 10, 2013 at 9:29 AM
Who's going to rubber-stamp the paperwork and try to shove it down our throats as "the truth" this time?
Does anyone really believe that LE isn't corrupt and ENTIRELY self-serving?
February 10, 2013 at 9:36 AM
THE LAPD CAN NOT FIND HIM,NOW THEY WANT HELP FROM THE PUPLIC..
THE LAPD WANTS TO REOPEN HIS CASE THAT WILL NOT HELP ANYONE.
THE LAPD WANT TO PUT OUT A REWARD FOR DORNER.
THE LAPD SHOT AND ALMOST KILLED TO WOMEN IN A TOTAL DIFFERENT TRUCK
THE PEOPLE WILL KEEP PAYING FOR LAPD MISTAKES.
THE LAPD MESS IS CREATED FROM WITHIN,AND LEACHED OUT TO EVERYONE IN THE CITY.
WE ALL THE TAXPAYERS KEEP PAYING FOR LAPD MISTAKES,NOW WE ARE PAYING FOR THEM TO FIND THIS KILLER.
February 10, 2013 at 9:58 AM
What a JOKE!!!. Now the big boss wants to re-open the investigation to prove the public they are honest. Well, too late, you had your chance. You blew it now live with the consequences. 99% of all the comments on every news is aimed to the corrupt cops, starting with Beck. The comments defend the few honest ones.
The guy is waiting the right moment to take a few more of those corrupt ones before he gets killed or takes his own life. AS HE SAID, HE GOT NOTHING TO LOSE, HE'S DONE!!!
February 10, 2013 at 10:22 AM
Well, he's not lightweight, so I know he needs plenty of calories to keep up those pounds. Why can't the police find him?
February 10, 2013 at 11:55 AM
So comments get censored if ones' views do not agree with yours, hmm well this page blows, who do you guys think you are cnn, fox?
February 10, 2013 at 12:55 PM
Ever officer working for this organization better keep in mind what happened to Dorner could just as easily happen to you. This man was once a well respected officer. The public and the department should both be looking for answers to make sure this never happens again. You dont terminate a man you know needs medical care. Whats going on now seems like nothing more than mob justice with a million dollar hit on this mans head. So much for any honesty involved with reopening and examining the fact of Dorners case.
February 10, 2013 at 1:10 PM
Everyone knows Dormer was railroad. He claimed a higher ranking officer kicked a disabled man in the face and chest. When it went to court it was her word against Dorners because the man was unable to speak. The father testified for the man and said "yes" he had been kicked in the face and chest and had marks to prove it. At the least this case was a draw but they terminated Dorner. Most likely because the higher ranking female officer used not only her rank but female persuasion on a few of the chiefs.
February 10, 2013 at 1:13 PM
Thanks Chief Beck for now including the general populous in Dorner's target list.
The million dollar reward puts all citizens on the same playing field as the crooked cops in the manifesto… We are all targets out to get him now. You have created a virtually unlimited and justified (in his mind) target rich environment for this demented miscreant by making every citizen a threat to his goals… Thanks for putting my family in this compromised situation Chief Beck!!! And of course in LA County I MAY not get a concealed carry permit as the Constitution and second amendment says I SHALL.. I think you MAY want to consider making LA a SHALL issue concealed carry county immediately with this million dollar death sentence you have imposed upon every citizens head. We were not threats to him befrore this, now we are all threats to his goals. Dumb dude, real dumb move… The blood of the innocent will be on your hands Chief
February 10, 2013 at 1:31 PM
So, the LAPD operates honestly and professionally 100% of the time?
February 10, 2013 at 4:27 PM
Well said John. You make a valid and true point about Beck & Villaragosa and the rest of LE now putting the public in harm's way.
They have proven themselves to be a bunch of cowards and are now using us as their human shields.
February 11, 2013 at 4:07 AM
I’m DISGUSTED by the LAPD!!!! PIGS!!!!! D-I-S-G-U-S-T-E-D….. nothing goes UNPAID!!! We will all b judged by God 1 day
February 11, 2013 at 9:28 AM
Power is ever-stealing from the many to the few.
February 11, 2013 at 9:29 AM
Remember people, you will only get the reward if Dornan 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 is 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.
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February 11, 2013 at 10:09 AM
The fight for justice against corruption is never easy.
It never has been and never will be. It exacts a toll on our self, our families, our friends, and especially our children.
In the end, I believe, as in my case, the price we pay is well worth holding on to our dignity.
Frank Serpico
February 11, 2013 at 10:25 AM
The accomplice to the crime of corruption is frequently our own indifference.
February 11, 2013 at 11:21 AM
Beck, Bratton and those named in the manifesto are protected and safe while placing their neighbors and their immediate communities in harm's way.
The neighbors and communities are not threatened by Dorner, but by stressed out, nervous cops who are being forced to wear a target on their backs and have already gunned down innocent civilians.
If I were one of these cops forced to protect any of these corrupt buffoons, I would be seriously asking myself if Beck, Bratton or anyone named in the manifesto would be so willing take a bullet for me.
February 11, 2013 at 12:52 PM
To a certain degree I agree with you. I believe that there is room for change witin an organization for the better. But I don't think that the problem here was the system, it was a guy that wasn't all up there. His manifesto is nothing more than the views of an arrogan fool that did not like taking orders from a female training officer. People are saying ex-cop, he never successfully completed probation and only made a report of miscoduct after he received a negative probation rating. The miscoduct incident happen way before and only reported it once his ass was on the line. He should be treated for the coward terrorist he is……S4287
February 11, 2013 at 3:57 PM
The LAPD owes Riverside an apology for allowing their corruption to kill a Riverside officer.
And the LAPD owes their good officers and the public an end to that corruption.
February 13, 2013 at 4:05 PM
For all of you cops who prefer to beat disabled people and citizens in general without the inconvenience of having your "work" come under scrutiny, The Fullerton Police Department is hiring.