LOS ANGELES (KTLA) — Is triple murder suspect Christopher Dorner hiding in Mexico? And does he have an accomplice who helped him make his escape?
Police said at a news conference on Tuesday morning that they are now investigating over 1,000 clues, and the investigation is going in many directions.
They’ve seen about a 400 percent increase in tips since the $1 million reward was announced, Lt. Andy Neiman said.
“It is frustrating and we’re hopeful that something will break loose from the public and that these investigative leads will result in something positive in terms of bringing this to a conclusion,” he added.
The search for Dorner, a former LAPD officer and Navy Reserve lieutenant, is now in its sixth day.
One theory about where Dorner could be is that he may have fled to Mexico.
That comes from an affidavit filed by an inspector with the U.S. Marshals Service in federal court in Los Angeles late last week.
It says that Dorner might be south of the border because he allegedly tried to steal a boat in San Diego, subduing the captain, and said he was going to Mexico.
“The attempt failed when the bow line of the boat became caught in the boat’s propeller, and the suspect fled,” according to the affidavit by U.S. Marshals Inspector Craig McClusky.
After authorities interviewed the boat captain early Thursday, they found Dorner’s wallet and ID near the San Ysidro border crossing, according to the court records.
All that was before police say Dorner shot and killed a Riverside police officer and wounded two other officers.
That same day, a guard at the Point Loma Naval Base told authorities he had spotted a man matching Dorner’s description trying sneak onto the base, the records said.
Authorities have stressed that the court papers reflected their thinking at the time, but said that Dorner could be anywhere.
Authorities in Mexico reportedly raided a motel in Tijuana after somebody there saw someone matching Dorner’s description.
That turned out to be yet another dead end. Authorities said there was no evidence that Dorner had ever been there.
The affidavit by McClusky also says that Dorner could be getting help from “a known associate” with the initials “J.Y.”
McClusky wrote that J.Y.’s family owns property in the Big Bear area near where Dorner’s truck was found.
The criminal complaint does not detail the exact relationship between J.Y. and Dorner, a former LAPD officer and Navy Reserve lieutenant.
But J.Y. could be Jason Young, a person Dorner wrote about in his manifesto, describing him as a great friend, entrepreneur and father.
As part of the surveillance operation of J.Y., authorities were watching his family property last Thursday, the court records show.
Hundreds of officers scoured the area near Big Bear, conducting door-to-door cabin checks for any sign of Dorner.
A scaled-down search continues in the woods west of Big Bear Lake, where about 30 officers are searching vacation homes and cabins in an even more remote area.
Neiman said that the search will keep going until all investigative leads have been exhausted.
Authorities are also asking people in the Big Bear area to review any surveillance video from last Thursday (Feb. 7) through today for signs of Dorner.
Meantime, surveillance video obtained by TMZ shows a man that looks like Dorner buying scuba equipment at a Sport Chalet in Torrance back on Feb. 1.
That was just two days before the daughter of a former LAPD captain and her fiance were found shot to death in Irvine.
Dorner studied underwater warfare in the Navy, so that gear might have been useful if he had managed to use a boat to escape to Mexico.
Neiman said on Tuesday that investigators are reviewing that tape, but they have not made any determination about whether it is Dorner.
He also said that investigators are following up on the possibility that Dorner may have stayed at the Hi View Inn & Suites in Manhattan Beach.
Prosecutors in Riverside County have charged Dorner with murder and attempted murder in the killing of one officer and the wounding of two others.
The charge includes a special circumstance that could make Dorner eligible for the death penalty, if convicted.
As the search for Dorner continues, 50 LAPD personnel and their families remain under protective details, which will be in place until the situation is resolved.
Also, he Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday is expected to discuss dropping another $100,000 into the reward fund, making it a total of $1.1 million.
On Wednesday, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors will hold a special meeting to discuss adding yet another $100,000 to the fund.
108 Comments to “Dorner Search Focuses on Mexico, Surveillance Video”
February 11, 2013 at 7:56 PM
So you're happy that the women's basketball coach and her fiance got killed?
You're one sick SOB.
February 11, 2013 at 8:45 PM
I'v never heard of someone going from Los Angeles to Mexico before. This must be a first.
February 11, 2013 at 8:49 PM
So, when the Keystone cops can't find a criminal (trained by the LAPD) the speculation/guesstimation is he fled to Mexico. This is a massive overtime get rich quick scheme.
February 12, 2013 at 9:51 AM
Too bad LAPD doesn't even give out overtime to save taxpayer money just to make sure you get your ETF Card refilled.
February 11, 2013 at 9:09 PM
f . t . p
February 11, 2013 at 9:17 PM
HE KNOWS WHERE THE REAL LADIES ARE
February 11, 2013 at 9:32 PM
I love all the negative comments with anonymous as the poster. It’s always about race and never about a man or woman who has issues and gets fired from a job HE/SHE says was not his fault. Every damn criminal (white, black, brown, etc) says the same damn thing…”falsely accused.” Give me a damn break. Since when is your name worth the lives of human beings? That’s a moral compass, to kill innocent people? You cop haters and sympathizes of this POS need to remember that the human race is not perfect…of all races creeds and colors. You MFs want justice? Get a job, give back to your community, help a neighbor, stop buying new cars and BS clothes. Do something meaningful, and when someone violates your life, space or family call the cops, because they will come to answer your call no matter what color or language you speak. Keep talking sh*t when the criminals take your car, beat you for your iPhone or stab you for the $10 in your pocket. But they’ll come, the cops will come and help you- even though you hate them. You’re a bunch of
hypocritical loud mouths.
February 12, 2013 at 1:47 AM
I don't hate the cops, but I don't depend on them either. I dial 1911.
February 12, 2013 at 10:19 AM
Some people just dont want to accept that there is indeed a lot more corruption in the police force than they want to believe, I have family & friends in the police force that actually have witnessed all the horrible things that happen behind the public's eye, trust is gone, and it is sad!
February 12, 2013 at 6:48 PM
shut it nigger
February 11, 2013 at 9:54 PM
Interesting that the people who hate cops are the first ones to call them for help. I would love if people who hated cops could just put a sign up out front and then the police would know whose house to respond to when they called for help. But unfortunately, these men and women are paid to protect everyone – even pieces of crap who post vile hatred about being glad that women and children have lost their father, and that couple in Irvine deserved it because her dad was his attorney. It sickens me that there are people who think that is appropriate to say. Unfortunately, police have to protect your right to say that filth. Are there bad cops? Absolutely, just as there are bad teachers, accountants, machinists, clerks, athletes, etc. There are bad people in every profession. I am sorry for those people who have had bad experiences with them. But to say that all cops are criminals with badges is completely insane. They aren't there to be your friend, they are there to keep you safe and to rid neighborhoods of crime and danger. Sorry if they aren't always nice, that isn't their job. Grow up.
February 12, 2013 at 9:07 AM
Jerry, I don't. I just respect people and don't come on here to call people names. Thanks for calling me a scum bag, You have no idea who I am or what I do – the fact is, my life is dedicated to helping people, and I hope your children (if you have any) don't ever require my services. I would try to have an intelligent conversation with you but I don't see that happening.
February 12, 2013 at 9:12 AM
Dark Fever,
Niether – I don't work with or for any law enforcement agency. Here is my point. I believe that you have had bad run ins with cops. That sucks. But just for a second, think about it from their point of view. Let's just say you are a cop, and you work in a high crime area where lots of people don't like cops. Now you are responding to a call of domestic violence, or assault. Can you imagine how scary that must be, to walk in to a place where you are outnumbered, by people who hate you, who are probably armed? You couldn't pay me enough to be a cop. Their job is not to be nice to you – it is to keep everyone as safe as possible, and sometimes that means they aren't sweet about it. They can't be, because if they let their guard down, guess what happens to them? It is always interesting to me that so many people talk about how bad cops are and how they get paid too much. Instead of bitching about the problem, why not solve it? Go be a police officer and serve the community you live in. Make the force better and help make things better. The pay and benefits are good, and if you are convinced that it is easy to carry a gun and protect others, it seems like the perfect idea. And no need to call me a Dumb a** – I can assure you that I am anything but.
February 12, 2013 at 9:18 AM
Please Veronica….do you really think that the sociopaths making these negative comments regarding the police could in any way have the intellect to pass the rigorous tests it takes to become a police officer?
February 12, 2013 at 10:27 AM
I think trying to pass the tests would give them some insight as to what it takes to be a police officer, and that would be very valuable.
February 12, 2013 at 10:31 AM
I understand that what Dorner did isnt correct, I do not applaud him, but I understand why people feel so neagative about the cops, I have family & friend in the cops & they confirm th ehorrible things that happen behind the public's eye, you gotta understand other people's anger as well, my family has witnessed how when a young underage boy was gasping his last breath, the two officers tat the scene where just laughing amongst themselves! Now imagine if this would happen to one of your own, you would understhnd where they are coming from!
February 11, 2013 at 10:42 PM
What this guy did is wrong, yes, but don't forget the LAPD created this mess with their bad policies. They proved they are out of control by shooting innocents first and asking questions later. Does anyone really believe they want to arrest this guy? Come on, they have orders to shoot on sight. Judge Dredd if you ask me.
February 11, 2013 at 11:01 PM
LAPD needs re-building from the top down and from the ground up. Many have been sexist, racist, violent and corrupt for eons. And in case you're wondering, I'm a 69 year old Caucasian woman who lived in L.A. for 35 years.
February 12, 2013 at 10:39 AM
I applaud you for saying it like it is! Love you Kathleen
February 12, 2013 at 11:24 AM
Lapd has been a joke for years, they just never got the memo.
February 12, 2013 at 12:00 PM
Who gives a crap what color your skin is and a woman no less who is past her years in menopause. This is not about you Kathleen. So who's fault is it the LAPD must be rebuilt? When you see yourself in the mirror think clearly now -you've messed up once and you want to do the start over.
Not over.
February 12, 2013 at 12:24 AM
Now they are saying there may be an accomplice? Uh, I asked that question from day one, and I do not recall anyone in the media or otherwise asking this question. Could the accomplice be the dude he and his trainer arrested that fate-full night? hmmmm.
February 12, 2013 at 1:15 AM
Coming from a minority public safety and LEO family in the region, I'm sorry to say we have seen the prejudice and "golden boy" network Dorner speaks of at play. We have been the target of these "golden boys" and have also seen laws broken by people who would later become high-ranking public safety officials. None of this excuses the horrendous actions of Dorner, but do not fool yourselves into believing he wasn't, as even Quan testified years ago "…railroaded." Our family was retaliated against, but luckily when some corruption was uncovered a few years back our name was vindicated after some fighting. Integrity needs to be valued again.
February 12, 2013 at 1:23 AM
I am not saying that the LAPD is guilty of everything Dorner accuses, but I am saying that experience has made his accusations sound highly probable… and if you watch the LAPD's actions and read up on the circus of a BOR it looks even more likely. Now, I hope Dorner is caught for his actions… but I also hope LAPD is cleaned out.
February 12, 2013 at 1:19 AM
Whatever you think he's doing, , that's what he wants you to think.
I think he's on the moon, try there..
February 12, 2013 at 2:10 AM
Better hope the accomplice isn't cartel related or else you'll never catch him.
February 12, 2013 at 2:56 AM
There are some sick individuals here.
February 12, 2013 at 1:53 PM
Got that right…..pretty scary these are humans
February 12, 2013 at 5:09 AM
And mexico is going to help IF Dorner is there? Yeah, right. Think again.
February 12, 2013 at 11:00 AM
probably the drug cartels will help him, if he works for them, lol
February 12, 2013 at 5:13 AM
Chief Diaz an ex-LAPD warrior stated that Dorner's actions againt officer Crain were a "Cowardly Ambush" yet he makes no mention of the LAPD Officers who shot innocent people in Torrance. This is another reason why people are losing respect for law enforcement because law enforcement officers feel and act like they are above the law.
While I don't support Dorners recent actions I do 110% support his cause and believe his story over over anything that comes out of LAPD.
February 12, 2013 at 5:20 AM
Reblogged this on Bowler's Desk and commented:
Feds: Dorner May Have Fled to Mexico, May Have Accomplice
February 12, 2013 at 5:24 AM
LOL ,1 man has outsmarted the entire LAPD !
February 12, 2013 at 7:55 AM
And the FBI and the US Marshalls and every department under the umbrella if their task force.
February 12, 2013 at 10:52 AM
just a matter of time. TOO crazy and satanic he is…just a matter of time…..he's as low as the devil himself……pay day someday baby
February 12, 2013 at 1:42 PM
Payday coming……gonna be rotting in hell soon
February 12, 2013 at 5:40 AM
One small thing not mentioned here is that if he makes it to Mexico, the death penalty is off the table. Extradition Treaty with Mexico states that we cannot execute someone extradited from Mexico.
February 12, 2013 at 8:21 AM
Exactly !!!!!!
February 12, 2013 at 8:21 AM
That's assuming the Federales don't blow his head off first.
February 12, 2013 at 11:02 AM
the federales wont shoot him, they'll want the money, they are as corrupt as other law enforcement. the only difference is that they dont hide it!
February 12, 2013 at 10:12 AM
Wrong!! They will extradite…depending on nature of the crime.
February 12, 2013 at 11:47 AM
I did not say they would not extradite, I just said the death penalty will be off the table. The most he would get if extradited is life in prison.
February 12, 2013 at 1:26 PM
That's actually not true anymore. They changed it a couple years ago.
February 12, 2013 at 5:50 AM
This is just geting better and better, can't find him, must have went to Mexico, and have help doing that. LAPD is using all the old tried and true reasons they can not find him. Offer $1,000,000.00 from the pension that the tax payer paid for. Keystone Kops indeed.
February 12, 2013 at 9:57 AM
You're an idiot. The reward is donated from the likes of the Dodgers and AEG. Get your facts straight.
February 12, 2013 at 5:51 AM
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February 12, 2013 at 8:35 AM
That ain't nothin'!
My best friend's sister's boyfriend's uncle's cousin's sister's grandmother's brother's nephew's uncle's sister's cousin's brother's second cousin twice removed' cat makes twice that much!
February 12, 2013 at 8:43 AM
Ha Ha Ha. you said it brother. These guys work out of a shack in Algeria. What a bunch of total dirtbags!
February 12, 2013 at 8:44 AM
What a bunch of Crap! How is the weather in Algeria?
February 12, 2013 at 6:02 AM
You sound like a wetb@ck to me, unknown and surely undocumented basura
February 12, 2013 at 6:43 AM
Ok, Hey KTLA a news conference is coming soon, i hope your reporter will be inquiring about the status of the crazy cops that shot up those trucks !! There is more to this story than just finding dorner. Will there be charges pending ? Are they being investigated by their own ? The lapd is stretched so thin it wouldn't be surprising if they are back on the job and this is why this issue has been kept so quiet. Please ask some hard questions pertaining to this incident !!! People want to know !!!
February 12, 2013 at 7:34 AM
Haha, LAPD does not have a CLUE about the location of this guy…Now they assume someone is helping him and he is in Mexico. Keep Assuming LAPD…You assumed he had split in two, became smaller and changed the make and color of his truck and shot two innocent females…LMAO… LAPD = JOke!
February 12, 2013 at 8:29 AM
I like the cut of your jib!
February 12, 2013 at 7:35 AM
The replies take this too literally. Like teachers, police have a lot of impact on a large percent of the regions citizens. A bad experience with a teacher(s) will likely lead to a negative impression on education and academics. A bad experience with the police is far more powerful on someones life. I've been fortunate to have had only a few interactions with police. They have ranged from positive to neutral. My impression on police in socal and justice in general is more positive than not. Police must remember each day they form impressions on the citizenry. They are responsible for eachother.
February 12, 2013 at 7:38 AM
He's dead, crawler down into some revine on the backside of bigbear. May never find him as the animals will eat whats left.
February 12, 2013 at 8:19 AM
He's a smart man.. after failing to steal the boat, he could've intentionally dropped his wallet near the Mexican border and then headed up north (he drove up the I-15 to big bear), maybe he's trying to cross to Canada and hide in the woods where nobody's looking for him.
February 12, 2013 at 8:23 AM
If I was in charge, I would hire Starsky and Hutch to handle the case. They would have him caught long ago…..
February 12, 2013 at 8:27 AM
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February 12, 2013 at 8:30 AM
That ain't nothin'!
My best friend's sister's boyfriend's uncle's cousin's sister's grandmother's brother's nephew's uncle's sister's cousin's brother's second cousin twice removed' cat makes twice that much!
And yes, this jasim SPAMMER DO NOT CLICK LINK LIKELY VIRUS
February 12, 2013 at 8:36 AM
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February 12, 2013 at 8:42 AM
What? You don't like bacon or ham or sausage????? Bet you love some of that Popeyes Fried Chicken!!!!
February 12, 2013 at 8:43 AM
He's probably part of a cartel in Tijuana. His a big boy they could use his skills and training.
February 12, 2013 at 11:10 AM
I think that they have enough of their own shady cops down there. They don't want one of ours.
"skills and training" ? You're right, nobody else has these types of skills…puuuleeze.
February 12, 2013 at 9:04 AM
Meh thinks that the police shoot at people whenever they want a paid vacation and don't want to burn up their personal days.
February 12, 2013 at 9:09 AM
wow, there are some REALLY SICK people on here. How sad……how do you actually live with your thoughts? Celebrating the death of innocent people? PAY DAY SOMEDAY PEOPLE…….it's only a matter of time………..
February 12, 2013 at 9:21 AM
Why do you feel sorry that my Mom birthed me? If that did not happen, you would not be here! I'm your real Daddy….You are just the remnants of what ran down the crack of your mama's ash when I gave it to her….
February 12, 2013 at 10:54 AM
wow……………how old are you? LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thats the best you got loser
February 12, 2013 at 11:06 AM
Looks like your pissed! KTLA Admin is deleting all your Spam Virus posts. you fool!!!
February 12, 2013 at 9:40 AM
Dorner has to be laughing his ash off! For all the LAPD knows he is the one calling in the sightings just to watch them run from one location to another. This could also be a ploy for pulling together large numbers of officers for an ambush. Kind of like a reverse trojan horse.
February 12, 2013 at 9:48 AM
You cite references of individual cops breaking the law and somehow come to the conclusion that ALL cops are criminals.
Using that logic, anyone who has a job must be a criminal since no profession is free from its share of bad apples. Unfortunately, cops are in the public eye and are held to a higher standard because of it.
Cop makes a mistake, everyone knows. You make a mistake filing your section 8 paperwork, no one cares.
February 12, 2013 at 9:55 AM
(Easy multiple choice test that may tell what you are)
If you see Dorner, what will you do?
a) Offer to hide him in your apartment/house.
b) Do nothing.
c) Offer food and drink then tell him to move on.
d) Call 911.
e) Give him your gun.
if you don't pick (d) then what do you think you are?
February 12, 2013 at 10:02 AM
Looking at prison time
February 12, 2013 at 10:02 AM
So do I honey, so do I. Especially big black men!!
February 12, 2013 at 10:05 AM
The whole Dorner story is a faked LAPD diversion operation so the LAPD didnt have to arrest
Cardinal Mahoney which has now resulted in the resignation of The Pope and the entire final
long awaited collapse of modern Christianity and The Vatican power structure and it's vile legacy of repression, Nazi collaboration, and sexual crimes againist untold thousands of innocent children.
February 12, 2013 at 11:12 AM
lmao!
February 12, 2013 at 10:07 AM
I think he has doubled-backed and is in Canada. No extradition if death penalty on the table. Mexico has extradited people with the death penalty on them.
February 12, 2013 at 10:19 AM
Give me a BJ first, then we'll talk! Here's my social BR549-5921@&(qvoe)344365568778-Q! Got it!! Dumb ass!
February 12, 2013 at 10:28 AM
So this is "domestic terrorism" and not "work place violence"… Lets ask the 30 victims of the Fort hood "Workplace violence" incident if they feel this was more "domestic terrorism" than the killing of their loved ones. The surviving families of the fort hood killings are denied wartime death benefits because a muslim convert screaming Allah Ahkbar while shooting innocents was characterized at the highest levels of government as "work place violence"…
The political correctness is dominating this stench
February 12, 2013 at 10:32 AM
Has the LAPD checked livestock yards he has to shower sometime.
February 12, 2013 at 10:38 AM
I have a question for all here…
If I am at a stop light in LA and look over and think I see Chris Dorner in the vehicle next to me… will I go to jail if I start shooting at him out of self defense? I will have had more visual identification than the LAPD/Torrance PD did with the 71 year old paper girl… The laws of unintended consequences now rule the situation, not the LAPD who endangered all citizens with this bounty of a million dollars
I live here in LA and I shall carry a concealed weapon every day until this man is caught, I will do everything I can to not look at a black man, and if by chance I make eye contact with a bald black man in his thirties I will have to decide whether or not to draw my weapon and empty it into that potential "domestic terrorist" Dorner look alike…
Oh the unintended consequences are a stench not even Vicks under the nose can dampen
You have endangered my entire family Mayor V. with this mllion dollar bounty, you have laid the foundation for justifiable citizen shootouts on our streets by including the citizenry as a threat to Dorner
Time for a "Beer Summit" for the people who have acted stupidly?
February 12, 2013 at 10:38 AM
Drug cartel would like his experience if their they won’t catch him
February 12, 2013 at 10:45 AM
I understand that what Dorner did isn't correct, I do not applaud him, but I understand why people feel so negative about the cops, I have family & friends in the cops & they confirm the horrible things that happen behind the public's eye, you gotta understand other people's anger as well, my family has witnessed how when a young underage boy was gasping his last breath, the two officers at the scene where just laughing amongst themselves! Now imagine if this would happen to one of your own, you would understand where they are coming from!
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February 12, 2013 at 11:08 AM
To (sUEz) Looks like your pissed! KTLA Admin is deleting all your Spam Virus posts. you fool!!! who's laughing now????
February 12, 2013 at 11:13 AM
This could not have happened to a more arrogant & overrated department.