BIG BEAR LAKE — Investigators on Wednesday were in the process of identifying remains found in the charred cabin where fugitive ex-cop Christopher Dorner was believed to have been holed up.
An official told the Associated Press that a wallet and personal items, including a California driver’s license with Dorner’s name, were found with the body in the basement of the cabin.
At a briefing on Wednesday morning, Lt. Andy Neiman said that the LAPD has been back in a normal state of operations since late Wednesday.
He said that the department had not been on tactical alert since early Wednesday.
Neiman also said that “about a dozen or so” protective details of people named in Dorner’s manifesto will remain in place until the department and the families feel safe.
He emphasized that the investigation is not stopping just because the suspect is believed to be dead.
“We don’t just stop a murder case simply because we think the suspect in that case is no longer with us,” he said.
Neiman would not comment on the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department’s investigation of the remains.
He also said that the city attorneys involved will determine who, if anyone, gets the reward money, and that any decision on that matter could take some time.
If the body is identified as Dorner’s, the standoff would end a week-long manhunt for the ex-LAPD officer and Navy reservist suspected in a string of shootings following his firing several years ago.
Four people — an Irvine couple, a Riverside police officer and a San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputy — have died allegedly at Dorner’s hands.
Police say Dorner’s first victims were the daughter of the retired LAPD official who represented him at his disciplinary hearing and her fiance.
Monica Quan and Keith Lawrence were found shot to death Feb. 3 in their car in their condo complex’s parking structure.
Days later, officials said, Dorner allegedly attempted to steal a boat in San Diego in a failed bid to escape to Mexico.
By Feb. 7, authorities said, he had fled to the Inland Empire. In Corona, police said, he fired at an LAPD officer searching for him at a gas station.
About half an later, he allegedly opened fire on two Riverside officers, killing Michael Crain, 34, and injuring his partner.
His burning truck was found near Big Bear later Thursday, prompting hundreds of officers to scour the area and conduct cabin-to-cabin checks.
That search was scaled back as authorities found no new signs of the wanted man.
Meantime, authorities scoured more than 1,000 tips that poured in from across Southern California after officials announced a $1 million reward.
Then, on Tuesday morning, a couple entered their cabin in the 1200 block of Club View Drive and ran into a man they said resembled the fugitive, a law enforcement official said.
The cabin was not far from where Dorner’s singed truck had been found and where police had been holding news conferences about the manhunt.
The man tied up the man and woman and he took off in a purple Nissan parked near the cabin, the official said.
About 12:20 p.m., one of them broke free and called police.
Nearly half an hour later, officers with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife spotted the stolen vehicle and called for backup, authorities said.
The suspect turned down a side road in an attempt to elude the officers but crashed the vehicle, police said.
A short time later, authorities said, the suspect carjacked a light-colored pickup truck and took off, only to be spotted by another Fish and Wildlife officer.
A gun battle ensued before Dorner crashed the truck and ran to the cabin.
He later shot two San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputies, killing one and seriously injuring the other, authorities said.
The injured deputy is expected to survive but it is anticipated he will need several surgeries. The names of the two deputies have not been released.
An intense gun battle ensued as authorities swarmed the cabin, people with knowledge of the situation said, adding hundreds of rounds were fired in just more than an hour.
“There were very few lulls in the gunfire,” one person familiar with the investigation said.
Just before 5 p.m., authorities smashed the cabin’s windows, pumped in tear gas and called for the suspect to surrender, officials said.
They got no response. Then, using a demolition vehicle, they tore down the cabin’s walls one by one.
When they reached the last wall, they heard a gunshot. Then the cabin burst into flames, officials said.
“There would have been a lot more casualties” if officers had to “assault the cabin and make entry,” the source said. “There weren’t a lot of options.”
-KTLA/Los Angeles Times
691 Comments to “Dorner Manhunt: Ex-Cop’s Personal Effects Found in Cabin”
February 12, 2013 at 10:41 PM
Now lets all sit back and watch how the media spins this to make Dorner seem like a psycho. They'll get these "mental health professionals" to diagnose him. LOL. Don't be fooled guys. Oh and they'll also push their anti-gun agenda. Lets watch.
February 12, 2013 at 10:51 PM
Another Osama mystery, these cover-ups are getting ridiculous, these cops need to pay for making southern California their own war games playground, I mean we cant pay to teach our kids but we've got money for this? I really hope Mr. Dorner is still out there, was really nice for a lil bit not seeing a cop on every bend of the freeway waiting to ruin my day
February 13, 2013 at 1:19 AM
He is in big bear lake … He is all set up down there… He’s in scuba gear … They need to comb the lake.
February 12, 2013 at 11:02 PM
All your comments to this stupid fool's actions are straight retarded! Arguing with each other calling each other names is all a ploy of the devil. It is good comedy to see all of the jokes but once people start belittling each other then we show how pathetic we can be! Let's try and be a little better human's than this Christopher fellow people. If that don't work then F you everybody!!!! I'm out this _itch!!!!!
February 12, 2013 at 11:19 PM
White wives love BBC's……
February 12, 2013 at 11:25 PM
Fake AS SHIT Get YOUR NEWS STRAIGHT
Kill all them cowards, is called cleansing.
February 12, 2013 at 11:34 PM
sounds like the san bernardino law enforcement had an agenda from the start. http://youtu.be/cNk-bV40XMc
February 13, 2013 at 12:02 AM
Can we please get back to real news now? thanx. = )
February 13, 2013 at 12:30 AM
It's funny how all f-ing cops were scare f one person now they know how we feel when there in back of us scanning our plates. All dorner was doing cleaning the justice system one officer at a time
February 13, 2013 at 12:35 AM
You didn't actually think they would bring that coon in alive did you?….LMAO!!……ain't nobody got time fuh dat!….LLAMF!!!……..up at big bear,,theres a smell of burnt coon in the air!!!!!!!!!!
February 13, 2013 at 1:54 AM
And a smell of burnt condoms coming from your butt.
February 13, 2013 at 7:05 AM
Mark,
Aren't you supposed to be on protective duty protecting the men that would never take a bullet for you?
February 13, 2013 at 1:39 AM
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February 13, 2013 at 1:42 AM
Lame!!
February 13, 2013 at 1:46 AM
What? You can't find him in the ashes? Here let me help you.
You walk onto the pad the cabin was on and you start moving things out the way over and over until you see ribs, skull, pelvis, etc.
Put your gloves on and GET WORKING YOU BUNCH OF LAZY IDIOTS! Don't just stand there picking your butt.
February 13, 2013 at 7:07 AM
We are showing you how we can waste taxpayers dollars and there is nothing you can do about it.
Sincerely,
LAPD
February 13, 2013 at 2:25 AM
"An LAPD source confirmed to KTLA and other media outlets that a body found inside the cabin is believed to be that of the accused cop-killer."
A source "confirmed" that something is "believed to be"??? What kind of journalism is that? Barrel-bottom. Not worth writing much less reading.
February 13, 2013 at 4:22 AM
He accused another officer of kicking a man. Big deal, don't need to kill people over it. Kick them if you have to.
February 13, 2013 at 7:12 AM
You must work for the Fullerton Police Department. Gotcha!
February 13, 2013 at 4:40 AM
No more watermelon or bananas for this prick.
February 13, 2013 at 7:11 AM
Bratton is that you?
February 13, 2013 at 7:12 AM
U A GOOFY ASS CRACKER U NEED TO KILL YOURSELF FAST STUPID
February 13, 2013 at 4:46 AM
He could have driven to Inglewood and blended right in with all the other niggers.
February 13, 2013 at 5:04 AM
One less egg to fry !
February 13, 2013 at 6:29 AM
Lying, especially telling lies about someone to intentionally destroy their life is about the worst sin you can commit.
February 13, 2013 at 7:11 AM
And we're really good at it wouldn't you say?
LAPD
February 13, 2013 at 6:38 AM
L.A.P.D. we are judge, jury and we have executed him by fire. Reminds me of the Waco Texas siege some years ago. Street justice reins.
February 13, 2013 at 6:48 AM
I wanted to go up there with my truck full of Marshmallows and sticks to give to all the Law enforcement to let them all cook them right over his charred out Black ash remains that is on its way to HELL…
February 13, 2013 at 7:09 AM
And how long have you been on the force?
February 13, 2013 at 7:36 AM
About 2 to 3 years, the same amount of time I have been inside your Mom's Kouch Ash Hole!
February 13, 2013 at 6:51 AM
joke
February 13, 2013 at 7:03 AM
I bet the Mayor is pissed off because he was hoping to give out that $1,000,000.00 reward to the person who had any information of his whereabouts. But he was spotted by the Law. He was hoping that it was going to be a Mexican that was going to get the reward so that way they could have another Mexican Holiday called (I caught this fool essay!)
February 13, 2013 at 7:08 AM
Looks like that "No Snitching" creed that law enforcement lives by got Dorner after all. Let that be a lesson to the rest of you.
February 13, 2013 at 7:42 AM
Shut Up you want to be a cop! And how long have you been a Security Guard at the Senior Center?
February 13, 2013 at 7:18 AM
Does the cabin owner get a free truck too?
February 13, 2013 at 7:19 AM
hope they add arson to the charges. this guy really "went Dorner"
February 13, 2013 at 10:40 AM
To who's charges, genius?
February 13, 2013 at 10:40 AM
*whose
February 13, 2013 at 7:25 AM
You work in human resources for the LAPD don't you? How's it going brother?
February 13, 2013 at 7:27 AM
Sad that KTLA showed a burning cabin and empty mic stands while the news stooges try to find filler to talk about. The state of the union was on other stations and had some real content.
February 13, 2013 at 10:41 AM
Yet, you seemed to have kept it on KTLA.
Some cheese with your whine?
February 13, 2013 at 7:38 AM
Well, this ended like most of us thought it would. It was a tragedy to begin with and too many lives were lost.
However, the comments on this site provided a great deal of entertainment by highlighting the ignorance of so many people. Not just with their opinions idolizing Dorner and his ideology but also their lack of intellect in their grammar, spelling and overall use of the English language. I guess thats what happens when you drop out of school in the 6th grade to take up a career selling crack.
February 13, 2013 at 10:41 AM
"your wrong"
heh
February 13, 2013 at 7:43 AM
@ LAPD. Shut Up you want to be a cop! And how long have you been a Security Guard at the Senior Center?
February 13, 2013 at 7:46 AM
To all you Rodney King, O.J. Simpson, Chris Dorner loving people out there, (and you know who I am talking about). Look where all these people are now. They got the murderer, he was nothing more. How some of these people on here and other sites put this guy on a pedestal is beyond comprehension. Good riddance, you won't be hearing from me anymore.
February 13, 2013 at 7:46 AM
@ LAPD. Also, how many ladies have you sexually abused at the Senior Center? Or is it just one because they are not older than 85 years of age. You nail the one that is 90 don't you? What a sick PIG you are…..
February 13, 2013 at 7:53 AM
One man against thousands. They lied on this man in life and they continue lie on him in death. Law enforcement so corrupt in Californian they had no intention of seeing this man received due process. They've released official audio tapes from the fire "Burners Deployed and We have a Fire" audio of law enforcement voices in the back ground cursing and saying burn him. Law enforcement regressed to barbarians and barbaric times with no one to put a stop to it!
February 13, 2013 at 8:13 AM
Is this a false flag? What a coincidence that this coincides with LA Mayors recent proposal for tougher gun laws to be worse than New York. It’s been done before in recent history. I think Dorner was either dead already and tossed in there to cover-up what he knew or shipped out and they put a corpse from the morgue as a cover-up.
February 13, 2013 at 8:21 AM
Mayor Villaragosa… this is not even your real birth last name. You balless M…er. Your stupid comments on the morning show just show how corrupt you really are. Your personal feelings need to stay out. How you presented yourself was discusting. You showed your true colors…
February 13, 2013 at 8:21 AM
Interesting…Police can't confirm with 100% that they guy in the house was the guy they were looking for. If that is the case then how were they able to make the call, "Then burn the f**** down!"?
I think the people in this country can now see that power in the gov't has gotten too extreme. At first I just thought it was LAPD given how they shot up the car without confirming anything, but now we see a separate agency (San Bernadino) do the exact same thing.
February 13, 2013 at 8:25 AM
drones, police shooting up cars blindly, and now police yelling to burn the cabin down.
This is exactly what they do in Russia, Cuba, North Korea, Iran, China.
And now the USA?
Really????
February 13, 2013 at 8:29 AM
BREAKING NEWS! BREAKING NEWS! Fish and Wildlife are reporting that the remains from the burned out cabin in Big Bear are "Sasquatch" (Big Foot) For decades, Big Foot hunters can now finally celebrate that this is the one they have been looking for and tell the public that there was without a doubt, there was a sasquatch all these years. This has been confirmed by authorities by the scull that is twice the size of a human skull and his knuckle bones have worn out marks on them from scraping the ground while he walked. In his other hand was a left over peel from a banana and a plastic label from a 2 liter bottle of Orange Crush.
February 13, 2013 at 8:30 AM
I don't think Dorner did the right thing in the slightest.
However, he seems to exposed something i had no idea of, and that is the widespread corruption of police. The shooting up of the car with the 2 innocent ladies, the other shooting a car with an innocent bystandar, and now the "burn the f****er".
This is troubling, police are suppose to serve and protect, not search and destroy.
February 13, 2013 at 8:33 AM
1- Now we will never know the true, the real story
2- Just like Osama, impossible to identify
3- Using the police word… the dead are casualties of war.
3- He was trained to eliminate the enemy.
February 13, 2013 at 8:35 AM
I just hope this crazed idiot is really dead. No excuse on his part just killing other officers. If his complaint was genuine, then thats the officers you deal with. I really dont believe his stupid belly aching. It is known he had a mental illness and he allowed it to explode instead of doing the right thing,,,there are doctors to treat you. I pray for the families who have lost loved ones over his stupidity. I also pray that it is his true body that burnt!!! No pity for people like him…there is a better way to solve problems!!!!
February 13, 2013 at 8:36 AM
“They heard a single shot.” That is a flat-out lie. Christopher Dorner did not kill himself in that cabin. I’m not saying he did not deserve it and I would never defend his behavior but expert criminal psychologists state with complete confidence that people like him do not kill themselves. They fantasize of dying in a gunfight with police. The police suspiciously would not allow news helicopters near the cabin so we will never know.
Police officers are very brave and have an extremely difficult job at times but that does not excuse those who exercise ‘street justice’. The officers who riddled the back side of the wrong truck a few days ago without provocation or any confirmation of who was in that truck are no better than gangbangers. The two women out delivering newspapers are lucky to be alive. But from the number of bullet holes in the back of their truck, that was not just one cop who fired on them, it was many cops firing on the wrong vehicle without cause. I strongly support the police but I will never excuse them when they fire first and ask questions later. Those cops need to be prosecuted just like a civilian would.
February 13, 2013 at 8:42 AM
Rest in Peace Chris, remember that God forgives.
February 13, 2013 at 9:01 AM
HOW DO I GET A FIRE PROOF DRIVERS LICENSE?
February 13, 2013 at 9:22 AM
Home Video of the next door neighbor talking to Channel 4 news on what happen. Go to you tube and click on the following: http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=po3jPq5LT…
Or go to You Tube and type: Auto Sweet Brown: no time for bronchitis video.
February 13, 2013 at 9:22 AM
Home Video of the next door neighbor talking to Channel 4 news on what happen. Go to you tube and click on the following: http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=po3jPq5LT…
Or go to You Tube and type: Auto Sweet Brown: no time for bronchitis video.
February 13, 2013 at 9:23 AM
Home Video of the next door neighbor talking to Channel 4 news on what happen. Go to you tube and click on the following: http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=po3jPq5LT…
Or go to You Tube and type: Auto Sweet Brown: no time for bronchitis video.
February 13, 2013 at 9:27 AM
My prayers goes out to the friends and family of Chris Dorner. May you find peace and hope. I would like to thank Chris for his active duty to America, may he find peace in the after life. May God be with you. R.I.P.
February 13, 2013 at 9:40 AM
Hey guest, what state u live in?
February 13, 2013 at 9:33 AM
Now that they killed this man in a cabin the property owner cant even rebuild or sell the property without letting people know there was a death in the cabin. If there is after life as they claim and ghosts with unfinished business I'm sure this community with be haunted.
February 13, 2013 at 10:39 AM
http://i3.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/…
February 13, 2013 at 9:34 AM
Really? The LAPD hasn't determined who, if any will get the reward? Hmm, how bout that maid that escaped and called 911 alerting local PD? Typical. Oh, and how the hell does a body burn, but the wallet and license don't?
February 13, 2013 at 10:38 AM
Well, technically the reward was for "information leading to the arrest AND CONVICTION" of Dorner. He was neither arrested nor convicted, thus, no reward money. Sucks, yes, but that's well within their legal rights (and it happens ALL the time with monetary rewards)
February 13, 2013 at 9:50 AM
So let me get this right…..they find his body in a burned cabin that no one has entered yet, and by the body in the cabin that no one has entered they find a wallet and other thing to identify Dorner…..Ok let me pick at this for a sec, first how is it that he had time to get another drivers license after it was left behind in San Diego, second who just carries around two wallets with al of your information in it. Second How can one agency say they found a body yesterday, but then another says the house was still to dangerous to enter. Then this morning they find a body in the basement that they believe to be the suspect, so the body is burnt to badly but all of his documentaion is still in good enough shape to get info from……GTFOH!!!!!!!!!!!!!
February 13, 2013 at 10:35 AM
THAT'S my biggest beef. The fire was HOT – it spread very very quickly and the flames were hugely visible from over 7 miles away in the helicopter. By all accounts it was much too hot to enter and attempt any sort of identification. Yet, somehow his wallet in IN TACT??
Like you so eloquently said, GTFOH
February 13, 2013 at 10:10 AM
BEING SAID THE TWO CLEANING LADIES WILL NOT BE GETTING THE REWARD MONEY BECUASE DORNER WAS NOT CONVICTED…. DOES ANYONE SEE ANYTHING WRONG WITH THIS. GIVE THEM THE MONEY.. FIRE THE IDIOTS WHO SHOT UP THE PAPER LADY… SERIOUSLY !
February 13, 2013 at 11:21 AM
They posted the reward for information leading to the capture of him. I think they captured him, just dead. They called and gave information letting the police know he was in the area and then they started looking for him.
I find it embarrassing for the police not being able to find him when he was in a cabin across the street from the police station. I understand it was empty. But if they said they needed to search around 200 cabins and about 40% are empty. How hard is it to contact owners of 80 cabins requesting keys to search them correctly.