CA - Christopher Dorner kills 4 in tri-county rampage, Feb 2013 - #4

[fran]

One brother shot, Dorner manhunt got very personal for deputies

Alex Collins and his brothers have dinner with their parents every Sunday, with the shootout that might have killed him but for the protection of a cellphone always in the back of their minds.


SAN BERNARDINO – Detective Alex Collins was speeding down a mountain road, closing in on ex-cop-turned-killer Christopher Dorner and his phone was buzzing.

In rapid succession, his two brothers — also San Bernardino County sheriff's deputies — called to warn the baby of the family to be careful. Dorner, a former Los Angeles policeman, vowed to kill as many officers as possible to avenge his firing from the department.

A few nights earlier, the brothers discussed Dorner's chilling online manifesto and the risk of encountering him. “We had no delusions,” Sgt. Ryan Collins said. “It was not going to end well for whatever deputy it was who found him.”

When Ryan heard a dispatch last Feb. 12 that officers had been shot, he frantically tried calling Alex again and again. The phone was dead.
For the swarms of police who hunted Dorner last year, the manhunt was more than just a matter of public safety — it was personal; he was targeting their brethren. For the Collins brothers, however, it was even more so.

more at link .......... http://www.ocregister.com/articles/dorner-600992-alex-collins.html?page=1

 

[zwiebel]

A WA think tank review of the operation to catch Dorner has just issued its report. There is both praise and criticism. Problems centered around a lack of communications - with officers coming under attack before anyone warned them Dorner was in the area, other officers not having radio communications in their vehicle, and the unrequested rush of police to the area which hampered San Bernardino Sheriff's officers.

There was an awful lot of bravery though, and acts of public spirit from concerned citizens.

http://blog.pe.com/breaking-news/2014/05/05/dorner-report-to-scrutinize-police-response-to-siege/

 

[Blondie in Spokane]

Owners of cabin destroyed in Christopher Dorner standoff to get $200,000

The owners of the cabin where ex-Los Angeles Police Department officer Christopher Dorner died in 2013 will receive $200,000

The cabin is owned by Candace Martin and Eric Funnell, who sought compensation for the cabin, legal fees and emotional distress

The cabin burned down after Dorner, wanted for killing two police officers, led authorities on a lengthy manhunt

He was killed after San Bernardino County Sheriff’s SWAT team shot in gas that resulted in the cabin burning down

A SWAT team member was killed during a gun battle, and Dorner shot himself in the head while the cabin burned


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...er-Dorner-standoff-200-000.html#ixzz3S6HL5zDr

 

[LinasK]

Owners of cabin destroyed in Christopher Dorner standoff to get $200,000

The owners of the cabin where ex-Los Angeles Police Department officer Christopher Dorner died in 2013 will receive $200,000

The cabin is owned by Candace Martin and Eric Funnell, who sought compensation for the cabin, legal fees and emotional distress

The cabin burned down after Dorner, wanted for killing two police officers, led authorities on a lengthy manhunt

He was killed after San Bernardino County Sheriff’s SWAT team shot in gas that resulted in the cabin burning down

A SWAT team member was killed during a gun battle, and Dorner shot himself in the head while the cabin burned


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...er-Dorner-standoff-200-000.html#ixzz3S6HL5zDr

I'm glad the cabin owners got compensated, but I don't know if that's enough money to rebuild...