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| Intense manhunt waged for ex-cop wanted in 3 murders - USA TODAY Posted: 07 Feb 2013 09:30 AM PST IRVINE, Calif. – Police are waging an intensive manhunt across Southern California for a former Los Angeles cop wanted in connection with a double murder and suspected of going on a revenge shooting spree. Overnight shootings in Riverside County that left one officer dead and two wounded have been linked to the former Los Angeles officer, Christopher Dorner, who was named as a suspect in the slaying of a young couple here Sunday. Across Southern California, digital traffic signs carried alerts urging motorists to report any sight of Dorner, believed to be driving a Nissan Titan pickup truck and considered armed and dangerous. As a measure of the intensity of the manhunt, LAPD police and Torrance police were involved in two separate shooting incidents in Torrance which two people were hit by gunfire and suffered unknown injuries, the Los Angeles Timesreported. The newspaper quoted Torrance police Lt. Devin Chase as saying both incidents involved vehicles fitting the description of the one belonging to Dorner. The suspect was not actually involved in either incident, Chase said. "I don't think there's anybody in law enforcement who isn't looking for him, along with about half the commuters in Southern California,'' said San Diego police Det. Gary Hassen. READ: Suspect's 20-page manifesto Police there early Thursday recovered a badge and ID bearing Dorner's photograph, Hassen said. The items were found by a citizen near the San Diego airport, given to a shuttle bus driver and passed to police, he said. Irvine Police Chief David Maggard named Dorner Wednesday night as the suspect in the slayings of Monica Quan, 28, an assistant basketball coach at California State University-Fullerton, and her fiance, David Lawrence, a University of Southern California campus security officer. They were found dead of multiple gunshots in their car outside their Irvine condominium Sunday night. The Los Angeles Police Department said in a written statement that it was cooperating and that Dorner "has made threats against members of the LAPD, and we are taking those threats very seriously.'' It said police were taking steps to protect personnel and citizens that may have been threatened. "Dorner is to be considered armed and extremely dangerous and we ask that anyone who sees Dorner, to not approach or attempt contacting him, but to immediately call 911 and notify law enforcement authorities,'' the Los Angeles police statement said. Dorner was a Los Angeles officer from 2002 until 2008, when he was terminated, the department said. Two overnight shootings were linked to the investigation, the first in the city of Corona, where two LAPD officers were providing security. One officer was grazed by a bullet, the Associated Press reported. Riverside Lt. Guy Toussaint says two officers were stopped at a light while on routine patrol around 1:30 a.m. local time when someone shot them, the Associated Press reported. One of the officers was killed and the other was critically wounded. Police say Dorner implicated himself in the killings in a "manifesto" that included threats against several people, including members of the LAPD. Toussaint says police don't where Dorner is but think he left the area. Monica Quan is the daughter of Randy Quan, a retired LAPD captain who was involved in the review process that ultimately led to Dorner's dismissal from the force. MORE: Cal State Fullerton hoops coach, fiance shot to death Maggard said Dorner lost his LAPD job and implicated himself in the deaths with a multi-page manifesto obtained by police. He did not reveal other details. In his online manifesto, the Los Angeles Times reported, Dorner wrote in reference to Quan and others, "Your lack of ethics and conspiring to wrong a just individual are over. Suppressing the truth will lead to deadly consequences for you and your family. There will be an element of surprise where you work, live, eat, and sleep." "The violence of action will be high," he wrote. "... I will bring unconventional and asymmetrical warfare to those in LAPD uniform whether on or off duty." "I know most of you who personally know me are in disbelief to hear from media reports that I am suspected of committing such horrendous murders and have taken drastic and shocking actions in the last couple of days," he wrote, according to the newspaper. In a statement issued late Wednesday, the LAPD said Dorner was employed as a police officer from Feb. 7, 2002, until Sept. 4, 2008. The slaying of the couple shocked this suburban city that prides itself on having one of the lowest crime rates in the nation. The couple was found dead of multiple gunshots in their car Sunday night in a parking structure at their condominium home near the University of California-Irvine campus. Quan and Lawrence both were standout basketball players while students at Concordia University in Irvine, and Quan was an assistant coach at California State University-Fullerton. Lawrence was a campus police officer at the University of Southern California. Randy Quan was the first Chinese-American to attain the rank of captain on the LAPD force, the department has said. He later served as chief of police at Cal Poly-Pomona, part of the California State University system. |
| Forecasters: Potentially historic storm will intensify Friday night - Boston.com Posted: 07 Feb 2013 08:36 AM PST The potentially historic storm expected to hammer Massachusetts with up to 2 feet of snow, high winds, and coastal flooding will start with just a few flakes Friday morning, but by that night, snow could be falling thick and fast, creating dangerous conditions on the road, the National Weather Service says. Only an inch or two is expected to fall Friday morning. The storm's intensity is expected to increase in the afternoon with another 2 to 4 inches falling. Then "the real fun" will begin after 6 p.m. or 7 p.m., when snow will begin to fall at 1 to 2 inches per hour, said weather service meteorologist William Babcock. "I think it's going to become fairly dangerous by Friday night. The sooner you can be off the roads the better," he said. "You want to give yourself some time to be at your safe spot before the storn hits its strongest." The snow will strengthen into the evening, with wind-whipped snow falling at 2 to 4 inches per hour during the peak. The snow will continue into Saturday morning and taper off in the afternoon, he said. Babcock said late this morning in a telephone interview that the worst-case scenario still appears to be that 2 feet of snow will blanket areas of the state. "In weather, you never say never," he said. "Right now, we're fairly confident there's going to be a major snowstorm. ... The probability of our seeing significant snow is fairly high. I wouldn't want to bet against it at this time." Forecasters have issued blizzard watches for much of the state, warning that the copious snow will be whipped by high winds and gusts that could reach 65 miles per hour in some areas. A National Weather Service snowfall total forecast map issued today shows most of the state getting 18 to 24 inches, with only the Cape and islands slightly spared, getting 10 to 14 inches, with 8 to 10 on Nantucket. The forecasters are also warning that the storm may produce moderate coastal flooding Friday evening and moderate to major coastal flooding Saturday morning. Large waves, along with a 2-to-3-foot storm surge, are expected to devour beaches and flood shore roads. They also may put shoreside homes at risk during the Saturday morning high tide. Boston.com weather blogger meteorologist David Epstein says there is still conflicting information on the track of the storm and a wobble could change snowfall amounts, but it will nonetheless be a big storm. From state and local officials to residents crowding supermarkets to pick up supplies, people around the state are girding for the wintry blast. Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency spokesman Peter Judge said a number of key players in storm response were meeting this morning at the state's emergency bunker in Framingham to discuss the blizzard and plans to respond to it, such as how to address power outages, coastal flooding, and clearing of debris. Those attending the meetings included the National Guard, State Police, Department of Transportation, Department of Public Utilities, the utilities themselves, and the Red Cross and Salvation Army, he said. Judge said the state would activate its emergency operations center at the bunker sometime Friday. He urged people to monitor the storm, saying the timing and impact to specific areas could "change dramatically." He also urged people to listen to local elected officials, who may advise them to stay off the road or, if they're along the coast, evacuate their homes. He said people should put together their emergency kits, which should include flashlights, batteries, and bottled water. And he said people planning to use generators should make sure they know how to use them safely. |
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