Women shot by cops were just delivering papers

[Dr. Obvious 49]

Across the region, cops on high alert were on the lookout for Dorner's dark-colored Nissan truck. In the predawn dark, they saw a blue pickup rolling through the streets with no headlights on.

It's unclear what happened next, but LAPD Chief Charlie Beck confirmed the officers fired on the vehicle, hitting the two occupants. He said it was a tragic case of "mistaken identity."

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/02/07/16888732-women-shot-by-cops-were-just-delivering-papers

[SAT 9,609]

wow how tragic...

[Danno 1,228]

Shows you how trigger-happy they can be.

What could these two people have possibly done to justify opening fire on them?

[SAT 9,609]

Thank heavens they're alive

[Dr. Obvious 49]

Worst part is that they pulled the same thing less than 30 minutes later, just started shooting at a car. No one was hurt.

[lostinblue 1,989]

Women delivering newspapers in Torrance shot in manhunt for ex-cop

February 7, 2013 | 9:22 am 1290350

Two women who were shot by Los Angeles police in Torrance early Thursday during a massive manhunt for an ex-LAPD officer were delivering newspapers, sources said.

The women, shot in the 19500 block of Redbeam Avenue, were taken to area hospitals, Torrance police Lt. Devin Chase said. They were not identified. One was shot in the hand and the other in the back, according to Jesse Escochea, who captured video of the victims being treated.

It was not immediately known what newspapers the women were delivering. After the shooting, the blue pickup was riddled with bullet holes and what appeared to be newspapers lay in the street alongside.

PHOTOS: Manhunt for ex-LAPD officer

Local, state and federal authorities are involved in a massive search for Christoper Jordan Dorner, 33, a former Los Angeles Police Department officer who is believed to have threatened "unconventional and asymmetrical warfare" against police in an online manifesto, and was suspected of shooting three police officers, one of whom died, early Thursday in Riverside County.

Dorner also is suspected of killing a couple in Orange County earlier this week.

Sources said the Los Angeles police detectives involved in the Torrance shooting were on protective detail for a police official named in the suspect's supposed manifesto, which was posted on what authorities believe is his Facebook page.

TIMELINE: Manhunt for ex-LAPD officer

A second shooting, involving Torrance police officers, occurred about 5:45 a.m. at Flagler Lane and Beryl Street in Torrance. No injuries were reported in that incident.

Chase said that in both instances police came across vehicles they thought were similar to the one Dorner is believed to be driving. Neither vehicle was Dorner's.

"Now it appears neither of them are directly related," Chase said. "In both of them, officers believed they were at the time."

INTERACTIVE MAP: Searching for suspected shooter

Freeway signs urged motorists to call 911 if they saw the suspect's 2005 Nissan Titan as officers patrolled the streets near one of the Riverside County crime scenes with rifles at the ready. Los Angeles police were put on a citywide tactical alert and the California Highway Patrol issued a "blue alert" for nine Southern California counties, warning that Dorner was considered "armed and extremely dangerous."

Hours after authorities announced they were looking for Dorner in connection with the double homicide this week in Irvine, the search intensified after three police officers were shot in Riverside County Thursday and Dorner was identified as a possible suspect.

The first police shooting occurred about 1:30 a.m. Thursday in Corona, where two LAPD officers were providing protection for someone mentioned in Dorner's manifesto, officials said. One officer suffered a graze wound to the head during a shootout and Dorner fled the scene, police said.

FULL COVERAGE: Sweeping manhunt for rampaging ex-cop

A short time later, two Riverside officers were shot at the corner of Magnolia Avenue and Arlington Avenue in Riverside. Riverside police Lt. Guy Toussaint said the officers were sitting at a red light when they were ambushed. One was killed, the other was still in surgery Thursday morning.

None of the officers involved were identified.

“Our officers were stopped at an intersection at a red light when they were ambushed," he said. "Because of the close proximity to the timeline, we believe there is a strong likelihood that former LAPD Officer Christopher Dorner was involved in our incident.”

In the online manifesto, Dorner specifically named the father of Monica Quan, the Cal State Fullerton assistant basketball coach who was found dead Sunday in Irvine along with her fiance, Keith Lawrence.

Randy Quan, a retired LAPD captain, was involved in the review process that ultimately led to Dorner’s dismissal. A former U.S. Navy reservist, Dorner was fired in 2009 for allegedly making false statements about his training officer. In the manifesto, he complained that Randy Quan and others did not fairly represent him at the review hearing.

“The violence of action will be high .... I will bring unconventional and asymmetrical warfare to those in LAPD uniform whether on or off duty," Dorner wrote.

Authorities said they believe Dorner attempted to steal a boat from an elderly man about 10:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Point Loma Yacht Club in San Diego, hours before the shootings in Riverside County.

The boat owner reported being accosted by a burly man who tied him up, threatened him with a gun and said he wanted the boat to flee to Mexico.

PHOTOS: Manhunt for ex-LAPD officer

But while they were trying to get underway, a rope became entangled in the propeller and the boat was inoperable, authorities said.

The suspect fled the scene and the boat owner was unharmed.

About 2 a.m., a citizen reported finding property belonging to Dorner on a street near Lindbergh Field, not far from the scene of the attempted boat theft. The property included a briefcase and Dorner's LAPD badge.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2013/02/ex-cop-manhunt-newspaper-delivery-women-shot.html

DHS Purchases Now a total of 1.6 Billion Rounds of Ammunition ....Just wait until DHS gets on the streets like Jessie desires .

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

I sincerely believe we need to disarm the police...like they do in England. Start with California. That place is out of control!

[Obama 2012 1,714]

Too many oinkers these days are unstable.

[SAT 9,609]

I sincerely believe we need to disarm the police...like they do in England. Start with California. That place is out of control!

Perhaps we should disarm the bad guys before we disarm the Po-Po? whadaya thinks?

[Penny Lane 8,159]

Too many oinkers these days are unstable.

So let's put them in every school in the country to protect our children from the OTHER crazies.

[Karee 4,190]

Perhaps we should disarm the bad guys before we disarm the Po-Po? whadaya thinks?

Getting hard to tell the difference.

[SAT 9,609]

Getting hard to tell the difference.

I believe that most of our Law Enforcement agents are good people.

"good" can cover a lot tho...

Too many oinkers these days are unstable.

Unstable as they are, they still have to pass the Minnesota Multiphastic

[Karee 4,190]

I believe that most of our Law Enforcement agents are good people.

"good" can cover a lot tho...

Unstable as they are, they still have to pass the Minnesota Multiphastic

"most" doesn't exactly give me warm fuzzies either.

[Penny Lane 8,159]

"most" doesn't exactly give me warm fuzzies either.

Most is the best you can hope for, unfortunately. While the vast majority will serve their communities well for their entire careers, there will always be some who take advantage of the power they have. And sadly, those are the ones who will make the news.

[Teddy B 17,252]

So let's put them in every school in the country to protect our children from the OTHER crazies.

The kids will be armed too, so everything will be just fine.