AP source: Dorner's license found in burned cabin

AP via WPXI ^ | February 13, 2013 | GILLIAN FLACCUS

[rightwingintelligentsia]

BIG BEAR LAKE, Calif. — As police scoured mountain peaks for days, using everything from bloodhounds to high-tech helicopters, the revenge-seeking ex-cop they wanted was hiding among them, holed up in a vacation cabin across the street from their command post.

It was there that Christopher Dorner apparently took refuge last Thursday, four days after beginning a deadly rampage that would claim four lives.

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He never emerged from the ruins and hours later a charred body was found in the basement of the burned cabin along with a wallet and personal items, including a California driver's license with the name Christopher Dorner, an official briefed on the investigation told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because of the ongoing investigation.

[sanjuanbob]

Loved your comment.

[Lumper20]

How does a man with a “DISHONORABLE” military discharge become or remain a police officer?

[smokingfrog]

[Procyon]

If he was in the basement he no doubt was sitting on the floor with his wallet in his back pocket against the cold concrete when he shot himself. There was no fire beneath him when the burning floor collapsed on top of his lifeless body. The fire wouldn’t reach through the wallet unless he was reduced to ashes.

[fatnotlazy]

I don’t know. Maybe dental records?

Or maybe I watch too much CSI. :)

[baddog 219]

[saleman]

Yea, well didn’t I read that his I.D. was found somewhere close to the Mexican border? Just sayin’...

I’m sure it’s him. But it would sure as hell be entertaining if it was found out that it was not him.

[Doomonyou]

I wonder if the owners insurance company will pay for this “fire loss?”

[I want the USA back]

‘How does a man with a “DISHONORABLE” military discharge become or remain a police officer?’

Through a stupid process known as “Affirmative Action”

As always, political correctness means innocent people die.

[woodbutcher1963]

If he was in the basement, there could be remains. There are many times after a house fire that there are items left that were done in the basement. Debris falls down on top of them as the fire rises above. The debris then insulates them from the fire above.

This is why if you a have a safe, you should bolt it to the floor in your basement. In many cases the items on the floor of the basement will survive the fire, where everything on the first or second floor is burned tro a crisp. Atleast that is what a buddy of mine who was in the fire dept for years told me.

[RightGeek]

I was wondering that too. Most home insurance policies have clauses ruling out “acts of war” and I think “civil unrest” too, but neither would seem to fit this.

[FrankR]

In addition to his victims, I also feel sorry for the lady who lost here vacation cabin in the fire.

[jodster36]

You are right.

“After authorities interviewed the boat captain early Thursday, they found Dorner’s wallet and identification cards “at the San Ysidro Point of Entry” near the U.S.- Mexico border, according to the court records.”

Quote from http://articles.latimes.com/2013/feb/11/local/la-me-dorner-charges-20130212

[jodster36]

You are right.

“After authorities interviewed the boat captain early Thursday, they found Dorner’s wallet and identification cards “at the San Ysidro Point of Entry” near the U.S.- Mexico border, according to the court records.”

Quote from http://articles.latimes.com/2013/feb/11/local/la-me-dorner-charges-20130212

[xkaydet65]

Drudge has a report that the final assault using tear gas and vehicles was carried out by the LAPD SWAT. Why was LAPD given that role. San Bernadino and CHP have SWAT. I can’t see the NYPD ESU being given this role if a fugitive of this type were to show up 80 miles away in Riverhead, Suffolk County. There would be officers there to formally arrest the suspect and transport him back but I doubt Suffolk County PD would hand off the the apprehension role to the NYPD.

[Oldexpat]

The fish cops who faced down pistol fire and then engaged him deserve a medal.
They may have disabled his truck or wounded him..at least they drove him to ground.

[sport]

Two points: 1. Dorner was not to survive.
2. As far as SWAT teams go noe even the public library has one.

[mmichaels1970]

How does a man with a “DISHONORABLE” military discharge become or remain a police officer?

Is it a fact that he had a Dishonorable or is that a press report?

What I mean is that I often see the press report that somebody was dishonorably discharged from the military. From my days as a Personnelman (PN2) in the Navy who did discharges, I know that Dishonorables are extremely rare.

However, we had "Other than Honorable" and "Bad Conduct" discharges that were FAR more frequent, especially for what you would call a discipline case. To get a dishonorable, you would have to commit some very serious crimes. If you were a fighter, druggie, failed to follow orders, etc, you'd get an "OTH" or "BC" discharge.

I'm not saying he didn't get a Dishonorable. But I feel like when the media sees that somebody didn't get an Honorable discharge, they automatically assume it means he got a Dishonorable discharge.

It's just something that's bugged me over the years.

[chessplayer]

1) The cabin burns to the ground and everything in it is burned to a crisp,,,except his license?

2) And why would he keep his license on him? Was he worried they would give him a ticket if he didn’t have it?

3) 2:20 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 7: “A shuttle bus driver turns in a wallet with an LAPD badge and a picture ID of Dorner to San Diego police. The wallet was found fewer than five miles from the boat, near San Diego International Airport.”

So how many wallets did Dorner have?

[Vaduz]

Dorner screen test for Rambo turned out to be only good for up in smoke.