Mexico on alert, hunt on for ex-cop accused of killing 3

Los Angeles, Feb 8 (AP) Law enforcement officials continued a massive manhunt with three states and Mexico on alert today in search of a fired police officer who threatened to bring "warfare" to the Los Angeles Police Department and went on a shooting rampage that left a policeman and two others dead. The search yesterday for Christopher Dorner led hair-trigger officers to mistakenly shoot at innocent citizens and forced police to guard their own. As darkness fell, the search which had extended across California from the US-Mexico border through Nevada, from suburban streets to military bases, had narrowed in on a cold, snowy mountain 130km east of Los Angeles where Dorner's burned truck was found. Throughout the day, thousands of heavily-armed officers patrolled highways throughout Southern California, while some stood guard outside the homes of people police say Dorner vowed to attack in a rant posted online. "I will bring unconventional and asymmetrical warfare" to Los Angeles Police Department officers, on or off duty, said the manifesto. It also asserted: "Unfortunately, I will not be alive to see my name cleared. That's what this is about, my name. A man is nothing without his name." Dorner, 33, had several weapons including an assault rifle, said police Chief Charlie Beck, who urged him to surrender at a news conference held amid heightened security in an underground room at police headquarters. "I never had the opportunity to have a family of my own, I'm terminating yours," the manifesto said. The search for Dorner, who was fired from the LAPD in 2008 for making false statements, began after he was linked to a weekend killing in which one of the victims was the daughter of a former police captain who had represented him during his disciplinary hearing. Yesterday was the anniversary of his first day on the job at the department eight years ago. And, yesterday, two officers on routine patrol were ambushed at a stoplight by a motorist who drove up next to them and opened fire with a rifle. One died and the other was seriously wounded but was expected to survive, police sources said. Dorner was with the LAPD from 2005 until 2008. According to documents from a court of appeals hearing, Dorner was fired from the LAPD after he made a complaint against his field training officer, Sergeant Teresa Evans. Dorner said that in the course of an arrest, Evans kicked suspect Christopher Gettler, a schizophrenic with severe dementia. Richard Gettler, the schizophrenic man's father, gave testimony that supported Dorner's claim. (AP) KKM KKM 02082128 NNNN