Ex-LAPD Cop Hunt: Leads Pour In After Reward

  

Police hunting fugitive ex-cop Christopher Dorner say they are following up hundreds of new leads prompted by a $1m (£632,000) reward.

Dorner, who is suspected of killing three people and wounding two others last week, has declared "war" on his former colleagues in a threatening online manifesto.
A spokesman for the Los Angeles police say they are currently investigating more than 600 new clues resulting from tips from members of the public.
The reward - made up of donations from local authorities, council officials, police organisations and anonymous donors - was offered at the weekend with the trail having seemingly gone cold.

Police have battled snow in their search in the San Bernardino mountains

Police have been searching for Dorner since last week and are protecting the families of 50 officers who are considered targets.
The 33-year-old made clear in his Facebook rant that he holds many of his former colleagues responsible for his being sacked by the LAPD in 2009.
The search has sparked numerous false alarms. Police raced to a home improvement store at the weekend only to discover the reported sighting of Dorner was in fact a couple having an argument in the car park.
Officers also continue to scour the Big Bear area of the San Bernardino Mountains where Dorner's burned-out pick-up truck was found torched. There has been no confirmed sighting of him there.

Dorner's pick-up truck was found torched

The search - believed to the largest manhunt in Los Angeles history - has stretched the resources of city's police force. The department is on "tactical alert", meaning officers are staying on duty beyond their shifts.
Meanwhile, a lawyer representing a man whose pick-up was mistakenly peppered with bullets by police hunting Dorner says the officers were reckless.
Surfer Dan Perdue was driving to the beach in Torrance on Thursday when he was stopped by officers guarding the home of a law enforcement official targeted by Dorner.
After driving away, his vehicle was hit by a squad car, and when it spun around, officers began shooting. Mr Perdue was not injured.

Police mistakenly shot Mr Perdue's truck in Torrance

The incident took place just blocks away from another mistaken identity shooting. A mother and daughter delivering newspapers in a pick-up truck were wounded when police opened fire on them.
It has all added to the impression of a region on edge with no sign of Dorner and police convinced he has every intention of carrying out his threat to kill.
The LA police chief has said he will re-open the investigation into Dorner's dismissal from the force. He was fired after being found guilty of making false allegations against a colleague.