LOS ANGELES — The authorities here have received more than 700 tips from the public on the whereabouts of Christopher J. Dorner, the former Los Angeles police officer wanted in connection with three killings, police officials said on Monday.
The number of calls about Mr. Dorner has increased since Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa of Los Angeles announced a $1 million reward on Sunday for information leading to his arrest, said Lt. Andrew Neiman of the Los Angeles Police Department, who added that leads had come in from “far and wide.” Police officials believe that it is the largest reward ever offered by a local law enforcement agency.
Still, Mr. Dorner, who was formally charged on Monday with the murder of a police officer in Riverside, remained at large. Efforts from the Mexican border to the mountain ski town of Big Bear Lake have failed to turn up any confirmed sighting of him since Thursday morning.
“We have claims that he’s been seen, but nothing has panned out at this point,” Lieutenant Nieman said. “We’re going to continue to do what we do best and what these agencies have committed to, and that is to turn over every rock that we can find and make this city safer.”
“We’re making progress every day,” he added.
The search for Mr. Dorner, the largest manhunt in the history of this region, has seen false starts and dead-end leads over the last five days, from a hotel in San Diego on Thursday to a Lowe’s Home Improvement store on Sunday night in Los Angeles. The police cleared and searched the store but found nothing.
For the Los Angeles Police Department, whose officers were named in a manifesto that Mr. Dorner posted online, the case has posed a huge burden. The department has been providing special security details for about 50 police officers and families, many of them named as targets. Despite the cost, the details will continue as long as necessary, Lieutenant Neiman said.
The search for Mr. Dorner has also taken an emotional toll at the department, he said, adding that he had never seen another case like this one.
“It’s tough,” Lieutenant Neiman said. “You’ve got one of our own targeting not only police officers but their families, and he’s demonstrated that he’s willing to kill.”
The number of calls about Mr. Dorner has increased since Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa of Los Angeles announced a $1 million reward on Sunday for information leading to his arrest, said Lt. Andrew Neiman of the Los Angeles Police Department, who added that leads had come in from “far and wide.” Police officials believe that it is the largest reward ever offered by a local law enforcement agency.
Still, Mr. Dorner, who was formally charged on Monday with the murder of a police officer in Riverside, remained at large. Efforts from the Mexican border to the mountain ski town of Big Bear Lake have failed to turn up any confirmed sighting of him since Thursday morning.
“We have claims that he’s been seen, but nothing has panned out at this point,” Lieutenant Nieman said. “We’re going to continue to do what we do best and what these agencies have committed to, and that is to turn over every rock that we can find and make this city safer.”
“We’re making progress every day,” he added.
The search for Mr. Dorner, the largest manhunt in the history of this region, has seen false starts and dead-end leads over the last five days, from a hotel in San Diego on Thursday to a Lowe’s Home Improvement store on Sunday night in Los Angeles. The police cleared and searched the store but found nothing.
For the Los Angeles Police Department, whose officers were named in a manifesto that Mr. Dorner posted online, the case has posed a huge burden. The department has been providing special security details for about 50 police officers and families, many of them named as targets. Despite the cost, the details will continue as long as necessary, Lieutenant Neiman said.
The search for Mr. Dorner has also taken an emotional toll at the department, he said, adding that he had never seen another case like this one.
“It’s tough,” Lieutenant Neiman said. “You’ve got one of our own targeting not only police officers but their families, and he’s demonstrated that he’s willing to kill.”