Some of the donors who originally pledged money to the $1 million reward for the capture of former Los Angeles Police Department officer Christopher Dorner are reconsidering or are pulling funding altogether. According to the Los Angeles Times, the city's mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced during the manhunt that he would be rewarding whoever was able to find Dorner and bring him to justice. However, some of the individuals and groups who gave money are not sure if they want to still be involved due to two different factors. One, they aren't sure who is responsible for collecting the money and second, Dorner committed suicide during a standoff with police in Big Bear, California. The groups pledged money for the capture and conviction of Dorner, but neither happened.
Dorner allegedly went on a 10-day killing spree. It is believed that Dorner killed Riverside Police Officer Michael Crain, San Bernardino County Sheriff's Deputy Jeremiah MacKay, Monica Quan, the daughter of a retired LAPD captain, and Quan's fiance, Keith Lawrence. He allegedly wrote a letter that provided details as to why he was targeting the LAPD, and police were able to draw conclusions that he was upset with his termination from his position with the department in 2009.
Ron Cottingham, president of the 64,000-member union Peace Officers Research Association of California, told the news source that after speaking with a number of groups, he found that some of them were unwilling to pledge because the reward didn't "fit their criteria."
According to to Southern California Public Radio KPCC, there are currently two parties that are attempting to claim the reward money - one is a couple Dorner attacked before taking his life, and another is a man who was victim of one of Dorner's car thefts.
Within hte past 16 months, the City of Los Angeles has administered about $400,000 in reward money to individuals in cases unrelated to Dorner. About $24,000 of it went to people who notified authorities of graffiti vandalism and $50,000 was given to two individuals in September who provided information regarding the whereabouts of a murder suspect.
Each of the rewards given were provided after the suspect was convicted of a crime in court, according to KPCC. If someone should ever be arrested, it would be best to contact a Los Angeles bail bondsman, who will be able to help the individual figure out what to do.
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