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Groups Balk at Paying $1.3 Million Cop Killer Reward
Source: ABC News
Groups Balk at Paying 1.3 Million Cop Killer Reward
By Lawrence Dechant
Mar 27, 2013 9:38am
When ex-cop Christopher Dorner was hunting down Los Angeles police and their families, more than $1 million in reward money was raised for help in his capture and conviction.
Now that there are two sets of claims to the reward money, the groups that pledged the money are balking at paying because Dorner wasn’t captured or convicted. He died Feb. 12 when he shot himself in the head after being cornered by police and the subsequent gunbattle set fire to the house where he was barricaded.
The $1 million reward was offered by Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa after Dorner had killed two officers, the daughter of an officer and her fiance, and wounded two other cops. It is unclear how many groups and individuals pledged the $1 million, however, the Peace Officers Research Association of California along with police unions, civil organizations and private citizens all contributed to the reward.
President of PORAC Ron Cottingham told ABCNews.com that his organization, along with two separate chapters, pledged $60,000 of the $1 million total.
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By Lawrence Dechant
Mar 27, 2013 9:38am
When ex-cop Christopher Dorner was hunting down Los Angeles police and their families, more than $1 million in reward money was raised for help in his capture and conviction.
Now that there are two sets of claims to the reward money, the groups that pledged the money are balking at paying because Dorner wasn’t captured or convicted. He died Feb. 12 when he shot himself in the head after being cornered by police and the subsequent gunbattle set fire to the house where he was barricaded.
The $1 million reward was offered by Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa after Dorner had killed two officers, the daughter of an officer and her fiance, and wounded two other cops. It is unclear how many groups and individuals pledged the $1 million, however, the Peace Officers Research Association of California along with police unions, civil organizations and private citizens all contributed to the reward.
President of PORAC Ron Cottingham told ABCNews.com that his organization, along with two separate chapters, pledged $60,000 of the $1 million total.
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2013/03/groups-balk-at-paying-1-3-million-cop-killer-reward/
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