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By KTAR Newsroom
Originally published: Apr 29, 2013 - 6:47 am

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Dozens of fired Los Angeles police officers are taking up the chief's offer to re-examine their dismissals since a deadly rampage by Christopher Dorner, who claimed that he was wrongly expelled from the force.

The Los Angeles Times ( http://lat.ms/Y7E2uY) reports 40 former officers have requested case reviews in the two months since Dorner killed four people before apparently committing suicide in a mountain cabin.

Dorner claimed his 2009 firing was prompted by racism. Chief Charlie Beck vowed he would re-examine the cases of other officers who believed they were wrongly expelled.

However, the Times reports the officers have been told the city charter prevents the LAPD from reinstating officers who were fired more than three years ago.

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Information from: Los Angeles Times, http://www.latimes.com

Law Enforcement personnel gear up along Hwy 38 during the hunt for accused killer and fired Los Angeles police officer, Christopher Dorner in Yacaipa, Caif.,Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. Dorner, a man police believe to be the fugitive ex-Los Angeles officer wanted in three killings, was barricaded inside a burning cabin Tuesday after a shootout in a California mountain town that left one deputy dead and another wounded. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

In this image taken from video provided by KABC-TV, the cabin in Big Bear, Calif. where ex-Los Angeles police officer Christopher Dorner is believed to be barricaded inside is in flames Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. (AP Photo/KABC-TV)

Los Angeles Police Commander Andrew Smith, left, briefs the media about the shootout scene in Big Bear that allegedly involves triple-murder suspect Christopher Jordan Dorner, during a news conference in front of the Police Administration Building in Los Angeles Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Redlands Police officers man a blockade near the entrance to the San Bernardino National Forest in southern California after Christopher Dorner, a fugitive ex-Los Angeles cop sought in three killings, engaged in a shootout with authorities that wounded two officers in the San Bernardino Mountains near Big Bear Lake, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. (AP Photo/The Sun, Gabriel Luis Acosta)

A Redlands Police officer walks near a road blockade near the entrance to the San Bernardino National Forest in southern California after Christopher Dorner, a fugitive ex-Los Angeles cop sought in three killings, engaged in a shootout with authorities that wounded two officers in the San Bernardino Mountains near Big Bear Lake, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. (AP Photo/The Sun, Gabriel Luis Acosta)

Los Angeles Police Commander Andrew Smith, right, briefs the media about the shootout scene in Big Bear that allegedly involves triple-murder suspect Christopher Jordan Dorner, during a news conference in front of the Police Administration Building in Los Angeles Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. At left, Lt. Bill Whalen of the Irvine Police Department. (AP Photo/Dovarganes)

Law Enforcement personnel search a vehicle along Hwy 38 during the hunt for accused killer and ex-Los Angeles police officer Christopher Dorner in Yacaipa, Caif., Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. Dorner is believed to be barricaded in a cabin Tuesday after a furious gunbattle with police in the snow-covered mountains of Southern California, authorities said, the culmination of an intensive manhunt that left a region an edge for nearly a week. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

Law Enforcement personnel block Hwy 38 during the hunt for accused killer and ex-Los Angeles police officer Christopher Dorner in Yacaipa, Caif., Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. Dorner is believed to be barricaded in a cabin Tuesday after a furious gunbattle with police in the snow-covered mountains of Southern California, authorities said, the culmination of an intensive manhunt that left a region an edge for nearly a week. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

A Redlands Police officer inspects a vehicle near the entrance to the San Bernardino National Forest, Calif. after fugitive ex-Los Angeles cop Christopher Dorner, sought in three killings, is believed to have engaged in a shootout with authorities that wounded two officers in the San Bernardino Mountains near Big Bear Lake, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. (AP Photo/The Sun, Gabriel Luis Acosta)

A cabin where ex-Los Angeles police officer Christopher Dorner is believed to have been hiding is shown engulfed in flames. (Screenshot)

Police are shown where a firefight broke out between Christopher Dorner and police. (Screenshot)

A cabin is shown near where a firefight broke out between Christopher Dorner and police. (Screenshot)

Blood is seen on the ground near where a firefight broke out between Christopher Dorner and police. (Screenshot)

San Bernardino County Sheriff's officer Bernabe Ortiz holds a pistol as he searches a home for former Los Angeles police officer Christopher Dorner in Big Bear Lake, Calif, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013. The hunt for the former Los Angeles police officer suspected in three killings entered a fourth day in snow-covered mountains Sunday, a day after the police chief ordered a review of the disciplinary case that led to the fugitive's firing and new details emerged of the evidence he left behind. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

San Bernardino County Sheriff's officer Ken Owens searches a home for the former Los Angeles police officer Christopher Dorner in Big Bear Lake, Calif, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013. The hunt for the former Los Angeles police officer suspected in three killings entered its fourth day in the snow-covered mountains on Sunday, a day after the police chief ordered a review of the disciplinary case that led to the fugitive's firing and new details emerged of the evidence he left behind. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

San Bernardino County Sheriff's officers Ken Owens, center, and Bernabe Ortiz search a home for former Los Angeles police officer Christopher Dorner in Big Bear Lake, Calif, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013. The hunt for the former Los Angeles police officer suspected in three killings entered a fourth day in snow-covered mountains Sunday, a day after the police chief ordered a review of the disciplinary case that led to the fugitive's firing and new details emerged of the evidence he left behind. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

San Bernardino County Sheriff's officer Ken Owens searches a home for former Los Angeles police officer Christopher Dorner in Big Bear Lake, Calif, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013. The hunt for the former Los Angeles police officer suspected in three killings entered a fourth day in snow-covered mountains Sunday, a day after the police chief ordered a review of the disciplinary case that led to the fugitive's firing and new details emerged of the evidence he left behind. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

A flatbed truck from Bear Mountain Resort packed with snowboarders makes its way to the slopes, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013 while another one goes back to pick up more, in Big Bear, Calif. The manhunt for ex-LAPD officer Christopher Dorner has not affected the number of visitors to the resort in Big Bear. (AP Photo/The Orange County Register, Paul Rodriguez)

Extra police officers patrol outside the entrance to the 55th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013. An increase in law enforcement was on hand due to the continued manhunt for accused killer and fired Los Angeles police officer, Christopher Dorner. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

Los Angeles police Lt. Andrew Neiman, left, takes questions from the media at news conference about conviction of former police officer Christopher Jordan Dorner, outside the LAPD headquarters downtown Los Angeles Monday, Feb 11, 2013. Dorner was charged Monday with murdering a police officer and attempting to murder three others in Riverside County. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)

Los Angeles police officers stand alert at the LAPD headquarters in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. Police are now investigating more than 1,000 tips from the public in the search for the Christopher Dorner, who is suspected of a deadly revenge plot against the Los Angeles Police Department. The number of tips has grown from an initial 250 since the city offered a $1 million reward for information leading to the capture of Dorner. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)

A U.S. Forest Service Law Enforcement officer leaves the command post to search for former Los Angeles police officer Christopher Dorner in Big Bear Lake, Calif, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013. The hunt for the former Los Angeles police officer suspected in three killings entered a fourth day in the snow-covered mountains Sunday, a day after the police chief ordered a review of the disciplinary case that led to the fugitive's firing and new details emerged of the evidence he left behind. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

A U.S. Forest Service Law Enforcement officer searches a home for former Los Angeles police officer Christopher Dorner in Big Bear Lake, Calif, Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013. Clear skies allowed aircraft with heat-sensing technology to aid scores of officers searching in the snow-covered San Bernardino Mountains for Christopher Dorner, the former Los Angeles police officer suspected of killing three people in a vengeance-fueled rampage aimed at those he blames for ending his career. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

A U.S. Forest Service Law Enforcement officer follows tracks left in the snow while searching a home for former Los Angeles police officer Christopher Dorner in Big Bear Lake, Calif, Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013. Clear skies allowed aircraft with heat-sensing technology to aid scores of officers searching in the snow-covered San Bernardino Mountains for Christopher Dorner, the former Los Angeles police officer suspected of killing three people in a vengeance-fueled rampage aimed at those he blames for ending his career. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

A police vehicle patrols the streets of Big Bear Lake, Calif., Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013. Clear skies allowed aircraft with heat-sensing technology to aid scores of officers searching in the snow-covered San Bernardino Mountains for Christopher Dorner, the former Los Angeles police officer suspected of killing three people in a vengeance-fueled rampage aimed at those he blames for ending his career. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

A San Bernardino County Sheriff's helicopter flies over Big Bear Lake, Calif., Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013. Clear skies allowed aircraft with heat-sensing technology to aid scores of officers searching in the snow-covered San Bernardino Mountains for Christopher Dorner, the former Los Angeles police officer suspected of killing three people in a vengeance-fueled rampage aimed at those he blames for ending his career. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

A Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department helicopter becomes airborne to resume the search for fugitive Christopher Dorner Saturday Feb. 9, 2013 near Big Bear, Calif. The aerial search was suspended Friday due to heavy snowfall. More than 100 law enforcement officers, some in armored personnel carriers, hunted Saturday for the former Los Angeles police officer suspected of going on a deadly rampage this week to get back at those he blamed for ending his police career. (AP Photo/Tami Abdollah)

San Bernardino County Sheriff's deputies board a snow cat at the command post in Big Bear Lake, Calif., Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013. Clear skies allowed aircraft with heat-sensing technology to aid scores of officers searching in the snow-covered San Bernardino Mountains for Christopher Dorner, the former Los Angeles police officer suspected of killing three people in a vengeance-fueled rampage aimed at those he blames for ending his career. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Law enforcement officials gather to discuss plans to resume the search for fugitive Christopher Dorner, Saturday Feb. 9, 2013 near Big Bear, Calif. More than 100 law enforcement officers, some in armored personnel carriers, hunted Saturday for the former Los Angeles police officer suspected of going on a deadly rampage this week to get back at those he blamed for ending his police career. (AP Photo/Tami Abdollah)

San Bernardino County Sheriff's deputies gather at the command post in Big Bear Lake, Calif, Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013. Clear skies allowed aircraft with heat-sensing technology to aid scores of officers searching in the snow-covered San Bernardino Mountains for Christopher Dorner, the former Los Angeles police officer suspected of killing three people in a vengeance-fueled rampage aimed at those he blames for ending his career. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Members on the California Highway Patrol search a truck for Christopher Dorner, a former Los Angeles police officer accused of carrying out a killing spree because he felt he was unfairly fired from his job, Friday, Feb. 8, 2013, in Big Bear Lake, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

San Bernardino County Sheriff, John McMahon walks back to the command post after a news conference about the search for fired Los Angeles officer, Christopher Dorner in Big Bear Lake, Calif. Friday, Feb. 8, 2013. Law enforcement officials spent all night searching the snowy mountains of Southern California in searching for Dorner, 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. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

San Bernardino County Sheriff, John McMahon talks to the media during a news conference about the search for fired Los Angeles police officer, Christopher Dorner in Big Bear Lake, Calif. Friday, Feb. 8, 2013. Law enforcement officials spent all night searching the snowy mountains of Southern California in searching for Dorner, 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. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

San Bernardino Sheriff's Department officer Steven Spagon mans a check point during the search for fired Los Angeles officer, Christopher Dorner in Big Bear Lake, Calif. Friday, Feb. 8, 2013. Law enforcement officials spent all night searching the snowy mountains of Southern California in searching for Dorner, 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. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

A San Bernardino County Sheriff's officer walks through the command post in Big Bear Lake, Calif., Friday, Feb. 8, 2013. Police spent all night searching the snowy mountains of Southern California but were unable to find Christopher Dorner, the former Los Angeles police officer accused of carrying out a killing spree because he felt he was unfairly fired from his job. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

ADDS REFERENCE TO POLICE SEARCH - A man walks through the snow in Big Bear Lake, Calif., Friday, Feb. 8, 2013 as police search for former Los Angeles officer Christopher Dorner continues. Police spent all night searching the snowy mountains of Southern California but were unable to find the Dorner, former Los Angeles officer accused of carrying out a killing spree because he felt he was unfairly fired from his job. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

CORRECTS DATE TO THURSDAY, FEB. 7 - In this Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013 photo, a San Bernardino County sheriff's helicopter searches for former Los Angeles officer Christopher Dorner in Big Bear Lake, Calif. Police spent all night searching the snowy mountains of Southern California but were unable to find Dorner, the former Los Angeles police officer accused of carrying out a killing spree because he felt he was unfairly fired from his job. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

In this image provided by the Irvine, Calif., Police Department, former Los Angeles police officer Christopher Jordan Dorner is shown. A manhunt spread across southern California on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013 for Dorner, a former Los Angeles police officer, who has threatened to kill police, is being sought in two weekend killings and is a suspect in an overnight shooting that killed one officer and critically wounded another. (AP Photo/Irvine Police Department)

This photo released by the Irvine Police Department showing what is believe to be the car of Christopher Dorner, a former Los Angeles officer. Police have launched a massive manhunt for the former Los Angeles officer suspected of killing a couple over the weekend and opening fire on four officers early Thursday, killing one and critically wounding another, authorities said. ( AP Photo/Irvine Police Dept.)

A San Bernardino County sheriff's deputy stands guard near the area where a shooting took place in Riverside, Calif, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013. Police launched a massive manhunt for a former Los Angeles officer suspected of going on a killing spree, slaying a couple over the weekend, opening fire on two Los Angeles officers early Thursday and then ambushing two other police officers, killing one. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Police investigators carry evidence bags near the area where a shooting took place in Riverside, Calif, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013. Police launched a massive manhunt for a former Los Angeles officer suspected of going on a killing spree, slaying a couple over the weekend, opening fire on two Los Angeles officers early Thursday and then ambushing two other police officers, killing one. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Two San Bernardino County sheriff's deputies stand guard near the area where a shooting took place in Riverside, Calif, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013. Police launched a massive manhunt for a former Los Angeles officer suspected of going on a killing spree, slaying a couple over the weekend, opening fire on two Los Angeles officers early Thursday and then ambushing two other police officers, killing one. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Law enforcement officers look over the scene of an officer involved shooting in Torrance, Calif., Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013. The shooting is believed to related to the manhunt for fired Los Angeles police officer, Christopher Dorner. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

Los Angeles police Chief Charlie Beck, right, comments on fired officer, Christopher Dorner, Dorner's multiple weapons, including an assault rifle, during a news conference at the LAPD headquarters in Los Angeles Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013. Police launched a massive manhunt for a former Los Angeles officer suspected of going on a killing spree, slaying a couple over the weekend, opening fire on two Los Angeles officers early Thursday and then ambushing two other police officers, killing one. At left, Assistant Chief Sandy Jo MacArthur. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

A photo released by the Los Angeles Police Department shows three images of suspect Christopher Dorner, a former Los Angeles officer. Police have launched a massive manhunt for the former Los Angeles officer suspected of killing a couple over the weekend and opening fire on four officers early Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, killing one and critically wounding another, authorities said. ( AP Photo/LAPD Police Dept.)

Unidentified police officers guard the Los Angeles Police Department headquarters in Los Angeles Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013. Police launched a massive manhunt for a former Los Angeles officer suspected of going on a killing spree, slaying a couple over the weekend, opening fire on two Los Angeles officers early Thursday and then ambushing two other police officers, killing one. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Los Angeles Police Public Information officers: Sara Faden, left, and Officer Norma Eisenman carry photos of suspect Christopher Dorner during a news conference at the LAPD headquarters in Los Angeles Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013. Police launched a massive manhunt for Dorner , the former Los Angeles police officer suspected of going on a killing spree, slaying a couple over the weekend, opening fire on two Los Angeles officers early Thursday and then ambushing two other police officers, killing one. At left, Assistant Chief Sandy Jo MacArthur. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

San Diego police officers and federal agents occupy the gate to the Point Loma Naval facility in San Diego Thursday Feb. 7, 2013 during a manhunt for former Los Angeles officer Christopher Dorner in San Diego. Dorner is suspected of shooting two LAPD officers who were sent to Corona to protect someone Dorner threatened in a rambling online manifesto. Thousands of police officers throughout Southern California and Nevada searched for Dorner, a former Los Angeles officer who was angry over his firing and began a deadly shooting rampage that he warned in an online posting would target those on the force who wronged him. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)

San Diego police officers carrying assault weapons cross over Harbor Drive in San Diego during a manhunt for former Los Angeles officer Christopher Dorner who police believe is responsible for three murders on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013. Dorner is suspected of shooting two LAPD officers who were sent to Corona to protect someone Dorner threatened in a rambling online manifesto. Thousands of police officers throughout Southern California and Nevada searched for Dorner, a former Los Angeles officer who was angry over his firing and began a deadly shooting rampage that he warned in an online posting would target those on the force who wronged him. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)

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Blackcrest wrote...

shady.. very shady

February 13, 2013 4:57 pm

I for one, am tired of the lies. I am tired of the lying police, I am tired of the covering up media. One. anyone here ever hear of the 4th amendment. this stops unlawful searches of homes. but for this guy, we'll over look it. next, the use of drones.. is America a war zone? next the insane idea of a trial... You think this guy would have honestly got one? I look at this cabin fire and think Waco.

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yrreta wrote...

Careful Blackcrest,

February 14, 2013 4:48 am

the enemy is tracking your internet activity, won't be long before the black helicopters are above you, and the black SUV with blacked out windows is parked across the street from your house. And yes, America is a war zone, lot of wackos running loose out there and we must have more laws to prevent this from occurring again in the future. Most wackos can be found drinking the Kool Aid at the DNC.

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duaned wrote...

got to

February 14, 2013 11:12 am

wonder if you listen to the scanner tapes and watch the LA CBS channel video

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disqgolfer wrote...

So does this mean

February 14, 2013 1:30 pm

that Karen and Jim Reynolds get the Million dollar reward for info leading to Dorner's downfall?

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OneWonders wrote...

The excitement some of the media

February 15, 2013 1:40 pm

has been feeling with this story is over, please move onto new news, this guy doesn't deserve anymore fame you have given him.

Equal Justice, Not Social Justice.

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Get a life!

February 15, 2013 6:53 pm

It was over the moment he started killing, you people! Why do you have so much to say about it. He needed taking out. Period. He stated what he was going to do. Period. Done, gone, shut up! Lying Police, shut up. No waste of taxpayers $ here to capture and prosecute an admitted killer.Now you can talk about the baby found dead in the trash outside of Yuma.

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