TheSun

While Los Angeles police say they will review more officers' firings in the wake of the Christopher Dorner case, it's unclear how many cases will be re-examined.

Between 2010 and 2012 alone, 67 officers were removed after departmental trials known as boards of rights, Deputy Chief Mark Perez said Wednesday.

Another 27 were suspended or demoted.

At least six officers are known to now be asking to have their cases re-examined, after LAPD Chief Charlie Beck said the department would look at Dorner's firing again.

It's possible many others could make the same demands, potentially straining the department's resources.

"If I got fired and all this fuss came after I got fired, I think I'd probably go do the same thing," said Perez, who oversees the Professional Standards Bureau, which includes Internal Affairs investigators.

One who is looking to have his case reopened is Derek Sykes, a former LAPD officer who was fired in 2009.

"I would think the LAPD should open any case that there's allegations of misconduct involved in," Sykes said in an interview. "That's what I would hope. There are other officers out there who are in Dorner's position, who have lost everything."

Sykes said he did not know whether he was counted among the six who are known to be asking for their cases to be reopened. His wife, Christy Sykes, said she has spent years writing to people in the department and the mayor asking for a review.