RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
                           MORNING REPORT

Attention: Directorate
           Regional and Park Chief Rangers, USPP, BIFC, FLETC
           Ranger Activities Division Information Network

Day/Date:  Thursday, October 21, 1993

Broadcast: By 0900 EDT

INCIDENTS

93-732 - Grand Canyon (Arizona) - Follow-up on Car Clouting Arrest

On September 19th, J.L.D. was arrested in Chubbuck, Idaho, for a
series of car clouts which had occurred in Yellowstone and Grand Teton the
previous day.  Investigators now suspect him of having committed motel room
burglaries in Grand Canyon and Yosemite and auto burglaries in Sequoia
National Forest and in Laughlin, Nevada, near Lake Mead.  These burglaries
occurred after J.L.D. fled his supervisory position with the park concession
at Grand Canyon on August 7th.  J.L.D. was the prime suspect in a year-long
investigation of over 75 non-forced motel room burglaries in the park, where
he'd worked since 1987.  It's believed that J.L.D. used his position as
supervisor of the concession rooms inspectors and concession guest room
attendants to gain access to motel rooms.  Investigators suspect that he
returned to the park on September 10th and committed seven more motel room
burglaries, possibly with stolen concession master keys.  At the time of his
arrest in Idaho, he was found in possession of items stolen in those
burglaries.  Two other recent concession employee arrests at Grand Canyon
may also be linked to J.L.D..  On October 5th, a concession guest room
attendant was arrested following an investigation of the theft of a $20,000
diamond ring from a motel room.  The ring was in the employee's possession
and was recovered.  Two days later, a concession rooms porter was arrested
on a $10,000 felony arrest warrant from Yosemite following a room burglary
investigation at that park.  [CRO, GRCA, 10/19]

93-775 - New River Gorge (West Virginia) - Shooting Fatality

On October 19th, three hunters from the Terry, West Virginia area were
hunting along the Admin Road leading down from Grandview when one of them -
27-year-old T.H. - was shot in the head and killed under
circumstances that are not yet clear.  The incident occurred around 4 p.m.
and was reported by the other hunters about two hours later.  A rope litter
raising was used to recover T.H.'s body from the bottom of a steep
ravine.  The family of the victim arrived on scene at this time, and the
victim's brother, who was intoxicated, had to be arrested for obstructing
the investigation.  T.H.'s father threatened to kill the man who he
thinks killed his son.  It appears from the evidence at the scene that the
victim was illegally turkey hunting and had been drinking.  The weapon
involved in the incident has not been recovered.  An investigation is
underway.  [Bob Reid, RAD/MARO, 10/20]

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

No field reports today.

STAFF STATUS

Division Chief: Brady at regional chief rangers' conference (10/18-10/22).
Branch of Resource and Visitor Protection: Martin, Marriott, Berkowitz and
Halainen at regional chief rangers' conference (10/18-10/22); Dickerhoof at
IACP annual meeting and regional chief rangers' conference (10/18-10/22);
Sisto at CACO ORV and rock climbing task force meetings (10/18-10/22).

Branch of Fire and Aviation: Farrel at fire planners' conference (10/14-
10/20); Gale instructing I-400 (10/18-10/23); Broyles on AL (10/18-10/23).

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