NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
                           MORNING REPORT

To:        All National Park Service Areas and Offices

From:      Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office

Day/Date:  Wednesday, February 16, 1994

Broadcast: By 0900 ET

INCIDENTS

90-90 - Glen Canyon (Arizona/Utah) - Follow-up on ARPA Violation

On April 28, 1990, a backcountry patrol ranger discovered that a significant
archeological site on the Escalante river had been looted.  The remote and
virtually inaccessible alcove site was discovered and its visible contents
documented in May of 1987.  Because the site was pristine and difficult to
reach, the artifacts were left in place pending proper excavation.  One of
the  items taken was a large, intact corrugated Anasazi storage jar. 
Following an 18-month-long investigation based on information received from
a confidential informant, that storage jar was recently found and seized
from a private residence in Escalante, Utah.  The residence is the home of
one of the suspect's parents.  Numerous felony charges against four
individuals are being coordinated through the U.S. attorney's office. 
[Tomie Patrick Lee, CR, GLCA, 2/14]

94-68 - Channel Islands (California) - ARPA Convictions

On January 21st, M.B. and M.P. pled guilty to ARPA
violations which occurred in the park last fall; each was fined $150 and
ordered to pay $500 in restitution to the Service for the cost of the
investigation.  The incident began on November 17, 1993, when M.B. and
M.P., both commercial urchin divers, were observed collecting artifacts at
a known archeological site on San Miguel Island.  The ranger who spotted
them, however, was unable to intercept the pair before they returned to
their boat and left the area.  A joint investigation was begun with state
game wardens and Santa Barbara harbor patrol officers, and the vessel was
tracked to Santa Barbara harbor.  M.B. and M.P. were held there by
local officers until rangers could arrive on scene.  The two men were
interviewed and turned over six artifacts that they'd collected, claiming
that they thought that they were just unusual rocks.  Rangers charged them
with violations of 26 CFR 2.1(a)(6), removing and possessing archeological
resources.  They were also cited for violations of fish and game
regulations, and M.P. was arrested on an outstanding warrant against him
for failure to appear in court.  The investigation continued for several
weeks, during which rangers and park archeologists returned to the site to
collect evidence, develop an archeological report on the site and the
effects of the disturbance, and assess the seized artifacts.  The reason for
the low penalties assessed by the court was that the government was unable
to demonstrate that the defendants were knowledgeable regarding their acts. 
[Jack Fitzgerald, CR, CHIS, 2/15]

94-69 - Organ Pipe Cactus (Arizona) - Assist; Auto Thefts

Rangers joined Border Patrol agents in an investigation of a stolen vehicle
that crashed into the park off Highway 85 on February 6th.  While tracking
the driver, they received reports that two other stolen Chevrolet Suburbans
were heading toward the border.  County deputies and a state trooper were in
pursuit.  Rangers attempted to block off the south end of the highway, but
the drivers left the pavement and headed across the desert toward Mexico. 
Immediate notification to Mexican federal agents proved successful, however,
and one of the two vehicles was intercepted and its occupant apprehended. 
The park is working with state and Mexican authorities to get the vehicle
back to its registered owner.  [Aniceto Olais, CR, ORPI, 2/14]

94-70 - Organ Pipe Cactus (Arizona) - Assist; Arrest of Homicide Suspect

Early on the morning of February 14th, rangers assisted in the pursuit and
capture of a possible homicide suspect from Tucson, Arizona.  The suspect,
who was driving a stolen vehicle, led county, federal and tribal police on a
chase through the Tohono O'odham reservation into the park.  He was finally
apprehended in Lukeville on the Mexican border.  Speeds over 120 mph were
observed during the pursuit.  The subject was armed with a shotgun.  The
investigation continues.  [Aniceto Olais, CR, ORPI, 2/14]

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Guadalupe Mountains (Texas) - Structure Removed

The Pine Springs cafe and store was demolished last week following years of
controversy over its possible historic significance.  Employees from
Guadalupe Mountains, Carlsbad Caverns, Chamizal and SWRO knocked down the
last wall of the dilapidated store complex on February 11th.  Work started
on the dismantling of the buildings after all clearances had been received
from the state's historic preservation office and the Advisory Council on
Historic Preservation.  Prior to this action, all appropriate Congressional
offices were notified.  The park reports that "the landscape around Pine
Springs is significantly improved in appearance these days."  [Larry
Henderson, Superintendent, GUMO]

OPERATIONAL NOTES

No notes.  

MEMORANDA

No memoranda.

Prepared by WASO Division of Ranger Activities

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