NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
                           MORNING REPORT

To:        All National Park Service Areas and Offices

From:      Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office

Day/Date:  Friday, February 25, 1994

Broadcast: By 0900 ET

INCIDENTS

94-87 - Boston (Massachusetts) - Burglary

An intrusion alarm sounded in the lower level of the Commandant's Quarters
in Charlestown Navy Yard just before daylight on February 22nd.  Rangers
discovered that a thief had broken into the building, now used by the New
England Museum Association, stolen computer equipment valued at $1,200, and
fled before their arrival.  About two hours later, residents in the adjacent
Marine Barracks reported two bicycles missing from a designated storage area
below their quarters.  It's believed that the two thefts are related to a
previous burglary on February 9th (94-61) and to other thefts throughout the
area.  A joint investigation by rangers, Boston police and FBI agents is
underway.  [J.R. Dick, CR, BOST, 2/24]

94-88 - Everglades (Florida) - Pursuit; Assault

At 1 p.m. on February 18th, T.L., 60, of Homestead, Florida, drove
to the park's main entrance, intentionally struck the car in front of him,
then drove off the road, around a line of waiting cars and into the park. 
Rangers pursued T.L. at speeds between 10 and 90 mph.  T.L. threw several
empty beer cans out of the window of his vehicle during the chase.  Several
minutes into the pursuit, he stopped; as the rangers got out of their
vehicles to contact him, T.L. shifted into reverse, backed into a patrol
car, then sped south, swerving at oncoming traffic and forcing vehicles to
pull off onto the road shoulder.  Because of these life-threatening actions,
the decision was made to force him off the road.  After several attempts, a
ranger was able to succeed in this effort.  T.L. was forcibly removed from
his car.  He struggled with rangers, refusing to comply with their commands,
and was only brought under control through several sprays of OC-10.  The
state's Baker Act was used to place T.L. under 72-hour psychiatric detention
in Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami.  Rangers learned that T.L. was a
psychiatric outpatient at a local clinic, with a history of disorders dating
back to the 1960s.  He had been arrested on a similar offense in Pompano
Beach on February 14th, and spent 13 months in the Broward county jail for
felony assault and battery before being released.  On February 17th, he was
arrested by Homestead police for throwing rocks at traffic on U.S. Highway
1.  T.L. family members said that he was a diabetic and was taking lithium,
a psychiatric drug, three times a day.  At the time of the incident, T.L.
had been drinking heavily and had not received his lithium for about 16
hours.  On the evening of February 22nd, T.L. was released from Jackson
Memorial and his family was notified.  Before they could arrive, however, he
left the hospital, walked onto the Palmetto Expressway, and was struck and
killed by a passing car.  [Phil Selleck, LES, EVER, 2/24]

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

No field reports today.

OPERATIONAL NOTES

No notes.
MEMORANDA

"Placement Assistance", signed by acting Deputy Director Castleberry on
February 23rd and sent to all employees at regional offices, Harpers Ferry
Center, Denver Service Center, and WASO.  Contains information on "referral
process to aid in placement of employees who may be affected by streamlining
to field positions" and procedures on how this wholly voluntary process will
work.  A one-page placement form is attached.  See your personnel office for
a copy.

Prepared by WASO Division of Ranger Activities

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