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, 2000
  
  ALMANAC
  
  On this day in 1862, Union troops under Brig. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant 
  forced the unconditional surrender of Confederate Fort Donelson, the 
  Union's first major victory in the Civil War.  The site, on the 
  Cumberland River in Tennessee, is part of Fort Donelson National 
  Battlefield.
  
  INCIDENTS
  
  00-046 - Harpers Ferry NHP (WV/MD/VA) - Death of Employee
  
  On February 14th, budget analyst Dorie Lent collapsed while at work at 
  the park's administrative headquarters. Rangers and park EMT's 
  provided medical attention and life support until an ambulance and 
  county EMS personnel arrived. Dorie was transported to Jefferson 
  Memorial Hospital in Charles Town, where she died from a heart attack. 
  Dorie had been with the Service for over 16 years. She worked at 
  Northwest Alaska Areas from 1983 to 1987, Christiansted NHP from 1987 
  to 1990, Virgin Islands NP from 1990 to 1995, and at Harpers Ferry NHP 
  since 1995. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced as 
  soon as they are available. [Marsha Starkey, IO, HAFE, 2/15; Larry 
  Johnson, CR, HAFE, 2/15]
  
  00-047 - Zion NP (UT) - Death of Employee
  
  Personnel assistant Michele Hoeger, 39, died on Sunday, February 13th, 
  after experiencing respiratory distress in her government quarters. 
  Michele is survived by her husband, F., who is a district ranger at 
  the park, and her son, Z., 18, and daughter, A., 14. Michele 
  began her NPS career at Glen Canyon and had worked at Zion for the 
  past five years. Services will be held at Christ the King Catholic 
  Church in Cedar City at 11 a.m. this Thursday. Visitation is scheduled 
  for an hour prior to the services. The family has asked that donations 
  be made in lieu of flowers to Christ the King Catholic Church, 60 
  North 200 West, Cedar City, UT 84720-2570. Michele will be 
  sorely missed. For further information, call 435-772-0178. [Brent 
  McGinn, ACR, ZION, 2/15]
  
  00-048 - Cape Hatteras NS (NC) - Car Clouting Convictions, Sentencing
  
  On February 7th, six men, all from Virginia Beach, were sentenced in 
  federal district court following their conviction on car clouting and 
  other charges. The case began last August 25th when ranger JoAnn 
  Gillette received a report that an off-duty state wildlife officer was 
  pursuing a vehicle whose occupants had broken into his personal 
  vehicle on Pea Island, within the park's jurisdiction. He reported 
  that his personal .380 handgun and a maglight had been stolen. The 
  vehicle and four suspects were found a short time later at a "head 
  shop" in Kill Devil Hills, where they'd employed a stolen credit card 
  to buy a $200, hand-blown glass bong. A second vehicle and two other 
  suspects were located at a hotel in South Nags Head. Consent searches 
  of the two vehicles led to the recovery of the maglight and several 
  identification and credit cards that did not belong to any of the six 
  men - J.O., III, 19; C.C., 19; K.A., 18; 
  R.B., 19; C.B., 20; and G.S., 20. 
  Investigation revealed that the six had spent the day breaking into 
  vehicles at areas frequented by surfers. They used lookouts and 
  two-way radios to communicate, and would check for vehicles with 
  windows rolled part way down, unlocked doors, or hidden keys (surfers 
  generally do not take their keys with them while surfing). When not 
  breaking into vehicles, they'd surf and hang out on the beach. During 
  the investigation, several of them admitted to breaking into the 
  wildlife officer's vehicle; Scoles said he'd thrown the gun out of 
  their vehicle during the chase. The gun was not found despite several 
  searches of the area, which was buried under about six feet of sand 
  shortly thereafter by Hurricane Dennis. Evidence found during the 
  investigation tied the six to five larcenies that had occurred in the 
  park and Dare County that same day. The estimated value of the stolen 
  property was placed at about $4,000. On November 15th, all six pled 
  guilty to misdemeanor possession of stolen property. They were placed 
  on supervised release pending sentencing and admonished to not possess 
  or use illegal drugs or associate with individuals who did. Barrett 
  was subsequently arrested while attempting to evade officers raiding a 
  party where drugs were being used and returned to custody; Burnell 
  tested positive for THC in January and claimed at sentencing that the 
  results were from taking the over-the-counter drug, Alleve. The six 
  men received similar sentences, a combination of five years' 
  probation, two to four months of home confinement with electronic 
  monitoring, stiff fines and restitution, extensive community service, 
  and five year bans on entering the park. Additional state charges for 
  fraudulent use of credit cards and drug possession are pending for 
  several of the men. [Jon Anglin, DR, Bodie Island District, CAHA, 
  2/11]
  
  CULTURAL/NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
  
  No submissions.
  
  OPERATIONAL NOTES
  
  Study on NPS Women in LE - Lighthouse Associates, the contractor 
  conducting the study of women in law enforcement in the NPS, reports 
  that they haven't received many responses to the questionnaires sent 
  to chief rangers and superintendents. Only a third or so have been 
  returned to date. It appears that some people never received the 
  questionnaires, which were mailed back in January. If you haven't yet 
  gotten one, please either send a cc:Mail message to Mary Denery or to 
  EEO Front Office, or call 202-208-6738. They will fax one to you as 
  soon as possible. [Mary Denery, EEO, WASO]
  
  MEMORANDA
  
  No submissions.
  
  PARKS AND PEOPLE
  
  Submissions pending.
  
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  Prepared by the Division of Ranger Activities, WASO, with the 
  cooperation and support of Delaware Water Gap NRA.
  
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