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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MORNING REPORT
To: All National Park Service Areas and Offices From: Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office Day/Date: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 INCIDENTS 02-011 - Valley Forge NHP (PA) - Sexual Assault A woman was allegedly pulled over into the Covered Bridge parking lot by what she assumed to be a police officer driving a vehicle with blue lights flashing around 10 p.m. on January 11th. According to her subsequent report, she was asked for identification and told to step out of her vehicle. When she complied, the man reportedly grabbed her, took her into the woods at gunpoint, and raped her. He then fled from the area. An investigation is underway and has confirmed that the crime did not occur as originally reported by the victim. Efforts are underway to determine the exact facts of the crime with the assistance of the Pennsylvania State Police and Tredyffrin Township PD. [Dana Sullivan, SPR, VAFO, 1/14] 02-012 - Gulf Islands NS (MS/FL) - Suicide Ranger John Hughes was on patrol in the Fort Pickens area on the afternoon of January 9th when he came upon a woman slumped over in the driver's seat of her vehicle. As Hughes approached, he saw a small caliber handgun in the vehicle's center console and found that the 49-year-old woman was bleeding from a wound in her chest. Emergency medical personnel responded and declared her dead. A joint investigation is underway; the Florida Department of Law Enforcement is providing forensic services to the park. Indications are that the death was a suicide. [CRO, GUIS, 1/14] OPERATIONAL NOTES WASO Move - GSA has leased a building at 1201 Eye Street to accommodate WASO employees in one building. A move to another location was scheduled for September and was underway at the time of the terrorist attacks, but was cancelled due to a priority need for those facilities for use by other government agencies. All of WASO will move to the new building except for a few offices whose staffs regularly meet with DOI staff, often on very short notice - the Directorate, the Office of Legislative and Congressional Affairs, the Office of Communications, the Office of Strategic Planning, the Policy Office, and the Comptroller and Budget Office. The timetable for the move has not yet been worked out. Details will be provided as soon as they are known. [Personnel, WASO] PARKS AND PEOPLE Washington Office (DC) - Randy Jones has been named deputy director for internal management for the National Park Service, replacing Deny Galvin, who retired on January 3rd following 38 years of service to the NPS. Jones will assume his new responsibilities on January 27th. He comes to Washington from Rocky Mountain NP, where he's been superintendent since April, 1995. Previous assignments include terms as acting associate director for operations and acting deputy assistant director for legislation in WASO, as superintendent of Lyndon B. Johnson NHP, as assistant superintendent at Olympic NP and Everglades NP, and as program liaison officer in the Alaska Regional Office. [Office of Communications, WASO] * * * * * Prepared by the Division of Ranger Activities, WASO, with the cooperation and support of Delaware Water Gap NRA. --- ### --- |