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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MORNING REPORT BLACKBERRY EDITION Friday, May 26, 2006 =============================================================================================================== NOTICE The White House Flags at Half Staff on Memorial Day In accordance with special Presidential Proclamation 8019, United States flags are to be flown at half staff on Memorial Day, Monday, May 29th, until noon local time. For more information, go to HYPERLINK "http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/05/20060516-5.html" http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/05/20060516-5.html INCIDENTS Hot Springs NP Pursuit of Stolen Vehicle, Arrest On the evening of May 19th, a ranger came upon a vehicle with a taillight out on West Mountain Drive. When he attempted to stop it, the driver first pulled over to the road shoulder, then rapidly accelerated away. A pursuit ensued. The license plate came back to a vehicle that had been stolen in Little Rock earlier that afternoon. Hot Springs officers joined the chase, which came to an end when the driver went up a dead end street. He got out of the car and fled into nearby woods, but the ranger was able to take his passenger into custody. Hot Springs PD dog units and officers attempted to find the driver, but he has so far not been located or identified. The passenger was arrested on felony warrant charges and was found to be a registered sex offender. [Dennis Stock, Chief Ranger] Golden Gate NRA Suicide at Muir Beach Overlook Park dispatch contacted rangers on the afternoon of May 19th and relayed a report of an unresponsive man in a vehicle at Muir Beach Overlook. Marin County fire and police units also responded. They found that the driver, a San Francisco resident, had succumbed to suspected carbon monoxide poisoning. He'd pulled his vehicle off the road and onto the Coastal Trail, lit a small charcoal fire in a metal bowl, then closed all the windows. [Kim Coast, Operations Supervisor] OTHER NEWS The closing date for the announcement for regional chief ranger for IMR has been extended: HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=viewjobdetails&type=Jobs&id=2369" http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=viewjobdetails&type=Jobs&id=2369 An announcement is out for a six-month detail as assistant to Deputy Director Murphy: HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=viewjobdetails&type=Jobs&id=2400" http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=viewjobdetails&type=Jobs&id=2400 The weekly training and events calendars have been posted, but there have been no new additions: HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=vieweventscalendararticle&type=Conferences&id=775" http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=vieweventscalendararticle&type=Conferences&id=775 HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=vieweventscalendararticle&type=Conferences&id=776" http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=vieweventscalendararticle&type=Conferences&id=776 * * * * * Prepared by Visitor and Resource Protection, WASO, with the cooperation and support of Delaware Water Gap NRA. --- ### --- |