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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MORNING REPORT Thursday, January 4, 2007 =============================================================================================================== INCIDENTS Yellowstone NP Sentencing On DUI And Drug Possession Charges On June 19, 2005, the operator of a car involved in a single-vehicle accident was arrested for driving under the influence and while her license was suspended. The rangers also determined that she was in unlawful possession of the vehicle and that she was under the influence and in possession of methamphetamine. Special agents continued the investigation and filed a seven-count criminal complaint against her. The woman entered into a plea agreement with the US Attorney's Office last August and pled guilty to driving under the influence of drugs, possession of methamphetamine, and driving while suspended. She served 74 days in jail and was to then serve two years of supervised probation and enter into an extended drug treatment program. After just a week in the in-patient drug treatment program, though, she left the facility. The US Attorney's Office accordingly filed a motion to revoke her probation. An arrest warrant was secured and entered into NCIC. The woman was stopped and arrested by Idaho officers last October and was transferred back to the Wyoming District by federal marshals. She appeared before the federal magistrate, who sentenced her to a year in jail on the aggregate DUI and drug charges. [Brian Smith, Special Agent in Charge] OTHER NEWS Other news from today's edition of InsideNPS, the National Park Service's home page: WASO Public Affairs - On December 19th, President Bush signed legislation establishing the Capt. John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail. It's the country's first national water trail and will be administered by the NPS. Everglades - The park will reopen the Chekika day use area this Saturday following a seven year closure due to damage inflicted by a series of hurricanes. Servicewide - New York Times article: “The steeply rising cost of preventing and suppressing wildfires, which burned more of the American landscape in 2006 than in any other year since at least 1960, is creating a rift between Washington and state and local governments over how the burden ought to be shouldered.” Shenandoah - Brenda Ritchie, center manager for the Communication Center and the Emergency Incident Coordination Center (EICC) located at Shenandoah National Park, retired on January 2nd following 33 years of federal service. Martin Van Buren - Mary Bates retired from the National Park Service on January 3rd. Harpers Ferry - The park has issued an announcement for two GL-0025-9 protection rangers. FLETC - There will be a Ranger Roundtable Telnet broadcast focusing on all aspects of the NPS law enforcement program on Thursday, January 11th, from 12:30 p.m. EST through 3:30 p.m. EST. To link to InsideNPS, click on HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/" http://inside.nps.gov/ * * * * * Prepared by Visitor and Resource Protection, WASO, with the cooperation and support of Delaware Water Gap NRA. --- ### --- |