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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MORNING REPORT Tuesday, April 10, 2007 =============================================================================================================== INCIDENTS Gateway NRA Four Arrested For Drug Possession On July 9, 2006, two rangers on bike patrol in the Sandy Hook Unit observed four people sitting in a car in a parking lot. Next to the car were two glassine bags and cigar tobacco shavings littering the ground. The rangers were aware that it's a common practice to remove tobacco from cigars and use the outside wrappers to make marijuana cigarettes (a.k.a. “blunts”). They contacted the four regarding the littering violation and saw an open container of alcohol in the vehicle. Other rangers arrived, including a field training ranger and a trainee. A search of the vehicle led to the discovery of marijuana and paraphernalia. The trainee conducted a thorough search of the vehicle and found a hidden compartment in the front passenger door. Hidden in this compartment were 31 glassine bags of marijuana, individually packaged for sale. The vehicle was impounded and the four people placed under arrest. Investigation revealed that the main member of the foursome had recently been released from federal prison and was out on probation. On April 4th, he appeared in federal court and was sentenced to six months imprisonment. He's currently awaiting sentencing for the violation of probation and for contempt of court. [Rob Louden, Park Ranger] OTHER NEWS The following stories can be read on either the InsideNPS web site (if you are within the National Park Service) or at the InsideNPS public ‘news digest' site (if you are outside of the NPS). The web sites appear below: Natural Bridges NM - The beauty of the night sky, the lack of light pollution, and the National Park Service commitment to night skies as a natural resource led the International Dark-Sky Association this spring to designate Natural Bridges National Monument as the world's first International Dark Sky Park. NAGPRA Program - Museums and federal agencies subject to the provisions of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) have until October 20th to complete required summaries of their collections or holdings. Fire and Aviation Management - There was a tie for both first and second place in the 2006 NPS fire photo contest. The two winning first place entries came from Dinosaur National Monument in Colorado and New River Gorge National River in West Virginia. Pecos NHP - Kathy Billings, a 23-year veteran of the National Park Service, has been named superintendent of Pecos National Historical Park. WASO Facility Management - Jody Lyle has joined the WASO Park Facility Management Division "A-team" as the new writer-editor and visual information specialist. Organ Pipe Cactus NM - Elias (Lee) Baiza has been named superintendent of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument. Baiza will assume his new responsibilities on May 13th. To see the above articles, go to InsideNPS ( HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/" http://inside.nps.gov/) or NPS Digest ( HYPERLINK "http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/" http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/). For NPS incident reporting standards, go to HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=viewnpsnewsarticle&type=Announcements&id=3363" http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=viewnpsnewsarticle&type=Announcements&id=3363 * * * * * Prepared by the Division of Law Enforcement, Security and Emergency Services, Washington Office, with the cooperation and support of Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. Edited by Bill Halainen ( HYPERLINK "mailto:Bill_Halainen@nps.gov" Bill_Halainen@nps.gov, 570-426-2430). --- ### --- |