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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MORNING REPORT Tuesday, April 24, 2007 =============================================================================================================== INCIDENTS Jean Lafitte NHP&P Arrests For Theft, Illegal Dumping On Tuesday, April 9th, rangers on patrol saw some unidentifiable objects in Bayou Coquille in the Barataria Unit and contacted the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office. The sheriff's office dispatched its LASER (Land-Air-Sea-Emergency Rescue) unit to investigate. Divers from that team recovered several computers and related equipment, all of which had been stolen during a burglary at nearby Ellender Middle School in Marrero, Louisiana. Arrests were made shortly thereafter - eight males and females, ranging in age from 13 to 20 years old. Two of the people arrested admitted to dumping stolen items in the park. Federal charges will be pursued for illegal dumping into a waterway. The sheriff's office has filed burglary, obstruction and contributing to the delinquency charges against those arrested. Ranger Michael Callais is the case agent. [John K. Hughes, Chief Ranger] Delaware Water Gap NRA Probable Arson Fire In Vacant House Park dispatch received a call from the Newton PD 911 center just before 8 a.m. on April 18th, advising that the fire chief from Sandyston VFD had received a report of smoke issuing from the unoccupied Gordon House near Walpack Center. The building has been out of use for years and is scheduled for removal. Ranger Brad Clawson responded, arriving just before the VFD engines. A moderate amount of smoke was coming out of the house's windows. Clawson quickly checked the building and determined that there was nobody inside. He employed an extinguisher to retard the spread of the fire, which was burning in the floorboards and floor joists, until firefighters arrived and suppressed the blaze. Two burned areas were found in the house, one near a fireplace and the other near a first floor window. Arson is deemed probable; the investigation continues. [Brad Clawson, Supervisory 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: San Francisco Maritime NHP - After a major restoration of more than three years duration, the schooner C.A. Thayer has returned home to San Francisco Maritime. The magnitude and extent of this restoration is virtually unprecedented in the history of modern maritime preservation, ensuring that this 156-foot-long wooden schooner can survive for another hundred years. Training and Employee Development - All current, permanent, full or part-time, seasonal, temporary, or term employees are encouraged to apply for Albright-Wirth grants. The deadline for submission is June 4th. Jobs - Two announcements today, one for a GS-11 supervisory protection ranger at BLRI and the other for a GS-11 interpretive ranger at MEVE. 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). --- ### --- |