NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
MORNING REPORT
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
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INCIDENTS
Agate Fossil Beds NM/Hubbell Trading Post NHS
Guilty Plea Filed In Thefts From Two Parks
In August, 2007, M.G., 51, and his brother G.G., 45, were indicted in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado for transporting items stolen from Hubbell Trading Post in Arizona and Agate Fossil Beds in Nebraska to the state of Colorado. They were also charged with aiding, abetting, counseling, inducing and procuring each other's participation in these offenses. The charges stemmed from thefts of Navajo rugs and other Native American artifacts from the two parks. In early January, G.G. pled guilty to the charges in federal court. He also pled guilty to possession of marijuana. M.G. faces up to ten years in prison on each federal count, but is expected to be sentenced to three years in prison, which will be served concurrently with the expected three-year sentence for the marijuana possession. The brothers were arrested last July. A search of G.G.'s residence in Crook, Colorado, led to the discovery of 28 marijuana plants being grown by an artificial light in a bedroom. Federal, state and local agencies were involved in the investigation and the recovery of the stolen artifacts, including the National Park Service, the Nebraska State Patrol, the FBI, the United States Park Police, the Colorado Division of Wildlife, the Logan County Sheriff's Office, the Sioux County Sheriff's Office, the Omaha Police Department and the United States Attorney's Offices for the Districts of Colorado and Nebraska. [News report, Journal-Advocate, Sterling, Colorado]
Gulf Islands NS
Suicide Victim Found In Park Restroom
An 11-year-old girl found the body of a woman hanging in the women's restroom of a picnic pavilion at Davis Bayou just before noon on January 12th. The 32-year-old woman was declared dead at the scene by emergency responders. She was identified as a resident of nearby Ocean Springs who had a history of prior suicide attempts. A suicide note was found in her vehicle. Ranger Jim Graves is the case agent. [Clayton Jordan, Chief Ranger]
OTHER NEWS
The following stories (among others) can be read on InsideNPS (internal) or NPS Digest (external):
Muir Woods NM - Marin Independent Journal newspaper article: “Hundreds of people gathered in the parking lot at Muir Woods last Wednesday to pay homage and sing "Happy Birthday" to the national monument, which celebrated its centennial.”
HYPERLINK "http://www.marinij.com//ci_7924988?IADID=Search-www.marinij.com-www.marinij.com" http://www.marinij.com//ci_7924988?IADID=Search-www.marinij.com-www.marinij.com
State and Local Assistance Program - The 2007 Land and Water Conservation Fund state assistance program annual report has been completed and is at the printer, but the electronic version is now available. A link to the PDF file is provided.
HYPERLINK "http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=Announcements&id=6136" http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=Announcements&id=6136
Historic Preservation Training Center - The Historic Preservation Training Center's FY 2007 annual report has been released and is now available on-line.
HYPERLINK "http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=Announcements&id=6137" http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=Announcements&id=6137
Glacier NP - The Glacier National Park community is mourning the loss of Paulette Kaderli, human resource assistant, who was tragically killed in a two-vehicle accident on Friday, January 11th.
HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=viewcommunityarticle&type=PeopleNews&id=1803" http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=viewcommunityarticle&type=PeopleNews&id=1803
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Prepared by the Division of Law Enforcement, Security and Emergency Services, Washington Office, with the support of the Office of the Chief Information Officer and Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. Edited by Bill Halainen ( HYPERLINK "mailto:Bill_Halainen@nps.gov" Bill_Halainen@nps.gov, 570-686-3828).
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