NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

MORNING REPORT

Monday, March 17, 2008

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INCIDENTS

Big South Fork NRRA

Pursuit Culminates In Arrest Of Two

On the evening of March 2nd, field training ranger Raymond Little and trainee Todd Roessner attempted to approach a vehicle obstructing the roadway in the Worley river access area. The driver immediately took off when the rangers activated their cruiser's emergency lights. The pursuit continued down a dead end secondary road at a high rate of speed. When the fleeing driver reached the end, he drove through a closed gate, knocking it off its hinges. Rangers pursued him into a muddy field located on private property, where the vehicle became stuck on a steep muddy hillside. The rangers conducted a high-risk stop and arrested the driver and passenger without incident. A narcotics detection K-9 later alerted on the interior of the vehicle, but no narcotics were found. The occupants of the vehicle were charged with obstructing traffic, unsafe operation, interfering with agency functions, and failure to have vehicle insurance. The passenger had been previously been convicted of murder and is the subject of several pending narcotics distribution investigations. [Raymond Little, Field Training Ranger]

OTHER NEWS

The following stories (among others) can be read on InsideNPS:

Civil War Sites - The Civil War Preservation Trust has released its annual listing of the most endangered Civil War battlefields. This year's listing includes several NPS-administered areas, including Antietam, Cold Harbor and Monocacy.

HYPERLINK "http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=Announcements&id=6302" http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=Announcements&id=6302

Office of Legislative and Congressional Affairs - This week's update on past and upcoming hearings and the status of legislation pertinent to the National Park Service.
HYPERLINK "http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=Announcements&id=6301" http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=Announcements&id=6301

Historic Preservation Training Center - Christopher P Robinson has been selected as the new deputy superintendent for the Historic Preservation Training Center, located in Frederick, Maryland.

HYPERLINK "http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=PeopleNews&id=1854" http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=PeopleNews&id=1854

Northeast Region - Robin Snyder will be Northeast Region's new volunteer and youth programs coordinator. She begins her assignment in April.

HYPERLINK "http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=PeopleNews&id=1855" http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=PeopleNews&id=1855

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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).

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