NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

MORNING REPORT

Thursday, November 13, 2008

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INCIDENTS

Lake Mead NRA

Fugitive From FBI Wanted List Arrested In Park

Around 1 a.m. on November 9th, rangers received a report of an assault that had taken place near Government Wash. Investigation revealed that the primary suspect was M.B. of Jackson, Mississippi, who was wanted by the FBI and listed as a “featured fugitive” on a web site run by its office in that city. Rangers searched the area but were unable to find him. Later on the next day, NPS special agents who were staking out the area received a report from the Government Wash campground host that he thought he'd seen M.B. walking into a nearby wash. The park's search dog, “Onyx,” and handler ranger Todd Austin, together with rangers Joel Hyzer and Stephen Dollinger, began tracking M.B. from the point where he'd last been seen. They soon found him and he surrendered without incident. He was later released to the FBI. M.B. was wanted by the FBI for his alleged involvement in a scam to defraud Gulf Coast homeowners, mostly elderly, out of more than $100,000 since 2005. The victims' homes were damaged by Hurricane Katrina, and M.B. was hired to repair them. He allegedly obtained money to repair the homes, but performed no work. M.B.'s search and capture was accomplished through a coordinated effort by rangers and NPS and FBI special agents. [Eric Lisnik, District Ranger]

HYPERLINK "http://www.fbi.gov/wanted/fugitives/wcc/baria_ml.htm" http://www.fbi.gov/wanted/fugitives/wcc/baria_ml.htm

OTHER NEWS

Among the stories in today's edition are the following:

Indiana Dunes NL - A former brownfield site was dedicated earlier this month as the park's newest visitor use area. The site on the shore of Lake Michigan was once a dumping ground for acids used in steel making.

HYPERLINK "http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=Announcements&id=7082" http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=Announcements&id=7082

Washington Office - Indian tribes, Alaska Native villages and corporations, Native Hawaiian organizations, and museums are eligible for Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) grants being offered by the National Park Service.

HYPERLINK "http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=Announcements&id=7085" http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=Announcements&id=7085

Transition - A number of websites are currently available where you can keep tabs on changes that are underway or being considered by the new administration that will come on board in January. Links are provided.

HYPERLINK "http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=Announcements&id=7086" http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=Announcements&id=7086

Law Enforcement, Security and Emergency Services - Lane Baker has been named chief of the Division of Law Enforcement, Security, and Emergency Services. She succeeds Don Coelho, who retired in July.

HYPERLINK "http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=PeopleNews&id=2132" http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=PeopleNews&id=2132

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Submission standards for the Morning Report can be found at the following web site:

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 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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