NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
MORNING REPORT
Monday, November 24, 2008
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INCIDENTS
Hot Springs NP
Driver Arrested For Methamphetamine Paraphernalia Possession
Ranger James Latendresse stopped a Dodge truck that was being driven erratically on Gorge Road on Wednesday, November 19th. When he approached the truck, he noted narcotics paraphernalia consistent with methamphetamine manufacture in the truck bed. When Latendresse contacted the driver, he also saw that there was an ephedrine pill soak in plain view on the truck's center console. The operator was arrested and a local drug task force called in to process the scene. The driver was charged by task force officers with possession of drug paraphernalia with intent to manufacture methamphetamine, a Class B felony. A criminal history run on the operator revealed numerous prior drug convictions, both misdemeanors and felonies. This was the 36th methamphetamine drug bust in Garland County this year. [Dennis Stock, Chief Ranger]
Natchez Trace Parkway
One Killed, One Injured In Single-Vehicle Accident
The park received a report of a serious accident near milepost 259 around 1:40 a.m. on Thursday, November 20th. J.F., 28, of Belden, Mississippi, who was evidently the driver of a 1995 Toyota Avalon headed north on the parkway, was killed in the accident and her passenger, B.B., 33, of Pontotoc, Mississippi, was injured. He was taken to North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo for treatment, then released. Finney apparently lost control of the Toyota, which crossed over the southbound lane and struck bridge railings. [Calvin Farmer]
OTHER NEWS
The following stories are among those in today's edition of InsideNPS. The internal, NPS-only version of InsideNPS can be found at: HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=index" http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=index . The public version, called NPS Digest, can be found at: HYPERLINK "http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/" http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/
US Park Police - In mid-October, officers from the USPP horse-mounted unit and their steeds joined in a pre-Halloween festival for recuperating veterans and their families at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
Yosemite NP - An extensive assessment of the probability of rockfalls in the Curry Village area following two that occurred last month has led the park to permanently close about a third of the units in the village.
Yellowstone NP/Grand Teton NP - A recent court order has removed uncertainty about snowmobile and snowcoach access in Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks this winter. Under a reinstated 2004 rule, motorized oversnow access will be allowed this winter as it has for the past four winters.
Fire and Aviation Management - Al King, the safety lead for NPS fire at the Fire Management Program Center in Boise, Idaho, is retiring on January 3rd after 33 years with NPS.
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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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