NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

MORNING REPORT

Friday, August 20, 2010

INCIDENTS

Big Thicket NP

Man Arrested For Theft Of Park Air Conditioners

Park firefighters contacted ranger Mike Hughes on August 11th and told him that someone had stolen two commercial air conditioning units from outside the fire management office in Woodville the previous night. Hughes and a county deputy investigated and discovered some tire tracks that appeared to be from a duel wheel barrow leading from the spot where the units had been taken across a parking lot towards a residence on Highway 69. They followed the tracks to the house and contacted G.D., Jr. G.D. confessed to taking the two units, then dismantling them and removing the copper and aluminum. He was arrested by the deputy. Investigation revealed that he'd also taken an air conditioning unit from the business next door. The case has been forward to the U.S. Attorney's Office. [Daniel Seifert, Supervisory Park Ranger]

Colonial NHP

Glider Makes Emergency Landing

A glider piloted by C.P. of Williamsburg, Virginia, was forced to make an emergency landing at the Green Spring unit of the park on the afternoon of August 15th. C.P. encountered changing thermal conditions while crossing over the James River and was unable to reach a nearby private airport. The Green Spring area is located approximately four miles north of Jamestown and is closed to the public. C.P. was the only occupant of the aircraft and was not injured in the incident. No damage to park resources occurred and the undamaged glider was removed a short time later. Assisting in the response to the incident were local fire companies and well as James City County Police and Virginia State Police. [James M. Perry, Public Affairs Officer]

OTHER NEWS

The following stories are among those in today's edition of InsideNPS. To see the full text, including images, NPS employees should go to the InsideNPS home page ( HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=index" http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=index). Non-NPS employees can see most of them on the NPS Digest page ( HYPERLINK "http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/" http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/):

Pu'uhonua O Honaunau NHP - The park recently completed a major stabilization project on the historic Alahaka Ramp to repair damage from recent earthquakes. The effort involved masons, archaeologists, and technical experts from four Hawai‘i Island national parks.

Intermountain Region - The upgrade of critically important radio equipment at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument was accomplished recently in a joint project with the Department of Homeland Security. Photo.

Office of Public Affairs - Park Police Officer Mariea Clowers has received the Public Service Recognition Award from the Women in Federal Law Enforcement Association.

Upcoming Training and Conference Calendar - A compilation of upcoming training courses and conferences across the nation. Added to this week's listing are the following - a wildlife investigations course in Nevada and four natural resource science webinars over coming weeks.

NPS incident submission standards can be found online at the HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/waso/custompages.cfm?prg=45&id=8728&lv=2&pgid=3504" serious incident notification web page.

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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. Edited by Bill Halainen ( HYPERLINK "mailto:Bill_Halainen@nps.gov" Bill_Halainen@nps.gov).

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