NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

MORNING REPORT

Monday, January 31, 2011

INCIDENTS

Delaware Water Gap NRA

Burglary Suspect Arrested

During June and July of 2010, the maintenance facility and superintendent's residence at the Cliff Park Inn and its associated golf course were burglarized. The inn and golf course are owned by the NPS and leased to the operators. The course staff reported that jewelry and tools were stolen and estimated the value of the thefts at nearly $60,000. The thefts were investigated by a ranger and a special agent from the Investigative Services Branch. Their five-month-long investigation resulted in the arrest of M.P.T. of nearby Milford, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday January 19th. M.P.T. was charged with two counts of theft under 18 USC 641 in federal court. He was remanded until disposition of the case. [Jeffrey Pascale, Assistant Special Agent in Charge, East Region, ISB]

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/):

Office of Communications - Director Jarvis has selected Peggy O'Dell to serve as the agency's deputy director for operations. She succeeds Dan Wenk, who has been named superintendent of Yellowstone.

Hovenweep NM - Ranger Chris Nickel, 54, collapsed and died while hiking the Square Tower Ruin Trail on Saturday afternoon.

Shenandoah NP - Johnney Whetzel, dispatcher at the Shenandoah Communications Center, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes while on duty on January 26th. He'd worked at the center for over 33 years.

Jean Lafitte NHP&P - Rangers at New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park and Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve have partnered up with the Department of Justice to become active in the GREAT (Gang Resistance Education and Training) program. Photo.

Office of Legislative and Congressional Affairs - This week's update on past and upcoming hearings and the status of legislation pertinent to the NPS. Included in today's summary are fourteen new bills of interest to the NPS, including three that would establish new national heritage areas and two that would place constraints on the creation of national monuments.

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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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