NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

MORNING REPORT

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

INCIDENTS

Presidio of San Francisco

Seven Arrested In Significant Drug Case

On Saturday, February 5th, Park Police master patrol officer Michael Cameron and officer Andrew Ewing were patrolling Baker Beach, an area within the Golden Gate NRA, when they made contact with six people smoking marijuana while seated in an illegally parked RV. A search of the vehicle led to the discovery of a large sum of money and substantial amounts of crack, marijuana and MDA. The six were initially arrested for possession and possession with the intent to distribute marijuana and crack cocaine. Within hours of this initial contact, a seventh person, also associated with this incident, was arrested. The arresting officers have identified an eighth person and are actively pursuing leads and information that will bring her into custody. This arrest netted over 1,829 grams of processed marijuana, 51 grams of crack cocaine, 52 tablets of Ecstasy (MDMA), and $3,670 in U.S. currency. The total value of the drugs seized during this incident is over $33,000. Detective sergeant Robert Jansing, sergeant Scott Huther and officer Ezra Savage also participated in this case, which is awaiting adjudication in United States District Court in San Francisco. [Lt. Thomas Hart, United States Park Police, San Francisco Field Office]

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/):

Southeast Region - During the week of January 10th, a group of sixteen people from the Bahama Islands journeyed to Southeast Region Office to take part in an introductory interpretation course as part of their training for leading tours and giving educational programs on Underground Railroad sites in the Bahamas.

National Capital Region - NCR has now completed the creation of its full-service regional SHRO, located in its headquarters and at a satellite office at Manassas National Battlefield Park. Photo.

National Capital Region - NCR Natural Resources & Science Deputy Chief Dan Sealy will retire on May 1st after a long career with the National Park Service. Photo.

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Prepared by the Division of Law Enforcement, Security and Emergency Services, Washington Office, with the support of the Office of Communications and 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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