NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

MORNING REPORT

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

INCIDENTS

Yellowstone NP

Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty To Possession Of Ammunition

On September 13th, a West Yellowstone police officer who is also a deputized ranger contacted D.C., who was camped in his vehicle in an undesignated area within the park. The officer determined that D.C. was under the influence and had been driving with a suspended driver's license. He also saw a hypodermic needle in D.C.'s vehicle. D.C. was detained until rangers and an NPS drug detection K-9 unit arrived on scene. He was arrested, and, during a probable cause search of the vehicle utilizing the dog, heroin and methamphetamines were located and seized. Seventy rounds of .32 caliber ammunition were also located during the investigation. During an interview with Investigative Services Branch special agents, D.C. admitted to being a convicted felon and purchasing the ammunition. An investigation with Alcohol Tobacco and Firearm agents led to a determination that D.C. had affected interstate commerce though the possession of the ammunition. Last month, D.C. pled guilty to being a felon in possession of ammunition (18 USC 922(g)(1)). He is being held pending sentencing in March. [Investigative Services Branch]

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/):

Civil War Sesquicentennial - On the 150th anniversary of the beginning of America's Civil War, PBS will rebroadcast all of "The Civil War," Ken Burns' landmark series. Segments of the episodes were filmed in national parks - from Vicksburg to Gettysburg, from Harpers Ferry to Fort Sumter.

Workforce Management - Nominations for Service-level and Departmental honor awards are now being accepted. The nomination period ends on February 28th.

Intermountain Region - The recipients of the 2010 IMR Wilderness Stewardship Awards have been named. The regional award is designed to highlight and recognize IMR leaders in wilderness stewardship.

Conservation and Outdoor Recreation Division - Rick Potts, chief of the Conservation and Outdoor Recreation Division in the Washington Office, is leaving the NPS and returning to Montana to take a position with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 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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