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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MORNING REPORT Tuesday, February 22, 2011 INCIDENTS Delaware Water Gap NRA Four Juveniles Prosecuted For Vandalism Last August, a protection ranger discovered an illegal campfire tended by two juveniles who were intoxicated. Two other suspects who had been in the woods ran from the scene. The next morning, Cliff Park Inn maintenance workers discovered that the golf green closest to the campfire had been vandalized. The golf course is owned by the NPS and leased to the operators. Rangers found numerous beer cans with the same identification numbers near an adjacent pond, on the golf green, and stuffed into the golf cup. Subsequent investigation and interviews by the ranger and a special agent from the Investigative Services Branch revealed that the four suspects had been drinking beer and throwing the golf flag at each other. The case was given to the local prosecutor's office since all four were juveniles. They were charged with a summary offense and paid $650 restitution to the lessee. [Larry Commisso, Supervisory Law Enforcement Ranger] 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/): National Capital Region - A strong wind gust blew down the National Christmas Tree on the Ellipse in front of the White House on Saturday. A successor has already been identified and will be transplanted to the Ellipse later this spring. Chaco Culture NHP - On Thursday, February 10th, the park received an Honored Institution Award from the National Weather Service for 75 years of weather observations. Photo. Southeast Region - Andrew Johnson National Historic Site celebrated Presidents Day by hosting the United States Mint's launching of a new one dollar coin of 17th President Andrew Johnson. Photo. Legislative and Congressional Affairs - This week's update on past and upcoming hearings and the status of legislation pertinent to the NPS. Today's summary includes several FY 2012 appropriations hearings and new bills pertaining to the Antiquities Act and Coral Reef Conservation Act. Valley Forge NHP - Superintendent Mike Caldwell and Chief of Planning and Resource Management Deirdre Gibson have received the Stephen T. Mather Award from the National Parks Conservation Association for their commitment to ensuring the protection of Valley Forge. * * * * 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). --- ### --- |