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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MORNING REPORT Wednesday, March 30, 2011 INCIDENTS Grand Canyon NP Park Resident Convicted Of Possessing Child Pornography On March 6th, rangers responded to the Bright Angel Lodge to investigate a report of a found cellular phone with images of child pornography on it. Prior to the arrival of the rangers, the phone's owner, a local resident and registered sexual offender, came and collected his phone from the lodge staff. The rangers immediately contacted an on-call special agent with the Investigative Services Branch. A cooperative investigation was begun by ISB agents and park rangers. Several interviews were conducted and later the same day a federal search warrant was served at the man's residence, located in one of the park's concession dormitories. Printed child pornography and a number of electronic items containing files of child pornography were seized. On March 21st, T.V., 33, of Grand Canyon, was convicted of receipt of child pornography and was sentenced to 97 months imprisonment. Upon release from prison in 2018, T.V. will be on lifetime supervised probation. [Investigative Services Branch] New River Gorge NR Man Caught Stealing Property From Park-Owned House Ranger Sandy Shuck recently received a tip that a theft was underway at a park-owned house in Prince, West Virginia. Rangers Justin Cawiezel and Jamie Keach responded and caught the man in the process of removing property from the house. He had loaded up his truck and was going to sell the materials he had removed for scrap. Various charges are pending, including theft of government property, trespass, and vandalism. An investigation and consultation with the US Attorney's Office are underway. [Jeff West, Chief 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/): Natural Resource Program Center - New webcamera websites were launched early last week for Shenandoah and Hawaii Volcanoes. These sites are now part of the NPS air quality webcam network and present current air quality and meteorological data in conjunction with digital images of current conditions at the park. Office of Communications - This year's NNL photo contest is now underway. Images are sought that capture the nation's diverse and scenic natural features. Cape Lookout NS - Betty “Del” Hinnant and Donna Tripp, oldest daughters of the last official assistant lighthouse keeper for the Cape Lookout Lighthouse, returned last month for an overnight visit -- their first visit in 65 years. Photo. * * * * 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). --- ### --- |