NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

MORNING REPORT

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

INCIDENTS

Grand Canyon NP

Man Convicted Of Assaulting Ranger

M.B., a park concession employee, was arrested by rangers on May 4th for being under the influence of alcohol and interfering with agency functions. M.B. refused to cooperate throughout the booking process. When a ranger attempted to fingerprint him, M.B. grabbed hold of one of the ranger's fingers, twisting it painfully and causing the ranger to forcefully disengage. Later the same day, the ranger noticed significant swelling on to the top of his wrist. The information regarding the injury was relayed to the assistant United States attorney and the Investigative Services Branch. A criminal complaint was filed for assault on a federal officer (18 USC 111(a)), a felony offense. On May 6th, M.B. pled guilty to a class A misdemeanor assault on a federal officer (18 USC 115(a)(1)(B)) and was sentenced to five days in jail and a year's supervised release. He was also banned from the park. The ranger suffered a muscle tear and will undergo physical therapy. He returned immediately to full duty status. [Jennifer Sypher, Special Agent]

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 - Endangered Species Day will take place on May 20th. The day has been established to draw awareness to existing and emerging threats to threatened and endangered species and to celebrate success stories, such as the delisting of the American bald eagle, gray whales, brown pelicans, and the peregrine falcon.

Office of Sustainable Tourism - The Office of Sustainable Tourism recently attended the African American Travel Conference in Virginia Beach, Virginia, as part of its ongoing efforts to connect the NPS with the African American community. Photo.

Colonial NHP - The 15th annual “Pedal the Parkway” event was held on May 7th, with some 1,200 bicyclists of all ages enjoying a portion of the scenic and historic Colonial Parkway. Photo.

Lincoln Home NHS - Judith Winkelmann, former interpretive specialist at Lincoln Home National Historic Site, passed away on April 28th at her home in Quincy, Illinois. She was 73. 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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