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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MORNING REPORT Tuesday, December 20, 2011 INCIDENTS Hot Springs NP Man Convicted On Drug Possession Charge Ranger Clint Forte contacted G.E. and D.P. in the Gulpha Gorge campground for fee violations last January 29th. A few moments later, G.E. fled, leaving D.P. behind with a vehicle, a stolen 9mm handgun, scales, and a distribution amount of marijuana. D.P. immediately seized the handgun from the vehicle and attempted to dispose of it in a nearby creek. After a foot pursuit, Forte and local officers captured G.E. and later recovered the firearm from the creek. With the assistance of an NPS special agent, G.E. and D.P. were charged in federal court. D.P. later confessed to the agent of interference and G.E.'s motive in possession of the marijuana and handgun. G.E. pled to one count under 21 USC 841 on September 14th. On December 6th, he was sentenced to three months in jail, assessed court costs, and placed on three years' supervised probation. D.P. is to be sentenced later. The recovered handgun was found to have been taken in a burglary about a month prior and will be returned to the legal owner. [Robert Still] 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/): Lyndon B. Johnson NHP - On Sunday, December 11th, members of the Friends of LBJ National Park, joined by President Johnson's daughters Lynda Johnson Robb and Luci Baines Johnson, became the first visitors to tour the entire ground floor of the Texas White House, soon to be opened to all visitors. East Bay Parks - A group of diverse youth from local communities recently participates in “Parks-In-Focus,” a unique approach for introducing middle school aged youth to parks through photography. Workforce Management - The 2011 Hampton University Executive Leadership Summit was held in early November at Hampton University. The summit reaches out to individuals at colleges and universities and within federal and state government, corporations and other institutions who aspire to become executive leaders. US Park Police - United States Park Police Sergeant Michael Boehm died while in the performance of duty on Friday, December 16th. Grand Canyon NP - Palma Wilson, deputy superintendent for park operations at Grand Canyon National Park, will soon be retiring following 34 years with the agency. Northeast Region - William McLaughlin has been selected as the chief of business services for Northeast Regional Office. * * * * The Morning Report is a publication of the Division of Law Enforcement, Security and Emergency Services, Washington Office, produced with the support of the Office of the Assistant Director for Information Resources and the Office of the Chief Information Officer. Edited by Bill Halainen ( HYPERLINK "mailto:Bill_Halainen@nps.gov" Bill_Halainen@nps.gov). --- ### --- |