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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MORNING REPORT Thursday, February 9, 2012 INCIDENTS Golden Gate NRA Man Convicted On Assault Charges Early on the morning of May 6, 2011, a 38-year-old man was stabbed in the abdomen by an unknown male assailant while walking through Crissy Field, an area within Golden Gate NRA. On October, following a lengthy investigation, an arrest warrant was obtained from the United States District Court in San Francisco for a 33-year-old man for assault and attempted murder. He was arrested later that month and held in federal custody. On January 26th, on the advice of his defense counsel, the man pled guilty to assault with a deadly weapon. Based on the nature of this case and the man's past criminal history, he was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release. This case was investigated by the Criminal Investigations Branch of the Park Police's San Francisco Field Office. The lead investigators were detective sergeant Robert Jansing, detective Robert Reidy, and investigator Steven Polianos. [Lt. Thomas Hart, United States Park Police] Shenandoah NP Rangers Intervene In Attempted Suicide On Tuesday, January 31st, park dispatch received a call from police dispatch in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, regarding a suicidal man who was believed to be on the north end of Skyline Drive. The man reportedly made several cell phone calls to his wife in Pennsylvania stating that he'd just entered the park and planned to take an overdose of pills. Rangers responded and located the 28-year-old man at Signal Knob Overlook, six miles inside the park. He appeared to be under the influence and said that he'd ingested a large quantity of Tylenol PM pills. Warren County EMS transported him to a local hospital, where he spent three days in intensive care. The man had previously attempted suicide by pills and had an involuntary commitment order on file in Pennsylvania. The Warren County Sheriff's Office assisted in the response. [Stu Curtin, Park 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/): Fort Stanwix NM - Through an agreement between the NPS and the State of New York, Fort Stanwix is managing two nearby Revolutionary War sites, including Oriskany Battlefield. Fights at both sites were critical to the Saratoga Campaign, itself a turning point in that war. Big Bend NP - Big Bend National Park has been designated as a Gold Tier International Dark Sky Park by the International Dark Sky Association in recognition of its excellence in night sky stewardship. Workplace Enrichment - The Student Employee Network aims to continuously inspire emerging generations of diverse NPS leaders by meeting the needs of student employees and embracing their valuable role in helping to further the Service's mission. Olympic NP - Karen Gustin, superintendent of Olympic National Park since 2008, will retire early next month. Intermountain Region - Annette Martinez, a 27-year veteran of the federal government, has been named associate regional director for workforce management for Intermountain 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). --- ### --- |