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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MORNING REPORT Monday, April 23, 2012 INCIDENTS El Morro NM Exchange Students Fined For Vandalism On March 21st, two South Korean foreign exchange students attending the University of New Mexico on student visas pled guilty to charges of disturbing an archeological site. On October 13, 2011, park employees discovered two names - “Super Duper Dana” and “Gabriel” - illegally carved into the sandstone bluff known as Inscription Rock. After ascertaining that the monument visitor register included an entry that day by a visitor who identified herself as D.C. of South Korea, a protection ranger began an investigation. Through Facebook, the ranger was able to identify the defendants, who were arrested on December 2, 2011 based on a criminal complaint. The students entered their guilty pleas under plea agreements that required them to pay almost $30,000 to the NPS to cover the costs of repairing the damage they caused. [Leslie Bastik] 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/): Office of Communications - Director Jarvis announced the Service's Green Parks Plan during a news conference in front of the Lincoln Memorial last Thursday, telling reporters that it will focus the NPS on sustainable operation of national parks and on a number of key environmental issues. Mount Rainier NP - A memorial page has been created on InsideNPS to honor Ranger Margaret Anderson. It includes an edited version of the video of her memorial service. Law Enforcement, Security and Emergency Services - This week is National Crime Victims' Rights Week. On Friday, DOI will recognize individuals, teams, organizations and programs that have demonstrated outstanding service in support of crime victims. Legislative and Congressional Affairs - This week's update on past and upcoming hearings, newly introduced bills, and the status of legislation of interest to the National Park Service. This report covers activities during the week ending on April 20th. NPS Alumni - Retired career NPS employee Glen Bean, 96, died on April 4th in Alamosa, Colorado. He joined the NPS after WWII, served as a ranger and superintendent in ten national parks, and also worked in four administrative offices. * * * * 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). --- ### --- |