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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MORNING REPORT Wednesday, February 5, 2014 INCIDENTS National Capital Parks Man Sentenced Following Drug Dealing Conviction On February 3rd, T.A., 29, of Waldorf, Maryland, was sentenced to 12 years in prison followed by eight years of supervised release for distributing cocaine base and being a felon in possession of a gun. Between April 14, 2011, and January 30, 2012, ATF and U.S. Park Police agents made eight controlled purchases of cocaine base from T.A., totaling 308.8 grams. T.A. received a total of $11,000 for the drugs. The drugs were sold in different locations in Prince George's County, Washington, D.C., and Oxon Hill, Maryland, including on National Park Service lands. On June 6, 2013, a search warrant was executed at T.A.'s residence. Agents seized a pistol. T.A. had previously been convicted of a felony and was prohibited from possessing a gun. The United States Attorney praised the Park Police, ATF, DEA and FBI for their work in the investigation. [United States Attorney's Office, District of Maryland] Grand Canyon NP One Killed, Two Injured In South Entrance Road Accident On Friday, January 31st, a park employee called dispatch and reported an accident involving a car and a pickup truck on the South Entrance Road about three miles north of the entrance station. A 24-year-old woman who was sitting in the back seat of the car suffered fatal injuries; the driver and front seat passenger suffered non-critical injuries and were taken to Flagstaff Medical Center. The driver and passenger in the pickup were not injured. A winter storm that was producing sleet and snow prior to and during the accident may have been a contributing factor. An investigation into the incident is being conducted by the National Park Service in coordination with the Coconino County medical examiner and an autopsy is being performed to determine the cause of death. [Brandon Torres, Branch Chief of Emergency Services] OTHER NEWS The following stories are among those in today's InsideNPS. To see the full text, 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 Morning Report web page ( HYPERLINK "http://www.nps.gov/morningreport/" http://www.nps.gov/morningreport/): White Sands NM - An interagency team of scientists and technical specialists joined together last month in an effort to document extremely fragile and ephemeral fossilized footprints found in the park with remote imaging technology. Interpretation and Education Division - In honor of Kids to Parks Day, the National Park Trust is hosting a national school contest to help teachers and students visit their local parks. Submissions are due by February 28th. Lake Mead NRA - More than 600 photovoltaic panels were recently installed on the tops of three shade structures in an administrative area parking lot as part of the park's continuing effort to “Go Green.” United States Park Police - On January 16th, Deputy Director Peggy O'Dell and Acting Chief of Police Robert MacLean presented 63 awards to United States Park Police officers and civilians. National Mall and Memorial Parks - Jenn Kays, the volunteer program manager for National Mall and Memorial Parks, recently received the Patriot Award for her work with the Operation Guardian/Wounded Warriors Program. * * * * The Morning Report is produced by the Office of Communications with the support of the Office of the Associate Director for Information Resources. Edited by Bill Halainen ( HYPERLINK "mailto:Bill_Halainen@contractor.nps.gov" Bill_Halainen@contractor.nps.gov). --- ### --- |