NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

MORNING REPORT

Monday, May 5, 2014

INCIDENTS

Delaware Water Gap NRA

Interagency Warrant Sweep Nets Violators

On Friday, April 25th, the United States Marshals Service, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the National Park Service conducted a joint warrant sweep for individuals with outstanding arrest warrants for offenses committed within the park.

Three teams of federal and state officers executed arrest warrants in Pike and Monroe Counties (the two counties in which the park is located in Pennsylvania) for a wide variety of offenses, including driving under the influence of alcohol, possession of controlled substances, disorderly conduct, and weapons violations.

The teams netted six offenders with outstanding NPS warrants and found that three other fugitives on the list were currently incarcerated in state prison for other crimes committed outside of the park's boundaries. Detainers were placed on those three, who will appear in court on the NPS warrants at the conclusion of their current prison terms.

With the assistance of the United States Attorney's Office, all of the offenders were successfully prosecuted and sentenced on the same day as the operation. The U.S. Marshals Service was the lead agency for this operation.

[Eric Lisnik, Chief Ranger]

OTHER NEWS

The following stories are among those in today's webpage editions of InsideNPS (available to NPS employees only) and the Morning Report (available to all readers):

Geologic Resources Division - In an effort to more fully understand cave and karst resources within the NPS and the critical needs associated with them, the National Cave and Karst Research Institute has prepared a report entitled “Evaluation of Cave and Karst Programs and Issues at US National Parks.”

Crater Lake NP - On Saturday, April 19th, Secretary Jewell kicked off National Park Week with a visit to the park, highlighting this year's “Go Wild!” theme, which encouraged people to connect with the nation's natural, historic, and cultural heritage.

Office of Communications - Director Jarvis has added a new entry to his blog that focuses on Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. A link is included.

Office of 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 in Congress for the week ending May 2nd.

Wind Cave NP - Beth Burkhart, botanist for Wind Cave National Park, retires this week after a 30-year career working for the National Park Service and four other federal agencies.

To see the full text of these stories, readers should go to one or the other of the following sites:

NPS employees - HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=index" http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=index

Non-NPS employees - HYPERLINK "http://www.nps.gov/morningreport/" http://www.nps.gov/morningreport/

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).

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