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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MORNING REPORT Thursday, September 4, 2014 INCIDENTS Golden Gate NRA Woman Arrested In Credit Card Fraud Case On Tuesday, August 12th, Cavallo Point Lodge security notified an investigator with the park's Problem Solving Unit (PSU) that a person checked into the hotel using a stolen credit card number. PSU members contacted a Chinese national who had visited the San Francisco area but was now in Arizona. She said she was informed by her bank of unusual activity and confirmed the credit card number on file at the lodge with PSU. Working in conjunction with shift rangers, PSU set up plainclothes surveillance, awaiting the suspect's return, and had the lodge deactivate the room access cards. Rangers and PSU investigators made contact with two women when they returned to the lodge. One was found to have a search clause as a condition of probation for previous violations of identity theft and credit card fraud. A search of her person produced several fraudulent credit cards, including the one fraudulently used at the lodge. A search of her hotel room revealed a suitcase which contained a credit card embossing machine, two credit card reader/writers, 42 fraudulently-made cards, additional blank cards, and a small amount of methamphetamine. The woman was arrested and is currently faces a violation of probation, numerous state charges, and possible federal charges. PSU has partnered with the Northern California Computer Crimes Taskforce, which will assist with the continuing investigation by forensically examining the seized computers and cell phones. [Chad Marin, Deputy Chief, Law Enforcement & Emergency Services] 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): Office of Communications - Yesterday - Wednesday, September 3rd - marked the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act, which was signed into law by President Johnson on September 3, 1964. Over 43 million acres of National Park Service lands are protected as wilderness. Intermountain Region - On July 18th, Fort Davis NHS opened its newly-restored visitor center and museum -- the first time the building has been renovated since the park was established 50 years ago. Park Facility Management Division - The July/August issue of Park Facility Management Division Update is now available online. A link is provided to both current and past editions. Ocmulgee NM - Ocmulgee held its second butterfly count over two days in late August. This bioblitz provided crucial data about the different species of butterfly living within the 702-acre park. Yosemite NP - On July 28th, Yosemite National Park held its fourth annual butterfly count in the Tuolumne Meadow area. The final tally for the day included a total of 40 butterfly species composed of 680 individuals. US Park Police - Retired US Park Police Officer Gene Windsor died suddenly on August 24th in South Carolina. He was involved in the dramatic rescue of Air Florida survivors from the Potomac River in January, 1982. 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). --- ### --- |