NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
                               MORNING REPORT

To:         All National Park Service Areas and Offices

From:       Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office

Day/Date:   Thursday, January 7, 1998

INCIDENTS

98-195 - Biscayne NP (FL) - Follow-up: Significant BUI Arrests

Last April, G.A. was arraigned on charges of operating a vessel under
the influence of impairing substances within the park on three different
occasions within a three month period.  Rangers Steve Stinnett and David
Pharo arrested G.A. in January for BUI (boating under the influence) with a
blood alcohol level almost three times the state's legal limit.  On April
9th, G.A. ran his 46-foot motor yacht hard aground, causing significant
damage to park resources.  Pharo arrested him for BUI and other violations. 
G.A. was released from jail after eight hours and returned to his grounded
vessel.  On the following morning, Pharo again found G.A. behind the wheel
of his vessel, attempting to power it off the shoal.  Investigation revealed
he was once again intoxicated.  He was arrested for a third time and taken
before a magistrate judge, who ordered a $50,000 bond, banned him from the
park, and prohibited him from operating a vessel or leaving the magistrate's
judicial district.  On January 6th, G.A. was found guilty of numerous
offenses, including several of the BUI charges.  He was assessed $106,000 in
partial restitution for injury done to park resources, banned from operating
a vessel in either Biscayne NP or Everglades NP for three years, sentenced to
three years' probation and another four months' of monitored in-house arrest,
fined $25,000, and ordered to successfully complete a drug and alcohol
program.  [Wayne Elliott, CR, BISC, 1/6]

98-781 - George Washington Parkway (VA) - Aggravated Assault
     
On December 25th, a visitor was walking from Memorial Bridge towards the Iwo
Jima Memorial when she was attacked and physically beaten by a homeless
individual. The victim was hospitalized due to her injuries.  The suspect was
detained by Metro Transit personnel and subsequently arrested for aggravated
assault by Park Police officers.  While being booked, the suspect assaulted
Park Police officers, but none sustained any serious injury. [Henry
Berberich, RLES, NCSO, 1/6]

99-1 - Indiana Dunes NL (IN) - Winter Storm Impacts

The major winter storm which struck the Midwest over the past weekend led to
the issuance of an area snow emergency on Saturday, January 2nd, during which
all non-essential travel was banned.  The park was accordingly closed. 
Maintenance employees worked to keep public and park roads cleared, and
rangers activated the park's "Eldercare" health and welfare check of the
area's senior residents.  By the time the storm subsided on Sunday, 13 inches
of fresh snow had fallen at park headquarters.  Bitter cold and high winds
then descended on the area, with a low temperature of 19 below zero recorded
overnight on Monday.  Despite blowing and drifting snow, parking lots and
facilities in the park's East Unit were reopened by Sunday afternoon.  Most
West Unit lots were cleared of snow by Monday.  The snow emergency was lifted
at 10 a.m. on January 5th, permitting non-emergency park employees to return
to work.  [Al Nash, Public Affairs Specialist, INDU, 1/6]

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION

No entries.

PARK DISPATCHES

No entries.

OPERATIONAL NOTES

No entries.

MEMORANDA

No entries.

INTERCHANGE

No entries.

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