NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

MORNING REPORT

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

INCIDENTS

Blue Ridge Parkway

Special Operations Result In Multiple Poaching And Weapons Charges

On November 20th and 21st, Plateau District rangers working in cooperation with Virginia conservation officers and Carroll County deputies conducted three special operations resulting in multiple cases. On Friday, rangers and conservation officers stopped three vehicles for spotlighting along the parkway and issued a total of 26 state and federal charges for weapon, drug, alcohol and multiple hunting violations. Officers also seized three weapons. As a result of one of the cases, Virginia conservation officers were able to file nine additional charges in an on-going investigation relating to the illegal taking of wildlife. On Saturday, rangers, conservation officers and Carroll County deputies conducted a DUI checkpoint. During the checkpoint, officers contacted the operators of approximately 100 vehicles and issued 15 violations and 11 warnings for a variety of offenses, including suspended licenses, drugs, alcohol, weapons, hunting and equipment violations. Officers seized four weapons, impounded two vehicles and issued a total of eight violations related to illegal hunting. A total of 50 violations were issued over the weekend, 40 of which were related to illegal hunting activity. [Bobby D Miller, Plateau District Ranger]

OTHER NEWS

The following stories are among those in today's edition of InsideNPS:

National Historic Landmarks Program - The tenth annual National Historic Landmarks photo contest is now underway. Readers are invited to vote for their favorite images.

Kalaupapa NHP - The month of celebratory activities surrounding the sainthood of Joseph Damien de Veuster at the Vatican in Rome in October came to a conclusion earlier this month back in Kalaupapa, where Father Damien worked to care for islanders forced into exile after having contracted leprosy. Photo.

WASO Public Affairs - Representatives from Mexico, Canada, and the United States recently signed a memorandum of understanding creating a framework for future cooperation and coordination in wilderness conservation

Denver Service Center - After 25 years with the Denver Service Center, Linda Ray will retire on December 31st.

To see these and other stories posted on InsideNPS (or NPS Digest, its public version), click on one or the other of the following links (please note that not all stories in the former appear in the latter): NPS employees: HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=index" http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=index ; non-NPS employees: HYPERLINK "http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/" http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/

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Prepared by the Division of Law Enforcement, Security and Emergency Services, Washington Office, with the support of the Office of the Chief Information Officer and Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. Edited by Bill Halainen ( HYPERLINK "mailto:Bill_Halainen@nps.gov" Bill_Halainen@nps.gov).

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