NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
MORNING REPORT
Friday, November 5, 2010
INCIDENTS
Great Smoky Mountains NP
Man Arrested For Theft Of Vehicle From Parking Area
On July 7th, members of a Youth for Christ group parked their Ford van at the Mt. Sterling Gap parking area, which is in a remote area of the park, and started out on a backcountry hike. When a member of the group returned to the trailhead, though, he found the van gone. Rangers were notified and a vehicle theft report was taken. Detectives from a neighboring county who were serving an arrest warrant on unrelated charges at the residence of L.G. the next day found a Ford van parked in front of the house. They noted that the vehicle's door lock was missing and that the steering column was damaged. A query was made, and the detectives learned about the stolen vehicle. Ranger Tim Rand and Special Agent Jeff Carlisle were notified and headed to L.G.'s residence. L.G., who has prior felony convictions, was also found to have a sawed-off shotgun in his residence. Investigators determined that he was operating a “chop shop” for stolen vehicles on his property. Numerous stolen vehicles in varying states of disassembly were found on the property. Agents from many agencies, including the FBI, arrived on scene to join in the investigation, with Carlisle and Rand leading on the theft of the Ford van. L.G. was taken into custody by local authorities on existing warrants, with federal charges to be sought at a later time. On July 13th, L.G. was released on bond. A criminal complaint was completed the next day, and, on July 15th, Carlisle and FBI agents took him into custody on federal charges of prior convicted felonies, including possession of a firearm and interstate transportation of a stolen motor vehicle. He is currently being held pending trial. [Russell Roy, Assistant Special Agent in Charge, Southeast Region]
Cuyahoga Valley NP
Two Killed, One Injured In Early Morning Crash
Two people were killed and a third injured in a single-vehicle accident that occurred on Truxell Road near Virginia Kendall Lake around 3:20 a.m. on October 31st. The driver lost control of the vehicle, which went off the road, hit several trees, and rolled over. Two of the three occupants, all minors, were killed in the accident; the third was taken to a hospital and released that day. The investigation is being handled jointly by the park, the Peninsula Police Department, and the Boston Heights Police Department. [Chris Ryan, Chief Ranger]
OTHER NEWS
The following stories are among those in today's edition of InsideNPS. To see the full text, including images, 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 NPS Digest page ( HYPERLINK "http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/" http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/):
Golden Gate NRA - The National Park Service will be working with NOAA and other organizations to study climate variability and change in the Bay Area, with operations centered on NOAA's new Ocean Climate Center at the Gulf of Farallones National Marine Sanctuary.
National Park Foundation - For a full week last month, Cape Cod National Seashore hosted the Parks As Resources for Knowledge (PARK) Fundamentals training, sponsored by the National Park Foundation through a generous grant from the Toyota USA Foundation. Photo.
Training and Conference Calendar - A compilation of upcoming training courses and conferences across the nation. Added to this week's calendar are four new FLETC offerings.
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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. Edited by Bill Halainen ( HYPERLINK "mailto:Bill_Halainen@nps.gov" Bill_Halainen@nps.gov).
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