NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
MORNING REPORT
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
INCIDENTS
Fort Raleigh NHS
Man Arrested For Distributing Heroin In Park
On the afternoon of Thursday, April 18th, an off-duty ranger was exercising near the park housing area when a man and woman drove into the area and parked at the end of the road. As the ranger watched, four more vehicles pulled up and the man exchanged items with their occupants in what appeared to be drug deals. The ranger returned to his residence, prepared for duty, called another ranger, informed him of his suspicions, and asked him to respond and assist. As both rangers approached in a marked patrol vehicle, they saw the man - subsequently identified as C.E.M. - throw items into the woods in front of the parked vehicle. When the rangers contacted C.E.M. and began questioning him about his activities, he became agitated and began yelling at them. The rangers gave C.E.M. several commands to place his hands behind his back, which he refused to do. They then grabbed his arms and a struggle ensued. C.E.M. broke free and began to flee when one ranger fired his taser and subdued him. A search of C.E.M.'s person and the area revealed 96 individual packages of heroin and a large sum of cash. C.E.M. also had a felony warrant for his arrest for similar narcotics distribution charges. [Ben McKay, District 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/):
Cedar Creek and Belle Grove NHP - Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park opened a visitor contact station with newly developed interpretive exhibits on Saturday, April 13th. This is the park's first NPS-operated visitor facility.
Office of Communications - National Park Service scientists and managers are taking a close look at the overall condition of the national parks in their care and have begun to report their findings in a series of “State of the Park” reports.
Law Enforcement, Security and Emergency Services - The National Park Service will again be participating in Police Week this year. A calendar of events and contacts for more information on events are provided.
Park Facility Management Division - The March/April issue of Park Facility Management Division Update is now available online. A link is provided to both current and past editions.
Pacific West Region - Tammy Duchesne has been selected as the new superintendent of Pu'uhonua O Honaunau National Historic Park and Kaloko-Honokohau National Historic Park on the west coast of Hawai'i.
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