NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
MORNING REPORT
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
INCIDENTS
Hot Springs NP
Park Canine Identifies Drug Package Mailed To Post Office
Ranger Clint Forte and his partner “Saki,” a two-year-old German shepherd recently acquired by the park, were asked to assist the Hot Springs Drug Task Force with the identification of a suspicious package at the post office on November 21st.
Members of the task force had determined that a package containing illegal narcotics might be coming to the post office and notified the postmaster, who intercepted it. Several packages were placed on the floor and Saki was asked to examine them. Saki immediately alerted on a package sent to a 50-year-old city resident.
Shortly thereafter, the man's wife arrived at the post office to pick up the package and was detained by officers. She gave them permission to search the package, which was found to contain nearly four pounds of marijuana.
The man was charged with possession of a controlled substance, a crime punishable by up to six years in prison. The street value of the marijuana was estimated to be $24,000.
[Josie Fernandez, Superintendent]
OTHER NEWS
The following stories are among those in today's InsideNPS. To see the full text, 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 Morning Report web page ( HYPERLINK "http://www.nps.gov/morningreport/" http://www.nps.gov/morningreport/):
John F. Kennedy NHS - Over a thousand visitors joined rangers and volunteers at the John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the National Day of Mourning last weekend.
Office of Learning and Development - Ten members of the first ranger class to attend the Horace Albright Training Center at Grand Canyon in 1963 and their partners gathered with staff for a first-ever class reunion in May on the Albright campus.
Fort Scott NHS - The park recently hosted a presentation by three high school freshmen on a mural honoring the First Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry that they created with 70 fellow students.
Coronado NM - Montezuma Pass, a scenic overlook with views into Mexico and the San Pedro River and San Rafael Valleys, recently received a facelift due in part to a partnership between the NPS and the Army Corps of Engineers and Department of Homeland Security.
Cumberland Island NS - Fred Boyles, the superintendent of Cumberland island National Seashore, will retire at the end of November, ending a 33-year career with the National Park Service.
Law Enforcement, Security and Emergency Services - Glen Anderson has been selected to lead the Office of Professional Responsibility as its branch chief. This office has oversight and management of internal affairs investigations throughout the National Park Service.
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