NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
MORNING REPORT
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
INCIDENTS
Independence NHP
Convicted Felon Arrested On Weapons Charge
Early on the morning of March 21st, rangers were patrolling a parking garage that is within the park's jurisdiction. They stopped a car for multiple drug and alcohol violations and conducted a search of the vehicle. In addition to various other items, rangers recovered a large quantity of methamphetamine, marijuana, a scale, and a handgun.
During their initial investigation and prior to the search, rangers determined that the owner of the firearm was a convicted felon who had just recently been released from prison. The man was arrested for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm and was taken to the federal detention center. The man is also facing multiple drug charges relating the incident.
The involved rangers are continuing to work closely with the US Attorney's Office to pursue successful convictions on all counts. The suspect is currently on house arrest awaiting additional court proceedings.
[Eli Bowers, Supervisory Park Ranger]
Independence NHP
Rangers Save Suicidal Man
The Philadelphia Parking Authority recently reported a man on the third floor ledge of the Second Street Parking Garage who appeared to be suicidal.
Rangers arrived and began to talk to the man. Shortly after, other rangers arrived and stayed out of view. As they continued to build a rapport with the distressed man, another ranger positioned herself close to him in an effort to pull him to safety All rangers silently acknowledged this and continued talking with the man. He was quickly pulled back from the ledge.
The man was not injured. He was transported to Hall Mercer Mental Health Facility for a hold and evaluation.
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[Trouper Snow, Deputy Chief]
OTHER NEWS
The following stories are among those in today's webpage editions of InsideNPS (available to NPS employees only) and the Morning Report (available to all readers):
Richmond NBP - From April 1st through April 4th, Richmond National Battlefield Park and its partners commemorated the 150th anniversary of the fall of the Confederate capital on April 2-3, 1865.
NPS Alumni - H. Lane Baker, retired ranger, park manager and national chief ranger in the Washington Office, passed away peacefully at her home in San Francisco on April 4th after a five-year battle with cancer.
Craters of the Moon NM&P - As part of its continuing mutual aid efforts with gateway communities, the park joined in a multi-agency active shooter exercise at a local high school in mid-March.
To see the full text of these stories, readers should go to one or the other of the following sites:
NPS employees - HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=index" http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=index
Non-NPS employees - HYPERLINK "http://www.nps.gov/morningreport/" http://www.nps.gov/morningreport/
The Morning Report is produced by the Office of Communications with the support of the Office of the Associate Director for Information Resources. Edited by Bill Halainen ( HYPERLINK "mailto:Bill_Halainen@contractor.nps.gov" Bill_Halainen@contractor.nps.gov).
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