WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court is taking up a long-running legal fight over a cross honoring World War I soldiers that has stood for 75 years on public land in a remote part of California.

The cross, on an outcrop known as Sunrise Rock in the Mojave National Preserve, has been covered in plywood for... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (NarcRanger) http://unitedstatesparkrangerlodge.yuku.com/topic/1113 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 01:07:46 GMT http://unitedstatesparkrangerlodge.yuku.com/topic/1112/t/Washington-D-C-Travels.html Lodge Board to Meet with Interior Secretary Thursday, October 8th
U.S. Park Ranger Lodge President John Waterman and Vice President Duane Buck will be
travelling to Washington D.C. this week to speak with the Interior Secretary. ]]> feeds@yuku.com (rangerfop webmaster) http://unitedstatesparkrangerlodge.yuku.com/topic/1112 Sun, 04 Oct 2009 08:09:02 GMT http://unitedstatesparkrangerlodge.yuku.com/topic/1111/t/FEHB-under-attack-.html
http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=43650&oref=rellink

There are those who are proposing to either open the FEHB to the public or to, in the case of one ammendment, force the end of FEHB... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (fishboy) http://unitedstatesparkrangerlodge.yuku.com/topic/1111 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:19:34 GMT http://unitedstatesparkrangerlodge.yuku.com/topic/1108/t/Couldn-t-Keep-From-Laughing-.html

Gateway National Recreation Area
Employees Cited For Saving Lives At Jacob Riis Park

"On August 14th, off-duty surfguard Kelly Werner and off-duty visitor use assistant James Keena were involved in an after hours rescue of a family at Jacob Riis Park. Both off duty employees were fully dressed. Werner and another park visitor saved the lives of a mother... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (StRanger7032) http://unitedstatesparkrangerlodge.yuku.com/topic/1108 Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:11:24 GMT http://unitedstatesparkrangerlodge.yuku.com/topic/1107/t/Couple-alleges---harassed--outing-near-Fort-Pickens---news.html http://www.gulfbreezenews...0910/Front_Page/003.html

A Gulf Breeze family alleges they were harassed by U.S. Park Service law
enforcement officers during an August camping outing in the Fort Pickens
campground.

From http://uspppressroom.blogspot.com/2009/08/united-states-park-police-officer.html

United States Park Police Officer Injured in Crash on the Baltimore Washington... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (MEDIC357) http://unitedstatesparkrangerlodge.yuku.com/topic/1101 Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:45:00 GMT http://unitedstatesparkrangerlodge.yuku.com/topic/1099/t/United-States-Park-Ranger-Lodge-1801-Response.html http://www.rangerfop.com/1801response.htm

Duane ]]> feeds@yuku.com (rangerfop webmaster) http://unitedstatesparkrangerlodge.yuku.com/topic/1099 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:33:26 GMT http://unitedstatesparkrangerlodge.yuku.com/topic/1097/t/9th-circuit-RANGERS-AND-checkpoints.html The Ninth Circuit Held Vehicle Checkpoint at Park Gate Was Not Unconstitutional Because It Was Minimally Intrusive, Justified by a Legitimate Concern, Directly Related to the Operation of the Park, and Confined to a Brief Stop

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decided the issue of whether it was constitutional for a park ranger to set up a vehicle checkpoint at the entrance to a national park to mitigate the illegal taking of animals in the park due to... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (urban ranger) http://unitedstatesparkrangerlodge.yuku.com/topic/1097 Sat, 22 Aug 2009 22:12:46 GMT http://unitedstatesparkrangerlodge.yuku.com/topic/1096/t/Another-TASER-Article.html
Check out the 19 Aug 09 Police One Feature, the article is titled "Force Science question new TASER report on Canada incident." Interestring article and comments. TASERs are again under attack. ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Walt Kelly) http://unitedstatesparkrangerlodge.yuku.com/topic/1096 Thu, 20 Aug 2009 11:15:08 GMT http://unitedstatesparkrangerlodge.yuku.com/topic/1095/t/1801-Series-Conversion-Memo.html 1801 Position Description Conversion Memo
The lodge has learned about a "draft" memo on converting the current 5/7/9 law enforcement position descriptions to the 1801 series. This is NOT a good thing! It would/could rescind any 6c coverage you currently have under the current position descriptions.

We are strongly advising membership to download and review the memo's and send... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (rangerfop webmaster) http://unitedstatesparkrangerlodge.yuku.com/topic/1095 Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:25:13 GMT http://unitedstatesparkrangerlodge.yuku.com/topic/1094/t/TASER-Users-and-the-AMA-Report.html http://www.policeone.com/

If you use TASERs, check out the 17 Aug 09 article at this site, entitled "A Closer Look ath the AMA's CED Report" by Capt Greg Meyer. He discuses the strength and weaknesses of the reports arguments about TASER use.

It can be found in the NEWS section at the P1 Newsletter.
]]> feeds@yuku.com (Walt Kelly) http://unitedstatesparkrangerlodge.yuku.com/topic/1094 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:08:28 GMT http://unitedstatesparkrangerlodge.yuku.com/topic/1093/t/Cloth-Badges-Place-to-Buy-.html ). Anyway, The division heads had a meeting and wanted to put cloth badges on all the vest (LE on LE - Non-LE on everyone else)

Sallys Cop Shop has the LE cloth badge and some new SAR Tech badge (right style wrong wording). ]]> feeds@yuku.com (OutWest) http://unitedstatesparkrangerlodge.yuku.com/topic/1093 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 01:14:59 GMT http://unitedstatesparkrangerlodge.yuku.com/topic/1091/t/NPS-LE-Ranger-Arrested-for-Sexual-Assault.html http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/crime/story/895845.html

Glacier Bay park ranger charged with sexual assault

The Associated Press

Published: August 12th, 2009 07:39 AM
Last Modified: August 12th, 2009 08:47 AM