Tag: Park Rangers

Patrol

National Park Ranger, Suspect Wounded in Traffic Stop Gunfight

A park ranger made a traffic stop at approximately 10:20 a.m. near the park’s Fall River Entrance on U.S. 34 and the driver and the ranger exchanged gunfire.

December 8, 2021

Patrol

Park Service Cancels Funding for Project 'Honoring Legacy' of Black Panther Party

The National Park Service is no longer providing funding for a controversial project "honoring the legacy" of the Black Panther Party after outrage that the agency would spend taxpayer dollars to memorialize a group that murdered a park ranger in the 1970s.

October 26, 2017

Patrol

Off-Duty Ohio Officer Shoots Home Intruder

A Cleveland Metroparks Ranger Department off-duty police officer shot a home intruder at his Lakewood home Wednesday morning, police say.

April 13, 2017

Patrol

Video: NC Ranger Dragged 30 Feet, Driver Charged

Rangers said a man impatient to enter Crowders Mountain State Park in Gaston County, NC, dragged a park ranger with his car Sunday.

February 21, 2017

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NC Park Ranger Dragged 30 Feet, Driver Charged

Rangers said a man impatient to enter Crowders Mountain State Park in Gaston County, NC, dragged a park ranger with his car Sunday.

February 21, 2017

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Civil Rights Group Says Park Rangers' Uniforms Are 'Threatening' to Latinos

A coalition of lawmakers and civil rights groups has a message for the National Park Service: your uniforms and vehicles are "very threatening" to Latinos.

May 2, 2016

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Tennessee Park Ranger Succumbs to Injuries from Crash

Park Ranger Jimmy Wallen succumbed to injuries sustained on duty in 1989 when the Hamilton County (TN) Parks and Recreation Department patrol car he and his partner were in was struck by another vehicle.

November 3, 2015

Training

NLEOMF Begins Engraving 2013 Officer Names

The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund has begun engraving the names of 321 fallen law enforcement officers who will be honored as part of National Police Week next week.

May 7, 2013

Technology

C4i Provides Custom Dispatch Solution for Federal Facility

C4i has deployed an affordable, integrated solution at a National Park Service facility to assist with high-altitude search-and-rescue missions in the mountains of eastern California.

December 3, 2012

Patrol

House Passes Bill Honoring Park Ranger

The House of Representatives has passed a bill (H.R. 5788) that would name the post office in Eatonville, Wash., in honor of Park Ranger Margaret Anderson.

November 27, 2012

Special Units

Montana Park Rangers Get Active Shooter Training

Law enforcement Park Rangers at Glacier National Park in Montana teamed up with tactical operators with the Flathead County Sheriff's SWAT team to learn how to deal with an active shooter.

May 20, 2012

Patrol

Fallen Federal Heroes

Since Christmas, the federal law enforcement community has lost five heroes. Two were fatally wounded by gunfire, one drowned during a rescue effort, and two succumbed to severe medical attacks.

April 3, 2012