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EAGLE TIMESU. S. PARK POLICE

SEQUESTER FURLOUGHS: ANOTHER CHAPTER IN 30 YEARS OF

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NEGLECT

OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE - UNITED STATES PARK POLICE LABOR COMMITT

APRIL 2013

FOP LEGAL PLAN ATTORNEY JOHN BERRY

REPORTS OF OFFICERS

REPORT FROM USPP CALIFORNIA FIELD OFFICE---SEND HELP

USPP SEIZE 600 GRAMS OF COCAINE NEAR FREDERICK DOUGLASS HOME


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19th Annual Blue MassMay 07, 2013—12:10pm

The Blue Mass will be held at 12:10 p.m. at St. Patrick's CatholicChurch, 619 Tenth Street, NW (10th & G Streets, NW) Washing-

ton, DC. Annual National Police Week 5KMay 11, 2013—9:00 am

601 4th Street, N.W., adjacent to the National Law EnforcementOfcer Memorial

20th Annual TOP COPS Awards CeremonyMay 12, 2013—7:00 pm

National Association of Police Organizations – The Omni ShorehamHotel

Police Unity Tour Arrival CeremonyMay 12, 2013—2:00 pm

National Law Enforcement Ofcers Memorial (400 Block of E Street,NW)

18th Annual LawRideMay 12, 2013 —11:00 am

Procession will leave RFK Stadium/Armory (19th and East CapitolStreet, NE) at 10:30 am; kick-stands up time of 10:30 am for theride to the Memorial for wreathlaying ceremony and presentations11:00 am - noon.

25th Annual Candlelight VigilMay 13, 2013—8:00 pm

National Law Enforcement Ofcers Memorial

National Police Survivors’ ConferenceMay 14, 2013—9:00 am - 4:30 pm

National Police Survivors’ Conference – Concerns of Police Survi-vors – Hilton Alexandria Mark Center (Registration is mandatory.)

Standing Watch for the Fallen Flag Ceremony

May 14, 2013—3:00 pmPresentation of U.S. Honor Flag along with state and departmentalags, commencing the honor guard rotations.

11th Annual Honor Guard CompetitionMay 14, 2013—8:00 am

Grant Statue — West side of U.S. Capitol

Philly to DC Memorial RunMay 14, 2013—12 noon

Philly to DC Memorial Run at the National Law Enforcement Of-cers Memorial — Each year, a group of ofcers run from Philadel-phia, Pennsylvania to Washington DC to honor the fallen ofcersfrom Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland.

3rd Annual Pipe Band DemonstrationMay 14, 2013—10:00 am

Grant Statue — West side of U.S. Capitol

19th Annual Emerald Society & Pipeband March and Ser-viceMay 14, 2013—4:30 pm

18th Annual Emerald Society & Pipeband March and Service – As-semble at New Jersey Avenue and F Street, NW – Step-off promptlyat 6:00 pm. March will proceed to the National Law EnforcementOfcers Memorial.

LAPD Memorial Roll CallMay 15, 2013—7:30 am


FOP/FOPA Wreathlaying CeremonyMay 15, 2013—TBD (see below)

Wreathlaying Ceremony – Fraternal Order of Police/FOP Auxiliary – National Law Enforcement Ofcers Memorial (immediately following the ceremony at the U.S. Capitol)

32nd Annual National Peace Ofcers' Memorial Day Ser-vicesMay 15, 2013—11:00 am

West Front of the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.

Shomrim Society WreathlayingMay 15, 2013—9:30 am


NCIS/USMC Wreathlaying CeremonyMay 15, 2013—8:00 am

NCIS/USMC Wreathlaying Ceremony at the National Law Enforcement Ofcers Memorial

National Police Survivors’ ConferenceMay 16, 2013—9:00 am - 4:30 pm

National Police Survivors’ Conference – Concerns of Police Survi-vors – Hilton Alexandria Mark Center (Registration is mandatory.)

National Police Challenge 50-Kilometer RelayMay 17, 2013—8:00 am - 1:00 pm

NPC-50K at the U.S. Secret Service Training Center, Laurel, MD

This schedule will be updated as the dates of events are con-rmed. Check back often to view a complete list of events andspecic event details at this page:

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Fraternal Order of PoliceUnited States Park Police Labor Committee

1320 G Street SE, Washington, D.C. 20003

Telephone: 202-544-4813

Fax: 202-544-5918

Website: usppfop.org

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Te EAGLE IMES is published quarterly by the Fraternal

Order of Police, United States Park Police Labor Committee

organized under the Fraternal Order of Police State Lodgefor the District of Columbia.

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of Police, United States Park Police Labor Committee.

Executive Board

Ian Glick Chair

Gary Hatch

Vice-Chair

Cotayba Al SaighSecretary

Anthony McSherryTreasurer

Mike Shalton

Executive Chief Steward- DC

Darrel GilliamExecutive Chief Steward- NY

Bill BattistaExecutive Chief Steward- CA

Shop Stewards

Washington, DC

District 1Dave Crandall - ChiefStewardMike RussoSean KellenbergerJames DingeldeinDistrict 2

Anthony McSherryCotayba Al-Saigh

District 3Debyn BrownDistrict 4Gary HatchDistrict 5

VACANTCIBI.P. EdwardsK9Charles Wilkins

MotorsTodd HandServicesElizabeth KessebehSWATErnie EclipseJack Eddington

Angelo Herron

San Francisco Ofce

MidnightsRussel KiddDay Work Michael Cameron

CIBEzra SavageHMPJason Raymos

Court LiaisonBernard Durham

New York Ofce

Liberty DistrictChris KyriakoHarold Gonzales

Staten IslandRobert O’Brien

BrooklynSaoud MohammedRobert McGarry

Table of Contents

Chairman’s ReportPage 4

Vice Chairman’s ReportPage 5

Attorney John BerryPage 5

Golf Tournament DonationTreasurer McSherryPage 6

U. S. Park PoliceSequester Furloughs:Another Chapter in 30 years of NPS Neglect

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U. S. Park PoliceSeize 600 Grams of Cocaine

Near Frederick Douglass HomePage 10

Geniuses Arrestedin NJ Tropper Parking LotPage 15

U. S. Park Police San FranciscoField Ofce Ofcer Shortage

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National Blue Alert EffortPage 17

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The law rm of Berry & Berry, PLLC has been privileged to rep -resent hundreds of U.S. Park Police ofcers over the past 14 years ina variety of types of matters. I rst began my representation of U.S.Park Police ofcers in 1999, working at that time as theFOP/U.S. Park Police Labor Committee’s general counsel.In 2001, I left my in house position with the USPPLC tostart Berry & Berry, PLLC. Today, our law rm works inconjunction with the USPPLC, principally through the FOPLegal Defense Plan, to represent U.S. Park Police ofcers.Over the years, I have had the fortunate opportunity towork with a number of USPPLC chairman, including PeteWard, Jeff Capps, Jim Austin and Ian Glick in my repre-sentation of U.S. Park Police ofcers.

Typically, our law rm has been called upon by theUSPPLC to represent U.S. Park Police ofcers in internalaffairs interviews or at the point where proposed disci-pline is issued or is likely pending. My rm has represent-

ed ofcers in the USPPLC in a range of cases under theFOP Legal Defense Plan over the years, including internalaffairs interviews, proposed disciplinary actions, appealsof nal discipline, arbitration hearings, appeals to the Merit SystemsProtection Board and in security clearance matters.

The FOP Legal Defense Plan (www.foplegal.com) is a great re-source for U.S. Park Police ofcers and the most comprehensive legalplan insurance that I am aware of for law enforcement ofcers. ThePlan enables police ofcers to obtain legal representation for adminis-trative, civil and criminal defense matters relating to their employmentand is run through the national Fraternal Order of Police. In the 13years that I have worked with the FOP Legal Defense Plan, it has beenthe most effective means of ensuring that all members are represented

I’m Gary Hatch and I’m your Vice Chairman, since you elected me in 2010. I have been with the Department a little over thirteenyears and have been assigned to District four in Greenbelt Maryland. I am the MPO at the station and I have been the Union representa-tive since 2003. Before I came to the US Park Police, I worked at the CIA Uniform Police for three years.

The union has tackled a multitude of tasks and challenges since I was elected to the Executive Board. The challenge of the impendingfurloughs has been, by far, the most perplexing. I can promise each and every member of the Union that our board has done absolutelyeverything we can to ght this unnecessary personal and professional aggravation. I’m sure most of you have already seen the mediaattention that has been focused on the Department and the excellent work that Ian has done both on the television and radio interviewsI, as well as all of you, certainly hope that the furloughs do not become a reality. However, if they do occur, please remember that weare all in this together and let’s do everything we can to make it easier for the next person. Morale will be a huge issue and that is something that each one of us can attempt to keep elevated. Please remember that this is not coming from your Department, I know we liketo blame management for everything, but this time it’s not their fault. Just remember that we do have one of the greatest jobs in LawEnforcement and that every Police Department has its ups and downs, we are no exception.

During our negotiations over the furloughs one of our biggest concerns was to make secondary employment easier to have approved As we understand it, this will be streamlined so that each ofcer can expect a few days in turn-around time, on your secondary employment requests. I highly recommend that if you are planning to work outside of the USPP you should complete this paperwork and haveit approved before you begin.

I look forward to hearing everyone’s feedback regarding this newsletter. From now on, I will work to make sure that it is published

on schedule and will work to turn it into a publication that informs people about the issues facing the USPP.Fraternally,Gary Hatch

Vice Chairman.

Vice Chairman’s Report

effectively and enables members the ability to contest the disciplinaryor potential disciplinary actions that they face without the signicantcosts associated with hiring an attorney.

Typically, when members have a potentially disci-plinary issue, such as a proposed action or an inter-nal affairs complaint, the rst step to opening a legadefense case is to notify the USPPLC. Generally, theUSPPLC then contacts our rm to start the process forlegal representation. The next step is for our rm tospeak with the ofcer, open a case le and then requestthat the FOP Legal Defense Plan provide coverage fortheir legal expenses. Basically, our rm then preparesa coverage request and submits this request, along withthe appropriate disciplinary documentation, to the FOPLegal Defense Plan in order to obtain insurance cov-erage. Typically, this has been a fairly straightforwardprocess and coverage is generally granted for most dis-

ciplinary or potentially disciplinary matters for membersof the USPPLC relating to their employment.

Over the years I have come to really appreciatethe professionalism and dedication of the members of the U.S. ParkPolice and it is an honor to represent them when the need arises.While our law rm represents federal law enforcement ofcers andfederal employees nationwide, we also represent individuals in theiremployment and labor matters in the District of Columbia, Virginia,Maryland, New York, Michigan, Maine and Massachusetts. If our lawrm can be of any assistance to U.S. Park Police ofcers, please con-tact your USPPLC representative. Our ofce is located in the RestonTown Center in Reston, Virginia and we can be contacted at (703)668-0070 or through our website at www.berrylegal.com.

John Berry

Representing U.S. Park Police OfcersBy John V. Berry, Esq.




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2012 FOP Golf Event Raises $15,000 for Kids Cancer Research

The Kimmel Children Cancer Center at John’s Hopkins in Baltimore recieves big check fromChairman Ian Glick and Treasurer Anthony McSherry

The 2012 Fraternal Order of Police, United States Park Police Labor Commit-tee’s Annual Charity Golf Tournament raised $15,609.90 for children’s cancerresearch. Members (like you), retired Ofcers, Sergeants and Ofcials, as well

as friends and family of the Park Police, played golf to raise money for this cru-cial research and had a good time doing so. Though the reason we raise thismoney is, at times, heart wrenching, the impact on the lives of these children isimmeasurable. You have directly enriched these young lives by funding criticalresearch that one day will lead to a possible cure. Thank you for all of yoursupport!

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In his February 26, 2013 memorandum entitled, “Update onPreparations for Potential Sequestration”, National Park Service(NPS), Director Jonathan Jarvis indicated that there could be acrossthe board furloughs. In his March 8, 2013 memorandum on the se-questration Director Jarvis writes; “The sequester was designed tobe inexible. As a result, there can be differences in the needs forfurloughs from activity to activity. Consequently, we do expect lim-ited furloughs in the Service – specically in the U.S. Park Police.” Insuch a short period of time, it is quite a leap from across the boardfurloughs to apparently pretty much only the United States Park Po-lice being furloughed in the NPS. The Director does not seem overly

concerned about this and there seems no consideration given tothe fact that United States Park Police (USPP) ofcers are essentialemployees who are tasked with the protection of life and property.When other employees are told tostay home when the government isclosed for snow, hurricane and pre-vious budget battles, USPP ofcersare required to report for duty. Weare exploring some strange newterritory when essential employeesare furloughed and the rest of theNPS employees will be working, ex-cept for USPP’s civilian workers. In

the last budget battle, in the mid1990’s, USPP ofcers were requiredto come to work when pretty mucheveryone else in the NPS was forcedto stay home.

The USPP doesn’t have enoughsworn ofcers to effectively accom-plish the mission when all availableofcers are working. Therefore, ona day when a portion of the avail-able ofcers are forced to stayhome on furlough USPP operation-al effectiveness will be close to thebreaking point. Furloughing ofcersfrom the understaffed USPP willhave many effects; ofcers will wait longer for backup, areas al-ready under-patrolled will receive less attention, response times tocritical incidents lengthened and when pilots in USPP Aviation arefurloughed perhaps there will be an interruption in our medevacsystem. If these furloughs are implemented we will have to hopethat no one gets seriously injured when the Eagle cannot y. How-ever, it is foolish to base your safety on hope alone. A ride in theEagle is often the difference between living and dying.

The targeted furlough of USPP ofcers is additional evidenceof the long term neglect of the USPP mission by elements of the

NPS hierarchy. The majority of USPP ofcers have taken ”judicianotice” that the mission of the USPP is not important to the NPS

A group of NPS bureaucrats have for more than 30 years ignoredthe needs of the USPP. For at least the last 30 years, the FraternaOrder of Police (FOP)- United States Park Police Labor Committee(PPLC) has continually lobbied for equitable pay, more personnel,better equipment, and better training for the United States ParkPolice. These efforts have been continually obstructed by someNPS bureaucrats and a few like-minded Congressional staffers. Theindividuals that make up this group have changed over time but,their agenda has not changed. This group minimizes the critica

needs of the USPP to elected and appointed decision makers be-cause they believe the USPP drains resources from their personaNPS budget priorities. The USPP is not the only law enforcement

program neglected by the NPS. OuFOP brothers and sisters serving aslaw enforcement rangers are not ahigh priority either and they suffefrom the same issues that confrontUSPP ofcers. The record of the last30 or more years establishes, be-yond any doubt, that the needs othe USPP are not high on the list ofNPS priorities.

The RecordIn the early 1980’s, there was a

white paper circulating, in the NPSthat outlined a plan for the elimi-nation of the USPP. While the planwas never ofcial, it was circulatedservice wide. A copy of it came intothe possession of the leadership ofthe USPP bargaining unit that at thetime was known as the Police As-sociation of the District of Colum-bia. A key part of the plan was tohire law enforcement rangers to lranger positions in USPP patrol ar-eas and have them slowly assume

law enforcement duties. During this time law enforcement certiedrangers were hired in Greenbelt Park into interpretive ranger po-sitions. While this plan was never ofcially acknowledged, USPPofcers viewed the hiring of the law enforcement rangers in Green-belt Park as evidence there were individuals in the NPS that wereimplementing the plan.

In 1985, the big issue the PPLC had with the USPP was thatthe radio system was unsafe. The USPP radio system that wasinstalled for the Bicentennial in 1976 needed to be upgraded and

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U. S. Park Police Sequester Furloughs:

Another Chapter In 30 Years of NPS Neglect

USPP Ofcers standing watch over the National Mall from the Lin-

coln Memorial. The National Park Service won’t allow the USPP to

hire the ofcers needed to effectively protect the ICONS and the

visitors to them.

By The Fraternal Order of Police, United States Park Police Labor Committee




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there wasn’t funding. Around 1990 new portable radios were pur-chased but, the systems infrastructure was not upgraded until theend of the 1990’s when the solid state tube technology was nolonger available. Currently, the USPP is transitioning to a trunkedradio system hosted by the Department of Justice. The systemthat the USPP is using now is unencrypted analog. The system hastransmission quality and reliability issues. The USPP radio systemwas inadequate in 1985 and it is still inadequate today.

In 1993, a many of the larger police departments in the UnitedStates had computer systems for ofcers to prepare reports. OnJanuary 1, 2013, the USPP nally went online with a computerizedreporting system dictated by the DOI. The PPLC has been askingfor one since the early 1990’s. However, the new reporting system(IMARS) is poorly designed and is not fully functional.

The USPP will be the only agency furloughed in the NPS. Thisis odd given that NPS budget ofcials have often described theUSPP as “a particularly well funded” police department. If the USPPis “particularly well funded” than why is it the sole entity in the NPSfacing furloughs? The reality is that the USPP is not a “particularlywell funded” police department. A study done by the PPLC in thelate 1990’s, proved that the USPP budget per sworn ofcer position

was the second lowest of the major police departments in the New York, District of Columbia and San Francisco metropolitan areas. Afact that would lead a reasonable person, at the very least, to con-clude that the USPP was not “particularly well funded”.

The ofcial line of the NPS is that the USPP is being furloughedbecause 95% of the USPP’s current budget goes to personnel ex-penses; the other 5% of the budget can’t be cut by much becausethat pays for gas, copiers, computers, electricity, bullets, magazinesubscriptions, event fencing and the like. The USPP being the soleentity in the NPS being furloughed is, at least, circumstantial evi-dence that the USPP is underfunded. The budget given to the USPPfor non-personnel costs is bare bones. Who sets the budget for theUSPP? The NPS. Who decides how much money there is for items

other than personnel costs? The NPS. If the NPS had decided toincrease the USPP budget by $3,000,000 this scal year than ourpersonnel costs would be less than 95% of the USPP’s budget. TheNPS sets the bar for the USPP budget. USPP personnel costs are95% of our budget because the NPS does not allow the USPP tohave much more than personnel costs. The non-personnel part ofthe USPP budget that is set by the NPS, is not sufcient to effec-tively accomplish the mission.

In the early 1990’s, the PPLC, because of the growing terroristthreat, was concerned about the security of the monuments andmemorials on the National Mall. In response, the PPLC began aneffort to have vehicle barriers, alarm systems and video surveil-lance systems installed to improve the security of the structuresand to better protect the visitors. After the bombing of New YorkCity’s World Trade Center on February 26, 1993, it was obvious tothe PPLC that the United States was increasingly the target of ter-rorist attacks. The PPLC increased its efforts to obtain the securityenhancements and began urging for patrol ofcers to be armedwith ries. The PPLC was concerned that in the event of a groundassault by terror cells that USPP ofcers would be outgunned. Wewanted USPP ofcers to be able to effectively protect the visitors tothe National Mall and the other areas patrolled by the USPP.

These efforts were increased after February 28, 1997; whenthe Los Angeles Police Department and two bank robbers wearingfull body armor and armed with illegal automatic ries exchanged

(NPS NEGLECT--Continued from Page 7) approximately 2000 rounds. LAPD ofcers were outgunned, for atime, by two criminals who wanted to get away. The initiative, bravery and devotion to duty of the ofcers saved the day. However, itwas chilling to consider what a well armed terror cell unconcernedabout escape would do to an area under the jurisdiction of a sim-ilarly armed USPP. What the PPLC was demanding then, is nowcalled the “Patrol Rie Program”. The Patrol Rie is now a prettystandard piece of police equipment throughout the United StatesThe PPLC’s calls for ries were ignored for many years until after

9-11 when many departments began such programs. It should benoted that the initial USPP Patrol Rie Program was started by riesthat another federal agency was disposing of not from any fundingfrom the NPS.

Throughout the 1990’s and in the very early 2000’s the PPLCcontinually contacted numerous ofcials in the executive and legislative branches of the United States government insisting thatvehicle barriers, alarm systems and video surveillance systems beinstalled at the Monuments and Memorials; that the USPP need-ed more ofcers; better equipment and better training. The PPLCmembers who attended meetings regarding these issues remember the rolling eyes of many NPS bureaucrats when the PPLC wouldaddress these concerns. They did not consider them to be worthy

of any consideration.Until 9-11 the PPLC’s pleas for better security were totally ig

nored with one exception. Shortly after the Oklahoma City bombingon April 19, 1995 then NPS, National Capital Region, Regional Direc-tor, Mr. Terry Carlstrom had jersey barriers installed just outside theag ring of the Washington Monument. These barriers remaineduntil the current barrier system was constructed in the aftermath o9-11. The jersey barriers were the rst visible sign that the PPLC’sconcerns had been considered. Reality and the PPLC’s efforts hadcombined to convince Regional Director Carlstrom that he shouldgive our recommendations serious consideration.

In 1996, without assistance from the NPS, the PPLC was ableto get $2,000,000 for the USPP for equipment in the ANTITERROR

ISM AND EFFECTIVE DEATH PENALTY ACT OF 1996 (See Section817), which was signed into law by President Clinton on April 241996. Two days prior to the bills markup in the House of Representatives the NPS had not asked Congress for any money in the bilfor security enhancements. Security was not on their list of con-cerns. USPP ofcers owe thanks to former Congressman Bill McCollum (R-FL) because he nally listened to the PPLC’s concerns andtook action. Rep. McCollum was the Crime Subcommittee’s Chairman and he was able to get the USPP on the bill. While $2,000,000was far less than what was needed, it was $2,000,000 more thanthe NPS requested.

In 1999, with the assistance of many individuals the PPLC wasable to secure the passage of legislation that gave the USPP a payraise. The pay raise effort was obstructed by many NPS ofcialsand a small group of like-minded staffers on Capitol Hill. However, when the PPLC was able to gain the support of DOI AssistantSecretary John Berry (Policy, Management & Budget) and manymembers of Congress, we were able to prevail.

In 1999, Mr. Carlstrom (NCR Regional Director), who had be-come a strong supporter of increased security, contracted a con-sulting rm to do a security survey of the National Mall. The consulting rm of Booz, Allen & Hamilton (Booz-Allen) was selectedto do the survey. Their report conrmed the long held position ofthe PPLC that the USPP did not have the personnel, equipment o


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training required to adequately perform its mission. The Booz-Al-len report stated that the USPP needed more equipment, trainingand 820 ofcers. It should be noted that this report was publishedabout 18 months prior to 9-11.

The NPS ignored the Booz- Allen report and have continuedto ignore it to this day. Booz-Allen’s facts would inconveniencetheir agenda. The Booz-Allen report was ignored by the NPS but,the problems did not go away. The USPP’s problems of personnel,

equipment and training have persisted. They have been the USPP’scompanion for so long many ofcers think about them only whenevents take a turn for the worse. There have been periods of im-provement but, it’s a case of one step forward two steps back. ThePPLC is not alone in the opinion that the Booz-Allen report wasignored by the NPS. In a report dated January 14, 2002, the DOI Inspector General stated:

“Many of the issues uncovered in this assessment have beenidentied previously in past evaluations, reviews and assessments.

In the last three years alone, the Department has spent in excessof $1.5 million to have law enforcement programs assessed byconsultants such as the National Academy of Public Administra-tion (NAPA), International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)

and Booz, Allen & Hamilton. The Department and Bureaus havedemonstrated unwillingness, or inability, to recognize and addressthe thoughtful recommendations advanced by these profession-al law enforcement and management experts. The reports havebeen largely ignored and do little more than gather dust on a shelf.”

While the PPLC agrees with the DOI Inspector General that thereports were ignored. We can’t agree that the National Academy ofPublic Administration (NAPA) 2001 report is as thoughtful, practicalor as comprehensive as the Booz-Allen report.

The National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) neverdid a stafng analysis of the USPP even though they were contract-ed by the NPS to perform one and include it in their report. NAPAwas sent to the USPP by the small group of like-minded congressio-

nal staff associates of NPS bureaucrats in 2001 and 2004. The 2001 Appropriations Bill directed that NAPA be contracted to study theUSPP. NAPA empaneled experts, conducted a study and publishedtheir report. NAPA’s 2001 Report contained many recommenda-tions some obvious and practical, more than a few unworkableand damaging to the effectiveness of the USPP. When you read thereport you would have thought that the NPS bureaucrats had wrotethe document because it mirrored the notions oft spouted by themabout the USPP’s operation.

This was troubling but, not surprising considering the groupthat engineered the inclusion of the study into the AppropriationsBill. This like-minded group of bureaucrats and staffers considersthe USPP to be a nuisance. NAPA’s 2001 report discusses stafngat great length. However, in the nal analysis NAPA avoided comingup with a hard number in their report. Here is their recommenda-tion on stafng:

“A thorough stafng needs assessment based on the U.S.

Park Police mission, as claried, be performed. It should examine

the balance among patrol activities, specialized units, and adminis-trative assignments. The assessment should use primarily externalexpertise to ensure its objectivity and credibility, and the resultsshould be addressed through the budget process recommended in

Chapter 3.” (Page: 70, 2001 NAPA)

Here is another part of NAPA’s 2001 report:“Academy staff have not conducted a comprehensive staff-

(NPS NEGLECT--Continued from Page 8) ing needs assessment and cannot determine a specic numbe

of ofcer and civilian staff that the Park Police needs to effectively

perform its current mix of missions. Given the net real reduction o71 ofcer positions between 1995 and 2001, parts of USPP—in

cluding the Washington area districts, parts of the eld ofces, and

CIB—have lost staff in the past few years. This can explain the

stress that some ofcers said they are under to maintain coverage

given their understanding and perceptions of their current roles.The Panel is not convinced that the Park Police has done al

that it can to manage its increased aggregate workload given itsnew responsibilities in New York and added monument coverage in

the Washington area. Ofcer and civilian guard deployments haveattempted to cover all missions to some degree, rather than to se-lect priority areas—essentially, to base stafng decisions on some

level of risk analysis. Rather, numerous organizations request ordemand USPP services without considering their marginal costsThe Park Police has not done a risk analysis, but it appears tohave chosen to reduce ofcer presence on the street in favor of

other priorities.” (Page: 69, 2001 NAPA) (Note: Take notice tha“The Panel” only “appears” to know what the USPP have “chosento do and take great pain to never say home many ofcers the

USPP needed. )

The PPLC was not convinced that the “Panel” (NAPA) had doneall it could to complete its assigned task and manage its workload. The “Panel” did not emphasize that the USPP did not seekout these “new responsibilities” in New York, at Ellis Island andthe Statue of Liberty. The NPS Director ordered the USPP to takeover responsibility for policing these areas. Prior to the order NPSRanger Personnel were responsible for these areas. The PPLC wasagainst this expansion because we determined that these areaswould increase the problems facing the USPP. The reason why thishappened is that the NPS Superintendent of the Ellis Island andthe Statue of Liberty had difculty hiring certied law enforcementrangers. This forced the Superintendent to hire new personnel andpay to have them trained at the Federal Law Enforcement Training

Center in Brunswick, GA. The ranger trainees would return andwork at Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty until they had reachedcareer status. Then they would apply for law enforcement range

jobs at more attractive locations in the NPS. NPS managers at otheparks scooped up these fully trained rangers and saved themselvesthe cost of training a new hire. The Superintendent of Ellis Islandand the Statue of Liberty simply could not afford to be the trainingacademy for the NPS law enforcement rangers and was tired ofhaving trained personnel poached by other NPS units.

Why wasn’t a “comprehensive stafng needs assessment” accomplished by NAPA? The PPLC contacted NAPA in 2001 for an explanation and asked, why was this task glossed over? While NAPAobjected to the premise of the question they stated that they didn’thave sufcient time and they couldn’t because the USPP missionwas not “claried”. The PPLC then stated to the NAPA staff thatsince they hadn’t provided a stafng recommendation and had recommended that “external expertise” be secured to perform theanalysis, that we were in luck, because Booz-Allen had already conducted a stafng analysis that determined that the USPP needed aleast 820 ofcers. A NAPA staffer replied that he didn’t agree withBooz-Allen’s conclusion and questioned their methodology. ThePPLC responded that Booz-Allen was a highly respected consult-ing rm and they undoubtedly could justify their methodology. Atthis point, the conversation was essentially over. A check of NAPA’s


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On September 18, 2012, the United States Park Police, Narcoticsand Vice Unit was conducting narcotics enforcement operations inthe area of the Frederick Douglass Home National Historic Site and Anacostia National Park in Southeast Washington, DC. During the op-eration, ofcers received information from a condential sourse thatan narcotics dealer had arrived at an apartment in the 2600 block ofMartin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE in a black Nissan and had gone intoan apartment at that address to sell narcotics. The condential infor-mant gave the ofcers a descriptionof the dealer. The ofcers respond-ed to the apartment building andspotted the black Nissan parked outfront. Subsequently, a man match-ing the description of the dealercame out of the apartment buildingand got into the black Nissan. TheNissan pulled away.

The ofcers stopped the blackNissan. According to court pa-perwork, “. . . the individual de-scribed by the CI was identied asdefendant Lacroix Floyd. Ofcersremoved the defendant from thevehicle and patted him down. During the pat down the ofcers felta hard object protruding from the defendant's buttocks.” Floyd wasplaced under arrest and taken to U.S. Park Police District 5 Station.Upon arrival at the station, the “hard object” was retrieved fromFloyd’s buttocks. The “hard object” was a plastic bag containing 13.3grams of crack and 8 pink ziplock bags of crack that weighed approx-imately 2.5 grams.

The next day the Narcotics and Vice Unit went to an apartmentin the 2300 Block of Green Street SE where Floyd had been stay-ing, since his release from prison several weeks prior. The ofcersmet with the renter of the apartment who signed a written consentpermitting a search of the apartment. During the search the ofcers

U. S. Park Police Seize 600 Grams of CocaineNear Frederick Douglass Home

found a plastic bin, in the master bedroom, containing 354 gramof crack packaged in 167 pink ziplock bags and three larger plasticbags. The plastic bin also contained digital scales, empty ziplock bagsand other drug distribution paraphernalia. In the bedroom closetofcers found a vest that contained 125 grams of crack, 141 gramof cocaine powder and $4000.

On December 13, 2012, Lacroix Floyd pled guilty to possessionwith intent to distribute crack cocaine in U. S. District Court in the

District of Columbia. According toa press release by the DC U.S. Attorney, “under federal sentencingguidelines, he faces a likely rangeof about 21 to 27 years of incar-ceration, and the offense requiresa mandatory term of 10 years oincarceration.” The sentencing oFloyd is sometime in March 2013.

The 2600 block of Martin Luther King Avenue SE, WashingtonDC, the area where Floyd was arrested is approximately 2700 feefrom the front porch of the Frederick Douglass Home. The distance

from the apartment, where Floyd’s stash of cocaine was recoveredto the front porch is about 1300 feet. The stash was about 300 feefrom Fort Stanton Park.

From the DC U. S. Attorney press release: “U.S. Attorney Machenpraised the work of the U.S. Park Police and the Mid-Atlantic Laboratory for the Drug Enforcement Administration. He also commendedthe efforts of those who assisted at the U.S. Attorney’s Ofce, includ

ing Paralegal Specialists Brendan Tracz, Teesha Tobias, and StarlaStolk, and Legal Assistant Jessica Moffatt. He also thanked AssistanU.S. Attorneys Vincent Caputy, who indicted the case, Zia Faruquwho assisted with forfeiture issues, and Stephen J. Gripkey, who handled the case after the indictment as well as the plea.

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2001 report will reveal that the only mention of the Booz, Allen andHamilton, Inc. is in APPENDIX J, SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY:

“Booz-Allen & Hamilton, Inc. Counter-Terrorism Plan for Na-tional Park Service, National Capital Region. 1999.” (Page 123)

Even a person who is not a certied public administratorknows that the number of employees needed to function would bean essential recommendation to include in a study of an organi-zation. In today’s parlance, NAPA “kicked the can down the road”.

NAPA’s contract with the government specied that this piece ofinformation was to be in the 2001 report. Why were they paidfor this study, if they did not meet the terms of the contract? ThePPLC suspects that they were not required to provide a stafngrecommendation because the NPS bureaucrats did not want themto provide one. They did not want a hard number. Having a hardnumber could prevent them from acting on their notions regardingthe USPP’s mission. The NPS was concerned that an adequatelystaffed and equipped USPP would decrease the resources availablefor their particular budget priorities. You have to ask yourself if theNPS wasn’t afraid of a hard number then why was the Booz-Allenreport never discussed in the NAPA report and why has it beenessentially ignored, in regards to USPP needs, till this day.

Currently, the USPP has approximately 641 sworn ofcers inDC, NY and CA. The NPS considers this to be too many. The PPLChas been told that the NPS has determined that the USPP needs630 ofcers. In 1999, approximately 18 months prior to 9-11,Booz-Allen stated that the USPP needed 820 ofcers. Since 9-11the U.S. Capitol Police and the United States Secret Service Uni-formed Division have approximately doubled in size; the USPP hasnot. You have to wonder what methodology was used by the NPSto arrive at this number and who were the experts that performedthe analysis? The PPLC is concerned that this NPS stafng numberwas determined by some questionable methodology because thePPLC is unaware of any “external expertise” secured “to ensure itsobjectivity and credibility”. (NAPA Recommendation)

Additional evidence that the needs of the USPP are ignored bythe NPS is that the number of USPP beats on the Washington, DCParkways have not changed since the 1980’s. The beats in USPPWashington, DC Districts 2, 3, 4 and 5 are the same as they were inthe 1980’s. The U.S. Census Bureau, Statistical Abstract of the Unit-ed States: 2012, Table 20. Large Metropolitan Statistical Areas—Population:1990 to 2010, Page: 28, establishes that the populationof the Washington DC Metropolitan Area grew from 4.1 million in1990 to 5.5 million in 2010. You would think that the 1.4 millionmore people in the area and the associated increase in vehicletrafc would have some effect on the number of ofcers neededto effectively patrol NPS lands in the Washington, DC Metropolitan

Area but, it hasn’t.In 2004, the Congressional staff associates of the NPS bureau-

cracy had NAPA revisit the USPP to check up on their recommenda-tions. Most of their recommendations had not been implemented.This is not surprising, after all, how can an organizational studythat omits a stafng recommendation be taken seriously. NAPA’s 2004 Report restates the 2001 Report, to include no hard stafngnumber. In the 2004 NAPA Report, you get the idea that NAPA wasstill very concerned about what agencies account pays for whatactivity. NAPA believes that the USPP should be reimbursed for es-corting dignitaries traveling on NPS land. That the USPP’s budgetproblems could be solved, in some part, by not escorting art for theSmithsonian --which to the PPLC’s knowledge happens rarely---, by

(NPS NEGLECT--Continued from Page 9) doing less drug enforcement, by not escorting dignitaries and issu-ing less parking tickets. NAPA is concerned that these duties aresomehow outside of the NPS mission. In this report, NAPA is clearlysensitive to the baseless theory held by many NPS bureaucrats thamuch of what the USPP does is outside of the NPS mission.

Should all of these USPP activities NAPA has issues with beeliminated tomorrow the problems with the USPP budget would noevaporate and the parks would become less safe. Monitoring carsparked in and around park areas is an essential part of patrol and

counter-terror operations. Drug distribution activities in and aroundnational parks endanger visitors and priceless cultural resourcesWhen the robberies and sexual assaults occurred on the NationaMall in 2006 it quickly became international news, does the NPSthink that they were expeditiously solved by ofcers who had mostly security experience? The reality is that having ofcers capable ofinvestigating and successfully prosecuting these serious crimes is alearning process that takes years.

Successful investigations of serious crimes often depend onthe ability to work with other local, state and federal agenciesThis is done by building relationships with other agencies by par-ticipating in task forces run by the FBI and other agencies. NAPAexpressed concern that USPP ofcers serve on law enforcement

task forces run by the FBI, DEA and ATF. In the past, the USPP’sparticipation on these task forces gives the USPP (The NPS) quickaccess to the signicant investigative resources (trained personneand technology) available to agencies that participate. When in-vestigations cross jurisdictional lines having ofcers from all area

jurisdictions on one team clears investigative roadblocks. Additionally, other agencies on these task forces have investigative technol-ogies, that up to this time have not been purchased by the USPPbecause of a lack of support by the NPS. Participation on the taskforces gives the NPS quick access to those technologies at no cost

Up until last week the USPP had two ofcers assigned to theFBI’s SAFE STREETS Task Force. These two ofcers are no longeassigned to SAFE STREETS because they have been pulled back

because of the furlough. Currently, the USPP only has two ofcersassigned to task forces addressing counter-terrorism. By severelylimiting participation on task forces the USPP is limiting its abilityto use the task force’s capabilities, which over time will degradeits investigative capability. Ofcer’s who are assigned to these taskforces gain valuable investigative experience and build useful rela-tionships that benet the NPS. Many serious crimes that have occurred on NPS jurisdiction were successfully investigated becauseof task force resources and experience.

The PPLC is sensitive to the needs of government accountantsbut, if it needs to be done for National Security reasons does itreally matter if the cost comes out of this agencies budget or thaagencies budget. The USPP motors have been escorting the president since 1921. The logical gymnastics that have to be performedto construe that USPP ofcers escorting dignitaries over NPS landsas outside the mission of the NPS would receive a perfect “10” inany Olympics.

The USPP Aviation section was established in April of 1973The USPP Aviation Section has saved many lives, apprehended numerous criminals and performs many missions critical to Nation-al Security. They ew over the Pentagon on 9/11. On that daythe USPP Eagle supported the missions of many federal and stateagencies. To name a few the DOD, FBI, FAA, and USSS. No reason-able person would suggest that these activities were unrelated to


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the mission of the NPS.More than a few people, in the NPS Bureaucracy act as if the

activities the USPP performs outside their myopic view of the USPPmission appeared out of the vapors. The USPP is part of the NPSand has been since 1933. Therefore, how can the operations of theUSPP be outside the mission of the NPS. Add to this, NPS, DIREC-TOR’S ORDER #9: LAW ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM Section 2.2 inpart states:

“Outside Park Boundaries: The Service is also authorized touse appropriated funds for “Rendering of emergency rescue, re

ghting, and [other] cooperative assistance to nearby law enforce-ment and re prevention agencies and for related purposes outside

of the National Park System”(16 U.S.C. 1b(1)). Further, insofar as

16 U.S.C. 1b(1) does not confer arrest authority to NPS person-nel who act outside park boundaries, State arrest authority is rst

needed before NPS personnel can enforce State law or engage in

law enforcement activity outside national park system boundaries.This authority will be used in emergency situations, only after

rst determining that such actions will facilitate the administration

of the park or be an effective management tool for obtaining mu-tual assistance from other agencies. Furthermore, the authority is

intended for use only in response to an unexpected occurrencethat requires immediate action, which may include one or more ofthe following:

1. Emergency responses such as life or death incidents, seri-ous injury/ fatality accident/ incident scenes, crime scenes involv-ing the protection of human life, ofcer needs assistance, threats tohealth or safety of the public.

2. Emergency or law enforcement incidents directly affectingvisitor safety or resource protection.

3. Probable-cause felonies and felonies committed in the pres-ence of and observed by USPR, SA or USPP.

4. Misdemeanors committed in the presence of USPR, SA orUSPP that present an immediate threat to the health and safety of

the public.The Service may not assume law enforcement responsibility

outside of park boundaries (except in two exceptions relating to theUSPP who under the District of Columbia Code5-201 (2001) have

the same police powers as the Metropolitan Police of the Districtof Columbia and were given police authorities under the District ofColumbia Code 5-206 (2001) enabling them to act as police ofcerson all Federal reservations in nine counties and one city adjacent

to the District of Columbia) in lieu of the legitimate responsibilitiesof nearby agencies. Cooperative assistance rendered to nearbylaw enforcement agencies outside of park boundaries should belimited to only those actions or efforts that support or assist thoseagencies.”

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USPP Motors have been escorting the President since 1921.

It is nonsense to claim that escorting dignitaries traveling oveNPS lands, a task that the USPP has performed for over 90 years isoutside the NPS mission. The President and the Vice-President donot ride around all day sightseeing. What do the USPP motors dowhen they are not escorting dignitaries? They are patrolling NPSlands. This seems to be much more efcient use of governmen

resources than having a dedicated unit of motorcycles standingaround polishing their chrome, waiting for the next motorcadeWhy do USPP motor ofcers have the expertise to escort the President and other dignitaries? They are well trained by ofcers whohave escorted the President for years and they ride their machineseveryday. They patrol on them, they respond to calls on them andthey ride them in inclement weather. Riding a motorcycle in thePresident’s motorcade requires precision riding skills and superio

judgment. The required judgment and skill is not obtained overnight from a webinar, it is acquired over time on the street issuingtrafc tickets, making arrests and responding to calls.

This person probably thinks having the USPP Aviation Unit available24-7 is a wise expenditure of taxpayer dollars.

The USPP Aviation Unit gains the judgment and skill neededto safely operate in the airspace of our Nation’s Capital in the sameway as the motors. Just like the motors the aviation section is nowaiting around for the next motorcade. They provide services thatare essential in our Capital. Who would provide these services if the


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USPP didn’t, who would pay for them and would they do them aswell? The NPS by rendering aid to other state and federal agenciesgets a good deal in return. The NPS should contemplate the cost ofpaying for the re and rescue services of the District of Columbia,Maryland and Virginia when they respond to NPS lands. It is safe tosay that the NPS more than benets from the relationships forgedby the USPP over many decades.

Another area of concern to NAPA and the NPS is that USPP

ofcers make arrests on DC city streets. This is seen as not bene-ting the NPS mission. The fact is that arrests on city streets relatedirectly to the safety of park resources and visitors. For example,the area around the Frederick Douglass Home in SE Washington,DC is a known drug area. When USPP ofcers arrest criminals in thearea of the Frederick Douglass Home they are making that facilityand the visiting public safer. It is unrealistic to believe that thisNational Landmark Site is unaffected by the criminal activities thatoccur just outside of its fence. (Note: The Frederick Douglass Homeis not adequately protected and its safety could greatly benet byhaving modern security systems installed.) Crack Cocaine is notproduced in the NPS areas of Washington, DC. However, it is soldand used in and near many NPS areas. To effectively combat this

criminal activity requires enforcement operations in and near NPSareas. The USPP’s ability to maintain low crime rates in NPS areasthroughout Washington, DC is directly related to their authority toenforce laws on city streets. The USPP was given the same author-ity as the DC Metropolitan Police in 1882. The reason behind thatexpanded authority was that the USPP was ineffective at protectingthe parks because they had no authority outside the parks. Crimi-nals who were able to escape the boundaries of the park could notbe apprehended by the USPP. Up until the 1970’s, the USPP was nota proactive police department. However, in the 1970’s in reaction toa rise in robberies and other crimes on the National Mall the USPP

became more proactive. The crime rate fell. Currently, robberies onthe National Mall are rare in comparison to other areas in Washington, DC. The NPS’s notion of the USPP mission would make theUSPP less proactive and would lead to increased crime rates.

The NPS has at times expressed concern about the cost ofthe USPP’s mission on NPS parkways and parks in Maryland and

Virginia. There have been threats by the NPS to turn those areasover to the states. A threat thwarted by the fact that Marylandand Virginia were unwilling to take them. The reality is that the

USPP’s mission in NPS parks and parkways in Maryland and Virginiacreates a force large enough and experienced enough for the NPSto effectively handle the large crowds that attend events on theNational Mall. It should be noted that two NPS parkways provideaccess to and from Washington, DC to two major military basesThese two parkways were constructed mostly for National Securityconsiderations. If the USPP abandoned the parkways and parksin Maryland and Virginia thereby, concentrating our efforts in thedowntown area, the question is who will patrol them, where will thepersonnel necessary for large events on the National Mall be drawnand will it cost less money. USPP ofcers are effective in large parbecause the knowledge and judgment obtained by patrolling thediverse NPS areas in Washington, DC, Maryland and Virginia The

USPP currently gets assistance from other departments for somelarge events but, we can’t always depend on outside help to meetoperational requirements.

While there is much to disagree with in the 2004 NAPA reportit does arrive at a fundamental truth. On page 34 the Panel states

“The Panel’s most important message to all who make decisions about USPP resource needs ---including Congress--- is thayou can’t have it both ways. USPP cannot be expected to performall its current functions ---- essentially a full service urban policedepartment and guardian of national parks--- at current resourcelevels. If USPP is to do so, it needs additional resources to do soeffectively.”

This conrms the long held position of the PPLC, that the

USPP does not have the personnel equipment and training neededto perform its mission. The NPS must accept the fact that theyhave to have it both ways and provide the resource levels becauseboth missions policing and protection are intertwined. To do oneto the exclusion of the other dooms the chances of doing eitherone effectively. Did the New York City Police Department or theDC Metropolitan Police Department stop providing police servicesafter 9-11? They didn’t, they obtained the resources needed forprotection operations.

Furthermore, the NAPA reports “have it both ways” conceptreects a post 9-11 theory touted by some NPS and USPP ofcialsthat 9-11 “changed” the USPP’s mission. That now the USPP’s jobwas to protect the monuments and memorials (Buzzword: ICONS)This is confusing to the PPLC. The PPLC has always known thatthe protection of the ICONS and more importantly the visitors tothem was the bedrock of the USPP’s mission. The evidence of thisis that the PPLC was asking for security systems, security barriersequipment (e.g. patrol ries, vehicles, etc.), better training and increased stafng for this purpose at least a decade prior to 9-11The PPLC cannot grasp how anyone involved with USPP operationsor budgeting before 9-11 could imagine that the protection of theICONS was not part of the USPP mission.

USPP Chief Robert Langston retired on April 7, 2001 with hisdeparture the USPP did not have a permanent Chief until the ar-



OVERVIEWFRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE EFFORTS

Throughout the last 30 years, the PPLC has beenthe primary reason that the following things wereobtained for the USPP:

• 1888- Pay Raise for USPP*

• 1990- Upgrade from .38 cal. revolvers to semi-au-tomatic 9mm pistols*

• 1991- Purchase of Bell 412 helicopter (Over 20years old still in use)*

• 1996- $2,000,000 from Antiterrorism and EffectiveDeath Penalty Act of 1996*

• 1999- Purchase of 2nd Bell 412 helicopter (Over 12years old still in use)*

• 2000 Pay Raise for USPP*

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rival of Chief Teresa Chambers in February of 2002. Prior to ChiefChambers arrival the acting Chief’s position was lled by the threeDeputy Chiefs on a rotating basis. For many years, a repeatedcomplaint of one congressional staffer about the USPP was that the

“home grown” leadership of the USPP was “incompetent” and thatgiving them “all the money in the world” would not x the USPP’sproblems. Shortly after Chief Langston’s retirement the PPLC wasapproached by this staffer and asked if the PPLC would object to

the hiring of a Chief from outside the department. The PPLC stat-ed that there were some concerns but, if that would solve theproblems facing the USPP than we wouldn’t object. History hasdemonstrated that the USPP’s problems have not been solved byhiring a Chief from outside the department. The reality is that noUSPP Chief can succeed given the limited resources made availableto the USPP by the NPS.

The Aftermath of 9-11 and BeyondThe sad reality is that the problems facing the USPP for more

than 30 years are essentially unchanged. After 9-11 the vehiclebarriers and a security camera system were installed on the Na-tional Mall. However, the camera system was under-designed and itwas never up to the task. Even more concerning is that the systems

minimal capabilities cannot be fully utilized because it has not beenadequately maintained. Recently, upgrades have been made to thesystem but, the system is still inadequate. Security procedures,entry alarms and internal barrier systems for the “ICONS” and theNational Mall have not been adequately addressed. The NPS willprofess that they have spent plenty of money on this and that theUSPP’s incompetence is the root cause of the systems deciencies.This question should be easily resolved by a comparative analysisof the cost of the USPP system (Installation, stafng, maintenance,stafng, etc.) and the cost of the security systems used by the USCapitol Police and the US Secret Service Uniformed Division. Infact, you would probably just have to visit the monitoring/controlcenters of the 3 agencies to come to a conclusion about the dif-ference in the level of commitment to security and safety. Addi-tionally, a comparative analysis should be done on the increases instafng of these 3 agencies over the last 15 years to establish thelevel of commitment there is to security and safety. The hardeningof the areas protected by the U. S. Capitol Police and the U. S. Se-cret Service Uniformed Division will very likely cause our enemiesto look for softer targets nearby.

The USPP does not have the necessary forces to effectivelyrespond to critical incidents on the National Mall. The lack of aneffective monitoring system hampers effective protection of the re-sources and the visitors. The current model increased the numberof foot patrol ofcers at some memorials from one ofcer before

9-11 to two after 9-11. It is vital for the USPP to have responseforces located in several areas to quickly respond to incidents inorder to deny access to critical areas at the ICONS. There alsoneeds to be a mobile response force 24-7 equipped and staffedto respond immediately and effectively to trouble in the NationalMall. The incident at the Holocaust Museum was a warning. Theseresponse forces will require hiring additional personnel and pur-chasing equipment.

The USPP currently has insufcient training, equipment andpersonnel to effectively respond to an active shooter scenario inour areas of responsibility. A lone shooter would stress the availableresources to the breaking point. A coordinated group attack wouldbe a catastrophe. Cutbacks in USPP stafng for any reason, would

further erode an already decient capability. This is a serious matter because in these situations response delays of seconds wouldcost many lives.

Deciencies in training, equipment and personnel have limitedthe USPP’s ability to respond to and investigate serious criminaincidents. The success of criminal investigations is dependent onthe quick arrival of sufcient personnel to secure the crime scene

Additionally, the success of investigations is directly related to thespeed at which investigative personnel arrive at the crime scene

and initiate the investigation. The investigators also need sufcienpersonnel and equipment to pursue aspects of the investigationas they arise. One example, of these deciencies is that the USPPlacks the equipment and training needed to effectively secure digital evidence from digital devices. A July 2001 publication, U.SDepartment of Justice, Ofce of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice publication, Title: Electronic Crime Scene Investi-gation - A Guide for First Responders, states: ”Managers have theresponsibility of ensuring that personnel under their direction areadequately trained and equipped to properly handle electronic evidence.” (Page 1). This capability is seen as a basic need by the vasmajority of law enforcement agencies since 2001. The safety andeffectiveness of USPP operations is degraded by a continual lack of

funds for equipment needed to conduct basic operations.The IMARS (DOI Computerized Reporting System), ILEADS

(DC Arrest Processing System) and TRACKER (USPP EvidenceTracking System) systems are not integrated. Therefore, process-ing arrests requires entering arrest data into three separate sys-tems. The IMARS system is poorly designed; it is very far fromintuitive. These issues complicate the reporting task. The result isthat the implementation of IMARS and the lack of system integra-tion have at least doubled the time required to complete reportsand process arrests. Increasing the time ofcers spend completingreports decreases productive patrol time. This is a safety issue.

The USPP Aviation Unit urgently needs a replacement heli-copter. One of the USPP’s helicopters is quickly nearing the end

of its operational usefulness (Over 20 Years Old). The safety andoperational readiness of USPP helicopters is critical as they are anintegral part of the critical incident response system in the nation’scapital. This situation requires quick action and will require funding

The National Mall and the ICONS need a public noticationsystem that could direct people to safety during a critical incidentThis will need funds to install, operate and maintain a system.

The USPP ofces in New York and in California suffer fromthe same issues as the USPP in Washington, DC. They are hav-ing stafng issues that are, in some ways, worse than they are inWashington, DC.

ConclusionThe USPP’s structure and the law enforcement tasks per-

formed by its ofcers produces ofcers that are capable of effectively handling important tasks for the United States GovernmentFor example, the USPP’s contributions on 9-11, the cleanup theOccupy Movements encampment of McPherson Square ---after notbeing allowed to enforce camping regulations by the NPS---- andthe policing of the numerous large events on the National Mall.

The record clearly establishes that the PPLC’s judgment re-garding NPS law enforcement needs is better than the judgmentof the career bureaucrats that run the NPS. This statement is sup-ported by the conclusions of two government funded studies andthe historical record. The combined forces of the DOI, the NPS



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NAPA, the IACP, and Booz-Allen have not xed the problems of theUSPP in over 30 years. The inescapable conclusion of the historicalrecord, culminating with the NPS’s announced furlough of USPP of-cers, is that the bureaucracy in the NPS and DOI have created anenvironment that prevents effective law enforcement operations.The system is dysfunctional and needs to be xed before our luckruns out.

The fact that within the core government area of our Nation’s

Capital that the USPP is the only police department being fur-loughed is troubling. The USPP is responsible for the protection ofour nation’s ICONS and the citizen’s that visit them. The hardeningof other targets in Washington, DC makes them an easier target.The USPP need the support necessary to perform their mission.In the immediate future, the PPLC will take action to inform keydecision makers about the issues facing the USPP that have notbeen forwarded to them by the NPS. The furlough of USPP ofcersmust be prevented. The USPP’s effectiveness already suffers from acritical shortage of personnel due to the neglect of the NPS. Havingeven less ofcers available is risking a great deal. A solution to thisproblem must be found.

The impending furloughs are causing great concern in our

workplace. The furlough is causing people to point ngers at theactions of other ofcers and units. Arrests are viewed as costingmoney (Overtime pay associated with processing and court). If wemake no arrests than there will be less furlough days. If we just gotrid of the helicopters we wouldn’t have to be furloughed as manydays. The NPS wants us to ght among ourselves because thattakes away from our efforts to expose their neglect. The reality isthat no matter what USPP ofcers do there will be consequences.If we make no arrests we will be criticized. If we make less arrestswe will be criticized. More arrests --- we don’t need more ofcers.Less arrests-- we don’t need more ofcers. The same number ofarrests - we don’t need more ofcers. The furlough issue cannot bexed by USPP ofcers altering their work habits.

The NPS has yet to address how the USPP will handle Inde-pendence Day festivities and many other large events given thefurlough. One NPS ofcial thought that they could get DC Metro -politan Police (MPD) to do the USPP’s job on the 4th of July, its niceto know how much they care about USPP ofcers and their appre-ciation for our work. Did this NPS individual think that MPD woulddo it for free? Did they consider that MPD answers to the DC CityCouncil and not to them? Did they consider that the interests of theDC City Council might be different than the federal government’s?Think about this the next time you blame the aviation unit or fellowofcers for the impact of the furlough. Blame the people respon-sible. Blame the people that didn’t lift a nger or utter a word to

Congress when they recently passed a bill exempting many federallaw enforcement operations from the sequester but, not the USPP.Blame the NPS and the DOI.

We need to focus our attention on the people who are to blameand take action to get the problems facing the USPP resolved. Wemust stick together, be at the next meeting, get ready to write let-ters and make calls. Let’s take action.

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Geniuses Arrested

Smoking Pot in BarracksParking Lot

Totowa, N.J. - On Tuesday March 26, 2013 in the eve-ning, state trooper Erik Tapia pulled his troop car up to hispersonal vehicle in the parking lot of the Totowa Barracksto prepare for a night on patrol, but he didn’t have to waitfor his rst ofcial act of the evening. The strong odor ofmarijuana reached him from several cars away in the sameparking lot. The occupants were obviously not expecting to

see a trooper in the parking lot of the State Police barracks.Tapia immediately walked to a 2002 Oldsmobile Intrigue andsaw three men and small bags of suspected marijuana inplain sight and made the arrests with the assistance of othertroopers from the station.

The trio was waiting for a fourth member of their partywho was in the State Police station attempting to pick uppaperwork for an impounded car. The men, who had beensmoking the drug in the car, were arrested and the car wassearched, revealing 15 small plastic bags of marijuana andmore than a dozen suspected ecstasy pills. All four menwere charged with possession of the drugs. They are:

Tamer Abdelrahim, 22, West PatersonIsaias Parrilla, 22, PatersonHensly Nunez, 21, PatersonBernardo Cuevas, 23, Paterson (driver)

Additionally, Cuevas was turned over to Paterson Po-lice for an outstanding warrant, and Parrilla was turned overTotowa Police for an outstanding warrant. The remainingtwo were released with their charges, pending court appear-ances. (Source: NJ State Police- Press Release)




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Over the past eighteen months there has been a tre-mendous amount of attrition in the San Francisco FieldOfce (SFFO) that has left us with a critical shortage ofofcers. The reasons for the attrition include retirements,transfers, separation from the Force, and promotions. Theattrition has hit the parol branch the most. Vacated patrolpositions have not been lled and have effected the safe-ty of operations. We are increasingly unable to provide anadequate level of police services to the community that weserve. On the duty roster USPP management lists our au-thorized uniformed strength as eighty-three (83) uniformed

personnel. We currently have twenty-one (21) uniformedpatrol ofcers.

The hiring procedures that the USPP is forced to use aretedious and antiquated processes and procedures by whichwe acquire personnel to the SFFO are awed.

According to the latest United States Park Police AnnualReport the SFFO is responsible for the 48% of the Force-wide Part 1 offenses with 3% of the personnel.

One alternative to the current system of personnel ac-quisition is to consider the cost associated with paying anofcer’s move to the SFFO. The initial cost would be minimal

and the long-term benet would be an ofcer who actuallywants to be in the SFFO. Another option is to consider the geographic request

of a recruit prior to hiring and placement. I realize that thismay require some planning and forethought but again thebenet signicantly outweighs the alternative.

A third option is to again open the lateral transfer pro-cess to commissioned Law Enforcement Rangers. There issignicant interest in the Pacic West Region, especially theGGNRA, amongst the Ranger cadre in becoming a USPPOfcer. Additionally according to OPM Regulation there neednot be a job announcement in place in order for the Force toconsider a lateral transfer for a career conditional employee.

We are dangerously low on personnel where routineleave requests are being denied and training is non-exis-tent. The mantra of “more with less” is not an effectivepractice for policing our areas of responsibility. We are indire need of more personnel and cannot perform our worksafely if the personnel trends continue.

We cannot continue down this path of lack of supportotherwise the result will be a slow death of the Field Ofcethrough attrition.

U. S. Park Police San Francisco Field Ofce Understaffed

By CA, Chief Steward Bill Battista

USPP SFFO Ofcer Floyd talks to some suspected taggers

USPP SFFO Ofcers Muller and Ewing by Fort Point under the

Golden Gate Bridge

USPP SFFO Ofcers Ewing and Durham at bike safety event.




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POLICE WEEKFOP DC State Lodge EventsMay 13- 15, 2003

The FOP DC Lodge will be hosting the local daily events at 1880

2nd Street SW Washington DC. This is ust a few blocks from theWashington Nationals Stadium. The event starts at 11:00 a.m. forthree days and goes till midnight. Vendors will be set up during thistime and will be there for all three days. Our bar and food servicewill also be open along with music and entertainment. Pipe bandswill be required to check in with security before starting to play. Nopipe bands will be allowed to play on May 15 at the site.

National Blue Alert BillChuck Canterbury, National President of the Fraternal Order of

Police, welcomed news that United States Senators Benjamin L. Car-din (D-MD) and Lindsey O. Graham (R-SC) announced the introduc-tion of the National Blue Alert Act of 2013 on 2/15/2013.

“We are very pleased that this legislation was introduced by

Senators Cardin and Graham,” Canterbury said. “Law enforcementofcers are in harm’s way each and every hour of their shift. ThisBlue Alert legislation provides law enforcement and the public withthe tools needed for the expeditious apprehension of our most dan-gerous assailants--those who attack a law enforcement ofcer. Thisbill is necessary to protect law enforcement ofcers who patrol ourcommunities every day.”

This legislation mirrors the existing “Amber Alert” system byutilizing existing communications networks to immediately dissemi-nate sensitive information to appropriate law enforcement and otherpublic agencies to help identify a suspect in the event that a lawenforcement ofcer is killed or seriously injured in the line of duty.

“This is about ofcer safety,” Canterbury added. “We strongly

support its passage and I look forward to working with Senate lead-ership to secure swift passage of this legislation.”

“Too often our police ofcers are target for criminals who haveno regard for order in our society. This Blue Alert legislation provideslaw enforcement and the public with the tools needed for the quick-est apprehension of those who remain at large and remain a threatto our ofcers and our communities,” Canterbury said.

In recent years, 18 States have enacted “Blue Alert” systemsand the Fraternal Order of Police, seeing great value and benet,brought the issue to Congress resulting in this legislation. The Houseversion of this bill, H.R. 180, the “National Blue Alert Act” was intro-duced in early January by Representative Michael G. Grimm (R-NY).

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