Alligator
05-26-2004, 09:48
The following are excerpts from the weekly law enforcement report of the USFS. While the first two items are not local to the trail, they may certainly be found from time to time. The third excerpt is to provide a better light to the second. These are just a few of the activities on the national forests.
Bitterroot NF – On 5/5, an employee of the Sula RD on routine recreation patrol discovered a large amount of trash near a gate leading to a trail. It was not until all of the bottles were in the back of her pickup that she realized she had picked up a possible methamphetamine lab dump. Fortunately, the containers were sealed and the employee was not exposed to chemicals. There are many new and different methods of making methamphetamines and the number of chemicals involved is extensive. The chemicals involved in making methamphetamine can be extremely hazardous and may become explosive when moved. These chemicals include but are not limited to Red Devil lye, anhydrous ammonia, iodine, stripped out lithium batteries, fertilizer, toluene, sodium metal, pseudoephedrine, ephedrine, sodium hydroxide and trichloroethane. Trash found on the forest with bottles of any chemical mixed in should be avoided and reported to law enforcement.
Lolo NF – On 4/27, LEO’s received a report of a possible pipe bomb at the base of tree on the Superior RD. Officers responded to the area and discovered a 3-inch diameter PVC pipe 13 inches long with a cap on each end. The LEO and local SD deputies decided to explode the PVC pipe in place. After the smoke cleared the officers discovered that the PVC contained a notebook and was actually a Geo container. Geo-Caching is a new “sport” where various objects are hidden in the Forest and participants obtain GPS locations from the internet to find them. These caches are becoming popular on many forests.
[Geocachers, clearly label your caches to avoid game interuption. Pipebombers, clearly label your bombs as caches. ;) ]
[SA-?, SD-Safety Dispatch?, LEO-Law Enforcement Officer.]
Cherokee NF – On 5/10, an SA received information from the Polk County SD that a reported fugitive was camping at Spring Creek on the Ocoee/Hiwassee RD. The suspect had warrants for arrest from Wisconsin for repeated sexual assault and attempted sexual assault. Officers were advised that the fugitive would flee if approached by law enforcement personnel. Late that evening, an SA and the Patrol Captain, with an LEO, Polk County SD deputies and a K-9 close by, posed as fishermen and went to the reported campsite where they located and arrested the fugitive without incident. A 29 year-old mentally impaired female was found at the site. The fugitive was turned over to Polk County SD deputies to be extradited back to Wisconsin.
Bitterroot NF – On 5/5, an employee of the Sula RD on routine recreation patrol discovered a large amount of trash near a gate leading to a trail. It was not until all of the bottles were in the back of her pickup that she realized she had picked up a possible methamphetamine lab dump. Fortunately, the containers were sealed and the employee was not exposed to chemicals. There are many new and different methods of making methamphetamines and the number of chemicals involved is extensive. The chemicals involved in making methamphetamine can be extremely hazardous and may become explosive when moved. These chemicals include but are not limited to Red Devil lye, anhydrous ammonia, iodine, stripped out lithium batteries, fertilizer, toluene, sodium metal, pseudoephedrine, ephedrine, sodium hydroxide and trichloroethane. Trash found on the forest with bottles of any chemical mixed in should be avoided and reported to law enforcement.
Lolo NF – On 4/27, LEO’s received a report of a possible pipe bomb at the base of tree on the Superior RD. Officers responded to the area and discovered a 3-inch diameter PVC pipe 13 inches long with a cap on each end. The LEO and local SD deputies decided to explode the PVC pipe in place. After the smoke cleared the officers discovered that the PVC contained a notebook and was actually a Geo container. Geo-Caching is a new “sport” where various objects are hidden in the Forest and participants obtain GPS locations from the internet to find them. These caches are becoming popular on many forests.
[Geocachers, clearly label your caches to avoid game interuption. Pipebombers, clearly label your bombs as caches. ;) ]
[SA-?, SD-Safety Dispatch?, LEO-Law Enforcement Officer.]
Cherokee NF – On 5/10, an SA received information from the Polk County SD that a reported fugitive was camping at Spring Creek on the Ocoee/Hiwassee RD. The suspect had warrants for arrest from Wisconsin for repeated sexual assault and attempted sexual assault. Officers were advised that the fugitive would flee if approached by law enforcement personnel. Late that evening, an SA and the Patrol Captain, with an LEO, Polk County SD deputies and a K-9 close by, posed as fishermen and went to the reported campsite where they located and arrested the fugitive without incident. A 29 year-old mentally impaired female was found at the site. The fugitive was turned over to Polk County SD deputies to be extradited back to Wisconsin.