PORTLAND, Ore. March 24 2024 Portland Police say Portland Park Rangers were patrolling the East Bank Esplanade on Friday and approached a man who was illegally camping in a tent. Officials say when the park rangers approached, the man, now identified as 27-year-old Alexander Thurman, threatened them with a needle. The rangers backed off and […]
Baltimore MD January 23 2024 On a recent Thursday afternoon, Donte Futrell, Willow Overly and Tavon Powell strolled around the hills of Patterson Park with watchful eyes. Dressed in matching khaki green uniforms, the park rangers inspected a fallen tree, filed a maintenance request, and reminded people that dogs must be leashed at all times while […]
Jackson MS September 2nd, 2023 Park Rangers could soon be making a comeback in the capital city. At budget deliberations this week, the Jackson City Council agreed to set aside approximately $350,000 to pay for the program, which would provide salaries and benefits for up to five officers. “We have to make our constituents feel safe. […]
Kannapolis NC August 7th, 2023 The Kannapolis Police Department has launched a park ranger program. Park ranger personnel will be specifically assigned to the City’s parks and greenways. The park rangers are non-sworn members of the Police Department who will be able to assist patrons of Kannapolis park facilities who have non-emergencies. If there is an […]
Mercer County NJ April 28 2023 In the era of more frequent work-from-home jobs, it’s clear that some can’t be done remotely. A park ranger is facing criminal charges after he allegedly stayed at his Hamilton home while he was supposed to be patrolling the county’s park. An investigation led to the arrest of a […]
Los Angeles March 28 2023 A man who tried to ram his car into the vehicle of two Riverside park rangers and fired a gun after being spotted making a drug deal has been arrested, police said. Two Riverside park police specialists who are unarmed civilians who patrol the parks, were roaming Bryant Park in the […]
CHARLOTTE NC November 29th, 2022 — A park ranger is expected to recover after he was shot near the entrance of a north Charlotte park on Sunday night, police said. Maj. Brian Foley told Channel 9 that around 7:30 p.m., officers found a county employee who had been shot at the Charlotte Friendship Sportsplex, a […]
Burlington VT October 12 2021 Come November, Burlington is expected to have a new unit dedicated to patrolling the Queen City’s green spaces. The city is launching an urban park ranger program, an idea brought to the city by Cindi Wight, director of Burlington Parks, Recreation & Waterfront. It’s being funded through Burlington Police Department […]
PORTLAND OR April 6 2021 A suspect was arrested for threatening Park Rangers with an ax and shooting a paintball gun at another person in downtown Portland on Saturday, according to Portland Police Bureau. At 10:00 a.m., a person had walked into the Central Precinct and reported being shot by a suspect with a paintball gun […]
LOS ANGELES CA January 1 2021— Two Los Angeles councilmembers are pushing to arm the city’s 30 park rangers to respond to violent crimes perpetrated in the parks. In the last four years there have been 38 homicides, 167 shootings, 267 rapes and 1,844 assaults across 450 Los Angeles parks, councilmember Joe Busciano told CBS […]