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During the period of Oct. 28-Nov. 3, U.S. Park Rangers at Grand Canyon National Park responded to the following incidents:

Sunday, Oct. 28

o Rangers reported no incidents.

Monday, Oct. 29

o Rangers responded to a report on Village Loop Road near the railroad tracks of a motor-vehicle accident. Drivers exchanged information.

Tuesday, Oct. 30

o Rangers responded to an alarm at Albright Training Center. Upon investigation, it was determined that an employee was only doing scheduled maintenance.

o Rangers assisted a camper at Trailer Village with getting his 75-foot coach and trailer out of the campground.

o Rangers responded to a report of larceny from visitors at Maswik Lodge. The visitors reported that a bracelet had been taken from their room. The investigation was ongoing.

o An emergency medical call was taken near the railroad tracks of a 73-year-old woman who suffered a ground-level fall, causing a laceration to her head and pain in her leg. The woman was transported to Grand Canyon Walk-In Clinic.

o Rangers responded to a report of illegal bead selling at Grandview Point. When a woman and juvenile were approached, they left.

o Fred Keller, 60, Grand Canyon, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and vehicle equipment violations. Keller was released to a third party.

o An emergency medical call was taken at Indian Garden Ranger Station of a 30-year-old man with a possible groin injury. The backpacker was flown out and transported to Grand Canyon Walk-In Clinic.

Wednesday, Oct. 31

o An emergency medical call was taken at Yavapai Point of a 42-year-old man with diarrhea. The man refused treatment.

o Ian Ronk, 21, Grand Canyon, was arrested for under the influence of alcohol and interfering with an agency function/failure to obey a lawful order. Ronk was at a large party and allegedly became argumentative with rangers who were responding to a noise complaint. Ronk was released to a third party.

o Rangers reported several non-crime related contacts made throughout the evening as Halloween festivities appeared to be well attended.

o Rangers responded to a call of suspicious people in the backyard of a Barry Hance Circle residence. Several juveniles were asked to leave the area.

Thursday, Nov. 1

o Rangers took a report of a stolen bicycle from a Grand Canyon resident. The bike, a metallic silver Schwinn BMX was stolen from the school after being left there unsecured overnight.

o Rangers responded to a request for assistance from the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office for a domestic violence call in Tusayan

Friday, Nov. 2

o Rangers orange-tagged multiple abandoned vehicles.

o Rangers reported two speeding violations and parking in a fire lane.

Saturday, Nov. 3

o An emergency medical call was taken (site not reported) of a 29-year-old man with a dislocated shoulder. The man was transported to Flagstaff Medical Center.

o Rangers responded to a motor vehicle accident involving a Grand Canyon man and a deer on South Entrance Road. The driver was not injured, the vehicle sustained minor damaged and the deer had two broken legs.

o An emergency medical call was taken at Maswik Lodge dining room of a 55-year-old man who experienced a fainting episode. The man was transported to Flagstaff Medical Center.

o Rangers received a report of abandoned property on the Bright Angel Trail. A small blue day pack was found a few switchbacks below the trail’s lower tunnel. An Indian Garden ranger retrieved the item on a mid-afternoon hike out.

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