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Forest Service law enforcement searching for individual(s) who placed rebar in roads
Release Date: Jul 15, 2014
Contact(s): Forest Service Law Enforcement: 928-527-3511

Image of spiked rebarFlagstaff, Ariz. – Forest Service law enforcement is asking the public for any information related to sharpened rebar that was purposely placed on and near forest roads in the Happy Jack area.
At least five pieces of these spiked rebar placed on a forest road were responsible for slashing at least eight tires over the weekend. It appears the rebar is being placed in areas frequented by OHV’s.
“The end of the rebar has been flattened and sharpened to a point and the exposed point has been painted to blend in with the road surface,” said Mogollon Rim District Ranger Linda Wadleigh. “The objects pose a serious threat to everyone, and that doesn’t just mean people recreating on a motorcycle or OHV, it includes people walking, hiking and even wildlife. We are taking this very seriously and asking the public to keep an eye out and report suspicious activity in the area.”
Anyone with information regarding who may be placing these dangerous rebar should contact Forest Service law enforcement at 928-527-3511.

REWARD: Up to $5,000
Release Date: Jul 15, 2014
Contact(s): Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives: 505-346-6914

REWARD
Up to $5,000

The U.S. Forest Service will pay up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for placing a glass jar at the base of a U.S. Forest Service sign which exploded on July 7, 2014, resulting in injury to a firefighter.
The incident occurred between the community of La Cueva and Fenton Lake State Park near the intersection of State Highway 126 and Forest Road 376 on the Santa Fe National Forest’s Jemez Ranger District.

If you have information about this incident, contact the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Albuquerque Field Office at:
505.346.6914

hikeaz wrote:Were the rebar road spikes placed on roads/trails that are off-limits to OHV?

Grasshopper wrote:I will ask for the FR# locations around Happy Jack and post back if I receive a reply.

hikeaz wrote:Funny (ironic) how they are "asking the public to keep an eye out and report suspicious activity in the area", but refuse to define 'the area'.

Alston Neal wrote:I read in the paper this morning that it seems somebody is targeting OHV folks. A person interviewed said that many in their Quad/ATV/OHV group got flat tires. So is this somebody with an agenda about these vehicles or is there a deeper motive to this?

chumley wrote:....in the case of the Forest Service, the resources don't exist to enforce all the rules, regulations and mandates that exist.