Nothing political here...
One step complete in the direction of our being able to go again.
Jamie Simmons
Corvallis
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*From:* FBI - Oregon <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
*Sent:* Tuesday, February 23, 2016 5:05 PM
*Subject:* FBI Ends Evidence Collection at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
FBI ENDS EVIDENCE COLLECTION AT MALHEUR NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
News Release from *FBI - Oregon*
*Posted on FlashAlert: February 23rd, 2016 5:03 PM*
On Tuesday, February 23, 2016, FBI personnel completed the evidence
collection process at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, turning control
of the facility over to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Please note that the refuge is not yet open to the media or to the public,
and it will not be open until the U.S. Attorney's Office and the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service determine that it is appropriate to do so.
When the 41-day occupation of the refuge ended peacefully on February 11,
2016, the FBI immediately secured the refuge's buildings and property. Over
the next two weeks, FBI-led teams:
* Conducted a tactical clearing of the refuge to ensure there were no
remaining occupiers
* Performed bomb sweeps to identify and mitigate any explosive-related
hazards
* Utilized Evidence Response Teams from multiple FBI field offices to
document and collect evidence related to potential crimes committed during
the occupation
* Deployed forensic examiners from the Northwest Regional Computer
Forensics Laboratory (NWRCFL) to recover and process computers and
electronic devices
* Deployed agents with the FBI Art Crime Team to work with the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service and the Burns Paiute Tribe to identify and document
any potential damage to the tribe's artifacts and sacred lands
"We know the impacts from the armed occupation of the refuge will live on
in this community for some time. Today, though, we are able to bring some
sense of closure to this chapter of the story," said Greg Bretzing, Special
Agent in Charge of the FBI in Oregon. "I have come to know the people of
Harney County quite well over the past few months. I have experienced the
love that you have for your home -- the people, the land and the way of
life that makes Harney County special. On behalf of the men and women of
the FBI, I want to thank you for sharing your community with us and your
patience as we have done the work that we needed to do."
Although the immediate evidence collection process is complete, it will
likely take a number of months before the various forensic exams are
complete.
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