Two Arrested For Campground Thefts

On August 5th, rangers arrested Allen and Rose Long of Salem, Missouri, for alleged burglary and stealing. Allen Long was seen entering several tents in the Round Spring campground and was caught inside one of them with stolen property on his person. Rangers suspect that the Longs have been involved in a series of campground thefts that have occurred this summer in the park and at several private campgrounds. Rangers have been conducting surveillance operations at developed campgrounds on weekends since early July in an effort to catch the thieves. Protection rangers from Jefferson National Expansion, Buffalo River and Wilson’s Creek volunteered their assistance and traveled to the park to help out in the operation. The investigation is continuing. The U.S. Attorneys Office in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, will be prosecuting.