The Investigative Arm of the National Park Service


The special agents of the National Park Service Investigative Services Branch (ISB) are a specialized and highly trained team of criminal investigators. Together with program and victim support specialists as well as an intelligence analyst, the team works year-round and around the clock to investigate complex, sensitive, and long-term cases for crimes throughout the national park system. ISB personnel are stationed among America's more than 420 national parks and report directly to NPS headquarters in Washington, D.C.

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Submit a Tip

See something suspicious? Stay safe and tell us about it. You don't have to tell us who you are, but please tell us what you know.

Find out more about the NPS Investigative Services Branch
What We Do

We conduct complex, sensitive, and/or long-term criminal investigations across the National Park System

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News and Updates

Get the latest case updates and other news from the NPS Investigative Services Branch

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Victim and Witness Assistance

You are not alone, support is available, and you have rights - find out more here.

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Cold Cases

Cold cases include missing persons and unsolved incidents - do you have information that could help investigators?

Last updated: February 15, 2025

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