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Village warrants vacated at Hempstead event

Village Court Justice Tanya Hobson-Williams speaks with Hempstead

Photo credit: Steve Pfost | Village Court Justice Tanya Hobson-Williams speaks with Hempstead resident Michael Harrison about his outstanding warrant during the Project Safe Surrender event at Calvary Tabernacle Church in Hempstead. (Feb. 23, 2013)

More than six dozen people with outstanding warrants turned themselves in without fear of arrest Saturday in Hempstead Village's first Project Safe Surrender.

Village Court Justice Tanya Hobson-Williams hosted the five-hour event at The Calvary Tabernacle Church. It co-sponsored the event that drew in 75 people, mostly village residents, seeking to have warrants vacated.

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