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HPD Christmas in Palmers CrossingThe Season of Giving: Hattiesburg Police and Community Residents Aid Elderly Woman
For Immediate Release Hattiesburg, MS ∙ December 23, 2010
On Tuesday, December 21, 2010, Lt. Dale Bounds and twenty fellow officers from the HPD Patrol and Special Operations division (NET and STRIKE) conducted a massive clean up in the yard of an elderly woman living in the Palmers Crossing Community. Rev. Nathan Jordan, a leader in the community, and Lt. Bounds spearheaded this service project which allowed the meaning of community policing and a season of giving to be exemplified.
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Amnesty Month 2011"Pay Up or Hush Up!"
Hattiesburg Municipal Court to Hold Amnesty Month
For Immediate Release Hattiesburg, MS ∙ January 22, 2011
For the second consecutive year, the City of Hattiesburg Municipal Court will be setting aside the entire month of February to hold its Amnesty Month, which is an initiative to help reduce the number of outstanding misdemeanor warrants. On Thursday, January 20, 2011, city officials, along with municipal court judges and members of the Hattiesburg Police Department, proclaimed February 2011 as Amnesty Month. With the slogan: “Pay Up or Hush Up!”, Amnesty is the second program run by the city’s municipal court and is intended to offer help to individuals who still owe fines to the city for misdemeanor offenses given prior to July 1, 2010. From February 1, 2011 thru February 28, 2011, anyone with outstanding fines will be able to make payments in full at a discounted rate of 25 percent (.25%). The discount applies to the total amount of each case. When the window closes on February 28, 2011, individuals who have not paid will be responsible again for the full amount of their fines. Fines may be paid by cash, cashier’s check or money order. "Amnesty is an attempt to clear out old misdemeanor warrants and offer people a reason to come in and take care of their responsibilities," said Hattiesburg Municipal Court Clerk Sharon Mark. For more information about the amnesty program, interested parties may contact the Hattiesburg Municipal Court at 601-544-7900 or the Hattiesburg Police Department’s Public Information Office at 601-408-2206.
Mayor Johnny Dupree, Ph. D. announces Amnesty Month 2011 |
