Fugitive Safe Surrender
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Future Expansion
Are you an American
citizen or legal resident wanted for a non-violent crime in the City and
County of Philadelphia,
and have no history of violence? If you are, you can
surrender in safety at:
True Gospel Tabernacle Family Church (COGIC)
1606 Mifflin Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
September 17-20, 2008
FSS-Philadelphia Hotline:
(215-686-SAFE)
(215-686-7233)
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The First Judicial District of Pennsylvania
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Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania – September 17-20, 2008
The development of Fugitive
Safe Surrender-Philadelphia was launched under the leadership of
Gary Shovlin, United States Marshal for the Eastern District of
Pennsylvania. In coordination with local officials, Marshal Shovlin and
Deputy U.S. Marshals on his staff have worked with government,
corporate, non-profit, and faith-based sector partners to lay the
groundwork for a successful Fugitive Safe Surrender
operation in the City of Philadelphia. That four-day surrender period
has now been set for
Wednesday, September 17, to Saturday, September 20, 2008. The
doors will be open from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm each day.
The Reverend Ernest McNear of True Gospel Tabernacle Family Church (COGIC)
has agreed to serve as the faith-based leader of Fugitive Safe
Surrender-Philadelphia, and will host the surrender days in his
church, which is located at 1606 Mifflin Street in Philadelphia. This is
the 11th location nationwide to host Fugitive Safe Surrender,
and the first one in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Both Marshals
Service and City officials are hopeful that this initiative, like the
many that have preceded it around the country, will have a positive
impact on the community.
Target individuals for this initiative include those with outstanding
non-violent warrants from the City and County of Philadelphia. In most
cases, participants will be able to see a judge and have their cases
adjudicated on-site at True Gospel Tabernacle. However, an individual
with a warrant for a serious or violent offense, may also surrender in
the safe confines of the church.
Individuals with warrants from surrounding counties within the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania cannot be accommodated during this
operation. Individuals with warrants from
Camden, New Jersey, will be
able to participate in an upcoming Fugitive Safe Surrender
in that location.
In addition to the U.S. Marshals Service, key participants in
Fugitive Safe Surrender – Philadelphia include the Office of the
Mayor of Philadelphia, and the Office of United States Senator Arlen
Specter.
Legal team partners include the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania,
the Defender Association of Philadelphia, the Philadelphia District
Attorney’s Office, the Clerk of Quarter Sessions, the Philadelphia
District Attorney’s Office, and the Office of the United States Attorney
for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Front-line law enforcement partners include the Philadelphia Police
Department, the Philadelphia Sheriff’s Office, and the United States
Secret Service. Other important participants include Philadelphia Adult
Probation and Parole and the Philadelphia Managing Director’s Office.
In addition to the True Gospel Tabernacle Family Church (COGIC),
community and faith-based participants include the Kingdom Care Reentry
Network, the Public Health Management Corporation, and the Town Watch
Integrated Services.
Commercial partners include Staples and Ricoh. Media partners include
FOX-29, Clear Channel Communications, NBC-10, ABC-6 and CBS-3.
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Fugitives with warrants from the City and County of Philadelphia who
wish to surrender, and their loved ones who wish to assist in this
process, are encouraged to call the FSS-Philadelphia
hotline at (215) 686-SAFE.
PARKING IS EXTREMELY LIMITED AT THE
CHURCH. INDIVIDUALS WISHING TO SURRENDER CAN BE DROPPED OFF BY FRIENDS
OR FAMILY ON 16th STREET.
By subway (SEPTA): Take Broad Street Line to Snyder, and walk one block
north to Mifflin, then west towards 16th Street.
By Bus: SEPTA #2 runs Northbound on 16th Street, and Southbound on 17th
For more information on public transportation, go to
www.septa.org.
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