Featured Hempstead County News News Hempstead County Sheriff’s Awards Submitted December 13, 2019 Dick Pierce of Saratoga donates a custom made shotgun to be given away at the HCSO’s annual Christmas Dinner.to one of the Sheriff’s Reserve Deputy’s Thank You Mr. Pierce for your kind donation Special Agent Darin Archer of the Union Pacific Railroad Police presents a $500.00 Check to Sheriff James Singleton for HCSO’s Operation Christmas program. Thank You Union Pacific. Hempstead County Reserve Sergeant Greg Huckabee was posthumously awarded the Reserve Deputy of the Year for 2019 on Thursday December 12, 2019. The Award was presented to members of his family at the annual Christmas dinner. Sheriff Singleton has renamed the Annual Reserve Deputy Award as the Sgt.Greg Huckabee (Reserve Deputy Award) and will be awarded to future Reserve Deputies in Honor of Sgt. Huckabee who served the HCSO as a Reserve Deputy for 20 years until his death in September of this year. Detention Officer Justin Hickey was awarded the Sgt. Nashawn M. Garland Detention Officer of The Year Award on December 12, 2019. The award given to the Detention Officer who best represents Sgt. Garlands dedication to the Hempstead County Detention Center. The Award is named in Honor of Nashawn M. Garland who served the Hempstead County Sheriff’s Office and Detention Center before his death in 2011. Deputy Eric Garner was presented the HCSO’s Sgt. Nashawn M. Garland Deputy of The Year Award for 2019 on Thursday at the annual Christmas Dinner. The Award named in honor of Sgt. Nashawn Garland who served the HCSO as A Deputy Sheriff and Detention Officer.