Oxford Police Chief Joey East will be the featured speaker at a public meeting of Vicksburg’s Crime Prevention Task Force Committee Thursday at 6 p.m. at the City Hall Annex.

“We’re going to release the (crime prevention) comprehensive plan at that time,” Mayor George Flaggs Jr. said.

He said East “will give us suggestions and feedback on how we can improve crime prevention and the community policing effort. He’s one of the best.”

Flaggs appointed the committee in May in response to complaints and inaccurate information about crimes on social media.

The 14-member committee includes Flaggs as chairman, city attorney Nancy Thomas, city prosecutor Julie Decker, assistant prosecutor Stephen McMillin, Municipal Judge Toni Terrett, Judge Pro Tem Penny Lawson, Community Court Judge Allen Derivaux, Police Chief Milton Moore, deputy chiefs Bobby Stewart and Eric Paymon, patrol commander Capt. Penny Jones, investigations supervisor Sgt. Johnnie Edwards, downtown security owner Frederick Lane and human resources director Anne Bradley.

The committee held several public meetings to get information and suggestions from the public on crime prevention.