City donates surplus police vehicles to Port Gibson, Pickens

Published 10:57 am Tuesday, April 20, 2021

By John Surratt

Vicksburg Police Chief Milton Moore presents the keys to donated surplus police department vehicles to Port Gibson Police Chief Russell Dorsey, left, and Pickens Police Chief Joe Davis, second from right, as city vehicle maintenance director Thomas Rustin Gardner, right. looks on. (John Surratt/The Vicksburg Post)

Tuesday, the city of Vicksburg and the Vicksburg Police Department donated surplus vehicles to towns in need of equipment.

In the parking lot of the Vicksburg Police Department, Police Chief Milton Moore handed the keys of three vehicles to Port Gibson Police Chief Russell Dorsey and Pickens Police Chief Joe Davis.

Port Gibson received one police car and a van, while Pickens received a police car.

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About John Surratt

John Surratt is a graduate of Louisiana State University with a degree in general studies. He has worked as an editor, reporter and photographer for newspapers in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. He has been a member of The Vicksburg Post staff since 2011 and covers city government. He and his wife attend St. Paul Catholic Church and he is a member of the Port City Kiwanis Club.

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