Employees of a Vicksburg business were robbed of their wallets at gunpoint Saturday morning, police Sgt. Sandra Williams said.

The victims said a man entered Custom Tinting, 2409 Clay St., with a gun and demanded their wallets. Cash was in both. No theft was reported at the business.

The suspect, described as a black male, about 5 foot 8 and 185 pounds, wearing a black skull cap, left on foot but the employees did not know in what direction.

It was the second robbery in three days at a Clay Street business. Thursday around 6 a.m. a woman had her purse stolen outside County Market while she waited for the store to open.

No weapon was involved in that robbery.

Good Samaritan injured in rescue

A good Samaritan who stepped in to stop a man from hitting a woman during an argument ended up in the hospital with a fractured leg, Vicksburg police Sgt. Sandra Williams said.

Curtis Anderson Sr., 54, 2513 Ken Karyl Ave., was assaulted with a blunt object when he confronted the suspect.

The fight occurred at a residence in the 500 block of Hall Road, Williams said.

Anderson was taken to River Region Medical Center by private vehicle.

Hospital personnel notified police around 1:30 p.m.

The woman was not hurt and did not file a complaint.

Williams said a suspect had been identified but not arrested Saturday night.

Anderson was transferred to an unnamed facility, River Region spokesman Diane Gawronski said.

Apartment fire sends one to hospital

An early morning fire Saturday at The Landings, 501 Fairways Drive, damaged an apartment and sent a Vicksburg woman to the hospital.

The fire began and was contained in a bedroom, said Warren County volunteer fire coordinator Kelly Worthy.

It was reported around 2:15 a.m. at the apartment complex off Oak Ridge Road, with units from Culkin, Northeast and Bovina volunteer fire departments responding.

Cealia Dickerson, 33, and her two children, ages 3 and 5, escaped from the apartment before firefighters arrived.

Dickerson was taken to River Region Medical Center where she was treated and released, a hospital spokesman said.

The children were not injured.

Worthy declined to speculate on the cause of the blaze.

The complex has been the scene of at least one other fire, which destroyed several apartments.

Truck reported stolen on Pemberton Square

An auto theft was reported in the city Saturday at 4 p.m, said Sgt. Sandra Williams of the Vicksburg Police Department.

The owner of the vehicle, a 2003 GMC Sierra pickup, was unloading items to perform maintenance at Capital Expo, 3510 Pemberton Square Blvd., Williams said. When he returned outside, his truck had been stolen.

No value was reported.

Passenger, 80, injured in wreck on Mission

A two-car wreck on Mission 66 at MacArthur Drive Saturday morning sent a Utica man to the hospital.

Arthur Watts, 80, 216 Northview St., was the passenger in a 2002 Infiniti driven by his wife.

The couple was attempting to turn left into one of the medical offices when their car was hit by a 1994 Honda Accord.

Watts was taken to River Region Medical Center where he was treated and released, spokesman Diane Gawronski said.

No other injuries were reported.

The driver of the second car was not identified.