Cab driver reports robbery

Published 9:29 am Thursday, February 2, 2017

By John Surratt

A driver for Pick Me Up Cab Co. told Vicksburg police Wednesday night he was robbed at gunpoint, police Capt. Sandra Williams said.
She said police were called about 8 p.m. and met the driver, who was not identified, at the intersection of North Washington Street and First East Street. The driver told officers he was robbed of an undetermined amount of cash.
The case remains under investigation.

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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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