A Vicksburg man was in the Warren County Jail this morning after cocaine and a gun were found in his home.

Cairo P. Howard, 28, 2715-A Jeanette St., was arrested at 6:12 a.m. Thursday at his home and charged with possession of cocaine and possession of a firearm by a felon, said Lt. Bobby Stewart of the Vicksburg Police Department.

A warrant had been issued to search Howard’s home after an ongoing undercover investigation of drug activity, Stewart said.

During the search, police recovered 10 grams of cocaine and a Rossi .357 revolver handgun, said Stewart.

Howard was to be arraigned this morning.

Separately, another Vicksburg man was held in the Warren County Jail this morning for possession of cocaine.

George D. Baker, 32, 3100 1/2 Green St., was arrested at 12:24 this morning on Spring and Crawford streets after being seen by a Vicksburg police officer holding an open container of alcohol, said Stewart.

After a body search was conducted, a small amount of cocaine was found in his pocket, said Stewart.

Baker was charged with possession of cocaine and was held without bond, said Stewart.

Yard tools, CDs hot in city, county thefts

An auto burglary was reported in the city and two residential burglaries were reported in the county today and Thursday.

* CDs valued at $60 were reported missing at 7:06 a.m. from a 2005 Chevrolet Corvette in the 1000 block of First East Street. Also reported at the same time and location, a 2006 GMC Sierra pickup was broken in to, but no items were missing.

* An R35 Husqvarna weed trimmer valued at $650, a green weed trimmer valued at $100 and a Stihl Wood Boss chain saw valued at $450 were reported missing at 6:42 this morning from a home in the 80 block of Kolb Road.

* A green and orange weed trimmer valued at $100 was reported missing at 1:47 p.m. Thursday from a home in the 1400 block of Freetown Road.

5 taken to hospital after 3-car wreck

Four people were treated and released from a hospital Thursday after a three-car chain-reaction wreck on Clay Street and Mission 66. A fifth person was taken to the hospital but left without treatment.

Injured were James Reed, 62, 605 Cain Ridge Road, driving alone; and Monique Logan, 32, 129 Lee Circle, and Carl Johnson, 7 months, 207 Rhodes Drive, in the same vehicle; and Tonya Williams, 38, 1101 Jefferson St. Apt. 403, and Lashonda Williams, 34, no address available, in the same car. Reed left without treatment from River Region Medical Center, said hospital spokesman Diane Gawronski. A second passenger in Logan’s vehicle was not injured.

Sgt. Jackie Johnson said the wreck, reported at 12:03 p.m., occurred when Reed’s 2005 Dodge Dakota hit Logan’s 1996 Dodge Ram truck which hit Williams’ 2004 Chrysler Sebring. All the cars were northbound on Mission 66 and Logan’s and Williams’ vehicles were stopped for a traffic light.

Johnson said a medical condition was believed to be the cause of the wreck and no citations were issued.