Strong-arm robbery reported on Washington

Published 12:00 am Saturday, July 31, 2010

A strong-arm robbery of a pedestrian in the 2000 block of Washington Street was reported to Vicksburg police early Friday.

The victim told police six men in their 20s approached him about 9 p.m. Thursday, said police Lt. Bobby Stewart, and took a wallet containing $5. The victim was not injured, Stewart said.

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