Vicksburg police searching for missing woman

Published 9:21 pm Sunday, June 28, 2015

By John Surratt

Two Vicksburg police cruisers sit outside the home of a missing woman on Drummond Street Sunday afternoon.

Two Vicksburg police cruisers sit outside the home of a missing woman on Drummond Street Sunday afternoon.

Vicksburg police have two men in custody and are searching for the 69-year-old Vicksburg woman the two men reportedly said they dropped off in Sharkey County after breaking into her house on Drummond Street and abducting her late Saturday night.

Vicksburg police Capt. Sandra Williams said the investigation into the woman’s disappearance began when dispatchers received a call from Leland Police Department in Washington County after officers there found the woman’s car abandoned on a roadside.

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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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