A Franklin man said he was robbed and beaten after paying a man to drive him home, he told police Friday.

The victim said he paid a man $60 to take him to his Franklin home some time after midnight and the man drove him to Carver and Tower streets, then went inside a house, asking the victim to stay in the vehicle. That’s when the victim said three other men “blindsided him” and they and the driver beat him, causing his nose to bleed, until he ran to hide in some bushes.

After waiting up to an hour, the victim said he went to a residence on Whitesville Street to call police. Police gave the victim a ride to his mother’s home in LaGrange.

Thefts, burglaries

•A man shopping at Walmart on Thursday evening said someone stole his LG MyTouch phone valued at $500 after he laid it on a counter at the store. The victim, who is a former employee, said employees told him surveillance footage shows a woman place a pair of pants over his phone and take it as the device was sitting on the counter.

•A resident of the 1300 block of Park Avenue said someone stole a chihuahua-dachshund mixed-breed dog valued at $100 from her front yard.

•A resident of the 1200 block of Second Avenue reported the theft of a mini bike valued at $300 from her front porch.

•A burglar entered a home in the 200 block of Cleveland Avenue and stole a flat-screen TV valued at $600, the resident reported.