A woman was choked and slapped by a man over a comment her 4-year-old daughter made, police said.

Police gave this account:

The child told the man to leave the house while they were playing. The child then made a remark about the man’s 3-year-old son, and the man became angry. He called the woman into the room and started to choke her. The woman vomited from the choking, causing the man to get off her and slap her on the face after she told him to leave.

A battery warrant was issued for the man.

Pit bull kills dog

A pit bull got loose on Bell Street, then attacked and killed a neighbor’s dog. The owner of the pit bull tried to strike the dog to make it stop.

Officers explained the city’s pit bull ordinance to the owner.

In another incident, an extremely malnourished dog was found in the front yard of a man’s house on Nevada Street. The dog was unable to move on its own and couldn’t stand or lift its head.

Officers said the dog was clearly suffering. It was moved to a location away from houses and euthanized.

Kool-Aid, batteries lead to arrest

A man was charged with shoplifting after stealing some AA batteries and 10 packs of Kool-Aid from Walmart at 803 New Franklin Road.

Police said the man had opened a pack of batteries and placed some in his pocket. He then walked to the grocery area, took 10 packs of Kool-Aid and placed them in his pocket.

The items were valued at $8.

The man was taken to Troup County jail.

Damage

- A vandal slashed four car tires of a vehicle in the 100 block of West Bacon Street, causing about $2,500 damage.

- A side-view mirror was snatched off a vehicle in the Walmart parking lot, causing about $300 damage.

Thefts, burglaries

- A silver Chevrolet Malibu valued at $9,000 was stolen from a driveway in the 100 block of Oak Lane.

- A Goodman heat pump valued at $1,500 was stolen from a residence in the 900 block of Dunson Street,

- Four tires and rims were stolen off a vehicle at Foster’s Auto Sales and Services at 1511 Hamilton Road. The items were valued at $600.

- Two bicycles valued at $300 were stolen from the back porch of a Twin Cedars campus at 99 Johnson St.

- Two Xbox games and an empty Xbox game case were stolen from a residence in the 700 block of Cherokee Road. The items were valued at $101.

- A resident of the 4800 block of Hamilton Road reported the theft of a weight set valued at $300 from the front porch, an unknown number of carpet squares and a chicken pen from the rear of the house, and three weed trimmers, a chain saw and electric blower from the barn.

- Unspecified items were taken in a burglary in the first block of Shoal Creek Drive.

- A Greenville man told sheriff’s deputies he assembled a tent to reserve a camp site at Ringer Access for the upcoming weekend, but the tent was missing when he returned.

Power outage

Lightning hit a power pole near West Georgia Medical Center about 4:45 a.m. today, causing at least 500 homes and businesses to lose electricity.

LaGrange electric superintendent Billy Whitten said power was restored to most customers within an hour, but Hospice LaGrange had to wait until about 8:30 a.m. He said the facility had problems with its backup generator and was in the dark for about an hour.

The lightning strike didn’t affect the hospital, but knocked out power at LaGrange Academy, the city’s water filter plant, and nearly all homes on Country Club Road, parts of Vernon Street and Willowcrest subdivision, among other places. The traffic light at Vernon Street and Forrest Avenue was out, as was one at Vernon Road and Jenkins Street.

- It is the policy of LaGrange Daily News to print the names of people charged with felonies.

- It is the policy of LaGrange Daily News to print the names of people charged with felonies.