Shots fired into LaGrange home

Published 12:00 am Friday, February 26, 2016

Public Safety Reports

By Melanie Ruberti

mruberti@civitasmedia.com

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A homeowner called LaGrange police after he said someone shot his house in the 400 block of Union Street about 8 p.m. Thursday.

The man told officers he was lying in bed watching TV when he heard shots fired. He said his TV suddenly stopped working and he realized the bullets had entered his bedroom.

According to police, no one in the home was hurt.

LaGrange police investigators are asking anyone with information on this incident to call the LaGrange Police Department at 706-883-2603 or Troup County Crime Stoppers at 706-812-1000. People can also leave a message on LPD’s Facebook page: facebook.com/lagrangepolicedept.

Deputies discover stolen truck

Troup County Sheriff’s deputies helped a law enforcement agency in a neighboring state piece together an unsolved crime.

A TCSO deputy went to a home on Jim Perry Road on Thursday and ran the vehicle identification number of an abandoned truck and discovered it was stolen.

The 1985 Toyota pickup truck was taken from Roanoke, Alabama, stated TCSO officials.

Investigators said they immediately called the Roanoke Police Department and removed the vehicle from the property.

All information in this report is gathered from official law enforcement and public safety reports and releases. It is the policy of the Daily News to list the names of people charged with felonies.

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