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You are here: Home / Crime News / Law and Order March 12

Law and Order March 12

March 12, 2026 By Dick Cook Leave a Comment

The following information is courtesy of the East Ridge Police Department.

Day Shift March 11: A Squad

26-002220 – 3500 BLK Ringgold Road – MVC / DUI – Police were called after a white Chevy Tahoe struck a parked vehicle causing significant damage to two other parked vehicles and then drove away. Police located the suspect vehicle just west of the Bachman Tunnels. The driver showed signs of intoxication, SFST’s were completed, and the driver was arrested for suspicion of DUI. A blood draw was completed at Hamilton County Jail.

26-002221 – 6500 BLK Ringgold Road- Back-up EMS – Police responded to the market after the caller stated he smoked too much methamphetamine. EMS arrived on scene and transported the man to the hospital.

26-002229 – 3800 BLK Fountain Avenue – Suspicious Person – Officers responded to this area after receiving complaints of a female walking barefoot in the roadway. ERPD contacted the woman who was unaware of the date or her location. She was taken for a medical evaluation.

Night Shift March 11 : C Squad

26-002232 – 5700 BLK Ringgold Road – Disorder – Police were contacted by a female party after she was accosted by a male in another vehicle driving down Ringgold Road. She said he accused her of running a red light, something she could neither confirm nor deny, and the male began recording her while driving down Ringgold Road. Before Officers could respond and locate her, she claimed the male turned off on another street and the incident was over.

26-002234 – 3600 BLK Shirl Jo Lane – Disorder – Police responded to a disorder on Shirl Jo Lane regarding a juvenile party taking a dog from a residence. The resident stated she had video footage of a male suspect coming from the wood line behind the home and taking the dog. The officer reviewed the footage and could see a male with blonde hair wearing all black walking behind the residence to the front but was unable to see the dog being taken. The caller stated she knew the person lived at a specific address on Shirl Jo. Officers spoke with residents who stated the suspect possibly lived further up the road. The reporting party left the scene before police could relay this information.

26-002244 – 6800 BLK Ringgold Road – AOA – Following a traffic stop, a man was placed in custody for a warrant out of Red Bank for failure to appear.

26-002250 – 6700 BLK Ringgold Road – AOA – Officers were dispatched to the area for a party’s ankle monitor failing. ERPD checked the area but did not locate the subject. Later in shift a party called in and stated that the female officers were looking for just placed an order at a restaurant. Patrol arrived on scene, confirmed the subject’s status and placed her into custody on two outstanding warrants.

 
 
 

Filed Under: Crime News, FEATURED POSTS, News

About Dick Cook

Dick Cook has lived in East Ridge since the Kennedy Administration when his parents bought a house on Marietta Street. Dick graduated from ERHS in 1976 before going on to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga where he studied Political Science. Dick worked for the Chattanooga Free-Press and the Chattanooga Times Free Press for 22 years. Free-Press Sports Editor Roy Exum plucked him out of production in 1989 and gave him a job as a sports reporter. Dick covered everything from prep sports to the whitewater events on the Ocoee River for the 1996 Olympics. When Chattanooga's two paper's merged, he became the Crime Reporter covering both the Chattanooga Police and Fire Departments. He was among reporters who were honored by the Associated Press for the TFP's coverage of the 2002 fog-shrouded crash on I-75 in Catoosa County, Dick and his wife, Cathy, live on Marlboro Avenue where they are seen frequently chasing around their three grandsons.


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