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You are here: Home / Crime News / Law and Order Aug. 30

Law and Order Aug. 30

August 31, 2026 By Dick Cook Leave a Comment

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

Day Shift August 29: B Squad

26-008320-5400 BLK Ringgold Road- Theft – A man reported to police that sometime between the hours of 0330 and 0700 on 8-29, his black mini camper was stolen from the parking lot of the bank; the trailer also contained a Smith and Wesson .40 caliber handgun. The trailer and firearm were entered into NCIC as stolen, report on file.

26-008336 – 3100 BLK Mason Drive – AOA – ERPD was dispatched to the above address to secure a scene for HCEMS after a person experiencing psychiatric emergency smearing materials throughout their home. Police arrived to find the party had calmed. EMS personnel safely transported the party from the scene.

26-008346 – 100 BLK Windmere Drive – Open Door – The residents of the above address have been out of the country for a week. A house sitter reported that a rear door was found open, and relayed that the homeowner said she had received alerts that someone had put in the wrong security code to the home for the past few days. Police cleared the residence and found no sign of forced entry or other disturbance in the home.

Night Shift August 29: D Squad

26-008362 – 3500 BLK Cathy Lane– Suspicious Activity – Officers responded to the above address after the homeowner’s vehicle alarm was set off. Officers checked the area and spoke with the homeowner. Nothing was damaged or out of place, and officers returned to service.

26-008360 – 1400 BLK Saint Thomas Street– Disorder – Officers were dispatched to the above address in reference to a male and female in a verbal disorder. As officers were arriving on scene, both parties got into a vehicle and left. Patrol conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle for a window tint violation and inquired about the disorder. After speaking with all parties in the vehicle, officers concluded that the disorder was verbal only, and all parties were released.

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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